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deadline to try to craft a deficit agreement. he thinks this grand bargain that not too long ago seemed unreachable could happen. yesterday he started his charm offensive, as it's being called with having lunch with paul ryan and chris van hollen. >> a good change exchange of views, a comfortable setting, ways we might be able to bridge the differences. >> let met bring some "the washington post" nia malika henderson and susan feruccio. good to see both of you. if the president thinks he can put together a grand bargain, does he have the wind at his back when you see what wall street is doing? >> i think he has the wind at his back. economists have predicted probably about 12 million jobs

created over these next four years, about 250,000 of this last month. also i think the reality is if you talk to those senators who were at that dinner a couple nights ago, they are tired of the gridlock, tired of going from crisis to crisis. some of those men will not run for reelection ever again, so the sort of risks in terms of what reaching a grand bargain would mean to their reelection just isn't a factor. so i think he's doing himself some good by reaching out. republicans have criticized him for not reaching out. democrats have criticized for the same thing. this is a flashback to july 2011, where there did see some movement around a grand bargain. the takeaway from the sequester is as much as the president ran around the country, it looks like it got us to the point where people are finally optimistic that some sort of

grand deal around entitlements and spending cuts might be reached. >> it is a pretty aggressive goal. but given the optimistic tone coming out of the meetings with the president and the republicans, is it doable? do you think the white house will feel a bit empowered by the recent economic news? >> i think they'll be empowered, but also sort of chastened by what happened last week with the big fight over the sequester. that's pushing the white house to negotiate this time and not just say it's going to be our way or the high way. i'm getting the sense that his attitude has sited from the previous stance of recent years. he's saying, look, he's listening to what their ideas are, and they're talking about ways they can all agree and ways they're not going to agree, too. i think they have come to the conclusion that no one will give

way on the revenue. >> so how do you get to a grand bargain? >> that's the thing, i don't think everyone is intractable. some of the people at that table, at that dinner, had actually agreed in the past to spending increases or tax increases, even something liable lindsay graham agreed to, you know, some fixes around the tax code that would lead to some revenue. >> paul ryan was obviously in that lunch of he said, i thank president obama for hosting a frank discussion about washington's budget challenges. everyone needs to be part of this conversation, we need an open debate about how to best balance the budget and expand opportunity. i look forward to having that debate next week with specific proposals. as both of you now paul ryan and patty murray will roll out the competing proposals to taming the national debt.

it's one thing to talk about debate, another thing all together, i think, susan, to talk about agreement or compromise. you don't see compromise in the mix? >> i do, actually. i think here's the way forward you've already heard them hint if and only if the president were willing to make big changes to medicare to bring the cost down. i know they broached that subject at the dinner. from my understanding talking to republicans, that may well be the way forward. keep your eye on entitlement rem and how that may affect bringing in new revenue to the treasury. i think that's the path forward at this point. >> i wonder if the other thing is does a grand bargain get more complicated if it becomes summer and congressional races are coming more clearly into focus? >> well, i think that's certainly possible. you have a lot of senators

eyeing 2014, but you also have some senators like levin, who is not going to seek reelection. i think again there is this sense that there are enough republicans, enough democrats who want to put some skin in the game, who have in the past agreed to entitlement reforms, agreed to a fiddling with the tax code. i think you have enough. i think the sort of template is not only 2011, but also the fiscal cliff. you had some republicans break from party orthodoxy there, because they had a lot of pressure from the business community to raise taxes. so they did that. so i don't want to be too optimistic, but i think we're moving in the right direction in terms of people once again talking about this grand bargain. you've already seen the president put social security on the table, talking about chain cpi, and also fixes on medicare. let me bring in steve israel, how optimistic are you,

congressman? >> well, i would be optimistic if we had some republicans who are willing to compromise, not just compromise, but compromise on the basis of common sense. look, last week we actually offered what i thought was a common-sense solution to turn off this sequester. wrepd rather than handing out 750,000 pink slips to lay people off, which is exactly what independence economists will say will happen, why don't we just have some common-sense solutions? why don't we stop giving oil companies $4 billion a year in handouts. >> with all due respect, congressman, those are the arguments that obviously didn't work. the sequester is -- it has happened, and do you still believe in that 750,000 jobs number given a strong jobs report today? how does that change the equation moving forward? >> those numbers are not my numbers. they're numbers that come from the congressional budget office

and from the federal revenue bank and others. we just picked up 236,000 jobs. that's good news. we need to continue to -- why would we want to insist on a policy that individual observers say will deflate it. it doesn't remember any quantum leap. all we're saying is we have to do a grand solution to this, but it's got to be based on common sense. here's one solution. instead of saying that we have to cut back medicare, why aren't we cutting back special-interest loopholes in the tax code? why aren't we cutting babb the subsidies to big oil companies? those are common-sense solutions. democrats are prepared to have that conversation with republicans. let me play for you what speaker boehner had to say, you know, about what people are talking about, which is the president reaching out to both sides of the aisle, holding these meetings.

>> after being in office for four years he's going to sit down and talk to members. >> i think it's a hopeful sign action and i'm hopeful something will come out of it, but if the president continues to insist on tax hikes, i don't think we'll get far. >> i'm circling back around to my first question, i guess, but is it doa? >> anytime people are talking, it's a good sign, but you also need people to listen. consistently at every point since the tea party brought us to cliffs, chaos and crisis, the president has offered compromise. we've actually voted to reduce spending by over a trillion. we know we have to find a solution that's got to be based on common-sense compromise. we're looking for a few republicans in the house of representatives who will meet us halfway. if we can get just a few, i think we can get it done.

>> congressman israel, it's always good to have you on the program. >> thanks, chris. i want to talk about the other big topic that's going on on capitol hill. yesterday john brennan finally confirmed by the senate to take over the cia, but exposed this republican rift over drones. rand paul is 13-hour filibuster led to criticism from veterans within hips own party. let's listen. >> if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressional libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he's talking about. >> to my party, i'm a bit disappointed that you no longer apparently thing we're at war. >> i think they're on the wrong side of history on this one. they are of the belief that the war is everywhere. >> and i'm wondering, susan, now that the confirmation ballots is over, is it the end of this conversation about drones, or is it really just the start?

>> i don't think it's the end by any stretch, especially from the reaction that senator paul got from his filibuster yesterday. it's a civil liberties issue, and it's not just something that i understand appeals just to the college students and the very young people. for those of us who followed rand paul's father on the campaign trail, it was a big issue then. there were lots of people there from all walks of life who really feel this is an issue of personal freedom and where the government is really overreaching. i don't see this going away at all. i think the reaction yesterday proved that it's got a big following. people are really paying attention to this. >> it really is interesting to see how much people were talking about this, and also talking about rand paul as a possible 2016 president atcandidate. let me play for you a tiny bit of a conversation he with with the folks at politico. >> how seriousry are you looking

at 2016? >> we are looking at it seriously. i think other party needs something new, fresh and different. >> so nia malika, is this filibuster important for his profile, or will it be long forgotten by the time we get serious about that race? >> i think it was hugely important for rand paul's presidential aspirations. i don't think it's any secret he has them. he was the talk of the town even when he father was running. the thought inside that campaign was ron paul's race was as much about ron paul as well as rand paul. many of the followers thought rand paul was much more articulate and more pragmatic a choice in terms of running for president. he has softened i think some of his father's views around foreign policy, but on this drone issue, obviously, he was able to make a lot of noise and push this to the forefront of

the conversation, certainly a lot of buzz on twitter. i think he did his future presidential prospects some good. >> great to talk to both of you. thanks. thank you. today finally we expect to have the start of the conclave. cardinals say they will vote in the afternoon session. the spokesperson today said conventionally wisdom is the conclave to elect a new pope won't go on too long. >> once they have done their work in these general congregations, had a lot of chance to talk outside as well, even when some afternoons they immediate, some they haven't, they do have the informal time. they can start shaping things up there. at that point when they get into the sistine, it's really just down to voting. >> officials say the conclave will likely start early next week, with cardinals hoping to be home for holy week and easter. and everyone likes 50% more...

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five of the most talked-about republicans, four of them potential runs for president in 2016, will all be together this weekend. invited, former governor jeb bush, senators marco rubio and ted cruz, wisconsin governor scott walkers, and chris christie. what do we expect? communications director for the rnc, shawn spicer. good morning. >> good morning, chris, thanks for having me. >> is this guest list a preview of the 2016 primaries? >> that's great. i think it might be a start. we have 30 governors across america doing great things, a lot of rising stars in the senate, so i think there will be a huge bench to choose from when

it comes to our next nominee. >> though i'm sure you sawle poll that shows hillary clinton beats all of them. >> i think there's a lot of things that can change. balances that are budgets, they'll have a tremendous record, whoever or nominee is to run on. >> i would say the most popular governor, at least according to the polls in the country, and if a blue state, governor chris christie, of course. you invited him, cpac did not. is this a sign of the philosophical divide in your party, sean? >> i can't speak for cpac. i can tell you he is a member of our party, a tremendous governor in new jersey, reforming pensions, saving the folks of new jersey a lot of money, but ensuring he does so to allow

essential services to the people in new jersey. so as a leading governor, he's definitely someone in our party that is out front, as is governor engine dad and governor mcdonald, snyder, kasich, corbett. so we've got a tremendous amount of talent at the gubernatorial level out there doing great things for the people in their state. i think when it comes to 2016, whether it's one of those governor, some of those top senators, there's not going to be a lack of top talent to choose from. >> let me go down to the congressional campaign level, they raised 6.1 million in, the rncc, 4.4, the democrats say that's their best fund-raising month effort. do you have numbers for february? and will you get out-raised? you. >> we've got i think close to

10s million, with barely enough to keep their lights on, so i think when it comes to overall where the party is, we have tremendous amount of strength. this event this weekend is about continuing to raise money. we have a lot of donors that continue to invest, because they're excited about where the direction of the party is going in terms of its growth, the turnaround that chairman prescribe us is leading. . >> can i ask you about, when it comes to money and resources, that won't be a problem. >> let me ask you about keeping a house, because there was the big spread this week that said the -- that the president thinks he can help pick up the seats. in fact let me read a quote from "the washington post." obama has committed to raising money for fellow democrats, agreeing to help recruit viable candidates and launch a political nonprofit group

dedicated to furthering his agenda, not to mention, sean, the formidable machine that he put together in his successful reelection campaign. how concerned are you? >> not at all. >> i think -- >> not at all? >> honest to god, that is the last thing i would even keep me up for two seconds at night. speaker boehner and the team at the nrcc has done a phenomenal job. our candidates are top notch. i wouldn't worry so much about them picking up as how much we'll gain. it's not just about the campaign side of this. i think what you're sees on the sequester, controlling spending we have an agenda that resonates with the american people. it talks about the next line how they want to left-win agenda,

and that will be a huge deterrent to anybody who is concerned about economic growth and job security. >> economic growth? a stronger than expected jobs number today far more than wall street was expecting another looks like it will be another record day on wall street. so isn't it moving in the right direction? and even more strongly than was expected? >> i think -- the news today was absolutely fantastic for the millions of americans out of work who are struggling, but i think 7.7% unemployment after six years is nothing that you write home about and say, hey, let's all go out and celebrate tonight. it's one month. austan goolsbee reminded us over and over again for the last six year, it's just one month, it's just one month. hopefully job growth will continue. if the president enacted some of the reforms that the republican house has put forward, it would be stronger economic growth, we

would see more people going back to work, so of course it's good news, but it's 7.7 unemployment is nothing to cheer about overall. >> a preview of some of the debates we will hear. sean spicer, thanks so much. >> thank you, chris. live pictures, this is the funeral for venezuela's president hoo ugho chavez. more than 30 heads of state expected, including raul castro and mahmud ahmadinejad. a senior member of the house foreign affairs committee will represent the united states. despite today's funeral, his body continue toss lie in state to accommodate the millions of venezuelans who want to pay respects. the middle of this special moment and i need to run off to the bathroom. ♪ i'm fed up with always having to put my bladder's needs ahead of my daughter. ♪ so today, i'm finally talking to my doctor about overactive bladder symptoms. [ female announcer ] know that gotta go feeling?

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today a fascinating set of debates are suddenly a growing part of the political conversation. debates that have little or nothing to do with the economy. here's a case in point. some controversial ads around new york city highlight the problems of teen pregnancy. one shows a baby crying "i'm twice as likely not to graduate high school, because you had me as a teen." there are some teen moms upset about that. on the social issues front, abortion rights groups are pledging to challenge the most restrictive abortion law just passed in arc sauce. and in michigan, a judge says he won't rule on whether that state's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional until he seeing what the supreme court does on two pending cases. all of it begging the question, is it still really all about the economy as we head into 2014? joining me from washington, democratic strategist and president of american bridge

21st century, and msnbc contributor and former adviser to president bush robert traynham. good to see both of you. so rodle, in a lot of individual races could anything and everything from abortion to gale marriage, to some of these issues actually make a difference in individual races? >> well, listen, i think as of right now still still going to be the economy, but what we found through time is that the better the economy gets, the most likely that some of these social issues that people are actually willing to look at these social issues as factors of who they're going to vote for. >> robert, if we learned one lesson from 2012, that the women's vote again matters, the largest gender gap, 20 points helped get barack obama back into the white house, so if the abortion debate continues to be fueled by laws like the one in

arkansas, will it be a tricky set of mine fields for the republicans? >> it's a tricky minefield, but it depends on how you frame the issue, but also keep in mind two things. it's a bread and butter issue. i mean, this is quite frankly what the state should be doing is legislating at the local level. i do think strongly, quite frankly, this is an issue that motivates a lot of voters to come out to the polls, both on the left and the right. at the end of the day this is a grass-roots social policy issue, as it should be. yes, it is a tricky minefield for republicans, if you will, but also very tricky on the democratic side as well, so it depends quite frankly on your ideological mind-set going into this. >> you also have these conversations going on about gale marriage. we heard from former president bill clinton rodell, he wrote an op-ed and wrote this -- he himself signed it into law, i should say -- i know now that, even worse than providing an

execute for discrimination, the law is itself discriminatory. it should be overturned. will that be pretty much settled, do you think, or still part of the conversation when we're heading into these congressional elections? >> i think that it is. i think what you're looking at is over the last 17 years, voters' minds on this has changed dramatically, and with it political leaders, which is why when you look at the brief in support of overturns the defense of marriage act sent to the supreme court, there are many republicans on that as well as democrats. so maybe in a few districts here and there this might still be something that resonates, but i think overall this would be settled. >> you're nodding, robert? >> i agree. two things, as a gale american, i never thought this was a constitutional issue or law, so i applaud president clinton and others, including many republicans who have come out and said this is discriminatory, i'm going to slightly contradict myselves here, this is a states'

issue, at the end of the day states and people should decide what's best for them. however selfishly i doi believe it should be turned over at the federal level. >> we're going to hear more from cory booker coming up in this half hour. he's part of this initiative, the first lady's initiative to get kids moving, anti-obesity programs, but nobody personifies this whole kind of movement in areas that haven't traditionally been so political as michael bloombe bloomberg. now he has these ads causing a lot of controversy about teen pregnancy, but i mean, look el he also just announced plans for a social media campaign to get teenagers to turn down the volumes on the headphones. he calorie counts to menus, banned ks. obviously, robert, he doesn't have to worry about reelection, but what do you think is going on here? >> well, you know, again i'm going to sound contradictory. he cares.

no question that he cares about the overall well-being of his fellow americans. however, you know, there is a slippery slope. for example, are you going to ban pizza? are you going to ban ice cream? >> you're not going to ban pizza in new york, i'll tell you that much. >> but it really does ask a philosophical thought thing. where do you stop? when do you have to police yourself and say, you know what? no, no, i should not get an extra-large, but a small. instead of two scoops, get one scoop. the question becomes what about self-responsibility here, and is it the government's role either at the state or federal level to police they things? >> i think this is part of the bigger discussion that's being had in places like new york city, and i think you'll hear a bit of that from mayor cory booker, who's part of this first lady's initiative. as mayors, the health and well-being of our citizens is our business. >> i think that some of it -- it's a bit of a mommy state, but

that doesn't mean that mayor bloomberg is not right on some of these issues, just as i believe that mayor booker is right on some of these issues as well. i look at the turning the music down, mayor bloomberg is right. whether or not you should be spending money on a public education campaign is a completely different story, but he is actually right on that. >> rodell, robert, have a good weekend. >> thank you, happy friday. >> thank you. checking the news feed, north korea continues to ratchet up the rhetoric. the communist state says it is cancelling a nonaggression packet it had with south korea and will retaliate, quote, with crushing strikes if enemies intrude on its territory. the u.s. is saided to begin joint military drills with south korea on monday. an undercover tsa agent with a fake improvised explosive device in his pants reportedly got past not one but two security checkpoints at newark

international. the "new york post" reports that the screenings even included a pat-down. it was part of a special operations team conducting exercises, and the tsa issued a statement, quote, regardless of the tests' outcome, tsa officers are provided with immediate on the spot feedback so they receive the maximum training value that the drills offer. all right. for justin bieber, the show must go on. he will perform tonight despite fainting last night. he game short of breath and was given oxygen, but he did finish the show after about a 20-minute break. he's out of the hospital this morning, but overnight posted this revealing photo on inns that gram and tweeted he's getting better. nobody told me we were showing that on this program. seriously? get ready to spring forward. stop it! daylight saving time returns at 2:00 a.m. eastern on sunday. don't forget to set your clocks

ahead one hour and relish the extra hour of daylight. a much better than expected jobs report sends the stock market deeper into record territory. cnbc's mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. what's wall street think about this new report today? >> first of all, may i just say, that was completely unfair putting me after that half-naked biebs. >> i apologize. it was not my doing. >> we got the greater than expected 236,000 workers being added to payrolls in february. that's great, right? it also means the jobless rate is at around a four-year low. certainly the economy gaining steam is one of the many reasons the stock market has been reaching these heights, right? pushing further and further into record territory. however, let me say, chris, it is a double-edged sword. if the economic data continue toss come in stronger than expected, the problem here is the market may start to price out the fed's quantitative

easing. that potentially could be a negative for the market. you have the fiscal policy tightening going on in the backgrou background, so the fed officials are probably likely to keep their feet on the pedal and remain very leery of withdrawing their support too soon, so i would imagine the fed should be in play for quite some time to come. >> there is for this weekend, i can see investors making a little toast, and could do it with brad pitt and angelina's new wine. >> they bought that 17th century shatto in france. it's produced its first branch and it went on the market. it sells at around $20 a bottle. if you want to try it, though, bad luck. all 6,000 bottles were purchased within five hours, it did get the thumbs up from a noted wine critic, so let's have a listen. >> this one was very fresh, very

exuberant on the aroma side, but on so supple, fresh. so it was a -- for my standard of tasting, was a wine -- it was a very good wine. >> so that one critic gives it the thumbsup. we'll have to wait and see what other thing, but of course we're all waiting for the next batch to come out. >> cnbc's mandy drury, you never know what she's going to have for us. thank you. >> thank you. unfortunately on the other side of the equation, it's almost that time of year that we dread. the annual ordeal of filing your taxes. the tax foundation is out with its list of states with the highest tax burden. here it is. residence of wisconsin pay 11.1% of their income in state and local taxes. californians 11.2. in connecticut up to 12.3. in second place, new jersey

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care costs to treat chronically ill americans projected to re$6 trillion by 2050. joining me is cory booker, also vice chair for a healthier america. >> great to be back with you, chris. >> let me play a little devil's advocate. a lot of people when they hear the word "summit" they think of a lot of people talking about ideas that have little impact. tell me why you put your name and time behind this. >> i can't just talk about problems, we have to deal with them every single day. i got involved, because we knew it was going to be about people making specific measurable commitments to deal with this national crisis. we actually have everybody at the table today, foundation leaders, corporate leaders activists, policy makers, and we're making specific challenges. let me give you some examples.

hyatt hotels came forward and said 1/2 you are our chain with the chicken strips on the kids' menu, we are making a specific commitment to transform our menus. today amazingly to me, reebok has said even we're involved with our foundation with 200 schools, we're going to ramp that up, amp it up, and be involved with 1,000 schools, putting tens of millions into our foundation in expanding options. as a mayor seeing the epidemic rates, how it's tripled in the last 30 years alone, i'm happy that our local levels, the sales of our local action will be filled with the winds of hope and commitment from national chains, national corporationses, national foundations. >> have you seen any evidence that these kinds of initiatives help or specifically something from the partnership that has worked? >> oh, yeah. i see it on my very local level,

where, you know, we've been working to expand access to healthy foods, to get supermarket chains into newark, to get curriculum changed. now it's much easier for me to talk to national foundations to get those things happening. already just this year alone from last year's conference to this year's conference, we've been able to expand healthy options to thousands of kids. many commitments have moved companies like walmart to focus on urban areas who open stores giving availability to lots and lots of families who before lived in food deserts. but i'm going to be honest, this crisis in america is getting worse, not better. we're just in the foothills. there's more mountain to climb. it will take work, greater commitment and awareness. we make the mistake by saying this should be solved as a family, parents should just -- >> exactly what do you say to people who argue this is not government's business. it's between a parent and a child?

>> to me that's agonizing political rhetoric. that's not the story of america. the story of america is every sector stepping up and doing something about it, when you tell that mother to get healthy food for the kids, if you live in the food desert, it's our communal responsibility to end the food deserts. if we tell the kid to exercise more, it doesn't make it any sense if they don't have safe, healthy recreational spaces to play in. so we as a nation, the story of america really goes back to that idea that's evidence of that african saying, if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, we go together. >> you've said you won't make aannouncement about a potential run for senate after this year's gubernatorial race, but you filed paperwork with the federal elections committee. later this monday i understand you have a fund-raiser in florida, so you're running, right? >> well, look, i'm doing what's

necessary to prepare for a candidacy, obviously. newark is going through the biggest economic development boom since the '50s and '60s we used to be drawing from state resources to having an independent budget. we have 30% of the economic development and commercial development as a whole in commercial and multifamily development. there's so many lessons i have learned on the local level, from dealing with budget crises, so job creationses, dealing with crime and violence that i want to take to the federal level. so i'm prepared for a run. i have not made any announcements yet. >> it sounds like you've made a decision, but you haven't made an announcement. >> well, it's better to prepare for an opportunity and not have one, than have an opportunity and not be prepared. i'm preparing for that opportunity. after the governor's race and legislative races in new jersey, one election at a time. i'll be happy to talk about it

definitively. right now with 470-odd days in my mayoriality and focusing on helping the party hold on to the statehouse and take the governor's mansion back. >> i will hold you to the promise. good luck on the partnership. today's tweet of the day dumb from david druker. . [ male announcer ] this is george.

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monday will mark two years since the earthquake and tsunami, which devastated a long stretch of japan's coach and killed thousands. today the areas remain mired in red tape and struggling to rebuild. here's a look back in our flashback friday. >> japan has suffered a colossal, historic earthquake that's caused massive damage. >> chris jansing has made her way to tokyo.

>> the scenes have been absolutely unrelending devastation. >> you can see the tsunami coming in, a wall of water, four stories high. it came inland for six miles. five dales after walls of water decimated town after town, hope is dwindling. 2,000 more bodies washed away in the tsunami have now come ashore. we are in the middle of a vastly escalating nuclear crisis. >> the explosion at reactor number 2 has blown a hole in the cement container. the fire at number 4 spewing significant amounts of radioactive material. >> has the nuclear situation made you rethink staying? japan? >> well, it depends on how the wind blows, actually. if the wind blows this way, then the quickest flight we can get. >> i think there's a genuine concern about panicking people. >> a lot of people are still directly impacted who, for financial or, you know, health

reasons, for logistical reasons, can't get out, so our thoughts are definitely with them. >> you can check out all of our flashback fridays and my memories of japan's disaster on our website. that's going to wrap up this hour. thomas roberts is up next. hi, thomas. >> are your bags packed? >> ready to go to rome, yes. >> we'll probably be talking there next. our agenda next hour, unemployment ticking up, 236,000 jobs added in february. will this give president obama more ammo in the battle over spending cuts? we have the opportunity to speak with senator bernie sanders. he joins me, and we'll get a breakdown from jared bernstein as well. plus make -- former president bill clinton taking a stance against doma. and rand paul's 2016 star may be rising while john mccain

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