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look-alike alex wagner. joining me today, rana foroohar, msnbc contributor jonathan capehart of the "washington post," heather mcghee, vice president of demos and michael hastings, author of "the operators." for the former president and ceo of the 2002 olympics, visiting the london games should have been the easy part of governor mitt romney's international tour. instead, it's been something of a false start, starting with this. >> there are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that obviously is not something which is encouraging. >> the british media is now taking the governor to task for criticizing the country's olympic preparation. today's "daily mail" headline reads who invited party pooper romney? the "london times" says nowhere man. romney loses his way with gaffe about the games. and "mitt the twit." mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that

professor, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thank you for inviting me. >> alex wagner, for joining us. coming up, david corn has broken another story about bain outsourcing operations. bain invested heavily in a chinese manufacturing company that depended on u.s. outsourcing for its profits. david corn joins us next. male a] it's 9 pm... and the chocolate cravings begin... again. ♪ for nights like these... there's special k chocolatey delight cereal. so you can get your chocolatey fix... without undoing your whole day. ♪ an unguilty pleasure. what will you gain when you lose? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. >>> david corn is going to join us next with his exclusive on bain capital's investments in a chinese company that made its money on u.s. outsourcing. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... ...advanced headlights..

i'm ari melber in for alex wagner.resident barack obama says mitt romney is afraid of rush limbaugh. the jobs report says that unemployment is stuck at 8.2%. mitt romney says the president is out of ideas. it's friday, july 6th. this is "now." joinme

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i'm luke russert in for my look-alike alex wagner.ar, msnbc contributor jonathan capehart of the "washington post," heather mcghee, vice president of demos and michael hastings, author of "the operators." for the former president and ceo of the 2002 olympics, visiting the london games should have been the easy part of governor mitt romney's international tour. instead, it's been something of a false start, starting with this. >> there are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that obviously is not something which is encouraging. >> the british media is now taking the governor to task for criticizing the country's olympic preparation. today's "daily mail" headline reads who invited party pooper romney? the "london times" says nowhere man. romney loses his way with gaffe about the games. and "mitt the twit." mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm of

"now with alex wagner" is coming up.s the champion of our msnbc olympics for replacing copier toner. the great alex wagner. >> if there's a paper jam, i'm your lady. gold medal in solving paper jams. thank you, thomas. >>> the obama campaign is shaking its coin cup. does thefund-raising blitz speak to urgency or desperation? we are going to talk cash dash with obama super pac honcho, bill burton. >>> plus the supreme court upheld it but will state governors drive a stake in the affordable care act? >>> and "daily show" writer kevin bleyer will join us to rewrite the u.s. constitution. all of that when we start in a mere 180 seconds. but they can be really well thexpensive.ted a puppy, so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical

i'm ari melber in for alex wagner.resident barack obama says mitt romney is afraid of rush limbaugh. the jobs report says that unemployment is stuck at 8.2%. mitt romney says the president is out of ideas. it's friday, july 6th. this is "now." joining me today is "time" magazine deputy washington bureau chief, michael crowley. erin mcpike, patricia murphy joining us of citizen jane politics and contributor to the daily beast and of course, buzz feed editor in chief, ben smith, also known as theeart and soul of the internet. the presidential election is exactly four months away and today, there are some new responses from president obama and governor romney about these disappointing june jobs report. basically, the president said that these 80,000 jobs that were created last month is a step in the right direction, but not go enough. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. want to get back to a time when middle class families and those working

you can always find alex wagner on twitter. "andrea mitchell reports" is next.ood afternoon, andrea. >>> hi, there. thanks so much. have a great weekend. coming up next, the fallout from the jobs report. the political winners and losers besides, of course, all of the unemployed. joining us, labor secretary hilda solis, romney's senior advisor, kevin madden, we ask him about his expanded role. l.a. mayor, antonio villaraigosa, major garret and susan page. an all-star cast, next on "andrea mitchell reports." omer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should have been theirs. that's why at ally we have the raise your rate 2-year cd. you can get a one-time rate increase if our two-year rate goes up. if your bank makes you miss out, you ed an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. why let constipation stry miralax.? mirlax works differently than other laxatives. it draws water into your colon

friday, alex wagner, hope we made you proud. thanks to rana, jonathan, heather and michael. olympics. if you're an alex wagner fan, sorry to break the bad news, you have to wait until august 13th before you see her back in this chair. in the meantime, you can follow "now" on twit ter and on facebook. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. andrea, i know you're fired up for the opening ceremonies but not before you have a wonderful show. >>> thank you so much. you're my olympic hero. >> i love it. i'm handing the baton to you. go light the torch. be well. >> thank you. you be well. >>> we are all gearing up for the olympics. coming up next, british officials and the media hammering mitt romney over his olympic gaffe. also, how president obama is trying to upstage romney before his trip to israel this weekend. >>> and elite scientist free-throw shot t from the international aids conference joins me next. [ kate ] many women may not be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement t

wi on set mike halperin, chairman of deutsche and company and alex wagner. and in washington, jonathan. good morning, everyone. here's our clip from speaker boehner. at the end of last week, after the decision was announced, i mean the nation seemed torn between two sides. couldn't figure out where they were going, okay. so the question this morning is, based on that decision that was announced, it's in all the papers, what happened with tom cruise and katie holmes? >> exactly. >> what do you think? >> contract was up. five years, merely around to the date. >> you really think it was a contractual deal. >> oh, yeah. i know my e-mail will be hacked. >> i was crushed. i wasç crushed. i was surprised. >> a lot of us were. >> in my mind, in my mind i have that memory, that fleeting memory of love as we saw it on the couch. do we have that clip? look it. how could this end? he loved her. >> i'll reveal a little thing. you and i wept together over the weekend. >> what did you say to me? >> mike, it's not your life. it doesn't mean your marriage is not working. do

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"now with alex wagner" is next. what you got, alex?pted the near impossible today, courting an african-american audience. romney supporter and former ohio secretary of state ken blackwell is here to help us assess his performance. >>> meanwhile, house republicans are making their 33rd attempt to repeal the nation's health care law. theater enthusiast laurence o'donnell is in the bull pen to discuss that most washington of performances, political kabuki. all of that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. medical exp. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of p

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joining me now, msnbc's alex wagner and chris hayes. item 15, if i was allowed one question to andrea saul, how much is in that swiss bank account? this thing where she decided to answer one question about the returns -- and by the way, she was answering a question about every one of the returns. because the question was, are there any returns where he pays zero taxes? and the answer to that is no, doesn't that just open this up to, we get to pick what questions we want to ask about which returns? endlessly for the next 110 days. >> that's the thing, lawrence. you get the sense, and we've heard that the center of this whole sort of storm, the eye of it is mitt romney, all decisions come back to him. you know, whether it's the republicans who are breaking ranks and or even the surrogates, mitt is the one doing a cost benefit analysis about whether or not he should release these taxes. and in the meantime, everyone else is going to have to take the fall for him. getting close to the edge of saying you peasants, stop asking us. >> you peop

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alex wagner, and michael medved. great panel coming up. stay with us. especially you, michael, because you have to tell me off the bat, how does romney's tax plan hurt waiters and waitresses? go figure. >> it doesn't hurt waiters and waitresses. >> he wants to raise the taxes on them. >> it helps -- it does not. that's simply not true, ed. mitt romney's tax plan calls for a 20% across the board cut in all tax rates. and that's accomplished without reducing revenue by getting rid of exemptions and deductions particularly for the wealthy. he has acknowledged many times there are many wealthy americans who would end up paying more because you get fewer deductions and exemptions. >> you're telling me i'm wrong when i hear and read in the tax plan that mitt romney wants to raise the taxes on people making under $30,000 a year? >> you are absolutely wrong. >> i am not wrong. ari? >> i'm not wrong. >> it's a smear. >> it's no smear, it's the truth. >> take a look at the tax plan as it's laid out in mitt romney's website or anyplace where it's laid out in a fai

i'm ari melver in for alex wagner today.ycle" is steve core knackie, nbc political analyst richard wolffe, patricia murphy of citizen jane politics and contributor to "the daily beast" and radio host, kurt anderson. great to have you all with us today. richard wolffe, first, what did we hear from the president in those remarks and were you surprised that he seems to have moved well beyond his victory in health care? >> well, look, first of all, what we heard is a guy who is good at campaigning, who enjoys campaigning, who thrives in it. he's outside washington, he's got rid of the suit and he's feeding off the crowds and the crowd's energy there. you know, what we expected was that he would set up this contrast between his position on the auto industry and outsourcing. he did that. he's got one position. he's in the heart of the auto industry country there. romney's on a very different place when it comes to manufacturing policy, at least. but more surprisingly, by far, was his full-throated campaigning on health care. he sa

"now" with alex wagner is coming up next. >>> hey, thomas.s usual. we will compare the president's choice message with the governor's build that attack. >>> plus, the magical mitts-try tour continues. a preview of the overseas trip and how his relationship with israel stacks up with president obama's. >>> and new york city council speaker christine quinn joins us live in studio to talk about marriage equality. that is all coming up when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ kate ] many women may not be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. is as much about getting there... ♪ ...as it is being there. ♪ [ birds chirping ] away is where the days are packed with wonder... ♪ [ wind whistles ] ...and the evenings are filled with familiar comforts. find your away. for a dealer and the rv that's right for you, visit gorving.com.

"now with alex wagner" is up next. >>> hello, richard.sident's remarks live and also, analyzing whether his new push on tax cuts is just politics. and will it help with his campaign's message about fairness? we'll get analysis from our panel and talk with national economic council director jean spurling live from the grounds of the white house. >>> plus governor romney's cash dash. we look at his hamptons and aspen fund-raisers and ask the question, does money make you meaner? we'll talk about the writer of "new york" magazine's cover story about the effects of wealth on the brain. all that and more when "now" begins in a mere 180 seconds. k, but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so

. >> that is really a big question, something alex wagner was talking about on the show on friday, whichisdom particularly in washington that people tune out during the summer and there are definitely elections that never really got competitive or got clarified until the fall and the presidential debates, conventions, those inflection points. there are other races like 2004 where what happened in the middle of summer gelled into perceptions about the challenger. here you see basically the polling from august, in 2004, with the swift boat attacks everyone remembers, george w. bush pulled away from john kerry. it was actually very tight before that as you see from this nbc news numbers, and once bush pulled away in late august and the very first week of september, he never looked back. this idea that no one's paying attention is sometimes disproven by the fact that if you get branded with maybe not the details, but the notion that you're not being straight, you're not trustworthy or the thing you're running on turns out to be bankrupt and you have to run from it, right, does that have a ri

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"now" with alex wagner coming your way next. ari, what's coming up? >> happy monday.a trap for himself? we will look at the history and the politics. >>> also, barack obama is still running for president while being president. we will assess the political balancing act there. >>> then this big debate over medicaid funding. are some governors bluffing their way through a showdown that could ultimately eliminate health care for one of five americans? thursday. the perfect use of the 7th inning stretch. get that great taste anytime with kingsford match light charcoal. have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk o

"now" with alex wagner is coming up. i feel i haven't seen you in a month of sundays. how are you?? i couldn't get you on your phone, nothing. no facebook. >> after three days on a camel, i really saw my future. thomas, we got a lot coming up. team romney continues its awkward ballet on the subject of taxes, bain and outsourcing. we will discuss how much longer they can stay on point. >>> meanwhile, mr. cheney goes to washington to gin up outrage over defense spending cuts. >>> jane lynch visits the set to talk about what happens after high school, namely a mountain of student debt. >>> tune in when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. i

. >> it's all about now, not just "now with alex wagner" but the thing, interesting thing about georgethis has been i think one of the quickest fades out of a presidency into irrelevance both because of ideology, being out of step with the party, and his own personal choice. he sits around reading books about baseball which is fine but having once led the free world and having gotten us into a couple of wars, he seems at peace with the idea of like okay, i'm out of here. >> to some degree, i think to some degree that's because in a weird way, george bush should have been commissioner of baseball, and never president of the united states. >> retroactively let's go back and do that. >> retroactively retire him. >>> coming up, a phone company's defiant act sheds new light on the government's patriot act power. but the justice department is firing back. we'll tap into that, next. [ female announcer ] the power of green coffee extract is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you