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. >> joining me on the panel today, author and host of studio 360, curt anderson, the hills amy parns, msnbc contributor, former chief economic advisor for vice president bide sxen senior fellow at the center of budget and policy priorities, and henry kurtzburg, and joining us is peter alexander from the white house. do we have you there? we do. we had heard during the fiscal cliff/slope debate the president was not prepared to relitigate battles over the debt ceiling. he did not get that as part of the package at the end of the year, but this press conference should leave no doubt in anyone's minds. the president does not want to negotiate over the debt ceiling. >> as he wrapped up his first term, it's obvious the president will look forward to what will define the first several weeks of his several term. it will be thisbacks battle back and forth over the debt ceiling, and he effectively dared congress to let the u.s. default on its debt obligations right now. he said it's up to congress. he put it in their hands. his language specifically saying they will not collect a ransom in ex

. >> thanks to our pablist curt anderson, chris smith, and richard wolf. that is all for now.see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. andrea mitchell reports is coming up next. ounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ behind the silver of philadelphia cream cheese. it always begins with fresh, local milk, blended with real wholesome cream. going fresh from the farm, to our fridge, in just six days. because we believe in fresh taste. that's the way we set the standard for intensely rich, luscious flavor. so our story of fresh taste always ends... deliciously. when it comes to taste, philadelphia sets the standard.

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jared bernstein, deputy new york city mayor howard wolfson, former bush advisor mark mckinnon, curt andersonw yorker's hendrick kurtzburg, and the hill's amy parns. that is must see tv. not that this wasn't. until then, find us at facebook.com/now with alex. andrea mitchell reports is coming up next. happy friday, andrea. >> happy friday to you. good afternoon. coming up now ending america's longest war and the battle over guns here at home. we're just moments away from a joint press conference between president obama and afghanistan's president karzai. joining us former homeland security secretary tom ridge, general brent scowcroft, former national security advisor to ford and george h.w. bush. andrea mitchell reports next only here on msnbc.

joining me are josh dennis, larry youngs, cindy lafortune, karl krall, richard galarno, curt lusua, adam kaseno, steve anderson, harold wickman, and ryan haffenbredl. these operating engineers are members of local 139, who are looking for work. also joining us tonight are carpenters and millwrights from northern wisconsin locals of the united brotherhood of carpenters, welcome dana tonnelli, bob polencheck, charlie steed, al ida, dan gillespie, pete langreck, david grottke, and jim berrens. [applause] [applause] together, these folks are holding up the flag of the great state of wisconsin. on the right side of the seal is the image of a miner. in the upper right corner are the tools of a miner. and on the top of the seal is a badger, which comes from the nickname given to early settlers who were miners. if any state can move forward with a way to streamline the process for safe and environmentally sound mining, shouldn't it be the badger state? [applause] thanks for coming out. from the mining bill to mining for jobs, earlier this year, i spoke with kerry frank, ceo of comply365. her business was located in il