harold, what do you see on election day?i think the democrats can hold the senate and the house very narrowly, if the president promises to set the reset button. >> you're not ready to pronounce the house as gone? >> no. >> rick santelli? >> i think we'll send a record number of incumbents to disney world on november 3rd. >> rachel, break it down. does the house go? >> i don't know. i'm a bad predictor. i do not think it will be a republican land slide but do think we'll get a lot more red and i do think christine o'donnell's new show on fox is going to be awesome. >> democrats actually go to the vineyard, not disney world, when they lose. i'm guessing it will be -- it's a guess, 52 seats the republicans pick up, but not as many in the senate as they think. >> you think democrats hold on to the senate? >> yeah. >> white house is looking at california, florida, ohio, saying that would be good for 2012. >> ohio, republican, california, democratic. nobody knows who will show up. that's the big mystery. >> if the far right in th

the last word go ahead harold we are indeed. excuse me the fact the matter is that americans are if you want to at the very best there we are. reluctant imperialist we go and then people get mad when we want to leave we don't want to leave our people don't says we don't want to stay there are people don't want to stay there i was just. one of the think iraq is the only arab country today where people can have this question and they don't end up killed when they don't agree with the government there is in fear there are hundreds and hundreds of newspapers in iraq today not official government is an official government that their news stations their team is very and this is a freedom that people based on the first day we could easily. say easily by this is going to happen to anybody here many thanks to my guest today into rand beirut and jerusalem and thanks to our viewers for watching here's an arche see you next time and remember. to.

the last word go ahead harold we are indeed. excuse me the fact the matter is that americans are if you want to at the very best there we are real reluctant imperialist we go in then people get mad when we want to leave we don't want to leave our people don't says we don't want to stay there are people.

the last word go ahead harold we are indeed yo. excuse me the fact the matter is that americans are if you want if at the very best there we are really reluctant imperialist we go in then people get mad when we want to leave we don't want to leave our people don't we don't want to stay there are people don't want to stay there i was just. one of the think iraq is the only arab country today where people can have this questions and they don't end up killed when they don't agree with the government there is in fear there are hundreds and hundreds of newspapers in iraq today not official government there's an official.

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wrote it for harold bloom. he first called it the death of art and. reading well is one the greatest pleasures. i am dedicating to harold bloom. i am not a poet. i want to be rich. i have had a great sex life. i am not a poet. georgia i do not like being called an act visit. i cannot be considered a vegetarian. i will give my ass up and like it. i would be inspired. i may value peace, but will not use a pen to unleash my anger. i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anything writing. i like to have cocktails but i do not have a drinking problem regardless of what state i wake up in. i don't need drugs to open up my imagination. i am not a poet. i can tolerate half an hour of spoken word poetry. what my cats are up to. i always carry my business cards. i am not a poet, i only write to masture bait my mind. i am trying to convince myself that poetry it save lives. it's the dust of art. and i am going to close with to poet. americano. i look at myself in t

wrote it for harold bloom. he first called it the death of art and. reading well is one the greatest pleasures. i am dedicating to harold bloom. i am not a poet. i want to be rich. i have had a great sex life. i am not a poet. georgia i do not like being called an act visit. i cannot be considered a vegetarian. i will give my ass up and like it. i would be inspired. i may value peace, but will not use a pen to unleash my anger. i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anyt w

have robert fisk he's the middle east correspondent for the independent and in jerusalem we have harold wrote he's an expert on islam and the middle east and a former analyst in the office of the secretary of defense and another member of our cross-talk team here on the hunger gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want there's a little bit of a sound alike delay so let's be a bit patient here professor marandi i'd like to go to you first in western media you hear all the time that iran is isolated isolated and has no friends in the world it is a regime that's under pressure within and without but then again we have the president of the of iran who visits beirut was welcomed by tens of thousands of people very warm welcome we have the sitting prime minister of iraq visiting iran which is you know if you in the scope of history research. very remarkable we have in iran has a lot of other friends in the region their genuine friends so i mean how when i phrase this all in soft power how do you see iran's soft power in the region and in making things hap

harold ford.white house and the booeder business community have been improved. there have been those suggesting the reset button might be pushed the beginning of next year. is that a sense you get will happen on the part of the white house? will the communications change or the substance change? do you see the problem as being one or the other or not a problem at all? >> well, no. i think it's undeniable that at a time when the american business community is spending $150 million or so ridiculously large sum of money in undisclosed spending against the democratic party in these midterm elections, obviously, hey, what we have here is a tail your to communicate. but i think that -- obviously wall street, $132 billion this year and saying the president's policies have hurt us. here is the thing though. i think it has to be a meeting of both sides. i think clearly the communication can be better. i also think people need to take a step back and look at the policies the president has pushed and say wha

william rris sen people to the middle east and harold yes sent me to jack ruby's strip club. (laughs) >> rose: that's right. outsider because you've always felt of yourself as someone who what? >> well, was a bookworm from the beginning. my father always said "you read too much and you're not going to be a part of anything." and in a way that was true but in another way the books oped uporld for me that were profitle and fun. >> re: h once paidou not to read a book for a week. >> yeah. right. >> rose: and then you went and took the money and bought a ok. >> bh my mother and my fathe d noooksn the hous and couldn't understand why i was such a boworm. my mother even... didn't graduate from high school so she went to the doctor and said "isn't itnhealthy for hyes thate rds a the time?" his t doctor said "no it's unhell thoi walk because..." (lghs) >> rose: (laughs) where did youet the books? go to the libry? >> yeah, absolutely. and we had one of t caegie liaries, those grea old institutions. and i went there d i was able to get books and i was able to get records. you could tak

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the president was harolding another modest job growth for last month. the president says the private- sector has added jobs for nine straight months. but at the same time a report shows there was a net loss of 95,000 total jobs last month. >>> and a historical day in the housing industry. bank of america halted foreclosures in all 50 states. john black stone reports for wjz on what the freeze could mean for the ailing market. >> reporter: it's a symptom of the chaos in america's troubled mortgage system. >> i had wilchire and they sold my loan to bank of america. >> reporter: many distressed borrowers aren't even sure who holding their mortgage. >> they bought it from the original people who had our loan. i can't remember who that was. >> reporter: the frenzy of morning lending during the housing bubble has now turned into a recordkeeping nightmare with major banks admitting they did not follow the ruling for handle paper work. the problems could affect 50 states. >> how could there be people like that just to do stuff without being conscientious of wha

you talked about harold washington. many people there still want to see harold washington's vision.so loved by progressives. you have reverend james meeks, i'm a member of his church, major disclosure. major force on the outh side as well. so the run-off is going to be the key. no one candidate will win the election in february. the question for emanuel is can you be in the top two? cook county sheriff tom dart is hugely popular. the national media keeps thinking that's manl is a shoo-in. he's not a shoo-in to be the mayor or get to the runoff. it's going to be a tough race. he's dealing with constituents. african-americans, a major democratic strategist told me i will come to chicago and work for free against emanuel. there are people who do not like him because of what he did in d.c. >> that's absolutely true. but i will say this, i think we'll have a less balkanized election this time than we did in any previous election. i think chicago has come a long way and i think that it's really going to matter much more what kind of plan you have than the way you look and what neighborhoo

harold simmons of t.r.t. holdings. he's been around for a long time. he gave to the swift boaters in 2004. so these people have already put themselves out and no harm will come to them for pay -- staying out there. people are accustomed to them. >> it seems to me, then, are individual voters being drowned out by this? are they solt after less for donations? >> you mean the individual donors? the individual donors ironically have kind of held their own. they are being stomped by the big boys but if you look at the democratic side, the funnel for small donors is up and running at a pretty good click -- clip and the tale partiers have found and enslive -- enlivened the republican side. >> it was one of the original resources before the republican establishment figured out what a threat they posed. gwen: right. gwen: so let's take this apart. john's been following senate races. majors been tracking the house. interestingly enough, john found an excuse to get to las vegas, where senate majority leader harry reid is fighting off a stiff challenge from republ

. >> reporter: 74-year-old janet and her husband harold say their workouts keep them strong and energetic. >> i don't feel good if i don't exercise. >> i want to live as well as i can right up until the very end. >> reporter: these senior residents at asbury methodist village say they spend more time pumping iron and sweating at the gym than a lot of people half their age. it is part of this retirement community's health ability program which helps residents stay fit so they can lve longer. >> if you cannot get out of bed in the morning and get up and go do thing that are important to you, then you're sort of stuck. >> walking on heel. >> reporter: the health ability program focuses on fitness by offering seniors personalized exercise program depending on their ability level. so while some could be splashing around in the pool working on their cardio -- >> use your arm! >> reporter: others e focusing on strength and balance, a big issue for many seniors. david denton is the executive director. >> i think strength training, particularly in the lower extremities, is critical for older adult

harold has ordered like 30 copies.ichelle obama -- not a huge surprise there -- kraft foods ceo irene rosen felt. oprah winfrey, number three. here is where it gets interesting. lady gaga is four spots ahead of nancy pelosi. >> that's depressing and stupid. >> and nine spots ahead of sarah palin who comes in at number 16 of the world's most powerful women. >> that's depressing and stupid for other reasons. how do you put lady gaga ahead of nancy pelosi. >> cultural influence, i guess. stirring it up a little bit. >>> hello. i see howard standing by. >> the governor. >> howard dean next. aren't you sick of these airline credit cards that advertise flights for 25,000 miles? but when you call... let me check. oh fudge, nothing without a big miles upcharge. it's either pay their miles upcharges or connect through mooseneck! [ freezing ] i can't feel my feet. we switched to the venture card from capital one -- so no more games. let's go see those grandkids. [ male announcer ] don't pay miles upcharges. don't play games. get

harold ford. thank you for coming, harold. howie kurtz. he wrote the book on the spin cycle, which was 24 hours when he wrote it, and it is not down to one minute. leslie sanchez. welcome to our panel. political rumble. we have to hear from the pollster extraordinaire, who has things to say, doug. >> be brief. what i am going to do is summarize for you today the results of the 75 responses we got our survey, which if nothing else is food for thought. we injured by it -- interviewed 73 people. we wanted to assess their assessment of the political landscape and your predictions, how will your assessment match the panel's. the mood of the country has a decidedly mixed one. 23% say things are headed in the right direction. 53% say they are headed in the wrong direction. among an audience of the most heat people you can get together, there is a sense that things are off track. that being said, there is also a sense that things will get better. the optimism that the american people typically show is evidenced here. 36% say things will get better

but paul harold reid, the democratic senate majority leader shown here in a campaign video, has backed the supreme court who the nra does not support gun rights. but this group is backing 64 democrats. most of them encumbrance. including several who are viewing seats that are the majority in the midterms. former gop chairman of the national republican committee. the republics on the pushes campaigns, >> why is it in the nra's interest. >> you have to reward people, >> it was a group of house democrats that brought the aba to back away from a bed in on assault weapons. >> they insist rest they are not a partisan organization. your i can edit and sincere about the amendments, you will get the nra's support. he also said flat out if you don't we will go after you. >> the nra favors the encumber and even if a democrat. >> republicans are gonna go on trial label all these democrats, but you have the nra backing. >> the nra brings considerable financial backing. they will spend 15 to $20 million this election cycle. it is not the money that they brings that is crucial, it is people is the fa

administration i think people expected that there would be respect for international law and you know he's got harold koh in there and so when there is this sort of blatant violation of a blatant disrespect for what the rest of the international community sees as you know very customary people look and go what is us doing and how how does the u.s. now have the credibility how do they have any street cred for for to tell us that we're violating human rights or that we're you know doing wrong things so it's exactly what you said we're almost out of time but do you think that perhaps this deal was done in some ways to avoid the wrath of the media for having an actual war crimes tribunal for this underage kid i mean i think the media is still all over he's still you know he was still put through a process that. you know what they say three times a charm i mean this is this this is the third set of charges that have been laid against him because the past two military commissions were found to be illegal in violation so you know i don't think that pleading guilty sort of wipes away the stain i think it jus

. >> harold baines loves the western shore. he loves baltimore. good morning.begin with some baseball. it will be the yankees and the rangers. the rangers beat the rays last night. cliff lee picked up in midseason, he delivers a dominating performance. he had 11 strikeouts. talk about some insurance. ian kinsler. this is a two-run home run. nolan ryan is happy with that. he stays on his feet. cliff lee closes it out. b.j. upton, hall's begin. five-one, the rangers win their first playoff season ever. game one of the championship season against the yankees begins friday night. back to work for the ravens as they get ready for the patriots. the pictures are still a major force in the nfl. the ravens are proving they are just as worthy. joe flacco began the day against denver throwing the ball and then he handed it off to ray rice. two touchdowns. every nfl game decided up front. so it is with the ravens' offensive line. second fewest sacks in the nfl. john harbaugh aware about controlling the line of scrimmage. >> the offensive line will be the key. you start in

. >> reporter: 22-year-old harold boyd left his chicago home to spend the year in atlanta. $12,000 that he has to raise himself. >> i do believe that with every relationship that i build that i'll be showing people that i'm in the same struggle as you are. >> reporter: he's the only minority on his team. it's not surprising when you consider the vast majority of missionaries are white. >> in terms of the missionary percentage of african-americans, it's far less than 1%. >> reporter: jim sutherland studies missionary work and the black church. >> many black churches do a fairly good job of taking care of their local communities, but the vocation is essentially off the radar. it's basically not therement. you have evangelists in the city, they may be on the street corner and that would be evangelism, but it might not necessarily be missionary work as i would define it. >> reporter: reporting for in america, soledad o'brien, in atlanta. >> all right, soledad. >>> the black church has fought the civil and human rights and now it's waging a war on debt. be sure to join soledad o

and then a favorite of the late mayor harold washington, where he drank coffee and talked over breakfast about the jobs and economy. residents asked pointed questions. >> why do you think you'll be the best candidate for mayor? >> first of all, i want to work real hard at this. >> reporter: emanuel traveled west to pilson and to the northwest side. his potential opponents were out too. carol mosely bahn, who's gathering petitions, was hanging out in president obama's old stomping grounds. robert theorrety, who's also gathering petitions said he didn't mind emanuel was starting his tour in his ward. >> we have a time schedule based on if he was going to be in the race or not in the race and we're sticking to our time schedule. >> reporter: he was out talking about a new prison work program but not about if he's running. he's not concerned about rahm emanuel as competition. >> what he does or doesn't do, what his strong points or weak points are, are really not going to be the thing that determines what i do at all. >> reporter: emanuel says he's done a good job in washington and believes

harold simmons of dallas, two small companies he has investments in have given $2 million. a couple of other texas billionaires have weighed in as well. after two months, roughly, they said that another arm of american crossroads, crossroads of gps, which has probably taken in a little more money at this stage of the $32 million they raised as of a couple of weeks ago. this entity does not have to didilose donors. it is typical of other new groups that have started this year, which are set up as organizations that are havens for donors who want to remain an ominous -- remain anonymous. >> american crossroads, this group, talk about overall how citizens united, the supreme court ruling has changed the face of politics. >> it has made it possible for both groups, american crossroads and its sister organization crossroads gps, to go after a lot of big money. many of the big donors are going -- are in the corporate world, in wall street, health care, energy and many others as well. but those sectors are seen as particularly right because a number of companies in those sectors h

. >> the 74-year-old janet and her husband harold said their workouts keep them feeling strong and energetic. >> i just don't feel good if i don't ercise. >> i want to live as well as i can right up until the very end. >> they say they spend more time pumping iron and time at the gym than a lot. people half their age. it is part of this retirement community's health ability residents which help them stay fit and live longer. >> if you cannot get out of bed in the morning and getup and go do things that are important to you, then you're sort oftuck. >> repter: the pogram focuses on fitness depending on their ability level. while some could be splashing around in the pool working cardio others are focusing on strength and balance, a big usual you've for many seniors. david denton is the executive director. >> i think strgth training, particularly in the lower extremities is critical for older adults to prevent fall. >> reporter: since this program began a year ago, he said they've seen a 20% improvement in arm vts the. a 14% increase in endurance and a 9% increase in balance. >> the number the