r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . bret: in news around the world, the h1n1 flu has killed a 21-year-old iraqi woman and sickened 23 citizens and six foreigners. the u.s. military says 62 troops in iraq is been diagnosed with the virus, all undergoing treatment or have completed it. costa rican president and nobel laureate oscar arias has a mild case. he tested positive after the weekend feeling sick. he says he feels fine apart from a fever and sore throat and plans to return to a full workload next monday. ar was is the head of -- ar yes, sir is the only head of state to have contracted the h1n1 virus. o in mex he co, citizens used to getting money from relatives working inside the u.s. find that times have changed and not for the better. steve harrigan has the story from mex he co. >> money sent home from mexicans working in the u.s. totalled $25 billion last year, bigger than mexico's income from tourism. hard times in the u.s. economy have cut that figure by 20%, turning some rural mexican villages

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . chris: this week, fox correspondent greg palkot has been the only reporter traveling with a combined force of 500 marines and afghan soldiers as it carries out an operation to liberate a key town in northern helmand province. he reports tonight the mission is evolving into a different kind of battle. >> the marines were on the go this week keeping low, scrambling accost fields, and dodging bullets as they did battle in a helmand town. >> we are taking random shots here and there. >> in searing 120 degree heat, the marines stood their ground against the often elusive foe. they relentlessly through compound after compound, searching for any trace of the fighters. and they used low tech and high-tech weapons to deploy mountain fighting positions. >> they have made me proud every day. the last couple of days they have exceeded all my expectations. they have been doing an exceptional job. >> now that the fighting has eased off and the afghan flag has been hoisted over the t

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tcks. ququq n . >> so there is no doubt that the refer recovery act has helped put the brakes on this recession. >> the sense of freefall, of vertical decline has been contained. we are beginning to lay a foundation for future growth. >> i don't think the actions of the administration have had a whole lot to do with this, but look, if the economy is getting better, we're all happy about that. bret: so, are we are out of the recession? a couple of news points today, the federal reserve saying the economy has essentially leveled out. we also had new numbers on federal deficit released today. july, $181 billion was added to the deficit. year to date, $1.27 trillion. fiscal 2009, $1.84 trillion. that is a big-time record. we're back with the panel. steve, where is the state of the economy? >> i think we are out of the recession. i think we will probably find out eventually that we were coming out of it as early as june. i think you can look at a number of indicators that suggest that the ec

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . bill: reality check for the search for the truth is ongoing and uplifting. once in awhile, a liberal congress person will drop all of the bs and let it fly. >> it sounds like you think that there's a need for us to have private insurance. >> what is it about you? what did they bring to the deal? what are we getting from this? >> i am astounded by your question. you are suggesting that there's no need to have a country that is run on free-market principles. this is not a commodity. health care is not a commodity. bill: health care is not a commodity. how about a decent place to live? socialism, alive and well. edward kennedy is gravely ill. he has asked that the magistrate your -- the legislature changed a lot about appointed a senator to take his place. he wants a temporary appointment by the democratic governor before the special lecture. it was kennedy who championed the five month election no option because he feared that mitt romney would appoint a republican if jo

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t ququq n . greta: you have seen our top stories but here is the best of the rest. do not mess with these two nuns. they were at their convent when they looked out a window and they saw a man carrying a gun in a field. they decided to go talk to him. that is when the man dropped the gun and took off running. one of the nuns took matters into her own hands and chased the man. she did not catch him but she gave police all the clues they needed. a short time later, he was in handcuffs headed to jail. he might have preferred confession. another addition to our stupid criminal file, this 34-year-old is under arrest for robbing a bank. he did it very badly. here is how it went down. he strolls into the bank and asks about the balance of his account to get his account information. he gives the teller his real name and shows her his real picture id enhancer a piece of paper. it says that he has a gun. -- his real picture id anti- cancer a piece of paper. the robber served 57 months in prison fo

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t. ququq n . sean: there is an industry growing at around the prophecy of the world ending in 2012. there are books, web sites, and movies. one of these prophecies was made by the mysterious and ancient mayan culture. for decades, other cities have been excavated, their language is studied, yet this civilization still mystifies. what lies behind the shroud of thousands of years of culture, architecture? >> they come out of nowhere a long time ago and then they suddenly have these incredible astronomical insights. sean: some say that there is a prediction that the world will come to an end in the year 2012. according to the executive editor of the upcoming book " apocalypse 2012" it all comes down to their calendars. >> it all comes down to the solar calendar. they used it to plant their crops. at the end of this,, sapiens go towards a catastrophic and. -- human beings go towards a catastrophic end. greta: whesean: when would thise place? >> it wouldecember 12th 2012 >e have a decimal co

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t our top stories, but here is the best of the rest. former governor sarah palin is out of politics, but, apparently, she is still getting under the skin of democrats. one strategist just hammered governor palin's. he was talking about her on the website politico. newt gingrich dave governor palin advise on what she should be doing in she wanted to run for president, but he went beyond the article on politico and had this to say about the governor. >> speaker gingrich, he is a brilliant political strategist, and, frankly, the former governor of alaska should listen to him, and i would change this to des moines, iowa, but here is the problem. he is treating her like a reasonable person. but she is not. she is a whack job. i admire is speaker gingrich for pretending that she is a serious person, but she is not. greta: what is up with him for that? why did he have to sayç that? ymgo to gretawire.com and tell . and do you hear music? apparently, tom delay does, and he is getting out his da

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a ts. ququq n . sean: and welcome back to "universal nightmare." as the health care debate rages on in washington, one possible provision of the democrats' plan hasn't been getting much attention at all. let's look at the new government bureaucracy that could have the power to change your life forever. there is a little talked about provision in the democrats' health care plan that may shock you. if approved, this bill could force millions of americans to join a government-run h.m.o. and abandon their current health care. and even more frightening aspect of the legislation is that a nameless, faceless board would decide what health benefits you are eligible to receive. this body would determine the quality of medical care that you receive in almost all areas, including both maternity and peed at trick care. -- pediatric care. in those cases, you would be paying out of your pocket for those services. for the most part, important health care decisions would be taken away from trusted physic

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . mike: in the "unresolved problem," segment, it is vacation problem for the obama family. he is calling on vacation. not everyone thinks he deserves a break. >> the beach is nice this year but while president obama vacations, concerns mount about his health care plan. when you go back to washington, drop your government-run plan. mike: we are joined by a politics commentator. everyone needs a vacation. is there anything wrong with him taking some time off? >> i think there's nothing wrong with the president going on vacation. i think that he could use a vacation. it has been a particularly difficult month of august. i think this would do him a lot of good. he needs to have some time with his kids. the choice of martha's vineyard is the worst thing he could do. mike: why? >> this is the most quintessentially liberal elite destination. he is only going for a week. an american vacation is good. this just reinforces independent voters concerns that he is not in touch right

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tquq n . shannon: we have been teasing you all along, time for the big news. rush limbaugh is taking a shot on comedy. here are some clues, it is animated, controversial. >> tuesday, i will be off because i have to take my starring role in the upcoming "family guy." shannon: that's right, he will have some conservatives company on the show. karl rove will also be letting his voice. -- lending his voice. this case clearly has a future, and 11-year-old journalist landed one of the most coveted in their views in the world, president obama. -- this kid clearly has a future. he asked about the economy, improving education, how to handle pbullies. he also asked about school lunches. >> do you have the ability to make school lunches better? >> we are actually seeing if we can make them more healthy. >> i suggest that we have french fries every day. >> and if you were planning the lunch program, that would be a problem. >> when i interviewed joe biden, he became my homeboy. would you like to be

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t turns out now he has another project, his memoirs, and it's juicy. >> this morning's "washington post" reports cheney believes president bush turned away from his advice during their second term, had gone soft, and showed an independence that surprised cheney. >> oh, my gosh, dad and dad broke up. how do you go soft and show independence? you've gone soft. nice spine. >> the cheney/bush feud or the lack of feud with the chief political correspondent for politico, mike allen. he has a look at the "morning playbook." hi, mike. >> happy friday, willie. >> happy friday to you. we'll get to that story in a second. we understand this town hall meeting in montana today for president obama could be a little more rowdy, as you put it on politico than the new hampshire one. why? >> willie, when "morning joe" talks, the white house perks up, if we can continue our talk analogies here. >> sure. >> what did joe, what did chuck todd, what did pat buchanan say yesterday? they said the president woul

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tququq n . bill: "back of the book" segment, a very controversial statement, linking health care to racism. >> some of the stanozol meetings, including the one we saw in missouri recently, where there are jokes about lynching, etc. -- some of those town hall meetings. whether or not socialism is becoming the new the n-word, frankly, for some angry people. i hope that is not the case. bill: joining us is jane skinner and courtney friel. i did not know what the lynching thing was. did you find out what that was? >> he is a guide and made a name on it website, where he calls himself an optimist and says he is all about promoting the positive. i am not sure what he said there is promoting the positive. i guess you could point to a couple of different places. one is some loony tune in maryland hong an effigy outside of a congressman's office. -- hung an effigy outside of the congressman's office. people with white sheets running around. bill: hanging somebody in effigy is not a lynching. it

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tuquq n . ♪ >>> this is about as close to the real beatles manna that many of us post-baby boomers will ever get. we had a chance to see paul mccartney as he played atlanta. played 2 1/2 hours, two encores included and a bunch of beatles classics, wings stuff, solo stuff. music from his new album on 490th anniversary of woodstock and a little jimi hendrix for the crowd. rain, it was overwhelming, but it didn't slow paul mccartney down or the crowd. it was a benefit for the piedmont parks conservancy. >>> tweeting, texting, posting messages. for millions, it is now a daily routine. but some psychologies say the routine is unhealthy. >> come here. >> tara michael is part of a growing trend. new moms tweeting their way through labor, sending out word of every contraction, every -- oh, god! >> my husband was laughing at me, because i would wait over and say give me my iphone. i have to tweet or post a facebook status. >> and she wasn't tweeting just to loved ones to hundreds of people who p

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t. sean: and we continue now with our great, great american panel. all right, harry reid is threatening the nuclear option. if they do not listen to the american people who are speaking out at these town halls, and they bypass the normal channels, they will have great difficulties if they want to try that, and would that be a slap in the face to the american people? >> yes, it sure would. the fact that they put that in the budget was wrong. any piece of legislation should not be treated the way they were trying to do. it would be the nuclear option, but it is not for nominationç o the supremmç court or situation like that, and i think that would cause such bad blood within the senate, and, thing, such bad faith with the american people, -- and, i think, such bad faith with the american people, and they do not have 60 votes in the senate, and that means that some are saying, "i am listening to my constituents, and they do not want this." >> republicans are the ones that are going to use

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tean: we continue with our panel. can you imagine anything worse when you get older that some government bureaucrat is going to sit down with you and tell you that you lived a good life, you made a lot of money, you don't want to be a burden to society or your family. doesn't that scared the living daylights out of you? >> to have some bureaucrat assessing your health and whether you are worthy of further assistance on this planet, that is frightening. sean: medicare costs nine times what they originally projected. the reality of nationalized health care comes into play and it is much higher. >> they said it was not going to cost anything. >> this is supposed to be cost neutral. you cannot keep the cost down. sean: the cbo said it would be over a trillion. you have some bureaucrat whose mandate is going to be to save money to sit down with all the people at the end of their lives, do you want to the advice from some bureaucrat. >> that is a great gig you have going but it is not true. i

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . >>> rabbi stephanie bernstein's brother was killed. >> my first reaction was to think back to an expression my grandmother had was who do you think you are? how dare he speak with such self righteousness. i thought his speech was driven by cowardice and political expediency, but it's also driven by vanity as well. he's just relishing in this moment. his speech was an atrocity in itself. >> to me it represents naive today. we saw that he was greeted with a hero's welcome. i'm sad to think that our president is naive as well. >> why was president naive. >> to say that this man should be under house arrest? the white house has not been in touch with his country unless something happened today which i'm unaware of. and the white house and this administration could have made a difference. we'll never know, because they did not weigh in early, they did not weigh in publicly, and for the president to say this man should be under house arrest shows grave naivety in may opinion

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a twe saw in libya yesterday were outrageous and disgusting. >> perhaps, american officials protesting now. what i have learned, when the united states wants something, it does not happen, especially with the united kingdom. do not insult my intelligence. you have allowed this to take place. bret: the only man charged with the killing of pan am flight 108 was released from a scottish prison. he was welcomed back home in libya, as we saw there, at the tripoli airport, and we saw reaction from the white house. it is our lightning rounds, and we are back with the panel. steve? >> we thought once we were nice to everyone, they would listen to us, and they asked for house arrest of this man and did not get it. libya is scheduled to take over the presidency of the u.n. general assembly next week. the obama administration should fight them and made them in a public fight. >> i cannot agree more with what robert gibbs had to say. i do not know why people would have i herewith the united states. w

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tququq n . sean: and we continue now with our great, great american panel. the congressman from atlanta, one of the few democrats who actually did not run away from his constituents and said this about me and fox news. >> i watch fox news. i go on fox news every time they invite me. you have got juan williams on fox news. sean hannity. sean hannity started right here in atlanta. i was on his show. i have been on all of their shows. sean: he is invited back all of the time. that is one congressman who did not go into hiding because he was afraid of facing his constituents. >> to goç out and "g grass-roos citizens, stay at home moms, senior citizens, who are concerned about $500 and unspecified medicare cuts and losing their health insurance, and they were called un-american and evil -- to go and take concerned citizens. they have paid the ultimate price and board the ultimate freedom that we can speak of freely. -- borne the ultimate freedom that we can speak freely. >> i gives got cred

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . bret: election workers in afghanistan are counting million of votes cast in today's election. the voting came off despite warnings of taliban interference. correspondent greg palkot has the story from kabul. >> it's election day in afghanistan. folks here are deciding whether president karzai will get a second term in office. there are crowds early at the school turned polling station in eastern kabul. young people -- >> this is an historic day for me. >> old people -- >> this is a good day for afghan people and a good chance for democracy for afghan people. >> and most strikingly, women showing up without the burqa, which the taliban used to make them wear. >> i'm very happy and feeling very good, says this young woman. i'm able to come and vote for our president. >> this election was conducted under the threat of taliban violence, however, prompting a major afghan-led security effort. over ler 70 attacks have been reported throughout the country, leaving 26 civilians

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . we have a winner! yes! bret: new news around the world, a truck bomb exploded in pakistan, and 7 people died including thee children. police say the driver of that truck was handed a package marked "medicine," which later exploded. an accident at russia he's largest hydroelectric plant has left at least ten workers dead. the blast at the facility in southern siberia was triggered when a transformer exploded during repair work. an engine room flooded, trapping dozens of people. as many as 65 people are still missing. in china, outraged parents have stormed an industrial facility that is allegedly responsible for making hundreds of children sick. correspondent amy kellogg has the story. >> this lead and sink plant was closed last week and attacked by people who blamed it for the lead poisoning of four out of every five children in two northwest chinese villages. many of the children were so ill, they have been hospitalized. in 2004, 100 families near the plant were reloc

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . bill: back of the book segment tonight, we are tweaking the great american culture quiz a bit turning it into the great american news quiz. factor audience smartest audience in the country. every tuesday we will put together five questions. steve doocy and -- hud could is playing for -- lives in st. louis. like in on the action. go to bill o'reilly.com. ok. the great american news quiz. hillary clinton lashed out at a student when her translater botched a question. >> wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. [inaudible] you ask my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channelling my husband. bill: ok. where was secretary clinton? bill: huddy breaks into the lead who doocy who covered the story had no idea where she was. question number two. rod blagojevich everybody's favorite sang an elvis presley song at a chicago party. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, ready. ♪ ♪ when i walk through that door ♪ baby be po

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tuquq n . sean: if you want to see what government-run health care system looks like, look no further than countries like canada or great britain, they have in place so-called universal health care and the results are not pretty. joining us now is european member of parliament in studio for the first time, we usually have you from britain. what time is it when you're doing this? 3:00 in the morning? >> it's about 3:00 in the morning. sean: thank you for being here. you really have become quite a phenomenon among the conservative movement in this country because you constantly frame the debate as america, you are our friend, you are our brother, you are our ally, please don't go down this wrong road on health care. you feel that passionately about it. why? >> because i'm a friend of this doesn't -- this country and i wish it well and we're an important ally and what's bad for america is bad for britain and the free world. at a time when the american state is expanding so much because of

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . bret: first time jobless claims rose by about 4,000 from last week, with the number of people remaining on the rolls falling from 6.4 million to 6.2 million. retails sales fell by a tenth of a a percent in july. stocks were up again. the dow rose 36 1/2. the s&p 500 gained under 7. the nasdaq picked up 10 2/3. new numbers on the h1n1 flu are out friday. 6,000 hospitalized cases with 436 deaths in the u.s. and its territories. as children an teenagers return to school, plans are being made about what to do in the event of a major outbreak. correspondent marianne silber has that story from dunn woody, georgia. school is back in session. administrators at this georgia elementary want to keep it that way. they are taking steps now to stop the spread of h1n1 before it forces an unscheduled spring break. >> we are training all the principals to encourage students to wash their hands. we have also installed sanitizers over the summer in every one of our facilities. >> walk do

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tququq n . bill: did you see that? we have two interesting videos to show you this evening. the first one is a protest of senator barbara boxer who has alienated some americans with her elitist posture. >> why has it been delayed? >> ma'am, the -- >> do me a favor. could you say senator instead of ma'am? it's just a thing. i worked so hard to get that title. i appreciate it. thank you. >> yes, senator. bill: about 100 people showed up to senator boxer's book signing in california to basically demean her. >> throw barbara out! >> barbara must go! barbara must go! bill: with us now, fox news.com courtney friehl and fox news anchor jane skinner. ok. malicious those demonstrators or just giving voice to their disenchantment? >> i wouldn't say they are malicious. they are not as bad as some we have seen at the town halls. it depends on who you believe. they will say that barbara boxer doesn't give us a lot of time. we call her office. she doesn't allow us to come in and talk to her personall

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . shepard: brand-new from the massacre at virginia tech, a year and a half before the gunman went on that shooting rampage across the campus, seung-hui cho told therapists he wasn't having any suicidal or homicidal thoughts. that's what we're learning from the mental health records which were only recently found at the home of the former director of the school's counseling center. the records have just been released. we're told they contain no obvious warning signs that schow would eventually carry out the worst mass shooting in u.s. history back in april of 2007, killing 32 students and faculty members before killing himself. we're tracking h1n1. you should know by now. and government officials are now calling on u.s. businesses to help curb the spread of that virus with specific guidelines for employers across the nation. for example, they are encouraging flexible sick leave policies so employees can easily stay home if they have flu symptoms. james rosen is following

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tuquq n . >>> why did people have to ruin the portrait of that nice squirrel? phoebe anne mosey. sharpshooter anny oakley. whose aim was so precise while entertaining royalty she shot the ash off the cigarette of the german prince wilhelm. if she missed hitting him in the ash and somewhere else she may have prevented the first world war. at wrigley field, chicago. the chicago cubs chairman apologized to the center field for this incident. bottom of the fifth inning last night, a ball hit to deep center, victorino retreated to the warning track and as the ball reached his glove, a fan chucked a beer on his head. right there. victorino made the play but security fingered the wrong guy and ejected the wrong guy. if you look again, it was not the cubs fan, cubs jersey. the guy in the white shirt a few seats down and who tossed his cold one and dpass an assault charge and this man seen in "the chicago tribune" graphic has, after a few hours as a fugitive, today turned himself in to the polic

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t ququq n . >>> couple of quick comments coming in from you as we set up the next block. in fact, i think we can somehow marry them together. hawkeye watching us once again. man, she loves this show, that hawkeye. "i agree with you it is dangerous. weren't we warned about these kind of crazy people?" well, yes, we were. and the next one, talk being those guys has set that whole thing up there. the man they interviewed. "viper militia? wow. what gave that up? only thing that guy was missing on him from getting shot was a man dress." interesting you would use the term man dress. when we come back, a man dress. yep. we're going to show you what one looks like as a police officer suddenly found out. what a story. >>> my co-workers love when i say las photos del dias, so it's time for the "las fotos del dia," so let me take you north of havana. a reporter in cuba is trying to do a serious interview with a resident, asking why the cuban economy isn't working. now, we're going to watch this to

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tuq n . >> bill: dumbest things of the week. i'm a simple man. i like the concept because it is simple. here now to present the massively dumb radio host faith sally and fox news correspondent julia cuddy. you select add hillary clinton situation but not what she said, what secretary of state clinton said. but what was said about her trip to africa? roll the tape. >> she had done 22 speeches and five interviews and she was exhausted and clearly some would say having a bad hair day. so not an easy day for hillary clinton. >> think of it from the human point of view. she is in her second week. she is hot. she is feeling fat. she had this horrible business where she suddenly lost it a bit over the whole bill thing. bill: she is hot and philly fat? >> how does she know she is filling fat? everybody is saying hillary clinton they go immediately for the female things. angry at bill because is he having a party in las vegas and she is jealous or prime minister or she is -- pms. why does it go

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t n . >>> we're going to work through this first story together. we don't quite know what to make of it. the list of contestants for "dancing with the stars" was released yesterday. among the contestants, the hammer. former house majority leader tom delay. >> m.c. hammer. >> no, not m.c. hammer. i wish. that would be more entertaining. we'll have tom delay dancing with people like melissa hart. "dancing with the stars" begins next month. >> i'd love to hear the strategy session that led to this decision. that's what i'd love to hear. is it just like i have no place to go but here or what? >> maybe soften the image? >> i've been on the front lines of "dancing with the stars" with our mutual friend tucker carlson. i traveled with him when he was there. i think the majority leader should know there's a lot of spray tanning, hair products and very snug clothes. kinds of onesies sewn together and heels. >> i don't know how that place in sugarland. >> the onesie is where you got me. >> onesie

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a ttson. our next guest literally goes into the lion's den for a living. he spent six months alone deep in the african brush getting dangerously close to a rogue pride of lions for the new series "into the pride." his task was to teach the pride to calm down and accept humans. >> i have to get everything right this wary mother would be super protective of her cubs. convincing her i wasn't a threat was going to be a challenge. there would be no second chances around cleopatra. if i scared her too bad before earning her trust, my shot at connecting with the pride's queen and her cubs would be lost. >> joining me on the set, predator expert and host of "into the pride" dave salmany. >> thanks. >> why did you do this? was this just another tv show or a larger conversation you were trying to spark? >> this was a a passion project for me. these lions were marked for destruction. they are what they call problem lions because of the situation that humanity put them in. there is no spaces in afric

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a twith susan. seems to me secretary of state clinton went to africa and spent 12 days in some unpleasant countries. countries at war, countries that pose danger to her as visitor. talked about blood diamonds. talked about women's rights which are not honored in the world many places. she got no credit for it. all she got is the cheap shot because of what she got when she lost it a bit with that question from that kid, what she thought was a question about her husband's thinking, not hers. what do you make of all of this? >> i'm sure it was very frustrating for her. it was a long trip focused on issues that americans and american diplomats often don't pay that much attention to, in places like congo. but it is true that it was -- her husband was getting a lot more attention in north korea, and one incident at a news conference sort of is the thing that the public will -- the information the public got about the trip that she made. i'm sure that's disappointing. >> you know i was just over

r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tuq n . progressive. call or click today. >>> president obama is taking his fam eel to yellowstone park to see old faithful, isn't that nice? meanwhile, hillary clinton returns from overseas to see old unfaithful. >> as a guy that knocks these guys for continuing to tell george bush jokes, i mean, my god, if you're bill clinton, you're thinking, come on. >> but then, again, you made such a clown of yourself in that department. >> maybe conan knows something we don't know. this very day, the 11th anniversary of the day that bill clinton went on national television on primetime and admitted -- >> now, that's going too far. >> you're celebrating the 11th anniversary -- >> 1998. >> let it be, let it be. let it be, let it be. >> let it go. >> move on. >> chief political correspondent for politico. he has a look at the playbook. happy anniversary to you, mike. >> happy monday to you, willie. we're publishing up our gerald ford humor around here. let's get to an exclusive story in the playbook

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a ts. ququq n . >>> president obama has been explaining his health care plan to senior citizens and said he would not pull the plug on grandma. that's what he said. i will not pull -- that's what he said. you're applauding that, yeah. oh, good. that's good. no, obama said i will not pull the plug on grandma, yeah. and then an awkward moment when grandpa stood up and booed. >> all right. here with us now executive editor of politico jim vandehei. >> good morning, guys. how are you? >> doing great. let's talk about words and the ones president obama is using in speeches. i know you dispatched your team of researchers. tell us what you found. >> we analyzed every public appearance and every public speech obama has given and tried to figure out what words does he use the most because rhetoric matters so much to the mourn pred si. you would think this is a president not a wartime president because he barely ever talks about iraq, afghanistan, iran, or terrorism. in fact, he's used the word hea

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tials in michigan touring possible sites to house guantanamo detainees. what's going on? >> take it from there and bring it here. rumors swirling for weeks that the obama administration has been considering a prison to hold terror suspects. now officials are confirming to nbc news that representatives from the defense and justice departments are, in fact, in the state touring several sites. they visited a facility believed to be in must keegan yesterday. a prison has been shuttered but public pressure to keep it open, one of the state's biggest employers. the state is hit hard by unemployment. it's just to gather information. no decision on where to move the 229 prisoners at gitmo has been made yet. military prison at fort leavenworth, kansas is being considered. either way the clock is ticking because president obama promised to close the prison camp in cuba by january 2010. >>> the mayor of standish, michigan. mayor, welcome to the program. what do you think about this? >> first of al

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a tcks. ququq n . . . >>> i was on my way home from work last night and on my way to work this morning was this rick patino story that is grabbing the attention of so many americans. if you don't know, here it is. one of the best-known basketball coaches in the country, but should the university of louisville coach get a pass on what is being described as a salacious scandal that he is now involved in. i was going to say embroiled in. both. the married father of five said he had sex with a woman at a restaurant right there in public at a restaurant or in the open, we should say. but it happened six years ago. the woman apparently got pregnant, he has paid her $3, 0 $3,000. now, she is facing trial for allegedly trying to extort $10 million from him. she has pleaded not guilty. university officials say they were surprised to hear the story, but they haven't made any decisions on what they're going to do next about rick patino. best had-selling author and best-dressed man in america. why is

r. ask your doctor about symptom relief with nasonex. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n . >>> myth, under a government plan, critical health care decision will be made by so-called death panels. fact, in reality, critical health care decisions will be made by an all-star panel, including jack klugman, mittcy russell and the hilarious charles nelson riley. health care match game '09, check your local listings. >> nipsey. i'd leave my health care in the hands of nipsey. i trust nipsey russell. >> i still trust him. that's the thing. >> i don't mean to make a joke. >> you're bringing us down, seriously. stop bringing us down. let's be lifted up. you know who else brings us down? never. chief "politico" with a look at the morning playbook, mike allen, mike. >> up with people, baby. >> up with people. >> mike allen and nipsey russell? >> what was that? >> that was the impersonation. last night, barney frank, dartmouth, massachusetts, holding a town hall meeting. a woman comes up a

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r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t ♪ everybody was town hall fighting ♪ >> good song, classic. with us chief political correspondent for politico, mike allen. he has a look for us at the "morning playbook." good morning, mike. >> good morning, willie. >> were you out shouting at your congress person at a town hall yesterday, mike? be honest. >> we spend a lot of time shouting at the tv here at politico. >> good enough. >> but never at "morning joe." >> of course not. it's a good show. >> or "way too early," 5:30 a.m. you're doing a great job. >> your check's in the mail. apparently we have a new name to add to the list of contenders, one we hadn't thought about. >> contenders, rick santorum is joining the parade to iowa. it has been a long parade, huckabee, jindal, pataki, ensign. they say they're going to build the party, senator santorum going october 21st -- october 1st, to do a right-to-life group. but if you're republican, if you're even semiwell known, the easiest way to get a headline is to go to iowa. >> if you

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