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. - ( blows raspberries ) - ( laughing ) robert shapiro: we created legalzoom to help you take care ofour will in minutes. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. sean: now, two years ago we told you about an unknown reverend from the south side of chicago by the name of jeremiah wright. that was long before his now-famous rants were made public. it says commitment to the black community, to the black family, adherence to the black work ethic. it goes on, aquirppede skills pledge to the black community. strengthening the black institutions. pledging to all instuges that have embraced the black value system. reverend, if every time we said black if it was a church and those words were "white," wouldn't -- wouldn't we call that church racist? that was march 2007. we also told you about the unrepentant terrorist bill ayers before he became a household name. >> i'm not talking to fox news but i'm happy to talk to -- >> can you clarify one thing for me? >> i don't think so. i don't think so. sean: over the past few months we have sounded at larm by the white house's green jobs czar, v

. - ( blows raspberries ) - ( laughing ) robert shapiro: we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. all of us, all at once together are going to yell, you lie! you all -- it's going to be funny. >> mcconnell, what the heck! we were all going to do it. and then you didn't do it. >> i know, i'm sorry about that, joe. we foregot you went to the bathroom. >> it was all a plot and joe wilson got hung out to dry. anyway, continuing with mark and ann, professor lamont hill and ann coulter. in the issue of race, let's talk about race now. carter, who has said some things that are very controversial including the comparing israel to apartheid but he has not been that vocal on many, many issues. bill cosby is the darling of the conservatives in many ways and now they say that institutionalized racism is factor in the huge upswell against popular barack obama. what do you say? >> the headlines i saw in what cosby say, maybe you can play the tape. it was nothing close to

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robert shapiro: we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> merkel secured a victory in germany's general election. merkel's conservatives clinched a mar majority with the free democrats who are her partner of choice. the result of merkel's unwieldly rivals the social democrats. the result is expected to put europe's largest economy on a more pro-business course. >> translator: we have achieved something great. we have managed to achieve our election aim of a stable majority in germany for a new government consisting of cducsu and fdp and that is good. >> right. well, for more on this, we're joined by sylvia reporting from berlin. so it appears on the surface, the bouquets of flowers, the grand victory speeches, but enormous amount of work to be done. there are such cross winds in terms of what they can do and what their aspirations are still. >> reporter: yes, absolutely. first off, let's not forget one thing. a victory for ange

robert shapiro: we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams.o to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> i'm bertha coombs watching for new signs of stabilization in the housing market. >>> i'm mary thompson, this is what i'll be watching for on tuesday. walgreens expected to report earnings of 39 cents a share. high unemployment is expected to impact sales of its general merchandise. nike reports after the bell. analysts see profits falling to 97 cents a share on slower sales. >>> finally today, president obama is going for the gold. he's throwing his support behind chicago's bid to host the 2016 olympic games. the president confirmed he will be in copenhagen later this week to make a final push to the international olympic committee. aside from his home town, the other cities include rio de janeiro, tokyo and madrid. leaders from those country will be in the danish alcohcapital o monday. in my exclusive conversation last week, rio's president told me why they would win the

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robert shapiro: we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams.our side. >>> but the old ways that led to this crisis cannot stand. to the extent some have so readily returned to them underscores the need for change and change now. history cannot be allowed to repeat itself. >> but the question now is how to reform wall street? how to prevent history from repeating itself? the president's plan calls for sweeping reforms, hitting roadblocks now at every turn. joining us now live, the u.s. economics editor for the economist and washington post columnist steven pearlstein. steve, what do you draw from the president's remarks? how is he trying to thread the needle with wall street, avoiding too heavy a hand but enough regulation so this can't happen again? >> i think the delicate balance was being critical of the way they do business, at the same time saying, you have to change the way you do business. he didn't want to come off as a scold. he will need their help in getting this stuff passed. so far they have been quietly opposing this little section

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robert shapiro: we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> welcome back to "street signs". oil prices up nearly $4, $70 a barrel. a report from the energy department showed a surprise drop in gasoline supplies and also the dollar declined helping oil prices. add to that the fact that oil had been so depressed over the past week or so, we're seeing a nice little short sweep here toward the end of the session going into the close, and also we are looking at oil prices that are right smack in the middle of the range they've been in for the last three months. what continues to support prices -- more tensions with iran. we had those talks in geneva starting tomorrow between iran and mayor world powers, including the u.s. that could help sustain prices here in the $70 range. >>> sharon, don't go anywhere. we just wanted to add anderson armstrong into the conversation from tradition energy. you heard potentially iran could say somethin

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