if you were opposing the questions, what would you ask? if you were posing the questions. the numbers are on the screen to call. the newspapers have stories on the debates. candy crowley is one of three moderator s. jim lehrer at the university. and bob schieffer of cbs with the final presidential debate that will take place in mid october. the vice-presidential debate will be moderated by martha raddatz. let s look at the schedule, october 3, october 16, october 22, for the presidential debates. october 11 for the vice- presidential debate. if you were moderating, what question would you ask? you can also join us on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. or join us on our twitter page. meanwhile, susan page this morning with news of the morning after much speculation, chris christie confirmed as the keynote speaker at the republican national convention which will take place in late august in tampa, florida. she writes and there s this headline from the des moines regis
energy is front and center in the presidential race today. we ve been watching as mitt romney and president obama trade long distance jabs that accuse their opponent of keeping the country from developing all of its potential energy resources. romney drove home his point during a stop in ohio s coal country today. our national political correspondent, jim acosta, is following romney s bus tour. he s joining us now live. what happened today, jim? reporter: wolf, move over medicare, there are other wars of words breaking out right and left over energy. and something joe biden said earlier today. i see how he s been waging war on coal. reporter: mining for votes in eastern ohio, mitt romney accused president obama of leaving coal in the dust in favor of green energy. when romney took his hammer to vice president biden, he had the coal miners standing behind him fuming. his vice president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? [ audience booing
first from fox in new york city, controversial national security leaks, and last night the commander of special ops for the defense department said the leaks have to stop. the admiral never speaks publicly, especially on topics part of washington politics. he is credited with organizing and executing the special ops raid that led to the death of osama bin laden. the national security leaks could affect the security of his troops. this video streaming is not perfect quality. we need to do the best we can. sooner or later it will cost people their lives or cost us our national security. shepard: yesterday, a bill was approved to crackdown on the leaks putting restrictions on which members of the intelligence committee can talk to the media. two u.s. attorneys are investigating how the sensitive information made its way to newspaper articles about cyber attacks on iran and the would be underwear bomber. this week the former massachusetts governor romney accused president ob
provide to sudan for george w. bush and accused him of leaking to new york times reporter who wrote book about mr. obama s foreign policy. carney said williamson based the claim on rumors. that same person called russia the soviet union multiple occasions and he called governor romney governor reagan and could not accurately or intelligently or coherently state a foreign policy difference between this president and the governor. reporter: the admiral who led the bin laden raid says that both the white house and capitol hill are taking the leaks very, very seriously and says they need to because the leak could cost lives. shepard: thank you from the white house. the labor department is reporting a steep drop in the number of americans applying for jobless benefits, down by 35,000 last week for 353,000. that is a new or nearly a now year lower but temperature factors could cause the dramatic ups and downs we have seen recently. and now to gerri, anchor of the willis rep
questions continue over representative jesse jackson s medical condition, as well as congressional leaders commenting on what if anything he needs to disclose. we want to get your opinion. our phone lines are open. you can also join the conversation on our twitter page or send us an email. the question on members personal health, how much should you know? 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-737-0002 if you re a republican. you have a line for independents, 202-826-0205. a couple of stories related to this, first from the chicago sun-times, former representative, now the mayor of chicago, rheaume emanuel, weighing in on all of this, saying don t rush jackson s return to congress. he added his voice, writes the sun-times for those representing privacy for an ailment most recently described as a mood disorder, and then poking fun at congress, why should he get back to work, congress does no work. the last time i checked, they had their second repeal of the bill, why rush? the s