you stuck your neck on the line and said i m against this stupid ass war, and that s why he s president. not because he was careful. gillian? i couldn t agree more. basically, if the president wants to come out now with a clear plan to build confidence, it would actually give him in breathing space to possibly even spend a bit more in terms of stimulus. and the key thing to understand is that america has been given an extraordinary free pass right now. because everyone is panic being the eurozone, bond deals on the american market have plunged to very, very low levels. so there isn t the pressure right now to act in terms of what the markets are saying. but if people sit on their hands forever, a big crunch is going to come at some point. so there really needs to be some medium term plan. jon meacham, does the president have anything to turn on the dime now? because you almost get a sense that over the past six months, nine months, the obama team s been lulled into a false sens
a complex near harasta. explosions could be heard. syrian activists say more than 9 # people have been killed in protests over the past two days. cnn cannot confirm these reports. hamid karzai has summoned 2,000 leaders and elders to kabul for a meeting. the grand council session will discuss the country s future peace plans and its relations with the united states. mr. karzai will also announce the next areas where afghan troops will take control from nato forces. italy could begin to see its new government take shape in just a few hours when the prime minister-designate mario monti is expected to lay out his cabinet choices. his first order of business, working to cut italy s massive debt. those are the top stories. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m nien that dos santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. welcome. these are our top stories wednesday, november the 16th. and caution remains the watch word among
new this morning, the penn state board says it s outraged and planning to investigate the allegations of child sex abuse involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky. meantime, students are showing their support for head coach joe paterno. developing a short time ago, italian prime minister silvio berlusconi says he will not take part in the next election. and it was one of the most watched votes around the country. in the end mississippi voters said no to the personhood initiative. good morning, it is wednesday, november 9th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello joining you live from new york. herman cain and his rivals for the republican nomination lock horns tonight in a debate in michigan. one thing cain probably will count on, more questions about the sexual harassment allegations that have engulfed his campaign since the story first broke more than a week ago. cain held a nationally televised news conference yesterday once again denying all of t
jessica, what do you know about the president s plans for next month? after labor day he ll reveal a jobs proposal that will have specifics in the way his critics have been calling for. according to my sources it will be actual legislation. that s real detail. i m told the package will be new initiatives and not a rehash of the policies we ve been hearing him promoting recently like patent reform or infrastructure bank. my sources say there will be proposals in three main categories. targeted tax cuts. another big one for the white house is new infrastructure investment and then long-term help for the unemployed. i should point out this is all being worked out right now. it will continue to be hashed out over the president s vacation. the president is meeting with his top economic advisers tomorrow. i m told it will come up there. republican leaders issued warning shots saying this package should not include any new spending. the president says it will. sounds like we shoul
he s going to unveil a jobs proposal that my sources tell me will have specifics in a way his critics have been calling for. so according to my sources it will be actual legislation. that is real detail. until the package will be new initiatives not a rehash of the policies we ve been hearing him promoting recently like patent reform or an infrastructure bank. my sources say there ll be proposals in three main categories, targeted tax cuts, another big one for the white house is new infrastructure investment, and then long-term help for the unemployed. i should point out this is all being worked out right now. it will continue to be hashed out over the president s vacation. the president is meeting with his top economic advisors tomorrow. i ll told it will come up there. already some republican leaders have issued warning shots saying this package should not include any new spending. the president says it will. sounds like we should brace for a fight. so david gather begin,