and lost the focus on jobs. negative polling by and large has been that they are taking rights and aren t paying attention to jobs. that in a nutshell is i think why they are so grossly unpopular unbelievably quickly which normally doesn t happen for a new executive. in ohio, we don t have a recall process, but voters can decide whether they accept this law. there will be petitions after the governor signs the bill, after he signs it into law, the recall, this referendum likely will take place in november, and that s when i think you re going to see a different direction in the country. they ve governed by ideology, they ve not governed practically discussing jobs and they re going to pay for it. i wonder about that i guess direct political utility of sothg kerereumha yoderi.
that he is alive and may be imprisoned in southwest asia. it remains unclear who is holding robert levinson, but the man s family said they are tremendously encouraged by the break in the case. iran also ways denied about hav information about levinson, but the u.s. is asking for the country s help in the matter. let s look at the markets now as we get up in your business this morning. hi, rebecca. we did see a strong close yesterday in the states. the nasdaq was up by 1.8% by the end of the session. it looks like we should add a few more points on today s gains as we get up and trading today. jobs. lots of focus on jobs. yesterday we heard that the jobless claims last week fell by 20,000, the lowest in more than two and a half years. while that bodes well for the big jobs number we re getting later today, that february
jobs and the economy. that s what they said they were going to do when they were elected. we spent the first couple weeks of the session trying to trying to repeal the health reform. and now the abortion issue. and then there was another bill related to the u.n. and it just seems like they are trying to do everything but focus on jobs. and, you know, i just don t understand it because that s all my constituents are worried about is what we are going to do to improve the economy. shannon: how about the g.o.p. response saying they can multitask. these are concerns their constituents wanted to hear about as well. can they juggle all those things effectively? i don t see any emphasis or any bills coming up. i mean, they have been in the majority now for a month. i don t see any bills coming up relating to job creation. now, you know, one thing i heard today was, well, if we cut spending, that that s going to create jobs. but, again, i don t see how cutting spending creates jobs. a lo
as two of the city s men and women were laid to rest, thousands gathering at memorial services for officer roger castillo, and detective amanda hayworth, 117 officers murdered in 09, 162 last year, in 2011. and, analysts say the recent spike in cop killings may be the start of a devastating year. 20 minutes before the hour, mark it on your calendar, we crossed the threshold, declaring the unofficial start of the 2012 race for the white house! james rosen on it, live in d.c. on that, james, good morning, parts of the president s speech, did that kick off the election campaign last night? what say you. reporter: undeniably, the focus on jobs, investment, education, phrases and concepts that appeal to swing voters, clear signals, the president and his advisors are keying on the next election cycle and mr. obama is headed out on the road, one of the battleground states, ten electoral votes central in all presidential
is another story. i know the republicans want to say, we were coming into office. i think what certainly happened is the obama administration has taken a definitive turn or step toward the center when it comes to competitiveness, when it comes to growth, and when it comes to a focus on jobs. yes, failure is an orphan, steve. what can the president reporter: i was going to use a tougher word, but we want to keep my job. it s early. what can the president say tonight that can could ace positive or negative reaction from the markets tomorrow? reporter: i think the markets have heard what they re going to hear, appointment of mr. dally to the chief of staff position, the appointment of jeff immel from g.e. what we re seeing is that the obama administration may be easing back on some of the tough rhetoric when it comes to business and that s what the markets want to hear. there is a big question, thomas, which i cannot figure out yet. is the market giving business credit for the h