now john boehner after that comment yesterday he walked back. he took the hard line on not raising taxes at all on anyone including the wealthy. nancy pelosi was here last night talking to the president, i m told. we are working this issue very hard, alex, as you re probably aware, trying to figure out the state of play here. there isn t much movement here. there wasn t a lot of information to share. everyone in washington that s close to this es being very cagey. the president is actually out golfing right now. i m told john boehner the speaker has stayed in town this weekend, somewhat unusual for him. but as far as we can see, no movement, alex. okay. mike, now don t go too far. you re coming back as one of our esteemed guests in today s big panel. about 1:45. you re going to get all the hard questions. it s all coming your way. we ll see you in a bit. thank you. the fiscal cliff is not just a concern for americans as my next guest learned on a recent trade mission to china where
attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi on september 11th and killed four americans including ambassador chris stephens. according to an e judicial source the man is identified as being in his late 30s. he is known to egyptian intelligence officials for his connections in the past with extremist groups in egypt and libya and his connections with groups in afghanistan and iraq. after the country s revolution he managed to escape from a prison where he was being held. it was shortly afterwards he emerged on this scene for egyptian intelligence officials who say he began trading in arms between libya into egypt and then ultimately onto gaza. right now there s no indication what role he may have played precisely in the attack on the u.s. consulate. he is being held in egyptian custody. there were some conflicting reports as to when he was actually detained. some suggested he was arrested on friday morning. there were other reports suggesting he had been arrested several weeks ag
ratings on the eu s four biggest budget backers, germany, france, oous and netherlands which make up 45% of the budget. back in the united states, the new york attorney general is investigating whether private equity firms have abused tax strategy in order to cut hundreds of millions from their tax bills. eric schneiderman wants documents that reveal whether they converted certain fgt fees into investments which are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary xhk. economy. schneiderman is looking to see if he s trying to embarrass bain. andrew, right now, i ll send it over to you. fascinating story. hope we talk about that in a little bit. corporate headlines this morning. valiant pharmaceuticals is buying metacis for $24 a share. a 39% premium. the deal boosting valiant skin care offering and adds botox to it s portfolio. oracle is launching an appeal on five-year long court case against s.a.p. last month they agreed to pay oracle $306 million over copyright infringement allegat
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