admit is from the church losing the moral authority. in rome, greg burke, fox news. chris: a family values advocate in the u.s. is telling people to stop giving money to the republican party. remember when everyone was worried about the h1n1 flu? we ll tell you what happened to all that vaccine.
secretary napolitano, the statement continucontinued, ha full confidence in acting as the administrator gale rossides and her dedicated team s ability to fulfill t.s.a. s important mission. but others claim they suffer over clash in turf and resources and that they can t make forward-leaning move to meet today s threats. we had a terrible incident in moscow. there had been concern for some time that t.s.a. needs a broader initiative to secure america s subway systems. without a permanent leader, something large with far-reaching implications isn t going to be taken on. the obama administration has not yet named the third nominee, but many analysts believe to avoid another fiasco, it should come from within the ranks of the t.s.a. itself. in washington, james rosen, fox news. chris: president obama promised to be tougher on lobbyists here in washington. we ll see how that s working out. tough time for the catholic church prompts an unusual counterpunch to the old gray
it s a new product as well. the ne to pe to ced bct excite plowple. vehicles have never been older than they are. people have to make a ickecision, at some poin. y do i rallonighr my vehicle or buy a new vehicle? regardless, this month nexu5ers may indicate a more confident consumer and that could be good news for the eet e pn ne to yoarl,to kerry fox news. chris: construction spending fell by 1.3% in he pebruary v thabis the lowest level since november of 2002. but the manxtacturering sector expanded in march at the strongest pace since july of 2004. stosince the dow gnighned 70.5. the s&p 500 finished ahead 8 2/3. nasdaq was up 4 2/din later in the t brow, correspondent ashvid lee miller looks at how one southern city is dealing with the recession. the rallowellican party may have some money woes, if one conserare otive leader gets his way. that s ahead on the grapevine. up next, pirates start a fight with the
stimulus, the takeover of auto and sweetheart deal union got, takeover of student loan that was never debated and the big one, the takeover of healthcare. if democrats think the small improvements that people will see on healthcare, the children having protection against preexisting conditions is going to help them, i think it s not. the bigger issue is debt that new entitlement will bring on. that is the big issue. if the republicans make coherent case, they have to win big. can i go back to something stan greenberg said? chris: no, you may not. we re out of time for this segment. but keep that thought. you can find out more about election year politics on the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. next up, the catholic church is under attack facing new allegation of abuse. we ll discuss that in a moment.
since the downturn, 62,000 jobs went away. the region 12.8 january unemployment rate is at a 20-year high. the local economist says the $653 million in federal stimulus money distributed locally helped prevent a bad situation from getting worse but cautions money from washington is not the cure. critics argue stimulus funding is economic band aid for a badly hurting community. the company is now planning a $100 million expansion. and the addition of nearly 300 new jobs. in charlotte, north carolina, david lee miller, fox news. chris: one industry that is doing fine these days is the lobbying business. that is despite promises from