seven of those ten donate to republicans. correct. the other three that remain of the top ten. unions. they all donate to democrats and are all unions. right. bust the unions, it is over. to pretend it is about a fiscal crisis in the state of wisconsin is mullç arch ee. another moment of clarity from shepherd smith from fox news on the campaign politics steering the situation in wisconsin. republicans reinforced smith s point when they released this ad attacking the man they refuse to refer to as president. barack obama is preparing a billion campaign. with his record, he ll spend every penny. families are struggling. state budgets have run dry, and the federal debt is skyrocketing. but obama and the union bosses are standing in the way of economic reform, intimidating taxpayers, leaving classrooms empty. they made this mess, let s clean it up.
those filing for jobless benefit us jumped to a three-month high. it s partly because temporary jobs from stimulus dollars and census fund having run dry. a new jobs report out tomorrow will give a better indication of where the labor force stands. in pakistan, 3 million people have been affected by monsoon rains and flooding there. as many as 1,500 have died. secretary of state hillary clinton has appealed for aid. she says that helping pakistan is essential to building u.s. ties there. it s the worst flooding the country has seen in some 70 years. and we could be just an hour or so away from a senate vote to confirm elena kagan to the supreme court. three days of floor debate coming to an end with essenti essentially no suspense about the outcome. kagan will be the fourth woman justice on the supreme court ever. we turn to our mission possible now. wanted to tell you about the young lady who is known as the knuckle princess. she stands a towering 5 1 .
amid healthcare and tax cuts and everything else, lawmakers failed to set aside money for the future. that bill comes due this weekend. the government runs out of money saturday. today with the clock ticking, a spending plan emerged in the senate is not just for basics but with the extras in the form of thousands of maligned earmark requests. that could lead to a protracted battle. this is exactly the kind of mischief that the american people are sick of. reporter: absent intervention, funding for the federal government run dry, the house passed $1.1 trillion continuing resolution designed forever basic government functions through september 30st, 2011. a complicated battle in the senate. harry reid opted instead of a bare bones cr similar to the