for all those that are already dancing in the end zone and celebrating, this is what s happening everywhere i go. i think we ll have the senate and have a chance to win the house because i believe the democrats including the base starting to come back. polls almost always tighten up in the final weeks before an election. but in this climate, democrats are happy to find any port in the storm. today, 23 days to the election, two key strategists in the battle for the house, democrat chris van hollen and republican, kevin mccarthy. then, measuring the mood of the electorate with democratic pollster, celinda lake, and republican pollster, chris ayers. then the continuing terror alert with cia general director michael hayden. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. the struggling economy dominates the minds of voters this november, and nothing speaks to the heart of the economy like the jobless rate. 95,000 jobs were lost in september, worse than expected, lea
pakistan because it is in our interests to ensure an economically and politically stable pakistan does not provide a sanctuary for al qaeda and other terrorist organizations. the reports in recent days that elements of the pakistani intelligence service may have been aiding our enemies is nothing new to those of us who have been following this issue and is not a reason to abandon our many friends in pakistan who are struggling to modernize their economy, their political system and their military. the security forces of pakistan are steadily taking on a taliban-backed insurgency, taking direction action against those who threaten pakistan security and stability, including military operations in the federally administered tribal areas and the northwest frontier province. mr. chairman, i m concerned that using the war powers act to call for the removal of u.s. combat forces which do not exist will only serve to inflame pakistan s sensibilities and do nothing to strengthen the pa
. welcome back to morning joe. time to talk about what we learned today. so much. willie, what did you learn. i learned by watching the marriage ref that mika does not wear socks. i didn t know that about. you thank you. she said she doesn t have time to wear socks. another thing. all right. what did you learn today? i m trying to segue to my mother. that s tough. monday, big party in washington. family trees, the third wonderful sculpture exhibition. you ll be there too. yes. very good. katzen center. it s way too early, what time is it? it s morning joe. have a great weekend. follow the money. what have raids in four states turned up in the times square bomb case? how big is it? new fears that the government and bp have wildly underestimated the size of that oil spill. it s friday, may 14th, 2010. i m chuck todd. i m savannah guthrie. let s get right to the run down. we ll start in the gulf again today. we have had the containment
i do think the visuals of having joe biden and the president say this is our person matter a little bit, but i think that if if president makes up his mind and wants to get a head start on this, not knowing what, for example, going on to the gulf complications there, does it push the timeline back. if he thinks tomorrow is the right day, then tomorrow it s going to be. it s a committee of one. thanks very much. and up next, senator dianne feinstein, chair of the committee on the times square bomb investigation. this is andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. [ woman ] nine iron, it s almost tee-time. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze.
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