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to the next stage in the debate. that s a significant setback. it is not entirely a surprise. this has been an issue that has been brewing since december. and as you have reported, and we ve talked about before, they were looking for ways to try to pay for this and they tried to go for something they thought would attract republican support. now, some democrats, especially house democrats like leader nancy pelosi, said this is an emergency kind of measure to help people who are out of work, and it need not be paid for, meaning finding cuts elsewhere. harry reid has tried to take a different tact to say let s see if we can pull along some republican support, and initially there was some. but one of the issues is not directly related to the unemployment insurance, but the ongoing tug of war between leadership in the senate over the rules. republicans want the ability to put forward their own amendments to come up with their own ideas to adjust legislation, not only on this topic, but oth
security to a ponzi scheme. will his performance in his first presidential debate come back to haunt him? the chilling words of the lead high-jacker of 9/11. while the attacks were in progress. stand by for unforgettable audio, some of it never heard before. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. president obama certainly knows full well what he and the american people have at stake this evening. there will be an urgency in his voice when the president goes before a joint session of congress less than two hours from now. we re getting late word that the jobs package he ll unveil is bigger than many of the initial reports suggested. let s get some of the details from our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. jessica, what are you learning? reporter: the democrat familiar with the president s plan tells me this package is now worth more than $400 billion. i m told this package targets a number of different groups. first let s take a look at it. for al
will pass comes from the fact that the leadership of both houses all support this thing. also there is a trueism inherent in this plan. for a good compromise to be acceptable there has to be something in it that everybody hates. and there is a lot to hate from both side. for democrats it s the prospect of tremendous cuts to medicare. for the republicans the prospect of tremendous cuts to defense spending. bill: these trigger cuts. how will they work with 6 months? reporter: it s dependent on this congressional commission which will take place. 12 members of congress. who will be tasked with finding cuts over the next year. if they cannot come to agreement, that s when these