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i thought this is why i became a doctor. in that moment i also remembered my grandmother, who inspired me to become an eye surgeon. she spent hours with me as a kid. we would sort through the coin collection looking for wheat pennies and as the vision became impaired, it was my responsibility and went with my grandmother to the open that will monthlyologist and when she received the sad news mac lar degeneration had done harm to her eyes. it made me want to become an eye surgeon and make a difference in people s lives. i ve been fortunate and able to enjoy the american dream. i worry that the opportunity and hope are slipping away for our sons and daughters, as i watch our once great economy collapse under mounting spending and debt, what kind of america will
american people and don t raise tax on them right now. now is not the time to slam on the brakes. now is the time to step on the gas. now is the time to keep growing the economy, to keep creating jobs, to keep giving working americans the boost that they need. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin with more on the president s bush. you don t add an event unless you see moment dlul. reporter: they want to beat that drum every day. they see this as a win for the president. the pay roll tax cut issue. on the merits and the politics. on the specifics, the president s argument is that if republicans don t stepped the cut, tax increase on regular americans, $1,000 more they ll see taken out have their paychecks. and then therefore, it is inconsistent with the republicans pledge not to raise taxes. the white house believes it would be hurtful politically for republicans and democrats if people s taxes go up next year. and so on the politics of it, it is a win-win fo
embassy in afghanistan in kabul. two dead, one an american citizen. monitoring the situation from our bureau in abu dhabi. an apparent breach of security inside a heavily guarded complex in kabul. what do we know about it. reporter: bear in mind where this was. this was a part of the u.s. embassy compound and annex will many are working. one of the employees started shooting in various directions. he was later shot dead. his victims appeared to have been one u.s. citizen, also an embassy employee and another one injured, not life threatening and subsequently moved to hospital. has we don t know is why this happened. could it have been some kind of taliban plot? unclear. investigations are ongoing. or a personal dispute. how did this afghan get through security and carry this out? many questions but certainly a significant breach of security right in the heart of kabul s most secure area, ali. it s not the first time. we saw this attack a little while ago. hats going on wi