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Bachmann will announce decision on presidential bid by 'early summer'
Under the looming threat of a government shutdown, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was one of six GOP members of the House to vote against a two-week extension on the budget last week.
Congress must now agree on a budget by March 18 or once again risk a shutdown. But, Rep. Bachmann says she will only support a budget proposal that defunds Obamacare and Planned Parenthood. So, would she be willing again to let the government shutdown?
And, will Rep. Bachmann join the 2012 race for the White House? Kiran Chetry talks to Rep. Bachmann in an exclusive American Morning interview.
Bowles and Simpson: U.S. must tackle big ticket items to balance budget
By 2020, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will make up about 94 cents for every dollar spent.
Former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senator from Wyoming Alan Simpson chair the President's Deficit Commission and say the U.S. must cut into the big ticket items to balance the budget. Bowles and Simpson speak to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about their plan.
2012 race takes shape as possible presidential hopefuls visit Iowa
While no one has officially entered the 2012 race yet, six potential presidential hopefuls will be in Iowa Monday in an attempt to gain the support of future caucus-goers.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, businessman Herman Cain, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer will all be in the Hawkeye State Monday, where the caucus is less than a year away. CNN Senior Political Analyst Ed Rollins and CNN Contributor John Avlon talk to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about the budding 2012 race and the possible presidential hopefuls.
Are Congressional hearings putting Islam on trial?
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) will be holding Congressional hearings on the threat of home-grown terrorism Thursday.
Rep. King, the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, says the threat needs to be investigated but there are many Americans who disagree; 500 protesters gathered in New York's Times Square Sunday in opposition to the hearings.
T.J. Holmes talks to Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, the President of the American lslamic Forum for Democracy, who will be testifying at Thursday's hearings and Eboo Patel, the Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core, who says the hearings are dividing Americans.
Gov. Walker proposes budget cuts as stalemate continues
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) proposed a two-year budget Tuesday, which would cut more than $1 billion in aid to schools and local governments.
Democrats still remain out-of-state, however, protesting Gov. Walker's proposal to strip union workers of certain collective bargaining rights, postponing any vote. State Senators Jon Erpenbach (D), who remains in Chicago, and Glenn Grothman (R) talk to CNN's Ali Velshi about the latest out of Wisconsin.
Obama meets with governors, talks health care
President Obama met with the nation's governors at the White House Monday.
At the meeting, the president defended his calls for increased spending on education, roads and research and offered a challenge to the governors on the subject of health care. Obama told the governors he would allow states to create their own health care systems as long as two requirements are met: the states' plans must cover as many people as Obama's plan, and states must do so at the same or lower cost.
Governors Rick Scott (R-FL) and Martin O'Malley (D-MD) were in attendance Monday and talk to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about health care, as well as the labor union protests across the country.
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