At Wednesday's CNBC Republican presidential debate in Rochester, Mich., Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he would eliminate three federal agencies. After mentioning the Department of Commerce and the Department of Education, he is unable to remember the third.

DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) talks to NBC News' Andrea Mitchell about Democrats and Obama wanting to get people back to work and Andrea Mitchell: The NBC/WSJ poll is all upside down. Only 44% approve, 51% disapprove. Schultz: "Well, we're not focused on poll. I mean, we're a year away from an election. The president is fo

The audience at CNBC's economic debate applauded and cheered on Herman Cain after he once again made it clear that the sexual harassment accusations against him are untrue and unfounded. As Cain was being asked about his character and alleged sexual encounters with several women the audience booed at Maria Bartiromo, one of tonight's moderators. Tr

Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), in an exclusive interview with Sean Hannity, says that not only are Democrats rejecting offers put on the table, but now they won't even continue to negotiate and have "walked away from the table -- refusing to talk to the Republicans." Paul warns the American people that this is all about Obama's reelection, and

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) says President Obama's continued use of the executive order "brings the modern presidency dangerously close to an elective dictatorship." "That is arrogant," Paul said of Obama frequently using the executive order function as of late. "It is flaunting the Constitution and the whole principle of how we’re supposed to operat

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) gets furious with a few constituents that continue to blame banks and the free market for the mess that we are in. Walsh says the entity that is causing economic problems right now is the government. "And it's not the private market place that created this mess. What created this mess is your government, which has demanded

This ad from the conservative Crossroads GPS organization shows clips of President Obama and former President Clinton disagreeing on taxes. In the clips, Clinton says taxes should not be raised, while Obama advocates for higher taxes.

Jon Stewart interviewed Former President Bill Clinton about his new book on last night's edition of "The Daily Show." Clinton was being his normal jovial self, however when Jon Stewart made a slight about Herman Cain and the alleged sexual indiscretions he has had. Clinton was not asked once about Herman Cain and sexual harassment, the elephant

NBC's Chuck Todd says he is "fascinated" to see if the Republican presidential candidates understand and can explain the debt crisis in Europe at tonight's CNBC debate in Rochester, Michigan. Todd says moderators John Harwood and Maria Bartiromo will "force" the contenders to show they comprehend the situation rather than use talking points at a de

Rep. Jim McDermott, (D-Washington) tells MSNBC that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republicans "are willing to sacrifice the health of our economy to have political advantage." Transcript below: Chris Jansing, MSNBC: "Let me ask to you respond to that because we've heard that from a lot of Republicans, that they're doing their job ov

Fmr. Gov. and DNC Chair Howard Dean (D-Vermont) says Republicans are "completely and totally out of touch" with the nation. Dean cites Wall Street, the rich and public-sector unions. Dean first used the "out of touch" phrase while talking about the Republican stance on Obamacare and self-reliance. "Look, Republicans really are out of touch. I

On Wednesday's "Today" show, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" David Gregory says there is no "Grand Wizard" right now in the GOP to "force" Cain out of the primary. Transcript below: Ann Curry, NBC News: "He's not stepping down, continuing to suck the air out of the narrative the Republican party really wants to tell. Does the party now wish he wo

Bill O'Reilly and Charles Krauthammer talk about the presidential campaign and how Herman Cain fared in his press conference on Tuesday.

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Rachel Maddow runs through election results from across the country including ballot proposals in Ohio, Mississippi and Maine. She discusses, at length, the result of the Ohio referendum on collective bargaining for public employees.

Bill O'Reilly says it is far too early to comment on the accusations made against Herman Cain.

“Countdown” contributor Markos Moulitsas critiques the press conference Herman Cain held to explain the sexual harassment charges against him. Comparing Cain’s handling of this scandal to Obama’s response to the Rev. Wright situation in 2007, Moulitsas says, “The way [Obama] responded to it with his race speech was presidential mat

Newt Gingrich appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" to discuss his campaign and Mitt Romney among other relevant topics. At one point during the interview, Piers Morgan tells Newt what kind of candidate he is and what he will be seen as. For example, Piers Morgan tells Newt the "reality of politics" is that you're going to try to be the "anti