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MYB: Unemployment and your vote
Poppy Harlow looks at how important the unemployment issue is for potential voters.
MYB: Rents on rise, home prices down
Poppy Harlow looks at housing costs across the US, and reports showing rent rates are rising while home prices are down.
Romney calls health care mandate a 'tax,' contradicting a top aide – Paul Steinhauser looks at how voters could view the change
(CNN) – Mitt Romney said the federal health care reform mandate constitutes a "tax" Wednesday, contradicting the way a senior adviser to his campaign characterized his position earlier this week.
But the similar individual mandate and fee he signed into law when governor of Massachusetts is not a tax, he said in a separate interview, citing the Supreme Court's decision last Thursday.
Of the federal law, Romney told CNN's Dana Bash and Shawna Shepherd, "Supreme Court is the final word, right? The highest court in the land? They said it's a tax didn't they?"
"So it's a tax, of course, if that's what they say it is," he continued.
This morning on "Early Start," Paul Steinhauser looks at how voters could view Mitt Romney's clarification.
What's trending for July 5th, 2012
Officer jams with guys in woods, web prank may send Pitbull to Alaska & a first glimpse of Naomi Watts as Princess Diana.
Fireworks fail: San Diego show goes bust
San Diego's "Big Bay Boom" fireworks show went off in under 60 seconds after a glitch set them all off at the same time.
President Obama's 'Betting on America' bus tour ready to roll
President Obama's "Betting on America" bus tour starts today and is heading for the Rust Belt. It kicks off with four campaign stops in Ohio today, then on to Pennsylvania for an appearance in Pittsburgh, aka "The Steel City" tomorrow.
This morning on "Early Start," Brianna Keilar previews the bus tour, explaining how President Obama will emphasize how the economic stimulus and the auto bailouts worked to shore up the economy. Keilar also details how the Romney campaign will work to counter his economic message.
'Science Guy' Bill Nye says Higgs Boson discovery unlocks a secret to the universe, says we're a step closer to knowing where we came from
They call it the "God particle." It's a subatomic particle known in the scientific community as the Higgs Boson, which could be the key to understanding how the universe was formed.
Just a few hours ago in Geneva, scientists from the European Center for Particle Physics made a stunning announcement that this tiny particle, whose existence has been nothing more than a theory, could in fact be real.
This morning on "Early Start," Bill Nye "The Science Guy" explains what the Higgs Boson particle is, and why its discovery is so important.
"It may mean we would be able to unlock limitless energy, let me just put it that way," Nye says of the monumental discovery. "It may be we would understand the next secret of the universe. That we would know - we would be another step closer to knowing where we came from. We'd be another step closer to understanding the universe itself, which is ultimately quite a mystery to us."
MYB: Strong June auto sales boost markets
Poppy Harlow on the improving auto industry sales and what it means for the overall economy.
VIDEO: W. Va. town on water conservation alert – Lewisburg Mayor John Manchester on extent of crisis
Lewisburg, W. Va. Mayor John Manchester on the race to restore power to residents as a food and water shortage grows.
MYB: Fmr Barclays CEO Bob Diamond faces grilling
Poppy Harlow on fmr. Barclays CEO Bob Diamond's questioning in U.K. after the company was accused of rate fixing.
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