Unemployment reaches 10.2 percent — do we need a bigger stimulus? What do the GOP victories in Virginia and New Jersey mean for both parties? Will the House’s historic health care bill pass, and, if so, why wait till 2013 to implement it? Plus, in the aftermath of the Fort Hood tragedy, “Left, Right & Center” regulars Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley, Arianna Huffington and Matt Miller on this week’s show discuss the shooter’s Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with post-traumatic stress disorder. –KA

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