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Years of tax returns. i mean, hes swimming up against stream on this. >> most people want to see more tax returns? >> absolutely. independent voters want full disclosure. they want to know what happens when the market went south in 08 and 09, theres a chance maybe he didnt pay any tax. how would that fly with the american people? >> i dont think, though, the majority of people are going to vote based on how many years of tax returns he releases, and i think, in essence, when they go into that vo...

>> a new cnn poll shows 67% of independent voters think romney should release more than two years of tax returns. i mean, hes swimming up against stream on this. >> most people want to see more tax returns? >> absolutely. independent voters want full disclosure. they want to know what happened when the market went south in 08 and 09, theres a chance maybe he didnt pay any tax. how would that fly with the american people? >> i dont think, though, the majority of people are going to vote based on ...

killing three soldiers in the countrys southern helmand province. >> cnns chris lawrence is live from the pentagon. what are your sources telling you about this attack this morning? >> well, john, they say they are still trying to figure out whether this was actually a true afghan police officer or someone just wearing the uniform. although the taliban is claiming that this was an actual afghan policeman who lured these three soldiers to his residence or to a party and had planned to k...

56-43. in the latest gallup tracking, issued at 1:00 this afternoon, president obama is leading among women by 8, 50-42. so he is wing women this, time around. but by 50% less than last time around. and he is running to even worse among men than last time, so the races in todays tracking, 47-46. look, if you go inside these numbers, yes, the democrat will win the womens vote, but how much isnt republican will win the mens vote. but by how much? if you are looking at the womens vote, younger, sin...

This is obama saying the very same thing inuent 08. >> you know what we have been doing for the last 8 years has not worked. thats the essence of this election. are we going to keep doing the same things we have been doing, the same policies and the same politics, or are we going to decide that we are going to do something different? when you are talking to your friends and your neighbors and they are saying, i dont know, its still early. i am waiting for the olympics and then ill pay attention ...

56-43. in the latest gallup tracking, issued at 1:00 this afternoon, president obama is leading among women by 8, 50-42. so he is wing women this, time around. but by 50% less than last time around. and he is running to even worse among men than last time, so the races in todays tracking, 47-46. look, if you go inside these numbers, yes, the democrat will win the womens vote, but how much isnt republican will win the mens vote. but by how much? if you are looking at the womens vote, younger, sin...

Its a marketing tool. thats clearly what it is. theres no validity to it. we never had issues with it. the main purpose behind it is to make sure that what happened in 08 never happens again. and if that includes keeping voters from voting, keeping voters from registering. thats what the gop-led government in florida is going to do. >> now, you said in your deposition that political consultants and staff were talking about voter suppression and keeping blacks from voting. they were talking about...

This is obama saying the very same thing inuent 08. >> you know what we have been doing for the last 8 years has not worked. thats the essence of this election. are we going to keep doing the same things we have been doing, the same policies and the same politics, or are we going to decide that we are going to do something different? when you are talking to your friends and your neighbors and they are saying, i dont know, its still early. i am waiting for the olympics and then ill pay attention ...

We will get to see the so-called blade runner and take it to another level in terms of those running. >> they decided they could participate and run in the 9th lane. it was a great decision. i was very excited. >> will you cry at the sight? >> i was very sad for him the fact that he wasnt going to be able to run. it was through no fault of their own. now they have reck fied the situation. >> i cried when iraqis werent going to be able to go in the 08 olympics because of a technical error. when i...

Meetings where it was discussed of how to make sure what happened in 2008 when president obama brought out the college age voters, the minority voters, never happened again. and, you know, the republican party believes that minority voters in general are not ever going to vote republican. so discussions centers around how do we make sure that what happened in 08 never happens again. and part of those discussions dealt with changing the election laws in florida. and how to ensure that the republi...