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Said we couldnt do.ç >> welcome back to "hardball." well, barack obamas victory right here in iowa back in 2008 proved the critical moment for his campaign, and in 2012, even though hes unopposed here, the obama re-election team is charging hard here in iowa. theyve opened up eight campaign offices around this state. more than any of the republicans have, and on tuesday night, the president plans to address democratic iowa caucus-goers via video link. why is the obama campaign putting so much ...

But anyhow -- so that just tells you manage. the other part of the mud comes from a different -- its in a sense, the reverse side of what you tried to tell all of us in 07-08. obama cant get re-elected in a clean, honest, campaign. chicago politicians say, okay, kidestroy my opponent with whatever it takes and win. or i can be a good citizen and lose. i pick destroy my opponent. they are not raising $1 billion with the power of the white house in order to run positive ads. >> sean: coming up nex...

But anyhow -- so that just tells you manage. the other part of the mud comes from a different -- its in a sense, the reverse side of what you tried to tell all of us in 07-08. obama cant get re-elected in a clean, honest, campaign. chicago politicians say, okay, kidestroy my opponent with whatever it takes and win. or i can be a good citizen and lose. i pick destroy my opponent. they are not raising $1 billion with the power of the white house in order to run positive ads. >> sean: coming up nex...

Proved the critical moment for his campaign, and in 2012, even though hes unopposed here, the obama re-election team is charging hard here in iowa. theyve opened up eight campaign offices around this state. more than any of the republicans have, and on tuesday night, the president plans to address democratic iowa caucus-goers via video link. why is the obama campaign putting so much emphasis on the ohio ground game and can they reignite the grassroots support that powered them to victory in 08? ...

People succeeded in bringing newt down harsh attack ads like these. look at this ad. >> has more baggage. gingrich cashed in. as speaker, he even supported taxpayer funding of some abortions. he supports amnesty for illegal immigrants and teamed with nancy pelosi and al gore on global warming. gingrich was fined $300,000 by a republican congress for ethics violation. the gingrich record, 30 years in washington flip flopping on issues. >> now, perry, when you come and look at the graph, december ...

Poll is coming out saturday, right? >> right. >> what time? >> 7:00 p.m.. >> the whole world will know whos going to win, right? >> its going to predict it. up next, weve got the most revealing moment of the presidential race so far. the one that said more about the candidates than they ever intended. this is very fun, coming up here. very fun. "hardball" from java joes in des moines, only on msnbc. are you for romney? >> yes. >> tell me why? >> i was for him the last time. >> do you think h...

much more from and about the hawkeye caucuses later this hour. sears holdings is out with a partial list of the sears and k-mart stores it plans to close. earlier this week sears said it would close between 100 and 120 stores as a result of poor holiday sales. the firm has released a list of 79 that will be closed nationwide. sears said in a statement that it could not say how many jobs will be cut or when the stores will be closed. sears holdings has more than 4,000 stores in the u....

With the grio. perry, whats the emphasis being put in -- explain it, and why is obama making such an effort here in iowa when he has he has no opponent? >> this is a big state for the election, of course, a swing state. bush won in 04, obama won in 08. hes had a year to be attacked over and over again by nine different people. so to hold iowa, he needs to get out and get out there early. remember, rahm emanuel was here a few weeks ago, giving obamas argument for him. >> let me ask you about this...

Ever come together around a common purpose. but on this january night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldnt do. >> welcome back to "hardball." well, barack obamas victory right here in iowa back in 2008 proved the critical moment for his campaign, i believe, and in 2012, even though hes unopposed here, the obama re-election team is charging hard here in iowa. theyve opened up eight campaign offices around this state. and on tuesday night, the presiden...

fire. government officials tell the french press agency the blast happened in a compound of warehouses but it was not caused by a bomb. the report says more than 95 people have been injured, many of them firemen. a final tribute to their fallen leader. ♪ north koreans took part in a memorial service for kim jong il who died nearly two weeks ago. they observed three minutes of silence for the former leader and pledged support for the new leader, kim jong-un. whats expected to be a...