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Surprising results of the straw poll here is our steve centanni. >> it might give some indication of the strengths and weaknesses of the possible contenders. mit romney already the frontrunner and came in second in the 08 republican primary in new hampshire. here is the way the poll stocked up. romney at 38% stops the list. number two with 11% is texas congressman ron paul who amassed a following during his run. tim pawlenty with 8%. alaskas sarah palin 7% of the vote followed by minnesota repre...

What will you exact as a promise in order for your members to vote to increase the debt ceiling. >> let me be clear. republicans are not going to vote for this increase in debt limit unless there are serious spending cuts and reforms. >> like what? >> that is just the way it is. so we have talked a lot about bringing spending levels down to 08 levels. weve talked about things that we can do to make sure that off into the future this kind of spending doesnt continue. when i went back and told you...

Surprising results of the straw poll here is our steve centanni. >> it might give some indication of the strengths and weaknesses of the possible contenders. mit romney already the frontrunner and came in second in the 08 republican primary in new hampshire. here is the way the poll stocked up. romney at 38% stops the list. number two with 11% is texas congressman ron paul who amassed a following during his run. tim pawlenty with 8%. alaskas sarah palin 7% of the vote followed by minnesota repre...

Did indiana governor mitch daniels and former arkansas governor and 08 candidate mike huckabee. former new york mayor rudy giuliani 2% and donald trump with 1%. messina is currently the dep any white house chief of staff. a familiar face at the white house briefing podium robert gibbs will be moving to the presidents campaign as an outside consultant. and senior presidential advisor david axel rod is moving to the chicago on based campaign operation. geraldo. >> geraldo: we wok frank to give us ...

Might entail. the doctors here say theyre still in the discovery stage of the recovery process. but they say theyre amazed and surprised in this discovery stage. >> gregg: boy, so astounding to watch this unfold. mike, thanks very much. >> heather: a possible sneak peek of who will top the gop ticket in 2012. the results of the new hampshire republican straw poll are in and mitt romney is the big winner. steve centanni is following the developments in washington and joins us with more. >> hi. mi...

Happened before. we lost tremendous talent in our caucus, and im concerned about that. well be back. as we look forward, well be back. >> well, you need a net gain in 2012 of 25 seats, and youll be back in the majority. >> well, we want 30 on 30 in 05 in 08. but lets look forward. >> lets look forward. will you be the speaker of the house again? >> lets wish the republicans well. if they can solve problems for the american people, we salute them, extend a hand as a willing partner to do so. job ...

Straw poll only gives a preliminary indication of their strength and weaknesses potentially. so here is a look at the top vote getters in todays straw poll. romney tops the list of would be candidates who came in with 5% or more of the vote. he has 35%. number two, 11%, texas congressman ron paul, who amosed a loyal following, especially on the internet during his run for the white house in 08. number three is former minnesota governor tim pawlenty with 8%. sarah palin got 7% of the vote. follow...

Presidential bid. number three is former minnesota governor tim pawlenty with 8%. alaskas sarah palin got 7% of the vote. followed by minnesota representative michelle bachman and south carolina senator jim demint, both with 5%. some high profile political figures did not score so well with those new hampshire republicans in this straw poll. newt gingrich getting only 3%, as did indiana governor mitch daniels, and former arkansas governor and 08 candidate, mike huckabee. former new york mayor ru...

He campaigned not only for the republican in the race, he did so as one of the most shrill voices against the democratic party in that entire campaign. that 08 edition of joe lieberman was a political republican and an economic and national security neocon. but then last year joe lieberman took a leading role in the effort to repeal dont ask, dont tell. he was instrumental in getting that repeal through the senate. delighting most liberals with that legislative result and simultaneously robbing ...

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