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Republicans know the better the economy, the worse it is for them this november. plus, giving newt the boot. rick santorum has been saying it all week and said it again today. its quitting time for newt gingrich. what santorum needs, of course s what mitt romney fears. an unobstructed race between the two. also, voter i.d. laws are being passed, allegedly to stop voter fraud. are those new rules really to make voting harder? now for tonights off the waller. sarah palin says the problem with bara...

Left with no place to go but to oppose the very things that they suggested 15 years ago, that doesnt look like strength to me. >> the early 90s were 15 years ago. a lot of facts have changed. people are relooking at things. the bottom line is, the american people turned everything in washington over to the democratic party in the 08 elections. >> and 2010. >> and they didnt do what they were supposed to do, address jobs and the economy. >> but that congress is now -- >> thats why theyre going to...

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We got 1.6 million signatures in 08, when gas prices were up to $4. if we started there, we would be inside the window you are notice describing. natural gas production has gone up 11% since 2008. the price has crashed, from $7.97 a unit, down to under $3. from 2008 to today, its crashed. if you had exactly the same pattern in oil that you had in natural gas, you would be paying $1.13 a gallon. i am not projecting that. i am not saying you can get there, but thats the direct parallel in the unit...

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Comes to a close. again, lincoln brown. thank you, sir, i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> absolutely. i want to take everybody back to the markets now as weve been talking about watching the dow jones hovering right under 13,000. we havent seen the dow this close or this high since may of 08. thats before the financial crisis really brought this country to its knees. were watching that for you and a whole lot more. back after this. follow the wings.

Eight votes, so steve, i go to that when you say that the number tonight is going to matter if one of them inches out another. after iowa where everybody discovered 08, you cant discover or jump to the conclusion that something is more important than something, because no one can jump to the conclusion that something important has happened if one of them technically has a few more votes counted than other. >> well, lawrence, it is eight votes, it is eight votes and you get into the couple thousa...

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>> shepard: another sign its about to cost a lot more to fill up. oil prices closing in on $101 a barrel. the analysts are blaming the continued economic crisis in europe, along with increasing tension between iran and the west. of course, the price of oil helps determine what we pay at the pump, obviously. and economists warn that gas could cost $4 a gallon on average by summer. we havent seen an average like that since the summer of 08. the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is ...

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