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>> well, some of the sounds today, you saw louisiana senator mary landrieu on the senate floor, saying that the federal government is trimming back. take a look at what the debt added in the last year, and the nation, roughly $38,000 a second. we told you that is added to the national debt in last year. $38,000 a second. michael ramirez has a cartoon, a cartoonist that looks back and take a good long look at this. if you like pie charts this is an actual pie chart of the 2007 federal budget agai...

is breaking news, the senate voting on the buffet rule and failing tonight. mostly along party lines. senate democrats called for a vote on the so-called buffett rule today. it is one of the presidents election year priorities. it calls for people who earn a million dollars in adjusted gross income to pay a minimum tax rate of 30%. now, the left-leaning group moveon.org was quick to jump into the debate. target number one for them, mitt romney. >> when the wealthiest 1% pay a fair tax ...

colombia. >> we let the boss down because nobody is talking about what went on in colombia other than this incident. >> that is true. the secret service now yanking security clearances for several agents accused of bringing prostitutes to a hotel before the president arrived. a new fallout from the scandal ahead. >> and a new legal move by george zimmermans attorney. trayvon martins accused killer asking for a different judge. plus, new concerns for zimmermans safety. and watch out. ...

and good evening, everyone. im erin burnett outfront tonight. is breaking news, the senate voting on the buffet rule and failing tonight. mostly along party lines. senate democrats called for a vote on the so-called buffett rule today. it is one of the presidents election year priorities. it calls for people who earn a million dollars in adjusted gross income to pay a minimum tax rate of 30%. now, the left-leaning group moveon.org was quick to jump into the debate. target number one fo...

im candidate crowley, and youre in "the situation room." just coming in, a new snapshot capturing the big picture, a cnn lorcp poll shows support for president obama up slightly from last month 67 this new poll shows a five-point lead over romney, though still within a sampling error. the same poll shows a seven-point lead for the president over rick santorum. that is up only slightly from january. we want to bring in cnns chief analyst gloria borger. so i look at this and think mayb...

he was dubbed osama bin ladens right-hand man in europe and had been in jail since 2005. the european court on human rights stopped britain from deporting him to his native jordan because of concerns he would be tortured. a british judge says unless the government manages to deport him in the next three months, the bail conditions may be lifted. whitney houstons body has been flown to new jersey on a private jet for a funeral service later this week. a gold hearst believed to be carr...

Tower. identify her d.n.a. in a tiny bone fragment found just after the attacks. tragically she was not even supposed to be in new york that day. she had been in italy planning her upcoming wedding when she decided to return home a week early. >> president obama said he wanted to cut the deficit in half in four years. it looks like thats not happening. is he now forecasting a 901 billion-dollar deficit for next year. the president will pitch his plan to congress tomorrow. many of the elements co...

finally, what the dickens was going on in the british government this week? ill explain. first, heres my take. if youre trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist whos been writing trenchant essays in the nations leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heartbeat of democracy. this author writes, noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia. he describes the...

now to the other big story were following today, the death of singer whitney houston. were learning more about the circumstances surrounding her death and were getting reaction from her family as well. that in a moment. but first, to the investigation, cnns casey wians is following all the developments, joining us now live from los angeles. what can you tell us? >> it looks like it may be quite a while before we actually get any results as to what actually killed whitney houston. accor...

keep us posted throughout the afternoon. the battle for election delegates kicking into high gear today in the state of maine. republican voters have been kaw cu -- caucusing there for weeks and tonight we find out the winner. lets go to shannon travis where mitt romney and ron paul are campaigning today. so whats the feeling as to how these caucuses just might turn out? >> yeah, i mean the feeling about how they might turn out, ron paul seems to have a bit of an edge there. you reme...