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are we possibly headed into further stagnation? >> well, you know, the political strategist side of things ive never had to look so much at politics to figure out where the economy was going. i tell you, its like watching the keystone cops. its gotten ridiculous. going forward we do have momentum carrying us into 2012. thats the good news. we hope we dont lose it because of political ineptitude. thats what would kill it. we have a lot of icebergs ahead. we hope politicians are better a...

>> is it weird to think if i wanted to i could throw you over the edge. >> the kardashian divorce cost the united states its aaa rating but we still had our heroes. richard simmons keeping us safe in the skies. >> the captain says lets kick butt! >> meatloaf keeping gary busey honest. >> im the last person in the [ bleep ] world you ever [ bleep ] want to [ bleep ] with. >> and miss arkansas throwing her voice competitively. miss arkansas reminded us all of american exceptionalism as china began...

im erin burnett and "outfront" tonight, rejection and dysfunction. the house today rejecting the senates plan to extend the payroll tax cut. now, that means that your taxes are going to go up somewhere between $700 and $2,300 next year unless, ooh, the big unless an all new congressional committee and it is an all new committee comes to the agreement by the years end. president obamas approval ratings are up as congress falls on this, and he seized the moment today. >> but now, even th...

to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate r.s and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. were hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? >> right, its a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, it has the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, which deals with physician reimbursements under medicare. and then it also has...

"outfront" tonight, breaking news on what matters to all americans watching tonight. the payroll tax. democrats and republicans have been fighting for weeks over how to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate rs and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. were hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? >> right, its a two-month extension, erin. it has unemp...

mitt romney is picking up a significant endorsement in south carolina today. one that could help boost his standing with tea party republicans who continue to question his conservative credentials. romney now has the backing of governor nikki hailey, who herself was propelled into office with tea party support. can she convince those same tea party voters to back mitt romney? joe johns is joining us now. this is a huge day for mitt romney. tell us what we know. >> mitt romney continued...

over and out. the u.s. military lowers the flag in baghdad. the final u.s. troops leaving iraq with pride. and putting a fragile nation in the rear view mirror. >> breaking news for your paycheck. big compromise on capitol hill that could put $1,000 or more back into your paycheck next year. occupy gingrich. newt gets heckled by wall street protesters. they get it back on this "american morning." good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 15. welcome to "american morning." go...

someone into the country. the group allegedly planned to forge travel documents for gadhafi and his family. saeed gadhafis lawyers deny these allegations. it is the latest conviction under the kingdoms strict laws against defaming the highly revered monarchy. two child trafficking rings in china have been busted by police after a six-month investigation. 178 children were rescued in the nationwide operation and 608 people arrested. chinese police say it is the biggest achievement s...

Country. they need to get real, the republicans here, and not simply wrap their arms around the very wealthy, many of whom say themselves, were willing to participate. so the republicans need to participate and get off of the ideological bent that has essentially tied up this place. >> congressman sandy levin from michigan, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you so much. coming up next, the rise and fall of herman cain. what it means, but first, amanda drury has the cnbc martin wrap. >> s...

a sign of better times ahead or just, i dont know, one feel good day for investors? >> it is a very big feel-good day. 490 points. we were talking about this yesterday morning. we havent seen a big move like that in 2 1/2 years but we have concerns here and as i pointed out to you yesterday, that was a defensive move by the world central banks to make sure that the oxygen is still flowing to the european financial system and to the capital markets. so, because of big danger signals ove...