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Higher for him, and so there is a very strong likelihood that he could under perform there which would be very bad for him going into south carolina and onto florida. the second big problem that he faces right now is that i think we saw from last nights speech, newt gingrich is an angry man, and i think he is devoted to derailing mitt romney, and i think that -- weve already seen it with that ad that was out today in new hampshire. i think we are going to see a lot of very fierce ads from newt g...

Hampshire, you know, those expectations couldnt be any higher for him, and so there is a very strong likelihood that he could under perform there which would be very bad for him going into south carolina and onto florida. the second big problem that he faces right now is that i think we saw from last nights speech, newt gingrich is an angry man, and i think he is devoted to derailing mitt romney, and i think that -- weve already seen it with that ad that was out today in new hampshire. i think w...

What? every single time, it doesnt work!. it didnt work then. it wont work now. its not a plan to create jobs. its not a plan to lower our deficit. >> reporter: july was the 29th straight month of job creation but the 42 san diego which unemployment is over 8%. no postwar president has been reelected with unemployment that high. jenna: a lot to consider today, wendell. thank you. jon: unsettling new information emerging from the battle to control syria. look at new amateur video from damascus re...

Numbers. with the election 95 days a way the economy is a big issue and todays jobs numbers offer something for both campaigns, more or less. jon: more or less. jenna: more or less, right? the president can point to more than 160,000 jobs added in july. that is the best showing in five months. if youre watching the trend the question is, is this the start of a good one? but governor romney can point to stubbornly high unemployment rate as a sign the president has the country on the wrong track. ...

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Live from both the president and governor romney. you will see it here on "happening now.". but first right now brand new stories and breaking news. jon: violence and chaos across syria with new concerns that al qaeda fighters are infiltrating rebel forces. if the regime falls, who takes over after assad? the worst drought in decades pushing prices up at grocery stores nationwide. one way to keep costs under control. plus one u.s. city takes action releasing a training video teaching people ho...

Massachusetts. medicare is a federal program, not a state program. i mean, its almost incredible that he even said something like that. jon: juan williams is a fox news political analyst. lets talk about this with him. juan, the governor may want to act like the presumed frontrunner, the guy who has the nomination wrapped up, but in states like minnesota, the polls show hes got a real race on his hands. >> absolutely jon. in fact, the polls indicate that rick santorum is in the lead in minnesota...