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good evening. im erin burnett. and "outfront" tonight, the middle east on the verge. countries across the region from iran to libya on high alert reacting to the highest tension there in decades and all eyes are on the united states. what will america do? the big story tonight is a massacre in syria. the death toll mounting as the government cracks down on protesters, demanding al assad step down. 74 people died today, many in the western city of homs. >> were not animals. were human b...

iran to libya on high alert reacting to the highest tension there in decades and all eyes are on the united states. what will america do? the big story tonight is a massacre in syria. the death toll mounting tonight as the government cracks down on protesters, demanding president bashar al assad step down. 74 people died today, many in the western city of homs. >> were not animals. were human beings. were asking for help. asking for your help. if you dont help, they will kill millions....

Basic philosophical difference that divides newt and some of his colleagues. back when newt was trying to hold clintons feet to the fire, and newt got a lot of criticism, and a lot of people said if we would have held out longer clinton would have caved, and bob dole went to the floor and said enough was enough, and thats the philosophical different, and all the other overkill, bringing members of congress and putting them in the gingrich rallies and causing disruptions and things like that is w...

And then he unleashes his attack machine. and thats what happened in iowa and what is happening in florida, and spending millions -- i think they spent $16 million in television ads alone in florida. >> but, this is moderate politics? >> well, its being bad when the shoe is on the other foot, and gingrich does something that they dont like. he out spent -- this goes to electability, too. he out spent gingrich in south carolina, and that was not enough. and he is out spending him in 5-1 in florid...

Be helping the republican party itself, can it? >> first of all, you know we go through this every year. >> sorry. i dont recall the president of accusing hillary clinton of the things that newt is saying about mitt romney. >> it was pretty nasty. i dont agree with what hes doing. i think hes probably hurting himself. i think hes doing damage to himself. it seems to be something that mitt romney is surviving. the voters are sophisticated enough to know theres more to this. now we have more repor...

It obviously is not newt gingrich or ron paul. its a whole new construct of some kind that the republicans really havent put together yet. >> i think howards on to something here. the real problem is that we baby boomers are secret juveniles. >> there you go. >> joe klein and howard fineman, thanks guys. sarah palin urged the republican candidates to participate in the donald trump debate and so, of course, the other two republican candidates immediately dropped out of that debate. well have a...

Generation has run its course and there is probably a new one waiting in the wings. it obviously is not newt gingrich or ron paul. its a whole new construct of some kind that the republicans really havent put together yet. >> i think howards on to something here. the real problem is that we baby boomers are secret juveniles. >> there you go. >> joe klein and howard fineman, thanks guys. sarah palin urged the republican candidates to participate in the donald trump debate and so, of course, the...

Ten days after the harassment allegations were brought to life. more than $2 million in cash. dont forget, taxpayers, by the way, are also kicking in money into the cain campaign. his secret service detail is paid for by you and me. none of this hurt cains candidacy. his supporters wouldnt hear of it. >> in recent days, we have learned that four different women have accused you of inappropriate behavior. here were focusing on character and on judgment. youve been a ceo. >> yes. >> well, the righ...

25% of those funds came in the ten days after the harassment allegations were brought to life. more than $2 million in cash. dont forget, taxpayers, by the way, are also kicking in money into the cain campaign. his secret service detail is paid for by you and me. none of this hurt cains candidacy. his supporters wouldnt hear of it. >> in recent days, we have learned that four different women have accused you of inappropriate behavior. here were focusing on character and on judgment. youve been a...

A 99%ers changed the atmosphere somewhat. you see that eric cantor, even eric cantor felt obliged to prepare some sort of speech about inequality. he didnt actually deliver it he was afraid because it was going to be public. but actually to address the subject thats on so many peoples minds. and im sensing more nervousness than i did before. its going to be very interesting. >> they have definitely affected the discourse in the country. no doubt. msnbc analyst, eugene robinson. thanks for your t...