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much more from and about the hawkeye caucuses later this hour. sears holdings is out with a partial list of the sears and k-mart stores it plans to close. earlier this week sears said it would close between 100 and 120 stores as a result of poor holiday sales. the firm has released a list of 79 that will be closed nationwide. sears said in a statement that it could not say how many jobs will be cut or when the stores will be closed. sears holdings has more than 4,000 stores in the u....

Is that about where the money is being put to work? >> it is not just money. frankly television ads have smaller role in presidentialal campaign and primary than we might expect. they have a big impact but the overall message. he has shown vulnerabilities on things like freddie mac receiving $1.6 million from freddie mac to be a consultant. he also had some, some missteps. i think his attack on the judiciary initially was a good thing. it gave him the center stage. it was a big applause line in ...

Rick santorum, and rick perry were all talking about their own faith and how important it was to them, and trying to fell voters, you should choose based on your values. because they know that those voters come out the most to the caucuses, and those are the voters that put mike huckabee over the top four years ago. >> the iowa conservative christian group, the family leader, which hosted a gop debate and has great sway in the states politics said in a statement today, as a matter of fact, "the ...

Weekend, and michele bachmann, rick santorum, and rick perry were all talking about their own faith and how important it was to them, and trying to fell voters, you should choose based on your values. because they know that those voters come out the most to the caucuses, and those are the voters that put mike huckabee over the top four years ago. >> the iowa conservative christian group, the family leader, which hosted a gop debate and has great sway in the states politics said in a statement to...

speaking to reporters right now on the occupy wall street developments. >> people, particularly our first responders, are going to be arrested. thats behavior that has nothing to do with the first amendment. it is designed to keep people from being able to go about their business and express themselves and just not going to be tolerated, but i think the real story for tomorrow mornings paper is that the just were not that many people out here. most expressed themselves and then went ba...

>> if the clintons are gung ho for obama, thats a big plus. thats what i wanted to get to. well get to it later as it goes on. i think clintons role, including secretary clinton, if she leaves office, i tell you the clintons will be powerful in pennsylvania and ohio. >> they still have a huge constituency. >> therell be a clinton party out there. thank you, chris cillizza, thank you, joan walsh. up next, "the washington post" broke the story that one of herman cains accusers wants to end her c...

I dont know which of these republicans. it still comes down to the name of the guy and they are all men that has a chance. i cant think of one right now that can win in a blowout. your thoughts? >> i cant either. i dont think therell be a blowout, no matter how bad the economy is. i think people -- this white house is skilled. we havent seen enough skill, but as a campaign, they were skilled at focusing on the questions that they want to focus on, and i really think that even -- if romney gets o...

Nevada. those would go in the republican column and i would see a blowout. i dont see any way obama comes close, and i dont think anybody, including the obama team, thinks -- >> herman cain aint going to win in no blowout. joan, your thoughts? i cant think of one right now thats going to win in a blowout. your thoughts? >> i cant either. i dont think therell be a blowout, no matter how bad the economy is. i think people -- this white house is skilled. we havent seen enough skill, but as a campai...

With no help from the government, okay. >> you are a banker. >> oh, thats a big plus, no doubt about it. but my main street bank grows jobs. thats what we do. we have not foreclosed on a single homeowner. we structured our small business debt. thats why i am in business to do that sort of thing. and the reason i point my finger at the president is not just because he is the leader, and i expected more from him, its that he has not made it a priority. there are no new ideas. everything is a tempo...

ahead, 477 for what? the lopsided prisoner exchange between israelis and palestinians taking place overnight. hamas calls is a great day. some israelis say the price for a captured soldier is just too high. a live report just ahead. and im christine romans, getting congress to pass the jobs bill piece by piece. some say the presidents trip is more about one job. saving his own. now president obama is responding on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good ...