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Ten-state match-up. nbcs tracie potts has more now from washington. >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: good morning. super tuesday will be big. more than ten states and more than 400 delegates, and rick santorum is hoping to get some of those delegates in a few days after michigan where he almost won but didnt but got a number of delegates. now he says this race is down to two people, him and mitt romney. ron paul and newt gingrich are far behind at this point. speaking of romney, today the...

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You ended up opposing the bill believing that harry reid was rushing you all and he angered you by telling the "new york times" that it was a waste of time, what did you learn from the critical showdowns from your party and the opposition? >> its become an all or nothing proposition and in the instance of the health care bill that became law, the problem is, you mow, much of that was actually crafted behind closed doors. we never had the opportunity to have an open amendment process as i was pro...

Opportunity for us to get a really great democratic voice from maine and i look forward to that. but, i would just say, that what is happening on the floor right now is part of what i think speaks to the a anxt of all americans, we have a bill that will create thousands of jobs and deal with the infrastructure, and it is being killed by the blunt amendment. >> what do you say to senate mcconnell, that its religion issue, not a contraception issue. >> i cannot disagree more, it clearly states, an...

Employee gets sick, i will tell him a joke. i mean, this thing is so over the top, reverend al. they have lost their way. and, you know, i -- you could -- its hard to believe that it would have 22 senators on t and by t -- it. and by the way, im proud im chairman of the environmental public works committee. we have a bill on the floor, height way bill. reverend al, we protect 1.8 million jobs and create up to another 1 million jobs. that is 2.8 million jobs, construction jobs mostly. guess what ...

The victims of sexual assault and i pray for them. the fact is, rape can lead to pregnancy. the truth is, rape has many victims. the mistake i made was in the words i said, not in the heart i hold. i ask for your forgiveness. >> ed rendell, that will make it all go away, right? >> no, not exactly. you know, i dont think akin is necessarily dead in the fall election. a friend of mine who is a consult whonts has done work in missouri says he can hang in there and make a battle of it. look, its so ...

There were more than 1100 bills introduced across the country last year to restrict womens health rights. so its not just small time lawmakers writing these bills either. keep that in mind. stars of the republican party are front and center of the war on women. john kasich signed six new abortion restriction bills into law last year. of course, in pennsylvania theres governor tom corbett who told women to just close your eyes when it comes to the states new mandatory ultrasound bill. 35 new hous...

Understand. well, the blunt amendment. maybe he forgot that one. thats when senator roy blunt wanted to allow employers to refuse nip kind of health care service for moral reasons. this is fact, not fiction. or maybe he thinks all women gets previous pay since president obama signed the lilly ledbetter act. rights are not equal at the executive level. male chief financial officers earn 16.3% more than their female counterparts. maybe he doesnt understand health care discrimination. maybe thats i...

His supporters he was matching delegate for delegate thats a victory if not on paper in the long run, shep. >> shepard: it sounds like mitt romney tripped up on a health care question today. what was the deal there. >> he did. he was asked a question by a reporter whether or not he supports the so-called blunt amendment. piece of legislation pending in congress right now that would in essence allow insurers and employers to deny health coverage if they find it northerly objectionable. when romne...

What role does a federal government play, i was ininvolved in the issue more than a decade ago, and i supportsed a conscious clause, we never got to consider the legislation, i think its important, with respect to the blunt amendment of course its much broader than i support. we need to focus on contraceptions and what requirements there should be. and ive supported the marco rubio approach. i did agree with what the president had done with respect to the mandatory requirement. >> in this republ...