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South carolina. also had the governor of south carolina nikki haley who has already endorsed mitt romney. even taking a little bit of heat for that. one thing thats very interesting about mitt romney in both of his stops here in south carolina he didnt discuss his chief rival for the nomination at this stage. that would be rick santorum, but he kind of left that to john mccain who went after it with glee. lets listen to what john mccain said about rick santorum. the issue, of course, is earmarks...

for the first time in a very long time, kyra. we have six months in a row of jobs created. boom, boom, boom, more than 100,000 jobs created. that hasnt happened since 2006. think about that, since 2006 that we have been able to put together 6 1/2 months. that was also better than anybody expected. i want to really give you some perspective here because, kyra, as you know, this is a political story, as well. on the campaign trail you hear how this is the obama economy or how president o...

tonight and tomorrow morning elsewhere. in new hampshire. hes also back to attacking president obama. this time, comparing him to marie antoinette. cnns jim acosta at romneys early stops in iowa today. jim? >> reporter: candy, there are several reasons for mitt romneys growing confidence, one is the fact that weve been talking about this for several days, newt gingrich has been staying positive, not going after mitt romney. ron paul, romneys chief rival in the state is leaving the stat...

Needing a moment here. he cant apparently even drive a policy-oriented message against his chief rival here. in that clip, newt was talking all about process, talking about a debate challenge, tell it to my face. there was nothing in there about romneys tax policy proposals are less than mine and here they are, a, b and c. if newt cant drive that message either in front of audiences here in iowa or in tv appearances, then its not clear to me how hes going to be able in five days to make up the g...

This week may be mitt romneys week in iowa. whats your sense from being on the ground there? is the energy real? >> yeah. look, i think romney has the best chance hes had to win iowa here in some months. chris, everything that he needed to go his way has really gone his way, and, look, i think the fact is that his chief rival now, 76-year-old libertarian candidate for president who even his own supporters dont see as a possible commander in chief. chris, if governor romney cant beat ron paul, wh...

full fledged congressional showdown with a tax hike for millions of americans hanging in the balance. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." this just coming in. our brand new poll numbers hitting pitting president obama against the republican candidate. the survey puts each toe to toe the president and even though the election is still almost 11 months away, the results still troubling for the gop. lets go inside the numbers with ron brownstein of the national journal. than...

love. vladimir putin is suggesting john mccain is nuts. mccain responds on twitter saying, dear vlad, was is something that i said? on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and good morning to you. it is friday, december 16th. nine days left before christmas. can you believe it? >> have you finished your shopping? >> i have two gifts bought. >> and that means no. good morning, everybody. i am alina cho. welcome to "american morning." the last critical debate ...

Contrast to his chief rival and the front runner in the polls, newt gingrich, who plans on attending that circus with donald trump. some romney supporters have come to view gingrich as a serious threat. according to politico, romneys backers arent panicking yet, but to many, especially among the gop donor elite, gingrich looks like romneys most formidable opponent to date and a rival who requires a much more serious response than the previous conservative alternative, herman cain. there are four...

The candidate said he wont attend what promises to be one of the silliest political circus events of the campaign. donald trumps so-called debate later this month. romneys decision stands in contrast to his chief rival and the front runner in the polls, newt gingrich, who plans on attending that circus with donald trump. some romney supporters have come to view gingrich as a serious threat. according to politico, romneys backers arent panicking yet, but to many, especially among the gop donor el...

Also, the big political fight this year. republicans are fighting president obama on extending the payroll tax holiday. so lets get this straight. tax cuts are always good for the economy, except when democrats propose them. and a tribute to chicagos first lady. maggie daley. we start with herman cain. chuck todd and john heilman join us. heres a portion of an interview with the woman accusing herman cain of a sexual affair. she spoke to an atlanta tv station. lets watch. >> it was pretty si...