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>> the nightmare scenario is ron paul wins iowa, for the romney campaign. he gets enough momentum to win new hampshire, which could happen, live free or die state, and then they go south to south carolina where romneys already weakened, and then newt gets the surge in south carolina. because, again, for those two weeks, the story is not about newt. its about mitt romneys collapse. >> yep. >> and then newt pushes up in south carolina and florida, and then youre off to the races in a battle betwee...

good morning to you. it is tuesday, december the 20th. im ali velshi joined again by alina cho this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. so glad youre with us and up first, the u.s. keeping an eye out for advancing troops and any other threatening moves after the death of a dictator in north korea. north korean media show the images of kim jong-ils body laid out in a glass coffin. his third son and successor, kim jong un, paying respects. and live for us in seoul, south korea...

Right? department of defense. >> what? >> with so much left uncertain, theres a lot to be done before the holiday clock runs out. >> it probably is not going to be done in a few weeks. >> this congress cannot and should not leave for vacation until they have made sure that tax increase doesnt happen. >> but like it or not, everyone, democrats and republicans, is in this together. >> nobodys leaving. nobodys walking out on this old fashioned christmas. no. no. were all in this together! >> sfoet ...

Make sure that 160 million working americans dont see their taxes go up on january 1st. none of the workers who join us here today can afford $1,000 tax increase next year. and it wouldnt be good for the economy. every economist indicates its important for us to extend the payroll tax cut and make sure that unemployment insurance is extended. so this congress cannot and should not leave for vacation until that -- until they have made sure that that tax increase doesnt happen. let me repeat that....

reiterated his pledge saying, please, republicans should all be nice. heres mr. gingrich, in his own words. >> i only have one opponent, thats barack obama. i have a number of friends running and one opponent. and im going to run this campaign on a positive basis because i believe the people of iowa are smart enough that they can see the difference between somebody trying to help the country and somebody who simply is running a negative campaign. >> can he stay positive is the big ques...

30,000 wounded warriors, many of whom still struggle with serious, life-altering injuries. >> reporter: its estimated more than 150,000 iraqis lost their lives in the war. most of them civilians. 16 days to go before the typical american worker gets hit with $1,000 a year tax increase. there are some signs now republicans, democrats, might, might break their log jam over extending the payroll tax cut. democratic source says that president obama may drop his plan for a millionaire sur...

over and out. the u.s. military lowers the flag in baghdad. the final u.s. troops leaving iraq with pride. and putting a fragile nation in the rear view mirror. >> breaking news for your paycheck. big compromise on capitol hill that could put $1,000 or more back into your paycheck next year. occupy gingrich. newt gets heckled by wall street protesters. they get it back on this "american morning." good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 15. welcome to "american morning." go...

With a way for this payroll tax cut holiday, they will have the famous christmastime billing. >> congress cannot end the year by taking money out of americans. now is the time to do what is right for the american people. no one should go home for the holidays until this is done. tell your members of congress, dont be a grinch. tell them to do the right thing for you. and for our economy. >> house minority leader employees says the pipeline provision is a poison pill designed by republicans to si...

Headquarters and im jamie colby. partisan politics in the payroll tax cuts part of the weekly addresses from president obama and speaker of the house, john boehner. >> congress cannot end the year by taking money out of the pockets of working americans. now is not the time for politics, now is the time to do whats right for the american people. >> its no secret that republicans and democrats often disagree about the best way to create jobs, but we cant let those disagreements prevent us from act...

>> the president made it clear that any attempt to tie the pipeline deal to the payroll tax, any attempt to merge the two, that bill will never fly. heres what john boehner said about this today. >> the project will create tens of thousands of jobs immediately and has bipartisan support in the house and senate. its clear that the president decided to push this decision off for a year conveniently until after his next election. >> is that the speaker putting his thumb in the presidents eyes and w...