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Back to "hardball." now for the sideshow. first up, word play. last night michele bachmann was the latest in the lineup of republican 2012 contender that say hit up the late night comedy scene. she sat down with jimmy fallon and agreed to play the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear this word game. the topic at hand, no surprise, her opponents. lets see how it all panned out. >> romney. >> hair. no, just a minute. vice president. >> gingrich. >> newt. >> cain. >> 9. >> perry. >> iv...

judgment about trust. tonight, one of the leading republican candidates, if not the leading republican candidate, is failing the trust test. sure, all politicians shade the truth and spin the facts, but what were about to show you, the first paid television ad for romney for president television campaign crosses the line. reprehensible in any campaign. but more so for this one because of the profound challenges facing the country. watch and listen. >> we need a rescue plan. its going t...

"core of conviction." she says former president george w. bush and her gop colleagues embraced bailout socialism. how is other competition doing? mitt romney, no apologies and 9 million copies and newt gingrich is in next, about 12,000 copies so he had. hes written dozens of books in his past. rick perry sold 12,000 copies of "fed up." herman cain has 30,000 copies sold. ron pauls "liberty defined" a whooping 38,000 copies sold so far. rahm emanuel has plenty of clout on the campaign trail. on...

im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." were live here at constitution hall, here in the nations capitol, where in just a little bit more than 24 hours, the republican presidential hopeful will face off for the first time in a major debate on national security, foreign affairs and the economy. he will be mod rating the event co-sponsored by the her kaj foundation and american enterprise institute. on the eve of this critical contest an eye-popping shift? the republican con taft...

On the executive power of the president. >> the bill codifies indefinite defense but prohibits gitmo detainees from being brought to the u.s. mainland using defense department funds. in washington, catherine herridge, fox news. >> shannon: gop presidential hopeful mitt romney is set to pick up an important endorsement in the state that holds the nations first primary. new hampshire senator kelly ayotte will be the first member of the congressional delegation to endorse a presidential contender. ...

Resentful because they elected their delegates and i became an alternate, not a delegate. i thought the johnny-come-latelies have come in and organized and taken over our process. >> the johnny come latelies propelled pat robertson into second place, behind bob dole and ahead of the stunned vice-president. bush did end up win winning the nomination and the white house. but the party was changed for good. >> not only did they lay down the parameters, especially of social conservativism, but they ...

When you try to pierce through the web of his financial dealings, since he left the speakership in washington. he made money, as he said, he was a small business man, he was a lecturer. he had various foundations and such, and associations that he created, closely tracking a lot of these policy issues, and hes going to be scrutinized on that. but let me just make a general point. i mean, a lot of voters who are not actually voting yet are evaluating candidates as an anti-romney sort of candidate...

>> mickey rourke, no holds barred. and the original supermodel turned super mogul on her naughty past. >> what makes you think that i was a nice little girl? >> love at first sight with rock star husband seal. >> yeah, we did find each other in a hotel lobby in new york city, and it was kind of like two magnets that were like this. >> and the surprising reason she became an american. >> specifically apparently so you could vote for barack obama. >> i did. >> what does she think about t...

afghanistan. so to honor him, she joins the marines to finish his mission. let me get you caught up on the headlines, what you might have missed while you were sleeping. first of all, president obama came home, hes back at the white house now after wrapping up a nine-day trip that took him to hawaii, australia, and indonesia. the trip was meant to promote american business and manufacturing in the region. also on capitol hill today, live picture you are seeing. work will be going o...

Going to be scrutinized on that. but let me just make a general point. i mean, a lot of voters who are not actually voting yet are evaluating candidates as an anti-romney sort of candidate. maybe they dont even say it that way, but thats kind of what the vibe is, its what the feeling is. and you see a rick perry who cant get started and then gets into trouble. and herman cain has fits and starts. and then you see gingrich, whos performing well in the debates, taking on the media. theyre not look...