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smith, whos leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. im howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." its been a better year for scandal. some sleazy, some superficial, all devoured by the media. perhaps the most chilling came from the world of sports. first at penn state, then at syracuse university with popular coaches accused of horrendous acts. >> in retrospect, i -- you know, i shoul...

this in an interview, cbss ""60 minutes"," the president challenges the political partisanship. he says republican strategy cuts him off at the knees. >> i think the republicans made a different calculation, which was, you know what, we really screwed up the economy. obama seems popular. our best bet is to stand on the sidelines because we think the economy will get worse and at some point just blame him. so we havent gotten the kind of engagement from them that i would have liked. a...

From a fiery herman cain in the wake of a new scandal. right now the republican presidential candidate is on the campaign trail in ohio, vowing to push ahead with his campaign. last night, on hannity, ann coulter said mr. cain deserves the benefit of the doubt. >> and we find out shes got the whole combo platter, bankruptcy, a sexual harassment suit in the past, she hasnt paid rent all year, this year she lost a judgment against her for defamation and stalking! shes an unemployed single mother. ...

And said it was horsing around, thats all he said. >> after-hours in a shower and a little ten-year-old was with him. they were just horsing around. megyn: they are trying to say mcqueary didnt report anything about a child rape, and now that they can cause credibility problems for mcqueary because his grand jury testimony may not have been consistent with the email from his friends, i mean what is the word about this mcqueary, is he a person that can be trusted? >> he was an anonymous figure. p...

Fine has my full support." when you dont know what goes on behind closed doors, i guess he is evaluating this. >>judge napolitano: he made that statement on the basis of his friendship with bernie which goes for a long period of time and the other allegations prompted him to change his position. but these are just allegations. people can use jobs which they have excelled on the basis of allegations which are 10 years old and where the people making the allegations have a lost credibility problem...

This point, jerry sandusky, i understand you talked with his attorney today. >> thats right. we caught up with his attorney joe here on the penn state campus. actually a parking garage. he made a couple of points. he told us the prosecution key witness mike mcqueary has serious credibility problems. he also told us he has located an alleged victim who is going to deny the abuse. he also said he had no regrets whatsoever about that interview that jerry sandusky, i had client gave nbc a few days a...

>> you know, look, i have no doubt that mcqueary saw a rape, i have absolutely no doubt. i would bet my life on the lives of the children that jerry sandusky did what hes alleged to have done. i believe that more than ever on the basis of his interview in which i thought he came across as arrogant and despicable, but whenever a witness has credibility problems, and the prosecution -- someone should have been with that guy 24 hours a day saying, mike, you dont talk to anybody. you dont e-mail any...

matter, penn state university. im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. but first, a stunning new shift in the republican race for the presidency. our new polls shows gingrich gained 14 points since october. that puts him in a virtual tie for the lead with mitt romney. herm yan can dropped 11 points. that puts him in a battle for third place right now with rick perry. ron paul and michele bachmann follow with jon huntsman and rick santorum rounding out the field. herman cains pl...

downgrade the nations credit even if a deal is reached. even if a deal is reached. its a aaa, nearly as good as cash or gold and has been almost from the begin. losing that status would raise interest rates for all of us, make mortgages cost more, stifle the economy, possibly trigger a run on the dollar. tonight, president obama restated his desire for a deal that includes tax increases on wealthier americans as well as spending cuts. he cited statistics appealing to bipartisanship and...

good evening everyone. breaking news, president obamas primetime call for a deal to end the debt crisis and house speaker john boehners response. the speech is coming with two competing proposals on the table. one from senate democrats and the other from house republicans, neither of which is looking very likely to pass. meantime, seven days until the government runs out of money and rating agencies are threatening to downgrade the nations credit even if a deal is reached. even if a de...