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>> exactly. >> let me go back to this question. lets look at this more. lets take a look at some more of the things that have been going on here. here is richard beeson from the team romney on the mathematical realities. because this is what its come down to. the argument that theyve got the numbers. here it is, according to politico, "while rick santorum is taking a victory lap after alabama and mississippi, the fact remains that nothing has changed or advanced his chance of getting the republi...

achieved. and were doing it because ideas matter. being able to make a principle case matters. the reagan tradition of visionary conservatism was based on proverbs and the deep believe that without vision people perish. and i believe we need a visionary leader who is prepared to talk about a dramatically better future with dramatically more jobs, more energy, and a safer and stronger america. thats the key to winning this fall. not all this petty baloney, but the really big choices. an...

Do you osh can you deliver after knockout blow today in these two states? >> were going to pick up more delegates again tonight. thats what weve been doing. bill: not a knockout? youre not going to predict a knockout? >> the rules are different this time around. last go round it was winner-take-all in these states f it was same rules this time i think you would see a different election but it is not. not only the introduction of super pacs but also poe portionnally divided the delegates. we have...

The latest polls show its a three man race in the south with my stakes for every republican candidate. a mitt romney victory could help quiet some of the criticism about his struggle to win over conservatives particularly in the south, while a rick santorum sweep would cement his status as romneys chief rival. new gingrich is he even a loss today would not spell the echbd of his campaign. with so much focus on romneys delegate lead, santorums camp making the case that he would prevail at a broke...

in. kofi annan spoke face to face again today in damascus. he the former u.s. secretary general asked for a cease fire and wants syria to allow relief agencies to access people caught in the fighting, but the violence goes on across syria with at least 25 people killed today. hundreds are gathering in japan today to mark the one-year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami. right now to the next big battleground in the presidential race, the deep south, alabama and miss...

E beat now. he widened the delegate lead over mitt r. which nonromney? the super pack that supports rick santorum says its time for newt gingrich to dropout to clear the way for a conservative alternative. appearing "on the record" santorum wouldnt go that far. >> of course he should stay in if he wants to stay in. i have said that from the beginning. the best chance for us to nominate a conservative is to get in a one-on-one match with governor romney and we are going through the process provin...

Because he is does not have the huge organization and the becomes that a couple of the -- the bucks that the couple other candidates have, so i relate to that. >> he does have a lot of money from adelson. >> he does. >> so its a again of whether he still -- its a question of of whether he still will. >> what is interesting ultimately that it looks like it can get drawn out and romney has a delegate lead, but he may not get to 50%, and then he has to on get the paul supporters, if he does it and ...

Thing keeping him alive. >> sometimes good primary candidates make bad general election candidates. and sometimes bad primary candidates make good general election candidates. and mitt romney, if youre a republican you have to hope that he falls into the latter category. >> youre making that bet? >> well, he clearly, as a massachusetts governor with a moderate record who has had his conversion and hes been consistent in a number of positions over the last four, five, six years, but theres skepti...

reality in the republican race. a few things are obvious. mitt romney for example is the clear and undisputed frontrunner but a front run where giant question marks. ten states voted last night and romney won six including the big contested battle ground of ohio. the math now very much on his side. romneys 429 delegates are more than all of his three rivals combined. and they put him almost 40% of the way to the magic number required to clinch the nomination. 23 states have now weighed...

than we have seen all the way along the race until now. mitt romney and rick santorum are really duking it out for this one. in ohio, they are neck and neck in the polls. >> so rush limbaugh apologizing again for calling law student sandra fluke a slut. we have a 15 and counting. the stations are also starting to yank his show. ive got to tell you, we found a guy, an editor and publisher who has been following limbaugh for quite a bit of time who said that apology was sincere and hes g...