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people. syrian government forces continue to fire heavy shells into the city of homs and other areas today. homs is ground zero of the uprising against president bashar al assad. opposition groups say at least 21 people, including children, have been killed today alone. the russian foreign minister arrived in syria today, holding talks with assad and calling for an end to the violence without foreign interference. another development, gulf arab states in france, spain and italy, recall...

>> pardon me for being surprised that something making sense was enough to get over 90 votes in the senate these days. i had a discussion with elizabeth warren on this show about this very bill and i want to play you a tape of that and see if i can get you to go along with what i convinced her of. lets listen to this. i have to tell you, having worked in the senate and seen a lot of the financial disclosure forms, i would tweak it beyond that. i would say, if youre in the congress, while youre i...

Its outrageous that its been allowed for so long. >> pardon me for being surprised that something making sense was enough to get over 90 votes in the senate these days. i had a discussion with elizabeth warren on this show about this very bill and i want to play you a tape of that and see if i can get you to go along with what i convinced her of. lets listen to this. i have to tell you, having worked in the senate and seen a lot of the financial disclosure forms, i would tweak it beyond that. i ...

Between 250,000 and $500,000 in a federated government obligation fund which contained mutual fund notes of politically sensitive freddie mac and fannie mae. an addendum to romneys disclosure forms say certain assets, including that federated fund were outside the scope of his blind trust. so there you have it, david, where its clear he did have investments in freddie mac and fannie mae. and they were not in a blind trust. they were open to his involvement and knowledge. >> chris, this is the bi...

Favor of, which is banning insider trading in the congress. in fact, senator browns introduced a bill to ban insider tradi trading. if you were in the senate now, would you co-sponsor that bill with senator brown? >> you know, i have to say, i think its great to ban insider trading. what id ask for, though, is couldnt he make it just a little bit tougher? i dont think members of congress ought to own stock in companies that theyre writing laws that could make a difference in the financial outcom...

In fact, senator browns introduced a bill to ban insider trading trading. if you were in the senate now, would you co-sponsor that bill with senator brown? >> you know, i have to say, i think its great to ban insider trading. what id ask for, though, is couldnt he make it just a little bit tougher? i dont think members of congress ought to own stock in companies that theyre writing laws that could make a difference in the financial outcomes. im really kind of tough on this one. what id like to d...

the republican candidates take the stage in this, their last face-off before the florida primarily. ill moderate tonights republican debate right here on cnn. everyones talking about the tension on the tarmac. in your face airport encounter between arizonas republican governor. what was that all about? and newt gingrich vows to establish a permanent colony on the moon. will that idea take off with voters? im wolf blitzer on the campus of the university of north florida in jackson...

>> and hes tapped into that forever. this state in the past primaries has rewarded the person who spent the most on negative ads and was the establishment candidate. newt is an interesting combination. he taps into grievance, thats an anti-washington populist. but he was speaker of the house. hes an historical figure for a lot of republicans. his biggest problem right now is women. romneys doing much better with women, and thats why this abc story about his second wife may be a world game change...

>> i dont think theres anything more graceful for your fellow human beings to brake the shackle ls and meet your god given potential. theres nothing more compassionate than telling somebody you are better than where you are now. we can put the policies and things in place for you to reach that god-given potential. god has a better plan of your life than to be a ward of the state. >> will newt gingrich pull out a victory in south carolina? >> i believe hes going to win on saturday, yes. >> i hope...

Rate than many middle class americans? then he casually says the money he gets from speakers fees is not very much. but according to his own financial disclosure forms, mitt romney made $374,327 in speaker fees in one year. that aint bad on the rubber chicken circuit, folks. that is what mr. out of touch thinks is not very much? no its real good. the median household income in american is just $49,445. so you tell me, is he in touch? romneys speaking fees were more than seven times the median ho...