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congress is off tomorrow and tuesday in observance of the jewish holiday. the president goes to ohio today and again on wednesday. we begin this morning with your comments on a "the new york times," editorial. are you ready for retirement? "the new york times" say that millions are headed for an in secure retirement and that focusing on this is one of the biggest issues in the campaign. the phone lines are open. for democrats, 202-737-0001. for republicans, 202-737-0002. for independen...

>> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what ...

>> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what ...

discussion has become part of the political dialogue going on between governor romney and president obama. we want to get your thoughts on that this morning. who do you trust on foreign policy in campaign 2012. the numbers are on your screen. you can get in touch with us via social media -- host: we will take a look at an article by james kitfield in "the national journal." he will be our guest later in the airport. the election is a test of competing world views. this is from the augu...

his heart apparently has stopped. but it was revived. he needed critical condition care. he has received it. were monitoring this situation very, very closely. but look at that crowd at tahrir square. it started there, its continuing right now. the election results should be known by thursday whether the muslim brotherhood wins or a former aide to hosni mubarak. that crowd going crazy. its approaching midnight in cairo right now. its just after 10:00 p.m. right now. but it looks lively...

convention. the texas congressman will join us live this hour. well talk about his presidential hopes and the 2012 election. and if youre fuming about surprise credit card fees or lousy service, theres now a place where you can share your complaints with the entire world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." this is just coming in to the "the situation room" right now. take a look at this. wow. its a huge, huge crowd that has gathered at tahrir square in cairo. tens of t...

the obama administration gives in and replies to a rare order from a federal judge. the latest round there a legal and political fight over the health care reform law. things escalated this week when president obama warned the supreme court against overturning himself cherished legislation. some appeals court judges took offense and demanded a written explanation. they got one. lets begin with cnn congressional correspondent kate baldwin. kate, the administration has answered this requ...

somehow everybody survives. welcome to our viewers around the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. youre in "the situation room." the obama administration gives in and replies to a rare order from a federal judge. the latest round there a legal and political fight over the health care reform law. things escalated this week when president obama warned the supreme court against overturning himself cherished legislation. some appeals court judges took offense and dem...

Been from day one, and that was not the message he was asked to deliver or did deliver there. >> so it seems like everybody here in washington has something to say about egypt. now the administration has to make sure that all of their folks are on the same page. shannon? >> shannon: it can be tricky sometimes. peter doocy, thank you very much. >> at the time the proes broke out in egypt, thousands of american -- protest broke out in egypt, thousands of americans were living there. since then, th...

Groups are able to reach some sort of agreement, that it wont be accepted by the protesters. >> shannon: well, eric, thank you for giving us your unique insight. glad you got out safely and best of luck with your continued studies. and your return there, where i know you want to be. eric, thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> shannon: eric has written several articles op his experience in the protest. they are amazing, the first-hand accounts. if you want to read more about those, head ...