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Paul ryan more likely, less likely on helping romney and comparing it for palin, biden, edwards, lieberman and cheney. all of the other ones i mentioned added a plus factor to that nominee when they were named. paul ryan did not. what do you explain -- why do you think thats the case? >> heres what he added. if you look at mitt romneys personal feeling thermometer of republicans, its the highest its ever been at 74% positive. republicans have an intensity advance in ter advantage. we are watchin...

and profiled by the tsa? theres an app for that. how people can report if they think theyre being unfairly singled out. first a bitter sweet milestone in the skies over lower manhattan. one world trade center is become to become the tallest building in the big apple. thats supposed to happen a little later on today. thats if the wind cooperates. workers are scheduled to install a team that will lift that tower to 1,271 feet. the math takes you 21 feet higher than the citys tallest bu...

thats according to two yemeni defense ministry officials. the u.s. embassy hasnt independently confirmed story but theyre investigating. an al qaeda affiliate says it is behind the attack. in new york, protesters marked the six month anniversary of the occupy wall street movement by getting arrested. police apprehended dozens of protesters yesterday as they cleared zhu caughty park. officers are clearing the park today making sure no more demonstrations happen. and this will be a s...

To because ron paul is making it for him. as david pointed out theres not a lot of other arguments. this is it. this is all theyve got against rick santorum. they cant argue on social issues or say hes too conservative, even though he might be. you cant hit him from the left. but ron paul is helping romney, as long as hes splitting the anti-romney vote with rick santorum hes a barrier. the fact that hes repeating the romney talking points and perhaps more credible on this issue than anyone else ...

>> im fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. we have a number of stories developing on this busy morning but we begin with your pocketbook. just minutes ago we learned the jobless rate has fallen to 8.3%. thats a pretty billing surprise seeing some economists expected it to tick up. lets get perspective from christine romans. what have you learned about how this number has gone down slightly? >> you know, the economy grew in january, and it grew jobs. it grew more jobs than anyone r...

Gingrich, doesnt have the practical effect of helping romney and diminish the effect of social conservatives in trying to help pick the nominee? >> i dont think it is just social conservatives. it is all conservatives. a lot of conservatives have concerns about governor romneys record on the economy and romney care is a real scarlet letter here that we cant have a nominee that takes away the most important issue in this election which is an explosion in the federal government and roning the peop...

Gingrich, doesnt have the practical effect of helping romney and diminish the effect of social conservatives in trying to help pick the nominee? >> i dont think it is just social conservatives. it is all conservatives. a lot of conservatives have concerns about governor romneys record on the economy and romney care is a real scarlet letter here that we cant have a nominee that takes away the most important issue in this election which is an explosion in the federal government and roning the peop...

Gingrich, doesnt have the practical effect of helping romney and diminish the effect of social conservatives in trying to help pick the nominee? >> i dont think it is just social conservatives. it is all conservatives. a lot of conservatives have concerns about governor romneys record on the economy and romney care is a real scarlet letter here that we cant have a nominee that takes away the most important issue in this election which is an explosion in the federal government and roning the peop...