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Language are president sarah palin. those words could, if events go a certain way, get a hell of a lot scarier. ive noticed how palin has been positioning herself as the christian woman in national republican politics this. gives her incredible leg up in the first in the country iowa republican caucuses where the reverend pat robertson once triumphed. the shape of the 2012 republican presidential field in the iowa caucuses would be sarah palin against a field of republican men, and with the poss...

Christian woman in national republican politics. this gives her an incredible leg up in the first in the country iowa republican caucuses, where the reverend pat robertson once triumphed. the shape of the 2012 republican presidential field in the iowa caucuses would be sarah palin against a field of republican men. and with the possible exception of mike huckabee, all more secular than she is. the results, the christian woman beat outs the four or five men running somewhere to her left. no one g...

Afghanistan, theres focus on some degree of nearly making sure security is okay and making sure governance moves in the right direction and developing an economy which will underpin their future. >> the problem with that a year on is that again the taliban is stronger and there appears no evidence that theyre willing to do the core thing, which is to turn their back on al qaeda. isnt that the case? >> again, thats the main mission to make sure afghanistan cant become a safe haven again. they are...

Welcome back. little time for the town square. talking about whether the state of the nation is driving us all to drink. a new gallup poll says 67% of americans drink alcohol. thats the highest its been since 1995. so how do we keep america from becoming a nation of drunks? well, our next guest has an interesting solution to the problem. bring back the prohibition. joining us is bill bledsoe. bill, before we get to prohibition, any ideas, any thoughts as to why everybody is drinking so much? >> ...

The disaster fed by record heat has killed 34 people, and left 5,000 homeless. temperatures hit 102 in moscow last week, the highest since record keeping began back in 1879. a live report ahead in the "newsroom." getting ready for the kill. the first phase in permanently plugging the gulf oil leak could begin in just a matter of hours. details in a live report. first, though, our random moment in 90 seconds. [ male announcer ] his day starts thwith his arthritis pain.. thats breakfast with two...

Safe haven doesnt recur in afghanistan, theres focus on some degree of nearly making sure security is okay and making sure governance moves in the right direction and developing an economy which will underpin their future. >> the problem with that a year on is that again the taliban is stronger and there appears no evidence that theyre willing to do the core thing, which is to turn their back on al qaeda. isnt that the case? >> again, thats the main mission to make sure afghanistan cant become a...

I wish we could hold off from the heat. i am happy for soledad, shes in southern california, temperatures below normal, san diego, one of their coolest summers on record. in parts of the southeast united states it has been the opposite, extreme heat, theyve had heat indices in many places across the southeast, today heat advisories, watches and warnings across nine separate states including here in louisiana, going to be brutal today especially by late afternoon so any outdoor plans you have, li...

That threaten us and to the degree that the afghan peoples security and the ability to ensure that a safe haven doesnt recur in afghanistan, theres focus on some degree of nearly making sure security is okay and making sure governance moves in the right direction and developing an economy which will underpin their future. >> the problem with that a year on is that, again, the taliban is stronger and there appears no evidence that theyre willing to do the core thing, which is to turn their back o...

To be able to purchase homes easier? >> yeah. yes. the midwest has the highest percentage of homeownership right now. about 71%. the south is next. 69%. the big gap is over in the northeast. here in the northeast where i am. homeownership is 64.2%. in the west, where im trying to sell a place, 61.4% right now. why the huge gap? home prices. cheap nest the midwest and in the south. average price home in the midwest, $155,000. out west, the average price for a home is $221,000. also the housing bu...

Removed from what most americans are going through. i mean, it was only a few years ago when, you know, we had high credit card balances. >> laura: does that sound convincing? look, 18 months later his plummeting poll numbers indicate that the voters are not feeling the connection. not only are his policies highly unpopular and out of step with what america wants, but he himself appeared disconnected from the core of the country. case in point, the president was invited to address the boy scouts...