Page 96 - Hot Button News Today

Because once an issue gets so toxic, you dont even want to go there. even in the his seven-minute campaign video, health care got like a 10-second mention. you know, that issue hes been hobbled on. could this have the effect of doing the same? >> well, lets putbe the blame where it belongs. the campaign did it to themselves by using this as a preemptive strike on romney, so they opened the door to this and more. but, yes, if this becomes a real hot button and this becomes a big subject of debate...

Controversial that i know are big hot-button issues that get emotional responses. but thats important to me. >> greta: coming up the battle for ohio. governor romny and rick santorum headed for a showdown there. but who will cash in on the more than 60 ohio delegates. you may be surprised by what the voters are thinking, at least right now. and the g.o.p. race sizzling in the south. former speaker newt gingrich has georgia on his mind. but is his home state a sure thing? a look at the southern s...

Really for any cuts and hes for adding this national sales tax. >> reporter: a national sales tax. the 9-9-9 plan back on message. the true test of whether or not hes back on message, whether or not these allegations are really all behind him politically may be. whether it comes up and how much it comes up at wednesdays debate in michigan. tomorrow its all politics all the time on msnbc as we kickoff our super tuesday coverage with each hour focusing on different hot-button issues beginning wi...

Latest updates on this topic.

Franciseville. >> water got in here before but never in my home. but this time, it looks like it will be different. >> reporter: not willing to take any chances, fred smith raised his house three feet. like so many along the river now, looking for any way to get to higher ground. jay gray, nbc news, memphis. ahead of the 2012 presidential election, president obama is revisiting an old theme, immigration reform. yesterday he addressed the hot button campaign issue in el paso, texas. saying wash...

Islamabad for us this morning. terrific reporting. thank you, peter. president obama makes his first trip as president to the u.s./mexican border today. later this afternoon, hes going to deliver a speech in el paso, texas, where he will tackle that hot-button political issue, comprehensive immigration reform. this speech will likely focus on border security and the economic impact of failing to act on immigration reform. will this push help revive enthusiasm for the president among latinos? w...

Latest updates on this topic.

Both sides are dug in. the rebels are not going away. and what happened in the city you mentioned was very strange it looked like qaddafis forces came in and won the battle. then they mysteriously retreated and left leaving everyone to know who can lay claim to a victory here? all we know is dozens of people, civilians at least were killed on saturday and warplanes were heard earlier this morning. >> bottom line on all of this, this is all leading to a major bat nell the town of surt. its qaddaf...

Latest updates on this topic.

Campaign trail, you got to spend quite a bit of time with had er. is this something she would enjoy, the one-on-one when she could meet voters and members of her district? >> she was made for that position in every sense ever the word, every sense of the word. again, she always had time for anybody, and looked into just about anything you would ask her to. you could agree to disagree with her, and try to work anything out between the parties. >> when you guys were campaigning this past fall ther...