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iowa caucuses. first big test really, the 2012 presidential race. the candidates crisscrossing that state. five campaigning in iowa today. so far, none have won the support of a particular aiiowa congressman whose endorsement carries a lot of weight. >> a large percentage of iowans havent decided. im among them. i thought i would come to a conclusion in september or october. were within a week of the caucus and i have not gotten to that point. >> still up in the air. a fact finding tea...

endorsement from the states gop king maker. they fought wars over their borders. now a strange bit by pakistans turning, once again fwloob a big tourist attraction. im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. >> the first vote in 2012 presidential campaign is only eight days way. were talking about the republican caucuses in iowa. and the latest poll there shows what amounts to be a dead heat. ron paul is on the rise. hes the current favorite of likely republican caucus goers. the ...

>> what happens if the harbor isnt deepened is that the economy in this part of our country really suffers and our nation suffers because charleston is the most cost effective harbor to deepen. >> this needs to be stream lined and there needs to be a national strategy for deepening harbors for the size of ships being built. >> the army corps of engineers would actually do the work has its hands tide by regulation it has to study all the environmental impacts of port deepening and have it all pee...

With evangelical christians and you talk about, what, all world religions and freedom? >> yes, because we know that it may start with jews but doesnt stop with jews. so todays jews, it could be evangelicals and could be some other minority. its imperative not only to care about your own but others as well. >> merry christmas to you. >> thank you very much. always great to speak with you. >> thank you so much. >> would you pay $765,000 for pancakes? i hope theyre good. maybe they have chocolate c...

Its the paul campaign who run negative ads, eventually the weight of those ads is going to make a difference to people and theyre going to start answering saying to themselves if this isnt true, why isnt the other side come back and said its not true. its imperative they get back on the air. what youll see if those ads are good the quarter of a million buy, it may boost newts numbers up. he is not dead in iowa by any means. in fact, if the election were held today, i think he would win it. ron p...

romney romney, now tied nationally among republicans. each with 28% support. congressman ron paul runs a distant third with 14%. the other candidates all trail in single digits. moments ago, gingrich at a media event as he struggle to reverse the slide. >> the only person who profits from republican ads attacking other republicans is barack obama and i think thats a pretty reprehensible behavior on the part of some of the candidates. so im going to be honest. we did this saturday morni...

today the world is asking what happens next. im wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our special -- our viewers through our special coverage of kim jong ils death. were covering all the angles of this developing story. we have reporters across the world from beijing to the pentagon, to london, to the white house and beyond. instability in the region is a major worry right now. stan grant is in beijing and is joining us now live. stan, just a couple of hours ago we learned nor...

Protect a huge bloc of voters that were very supportive of president obama in 2008? >> absolutely. it is a very politically-charged thing to do as we head into the 2012 election season. hes targeting new laws that require photo i.d.s, usually drivers license for people to vote. democrats say the election fraud that these laws are supposed to remedy doesnt really exist. and attorney general holder yesterday really made a strong indication that he is going to go after this quite strongly. the just...

The attorney general tonight pledging his support for an anti-dirty tricks bill that barack obama sponsored when he was in the united states senate. the attorney general also pledging a thorough, he says fair review, of new restrictive state laws on voting and voter registration. interestingly, also, the attorney general tonight calling on the general public to see the protection of the right to vote in america, quote, as a moral imperative. to speak out, in his words, and raise awareness about ...

State laws on voting and voter registration. interestingly, also, the attorney general tonight calling on the general public to see the protection of the right to vote in america, quote, as a moral imperative. to speak out, in his words, and raise awareness about whats at stake for voting rights. effectively calling on the citizens of this country to not stand for having our voting rights rolled back. he praised the election results last month in maine where maine, the citizens of maine, recalle...