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That were standing guard with, you know, large sticks, metal rods, bats, blockading the streets. just, you know, they were taking precautions thinking they might do damage and kept everyone in the hotel rooms telling us not to leave. it appeared they were just protecting their property from anyone who might be looting. >> were happy you guys are back. im sure your families are a lot happier than we are. thanks for coming in, marion and mikaela. should the u.s. take a more active role whats happe...

Were not sure. yet. jack is back with "the cafferty file." jack? >> the question this how is how social media and technology affect the popular uprisings like the one were seeing in egypt. h.j. writes this is great news.

Time what monsters govern these countries. after 30 years of repression, mubarak is doomed. my only hope is that democracy will take over. it seems democracy would be the logical choice since facebook and twitter are the essence of free speech. ahmed says social media are redefining the dynamics of popular revolt. the need to drive a revolution is being replaced by the collective consciousness of the masses. joyce writes, oh, my god, if we had had all this technology back in the 60s and 70s is, ...

Jack cafferty, certainly closely following the uprising in egypt. lets go to jack. hes got "the cafferty file." jack? >> first came iran, then tunisia, now egypt, and as popular uprisings sweep through the middle east, it is hard to underestimate the role being played by social media and new technologies, twitter, facebook, youtube, cell phones, even cable news outlets, are putting tremendous amount of power into the hands of ordinary people, and dont think for a minute that the rest of the arab...

Hes here. he has the cafferty file. >> for those people who think the tea party is just a passing fad, it might be time to reconsider. for starters, it seems like the tea partiers may be among the only people in washington who are serious about reining in government spending. while the democrats and republicans talk and talk and then they talk some more about cutting spending and reducing our skyrocketing deficits and $14 trillion national debt, some members of the tea party have come forward wi...

Massive cuts also for homeland security, the federal court system and the fda. and thats just some of it. paul says he wants to start a dialogue in congress about how to save this economy. its clear that paul an his fellow tea partiers are going to put some serious pressure on the republican leadership. in fact, its already started. look no further than michele bachmanns response to the presidents state of the union address this week. it is unheard of to have two responses, but the republican le...

Develop some relationships with legislators who are carrying your water without looking dominated by them. >> cut taxes, because bill clinton did that under the republican president -- republican congress. >> the policy set, the state of the union he already declared hes for all of that. >> i think hes learning something from bill clinton which is to move to the center, thats what hes learning pr bill clinton. i know youre not happy about that. >> leaving liberals behind. >> i dont think its a d...

Egyptian that say peaceful protests dont work and violence is the only way to bring the change you wanting. thats why the absolutely crucial players are the egyptian army and security forces. theyre the ones who can decide whether this will be decided violently or peacefully. theyre the ones, experts say, who are unlikely to let these militant groups rise to power. >> they have been loyal to president mubarak, obviously, forever. but could they turn against the government? >> absolutely. experts...

Then we can remind the voters about the votes if two years. ray in tennessee says the pea party isnt the answer to anybody. the movement is mostly white and far right. undoing all the social legislation and new deal regulations has long been a dream of the segment of the population. they see the spending crisis as an opportunity to do so. and another in massachusetts writes some tea party ideas are good, radically clear and rational. its the wacky messengers that are the problem. if you want to ...

Believe. drug smugglers using a catapult to hurl marijuana over the border from mexico to the u.s. it was all caught on government surveillance tape. take a look at this here. authorities from both countries worked together, seizing the catapult, an suv, and 45 pounds of marijuana, but the smugglers, they got away. wolf? >> very creative, these smugglers. i got to say. >> weve seen it all. ladders, tunnels, and now a catapult. add that one to the list. >> theyll come up with new ways down the ro...