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month. the u.n. general assembly plans to stroet this afternoon on a resolution condemning president assad for the brutal crackdown. our journalists in syria say government forces appear to be losing their tight grip across the northern part of the country. were going to get a firsthand account on the ground from cnns ivan watson. >> reporter: young men and old sit on the ground chain-smoking next to assault rifles, but they say theyve gotten these weapons within the last couple of mon...

thats their rationale, then it doesnt fly. because the bill they voted down yesterday essentially said we can create hundreds of thousands of jobs rebuilding our infrastructure making america more competitive and the entire program will be paid for by a tax not only millionaires, but people making a million dollars a year or more. which in the united states is about -- a little over 300,000 people. now, there arent a lot of small businesses across the country that are making that kind ...

unexpectedly stealerized and is in front of cameras in tripoli. the opposition forces claimed they had him in custody. apparently not. in any case, not anymore. heres some of what he had to say. >> translator: there have led through the sea and through other means, people who are sabotage and you could see the people of libya are standing and had to have break the spine of those gangsters and rats, just -- today we will go in the hot spots of tripoli -- in tripoli an and we will reassu...

heres some of what he had to say. >> translator: there have led through the sea and through other means, people who are sabotage and you could see the people of libya are standing and had to have break the spine of those gangsters and rats, just -- today we will go in the hot spots of tripoli -- in tripoli an and we will reassure the people that things are fine in libya. now were going to go on a walk about in tripoli and in the places where they said there has been -- they have actual...

moammar gadhafi has not been found but his son has reappeared. heres video from a short time ago. safe, unexpectedly materialize in front of cameras in tripoli. the opposition forces have claimed they had him in custody. apparently not. in any case, not any more. >> translator: gangs of people who are sabotagers and you could ski the people of libya are standing and have broken the spine of those rats and gangsters and today, well go in the old hot spots of tripoli, in tripoli, and wel...

one republican plan gets a firm smackdown in the u.s. senate. and some surprising new movement in the republican presidential race. were going to tell you whos suddenly making a strong impression on potential voters. im wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegia...

A pair of suicide bombings rocked a paramilitary training center in northwestern pakistan. the pakistani taliban are now reportedly claiming responsibility for the attacks, calling the blast revenge for the death of osama bin laden. officials say the bombers blew themselves. s up at the main gate of a training center. and also receives u.s. funding. its the bloodest incident in pakistan since the raid that killed osama bin laden. nora, well start with you on this. a lot of people suspected somet...

Has animation. this is tjs animation. since tj did it, we dont even know if those are the right planes or not. nora, at the top of the show, the president sounded optimistic about a budget deal. whats his play there. you have republicans now sounding negative but the president still saying, i think we can come together, we can make this work out. >> wall street, as we saw on monday, does not think there can be a budget deal, the president sounding optimistic, tasked his vice president, joe biden...

Days, the consequences could be very far-reaching and also very costly to taxpayers. the last big shutdown in 1996 cost over $1.5 billion to the taxpayer. so it doesnt save you any money. ends up costing taxpayers more. >> so much for the argument that we have to worry about our nations finances. nora, thank you very much. appreciate that. and my thanks to jim and pete as well. so my big question today, we heard mary landrieu say this would be the case. should lawmakers voluntarily forego their ...

At the pentagon. jim, whats the impact on those who work for defense? >> contessa, the biggest looming question here at dod is what happens to the approximately 2.5 million men and women in uniform? is will they get paid? well, it turns out that even if there is a shutdown, every man and woman on active duty will have to report to work to carry out their mission. the catch here, of course, is while theyre on duty, they will not be paid. now, they would be paid retroactively, once the government ...