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dad suddenly passed away and he matured quickly in a setting like that with a family that surrounded him and a community that helped him regain his footing. he began with interest in public service not because of personal ambition, but because of his passion and faith for america and a beef that america needed individuals who would put the country first and who would put the issues of america ahead of the issues of their personal concerns and so he went to washington and for 14 years, ...

role at the republican national convention? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin with mitt romneys preparations for what may be the most crucial week of his presidential campaign. with several new polls out including our own showing him losing ground to president obama, romney begins a bus tour on saturday through four swing states he absolutely needs to win. but hes still traveling without a running mate. dana bash is here in "the situation room" taking a closer ...

>> it is 5:00 a.m. here in the east. we begin this morning with breaking news. a deadly past 48 hours in afghanistan. new details of two attacks. an effort to derail the transition of power there. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack wednesday that left four americans dead, including senior members of an army brigade after an in-ssurgent detonated a suice vest. thomas kennedy and kevin griffin and walter gray were killed along with an american aid worker and afghan in...

killing three soldiers in the countrys southern helmand province. >> cnns chris lawrence is live from the pentagon. what are your sources telling you about this attack this morning? >> well, john, they say they are still trying to figure out whether this was actually a true afghan police officer or someone just wearing the uniform. although the taliban is claiming that this was an actual afghan policeman who lured these three soldiers to his residence or to a party and had planned to k...

>> from now on, were going to look for a brighter fuehrer. were going to look for a united community, a prosperous community, and the negativity over the last two years will go away in no time. in afghanistan today, three american service members were killed by a gunman wearing an afghan military uniform. it happened here in the unstable helmand province. we heard a few details and about a couple of attacks on coalition forces this week alone. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. chris...

mayor michael nutter, more than frustrated. if you want to act like an idiot, if you want to act like an [ bleep ], if you want to be a low life in this town, we will track you down like the dog you are. >> reporter: nutter says theyre committed, because lives depend on finding a solution. >> what happens next, you know, we elevate the discourse, we bring people together, we build a movement. we stop the killing. >> reporter: a major challenge for a city where murder has become routine...

in the swing state of colorado. there he is. lets listen in, shall we? >> and once again building around the core idea that built this country, the idea that if you work hard you can make it. the idea that in america everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody does their fair share. and everybody plays by the same set of rules. the idea that in america we rise or fall together. and government cant solve every problem, and it shouldnt try. and it certainly cant help folks who are not will...

we begin this hour with a very important change in the presidential race. according to our brand new cnn/orc poll, a majority of the nations voters now say they want to re-elect president obama. take a look at this. the president has 52%. hes seven points ahead of mitt romney whos at 45%. just a month ago the president in our poll was ahead 49% to 46%. significantly the president now according to our latest poll is above 50%. our polls also show what voters think of mitt romneys potent...

you can call me nuts, can you call me ching little, if you want. but the political battle being waged over extending the bush tax cuts is blowing those storm bands over our heads. look, you dont need me to tell you our economy is on the brink of weakening again. you feel it every day. latest cnn/orc polls just 27% of you say the economy is in good shape. 73% feel that conditions are pretty poor. and while rays of hope peek through the clouds from time to time, the u.s. economy is fra...

investigation. the best view in washington, d.c., going to be off limits for just a little bit longer. that is because the washington monument will be closed for repairs for at least another year, maybe until 2014. its been shut down since an earthquake hit d.c. last august. and members of congress hard at work right now, maybe. house members are gearing up for a five-hour debate on a bill that would repeal obama-care. we are talking about the health care reform law that the suprem...