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Dont think they think hes made it a priority. were going to have a contest next year about whose prescription is better, the way obama can win is not necessarily to convince him his are the best ideas but much better than the republicans. >> the danger zone is right now because there is some ability for presidents during a campaign when theyre running for reelection to change perception. but once perceptions are set in concrete, which i think may be happening now with this president, that he is ...

pushed the panic button probably several months ago, they just havent telegraphed to us yet. you have to look no further than a poll out in virginia that shows president obama has a 62% disapproval rating with independents in that state. that is devastating to him. remember, virginia was one of the states that he flipped back in 2008 to win the presidency. not just virginia, north carolina is another state that theyre concerned about. then go out west to colorado, another state that th...

debate pinata have on texas governor rick perrys front runner status? >> theres no government purpose served for having little girls inoculated at the force and compulsion of the government. this is big government run amok. it is bad policy. and it should not have been done. >> and can the tea party deliver on this bold promise? >> look, we are going to choose the next republican nominee. >> right. >> we are not going to accept what the republican party hands us. but up first tonight...

and it should not have been done. >> and can the tea party deliver on this bold promise? >> look, we are going to choose the next republican nominee. >> right. >> we are not going to accept what the republican party hands us. >> but up first tonight, stunning evidence of why the stakes of that republican civil war are so consequential. new lows for president obama on just about all of the tests you use when an incumbent asks for four more years. the presidents overall approval rating, ...

stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and im carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "american morning." we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. >> thats right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya ...

resistance from pro-gadhafi forces. correspondents are reporting on the ground. cnns sarah sidner is hunkered down in green square and matthew chance is in the citys hotel, the same hotel where senior libyan officials just fled moments ago. our first correspondent in tripoli, nic robertson, he is in our washington bureau and national security contributor, fran townsend is in new york and zain verjee is following international reaction from left knee done. dan lothian is with the presid...

on this debate before its too late. and a disturbing new study revealing a widening gap between minorities and the wealthiest americans in the wake of a devastating recession. im wolf blitzer here in the situation room. first to what many say is shaping up to be an economic disaster of nearly unprecedented proportions if congress doesnt break the deadlock and agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling only six days from now. the white house warning today theres no more wiggle room and b...

deborah feyerick takes you inside one of the biggest manhunts in fbi history. the church bells of saint monica, near the harbor in south boston, have sounded for generations of irish immigrants. its a tight-knit community that has always protected its own. a place james "whitey" bulger, one of bostons most notorious gangsters, called home. bulger learned to fight and survive on the mean streets of south boston, known as southie to locals like john shay who decades later would work fo...

Sarah palin not likely? >> i think sarah palin being in her late 40s have lots of time to rebrand herself to change some of the perceptions. her poll numbers are not very good even among republican primary voters. i think she is going to increase her interest factor by running around the country in bus tours but in the end she is not going to run. its more likely that michele bachmann will try to seize that market niche. >> gregg: he was born in iowa and she has an advantage there. if she wins i...

The closest ally of the u.s. were going to be hearing president obama talking about libya, of course. hes going to be talking as well about afghanistan and the commitment that the u.s. and britain have had there. britain has a large number of troops serving in afghanistan. number two only to the u.s. and the prime minister has actually announced a timetable for withdrawing those troops, something were awaiting president obama to do, announcing a timetable for withdraw beginning in july. but when...