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Perry made his original comments during last weeks debate. he talked about those opposed to giving state tuition to children of illegal immigrants. >> but if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than theyve been brought there by no fault of their own, i dont think you have a heart. >> wow. but perry has caught a lot of flak from the right wing of his party, and last night governor chris christie went after him in his speech. >> i do not bel...

Was at that club and talking to many of the same people, they could see george bush potentially as a president. what i kept hearing two weeks ago from these people privately was rick perry, really? i -- i dont think this is the guy. >> does that tell you when youre sitting around with him over a coffee or a beer, when youre casual, he never says anything weighty, is that it? never seems to understand anything with incision or compelling thought behind it. is that what youre saying? its not just ...

Jon: when you hear that music you know its time to talk politics. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is pushing to reclaim his status as frontrunner. this as texas governor rick perry appears to falter. romney is back in new hampshire trying to build support after perry turned in what most observers call a poor showing in a florida straw poll. our chief political correspondent carl cameron is in new hampshire as well as mr. romney. carl? >> reporter: hi, jon. here in the granite state...

Hes not going to run. you tell me, does this inour to the benefit of any candidate who has declared their running thus far? >> most definitely. bieber fever, as you describe it, benefits mitt romney. thats the situation because the longer the race stays at least kind of that the republicans can kind of say, well, the fields sort of open, it makes it harder for rick perry to solidify. he came in hot, stumbled at that debate that we had last week in orlando where you did so well questioning him, b...

Mouth is in this state to secure the border, to send the rangers, to fight the violence there, and perry will do that when hes in the white house. >> eric, respond to this comment, though, about the fact this is a new position for governor romney. >> on in-state tuition, no, its not. we received a bill to that effect. governor romney vetoed it. i would like to just elaborate a little bit. i have a 17-year-old son, hes a senior in high school, he lives in massachusetts with me, and hes currently ...

What i kept hearing two weeks ago from these people privately was rick perry, really? i -- i dont think this is the guy. >> does that tell you when youre sitting around with him over a coffee or a beer, when youre casual, he never says anything weighty, is that it? never seems to understand anything with incision or compelling thought behind it. is that what youre saying? its not just articulated on tv. its when you get to meet him, you dont get impressed by him. >> im not going to say im not im...

To new jersey to be educated. but i do not believe that for those people who came here illegally that we should be subsidizing with taxpayer money through in-state tuition. let me be very clear from my perspective that is not a heartless position. that is a common sense position. of course new jersey is not exactly a border state. he doesnt have the same challenge as rick perry. how are the perry and romney campaigns confronting these challenges? >> the speech was either red meat attacking presi...

militant who escaped to new jersey prison and hijacked the plane to nigeria finally caught in portugal. they matched his fingerprint to an i.d. card. right now 68 years old, escaped to africa after hijacking a delta airlines flight and getting a million dollars ransom. right now, awaiting extradition back to the united states. a death row inmate in oregon begging to be executed. gary hougen asking a judge to waive his appeal and proceed with the execution. he calls the lawyers that wan...

lets do some headlines for you this morning because the iranian military ships could soon be headed to u.s. waters. a top naval officer says the middle eastern country plans to station ships off the coast, no timeline given on when the ships would depart or arrive. iran not saying which kind of ships they will deploy. u.s. officials have not commented on the situation. fugitive caught after 41 years on the run. george wright, the 1970s militant who escaped to new jersey prison and hija...

Last debate. on tape, perry went at it. >> those are things i think make some sense. >> that is not conservative. >> im not sure exactly what hes saying. >> tough stuff. the battle will continue with them. there are at least six more debates before the first votes are cast and the aftermath of the last few in a row, shep, is still being battled over. >> shep: yeah. and to battle, you have to have money and the race for cash ahead of this fundraising deadline seems to be frantic. >> i tell you wh...