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and 13.9 million people are still out of work. we just cant seem to catch a break. don pack is features editor for "the atlantic" and wrote "can the middle class be saved?" don, whats the answer, can it? >> the middle class can be saved but we need to take a wide array of aggressive action to save it, i think. its interesting the middle class itself has in many ways been downgraded in this recession. the housing bubble amassed a host of problems. the middle class has been slowly hallow...

to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. >> cnn political correspondent jim acosta is at the red state conference in charleston. he joins us live now. jim, the impact that perry may have on this presidential playing field. any guesses? [ inaudible ] >> well have to work out the audio because youre not the only one who is not hearing jim acosta. well try to re-establish that in a moment. there is another major political story going on right now in iowa. the nation...

half of all the jobs created in america. >> thats governor perry yesterday. youre going to hear that a lot in the weeks and months ahead. we checked with the bureau of labor statistics and his numbers, do, in fact add up. texas created about 262,000 jobs between the summer of 2009 and now thats out of 524,000 jobs nationwide. but the bureau of labor statistics says many of those jobs were for the minimum wage, minimum wage jobs have more than doubled in texas over the last four years a...

two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the states critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. well have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a developme...

>> thats governor perry yesterday. youll hear that a lot in the weeks and months ahead. we checked with the bureau of labor statistics and his numbers, do, in fact add up. texas created about 262,000 jobs between the summer of 2009 and now thats out of 524,000 jobs nationwide. but the bureau of labor statistics says many of those jobs were for the minimum wage, minimum wage jobs have more than dunld in texas over the last four years and texas is creating many jobs in part because the p...

did you get the change and the hope that you believed in? >> well, it turns out those republican candidates, they had a little competition, too. >> i dont think im stealing any spotlight. in fact, if anybody thinks that im stealing the spot, go, go find the other folks and say, hello. >> now, sarah palin wasnt in the big debate last night and she rolled into the state fair, nonetheless, even work a digalt the newest candidate texas governor rick perry as she nadknown, join the republic...

first the jobs. >> we created more jobs than any other state in the nation. as a matter of fact, in the last two years, we created almost half of all the jobs created in america. >> thats governor perry yesterday. youre going to hear that a lot in the weeks and months ahead. we checked with the bureau of labor statistics and his numbers, do, in fact add up. texas created about 262,000 jobs between the summer of 2009 and now thats out of 524,000 jobs nationwide. but the bureau of labor ...

to washington but is all of that true? tonight were keeping them honest. first the jobs. >> we created more jobs than any other state in the nation, as a matter of fact, in the last two years, we created almost half of all the jobs created in america. >> thats governor perry yesterday. youll hear that a lot in the weeks and months ahead. we checked with the bureau of labor statistics and his numbers, do, in fact add up. texas created about 262,000 jobs between the summer of 2009 and no...

continuing with brooke baldwin. >> dont go far. i want to talk to you about that piece in mississippi. hello to you. good afternoon. im brooke baldwin. lets begin where drew sort of left off there. you know what, you need a scorecard today. or maybe a traffic cop to keep up with the presidential hopefuls. im giving you a map. des moines, iowa, ground zero ahead of the iowa straw poll. des moines, iowa, flooded with republican candidates. plus, yep, sarah palin. she turned up, arrived t...

got his start. this is where hes going to come to his end, in iowa. did you get the change and the hope that you believed in. >> well, it turnless out that those republican candidates had a little competition, too. >> i dont think im stealing anybodys spotlight. go, go find the other folks and say hello. >> now, sarah palin wasnt in the big debate last night and she rolled into the state fair, none t nonetheless, let everyone know she may yet join the republican dance. >> theres a lot ...