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Economy. today 37% of the economy. we are inches from no longer having a free economy. this is a critical issue. therefore, well before the debate got pushed along, i signed a pledge saying i would not raise the debt ceiling unless we had cut, cap and balance. and that is the view i took june 30th and reiterated that through the process and to the end. >> bret: when candidates go over the a lotted time, theyve agreed to this system, thats what you hear, the bell. well try -- well try to not ring...

College funds. 14 million people dont have a tonight. millions more have given up looking or have taken part-time work to try to scrape by. the nations credit rating downgraded for the first time in history. as we try to get a handle on the countrys skyrocketing debt. last weekend in afghanistan, more american lives were lost than on any other day in this decade lincoln flick. tonight, we are -- decade long conflict. tonight, we are respectfully asking you the candidates to try to put aside the ...

Hes fundamentally failed us. anyone who is going to expand this group and brings a little savvy on the subject i think is a net plus. >> greta: scholz garten. >> is here in iowa not in the race yet. congresswoman bachmann is she stealing your thunder? >> i like sarah palin a lot. we are very good friends. i think theres room in the race for governor perry, sarah palin and bret you too. >> bret: speaker gingrich. >> mayor giuliani has every right to run. governor perry has a great record of job c...

Fired up, as you can hear. [ cheering and applause ] >> bret: okay, now lets meet the candidates. former senator rick santorum. businessman herman cain many congressman ron paul. former massachusetts governor mitt romney. congresswoman michelle bachmann. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. former utah governor john hundreds man. and former speaker of the house -- speaker of the house, newt gingrich. joining me at the desk my fox news colleague, chris wallace. from the washington examiner, by...

Earth. i take that seriously. he has also said that hes not going to listen to the united states, britain or anybody else in their attempts to do what they want to do. that being said, there is more to foreign policy than bombs and bullets. theirs bombs, bullets and economics. if we go serious about maximize -- maximizing our energy resources we can become a player on the world market. as the price of oil goes down it put as economic squeeze on iran this is why i believe we should have a serious...

Our next round is a lightning round quick before we get too foreign policy and national security. are we missing a candidate on the stage? we are. she will be right back. congresswoman bachmann. there she is. thats okay. there we go. texas governor rick perry, obviously is not here tonight. hes giving a speech on saturday in south carolina. were told hes getting into this race. but hes not answering questions tonight. hes not taking part in the straw poll on saturday. is he out-smarting you? con...

Are finished in 2012. and you will be a one term president! [ applause ] >> bret: governor romney, congresswoman bachmann says she can start turn the economy around in three months. how long would it take you? >> im not going to give you an exact timeframe. if you spend your life in the private sector and understand how jobs come and go, you understand what president obama has done is the exact opposite of what the economy needed to be done. almost every action he took made it harder for entrepr...

>> greta: what should the american people city when we see people like congresswoman bachmann or speaker gingrich or former governor romney or governor huckabee when we see all of you going to iowa, isnt it right to be suspicious there are ambitions for the white house? >> sure. i think of course we want to know why people are here. im telling you and your viewers right now why im here. i grew up a democrat. i became a republican we i was in college. one thing that i know, iowans are reasonable ...

And the spending has to stop. >> greta: what should the american people city when we see people like congresswoman bachmann or speaker gingrich or former governor romney or governor huckabee when we see all of you going to iowa, isnt it right to be suspicious there are ambitions for the white house? >> sure. i think of course we want to know why people are here. im telling you and your viewers right now why im here. i grew up a democrat. i became a republican we i was in college. one thing that ...

>> greta: they expected you. ive looked at the des moines register and all the papers theres a lot of chatter about why congresswoman bachmann has come home. i know i -- i refer to it as a cover story. you are not going to call it the cover story. tell me why you are there and then ill ask the questions we all want to know. >> im here because i want to layout the very important issues that i think iowa will be grappling with for the next 24 months. this is a very important election if we want to...