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good evening. im ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett. the iowa caucus is just eight days away. republican presidential candidates have just over a week left to prove to iowans that theyre the first to win the nations contest held on january 3rd. polls show the race there is still very much up for grabs, but there was only one candidate out today with an official campaign event and it wasnt one of those top three. it was rick santorum and he went hunting with an important guest. our ...

neighborhoods, voubded by thousands of troops, all this quhil simultaneously observers from the arab league are arriving in dmas cass to verify that president bashar al assad is keeping his promise to dial back the violence, start talks with the opposition and let aid workers lend a hand. before showing this next video, i really do want to warn you, it is very hard to watch. you may want to turn away but it underscores the sharp contrast between the two different versions of what is go...

syria today. it is supposed to observe, and therefore, discourage the governments brutal crackdown on its own people. a crackdown that seems to be in full force despite a promise to the arab league just last week. this is amateur video reportedly from the flash point city of homs. the opposition says 22 people have been killed here today alone. the global intelligence website stratfor is still down after hackers stole thousands of client names. a group called anonymous says it has no...

as these holidays wind down. the president yial campaign sean is heating up. one week from tomorrow, the iowa caucuses will mark the first formal votes in the 2012 race. right now, its too close to call, statistically speaking. according to a poll from the american research group, ron paul, mitt romney, and newt gingrich are locked in a three-way statistical tie. you can see it there. 21, 20, 19% apiece. paul steinhauser is in des moines with more on this three-way battle. and no clear...

there on christmas day. the white house condemning these blasts. nigerias president calling an end to the sectarian violence voug to catch those responsible. churches also bombed in nigeria last christmas season. more arab league observers are on their way to sir yeah heres why. an opposition group says security forces killed more than 20 people in the city of homs today. the observer planned to go there. u.n. says more than 5,000 people have died since syrias crackdown on protests b...

endorsement from the states gop king maker. they fought wars over their borders. now a strange bit by pakistans turning, once again fwloob a big tourist attraction. im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. >> the first vote in 2012 presidential campaign is only eight days way. were talking about the republican caucuses in iowa. and the latest poll there shows what amounts to be a dead heat. ron paul is on the rise. hes the current favorite of likely republican caucus goers. the ...

always get something new out of these and we certainly did last night. you wont see another one of these for another two weeks. so, we got quite a treat last night. well break down what we saw in that showdown, which was over national security and foreign policy. and these candidates, yes, theyre all in the same party. it is clear, though, they are not on the same page. you see who will join me, our foreign affairs correspondent, she is jill dougherty. always good to have her. and depu...

It. >> shepard: you are watching fox news channel. thanksgiving isnt until next thursday but for millions of americans the journey to wherever he they will be spending the holiday begins this weekend. according to the air transport association more than 23 million people will be flying between this friday and the tuesday after thanksgiving. thats down slightly from last year. but it wont feel like it. the trade group reports airlines have cut capacity, meaning more flights will be full. but the ...

Striking about it, almost everything comes back to the amount of carry-on luggage people are carrying. that was the top concern about 70%. that of course leads to long lines at security checkpoints. that was the number two complaint. and then what you would expect, sort of playing out in the third and fourth spot. third was taking off your belts or shoes or your jackets and the fourth was unfriendly tsa screeners. what really struck me about the survey, it all came back to that carry-on luggage ...

Capitol hill. >> reporter: what tsa officials will tell you is they hear the same two concerns. one the price of tickets, and the second is having to take your shoes off at the airport. one of the big changes people will see this year is that kids 12 years of age and under wont be required to take their shoes off any more sat security checkpoints. tsa says this is a more intelligent model. they say with the smaller shoes you cant put enough exclusives in them to damage an aircraft. >> it has bee...