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Times appeared combative and at other times conciliatory, acknowledging the biggest foible of a foible-filled year, the rollout of obama care. >> since im in charge obviously, we screwed it up. >> reporter: instead of making excuses for the way his signature achievement has been implemented he accepted fault but pushed back against critics in defense of the underlying law. >> having said all that, the bottom line also is that weve got several million people that are going to have health care tha...

Apparently, mitt romney, however, along with the rnc campaign machine think joe bidens inability to prevent himself from telling you skktly what he is thinking is not an asset, but a liability. so their plan is to target the truth teller. >> see what the mega panel thinks. imogen, jonathan and robert are here. you are man of d.c., a man of political intrigue and war, jonathan, what say you of new strategy. >> i dont know if it will work for the republican prty. remember, traditional role of the ...

His campaign organization and fundraising are not as strong or well established as mitt romney. romney is facing stiff opposition from democrats who continue to criticize his shifting position on important issues. >> this is the reason i suppose why he and his aides absconded with the hard drives from their come putters when they left the governors office they think they can erase the past what you said before doesnt matter now >> reporter: with cain out of the way and romney facing a real chall...

Like shes trying to get attention attacking the guy up front on immigration reform. newt has been around so long, hes got a stance on practically every issue in washington. this is an issue that changed over time and we see it coming out in this controversy. >> clayton: her argument he has had a shifting position on immigration. he supported a version of this-- >> he has a long record for voters to see where hes changing on views from one end. spectrum to the other. and michele bachmann using th...

Vladimir putin when he initially said that he believed putins denials of any meddling in the u.s. election. now, that position seemed to put the commander in chief at odds with his own intelligence agencies who have said unequivocally that russia did meddle in u.s. elections. heres the presidents explanation. >> im surprised that theres any conflict on this of the what i said there is that i believe he believes that and thats very important for somebody to believe. i believe that he feels that h...

Billion in tax revenue. speaking to the national governors association a few minutes ago, the president urged congress to find common ground. >> while you are in town i hope that you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them in no uncertain terms exactly what is at stake and exactly who is at risk because heres the thing. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> but common ground may be difficult to reign for a ...

Register. is the romney campaign -- i know that they are trying to walk back this comment as they often do because -- sfamt saying mitt romney is pro-life and will probably be a pro-life president. when they have mitt romney giving interviews like that and then have to come out and do cleanup, does that show that there is a problem? to be a good liar, you have to have a good memory. you have to remember what you told people. is this problematic for the romney campaign? >> you have the obama camp...

Middle class families could see taxes jump by $1,000 if the measure expires took aim at republicans for what he calls a shifting position on taxes. >> i know many republicans have sworn an oath never to raise taxes as long as they live. how can it be the only time theres a catch is when it comes to racing taxes on middle class families? how can you fight tooth and nail to protect high-end tax breaks for the wealthiest americans and yet barely lift a finger to prevent taxes going up for 160 milli...