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That time. bill: speaking of health care, by my count he spent about four minutes on it. and the first mention of the affordable care act, came 39 minutes in. did you pick up on that? >> well, he knows it is not going well. he was trying to keep the democrats together on that, but i think even put them in a worse position. the democrats all stood up and applauded. if youre some of those senators up for tough reelections and you voted for that, you dont want to talk about obamacare and you defini...

Tea party rally, city hall. the next election is 20 months away. the last thing we need is washington d.c. vetting our candidates. >> i would not be in the u.s. senate today if it were not for governor sarah palin. >> so governor sarah palin tea party, a force with political punch in 2014? >> u, yeah. my hope is that she deploys that influence effectively. its one thing to endorse ted cruz, my senator from texas, in a republican primary in a safe state. its another thing to go in and state campa...

Pennsylvania hasnt voted republican since george h.w. bush. polls show him trailing president obama by as much as 11 points. the latest poll puts the score at 54 to 43. is pennsylvania in play? lets bring in former pennsylvania governor ed rendell who knows pennsylvania like no other. welcome. >> hi, alex. >> we want to talk about the fund-raiser. its been on the governors schedule for a while. hes not been in your state campaigning since mid-summer, so why now? >> i dont think they intended to ...

this morning, authorities stop a pilot they say was just about to pilot they say was just about to fly his airliner drunk. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com we start this evening with the so-called underwear bomber. hell spend life in prison for trying to blow up a plane on christmas day 2009. we all remember it so well. but this is what the blast could have looked like if he had succeeded. >> 2, 1. >> wow. thats a re-enactment from federal officials. but thankfully the bomb fizz...

gaby gifford. that tragedy is being remembered in many different ways. giffords made her first appearance at her tucson office honoring her aide gabe zimmerman who was killed. and part of a hiking trail was renamed for him, as well. today in memory of the victims, trees will be planted for peace. tomorrow an interfaith church service. also a candle light vigil at the university of arizona which giffords is scheduled to attend. and a disturbing story out of connecticut. police there...

Primaries are the ones who spent the least amount of time meeting with voters in the early states. look at whos ahead. newt gingrich and herman cain in the early states, noted by politico, quote, ride high in early state polls, spending time promoting their own interests and book projects than on the trial in iowa and new hampshire. rick santorum meanwhile has been camping out in iowa making a point of visiting every single one of that states 99 counties. yet, mr. santorum still polling at rough...

Primaries are the ones who spent the least amount of time meeting with voters in the early states. look at whos ahead. newt gingrich and herman cain in the early states, noted by politico, quote, ride high in early state polls, spending time promoting their own interests and book projects than on the trial in iowa and new hampshire. rick santorum meanwhile has been camping out in iowa making a point of visiting every single one of that states 99 counties. yet, mr. santorum still polling at rough...

Polls in the republican primaries are the ones who spent the least amount of time meeting with voters in the early states. look at whos ahead. newt gingrich and herman cain in the early states, noted by politico, quote, ride high in early state polls, spending time promoting their own interests and book projects than on the trial in iowa and new hampshire. rick santorum meanwhile has been camping out in iowa making a point of visiting every single one of that states 99 counties. yet, mr. santoru...

>> reporter: she walked out of the airport here visibly emotional and overwhelmed by the amount of attention that her story has received here. her mother and grandmother left without saying anything. they were very quiet, but one person close to the family says that all she wants to do is sit around and watch television with her family and try to reconnect after so much time. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas, texas. and just three days until the new hampshire primaries and the candidates are spread o...

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