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iowa. that happened earlier today. both focused on their attacks on president obama. >> remember when he said if we let him borrow $787 billion, almost a trillion dollars, that he would hold unemployment below 8%. >> the obama cookbook is the exact opposite. higher taxes, more regulations, anti-american energy and class warfare to attack the people who create jobs. its as though the obama cookbook says to get a hard egg you put it in the freezer. its true if you put it there long enoug...

that its krun f time? and were digging deeper into ron pauls writings and finding -- sexual harassment victims. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." were here in the new cnn election center counting down to the final few days and hours before the first contest of 2012. the new iowa poll out today reenforcing mitt romneys place at the top of the pack, running neck and neck with ron paul. it drives home the bombshell findings of our poll this week, sh showing rick santorum has...

next hour. egyptian officers raid the -- they may have made some powerful enemies in the process. one group is chaired by madeleine albright. the other is chaired by john mccain. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the clock is ticking. were only five days away from the iowa caucuses. the focus has now turned to a certain degree, to rick santorum. an extraordinary surge in his poll. can rick santorum keep on climbing? j...

our latest polls on the republican race, they are just coming out this minute andy sho stunning change in fortune for two of the republican hopefuls. mitt romney still plead leads in iowa with 21%. ron paul is right behind at 22%. but look at this. rick santorum has jumped into third place with 16%. tripling his shows just three weeks ago. meantime, newt gingrich has fallen off a cliff. at least it seems like it now. hes at only 14% down from 33% in our last poll. rick perry is at 11%....

rhetoric certainly is getting sharper. and there are seven major candidates now but after seven more days, will some of those candidates start falling by the wayside on the campaign trail? thats coming up in our strategy session this hour. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." were here in dubuque. a bit chilly but no snow. its getting ready, a week from today, the iowa caucuses. youre looking at live pictures from dubuque. this will be the first state to have an impact on ...

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 ...

north korea. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the showdown over the payroll tax cut lasted for weeks, but the stalemate ended in a matter of minutes today after house republican leaders bowed to overwhelming pressure and gave into the democrats. today, the house approved the bill that got almost 90% of support in the senate. president obama signed it into law and the threat of a new years day tax hire for 160 working americans is over. lets go straight to dana bash whos ...

is the candidate still making money from layoffs? were checking the facts. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com lets get right to the breaking news. a possible deal in the stalemate over extending the payroll tax cut for at least another two months, but potentially for the entire year. the year of 2012. we have all of our reporters standing by. lets go to our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash, hes up on capito...

the payroll tax cut. its set to expire at the end of this year. president obama called john boehner today and the white house has even put a counterdown clock on the home page of its website. it says if the house does not act, taxes on the middle class will increase starting the first of the year. lets go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is standing by with the latest on this dramatic political showdown. what is the latest? >> the latest is that ...

>> greg: but what is next? occupy wall street invited there? >> andrea: if they cant get more than 25 people to watch television show, how do they get people to vote for obama? if you look at the names on the left, they are so far left, as you mentioned in the monologue. he already has this base locked up. why would you go to them -- >> i think its good. now i understand what the president is thinking. how he is, you know, in context. >> bob: listen, this is basically politics, white house 101. ...