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usual, no agreement on how to pay for it. candy crowley is cnns chief political correspondent and anchor of "state of the union." political theater aside, you think congress will eventually get this done? >> i absolutely think congress will eventually get this done. particularly because we have seen republicans now saying we even the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said even if you dont believe that this actually helps the economy, it certainly will help the people that get th...

stands to pay $1,000 more in taxes in 2012. there seems to be bipartisan support for extending it but as usual, no agreement on how to pay for it. candy crowley is cnns chief political correspondent and anchor of "state of the union." political theater aside, you think congress will eventually get this done? >> i absolutely think congress will eventually get this done. particularly because we have seen republicans now saying we even the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said eve...

tear apart the euro currency. in washington, where the super committee was a super failure. and in our own bank accounts, where incomes are falling, and americans are dipping into their savings to pay the bills. yet everywhere, youre being cheerleaded to spend money, lots of money for the holidays. $704. the national retail federation projects thats how much youll spend over the holidays, and consumers are more than halfway there. where is all of that money coming from, and have we lea...

after a deadly nato air strike. now the countrys prime minister has a warning for the united states. good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for tuesday, november 29th. im carol costello. here are your morning top stories. a new twist in the herman cain saga, a third woman has come forward claiming she had a 13-year-long affair with the gop presidential hopeful. atlanta business woman ginger white says the affair ended only eight months ago. cain denies any sexual relat...

If it wants relations to improve. gregg: democrats now blaming the supercommittees super failure on the gops refusal to raise taxes, and they are pointing fingers at this man, grover norquist. outspoken, anti-tax lobbyist. insiders say the norquist no-tax pledge which a lot of republicans have signed in congress, basically killed the possibility of compromise inside the supercommittee. so the democrats making norquist an issue. does that put added pressure on the gop? david drucker joins us, sta...

What were talking about here is a failure on the part of the president to lead with strength. >> he has changed the course of history because at the time when we needed a leader most, we didnt have one. >> i dont think anybody is particularly surprised that a super committee failed. it was a super failure. and i think we expected that. we had a president of the united states who is not a leader. >> dick morris is a former advisor to president clinton, the author of "revolt" and joins us live fro...

Andrea mitchell reports is next. hey, alex, thanks so much. happy holidays, and coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports," alan simpson joining us to talk about the super failure. and is newt gingrich too humane for the republican base on immigration? weve got all the debate highlights. plus, new sanctions on iran and deadly clashes in egypt. and former congresswoman jane harmon. join us. pour chunky sirloin burger soup over those mashed potatoes and dinner is served. four minutes, aro...

your first impression from what we learned from the eight republican candidates? >> i think there were a couple of really explosive parts of the debate for me. the first one was obviously iran. i thought that perry and gingrich led the way with strategy when it comes to iran. but the thing that sort of blew up in newt gingrichs face, i think, the discussion on immigration. he had a rick perry heartless moment with this. i think this is really going to impact him tomorrow. its really go...

but the thing that sort of blew up in newt gingrichs face, i think, the discussion on immigration. he had a rick perry heartless moment with this. i think this is really going to impact him tomorrow. its really going to impact him with grassroots conservatives. i can see both sides of the argument here. he was reaganesque, 84-86, reagan signed a huge amnesty bill but i dont think he made that differential during the debate. this is one of the most substantive debates, we really were ab...

Facet of their philosophies and ideals? >> in the end i think theyll pick a candidate who they believe can beat president obama. >> are you suggesting the third party is viable this year when you said what is the "c"? >> i think you have to wait and see. i think its very possible. the people are very upset. theres absolutely no question about it. i can tell you theres been a number of elections in recent years where people said ive got to vote for "a" or "b"? this is all ive got? >> whos "c"? >>...