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You? youre assassinating this guy -- >> i really dont believe hes a strong candidate against obama. >> youre saying newt gingrich is a warmer presence than someone else? howard, can you get in there. heres where i disagree with jennifer -- >> youve been with both of them. >> i dont agree with that at all. >> howard? >> i agree that romney is -- as andrew sullivan says -- makes plastic look genuine, but thats andrew sullivan talking, not me. >> of course. >> but newt gingrich can be a very, very ...

our political ticker at the bottom of the hour about the retirement of barney frank. they had a revolution. theyve ousted a ruler and now they are about to do something that is probably the most important thing that they have done and that is get out and vote. egyptians are hitting the polls today. they are out voting. it is the first in a series of elections for parliament and president. they are all under way. even in the midst of egypts second major uprising of the year. the goal ...

after a shocking tape has come to light. also, the markets getting a bit of a black friday bounce. pakistan puts the u.s. on notice after a deadly nato strike. and a wet, dare i say possibly snowy, day for the southeast. im going to play reporter roulette here on this monday. ed lavandera, in syracuse where syracuse university fired assistant basketball coach bernie fine, fine is accused of sexually abusing kids. ed, also news fines termination just hours after the world heard th...

And if you hadnt been on that night, you know, i dont know if i would have made it. so thank you. >> youre so welcome. welcome. >> all things considered, paul komyatti has lived a most unusual life. but our last impression of him never really changed from our first impression. from all his ups and downs, komyatti has stayed remarkably optimistic. >> things havent really went my way. you can see thats an understatement. but one thing you learn in the joint, you dont live in the past. you cant cha...

Morning, up around kansas city, approaching st. louis. then by the time we get to saturday evening, thats when we watch this storm system head into the middle of the country from the ohio country and the southeast. so saturdays going to be a little more active and rainy, but today is a fantastic day. as far as the forecast goes, enjoy it. 61 in new york city, philly, baltimore, d.c. all of the suburbs of all the big cities, boston looks great, cleveland, chicago looks nice, atlanta. these shower...

When this fails it is not just a failing company, but it is taxpayer money. >>heather: thank you, as always, we appreciate it. you can read the column in the sunday "new york post." >> holiday travel season kicking into high gear shaping up to be the most expensive holiday season in history for air travel, but, if you are flying, be ready, the airlines are charging customers sky-high fees for luggage. turning back acknowledge into big business. and now, live from los angeles. we are getting "bag...

>> well, thats the understatement of the year. this is the height of crony capitalism. this is president obama political doners that hes paying off and essentially what the president did is he put one of his fundraisers into the energy department to point out which of the loans should be made to which person that gave political donations to the president. donations were made to companies like excellent draw, companies like light squared and beacon power and now theres a new one, i think its seeg...

Wont be taken out on then couple wants come election. >> and thats wrong, just like he sets the date for obamacare until after the next election and he kicked the can down the road on -- >> you say kick the can down the road -- >> it is, though, greta. it is kicking the can. >> it is, but -- >> but the impact of this bad decision wont be felt by the voter until they have already cast their vote at the ballot box. its disingenuous. its wrong. >> while we were in iowa we talked to congresswoman ba...

>> well, thats the understatement of the year. this is the height of crony capitalism. this is president obama political doners that hes paying off and essentially what the president did is he put one of his fundraisers into the energy department to point out which of the loans should be made to which person that gave political donations to the president. donations were made to companies like excellent draw, companies like light squared and beacon power and now theres a new one, i think its seeg...

>> from two contracts with freddie mac. >> i did no lobbying of any kind. >> i know he says that they paid him as a historian. >> i offered advice as a historian. >> i was a historian. that was patently absurd. >> i think like a historian.ç >> newt gingrich said they paid him to offer advice as a historian. >> i have a ph.d. in human. >> im unaware of that much money to give a history lesson. >> isnt that a bit much for a history lesson. >> how much? >> 1.6 million figure correct? >> i dont kn...