costly than we expected politically. the president abroad in india. indian officials trying to big foot u.s. reporters as robert gibbs literally used his big foot to save the day. the spill and the story that will not recede. the commission investigating the cause of the worse offshore oil spill in u.s. history with bob cavnar. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." hi, everybody, good evening from new york, this is monday november the 8th. 729 days until the 2012 presidential elections. i'm thomas roberts filling in for keith olbermann. keith will be back tomorrow. we start with a battle facing a lame duck congress, a