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Good afternoon to you. uma, sevendays left. and they vote in the paul meadow state. brand new public policy shows mitt romney with 29 percent. newt gingrich with 5 points behind with 24. and ron paul at 15 . rick scant sant at 14 and rick perry trailing then. and average is 26.sevenfor mitt romney and 22 for newt gingrich and paul and santorum tied at 14.7. newt gingrich left behind the attacks and will focus on an aggressive effort to compare and contrast his record with mitt romney. newt gingrich said he will compare his record as a nra

For coming to a pro-life position on the basis of information. that is what the pro-life movement is all about. >> reporter: very pew people believe mitt romney is a true social conservative but, if you can convince people not so much to vote against him as for him, he may be able to hang onto the lead he has here. >> patti ann: that's the big question, can he accomplish that? and what are those latest polls saying? >> reporter: well, look at a new one, a public policy poll, shows the race tighter than it was before, mitt romney, had been up over 30% and now down to 29, with newt gingrich, nip...

About the community colleges closest to their zip code and enrollment assistance and how to use the give bill -- gi bill to pay for education. >> our veterans have made a sacrifice for our country and they certainly deserve a helping hand when they come home. >> every year more than 30 million veterans come home to california to go back to their civilian lives. this program will likely help a lot of those folks. harris? >> harris: i gave a statistic about unemployment among the group of veterans. you have more details about how tough an environment they face when they get home. >> as bad as th...

Process. it makes it a one-step process or as close to a one-step process as possible. >> reporter: the program even helps veterans fill out most of their college applications. this is a first of a kind program here in california. so if it boshes well we hope to see it move to other states. jamie, back to you. >> having looked at this issue and this resolution potentially what do you hear from veterans about the situation they're finding when they come home from war? >> reporter: yeah. it's a tough one of the remember the economy is you have for -- tough for everyone. especially for veterans t...

Their education. >> i was last at first and afraid, i wanted to go to school but just did not know how to even take the first step in applying for a school. >> the program is designed to give guidance to veterans just like that, and california is the first state to try out the program. >>trace: what kind of environment do veterans come home to? >>guest: tough. the economy is bad and for veterans the unemployment is higher, for men 11 percent, and for women 14.7 percents and some veterans say after devoting several years to defending the nation they come back to the united states only to find t...