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Live from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty. texas representative ron paul winning a straw poll of social conservatives that was taken at the values voters summit in washington saturday. paul taking home 37% of the vote. herman cain coming in second with 23% and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum rounded out the top three with 16%. texas governor rick perry and representative michele bachmann each got 8%. and president obama urging voters to pressure congress to pass his $447 billion jobs bill. in his weekly address the president saying the bill will give the economy t...

people's assemblies going on. you can see it and possibly hear it over my shoulder, where people make speeches, but because they don't use a mic system here, they don't have permits for that, so instead, they shout it from person to person to person so the entire crowd can hear what the message is, trying to rally support for their cause. as you say, as we pan the crowd here, you can see that there are a lot of young activists here, certainly, but already also others here from different walks of life. last hour, we introduced you to a grandmother who came here all the way from detroi...

another straw poll victory. the president -- the republican presidential candidate finished first at the conservative values voter summit this weekend winning 37% of the straw poll vote. herman cain came in second with 23% and rick santorum finished third with 16%. herman cain said the bad economy is having a greater impact on african-americans but the gop candidate says racism is not the reason why. >> i don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way. is there some -- are there some elements of racism? yes. it gets back to if we don't grow this economy, t...

also, take a look at this. it is the cheapest computer tablet in the world. and before you even ask -- no, you cannot buy it here in the u.s. that story ahead as well. let's start with the fight over the president's jobs bill. the senate is expected to vote on the plan in a matter of days. the measure could cost an estimated $447 billion. the president said, hey, it is paid for. $453 billion, he said, would come from his proposed tax on millionaires. the bill calls for new and extended tax cuts along with additional spending on roads, bridges, infrastructure projects, job training ...

that's what the author of "moneyball" and "the blind side, michael lewis, will give his insights on. finally, solutions, what will fix the problems that ail us? i'll talk to tom friedman of "the new york times" about his new book. also, want to see the hottest new thing on the globe? take a trip to mumbai or shanghai. i'll explain. and of course a few thoughts on steve jobs. first, here's "my take." barack obama busy apparently committed blasphemy. in an interview in florida last week, he dared to say that america had gotten soft. the denunciations came in fast and furious. >> ...