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>> well, some of the sounds today, you saw louisiana senator mary landrieu on the senate floor, saying that the federal government is trimming back. take a look at what the debt added in the last year, and the nation, roughly $38,000 a second. we told you that is added to the national debt in last year. $38,000 a second. michael ramirez has a cartoon, a cartoonist that looks back and take a good long look at this. if you like pie charts this is an actual pie chart of the 2007 federal budget against the 2013 federal budget. you can see the 2013 budget, 40% larger. $38 trillion in spending, vers...

is breaking news, the senate voting on the buffet rule and failing tonight. mostly along party lines. senate democrats called for a vote on the so-called buffett rule today. it is one of the president's election year priorities. it calls for people who earn a million dollars in adjusted gross income to pay a minimum tax rate of 30%. now, the left-leaning group moveon.org was quick to jump into the debate. target number one for them, mitt romney. >> when the wealthiest 1% pay a fair tax rate like the rest of us, it keeps the american dream alive for everyone. so tell mitt romney, kitt...

colombia. >> we let the boss down because nobody is talking about what went on in colombia other than this incident. >> that is true. the secret service now yanking security clearances for several agents accused of bringing prostitutes to a hotel before the president arrived. a new fallout from the scandal ahead. >> and a new legal move by george zimmerman's attorney. trayvon martin's accused killer asking for a different judge. plus, new concerns for zimmerman's safety. and watch out. they were just in the onions. a man under arrest after an attempted hold-up with hot dog tongs. s...

and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett outfront tonight. is breaking news, the senate voting on the buffet rule and failing tonight. mostly along party lines. senate democrats called for a vote on the so-called buffett rule today. it is one of the president's election year priorities. it calls for people who earn a million dollars in adjusted gross income to pay a minimum tax rate of 30%. now, the left-leaning group moveon.org was quick to jump into the debate. target number one for them, mitt romney. >> when the wealthiest 1% pay a fair tax rate like the rest of us, it keeps t...

i'm candidate crowley, and you're in "the situation room." just coming in, a new snapshot capturing the big picture, a cnn lorcp poll shows support for president obama up slightly from last month 67 this new poll shows a five-point lead over romney, though still within a sampling error. the same poll shows a seven-point lead for the president over rick santorum. that is up only slightly from january. we want to bring in cnn's chief analyst gloria borger. so i look at this and think maybe a problem for mitt romney? >> absolutely a problem for mitt romney. as you pointed out, in janu...