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why some cuban-americans are furious. we re going in-depth. first the secret service and now dea agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark s democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney s old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn t settled. let s discuss what s going on with the key adviser of the romney campaign, ed gillespie, former republican of the national committee. thanks very much for coming in. thank you for having me, wolf. good to be with you. let s talk about what the president specifically said about mitt romney, his experience at bane capital yesterday and then we ll get your reaction. my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks ....
we re only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. the top two gop contenders are practicing their own brand of chicago style politics on this day before the illinois primary and both rick santorum and mitt romney are proving to be untouchable. reporter: the battle for the gop nomination has come to illinois and in the land of lincoln the republican party is a house divided in an uncivil war of words. i m somewhat experienced in the economy, i m not an economic light weight. president obama is. we re not going to be successful replacing an economic light weig ....
afghan president meeting overnight in kabul. they were trying to diffuse tensions over the mass killings of those afghan civilian, allegedly by an american army soldier who has now been moved out of afghanistan. a deadly school bus crash in southern pennsylvania. the bus driver was killed when the packed bus collided with a semitruck on the highway. 28 students were injured. 6 had to be air lifted to a hospital. two inmates pardoned got driver s licenses and cars while they were still behind bars. all of this courtesy of the governor, his wife and his staff. ed lavendera with a cnn exclusive coming up. up first, with tensions rising in afghanistan meeting in kabul overnight. the u.s. soldier accused in a mass killing of afghan civilians has been moved out of the country to a military base in kuwait. that s angered lawmakers who want the american to be tried on afghan soil. and, this morning, there s word of new protests, as well. there are so many new developments ....
Here. have them live in dignity. but you have to shut the border first. for some republicans, who supported the dream act or spoke about it in positive light, steve. is this somewhat of a relief to them? that the president has done this. they don t have to vote on this issue. essentially, supporting those who have grown up and want to contribute to the country and serve the military and go to college. people like senator mccain and others who have said this, but then they don t have to vote on it. i don t think it is. because this doesn t solve the broader problem. the reason this is objectionm beyond what we mentioned here it doesn t come in the right context. if it were part of a broader legislative package that would do some of the things that charles is talk about ta, would strengthen border security, in that context, you can see people saying well, we have to do this kind of prioritization. and this is the way we ought to do it. but in the absense of that ....
Been fierce. they say the gaddafi forces have been founding them there and gaddafi forces say they have taken over the port city of misurata. what do we think is happening in libya? gaddafi is still on the march. and the campaign has had some success. i think this week, what a significance of looking for other ways of applying military pressure, the introduction of the predators in the absense of other aircraft where there is a valid concern about shoulder-fired missiles. and also, broadening the target list so it s not just about the troops engaged in misurata but it s about the commander and control that enables gaddafi s forces to operate effectively. we have to i agree with the decision not to put boots on the ground. i agree there has to be a political solution here. but he has to feel real military pain here that changes the dynamic from what we see now. bret: paul? there are a lot of things we could be doing we re not. ....