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aren't statistics they are people in pain. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". we begin this hour with what's happening in iowa. right now the state that holds the lead off presidential contest is gauging early support for the republican candidates. we're standing by for the results of the iowa straw poll. the winner could get an important boost heading in to the 2012 primary season. cnn don lemon is joining us from ames, iowa. don? >> all right. thank you very much for that, wolf. joining me ...

Serious liberals if not to agree with them at least to rethink their own ideas, to raise the level of discourse. that's not what the extremists do. >> the editor of the book review and weekly review, the author of "the death of conservatism." thank you for coming up. coming up on "countdown," keith investigates it claim from one of the smartest scientists in the world that aliens could be out to get us. george w. bush of all people gives democrats a boost heading to the november elections. that's a strange story coming up next. how a car performs in a quarter-mile? [ engine revs ] or a quart...

Thought part of the job of conservatism was to persuade serious liberals, if not to agree with them, at least to rethink their own ideas, to raise the level of discourse. that's not what the extremists do. >> sam tanenhaus, author of "the death of conservatism" thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. great to be here. coming up, keith investigates the claim that aliens could be out to get us, but first on this show, george w. bush of all people gives democrats a boost heading into the november elections. coming up next. ♪ i am stuck on band-aid® brand ♪