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developed. it starts with, lun like your proposals, stathrowing out the code. it is not going to boost the economy. this is why we developed 9-9-9. 9% business tax, 9% income tax and 9% sales tax and it will pass, senator because the american people want it to pass. >> one thing i want to say is when you take the 9-9-9 plan and you turn it upside down, i think the devil's in the details. >> unlike her man's plan which could not pass. how many people are for a sales tax in new hampshire. raise your hand. there you go. that's how many you will get in new hampshire. >> a critical event ...

held and who was tracking him. the other suspect is a member of iran's revolutionary guard. he's still at large. iran is blasting the united states saying it has no ties to this suspected plot. the spokesman for the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, quote, i think the u.s. government is busy fabricating a new scenario and history has shown both the u.s. government and the cia have a lot of experience in fabricating these scenarios and this is just the latest one. i think their goal is to reach the american public. they want to take the public's mind off the serious domestic prob...

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...

we're glad you are right here. let's start at the top of the hour with republican presidential candidate mitt romney. he's facing criticism and questions for being a mormon. this time it's coming from the pastor of a mega church in dallas. his name is reverend robert jeffress. you may recognize that name and face. jeffress introduced governor rick perry at the conservative values voter summit in washington, d.c. he was critical of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and told our jim acosta and others that morm ononism is cult. >> you created a stir because in talking to r...

christian to a competent -- to a competent nonchristian like mitt romney. that's why i'm enthusiastic about rick perry. >> what do you say that mormonnism shouldn't be an issue in this campaign? he's just as american as everybody else. >> i agree he's just as american as anyone else. and the article six of the constitution -- >> and mormones say they are christians. they believe in jesus christ. >> a lot of people say they are christians and they are not. they do not embrace historical christianity. i think we have the duty to prefer christians as our leaders. that's what john j., th...