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gasoline prices jumped 3 cents a gal just overnight to a national average now of $3.61. that makes 16 straight days of higher prices. and experts say we're heading for $4 a gal gas by summer if not sooner. president obama seized the political warning signs and knows the attack's already coming. this afternoon in florida he tried to stay ahead of the curve. >> since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plan for $2 gas. and i'll save you the suspense. step one is to drill and step two is to drill. and then step three is to keep drilling. anybody who tell...

And so it was light outside, but something else went wrong. visibility only two miles at times, and maybe that was not enough for something to be avoided. >> yes, the national transportation safety board is only beginning this investigation. thank you, chad. ted stevens was the longest serving republican senator in u.s. history. joe johns covered stevens for year, and tell us about this individual, this u.s. senator. >> very old school. he came from a completely different era and when you look at the way he worked on capitol hill, you are reminded of an lbj or somebody like that. he had so m...

They were getting deep into the history of legislation and legislative maneuvering and trading folks in the senate. >> whose earmark with the bridge to nowhere and the olympics? i'd like to never hear about those again. >> our friend simon said rick santorum sounded like he studied at the bob dole school of debating. >> here he is. santorum trying to defend his record as a former washington senator -- not the baseball team -- who championed earmarks by claiming romney took earmarks for the olympics. here it comes. be ready for the excitement. >> unfortunately, attacking me for saying i'm this ...

Party? or was last night a good night -- >> i think it was a good night for president obama last night. and i hate to say it, because i think it is critical for the future of our country that the my party defeat him this november. but when i watched the debate, the first question from an actual citizen was about the deficit and debt and president obama is driving us off a financial cliff. and immediately, it went to earmarks and who's the washington insider and who helped out in the 2002 olympics, which is also wonderful theater of the moment. but the american people want us to change directio...

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