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Reasons it is difficult to replace an incumbent, as incumbent, you don't have a primary, you can raise money during the entire season, use it on the general election, hit your opponent when they come out of their primary and you can build the kind of team. i think he had as many as ten times the number of ground workers, paid staff, that we had, because he could afford them and we couldn't. >> had you written a concession speech? >> no, i had written a very goodwining speech. >> it was great. >> i didn't think we were going to lose, certainly didn't want to write a concession speech. i think a...

Ground workers, paid staff that we had because he could afford them and we couldn't. >> had you written a concession speech? >> no. i had written a very good winning speech. >> it's great. >> i certainly didn't want to write a concession speech. but i think around -- i think around 7:30 or 8:00 when it was pretty clear we were not sure we were going to win, that it was time to begin to put together some thoughts for a concession speech, which i did. >> did you stay up half the night? >> well, the kids were there, so we had pizza with the kids. and talked about what we were going to be doing ne...

That the landmark could lose its historic feel complaining that macy's has apple fever. and will and kate are doing a happy dance heading home after a big victory over those topless photos. we'll have details on that in 15 minutes. mixed news on the job market. good news bad news from cnbc's mandy drury with what's moving your money. so let's start with the warning of layoffs. thousands of american airlines workers have gotten those notices. >> that's right, chris. american airlines is sending layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees although just to put this in perspective tho...

>> the man who admitted to shooting trayvon martin may taste fresh air again. he could go free on $150,000 bond. a judge granted the bond after a lengthy hearing. and in a surprising move we heard from the man himself when he took the stand. zimmerman apologized to trayvon martin's parents who were sitting there in the courtroom. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little younger than i am. i did not know if he was armed or not. >> the attorney says zimmerman's apology there is too little too late. >> zimmerman mak...

American is asking a bankruptcy judge for permission to break its union contracts and impose some cost-cutting terms on workers all in order to speed up the reorganization process. the move does increase pressure on pilots, flight attendants and ground workers to agree on some concessions. american says it is trying to prevent the airline from being sold or broken up. and with gas prices going sky high these days, most americans now say they don't like the way the president is handling the situation. a new poll shows that 68% disapprove of the president's presence to the rising gas prices. b...