we ll talk about the republican obstruction on jobs obviously. and of course the democrats chances of turning, taking back the house next year. of course a whole lot more. we re thrilled to have the democratic leader with us thursday night here on the ed show. nancy pelosi. coming up, donald trump pulls the plug on his own debate. what happened? was so looking forward to it. michael eric dyson will join me on that. and whenever president obama dares to take credit for something especially when it comes to foreign policy, the cheneys always go on the attack. iraq war veteran john soltz joins me on that subject tonight. that will change your le because it whitens by removing up to 80% of surface stains. see how it can change your life. crest 3d white. life opens up when you do. [ male announcer ] know the feeling? try acuvue® oasys brand contact lenses with hydraclear® plus for exceptional comfort.
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the iranians are referring may be a u.s. unarmed reconnaissance aircraft that had been flying a mission over western afghanistan late last week. the operators of the uav lost control of the aircraft and had been working overtime to determine its status. so in fact u.s. officials are saying the crew reported right before they lost this plane, unmanned plane, that they lost flight controls right before it went down. but so far the key thing is they re not saying it was shot down. they re not saying what kind of drone it is. but shot down or not, the real question here is the real bottom line, do the iranians now have their hands on classified u.s. technology. the u.s. knows it is not going to get it back. in this particular case, barbara, the u.s. can t go in retrieve it or destroy it as it might be able to do if this material would have ended up in another country. well, that s absolutely right. when helicopters or drones go down in places like afghanistan, and they want t
that it is on the right track. merkel reaffirmed her confidence. we expect to hear from president obama about the drop in the jobless rate just minutes from now. the president is also going to be outlining a plan to upgrade buildings, make them more energy efficient. the administration says it will create tens of thousands of construction jobs. the president speaking about 11:10 eastern. we ll take you there live. senators trying to figure out a compromise today to extend the payroll tax cut in 2012. here s what happened. a senate blocked both democratic and republican plans last night. what s the big hang up? how to pay for an extension. without one the white house says the typical middle class family will pay 1500 more next year. herman cain will sit down with his wife. another woman, ginger white, claims she had a 13-year affair with cain something he adamantly denies. he now admits that he gave money to white but he never told his wife. my wife did not know about it
interview and thought it was uncalled for. and the romney staff was particularly whiney after cnn s security debate so much so it made me wonder if they knew something we didn t. here s tonight s truth. if there is a romney collapse, you will trace the roots of the unraveling back to this week. whining is not sim non nom this with winning. team romney senses a disruption in the force. that united states a week ago. things aren t getting better from the romney perspective. a new florida poll shows romney 30 points behind newt gingrich. herman cain s campaign is teetering and its collapse could help gingrich consolidate the anti-romney vote in the early key gop battlegrounds. if you need more proof the republican race has a new front-runner, watch here. ron paul turning his attention to gingrich. i think he s getting a free ride and i ve worked with him for a long time and i think that the points i made on various issues he s a flip-flopper. he can hardly beat me on terms o