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>> we begin tonight with presidential politics. new numbers that underscore just how important our big debate here is tomorrow night and a new twist in the campai campaign conversation. a new cnn times poll shows a statistical dead heat this arizona. 36% for mitt romney, 32% for the surging rick santorum. add in a small santorum lead in michigan which also votes next tuesday, and what you get is a tense, volatile gop race as the final four candidates prepare for their first debate in nearly a month. in a moment how the tightness of the race is playing out among the candidates. but fi...

was the only tv producer invited to whitney houston's funeral from any network. so we'll have not only the inside look, but also the explanation from bobby brown as to why he bailed on the ceremony. >> did you hear about the deadly avalanche near a ski resort in washington state. skiers buried in snow after falling 1500 feet. there were warnings of high avalanche danger. they were not supposed to be in that area. reports were it was an out-of-bounds area they were skiing in. we have all the details of that deadly avalanche coming up. the polls just keep coming in on his side. you m...

age i have say long friend. >> long time. i'm thrilled to be here. >> nice to have you. will cain is here as well. we all know will cain. back again. got lots to talk about this morning. our "starting point" though is rick santorum waking up a big winner this morning as he swept all three states last night. strong victories in missouri and in minnesota. and a nail baiter win in the state of colorado. santorum says it is not just a victory for him but for the party overall. >> tonight was not just a victory for us. tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and t...

newt gingrich wasn't even on the ballot there. santorum cruised in his home state of minnesota. ron paul finishing second. santorum clearly seizing the momentum he desperately needs. >> ladies and gentlemen, i don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney, i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> well, cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington. paul, what do you think, a game changer? >> reporter: wow. if you don't like the way the race for the republican nomination is going, wait. it keeps changing. mitt romn...

core conservatives learn to love mitt? you, the economy and the election with alex riff lin, douglas holt aiken and ron brownstein. and then israel, iran and the u.s., what we know with house intelligence chairman mike rogers. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." a gallup poll shows president obama beating every republican comer except one, mitt romney. after months of pounding by republican rivals and the president's team romney is up a point over the president, a dead heat. 35% of republicans are extremely enthusiastic to vote this year, compared to 23% of democ...