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presidential politics, the more he speaks the more people including many republicans ask this question. by so aggressively appealing to the republican base, is governor perry undermining his appeal as a general election candidate? this comment in new hampshire questioning man's role in global warming is new fodder tonight for the perry electability rate. >> i think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling in to their projects. and i think we're seeing it almost weekly or even daily scientists who are coming forward ...

and in part because of the president's travels to the midwest and in part because of the new energy that texas governor rick perry is adding to the republican race. wednesday governor perry visited new hampshire, and while it's clear he's the flavor of the moment in presidential politics, the more he speaks, the more people, including many republicans, ask this question -- by so aggressively appealing to the republican base, is governor perry undermining his appeal as a general election candidate? this comment in new hampshire questioning man's role in global warming is new fodder to...

taking on islamic militants who have overrun a coastal town. it's a case eerily similar to the one against former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn. an egyptian businessman could be arraigned in new york today, charged with sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper. 74-year-old mahmoud abdel salam omar is accused of groping a maid at the pierre luxury hotel. she says she went to the room at omar's request to drop off tissues. call it a bin laden bounce. strong performances on national security and international relations are driving president obama's overall poll numbers even higher...

The number of missing from the tornado not struck joplin, missouri, is dropping. 29 people are still unaccounted for more than a week after the twister struck. the death toll stands at 142. the tornado killed more people than any other in the u.s. since recordkeeping began in 1950. visiting joplin yesterday, president obama vowed the u.s. would stand with the community until it was rebuilt. the severe weather of the past few months has had odd consequences. in the south, rising water is letting alligators stray far from home. as cnn's jeanne meserve reports, gator hunters are seeing a boom i...

Dead and missing in joplin, missouri. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and other top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> the number of people missing from the killer tornado in joplin has dropped to 29, down from 43 yesterday. officials continue to work to identify remains. the most recent death toll is 142 making the may 22nd tornado the single deadliest since recordkeeping began. in syria, rnss report the city of rastan undersiege surrounded by government tanks and osoldiers with water cut of. 12 people reported killed yesterday when syrian forces moved in to end protests. cnn h...