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Passel full of silver medals. when they thought, okay, he's finally finished, we keep coming back. >> and don't forget, newt gingrich, who launched what he wants to be, his own comeback, winning his home state of georgia, although he couldn't manage even second in any other state. >> you just can't quite get across to them, it's all right. there are lots of bunny rabbits that run through. i'm the tortoise. >> joining me, david and michael sheerer from "the new york times." late night for everybody. david, let me start with you, not the worst news for mitt romney, it would have been if he didn'...

major news outlet breathlessly reports that donald trump is on the verge of a big endorsement. >> we don't expect him to say he is running for president, but politico and others are saying he is ready to back newt gingrich. >> hours later the donald backs romney. how did the press get it so wrong? plus, facebook files for a monster public offering. is sharing information with your friends now more powerful than the mega corporations of the media? i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." at a time the votes were counted in florida this week, the pundits have decided that mi...

getting some fuel. an american icebreaker helped a russian tanker get through the frozen barring see to deliver gas and oil. there is still a mile of ice between the tanker and the harbor. fuel will have to be piped in through a hose that is being laid out on top of the ice. on what would have been dr. martin luther king jr.'s birthday, a wreath was laid at the new king memorial at the mall today. the interior department announced a correction will soon be made on an inscription there which paraphrases a quote from king. and now to the 2012 contenders and the race to the white ho...

Facebook is raising its political profile ahead of the 2012 presidential election. the social media giant which has 800 million users worldwide formed a political action committee to allow facebook to expand the washington footprint. fb pac will allow them to donate to political candidates. joining me now is michael sheerer. what are the intentions of facebook here? >> i guess they wanted more friends and what better way to get more friends than to create a pac and buy some? they really need the influence in washington. there's all sorts of issues that the companies are facing. privacy issues,...

The 2008 campaign and now exploded. you sort of can't turn the tv on now without some sort of town hall associated with some kind of online company. i was just at a debate down in florida which was co-sponsored by google and part of the political process now and people like president obama, sarah palin, they have facebook pages with millions and millions of fans. and so it's all part of the new conversation. >> okay. "the new york times" michael sheerer, thanks so much. we are watching michael jackson's family arriving for day two of the testimony in the trial over the pop star's death. his ...