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we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama's strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn's elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i'm sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? >> reporter: well, wolf, forensic investigators on the scene. it's all very preliminary at this point, but they...

the president was he heading on this, they've always said, look, we're the ones who got rid of don't ask don't tell. the justice department no longer defends the defense of marriage act. so you knew what direction the president was heading. i think there were conversations about whether this would be good politically or not good politically for the president because this could rally mitt romney's conservative base. this could hurt the president with some voters in battleground states like ohio and iowa, for example. but in the end, the president, i think, the president feels he would...

Sticks to an economic message. debbie joins me now from detroit, thanks so much more joining us. a lot of people are surprised that michigan residents are responding to the values questions more than the economic message. what are you seeing from the ground in michigan? >> well, i think michigan is a complicated situation, which it always is. it's a state that brought you george wallace and jessie jackson in the past, there's a poll today that shows mitd romney up two points. it's a very fluid situation. so, in romney buy in michigan is bringing people back and the gap is closing. but the fact...

>> well, he was right. this is going to be armageddon and i'm going to win. he didn't just win by a small margin, he had a thumping victory tonight. someone told me that your fathe tonight. a lot of what dad does is through service to his country. and again he's got a very clear vision of what he wants to go with the american people ex-understands we're in a crisis situation and he's the only candidate including the president who cuts spending, consult welfare and cut fand u fnding and he did this about with a democratic president. i's governed before and he knows he can govern aga...

future. >> romney supporter senator john mccain on the perils and promise of south carolina. plus, south carolina's powerful evangelical voting bloc. who will win the lion's share? with rev right hand brad adkins and bob jones iii. >> everything is up for grabs in my estimation. >> i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." over 100 leaders in the social conservative community met in texas for two days and emerged with a single name, rick santorum for president. it is a blow to texas governor rick perry, a born-again christian whose political grounding is fiscal and soc...