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What happens in normal years, republicans address the crowd and engage their support for presidential run for the republican party. other republicans talk about where the party is headed. you'll have that today. mitt romney and house minority leader some of the big headlineers today but just as the tea party started shaking up the health care debate last summer, they'll be making waves at c-pac as well. today and tomorrow, you'll see a special panel of tea party leaders. it will be interesting to see how these two groups mesh. the tea party folks are adamant they're separate from the washingto...

. >> we decide it was better for people who survived their earning years into their 60s, 70s and 80s that they have some safety net, that they have some basic income. we decided that as a country. should we go back beyond that? >> no, because that -- >> no -- >> that's a policy. >> actually he was talking to me, colin. and i want to give you credit and i want to thank you -- oh, sorry. that's the -- >> joan, first, your thought. joan? >> thanks, chris. it's very difficult. i'm glad to hear colin say he's against slavery. i think most people are. i really do believe that. but there are other wa...

>> let's not confuse principles with policies. joan was talking about how some of the policies of the 18th century didn't follow the principle of liberty for example. that's entirely true. there were all kinds of policy errors that we made, certainly the tolerance of slavery, all of those things are things that can and should be corrected. . but the principle of liberty, of limited government, those are principles that today when we look at them they appear to be very conservativconservative. but in point of act, that was the center of the spectrum at that time and that's what's being re-estab...

>> the idea that a newspaper, might, might public represents a new low for journalism. if in is the new reality with campaigns coming up this year, i think that it shows you yet again why so many people resent the media. >> reporter: as for david paterson and whether "the new york times" or any other stories are planned a spokeswoman said that is something that the newspaper would not discuss. >> mary snow, thank you. and to the viewers in "the situation room," happening now, controversy over an assassination in dubai boils over in israel as there is suspicion on the israeli spy agency. an...

And the nypd can rest assured we'll provide whatever security we are provided to do. our estimate of a couple hundred million a year, at this point it's a reasonable estimate. bill: that comment coming earlier today, president obama to decide whether or not the suspects will be tried in a civilian or military court but many say the backlash over new york city pretty much has the city out of the running. we shall see. again, no decisions have been made yet. martha: so where is the republican party headed? it is one of the great political questions of this moment. and today, some pretty big name...