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happen at cpac, nice to have you joining us. first and foremost this is the all star event, rick santorum will make a presentation, mitt romney will make a presentation, newt gingrich will be here making presentation, michele bachmann, sarah palin will wrap-up the entire night. what does it tell you about sort of the role of conservatives in this year's election? >> well, obviously, this has become an election that in my opinion will be decided by turnout, and whoever gets their base more passionately involved and out there to vote will win this election. the country divided 50-50 no...

The resignation of nancy brinker and the resignation of the entire nine-member board and have it replaced by people who will depoliticize the organization. >> well, they have done a lot of great work. they brought wonderful attention to trying to tind a cure for cancer. we'll see how they make it through the other side. terry o'neill, thank you for being hear and appreciate your insights. here is a look at other stories topping the news now. a jury has been selected and seated in the murder trial of former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. right now...

The controversy, karen handel, has resigned. she was thought to be a key player in the komen decision to stop funding breast exams for low income women. the public's outrage led komen to quickly reverse the decision. today after submitting a letter of resignation, handel went straight to fox news. >> i clearly acknowledge i was involved in the process, but to suggest i had the sole authority is just absurd. >> her statement contradicts what komen ceo nancy brinker said just last week. >> karen did not have anything to do with this decision. >> yet, sources from inside koim mendel the huffingto...

Effect, refused to answer the question. was defunding planned parenthood your idea? the reason she can't answer that question honestly is that she, at least for now, appears to be keeping her story straight with nancy brinker, the founder and ceo of the komen foundation who the day before the komen foundation reversed its decision had this exchange with our own andrea mitchell. >> why hire a key staff person who is so strongly fiercely identified against planned parenthood one of your grantees? >> well, let me just, for the record, telling, karen did not have anything to do with this decision....

Her resignation letter talks about how upset she is that her -- that her action was politicized. her action was political. it was politically motivated, and the blow-back against the komen foundation is an indication of how strongly people in this country feel that we don't want breast cancer politicized. that is what karen handel did, and that's what komen has been doing. >> what about nancy brinker's role in all of this? didn't she lie about who was responsible? >> well, it certainly seems like she did. the insider reports that i have read is, in fact, karen handel drove the decision. she wa...