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There are very real concerns about a group of workers in washington caught in the middle of a political tug of war. correspondent molly henneberg has their story. >> staff at the u.s. commission on international religious freedom have been told to start winding down operations. >> you literally have to close the offices. at the end of the day on the 16th if we are not funded. >> if congress does not approve $4 million in annual funding for the independent bipartisan commission. and we authorize the mission. advise the u.s. government on related policy positions. leon says dick durbin put a hol...

Evidence it now possesses one of america's most secret military assets. jennifer griffin has thattory from the pentagon. >> the iranians rolled out what they say is the u.s. drone that went down over iran last week. a senior u.s. official tells fox drone on iranian state television the missing rq-170 sentnel that went down over iran thursday. the source tells fox all along the u.s. officials expected that the high-tech stealth aircraft landed intact and that is why the u.s. military in conjunction with the c.i.a. drew up three plans to retrieve or destroy it. the plans included sending in comm...

Durbin ez it would bring jobs to the area. leo says the situation is frustrating. >> the commission is a hostage in this political fight. >> democratic sources strongly deny a connection between money for the commission and money for the prison. saying there is legislation moving that will keep the agency open. but that democrats will want some unspecified reform. a capitol hill watcher says symptoms is connected to the matter and it will get lawmakers attention. >> the number two democrat and has power. if he wants something people have to listen. >> republicans oppose funding because they co...

Candidate. i think what we are seeing from the primary electorate is not just a desire to beat obama but beat him up. newt is channeling that brilliantly. >> bret: we should point out newt gingrich hardly the outsider. he has been the ultimate insider for a long time. >> he is a failed leader who turned out by his party, because he failed in washington. because of erratic leadership style. they say he is a great visionary and he can't govern his way across the room. he is not an outsider. >> bret: let's look at new ads out, one from governor perry and the other from mitt romney. >> but don't w...

But newt gingrich supporters it. romney put it in law in massachusetts. >> a lot of republicans were at first somewhat amused to see gingrich take the lead from romney. but now the whispers of panic washington where newt is best known are growing fast. gingrich leads the poll but trails in organization. he has enemies here. >> bret: what about the stories him not getting on ballots? in ohio. >> ohio, new hampshire. he didn't full field delegates in florida. they readily admit they didn't expect to be peaking this soon and hadn't made the necessary organizational steps to get on all the ballots...