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>> i'll tell you what mitt romney's trying to hide. reaction from eugene robinson of the "washington post." >> i don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them someone else's money. >> rick santorum is surging in new hampshire. but he still can't explain his comment about black people. >> i'm pretty confident i didn't say black. >> msnbc political analyst michael eric dyson and salon's joan walsh are here with reaction. a top aide to scott walker has been arrested as the recall plows ahead. you don't want to miss the report from john nichols of "the nation." and th...

i'm not planning on releasing my income taxes anytime soon. >> i'll tell you what mitt romney's trying to hide. reaction from eugene robinson of the "washington post." >> i don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them someone else's money. >> rick santorum is surging in new hampshire. but he still can't explain his comment about black people. >> i'm pretty confident i didn't say black. >> msnbc political analyst michael eric dyson and salon's joan walsh are here with reaction. a top aide to scott walker has been arrested as the recall plows ahead. you don't want to...

But here is a key difference. today absence starts to cost the democrats $250 a day in fines if they don't return to the state house and take their seats. pat bower is the house democratic leader. he joins us from illinois. so thank you for joining us. is this financial incentive enough to make you go back across the border? >> well, last week we took one step forward and by the end of the week we took two steps backwards. one of the majority members on the floor said when they inflicted the pain that this pain was meant for us and our families and hoped it hurt us. >> is it the same issue -- ...

more on that, but first, the reverberations to your corner gas station. you probably know gas prices are up. you may be surprised by how much. three weeks ago we were paying $3.18 a gallon, today the national average is $3.51 a gallon. the second biggest price jump ever. higher prices are on the way. christine romans is part of the cnn money team. good morning to you. >> good morning, randi. >> this is not just the uncertainty in libya, but the uncertainty in the entire region? >> that is right. an a global economy that is recovering. the world's factories have been revving up and pe...