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mitt romney's sweep tuesday that president obama would be facing the former massachusetts governor in the general election. the clock on that game has already started with both men wasting no time. it was such an interesting little set speech. the speeches this week, both the president and romney had a message for the press. the president's speech was particularly interesting because he chastised the press with the facts where one side is wrong and the other is right. here's the president making his case in washington on tuesday. >> i think that there is oftentimes the impulse to sug...

six americans, were executed by the taliban after they completed a two-week mission in a remote area north of kabul. their bodies were returned to the capital sunday. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. the victims were with the international assistance mission, a group that serves the most difficult and remote parts of the country. afghan police are on the hunt this morning for the killers of ten foreign aid workers. their bodies were flown back to kabul sunday, three days after police say they were lined up and executed one by on...

Back and say that's too much overreach into our responsibilities as states. necessarily here in the west, we have a significant overreach when it comes to public lands. >> this land could be the first test, it's the grand staircase national monument, nearly 2 million acres here in southern utah. there's an estimated 1 trillion dollars worth of coal reserves underneath part of the federal land. and some in this state, want their right to tap it. we need it now. we have an energy need and clearly, what we see happening in the gulf, you know, just amplifies the need to have opportunities inland f...

Of america. >> eric: others say the land should never be touched and the law is unconstitutional. utah law professor patrick shea, a former clinton administration bureau of land management director thinks defending the law in court is a waste of resources. >> we are laying off teachers and freezing salaries, we are cutting back on the food stamp program and to now take away from the least advantaged necessities of life, like food an education to waste on a legal battle that you will lose, just does not make sense. >> i think the legality of this is certainly in question. it would appear to be ...

tonight. also tonight the showdown over arizona's immigration law heating up. >> it's the responsibility of the federal government as opposed to states. and exactly what it is our policy should be. >> juliet: the us attorney general signaling the u.s. may consider a second lawsuit against the state if it sees evidence of racial profiling at work. ahead, more on the tug-of-war between arizona and the federal government. and how it could impact controversial law now less than three weeks of taking effect. plus, a wanted international fugitive in custody. >> today, as you are aware, to ...