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governor tim pawlenty in iowa doing what it takes. >> he's the president. come on out to the lawn of the white house or the microphone and tell us your plan on entitlement reform, and he won't indict because he doesn't have the courage to do it. >> i am candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." late into the night, leaders on capitol hill scrambled to put together a last-minute debt deal, now being considered a two-step plan that would raise the debt ceiling through 2011 in exchange for a trillion dollars in spending cuts. both sides are onboard. but the hang-up is the second ...

It's the beginning of the end game for negotiations on the federal debt. with pessimism building that leerds will produce a deal and avoid default mitch mcconnell proposed plan c, a contingency, what i like to call the hail mary punt. he set the stage on the senate floor with this pretty rough attack on the president. >> after years of discussions and months of negotiations, i have little question that as long as this president is in the oval office a real solution is probably unattainable. >> mr. mcconnell said the day i was elected that his job was to try to see me beat. i'll have to explain...

Sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> you think that you're doing something healthy. >> something that's good for you, and this study, sponsored by the cdc, very reliable but a big business, make a lot of money. $26 billion for supplements. >> that's insane. >> all cash. >> and multivitamins are the most popular. i take them. you think that you're doing something healthy. oh, no. when we come back, justin bieber's sour note in the mideast. >> why his tour to israel was not as harmonious as planned. >> why his tour to israel was not scheduled as plan.

Lose something federal dollars. >> jason, thank you. it's 31 minutes past the hour. time for this morning's top stories. southwest airlines canceling about 100 more flights today. emergency inspections have turned up cracks in three more boeing 737s. this after a five-foot hole ripped open a southwest airlines jet over arizona last week. the white house has agreed to nato request and will continue participating in coalition air strikes against libya today. over the weekend, the fighting intensified between rebel forces and moammar gadhafi troops. a bloody ambush sent the opposition retreat...

>> we have plan a, plan b, plan c. plan a is to live and die in libya. plan b is to live and die in libya. plan c is to live and die in libya. >> so is there anything in the face of that the united states and its allies can do? cnn political analyst david gergen has advised four u.s. presidents. retired general wesley clark's career included a stint as the supreme allied commander at nato. and ambassador wendy sherman is a veteran american diplomat whose experience with rogue regimes includes time across the table from north korea's kim jong il. before we get started i want you to put all thre...