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Potential rival is using, try extortionist. joining me from washington is cnn deputy political director paul stein howser and senior editor paul preston. paul, let's start with you, what is going on in cain, virginia? >> well, it is a great story and we will get to the gingrich thing, but this is a brand new news that was just cracked for us. tim kaine, who is also the former governor of virginia announced online he is running for the open senate seat there. and the current senator jim webb said he would not run for re-election, so cain is -- and a lot of people were saying that there is a lot...

Barack obama's name. that changed. so i -- you are right. you are right. so then let me bring up a name. and just -- you tell me what comes to mind. as potential rival, donald trump. >> i think he's -- talented and funny. i think he's interesting. >> is he a candidate, serious candidate? >> he might be. you know, we will see. the country is going to have a choice between six, eight, ten candidates. >> what do you make about this angle with the birther? >> i for one do not believe we should be raising that issue in the sense -- i think president obama was born in the united states. cnn reported...

Mutassim, what is he like? >> he is the national security council adviser. he was seen as a rival really to saif, a potential rival for succession. there was reporting that saif was jealous of mutassim when he accompanied his father on state visits. he established his own militia to keep up with militias his brothers had. we saw him disappear from public view in the months preceding this revolt. >> he's pretty well known to at least americans because there are pictures of him actually with hillary clinton, is that not right? >> that's right. he was on a state visit. he was a proponent of milit...

Since he killed two pakistanis last month. a new poll sheds a little light on what kind of candidate republicans are looking for in 2012. according to a cnn survey, if they had to choose, if they want one, 29% agree with you on issues and 68% can beat barack obama. leading the pack, mitt romney. look at this. sarah palin followed by huckabee, newt gingrich, barbour, paul, pawlenty, and daniels. the outspoken conservative also has hired two veteran republican operatives in iowa and one in new hampshire. yesterday he offered a little criticism of potential rival sarah palin.

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