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I think we've got to believe that vice president biden's been involved finding out whatever, getting to the crux of whatever the solution is going to be and i think he has a very good, he has always had a finger on the pulse what is happening in the catholic community. jon: my understanding a lawyer for the cardinal-designate he doesn't agree with even the accommodation in part because as he understands it, and as we understand it, it wouldn't necessarily apply to a small business owner who might be a practicing catholic, he doesn't get an exemption. >> we'll have to see. i don't know what it ...

Spoke yesterday. we'll have highlight later in the show. the obama administration is working to limit the political blow-back over a mandate that requires religiously affiliated universities and hospitals to offer contraception through their insurance coverage. vice president joe biden, according to a bloomberg report, warnld the president about the risk involved in the law, insists there is still room to resolve this stand-off. >> there is a lot of misunderstanding, there is not enough focus on the fact that we decided that there is a year to work this out so we can accommodate that. i'm de...

I don't believe that. >> by getting the bill passed, it may not be a walk in the park, though the state house and senate are controlled by democrats, there are some conservative democrats who side with republicans who oppose the bill. governor gregoire joins us now. governor, you said yourself that you struggled with the issue of same-sex marriage for several years being a practicing catholic. before deciding to go ahead and introduce this legislation. what made you change your mind? >> you know, i really had to sort out my faith and my responsibility as both a three-term attorney general and ...

new hampshire union leader came out for gingrich, now "the boston globe" has backed huntsman, not the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. >> we received the endorsement of about half the papers in the state. we just got the endorsement of the "boston globe." we're moving forward. i feel very good about where we sit in new hampshire because i know this state loves an underdog. >> romney with a commanding lead in new hampshire polling. he's spending as much time as possible down south in south carolina. that state votes on the 21st. check out this poll, brand-new showing romn...

30,000 wounded warriors, many of whom still struggle with serious, life-altering injuries. >> reporter: it's estimated more than 150,000 iraqis lost their lives in the war. most of them civilians. 16 days to go before the typical american worker gets hit with $1,000 a year tax increase. there are some signs now republicans, democrats, might, might break their log jam over extending the payroll tax cut. democratic source says that president obama may drop his plan for a millionaire surtax to cover the cost of extending it. republicans oppose any new taxes on the wealthy. they would ...