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help elect other true public servants to office. well, why now? scott conroy of role clear politics and co-author of "sarah from alaska"s has spoken to the palins since the decision. you've been rushing to get on the phone with us. so what can you tell us? >> erin, great to be here. i spoke to some members of palin's inner circle tonight and two points, one, they say that the family was a big issue, that they, you know, couldn't get the entire family on board for a presidential run and that was a big reason that made her say no in the end. another thing is that, you know, she really ...

tonight's straw poll result upsets the conventional wisdom that the race was narrowing to two front-runners, perry and romney. whit johnson in washington has more. >> reporter: after taking his lumps in this week's debate, texas governor rick perry's efforts to woo republican activists in florida fell far short. arch-conservative pizza chain c.e.o. herman caine won the day with his positive message of bringing america back to greatness. >> america is a nation of dream makers and dream achievers. >> if you can't win florida, you can't win the nation. so i think mr. caine put in a lot ...

to shoppers who take savings to the extreme. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell >> mitchell: good evening. tropical storm lee is making this holiday weekend a dangerous washout for residents on the gulf coast. the slow moving storm pounded louisiana and mississippi today, causing flooding, forcing evacuations and knocking out power to thousands. also, the remnants of lee are expected to be felt throughout the east for several days. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. the bao ou continues to rise, but what may prevent water coming ...

with russ mitchell >> mitchell: good evening. tropical storm lee is making this holiday weekend a dangerous washout for residents on the gulf coast. the slow moving storm pounded louisiana and mississippi today, causing flooding, forcing evacuations and knocking out power to thousands. also, the remnants of lee are expected to be felt throughout the east for several days. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. the bao ou continues to rise, but what may prevent water coming in may be water itself. these giant pools are full of it and officials hope it will serve as a flood wal...

john boehner's refusal to allow a wednesday jobs speech was an example of the republicans saying no to anything that obama wants. republicans neither fear nor respect this president. is it personal? is it political? is it in some cases racial? what can the president do to turn this around or push back hard? that's our top story. also, rick perry is about to feel the heat. >> rick perry doubled spending in a decade. and this year rick perry's spending more money than the state takes in. >> that's not from the dnc. that's from michele bachmann's pac. the word is that sarah palin is abo...