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The economy was gathering momentum. the stock market has been setting record after record after record. the dow up 8% this year. the s&p 500 up 12%. the s&p 500 your stocks and your 401(k) most likely look like the s&p 500. the nasdaq 14%, and then you get this confirmation today from the commerce department that economic growth in the third quarter was the strongest since 2003. two very robust quarters of economic growth in the u.s. job creation, low gas prices, all of this kind of a magic elixir at the end of the year. starting january 1st, there will be 20 states with higher minimum wages s...

The republicans? >> give us an opportunity on capitol hill to put things on the president's desk and him choose, veto or sign it. up until now, harry reid protected the president from these difficult issues because he doesn't bring it up in the senate. it gives us an opportunity to force the president's hand more often. we won't win as many as we like but win some of them. >> do you think the gop will take the senate? >> i do. we have a good opportunity and pick up seats in the house. am i concerned about the house especially is the democrats continued to out rise us month after month after mo...

The republicans? >> give us an opportunity on capitol hill to put things on the president's desk and him choose, veto or sign it. up until now, harry reid protected the president from these difficult issues because he doesn't bring it up in the senate. it gives us an opportunity to force the president's hand more often. we won't win as many as we like but win some of them. >> do you think the gop will take the senate? >> i do. we have a good opportunity and pick up seats in the house. am i concerned about the house especially is the democrats continued to out rise us month after month after mo...

The only one is the credits and he has been trying to fwrt to get a deal. it looks like all of the incentives dpeps him unless tomorrow after noon. but you are weight tee this into january 3rd and 4th. maybe that money or tg. we will have top leave it there. thank you for joining me tonight. coming up, the gun buyback program here in la is setting record. the lapb is gekting more guns than ever. and we have a began candidate.

stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and i'm carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "american morning." we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. >> that's right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya this morning. the arabic news network al arabiya reporting explosions near the compound where moam...