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It could be rick perry who finds his second legs. it could be jon huntsman. willie, there are many opportunities, because in a recent new hampshire poll, and this is all about new hampshire, right now. >> huntsman is not even on this. >> no he's not on this. that's national. you look at new hampshire. he is putting all his chips down in new hampshire. 75% of the voters in new hampshire, willie, say they are undecided. >> right. >> who are those independents going to vote for? >> we're talking about a guy who for four months now has been polling at 2%. he's had chance after chance after chance....

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com he's plunging in the polls and in need of a boost. will a new plan help rick perry climb back to the top of the republican race? his rival, herman cain, is leading the pack according to a brand new poll and perry is a distant fifth with cain apparently benefitting from his 9-9-9 tax plan, perry today unveiled his own new tax plan and 20 is the magic number. he proposes a flat tax of 20% for individuals and corporations, but in a twist, perry would let people choose to pay his flat tax rate or fi...

reporters in tow. are we falling for yet another presidential tease? what to make of dick chain nay's media blitz? are the anchors holding him accountable? hurricane irene, i say television was swept away with breathless coverage. we'll ask two critics whether i'm all wet. as the media gear up for the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a look at how that tragic day changed the news business at least for a while. slate lays off one of the country's most provocative media critics. jack schaeffer will speak his mind. i'm howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." the headlines were in...

This to detract us all? >> t.j., it's a beautiful distraction. if the economy continues to slow down like this. by the way, ben bernanke says we may see 1.8%, 1.9% growth of the gdp for a little while. that is not good news for an incumbent president goiand unemployment is still over 8%. >> maria, it wouldn't be the first time a politician did this. i mean, is there some credence to his theory there? >> no, absolutely not. actually the reason he did this because from a political standpoint this was an issue, t.j., that was working beautifully from the democrats. from a strategicage standpoint,...

We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by side shows and carnival barkers. we do not have time for this kind of silliness. we have better stuff to do. >> bill: well, the president sounds like the voice of reason. obviously he could have stopped the madness years ago. for political reasons, he chose not do. as for dump he is portraying himself as the man who forced the president to do the correct thing. >> i am really honored, frankly, to have played such big a big role in hopefully, hopefully getting rid of this issue. now, we have to look at it, we have to see i...