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It again, stressing he was answering a call to serve, an answer some republicans may be willing to accept. >> it doesn't bother me at well. he was working for the united states. >> reporter: at every stop, the former ambassador sounded more diplomatic than dogmatic. he doesn't take swipes at the president. but huntsman says he's not into labels. >> we have to get beyond this tag mentality. i think it's artificial, superficial and misleading in politics. >> reporter: with some in the gop shopping around for a fresh face, voters in this first in the nation primary state are taking a hard look at...

done. they say they have arrested a powerful drug kingpin. he was reportedly arrested at his own birthday party. he was taken into custody in mexico just across the border from texas. police say he is one of the leaders of the gulf cartel, one of two gangs battling for control of smuggling routes into the united states. the u.s. state department offered a $5 million reward for his capture. bob strang is a former special agent with the drug enforcement administration and the current ceo of investigative management group, an international security firm. he joins us by phone from new yo...

To overcome the concerns? >> everyone who has been elected into political office has a history. some elected, some won't. >> reporter: one thing they don't like is the u.s. ambassador to china, something his ex boss won't soon forget. >> i'm sure that him having w k worked so well. >> reporter: he says he would do it again, stressing he was answering a call to serve. an answer that some republicans would be willing to accept. >> he was working for the president of the united states. >> reporter: he sounded more diplomatic than dogmatic and doesn't take swipes at the president. huntsman caution...

this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. >> reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off ca...