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Losing one. we're just referring to air strikes. you know 75% of the combat return to base without having fired a weapon. >> reporter: military officials tell us iraqi forces are massing a major counteroffensive to retake ramadi. given the fact that this battle for ramadi could take several weeks. >> we'll talk about that and also the secretary of defense's comments as well. kevin corke live at the white house, thank you. >> reporter: you bet. observances large and small are taking place all over the country on this memorial day. leland vitter shows us the events right here in the nation's c...

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Forces in movement and what we have seen here says we are facing a relatively modest number of fighters who emerge in urban environment and then move on to the next target. they may be content to remain where they are, consolidate their gains and not provide a high profile that could be dealt with by air power projected off of the u.s. george h.w. bush or off of bases in kuwait or saudi arabia. >> just quick as would send message around the world and stiffen the backs. we are not expecting al qaeda to surrender. you are right they will behind behind the civilians as they always do. inaction, n...

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Rick santorum does not have a role. he's just rick santorum. finally there's newt gingrich. newt gingrich started off as the grumpy profiteering also ran d.c. scam artist guy with all the offices on k. street. as a late surging front-runner now, mr. gingrich plays a useful role in the race. not just for republican voters making a decision on who to vote for for president, but the whole country trying to understand republican politics by watching the republican presidential race. newt gingrich i think is the jonathan swift character in the race. he's the eat the poor candidate. it was 1729 when...