just ask his advisers who are spilling their guts telling the world it was not the candidate that turned things around, it was their own brilliance. i find it to be one of the most fascinating articles that in the middle of the campaign you would have. one was to make newt angry and mitt romney look tough. and we were all saying, florida is a big state. you win by having lots of money and having 30-second ads and having the wind at your back. these advisers can take all the credit they want in the end. look at the money. you put it up on the screen. it s quite striking. $15.7 million between the campaign and the super pac dw f dwarfing gingrich. and this is the story. it s the money. it s surprising to see all of these strategists take credit in
page of the new york times telling the world it was not the candidate that turned things around, it was their own brilliance. i find it to be one of the most fascinating articles that in the middle of the campaign you would have. one was to make newt angry and mitt romney look tough. and that s worked well. but let s not overstate it. and we were all saying, florida is a big state. chuck and i know this. you win by having lots of money and having 30-second ads and having the wind at your back. these advisers can take all the credit they want in the end. florida is a romney state. look at the money. you put it up on the screen. it s quite striking. $15.7 million between the campaign and the super pac dwarfing gingrich. and this is the story. it s the money. it s surprising to see all of
clayton: first up news, 4.7 percent is how much the s&p 500 slid yesterday contributing to the worst thanksgiving week on wall street since 1932. that is the depression. fears of the european debt crisis are to blame. next, 20 percent is how much online sales were up compared to last year. finally, 15.7 million tuned in to watch 2 1/2 men, the ratings skyrocketed now that ashton replaced charlie sheen who obviously is not winning. dave? dave: the divorce was good for rating. more and more again are now target workers who smog by charging them a health insurance surcharge but is this fair? a poll shows 59 percent say yes and 41 percent say no but in
probably know about the motorsports program, go army or some variation of it, has really been a fixture on the racing circuit since about the year 2000. the army s got a chevy impala. ryan newman is the driver. he actually qualified for the nascar playoff series in 2009, so this is a big recruiting tool for the army, and nascar is big in a lot of states where the army gets a lot of recruits. so how much money how much money are we talking though, joe? how much money does dod spend on racing? didn t know until probably about 15 minutes ago, and the army really started a big pushback on this. they sent me this information paper that sort of laid it all out. they say that in 2009 they spent something like $19 million on this, and in 2010 they spent a little less, 15.7 million, so we re talking about big numbers here, but here s the thing. they also say in this paper
here s your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. a virginia man is fortunate to be alive after a seizure sent him tumbling over a train track. a former marine instinctive ran over two highly charged rails to help the man and hoisted him to safety. neither were hurt. in florida, a teen suspect in police custody after he attempted to rob a sub shop. the masked gunman stormed over the counter toward the ranger of the restaurant. the manager handed over the money but then fought back. he sees the weapon and pistol whipped the teen. a passerby helped hold down the man until police could arrive. in new york, a two-stone, fancy, vivid blue and colorless diamond ring set an antibiotic record. going for an auction record. going for an incredible $15.7 million, actually $700,000 more than was expected. the clear diamond is just under ten carats, while the blue is just under 11. that s the largest of its kind