what will he say and should he say in tuesday s state of the union? scandal, intrigue, sex and denials. an alleged affair with an exotic dancer who is underage. is this the controversially that could finally bring down italy s embattled leader? it s early, and we are on it. from cnn s center, this is cnn sunday morning. it s january 23rd. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. we start with the count down to the state of the union. the stakes are high for president obama as he prepares to lay out his agenda for the coming year. here s a preview from the president. we ve got millions of our fellow americans who are out there struggling every day. don t have a job or haven t seen a raise in a long time. paycheck is shrinking at a time when costs are going up, and so my principle focus, my number one focus, is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing, and we are creating jobs, not just now, but well into the future. that video was sent to democ
in the other 48 states with the cold? that s in the politics fix. finally, who were the big winners and losers of 2009? gallup poll has the answers. let s start with the foiled terrorist plot to blow up a north westerly airliner. a democrat from washington, d.c. and a republican congressman from california. let s go through the data here. you both know it. number one, the guy paid in cash. he didn t check any bags. his father reported that he was troubled to the united states embassy. a lot of question about that thing. he had explosives taped to his leg. he had a syringe in his underwear. and he walked right on to that plane and did his business until a fellow passenger stopped him. no official stopped him anywhere. no official would have stopped him. he would that blown up the plane except for a fellow passenger. this is scary stuff, congressman. tell me what do you make of the data we have already on this case? well, it s easy to be a monday morning quarterback. i