so, we had newt gingrich and mitt romney. both on the offensive over the last 24 hours. they know that six days is a short time and that s when the caucuses are. what have we been hearing from both of the candidates, mark? well, hala, you re absolutely right. so much on the line, so much at stake here. six days until january 3rd when iowa republicans will caucus and will really kick off what has been already a very long presidential season. well, newt gingrich had pledged not to go negative in this campaign. he had said that he would only go positive and talk about his plan to try to turn the american economy around. well, the gloves have come off and, in fact, he is going negative. yesterday on the situation room with wolf blitzer, he went right after mitt romney. in fact, let s listen to what newt gingrich had to say. all i say mitt is, if you want to run a negative campaign and you want to attack people, at least be man enough to own it. that s your staff and that s
msnbc now, christmas gifts will have to wait. u.p.s. says 50,000 packages were delayed by a strong storm that hit colorado earlier this week. at midnight mass at the vatican pope benedict told worshipers to move past the commercialism associated with the holiday to remember the true meaning of christmas. the mass actually took place two hours before midnight to allow the pope to rest before his christmas speech this morning. we ll have more news in one hour. first let s get you back to our program. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. whether smuggled in or fabricated from everyday items, inmate-made weapons are a
difd mccullough will give us perspective on the present through the lens of the past. why in the world is not a tiny nation about to skip over a date entirely? i ll explain. next up, a fascinating look inside spy games. both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. finally, why president bush might have offended some italians on inauguration day. first, here s my take. we hear a lot about leadership these days, mostly in the sense of the failure of leadership, the absence of leadership. certainly that s the view of many people who oppose president obama. but there are also many democrats who believe that president obama has been a disappointment, a bad manager, an ineffectual leader. the conventional wisdom is that obama just doesn t have what it takes to be the kind of leader we need, the kind we have had in the past, someone, for example, like bill clinton,
iran says the war games will go on for ten days. and pope benedict xvi, urging the faithful to look beyond the commercialism of christmas and find its true meaning. early christmas present for many investors. the dow ending the week on a high note. closing up 124 points, hitting a five month high as rehead into the holiday week. so is this just a year end spike or signs of better things to come? joining me from dallas, ed, managing partner of chapwood capitol investment management. good to see you. ed, markets yearn for clarity and certainty. that s not us right now. so what does that pourtend for the marketplace early this next year? well, you re absolutely correct. merry christmas to you. basically what s happening right now is that we don t have a lot of clarity, but we have a little
in 1897, virginia o hanlon wrote this to the editorial page of the sun. i m 8 years old, some of my little friend says there is no santa claus. papa says if you see in the sun, it s so, please tell me the truthsome there a santa claus? virginia got her answer from frances church, a former civil war correspondent and hardened journalist who had seen suffering and hopelessness up close, telling virginia to reject skepticism, small mindedness and joyless imperialism, church tells her, yes, virginia there is a santa claus. in 2011 it is easy to think of santa claus as a symbol both of unrestrained commercialism. many think he is a dangerous myth, driving a debt despite national economic security and winding inequality, but let me