barack obama. i think it will be very hard for him to win the general election because i think it just blurs everything. i think a real conservative who stands for solid values, essentially for new hampshire values the former massachusetts governor holds what looks like an insurmountable lead in new hampshire so he is moving on to south carolina. that state s primary is january 21st. it has been a deadly day in iraq. at least 60 people were killed in attacks in baghdad and other cities across the country. most of the victims were shiites raising fears of renewed sectarian violence. the deadly attack was a suicide bombing targeting shiite pilgrims west of the city of nasiriyah. at least 36 people were killed. dozens wounded. the iraqi military blames the attacks on terrorist groups. president obama says a fighting force that costs less can still be the best in the world and it will be. in an unusual visit to the pentagon, the commander in chief unveiled a rewrite of co
not anti-semitic and not homophobic. he ll join me on the phone in the next segment and ask the tough questions. with one week to the way caucuses, it is an easy guess where they are today. five in fact crisscrossing the hawkeye state right now or will be later today, including perry, gingrich, bachmann and romney. on the ground right now in iowa, sanatorium at the gop headquarters in fort dodge. romney was on the stump in new hampshire this morning but is expected in iowa later today. next tuesday s bat sl the first contest in the race for the republican nomination for those living in iowa you can expect an explosion of campaign television and radio commercials. latest american he verge group poll shows a three-way traffic jam for the top spot with paul at 21%. romney at 20%. gingrich at 19%. 12% of likely caucus goers are undecided at this late date. you don t have to be rich to be elected to congress but it helps. you will have lots of company there. data analyzed of
syria today. it is supposed to observe, and therefore, discourage the government s brutal crackdown on its own people. a crackdown that seems to be in full force despite a promise to the arab league just last week. this is amateur video reportedly from the flash point city of homs. the opposition says 22 people have been killed here today alone. the global intelligence website stratfor is still down after hackers stole thousands of client names. a group called anonymous says it has no brief with stratfor who it considers an unbiased source for information. stratfor is in the business of providing geopolitical information the way the sort of state department does about political climate, on a very granular realtime basis. both to the general public in a more broadway an more specifically in their e-mails that people pay for. so in a sense they are in the security business, so that makes them kind of a ripe target for headline purposes, i guess. stratfor says it is dilige
gone. off on their holiday break. what does that mean for you, your paycheck and unemployment benefits? and what s this committee all about? we will talk to one of the members in a few moments. we are still keeping our eye on a massive blizzard that ripped through the rockies and central plains. rain to sleet to snow. snow has tapered off but the blizzard shut down highways and interstates. the conditions are to blame for at least four deaths in new mexico alone. this one is a survey and among likely caucusgoers, there is a new leader of the pack, ron paul comes in at 28%. newt gingrich has been tied at 28%. at this survey he drops to second place but gingrich does pull away. airline pilots. in a push to increase safety and prevent pilot fatigue. unveiled what are the most sweeping changes in pilot rules in half a century. it is a big deal to them. it s a big deal because for 25 years people have been talking about this and haven t done a dang thing about it. accord
clinton is just wrapping up a meeting with the japanese foreign minister at the department of state. a joint statement is expected to follow shortly. earlier president obama called south korea s president to re-affirm his commitment to korea s security and stability. when it comes to the payroll tax cut, it s one step forward and two steps back in congress. the house is expected to reject the senate s two-month extension of the payroll tax cut. house speaker john boehner says the house will be pushing a one-year extension. the idea the tax policy can be done two months at a time is a kind of activity that we see here in washington that really put our economy off its tracks. payroll tax cut along with emergency men fits will expire if congress does not act. the supreme court will set aside three days next spring to hear oral arguments on the federal health care law. proceedings will start march 26th with jurisdictional argument. on march 27th they ll discuss the indivi