the end of ramadan. ali arouzi, we ll check back at the top of the hour. we appreciate he it. thank you. rick perry is continuing his campaign blitz through south carolina. the newest presidential candidate focuses attacks on president obama saying he has killed more jobs that be any other president. meanwhile, newt gingrich is making his pitch to asian-americans and pacific islanders holding events in hawaii tonight. according to politico, it also coincides with his 11th wedding anniversary. herman cane is holding four events today in new hampshire. he is making the case to voters that he is still a contender. you will hear that there s only three real serious candidates out there michelle bachmann, rick perry, and mitt romney. that simply is nott true, folks. once again, the media is trying to select the nominee based upon
another recession. and adds new urgency to the political debate here in washington over new jobs initiatives. the dow jones industrial average was down just short of 420 points or 3.7%. the nasdaq down 5.2%. the s & p 500 down 4.5%. it is what drove the markets down that is again stoking recession fears. overseas more jitters as europe struggles to contain its debt crisis. here at home, data some see as evidence of a new downturn. weekly unemployment claims rose much more than expected. sales of existing homes dropped by 3.5% in july. analysts had been expecting a modest increase. the key manufacturing index was way down. and inflation on consumer goods was up. add in collapsening consumer confident and you get sober advice like this. 2012 could be a very difficult year. i m on the camp that we have more chance of being in recession than avoiding it. so they should be conservative right now. their confidence should be down. because there s every reason out there that they s
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groiing big government and succeeding. sean: mr. speaker, thank you for being with us, there is still more from ames, iowa tonight. still to come, more with rick santorum, herman cane, straight head.
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