right now, the republican presidential race is looking more than ever like a two-man contest between rick perry and mitt romney. the dust is settling after our debate and the fur is flying. michele bachmann is defending one of her hashest lines as scientists come forward to challenge her claims about the controversial hpv vaccine. jim acosta is covering the race to unseat perry. shall we say it is a race indeed. it absolutely is, wolf, and the only thing missing from the campaign trail this week, michael buffer. the professional wrestler master of ceremonies, who s known for his battle cry, let s get ready to rumble. it s the main event for the gop comes down to rick perry versus mitt romney, stand back. just yesterday, that jobs legacy in massachusetts got even worse. in iowa, perry is laying into romney s health care plan, pointing to this study from a conservative think tank that concluded the program has cost the state 18,000 jobs. a finding romney aides call deeply
scientists come forward to challenge her claims about the controversial hpv vaccine. jim acosta is covering the race to unseat perry. shall we say it is a race indeed. it absolutely is, wolf, and the only thing missing from the campaign trail this week, michael buffer. the professional wrestler master of ceremonies, who s known for his battle cry, let s get ready to rumble. it s the main event for the gop comes down to rick perry versus mitt romney, stand back. just yesterday, that jobs legacy in massachusetts got even worse. in iowa, perry is laying into romney s health care plan, pointing to this study from a conservative think tank that concluded the program has cost the state 18,000 jobs. a finding romney aides call deeply flawed. it kills toos many jobs and gets between you and your doctor. doesn t make any difference whether it s passed in massachusetts or washington, d.c. it is bad medicine and needs to be stopped. his campaign is holding up this gallup poll.
he won the online one. and hermann kane, he won the one where you have to be there in person. remember, both were there. both were at the event, that s why they did so well. tim pawlenty was also speaking at the event. came in second. let s talk about sarah palin in iowa. new poll out, remember, iowa, a crucial state in the battle for the white house. it indicates it slipped a little bit from 71% a year and a half ago to 65% now. everybody wants to know will sarah palin jump in the race for the white house. carol? that s just the way she likes it. yes, it is. understand the fight for the first primary has begun. the republican democratic party put out the schedule. it was supposed to be iowa first next february followed by new hampshire, nevada and south carolina, but florida now says
here are some of the stories that have us talking this morning. a defiant moammar gadhafi still clings to power, but appears cornered. the instability throughout much of the arab world pushing oil prices higher. aaa says the national average is $3.33 a gallon. that bumps the historic trend of february being one of the lower priced months of the year. and the academy award goes to the king s speech. yawn. that movie was bound to win and it did. four oscars, the star of the period piece, kcolin firth also won best actor. we begin in libya where history is unfolding and a dictatorship unraveling. the citizens revolt is now on tripoli s doorstep. just 35 miles from the capital, thousands are calling for the ouster of moammar gadhafi. many are armed and expecting a military siege from a desperate government still clinging to power. hillary clinton is speaking right now in geneva. she says the government s killing of protesters is ongoing. and two u.s. senators want tougher
is up and running and they can t believe none of these guys are getting in other than romney. they get why romney s waiting. it s worth noting that four years ago at this point, everybody had dipped their toes in the water and formed their committee. whether or not they ve announced i m running as opposed to i m exploring running. i think these guys kind of recognize we know the marathon we went through four years ago. just this sense of goodness. why do we want to wear out our welcome, have people sick and tired of us. i know politico is allegedly sponsoring a debate in the spring. whether anybody shows up will be a different story. right now, hermann kane and a whole bunch of empty podiums. people recognize that if you have one message, you can wear it out in one debate. you ll probably see a domino