i m bret baier in washington. the big story here today is some republican conservatives to bash presidential candidate mitt romney for his record as a businessman. tonight on special report, mike emanuel looks at what romney detractors are saying, what the front runner is doing about it. john roberts talks with folks in south carolina about whether the attacks are hurting romney. the south carolina primary is a week from tomorrow. it is shifting. former mississippi governor haley barbour will join us live in a fox news national exclusive. we will talk about his decision to grant more than 200 pardons on his way out of office. a move receiving a lot of attention and chris schism in his state. president obama made his pitch to reduce the size of the federal government. ed henry looks at the politics behind that move. plus, late-breaking news on the downgrading of the number of countries credit rating.