pushed the panic button probably several months ago, they just haven t telegraphed to us yet. you have to look no further than a poll out in virginia that shows president obama has a 62% disapproval rating with independents in that state. that is devastating to him. remember, virginia was one of the states that he flipped back in 2008 to win the presidency. not just virginia, north carolina is another state that they re concerned about. then go out west to colorado, another state that they flipped, as well, back in 2008. and then there s the two big states, kyra. there s ohio and there is florida, as well. these are all states that he needs to win in 2012 in order to win a second term. you know, kyra, a lot of people don t think the president has the fire in the belly any more. i was talking to a democratic strategist this morning and what he said to me was very simply, instead of when you re selling the whole idea of the jobs bill, don t say pass the bill, say, yes we can. w
passed into niger, according to reports from several news agencies. it borders on libya and algeria. officials in niger are saying the head of moammar gadhafi security forces entered the country on sunday but there s no official word who may be traveling in this latest convoy. anti-gadhafi rebels have vowed to take control. rebels told cnn just a few minutes ago they ve resumed negotiations with tribal leaders on the surrender of bani walid. the international committee of the red cross says it s been allowed inside syria s main detention facility. this is the first time it s been given access to detainees since protests started six months ago. the increased access was called an important step forward. a man claiming to have a bomb has taken a child hostage at a court complex. police have surrounded the building in a suburban area of sydney and evacuated people from the area. the child reportedly is the man s young daughter. police negotiators are at the scene. just a mont