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they ll pack they ll get on every single slice. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re expecting a vote in the house of representatives. the house oversight committee at any moment now on whether to hold the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, in contempt of congress. at issue, his refusal to turn over documents about the botched gun-running sting operation called fast and furious. the republican-led panel going forward even after president obama today invoked executive privilege claiming the release of the documents would have in his words, significant damaging consequences. the attorney general has refused to cooperate offering to provide subpoenaed documents only if the committee agrees in advance to close the investigation. no investigator would ever agree to that. the likes of the committee chairman. he will call the role call momentarily. want to know if senior justice officials knew if the fast and furious program was flaw ....
from the presidential election and at a turning point in the campaign. considered a boxing match, today was the day political equivalent of when the referee brings the fighters into the middle and says, shake hands, come out fighting. the president phoned mitt romney congratulating him on clinching the republican nomination. governor romney went over the top in delegates last night. both campaigns described the conversation as cordial and brief. gloria borger is here as we start the conversation. i want to start over to the magic wall for a minute. why was the conversation brief. a lot of work to do. the blue states leaning or solid for president obama. the red states leaning or solid for governor romney. 247-206, advantage, obama. a half dozen toss-up states. an easier path for the democratic incumbent. a very competitive race. some numbers getting better for romney. look at the washington post abc poll. 52% to 41%. the president still is liked by more voters if you wi ....
women this memorial day. the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and he speaks later this hour at the vietnam veterans memorial. romney taking part in a tribute at the veterans museum and memorial center in san diego. senator john mccain is also appearing with him. i want to bring in dana bash who has more on this live. we expect to hear from mitt romney at this event that s getting under way. what do we think the message is going to be today? reporter: well, according to romney aides, suzanne, he s going to focus as much as he can on the whole concept of the fallen soldiers and people who are still living but veterans of wars that have happened in recent years and long, long ago. and the message, according to a romney aide, is to make sure that going forward we continue to protect the liberties and freedoms that they fought for. so it s not an overt political statement, but certainly there are tinges of politics in there making very clear that he beli ....
veteran s memorial. rene is standing by. reporter: good morning. we are here at the u.s. marine corps war memorial. we have been here all morning. it s a stunning memorial to see in person. we have seen parents bringing their children here, and we have seen veterans themselves here, just taking a moment, a moment of silence to remember or remember those who have fallen and who have died for our country, and this memorial is right outside of arlington national cemetery, and we spoke to a couple of people today where they were headed from here and headed over to the cemetery for today s ceremony. we do expect momentarily that the president will arrive there at arlington national cemetery along with the first lady. he laid that wreath, and we were told around 11:00 this morning, and that will be followed by remarks as well. but today is not the only day for the celebrations. we have seen them throughout the weekend. we had the rolling thunder that has been here in the na ....