hauled before congress and impeached. newt gingrich outlines his solution to so-called activists and ignites a huge controversy. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. it s a rogue isolated nation on earth. now the state is in transition now with the death of their leader, kim jong il. a tearful woman announced the news on state television saying kim jong il died suddenly of heart attack at age 69. north korea is built on a cult of personality surrounding the kim dynasty and word of his death sparked near hisser toa on streets with people wailing and weeping openly. kim s death has huge implications. not only for the north and south korea, but for the united states and the entire world. following developments from seoul, south cree korea, what is the latest reaction there, anna? wolf, as you say, a great deal of uncertainty with the death of kim jong il but perhaps of an insight into what he was thinking in the weeks and days leading up to his death. can conf
congressional stalemate that could mean a bigger government bite out of your paycheck. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room . captions by vitac www.vitac.com the lines have been redrawn in the battle for the republican presidential nomination and after months of focusing his fight on president obama, mitt romney is now going after the newest front-runner, the former house speaker, newt gingrich. romney s latest assault is the classic campaign tactic of using the candidate s own words against him. joe johns is joining us now. take us inside romney s latest attack on gingrich. now we know that mitt romney apparently is not going to sit around and wait for newt gingrich to make a mistake as some have been suggesting. romney s on the offensive right now, but as far as we can tell, the former speaker hasn t exactly launched any kind of counterattack. down in the polls with weeks left until iowa caucuses, mitt romney makes his move. direct assau
you re a democrat or a republican, maybe not so sure. it s a good opportunity for you to hear from these candidates in extended form as they offer a presentation, answer some questions. the republican congresswoman, michele bachmann of minnesota is here. the georgia businessman herman cain, the former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. the texas congressman and libertarian ron paul and the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney all appearing at senator demint s at this forum in south carolina. missing, the texas governor, rick perry. at the last minute he decided to go home because of wildfires affecting his state. we ll get straight live to the event in just a moment. first, let s get a preview in a sense of how much this matters in a very busy september. this event here today, three presidential debates. including a tea party debate presented by cnn on october 12th, tampa, florida. yes labor day 2011 but a big impact had month on the presidential race for 2012. let s
if you believe in the tenth amendment, stay out of their business, if you live in some other state or particularly in if you re the federal government. no surprise that didn t sit well with perry s supporters. so how about a clarification? it s a small group of activists judges, and frankly, a small handful, if you will, of states and these liberal special interest groups that are intent on a redefinition, if you will, of marriage on the nation, for all of us. to not pass the federal marriage amendment would impinge on texas, and other states, right, not to have marriage forced upon them by these activists judges and these special interest groups. sounds like more of a 180 to me. state rights of fundamental to the united states. unless, of course, texas doesn t approve. up next, i spoke with
if you re the federal government. no surprise that didn t sit well with perry s supporters. so how about a clarification? it s a small group of activists judges, and frankly, a small handful, if you will, of states and these liberal special interest groups that are intent on a redefinition, if you will, of marriage on the nation, for all of us. to not pass the federal marriage amendment would impinge on texas, and other states, right, not to have marriage forced upon them by these activists judges and these special interest groups. sounds like more of a 180 to me. state rights of fundamental to the united states. unless, of course, texas doesn t approve. up next, i spoke with senator alan simpson who co-chaired last year the reduction on the radio program.