deadly string of assassinations. and the first lady of the united states reacting to a controversial new book about the obama white house, saying she s not the stereotype of, quote, some angry black woman. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. with back-to-back wins in iowa and new hampshire, mitt romney has now done what no other republican incumbent candidate has ever done, once again no republican candidate except, i should say, for a sitting president. romney, of course, wants to be sitting in the white house next year, but that road leads through south carolina. that s the next primary state in ten days. his opponents are digging trenches and putting up barricades there in an all-out effort to halt his momentum. south carolina has a representation for rough and tumble primary and for picking winners. jim accost ha has the latest. jim? reporter: if only the south carolina primary could be tomorrow for mitt romney, it s going to be potentially a brutal te
many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? i ll ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. he s joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of their stolen campaign war chest. a well-known democratic campaign treasurer stands accused of swindling more than a million dollars in campaign donations. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. rick perry may have walked away from his second presidential debate feeling battered and bruised. the tea party face off proved to be a very tough test for the texas governor. less than 24 hours after the republican candidate stood on stage with me in tampa, reviews still are coming in about