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that he is running. also, you ve been hearing the threats of a possible double dip recession. you need to be ready. we ve got your recession-ready tips coming your way. but let s start with that breaking news we are getting in from the cnn newsroom. this comes to us from pennsylvania where one person is still trapped right now in an overturned greyhound bus. this happened in lancaster county on the pennsylvania turnpike. at least 23 people we re told in all have been injured. some had to be flown to the hospital by helicopter. again, this is just developing sto story. we re waiting to get pictures in from the scene. one person is still trapped and at least 23 injured with an overturned bus there in pennsylvania. when we get more about that, we ll bring it to you. also the breaking story out of pakistan. u.s. embassy saying an american businessman was abducted from his home in lahore in the eastern part of that country. cnn s is a joining us now. ressa, any reason yet th
could affect all of us, including our own mail delivery. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. jtsdzer. it all begins in iowa. right now many of the republican presidential candidates are in that state, a state that holds the lead-off contest in 2012. they re working the crowds at the state fair before tomorrow s pivotal iowa straw poll. and they re taking direct aim at president obama s handling of the debt crisis and the u.s. economy. listen to some of the republican hopefuls, including sarah palin, who insists she still hasn t decided whether to run. i think the question should be asked, is the president responsible for the down grade? i would say yes. from the top, that leadership starts from the top. look what happened two weeks ago. when barack obama s back was against the wall. what did he do to try to scare americans to call their members of congress? he threatened social security recipients that their money wouldn t be there. he threatened medicare