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we talked to one of the convicted killers pardoned by mississippi s governor. we re going to hear his reaction to the outrage over his release. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. mitt romney, the clear front-runner in a cnn/orcp poll out just now. romney with a double-digit lead, asking republican voters their choice for the nominee. look at the battle for second place. newt gingrich, ron paul, rick santorum are all in a statistic cal tie, each getting between 15 and 18%. let s get more from gloria borger, taking a closer look at all of this. he s rising nationally, at least it looks like that. yeah, it is, and rising at newt gingrich s expense. we compared the numbers you just showed with the numbers from december. what a difference a month makes. romney in december, 28%, now 34, up six. newt gingrich down ten points, and again paul has been pretty consistent. santorum almost quadrupled his support. i think the big news here, wolf, to me is that mitt ....
he says it will make a huge difference for americans who are suffering and will cut tacks, but he s warning lawmakers who oppose it they ll answer to him and the voters. the question then is will congress do something? if congress does something, i can t run against a do nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then it s not a matter of me running against them. i think the american people will run them out of town. let s go to brianna keilar. the president acknowledged that americans are very frustrated right now. he did, but he also deflected any suggestion that they are frustrated with him, instead pointing the finger at congress and specifically house republicans. he s been going out on the road trying to chang that frustration and he was pressed a lot by reporters who sort of questioned this campaign style method that he s been taking rather than negotiating on areas of agreement with house republicans and wolf, he said that all he can do is make the best a ....
country s coveted aaa credit rating could be compromised. the unpresence dented consequences for all of us. and why some lawmakers argue the looming august 2 deadline isn t the armageddon the president says it is. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re only five days away from what could lead to unprecedented default in the united states if the political sparring between our elected officials here in washington doesn t stop. and we can t emphasize enough how devastating the repercussions could be, not only here, but indeed around the world. interest rates could go up, mortgages, car loan, student loans could become more expensive. meanwhile, the country could lose its prized aaa credit rating for the first time in recent history, a move many analysts think could plunge the u.s. into global economic distaster. our congressional skorz kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. the political battle there is brewing not only between democrats and republicans, but ....