. >> republican congressman roscoe bartlett has rarely had -- rarely had to worry about reelection. it does not get easier after the april primary. a state senator is also running for the sea. his candidacy is fuelled by redistricting. he is off to a brisk fundraising day, calling in $349,000. that is three times higher than the $104,000 bartlett raised in the same time, though bartlett does have a slight edge in the amount of money has in the bank. maryland's second congressional district may also be a race to watch with nancy jacobs challenging incumbent robert berger -- carper serveruppersbe. >> back to that roscoe bartlett race, a prime opportunities to pick up the seat in the house of representatives. he has been put on a short list and net protecting incumbents. -- aimed at protecting the incumbent. >> city taxpayers foot the bill for the mayor's police security detail to travel with her on out-of-town trips. according to estimates, almost $4,000 was spent on officers accompanying the mayor on recent trips. >> jury deliberation will continue tomorrow in the trial of an inmate

the stimulus for critical hair expenses and it really sounds like one of congressman roscoe bartlett's staffers may be in a bit of trouble on this one. it may have been congressman bartlett's bushy gray moustache that made him a target for the jokers at the american moustache institute. the institute is lobbying for a tax break to cover the expensive grooming habits of those who sport hair on their upper lip. >> moustached americans are earning about 4.3% more on average. >> costs are such as beard and moustache trimmers, moustache wax, facial hair coloring implements such as just for men hair dye. >> reporter: bartlett's primary opponents are fuming that the deficit hot congressman would fund this for the tea party might be pushing a tax loophole for the folliclely overearring. >> honestly with people in district 6 probably about 15% unemployed i think we have some other issues that are a little more important than facial hair. >> reporter: bartlett's press secretary may have started this whole controversy, but when i asked her to interview the congressman, she declined and said nothi

the organization says maryland republican congressman rosco bartlett has apparently passed allow to allowritical hair expenses, ways and means committee for study. if passed a tax credit of $250 annually to cover mustache maintenance. hour top story at the bottom of the the hour, voters in arizona and michigan are participating in a pair of crucial, crucial presidential primaries at this hour. the contest kicks off an eight day period that will allocate more than 500 delegates to the the g.o.p. nomination convention. while mitt romney and rick santorum battle it out there. newt gingrich is working in his home state ahead of super tuesday. shannon bream is live in carrollton, georgia, good morning. >> reporter: hi, bret. newt gingrich said it's imperative each candidate win his home state so he's been pouring money and time to make sure it happens for him here in georgia. newt gingrich. though he readily admits he won't score big in michigan tonight, that isn't stopping newt gingrich from going after the man who was born there, and is looking to eke out a victory, mitt romney. today, gingr

. >> yesterday, the american mustache institute, who knew we had one, claimed congressman roscoe bartlettres what it called the stash act. the measure would provide a tax deduction up to $250 a year for americans with mustaches, to go toward facial hair grooming. bartlett's office said today, while the congressman is "pro-stash," he doesn't think americans should pay for people's personal grooming choices. okay, i'm a schaffer what about the raisers and the shaving cream? that's grooming, too we don't get a break. >> you buy those on your own. >> i guess you do. >> maintenance. >> uh-huh. >>> still to come, our app of the day is perfect for anyone preparing to take the s.a.t. or for anyone who just wants to sound intelligent. >>> plus, guess this woman's able. would you believe she is married more than 50 years? we will tell you just how old she is and what she credits for being her fountain of youth. >>> and a woman accused of making thousands of calls and sending thousands of text messages to the man who eventually [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more

host: then looking at roscoe bartlett. host: looking over at the democrats. congressman g.k.utterfield. host: congressman danny davis from illinois. host: pulaski, virginia. troy on the line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning. i think it is kind of similar to this insider trading and benefiting from that. it is kind of and in reserves. i do not think earmarks are necessarily bad. congress needs to find a way to limit it to a couple million dollars per year for each member and keep the spending number controlled. host: what do you think about the, one of our earlier callers made saying that a member lives in his or her district and will be sending money home to the district, and you cannot get away from that? caller: that part of their job, to represent us and our interests. some of those interests require money. unfortunately, in our district, and virginia, we were promised no earmarks. we will see how that plays out. host: looking at "the washington post" explanation about this serious. es. host: "the washington post" the say that tomorrow, they will contin

roscoe bartlett. he has some of his own charts and i'm going to step aside and let him do it. mr. bartlett: thank you very much for yielding. i sat and listened to this discussion and i'm reminded of how futile efforts are to try to get something done by doing it wrong two different ways. the president believes that we need to hire -- higher cafe standards and impose those through regulations from the e.p.a. he is assuming that the american people don't have the sense to understand that they need to have higher cafe standards and he is going to force them on it and without educating the american people he is telling them you need higher cafe standards and this is what it's going to be. what the president is doing is illegal and illogical and i don't think that the american people are going to stand for it. i have a couple of charts here that put in context why we need to look at cafe standards. and if the president would use this approach, the american people would do the right thing relative to the kind of car they buy when they understand the environment that the united states a