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accu-chek aviva. born in the u.s.a. >>> nbc news now can confirm that the united states, cia believes that pakistan taliban leader is dead. killed in a u.s. predator missile strike last month. the deaths of three american soldiers, three more in a suicide attack there yesterday bringing unwanted attention to how involved america is in pakistan and in the fighting there. joining us now is republican senator kip vaughn, vice chair of the intelligence committee. thank you for joining us. let's talk about pakistan. we don't have a body or dna evidence. can we assume by his silence that the taliban leader is dead? what evidence do we have? >> that's a help. obviously, i can't go into the intelligence. our best judgment is that the young, new take-over violent head in the gang in the taliban is dead. that's a good start. >> what is the state of play there? we had all of those horrific bombings for a period and lost three more american service people. the taliban still active, but we've been able to decapita

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the accu-chek aviva meters and test strips. americans caring for americans. that makes us proud.ek customer care born in the usa. >>> even several days they took to assimilate the results of this week's daily kos search 2000 poll failed to give bill o'reilly and karl rove enough time to recognize the deep compliments it contained to their skill and effectiveness namely that they helped turn a portion of the american population into the political equivalent of kids who believe in brownies and elves. let's revisit the poll's highlights quickly. a little more than 2,000 self-identified republicans polled last month, 31% said they believe president obama is a racist who hates white people. 63% said they believe president obama is a socialist. 36% said they do not believe the president was born in the united states. good news for fox news. the message is getting through. after all where else would self-identified republicans come up with the notion that the president of the u.s. is a racist, socialist foreigner? >> this guy is i believe a racist. >> he is obviously a socialist. the qu

the accu-chek aviva meters and test strips. americans caring for americans. that makes us proud.ccu-chek customer care born in the usa. >>> sarah palin will stand up to anyone to defend her baby -- except anyone who might help her politically. after calling for white house chief of staff rahm emanuel to be fired for using a phrase behind closed doors which she calls heartbreaking to special needs kids and their families, she is refusing to call for the same measures against republicans who use that word or variations on it even on national radio or tv. this weekend she will be campaigning for a man whose top campaign aide has used that word repeatedly directly to journalists. but first tonight's new developments after the plum line blog called palin's attention to the fact that orly taitz limbaugh too used the word glorified in it while referring to the emanuel story palin's spokeswoman issued a statement that did not call for limbaugh to be fired or even apologize and if you read it carefully does not in fact criticize limbaugh at all. quote. governor palin believes crude and de

the accu-chek aviva meters and test strips. americans caring for americans. that makes us proud. accu-chek customer care born in the usa. state of the union and his nose-to-nose encounter with congressional republicans, the president hits a town hall in nashua, new hampshire, in what suggest 1s the new outline of the traveling war of facts tour. in the granite state, the president taking questions from voters, but once again, engaging his republican opposition by painting it as political opportunists willing to switch positions at will just to score points. the president urging lawmakers to work together to get things done for the american people. remember them? >> it's one thing to have an honest difference of opinion on something. there's nothing wrong with that, but you can't walk away from your responsibilities to confront the challenges faces the country because you don't think it's good short-term politics. we can't afford that. we can't afford that. the message you all sent when you elected me, the message that was sent this past month, whether you're democrat, republican,

the accu-chek aviva meters and test strips. americans caring for americans. that makes us proud.ccu-chek customer care born in the usa. >>> here we are in the 2010. just 270 days, eight months and 28 days until e-day in november 2010. and since it's friday, it's time for a new nbc news political unit top ten. this week, governors. which governor mansions are most susceptible to a party switch this year. here are our top ten takeovers. start at number ten, put wyoming there. the current governor, freudenthal is term limited. he might challenge that, run for a third term, if he does, he would drop out of our list because he would be favored to hold it. number nine, connecticut. a red to blue we're expecting, an open seat. current governor jody rell not running again. number eight, iowa. chet culver, the democratic governor is officially the most vulnerable incumbent seeking re-election. former governor terry branstad is the favorite on the republican side. number seven, pennsylvania, blue to red. a big get for the republicans if they get this. their field much stronger than the dem

the accu-chek aviva meters and test strips. americans caring for americans. that makes us proud.are born in the usa. >>> don't blow a bunch of cash on banks when you're trying to save for college. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm david shoouster in washingt. president obama is coming under fire for those comments he made about gambling and las vegas. we will have more perhaps from senator harry reid this morning when the president talks to the senate caucus this morning. again, the president will be heading to the newseum here in washington. the lectern is already set up, the senators are there. this is a meeting they have. the president will take questions and we'll bring it to you live. >>> top intelligence officials say it is a certainty that al qaeda will try to attack the united states sometime in the next six months. is the united states prepared? like father like son. congressman ron paul's son is running for the senate seat in kentucky. we will talk with dr. paul in just a few minutes. >>> and we're keeping our eyes on a few developing stories this morning. michael jackso

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