has rick santorum come out publicly on where he stands on sphericity. >> christopher columbus broughtmigrants to this country. i think the republicans could roll with that and pin this one on obama. >> have we seen the birth certificates from the daughters of the american revolution? i don't think so. >> or for columbus. i mean, he wasn't spanish. ok. appearing tonight in san diego thanks for your time tonight sir. >> thank you keith

and the economic woes to one of the finest exports, and has been 520 years since christopher columbus discovered tobacco on the island nation. >> of the tobacco fields il the precious crop. world-renowned, they have a decent living for its farmers. gosh i can't complain, he says. it will yield results. the cuban climate is soiled, and the way it is cultivated farms the same way for generations. some things are changing. >> 520 years since europeans discovered this here. western europe is still a key market. with the economic crisis there, this island is now looking further for new markets. >> with the growing middle class, russia is one of them. they are among hundreds visiting cuba this week for the annual cigar festival. sales rose over 30% last year as a bigger market fell. >> the first brand, the second brand is monte cristo. [inaudible] >> russians like the expensive ones. >> q. but display its finest brand, while precious jewels. china is also developing a taste for the cigars, a major factor helping to keep sales steady. >> we are enjoying the same growth. it is boosted by the

history of the city and that schools will plan to devote less time on that day to the history of christopher columbus. >> visits to the cook county jail were limited to a few today, that's in an effort to slow the spread of the influence of like illnesses so they restricted the movement of inmates in division one and banned all visitors, detainees in division 4 and five were on the limited move into anyone planning to visit someone at the judge should still call the sheriff's office first. a very strange story from baghdad a shiite militiamen and iraq says they are releasing the american randi michael haute all soldiers have been accounted for and no civilians have been reported missing. given the man's askeven the man's ex-wife said she didn't know he had been kidnapped. at least 11 people were arrested after a five hour riot broke out overnight in london ontario and that happened near a college where authorities say the students and st. patrick's day revellers set fire many police officers were struck in the head. a news vehicle was overturned and set on fire and 70 police vehicles were damaged mor

president obama likened his republican naysayers to those who predicted christopher columbus would sail right off the edge of planet, a group not able to look ahead. >> they make jokes about biofuels. they were against raising fuel standards. i guess they like gas guzzlers. they think that's good for our future. we're trying to move toward the future. they want to be stuck in the past. >> president obama says he supports an all of the above energy policy, oil and gas, wind power, solar power, fuel efficiency. he says the united states is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years. >>> coming up homes, costly homes, where the d.c. area ranks when it comes to renting a place to live. >>> breaking news out of d.c., the council chairman kwame brown has now received a federal grand jury subpoena for records related to contributions by a prominent political donor jeffrey thompson. as we've reported throughout the week, other council members have been subpoenaed as well. the subpoenas seek records of all campaign donations by thompson, his businesses and associates. thom

newt gingrich yesterday said that mitt romney is so closed-minded he would fire christopher columbus.t saying are you kidding me? a man with three boats? i like that guy. nina, pinta, i don't care. >>> front jimmy welcomes lindsay lohan, and musical guest elvis costello. that's "late night with jimmy fallon" at 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> it is time for your "first look" at entertainment news. is she or isn't she? when it comes to "jersey shore" snooki and questions about a possible pregnancy, has she been fibbing? the "new york post" reports that snooki despite consistent and direct denials over the past several weeks is, indeed, three months pregnant. the concern is that mtv is unsure how to handle the news and that she has a deal to break her pregnancy on the cover of "u.s "us weekly." >> ben affleck used facebook to announce the birth of his son. samuel garner affleck. he posted he and wife jennifer garner had happy about the healthy boy. the couple's first after two daughters. congratulations. >>> finally, lady gaga went to harvard university yesterda

the monument to christopher columbus to union station says he gave to man kind a new world. one of the main flaws of the current proposal is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. instead of the focus on eisenhower, the liberator, the commander who led the largest military operation in the history of warfare and eisenhower the president who championed freedom and prosperity, the narrative relies on a romantic, horacio alger notion, a young eisenhower viewing his future career. the eisenhower our nation wants to celebrate is not a dreamy boy but a real man who faced unthinkable choices, took personal responsibility and did his duty. with modesty and humility. symbolism will also play a vital nonverbal role in capturing the essence of ike's contribution, but we've heard from many people in the last months who have objections to the 80-foot metal mesh so-called tapestries. despite the memorial commission's references to this ancient tradition, modern tapestries have generally been found in the communist world. marx, engales, lennon

the monument to christopher columbus at union station says he gave to mankind a new world. one of the main flaws of the current proposal is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. and eisenhower the president who champion freedom and prosperity. it relies on a notion. a young eisenhower viewing his future career. # a real man who face but we've heard from many people in the last months who have objections to the 80-foot metal mesh so-called tapestries. ze spite the eisenhower commissions to the tradition. modern tapestries have been found in the communist world. a number of other people have mentioned that these are an iron curtain. the number of people including haul cost survivors who have contact me is notable. this we have been concerned and others would agree this could be seen as disfront to the in addition we are concerned that they will pose ongoing maintenance issues. now let me address myself briefly to process. from the earliest days, they have been calling for a memorial that is simple and one that focuses on eisenho

the monument to christopher columbus at union station says he gave to mankind a new world. one of the main flaws of the current proposal is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. instead of the focus on eisenhower, the liberator, the commander who led the largest military operation in the history of warfare, and eisenhower the president who championed freedom and prosperity, the narrative relies on a romantic horatio alger notion. the the eisenhower our nation wants us to celebrate is not a dreamy boy but a real man who faced unthinkable choices, took personal responsibility and did his duty with modesty and hul humility. we've heard from many people in the last who who have objection to the 80-foot metal mesh so-called tapestrietapestries. modern tapestries have generally been found in the communist world. a number of people have said these metal skrims are an iron curtain. if the columns also be seen as missile silos? the number of people including holocaust survivors have noted me and said they are reminiscent of internment.

gingrich, yesterday he said that mitt romney is so closed-minded that he would have fired christopher columbus[ light laughter ] romney denied it, saying, "are you kidding me? a man with three boats, that's my kind of guy. i like that guy. he's got three -- nina, pinta, i don't care which one. which one we barbecuing on, buddy?" [ cheers and applause ] did you see this? president obama said that mitt romney's opposition to the auto industry bailout was a load of, quote, "you know what." then biden was like, "oh, i know, crap." [ laughter ] no? sorry. did i get right? some big international news. north korea has officially agreed to suspend its nuclear program. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. apparently they watched one episode of "toddlers and tiaras" and realized we're destroying our own society. [ laughter and applause ] they got it figured out over there, don't worry. we don't have to worry about them. this isn't good, a company in california is recalling a dietary supplement because it contains a product used to treat erectile dysfunction. or as consumers put it, "wow, this really does impro

does anyone here know when it was that christopher columbus sailed for america? you probably don't be knowing that year. how many people happen to know the year from their history? can i have a show of hands? one, two, three, four, five, six, six, seven, eight scholars. okay. it happened to be 1492, gang. do anyone happen to know when the declaration of independence was signed in the united states? it's a particular date. some people have it engraved in their heads and some people say, "oh, i don't need to be knowing such thing." when was the declaration of independence signed? anyone know what year? have a show of hands. i wanna see you is. show of hands. well, we got almost half the scholastic class here. it turns out to be 1776. some of us are good for remembering figures and some of us aren't. let's try something different. the temperature at the bottom of lake superior, new year's eve, 1900, does anyone in here happen to know what the temperature at the bottom of that lake was at that time? one, two, three, four, five, six, even less people than knew when th

romney was the kind of guy who would have fired christopher columbus. >> what do you feel like when you hear 4,000 people chanting your name? >> i almost feel embarrassed. i wonder why they come. >> good morning. i'm chris jansing. and after that wild week, can you believe all that was just in the last week? it's here. super tuesday, biggest prize so far in this tumultuous republican presidential contest. voting is under way right now. 11 states holding primaries or caucuses. 424 delegates are at stake, as well as the all-important perception of who is best equipped to challenge president obama in november? mitt romney has fought back in ohio and tennessee, both now too close to call. if he pulls out wins there, they could finally provide the knockout punch he's been waiting for. here's what the candidates are saying this morning, starting with mitt romney, by stall from aip aipac. >> i'm sorry i can't be with you in person. >> this is a somewhat important day in my life today. we have a whole lot of primaries going on all across the nation. >> somebody once said i was the bruce willis

>> yesterday, he said mitt romney is closed minded he would inspire christopher columbus, romney deniedan with three boats? that is my kind of guy. i like that guy. he's got three! >> and i want to you find at greta wire there is an open thread for all of you know. there is a special preview about super tuesday. you don't want to miss that. 10 states, on tuesday. so don't want to miss that show tomorrow night. sara palin will be joining us and oklahoma governor mayor rb here, greta wire.com. we're going to be there. get sometime to join us, open thread.

it would have come to me later that is sort of like saying you would have fired christopher columbus for proposing to discover the new world or fired the wright brothers or fired henry ford for designing the mass produced automobile or for that matter fired steve jobs. i am a visionary. i believe in a bigger and better american future. i believe we can use science and technology to create new things for our children and grandchildren, and i'm willing to gamble on that belief, and i believe we can do it largely in the private sector by using government incentives in an tent way and getting bureaucracy out of the way. >> and let me go back to your earlier point. are you talking about regulating businesses? what is your plan specifically? >> if you go to newt.org you will see a speech where i outlined, you will see because it is on private land we have new technology producing 2,500% more oil than they thought existed in the balkans. because of new technology we have gone from a seven-year supply to a 125-year supply. in fact, the price of natural gas has dropped from 8,000 cubic feet.

he compared people telling christopher columbus that the world was round. dy educated, europeans knew the world was sever spheri. they thought colum columbus wasg the long way around. when the president is ?eering at the ignorance of 15th century spaniards, he's the ignorant one. his audience is laughing it up. >> the president said, quote, one of my predecessors reportedly said about the telephone it's a great invention, but who would ever want to use one. that's why he's not on mount rush more. >> that quotation is entirely apocryphal. hays said he found the instrument wonderful and had it installed in the white house four months later. he had the first typewriter in the white house an he had edison come around to demonstrate the phonograph. the difference between president hayes and president obama distinguished between genuine innovation and phony baloney help for pals. >>d preds said we heard these folks in the past. they would have agreed with one of the pioneers of the radio who said sell visio television won's a flash in the pan. one of henry ford's

that is sort of like saying he would have fired christopher columbus to proposing to discover the new world. or fired the wright brothers for inventing the airplane. or fired henry ford. for that matter, steve jobs and build dates for their wild ideas about computing and icons and ipads. i am a visionary. i believe in a bigger, better, more interesting american institution. je and i believe we can use signs of technology to create new things for our children and grandchildren. i believe we can do it largely in the private sector by using government incentives and intelligent way and getting bureaucracy out of the way. host: an exact your earlier point. here's a question ryder to dr. to cents per gallon of gasoline. are you talking to are regulating businesses? what is your plan? guest: if you go bato newt.org you'll see a speech i gave rice said how to incentivize the system. yet new technology producing what they now believe beat 2500% more oil. in natural gas today, because of new technology, we have got from seven-year supply to a wonder 25-year supply. the price of natural gas has

i know he likes firing people, but still, what occurred to me was he would have fired christopher columbusfired john f. kennedy. he would have fired the wright brothers. can you imagine if they came in and said i think we're going to go fly? doesn't fit my management model. can't take a big risk. martha: ooh, fighting words from newt gingrich there. well, that space camp he was talking about in mocking santorum for, he visited that same facility. >> terrific debate, martha, with doug and brad about 25 months ago. we're asking you at home, is a long republican primary good or bad for the party? go to our website, foxnews.com/"america's newsroom". you can weigh in and vote right now while we're on the air here. we'll bring you the nonscientific results a bit later in our program. about 55 minutes after the hour. martha: look forward to that. >>> we got brand new video in of mitch mcconnell on the senate floor and he is slamming president obama for blocking the keystone pipeline. let's take a look at this: >> it's hard to even comprehend how touch, completely out of touch, he is on this issue

green energy initiatives, comparing them to people who believed the world was flat before christopher columbus set sail. >> they have been talking down new sources of energy, they dismissed wind power, solar power, they make jokes about bio fuels. they were against rating fuel standards. i guess they like tkpwaz guzzlers, they think that is good for our future. we are trying to move toward the future, they want to be stuck in the past. we've heard this kind of thinking before. let me tell you something, if some of these folks were around when columbus seat sail they must have been founding members of the planet earth society. they would not have believed that the world was round. [applause] megyn: joining me now eric bolling, cohost of the 5 right here on fnc. solar, wind what is the answer? if you are opposed to those then you are a member of the flat earth society? >> it's amazing that president obama has resort towed name calling but he has to. they have no answers. megyn: they do, solar, wind, renewable energy. >> reporter: they aren't producing any, any, i mean the increase in subsidies t

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that is sort of like saying he would have fired christopher columbus to proposing to discover the neworld. or fired the wright brothers for inventing the airplane. or fired henry ford. for that matter, steve jobs and build dates for their wild ideas about computing and icons and ipads. i am a visionary. i believe in a bigger, better, more interesting american institution. jeff and i believe we can use signs of technology to create new things for our children and grandchildren. i believe we can do it largely in the private sector by using government incentives and intelligent way and getting bureaucracy out of the way. host: an exact your earlier point. here's a question ryder to dr. to cents per gallon of gasoline. are you talking to are regulating businesses? what is your plan? guest: if you go bato newt.org you'll see a speech i gave rice said how to incentivize the system. yet new technology producing what they now believe beat 2500% more oil. in natural gas today, because of new technology, we have got from seven-year supply to a wonder 25-year supply. the price of natural gas has

because you wanted to talk about space exploration and you said they would have said that about christopher columbus your phrases a little bit. >> well, you know, imitation is a high form of flattery and i thought it was fascinating. it's the president who is refusing to recognize the modern world. in the modern world, the amount of oil we have in north dakota because of new drilling technology has jumped from 150 million barrels to 24 billion barrels in the last decade. we have more oil in north dakota than we ever dreamed possible. and some people think with another generation of new technology, we'll have 500 billion barrels in north dakota. it's the president who is sort of -- he used the term flat earth society. i think he belongs to the sierra club flat earth society. he can't believe anything that would improve energy. it takes away his desire for government to control our lives. >> mr. speaker, our for the new technologies. it's at this point in time, they aren't to the stage where they could work effectively and if all it takes is punching some holes in the ground and getting the oil right