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crowley: i yield the gentlelady 15 seconds. ms. lee: thank you, mr. crowley. why in the world won't you bring the senate bill to the floor and let the country see whose side you are on? thank you, again, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. which bill -- the house bill or the house bill, as amended, has a bigger tax cut? which bill? my friends on the other side seem to be confused. i ask unanimous consent to enter in the record the joint committee on taxation -- ms. lee: will the gentleman yield? mr. camp: i will not yield. i ask unanimous consent to he want into the record the joint committee on taxation their anational sieves both proposals and what they'll show, they'll show that the house bill that extends the payroll tax for a year provides $120 billion in tax relief to the american worker. the house bill, as amended by the senate, only provides $20 billion of tax relief to the american worker because they only extend it for two mont

crowley. but first, nbc's ian williams has a look at the man known to north korea as the dear leader. >> reporter: they called him the dear leader, the iron-willed commander. his birth heralded by rainbows and a new star lighting the sky. but kim jong-il has turned out to be mortal after all. kim's north korea was isolated and unpredictable and often seemed more like a cult than a country. at times, bizarre but also dangerous, impoverishing and enslaving his own people while arming himself with nuclear weapons and threatening to annihilate his neighbors. it was easy to poke fun at the paltry dictator with his buffon hairstyle, dark glasses and high heels. he was known to be a cognac-guzzling fan of hollywood with high heels and boots. >> i think some of his eccentricity was simply insecurity. he had a profound feeling of insecurity, and this is the fate of lone dictators. if you're alone on top of a dictatorship, you have power in your hands, you feel insecure, you feel that you might lose you

coming up in 30 minutes we'll talk to our "state of the union" anchor candy crowley see what she has coming your way at the top of the hour at 9:00 eastern time but she'll join me here in about 30 minutes. >>> at least two people were killed when mexico was shaken by a moderate earthquake. one was crushed inside a house. this was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit southern mexico, about 100 miles from mexico city. this is an i-report here from mexico city where there were several blackouts after the quake. >>> syrian protesters have three days to stop or they'll be attack? that's the warning from the syrian government to the people in the city in homs. the military has reportedly positioned dozens of military vehicles just outside that city. the city has become the epicenter for anti-government protests there. >>> manuel noriega is on his way back to panama. the former panamanian leader is being sent back by the french government to possibly face a trial for the killing of one of his political opponents. noriega was removed from power by u.s. forces 22 years ago. he spent the past t

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crowley, assistant in the obama administration. what are your thoughts as the iraq war ends? >> well, it was an extraordinary effort, piers, and perhaps at one level it was nine years. at another level it was 20 years. i participated in the first gulf war in 1990-1991. and to some extent the war never ended. certainly the major accomplishment is the introduction of democracy to iraq, the demise of saddam hussein. but as you just said, it came at a tremendous cost. >> when you look at what happened in libya, for example, and the way that campaign rolled out with the elimination of gadhafi, zero loss to american military life, i mean a lot of people are looking at the cost of the iraq war, both in human toll and in financial toll. and saying surely there had to be a better way to get rid of saddam hussein than that. >> and there could have been a different way. i think, you know, refocusing on saddam hussein after 9/11 was a perfectly appropriate thing to do. i think if i -- if i criticized the bush administration it was to be in such a hurry. that sense of urgency that it read

with us our barack and hard place duo monica crowley and alan colmes. are you terrified. >> shaking in my boots. can i say one thing? it's fascinating that we are still getting all crazy, jane fonda makes conservatives crazy, still. >> bill: poster girl. >> she still drives you nuts. >> you like her, right? >> i happen to like jane fonda. >> bill: do you think she is a great thinker. >> i don't know about great thinker i happen to agree with her. >> bill: don't laugh, crowley. >> how do you define a great thinker? >> bill: right here. i'm looking at one. >> excuse me i don't mean to laugh. >> bill: you see she is not a great thinker. >> other than dr. crowley. >> bill: you admit that she really doesn't know what she is talking brvettle i admit she has good points. >> bill: okay. what was the good points she made in the diatribe about the republic candidates. >> interesting word. privatizing social security would be a step toward getting people into a much more insecure place for retirement. >> bill: it's their own choice. >> in the beginning. that's a s

now pj crowley speaks out on what got him fired. >>> and this is what lewis black said about the gop field the last time he was here. >> they're all really bright and seriously intelligent. you know, first off, no grip on science? science, no. no science! did these people ever look? did they all flunk it? do they think science is a lobby sf. >> can you imagine what will happen tonight when i turn lewis black loose again? also, new golden globe nominee claire danes shared the secrets of president obama's favorite show. >> does somebody die? from "homeland" claire danes, this is "piers morgan tonight." well, i'm in the decision to leave "america's got talent" i wondered who simon cowell could possibly get to replace me. now we know. i want to say, i feel a tiny slither of sympathy for the first poor tone deaf singer to face the rough of the great howard stern. and howard joins me now. howard, congratulations. >> well, piers, i thought it was appropriate you called me first. you created work for me. you left "america's got talent", and i became fascinated by this idea of replacing you,

crowley from d.c.int about our involvement in iraq didn't start in 2003, in fact it long predates that going back to the picture with donald rumsfeld shaking hands with saddam hussein, and then the gulf war in the early 1990s, and then there was a period of sanctions. i think this is a little lost on the american public is just how devastated iraq was as a country prior to 2003. that's a study done -- i did some reporting on this, and there's one study of gdp in iraq in the first three years of the sanctions declined by 98%. and the great depression was a 27% gdp decline. what would happen to a country that lost 98% of its gdp? what do you think our legacy is iraq? >> i was opposed to the invasion in 2003, and i think it was a mistake and unnecessary. the last thing we should have done on 9/11 is invade iraq and make it appear that we are at war with islam. but the current situation in 2002 was freying at the edges. the first gulf war never ended. we were already 12 years into an air campaign at the ti

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we make cadillacs. >>> hi, i'm candy crowley, cnn's washington bureau. now looking at the vestiges of what was a herman cain event in atlanta where he was opening his presidential headquarters. it is the last event of his presidential campaign. he says he's going to plan b, that he can no

directly ahealth head crowley and coleman will analyze that interview. newt gingrich will remarks of federal judges he wants to hold them accountable and hold out u.s. marshals to do if he were president moments away. p@ó >> bill: in the impact segment tonight monica crowley and alan colmes. did you like that. >> very nice of you to give me the translation. >> bill: back and forth. >> only one that won't come see you is dick cheney. he avoid the of the draft, too. >> bill: cheap shot. i didn't cheap shot clinton ever. >> quite substantial and i urge people to go to bill o'reilly.com. i saw the whole thing very very good. >> bill: very wonkish though. >> lot of wonkish stuff in it but you and he sparred very well. >> i thought it was outstanding, very thoughtful interview. you extracted so much information from him. i have never seen that kind of interview with bill clinton, ever. what i also found interesting couple of things talking about bowls simpson and the long-term debt problem what i thought he he missed was he real opportunity to say look when i

directly ahealth head crowley and coleman will analyze that interview.t gingrich will remarks of federal judges he wants to hold them accountable and hold out u.s. marshals to do if he were president moments away. >> bill: in the impact segment tonight monica crowley and alan colmes. did you like that. >> very nice of you to give me the translation. >> bill: back and forth. >> only one that won't come see you is dick cheney. he avoid the of the draft, too. >> bill: cheap shot. i didn't cheap shot clinton ever. >> quite substantial and i urge people to go to bill o'reilly.com. i saw the whole thing very very good. >> bill: very wonkish though. >> lot of wonkish stuff in it but you and he sparred very well. >> i thought it was outstanding, very thoughtful interview. you extracted so much information from him. i have never seen that kind of interview with bill clinton, ever. what i also found interesting couple of things talking about bowls simpson and the long-term debt problem what i thought he he missed was he real opportunity to say look when i was pres

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>> so ron paul joined candy crowley on cnn's "state of the union" this morning and here is part of that interview. >> what they most want is someone who can beat president obama and they rate so many people above you. that's why i think it is important to talk about electability, because it is a factor in how people view you. >> yeah, and i would say that if the people in iowa would consider me a good option to beat obama, i wouldn't be a close second and so it is already reflecting a favorable rating for that. i think you point out maybe you're giving me subtly some good advice. you better keep working and that's where we have to convince the primary voters that we can do a good job in the general. and that, of course, is part of the campaign and i think that's where we're making progress. >> also on "state of the union" today, another republican presidential contender, michele bachmann, she says the gop nomination is still up for grabs. >> upwards of 70% of the people are still undecided. they take this process very seriously and they're vetting all of the candidates, weighing each on

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. >>> good afternoon, i'm candy crowley, live at the cnn bureau in washington. we are awaiting from herman cain. he said he needed to speak with his wife. you're now looking at a live picture of what was to be a day when herman cain opened his atlanta headquarters. three or four weeks ago this man was flying high at the polls then came a series of revelations, all of which he announced to be untrue at some level. it has taken its toll in the polls and fund-raising. herman cain has been home with his wife now for at least 24 hours discussing the situation. i am joined today by my colleagues, senior correspondent joe johns and also with our shannon travis down covering atlanta -- what will be atlanta headquarters for herman cain of the problem is you and i have been talking to sources for the last couple of hours. well, he's leaning towards leaving. we're pretty sure he's going to leave. you get the same thing and you can't trust them. >> no, you can't. one source i talked to a little while ago said this is a man who holds his own council. he may have people aroun

john king, dana bash, candy crowley. let us know what you think at home. follow us on facebook, twitter. i'll be tweeting tonight. >>> up next, house speaker, president obama who benefits from tonight's breaking news? the answer may not be what some of the pundits are claiming. >>> and, later, does a wave of deadly bombs mean that things are unraveling in iraq? you'll hear from an expert who says that the region is bracing for civil war. first, let's check in with isha. >> dogs nose put at the scene of a crime. was it junk science in court? that and more when "360 "continues. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! but to be honest, i find the omega choices overwhelming. which one is right for me? then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum, a name i trust. it goes beyond my

join cnn's chief political correspondent candy crowley life in iowa for the contenders 2012.y at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and stand by for your close-up. why were some iowa football players a little camera shy last night? that is just ahead in sports. >>> it's been a weird morning, hasn't it? >> we're on tv now. >> i know we're on tv, but we've been talking about weird kind of things. who needs the mayan calendar, banana sam and the tweeting monkey. it's close at hand. >> you know what i say today, especially? the real sports action is not the political primary season. it is today. it has been the bowl season, which has been wonderful so far. >> that is very, very true. we're going to talk all about those bowls, especially the auburn tigers. we're going to talk about some ultimate fighting. to be more specific, we're going to talk about brock lesnar. this guy tried out for the minnesota vikings. my point is that his various job is he needs to try something else. he got beaten up last night. he lost about 30 seconds after the start during his big ultimate fighting championship f

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candy crowley joins me now live from des moines. let's get this straight, cover your tattoos, groom your facial hair, don't tweet or facebook while you're in iowa. what's the strategy? >> fit in. these are young people who come in from out of state. let me give you one statistic that may clarify why this is necessary. in the last republican caucus four years ago, almost 75% of the folks that went to the republican caucuses were 45 years or older. you're talking about an older demographic that needs to be convinced to vote for one candidate or the other. and then you have these young folks out there supporting ron paul. they knock on people's doors and say, hey, are you going to the caucuses, would you consider voting for ron paul? here's why i think you should? you don't get a second chance to make a first impression. what they're doing is saying, if you come to with a wash fit in here. you know, you can't have a threatening person or someone that is perceived as being threatening coming to your door, because you're not going to lis

pj crowley lost his job when he said it was ridiculous. >> i said it was the last thing the united states needed, and other detention issue after guantanamo. we had our acquired enough notoriety. >> this case is about the fate of one man who faces life in jail. it is also about how the world sees america. >> we have more news related to wikileaks. the supreme court has agreed to an inherent appeal by the founder, julian assange. it is against his extradition to sweden. he is wanted after sex crimes allegations but argues he was not given a fair trial. it will be heard in february. police arrested more than 100 people across europe after an investigation into child pornography. complex computer technology makes combating the spread of images more difficult. a report from the hague. >> it was one of the biggest investigations into child pornography. the organization intercepted a network of abuse that travelled across the continent. there were using file sharing technology to send a graphic videos to user's online. >> the content is beyond imagination. they betrayed physical and psychologic

crowley, a former state department spokesman, join me a short time ago. >> it has been noted that the government blamed al-qaeda and put this attack together with the protests seen within this remarkable year. is in their interest to do that. it could be al-qaeda. al-qaeda is the simplest explanation. al-qaeda has been largely sidelined this year. more likely, it is a sunni attack iran -- sunni attack. you have the gulf, the sunni who have the majority in the country. is it sunni-directed violence against the establishment? this is not on the best terms. >> of course, the opposition, the question that this the whole time. why would that be the case? >> first and foremost, for a brutal repressive government, this tells you how their grip is not what it used to be. syria has been a state sponsor of terrorism, but not a victim of terrorism. this shows you it is beyond the ability of the regime to control what is beyond its borders. >> would you expects -- would you expect this to become ever more dangerous? >> we will see how the government reacts to this. if they return brutal violence