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>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest >>> que sera sera, whatever will will be will be ♪ >> together we are going to make barack obama a one-term president! >> so says minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, the leader of the tea party caucus in the u.s. house of representatives. and the numbers may bear that out. there are 14 months before the november 6, 2012 presidential election. president obama finds himself in a dead heat with not one, not two, not, three, but four republican presidential candidates. so says the gallop poll this week. massachusetts governor mitt romney leads president obama 48 to 46 among registered voters. texas governor rick perry is tied with president obama, 47 to 47. texas congressman ron paul is trailing president obama by two points, 47 to 45. and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann is behind president obama 48 to 44. all four are within a four- point margin every error. but there's more to the obama bad news. the same gallop poll shows mr. obama is a

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the mclaughlin group. the american original. over two decades, the rethink possible. ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ] it is people like me who got off their couch and said i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take it any more. >> that is republican bob turner a retired cable television executive. he is the newest member of the united states house. in a special election this week republican turner defeated democratic new york state assembly man david wepoein. of the jewish faith. turner will now take the seat of resigned congressman anthony weiner. weiner's seat had been held by democrats for more than 90 years. it was also a district that went big for president obama. 55%. a republican and a catholic. turner's win and a catholic. turner's win was a referendum on mr. obama, many believe. jewish voter in the turner district, traditionally democratic overwhelmingly disapprove of fellow democrat brohm. they particularly are offended by what they see as bad policies and antiisrael rhetoric and get this. former new york city mayor ed koch,

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest >>> issue one, 10 years later. [cheering] >> i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. and the people and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon! >> this sunday, september 11th, is the 10th anniversary to the very day of the 9/11 attacks. on that fateful day exactly one decade ago, al-qaeda operatives hijacked four airplane flights and used the planes as attack missiles to strike u.s. landmark buildings with their thousands of victims. two planes originated in boston, both from logan. hijackers commandeered both flights within 35 minutes from takeoff, seized controls and steered the aircraft to lower manhattan, driving them, one each, into the north and south towers of manhattan's famed twin towers. a third plane took off from washington dulles airport, was hijacked 34 minutes later by five terrorists and slammed into one of the pentagon's five sides, killing 125 pentagon officials and visitors. a fourth airplane,

. >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest >>> issue one, tsa labor pains! ♪ come fly with me. let's fly, let's fly away! >> unfortunately, we have to be right all the time. terrorists only have to get lucky once. a lot of this has been security theater and is not done the job to support the air we need to. >> republican congressman jason chapin is the chairman of the house subcommittee on national security homeland security, and foreign operations. he is no fan of the transportation security administration, the tsa. that's because a number of airport security breaches over the last decade adds up to 25,000. that's about seven breaches per day in the last 10 years, ranging from improperly screened passengers to unscreened passengers. travelers boarding planes without being inspected at all. yet, the annual budget for the tsa is, get this, $8.1 billion. critics say that with 25,000 security breaches in 10 years, it's hard to believe the tsa's budget is making passengers safe. rather, the tsa's

mclaughlin. that was beautiful. for joining us today and for the perfect piece. this memorial would not have been possible without a strong and unwavering support of individuals, governments groupsy that have made personal and financial commitments to see it through. we welcome representatives of several of those groups. the first is chris sullivan, chairman of the flight 93 capital campaign and vice- chairman of the national park foundation. [applause] >> thank you john barrett and thank you for all you have done for flight 93 national memorial. your leadership is remarkable. thank you very much, john. as a fund raising partner of the national park service, the national parks foundation is a privilege to work with a dedicated group of partners. the corporations businesses, foundations, and other organizations the law form -- law firm of porter right that did pro bono work and the land is committed to protecting is hobbled ground. yet none of this -- nobody has given more than the relatives and family members of the 40 men and women of flight 93. they feel the weight of the loss, and we admire you for your courage, your determination your commitment and your persistence in seein