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cnn political editor, paul steinhauser, has this look. >> good morning, randi.he biggest question in politics, will she run? the she is now, of course, former secretary of state hillary clinton. when asked in a global town hall if she was making another bid for the white house, this is her answer. >> i am not thinking about anything like that right now. >> here is what she said the same day in an interview with cnn. >> have you decided that you absolutely will not run? >> i have absolutely no plans to run. >> no plans but she isn't closing the door. clinton's returning to private life with poll numbers any politician would love, 7-10 in an nbc/wall street journal poll said they approve of the job she's doing as u.s. top diplomat. and two-thirds said they had a favorable impression of her. only a minority of republicans giving her a thumbs up. if she becomes a politician again, we could see those sky-high numbers come down a bit. clinton shouldn't be in any hurry to make up her mind, says paul begalla. >> she's not going to commit to running when i think in her h

paul steinhauser thinks about what americans think of all of it. >> president barack obama takes hissh to reduce gun violence on the road tomorrow. he heads to minnesota to meet with local officials about gun proposal proposals. >> there's no law that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil, if there's even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there's even one life that can be saved, then we have an obligation to try it. >> what do you think? nearly four in ten of those questioned say the president's proposals on guns are just about right. with just over three in ten saying they go too far, and 13% saying they don't go far enough. america has a new top diplomat, john kerry is now secretary of state, succeeding hillary clinton. a majority of people we questioned in a poll in december said kerry taking over would be good for the country. kerry was easily confirmed by the senate. but the president's pick to take over as defense secretary is having a harder go at it. >> i'm not going to

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be settling in for an extended weekend tomorrow but for presidents' day, cnn political editor paul steinhauserhe job president obama has been doing. paul? >> hey, deb. tomorrow's presidents' day, for most americans, means a day off from work or school, but i will use the holiday to check out what you think about the current president. the best way to do that is to look at his approval rating. according to a cnn poll of polls, which averages the most recent non-partisan live operator surveys are, 49% approve of the job president barack obama is doing with 43% giving him a thumbs down. you know, you're going to hear a lot this week about the so-called sequester, those mandatory across-the-board federal government spending cuts set to take effect on march 1st. 43% of those questioned in the most recent national poll on the subject from quinnipiac university said they don't want the cuts to take place with 22% saying let them happen but the survey suggests many people are not sure what to think as nearly one in three had no opinion. >>> geraldo rivera generated headlines a few weeks ago when he sa

but a cnn political ed other tore paul steinhauser explains the hot topic is what could happen in four years. >> hey, miguel. it's the biggest question in presidential politics. will she run? the she, of course, is now former secretary of state hillary clinton. when asked in a global town hall a few days ago if she was thinking of making another bid for the white house, this was her answer. >> i am not thinking about anything like that right now. >> here's what she said the same day in an interview with cnn. >> have you decided that you absolutely will not run? >> well, i have absolutely no plans to run. >> no plans, but she isn't closing the door. clinton's returning to private life with poll numbers any politician would love. nearly seven in ten in a recent poll said they approved of the job she was doing as america's top dip low mat. and two-thirds said they had a favorable impression of her. but two things there was a partisan divide in both polls with only a minority of republicans giving her a thumbs up. if she becomes a politician again, we could see the numbers come down a bit.

let's check with our political editor paul steinhauser in washington. >> i know we're hearing actressing for senate. mitch mcconnell is wasting no time going after her in a new campaign ad. have you seen it? >> i have seen it. remember, he is the top republican in the u.s. senate up for re-election next year. he seems to be going after ashley judd. he came out with an ad running online in kentucky. it goes after judd for maybe not living in kentucky nowadays. take a listen. >> tennessee is home. >> to me san francisco is my american city home. >> i can never anticipate what is going to push me over the edge. >> three little snippets from that web video from the mcconnell campaign. remember she comes from a family with a long history from kentucky, lived there, grew up there, went to university of kentucky. she now lives in tennessee. she was back in kentucky on thursday night meeting with democratic donors. she hasnd said whether she'll run or not. here is what a top kentucky democrat says. >> she is talking to the people she would need to have support her. she needs time to do that.

. >>> it was a busy week for news, and as cnn political editor paul steinhauser explained you may havethat went under the radar. >> hay, deb, from a crippled cruise ship to the killing of christopher dorner to meteors and asteroids a lot of political news was overshadows by bigger headlines. you heard about president obama's state of the union address and the senate's showdown over chuck hagels nomination. but here are spore stories you may have missed. >> mayor michael bloomberg is known for banning large sugary sos and now he's going after plastic foam food containers. >> something that is costing taxpayers money and that is easily replaceable is something we can do without. >> 89-year-old senator frank lautenberg of new jersey announced he won't run for re-election next year and ris he triarment will bing an end to an era. >> i am the remaining member of the senate who served in where would world war ii. >> he boys the fourth senator to retire next year rather than run for re-election. >> and paul will be back tomorrow in our 4:00 eastern hour with some of your opinions about how pr