. >> well one of those service men is marine corps master sergeant robert allen.mas time ♪ and i'm gone again ♪ i left you alone again ♪ and i don't have you in my arms ♪ ♪ to hold ♪ 'cuz i'm 7,000 miles away from home ♪ ♪ i'm 7,000 miles away from home ♪ >> not only is he a good songwriter, he has a beautiful voice. and boy, can he play that guitar. >> can he play that guitar. what a sweet have you in my arms to hold. can you imagine being the wife hearing it for the first time? >> he started writing songs to his wife when he was a corporal, because he couldn't afford to buy her any gifts. >> he didn't have any money, so he wrote her songs? what kind of love story is that. >> for birthdays and anniversaries he sends her songs. ♪ it's a tough, hard life being a military wife ♪ ♪ >> to talk to us a little more about this video, we have master sergeant robert allen himself all the way from afghanistan. christian told us that you started writing songs for your wife because you were broke. so now -- is she disappointed if you give her jewelry instead of a song? >> she

marine corps master sergeant robert allen wrote a christmas song for his wife. it's moving and heartfelt and it resonates with a lot of military families and you can check it out on youtube. sergeant allen and the thousands of men and women in the military this season, thank you for your service and you are all rock stars. >>> if you're used to watching gridlock in washington, you might be pretty impressed by what happened today in brussels. the latest in a series of do-or-die summits aimed at saving the euro and ending the european debt crisis could have been just another photo-op. instead, at least 23 of the 27 countries that make up the european union, including the 17 countries that use the euro, agreed to strict and enforceable new caps on deficits. three other countries said they'd think about it. britain is not on board but the deal is done and the markets are relieved. european shares are up sharply. wall street, too, is bouncing back from yesterday's sell-off, up 159 points on the dow. my colleague richard quest had a front row seat for the ear bending

ken tarpley and robert allen all recently, just a couple days ago, out of iraq.e united states. the only other changes we've seen on the base, they put up a christmas tree and a couple other decorations most of which these soldiers have not seen in this part of the world because that's the way it is. they will soon be immersed in that when they get home. for these soldiers it is a trifecta. they are headed home and, three, they'll be home in time for the holidays. it works out really well. >> almost hate to ask you this next question, then. as u.s. troops are leaving the country, iraq's deputy prime minister comes out and says the united states is leaving iraq with a dictator prime minister in place and there are fears of a civil war. so, is there a chance that those troops in kuwait could be called back to iraq? >> well, first and foremost, you know, it depends on who you talk to in the streets of baghdad and the streets of iraq as to the kind of opinions, but just like in america, talk to 100 people, you'll get 100 different points of view. that is a bit extrem

same question, and get the other side from robert gibbs, a key advisor to the obama re-election campaign. then, we'll get analysis from politico's mike allen, and our cbs news political team-- jan crawford, norah o'donnell, nancy cordes, and political director john dickerson. this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again and welcome to "face the nation." key players from both sides in the campaign with us this morning at the table. reince preibus, who is the republican national committee chairman, and then we will also be talking to robert gibbs, who is now a top consultant to the president's re-election campaign. mr. chairman, a brand new "des moines register" iowa poll is out. newt gingrich has now jumped into the lead with 25%. congressman ron paul is now running second. he has 18%. mitt romney follows with 16%, and congresswoman michele bachmann and former candidate herman cain got 8%, and the rest of the field is behind them. and that poll, mr. chairman, of course, was before herman cain announced yesterday that he was drop

allen martin. ken and dana have the night off. it was enough drug paraphernalia to cover the conference table. >> packed be bay area teenagers. they were headed on a utah ski trip. robertes on how police found them out and why they let them go. robert. >> elizabeth, consider this. it was 500 teens. nearly six dozen that took that ski trip. now the organizers of the trip say just 17 students were busted with drugs, but police tell us they stopped 250 kids. well based on what the trip organizers are telling us and what you are about to see in video, they cast some doubt on the organizer's statement. >> it looks more like a drug bust from a central american drug cartel. instead, this pharmacy of ecstasy, mushroom, cocaine, marijuana, and bottles of booze were confiscated from teens barely old enough to drive. and they attend some of the bay area's most privileged high schools. >> i know almost everyone on the trip. >> how many students would you say are on this trip? >> i think exactly 69. >> this high school senior wants to conceal her identity, especially after talking with classmates who turned over drugs on one of the tour buses. >> a friend said they came on and aske

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robert champion died. bill: what a story that has become. so u.s. space travel, this is a fun story, poised to take another giant leap with the bigot aircraft every built. microsoft co-founder paul allen with the wingspan of a football field. he hopes this is the next thing to get in space. look at the size of this thing hanging out of this hangar. i want to bring in skwro*pl jones a former astronaut and a fox news contributor. he wrote the book, an astronaut's memoir. i think this thing is so cool. is it possible? >> it's certainly possible. it builds on the concept of air launching rockets. it becomes the first stage of the rocket and it's reusable. it lowers the cost of getting into orbit. you can travel and are not limited by bad weather, for example. bill: you liftoff from a regular airport and you would wary a rocket on board. >> that's right. bill: once you reach a certain altitude you launch the rocket. >> you go about six miles up, up above all the bad weather. you can fly closure to the equator where you get more push from the earth's rotation. bill: the company's moth tee is any orbit, any time. i love the motto. you're a space guy. is this the future for space travel as yo

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