he needed just 44 minutes to sweep aside roger federer. he will be playing his opponent from spain in the final. and the presidential election in the united states is gearing up for its first major contest next week. the primary in the midwestern state of iowa. republican voters will be deciding which candidate should challenge president barack obama in november's election. >> depending on the pole, mitt romney has the lead going into the ohio -- going into the iowa republican, it is. many think that romney has the best chance of beating president obama in the november general election. >> the president says he wants to transform america. i kind of like america. i am not looking for it to be fundamentally transformed into something else. i do not wanted to be like europe with big government and bigger taxes and bigger debt overwhelming our people. >> reducing public debt is a hot-button issue for republicans and all the candidates know it. proving conservative credentials as another mainstay for most campaigns. former senator rick santorum

weekend's exhibition tournament and i would darby but he only needed forty four minutes to defeat roger federer the serb looked unstoppable the darla world tennis championships taking the first set six games to two federer did have his moments but they were few and far between and went on to lose the next set six one federal even apologizing to the crowd for his performance this djokovic is a fourth win over the swiss in the last five meetings. for jock eventual me in the final the spaniard having a little trouble again. still suffering with a shoulder injury and never really got going in this one running away with it six three six two. now there are just hours to go before one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time feed door steps into the ring one more time this time it's in japan the land where he's career reached its pinnacle the russian is set to face local up and comers to to she she and a showdown on new year's eve with the build up it's robert the daniel. being considered the better smell of the plant for a decade and then falling from the throne of mixed martial arts. for th

with djokovic eventually gaining the upper hand next up for the world number one is third ranked roger federer who had received a buy into the semifinals talk about spearheads the six strong star studded lineup in abu dhabi as the twenty four year old aims to emulate this year's outstanding season so if you capture three grand slam titles and the record five masters tribes . before that came from behind to knock out another frenchman jungle fried tsonga the world number six was head and shoulders above the fifth ranked spaniard the open at once was taken the distance in the second set and lost it on a tie break. but from then on the momentum was with farah and the twenty nine year old didn't fail to deliver wrapping up with the side at six two. and patrick and defending a child going to rough on a doll is waiting in the semifinal after receiving a by the upper darby events doesn't offer any ranking points to those taking part but a winner takes a check of two hundred fifty thousand dollars is at stake. football now and back in russia moscow's prolific striker say doodoo has been voted the prem

this week's exhibition tournament in abu dhabi but he only needs forty four minutes to defeat roger federer the serve looked unstoppable the dollar world tennis championships taking the first set six games to two federal did have his moments but they were few and far between and he went on to lose the next set six one february even apologizing to the crowd for his performance this djokovic his fourth when i was displaced in the last five meetings it's. called your coverage for me in the final the spaniard having little trouble again on the downhill still suffering with a shoulder injury never really got into this one to talk for a running away with it six three six two. now the man who guided the all blacks rugby team to world cup glory has been knighted in the years on its list graeme henry that decide to their first world cup title in twenty four years this autumn after that narrow eight seven when over france in the final of the sixty five year old former schoolteacher and now sir graham henry the latest in a handful of former players or coaches to receive new zealand's highest honor all

over the summer a federal judge declared a mistrial against pitching star roger clemens. the government will try again in april. prosecutors managed to get 11 convictions in steroids cases ending with probation or months in prison and many applaud the government for sending the message about the dangers of steroids but some in sports and the law wondered if this was the best use of federal resources. >> pete williams at the intersection of justice and sports tonight, thanks for that. >>> an con capitol hill in washington the house passed a spending bill needed to keep the government up and running but there is still a lot of work to do by the end of the year. we're joined by nbc's kelly o'donnell from the hill, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first no government shutdown, that's done because house republicans and democrats came together over whelmingly to pass the nearly $1 trillion spending bill that covers more than a dozen government agencies and included in that is the fate of your household light bulb. republicans fought hard to get rid of the money t

read the article on facebook pnltd com, and that's james rogers with the street pntd com >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: the federal reserve is expected to release its monthly consumer credit report. we'll also see the weekly reports on mortgage applications along with crude and gasoline inventories. and michael farr is our "street critique" guest. email your questions to streetcritiqueatnbr.com. it's one of the largest settlements for investors in mortgage securities-- bank of america will pay more than $300 million to settle claims over mortgage securities sold by its merrill lynch unit. the class action lawsuit was led by a public employees pension fund in mississippi. the fund claimed the investments were backed by poor quality mortgages written by sub-prime lenders, including countrywide financial and indy-mac. a federal judge has to approve the settlement. that may prove to be tricky since the settlement includes no admission of guilt by b-of-a. >> tom: chrysler is going back to the future. the auto maker plans to reintroduce the dodge dart, with a little italian flair, thanks to chrysler's parent company, fi

dollar bill to fund much of the government through next september and prevent a federal shutdown this weekend. republican hal rogers of kentucky chairs the house appropriations committee. >> mr. speaker, after weeks of arduous negotiations on this package wh our senate counterparts, we've struck a fair bipartisan compromise. no party got everything they wanted, but we have found a reasonable, responsible balance between reduced spending, wise federal investments, and policy changes that american businesses need to thrive. >> lehrer: the agreement on spending shifted the discussion to extending the payroll tax cut for 160 million americans, along with extending long-term jobless benefits. both are due to expire on december 31. but republicans continued to demand that any extension bill also call for starting construction on the keystone oil pipeline to run from canada to texas. they said it would create thousands of jobs. president obama wants to delay the project for further environmental studies, but today, house speaker john boehner was adamant against waiting. >> if that bill comes over to us, we will make chang

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supported major part of the bill that provided federal subsidies for electronic monitoring and records and would potentially benefit his own clients. rogeron is here. "the new york times" also worked on this, roger. this is quite a big deal. he was one of the big opponents of the health care. but he never disclosed what his own company was doing. >> it is a big deal. if there is one rule in washington, it's that if you're bought, you stay bought. even as a "new york times" article would indicate, newt gingrich is saying you can't buy me, you can only rent me. what he did was take his firm and take 100 of thousands of dollars that advocates for certain policies. that's fine. but then now that he's running for president, he decides he doesn't like those policies anymore. and the big one, as you say, was electronic record keeping. there is really little to be against in all of electronic record keeping. not only does it save money, it saves billions of dollars, but if you go in, you have your gallbladder removed at hospital a. they might follow procedures that are different than hospital b or c or d or e. which procedure is best? which save

federation expects half of us to shop on line. compared to 43.9% just a year ago. fedex vets like mickey rogers time of year in the form of 20,000 additional workers. the holidays, he told me, are by far the happiest time to make deliveries. >> see a lot of happy kids? >> yes. >> people are like, hi. everyone is happy, happy to see you. >> good morning, how are you? thank you. >> tj winick. abc news. >> business is booming. u.s. online sales, are up 15%. >> ooh. >> thanks to that woman right there making sure your packages get there on time. >> i will make sure. i am into holidays. >> are you big, right? no matter what, rain, snow, sleet, hail. sunny will be there with your packages. that's right. >>> well, coming up, alec baldwin pokes fun at his airline meltdown. >> we never will agree on this story. did he get the laughs he was looking for on "saturday night live." we'll be back with "world news now" right after this. @@@@ ú ♪ come fly with me let's fly away ♪ >>> that's it, that's it. perfect song for the next story. take it away. >> in case you weren't watching over the weekend, after some

federal government should be involved in guaranteeing rights. he believes that every state should be able to discriminate. >> yeah. mike rogers you with us. good to have you on the program. >> thank you. and later, more of my interview with rick santorum. he shares his views on voter suppression and gives his thoughts on other candidates. stay tuned. >>> as republicans tear each other apart in iowa, the obama re-election campaign is increasingly optimistic about their chances in 2012. president obama's campaign manager, jim messina released a fund-raising video today where he explains several possible roads to re-election. he says they have planned out more than 40 pathways to victory. in an election about jobs and the economy it seems president obama has momentum on his side. the american people are starting to realize the economy is improving. a new a.p. poll shows 62% of americans are optimistic about the country in 2012. 78% are personally hopeful about the coming year. a pew study finds that 67% of people in this country have a positive view of the term "progressive."ç making it the most positively viewed political labe

federal government should be involved in guaranteeing rights. he believes that every state should be able to discriminate. >> yeah. mike rogers with us. good to have you on the program. >> thank you. >>> as republicans fight to theç finish in iowa, president obama's re-election team is plotting dozens of ways to win in 2012. agriculture secretary and former iowa governor tom vilsack. we're looking forward to having him on the program. he joins me next. he'll tell us about the landscape. and later, more of my interview with rick santorum. he shares his views on voter suppression and gives his thoughts on other candidates. stay tuned. this new at&t 4g lte is fast. did you hear sam... ...got promoted to director? so 12 seconds ago. we should get him a present. thanks for the gift basket. you're welcome. you're welcome. did you see hr just sent out new... ...office rules? cause you're currently in violation of 6 of them. oh yeah, baby? ...and 7. did you guys hear that fred is leaving? so 30 seconds ago. [ noisemakers blow ] [ both ] we'll miss you! oh, facecake! there's some leftover cake. [ male announcer ] the new htc vivid. st

federation expects nearly half of us, 46.7%, to shop online. that's compared to 43.9% just a year ago. fedex staff like mickey rogersget some extra help this time of year in the form of 20,000 additional workers. the holidays, he told me, are by far the happiest time to make deliveries. see a lot of happy kids? >> oh, yeah. >> a lot of people are like, hi, everybody's happy to see you coming now. >> good morning, how are you? got a delivery for you today. >> thank you. >> reporter: but no matter which way you send your presents, dan and bianna, and i'm speaking to you, make sure that you get those presents out by december 23rd, because that's the last day that many of these services can guarantee they will get there on time for christmas. >> why are you looking directly at me? >> because i want my present on time this year. >> something for to you figure out. >> thank you, t.j. appreciate it. >>> now to the latest twist in the wonderfully bizarre case of the movie star, the flight attendant and the temper tantrum. overnight alec baldwin made a public apology of sorts for that incident on the american airlines flight

federal government? >> guest: i think they do a good job. you know, roger goodell is an incredibly intelligent man.nable -- >> guest: the nba commissioner. i don't know bettman but he seems to be a strong leader for his sport. c-span: whispered? >> guest: hockey. he brought hockey back from a very serious labour stoppage and the british you. i'm not a big fan of stifel's but -- c-span: why not? >> guest: i just don't know him. i've never met him. his public statements have been kind of where she washy. i think he could have managed the steroids in baseball thing better. i think that -- sometimes the federal government's intrusion is wrong, you know. sometimes there are matters that aren't the federal government's business and -- c-span: here is an amateur quote on -- in quote marks, a sport that i want to ask you about. this is a report that actually came out today from sports illustrated and cbs and i'll just read the first paragraph. and this report goes on to talk about top 25 sports illustrated team's showing pittsburgh players charged with police records, 22 of them coming indigos i always 18