dave weigel, will the christian conservative base vote for mitt romney? if romney is out there talking about his position in social security, perry will never win the general election, i think we are to ask the question, would romney's faith get in the way in the south? what do you think? >> it did last time. last time mitt romney's competition for the hardcore conservative vote, the vote john mccain had trouble winning was mike huckabee who had far more of a problem on the ideological button pushing contest than perry did. you know, he had raised more taxes than perry had. start right there. the republicans who swear they won't vote for a candidate like that. he ate romney's lunch across the south. so this is a big problem. we see these national polls of who's ahead nationally. there is no national primary. there's going to be iowa, new hampshire, these are early states, then a swath of southern primaries with a lot of delegates. it's very tough. you're in the position of a religious conservative and want a candidate. perry looks strong from the outset.

where weigel was no this place is better for to hear a part of heaven belongs to the island.song from phones to. russia urges the u.n. security council to help end of the violence suppression of anti-government protests in syria. in libya rebels around one of the last remaining strongholds east of tripoli with reports of one of the colonel's sons being killed in the area . and other top stories of the week hundreds of thousands of israelis take to the city streets across the country demanding the government improve living standards rather than spending money on settlements and the military. goes a blaze of color with fireworks and a record breaking laser shows as the russian capital celebrates its eight hundred sixty fourth birthday. and recapping the top stories of the past week glad to have you with us let's take a look at those top stories right now. the u.n. most powerful body should demand an end to the violence in syria and move all parties into dialogue that's russia's view by the foreign minister.

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where weigel was going oh this place is better for to hear a part of heaven belongs to the island. u.n. security council members to the mom to the end to the violence in syria it's to try and prevent the five prizing from descending into any libyan somalia. the libyan rebels are poised to crush the last pockets of resistance from colonel gadhafi supportive with time running out for the loyalists him lay down all. in the weeks solve the top stories israelis organize the countries and begin to. rally demanding more money spent on living normal settlements and in a training. camp with russia threatening court action against moscow as the prices of the kremlin's defending a previously agreed on. a very warm welcome to you this is a lie from the un's most powerful body should demand an end to the violence in syria.

where weigel was no this place is better for to hear a part of heaven belongs to the island. day's news and this week's top stories in libya's new leaders try to bring calm to tripoli after capturing the capital but the massive lot of weapons on the streets means instability would still be a long way off. moscow's slams the newest sanctions on syria while a lack of accurate media coverage coming out of the country raises questions as to who's to blame for the bloodshed. a burning controversy ukraine threatens to take russia to court over gas prices but the kremlin says it's on solid ground in the latest round of an old battle. and a night of rage in israel hundreds of thousands rally in the nation's biggest protests demanding the authorities turn their attention from security to social justice. because i am in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina josh welcome to the libyan rebels are closing in on colonel gadhafi as last major stronghold and hometown of sirte.

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weigel this is an important piece of legislation that has broad bipartisan support i don't think anyone believes it alone can solve the drug shortage problem so i look forward to hearing from the witnesses to lead to better understand the causes of what is already a crisis for many patients, and to find out what we in congress can do to help even the shortages in the future. we already have been working in a bipartisan manner to learn about this very disturng issue, and i trust it will continue to work together to develop and to enact legislation to help address it and address it quickly. >> thank you mr. sherman. i yield back the time. it's been in the chair thinks the gentleman and that concludes opening statements. .. >> i am pleased to be here. the growing problem with drug shortages is a troubling situation. this is one that is taken very seriously. this could impact the entire health-care system. we should always remember that our goal is to protect the health of people. i say that as a physician who is care for patients for over 30 years. according to drug evaluation and research

the weigel point out one of our chinese friends though a student of china is doing it from the united states now an american citizen. what is the view in china? the view in china with respect to the american economy particularly the longer term prospects and with respect to the effectiveness of the political system. either one of you could start. >> thank you. i'm happy to be here. you are right having the identity crisis in china and the we inherited by the chinese mind but that mind has been americanized living in this country for 27 years. but it's hard to be objective if i misinterpret china's's position. now, when china looks at the current financial economic situation particularly the u.s. economy, i should say that we do not have a unitary homogeneous or monolithic and the rigid perspective it is quite broad and divided and prolific and the dynamic. i can say with regard to the u.s. economy and the global financial situation. one is above you shared by some leaders in the so-called new left believe the latest financial crisis in the u.s. proves that american decline which would

weigel this is an important piece of legislation that has broad bipartisan support i don't think anyoneelieves it alone can solve the drug shortage problem so i look forward to hearing from the witnesses to lead to better understand the causes of what is already a crisis for many patients, and to find out what we in congress can do to help even the shortages in the future. we already have been working in a bipartisan manner to learn about this very disturbing issue, and i trust it will continue to work together to develop and to enact legislation to help address it and address it quickly. >> thank you mr. sherman. i yield back the time. it's been in the chair thinks the gentleman and that concludes opening statements. .. >> there's potential to impact our entire health care system, and as we discussed this problem today, we should always remember that our goal is to protect the health of people affectedded most by the -- affected most by the shortages to their pairkts and families. i say a that as a physician who cared for patients more than 30 years. according to drug evaluation and re

about the need to have jobs for people like you to, you can lead to this as a job as a hobby for weigelmight be in a time that works for a while but not very long and that is the thing we need to worry about. >> would you give me an indulgence, my conscience bothers me when we are talking about the strength of correspondence a moment ago i should have pointed out there or at least two of the best correspondents of their generation, bernard kalb in the audience -- [applause] >> next question comes before. >> i am a student edge dw. my question concerns the media that has emerged as a result of the attacks and there's been very a stick and interest on the movies and books about the attacks so i was wondering if there's forms of media that have emerged after the fact have they captured the event of the day as they have in life? do you think as journalists the after the fact reporting and analysis have they really captured the heat of the moment per say? >> you want to draw that? >> i don't really know the answer to it. i'm sorry. i can't help you. >> i think the single most valuable thing

weigel this is an important piece of legislation that has broad bipartisan support i don't think anyone believes it alone can solve the drug shortage problem so i look forward to hearing from the witnesses to lead to better understand the causes of what is already a crisis for many patients, and to find out what we in congress can do to help even the shortages in the future. we already have been working in a bipartisan manner to learn about this very disturbing issue, and i trust it will continue to work together to develop and to enact legislation to help address it and address it quickly. >> thank you mr. sherman. i yield back the time. it's been in the chair thinks the gentleman and that concludes opening statements. .. >> there's potential to impact our entire health care system, and as we discussed this problem today, we should always remember that our goal is to protect the health of people affectedded most by the -- affected most by the shortages to their pairkts and families. i say a that as a physician who cared for patients more than 30 years. according to drug evaluation and