and while the bulk of that time was in south carolina, south carolina is a small state where the deep and which tie throughout the various regions of the state that even in the course of one week, mr. speaker, i was able to go to all six congressional districts in south carolina at one point or another. mr. gowdy: south carolina is full of natural beauty from the mountains to the beaches of our coastal region. it is home to hard-working, loyal, kind-hearted and resilient people. we have wonderful schools, research universities, highly regarded hospitals, medical centers. we have a depth and breadth throughout the state of south carolina as well as the small businesses that are the backbone

carolina. and while the bulk of that time was in south carolina, south carolina is a small state where the deep and which tie throughout the various regions of the state that even in the course of one week, mr. speaker, i was able to go to all six congressional districts in south carolina at one point or another. mr. gowdy: south carolina is full of natural beauty from the mountains to the beaches of our coastal region. it is home to hard-working, loyal, kind-hearted and resilient people. we have wonderful schools, research universities, highly regarded hospitals, medical centers. we have a depth and breadth throughout the state of south carolina as well as the small businesses that are the backbone of this country. south carolina is among the first state to help other states when disaster strikes. we have a rich history of fighting, sacrificing and dying for this country. we are proud and brave and we are not easily intimidated, which brings me to the national labor relations board and its rec

>> we won't allow it in south carolina. one thing about the people of south carolina, they showed it in my election, they will show it in the presidential, we will ask the hard questions but we will show every candidate respect. the second a political consult and tries to play dirty tricks it will backfire. and it will hurt that candidate. my warning to every candidate coming into south carolina, come in, talk about the issues, that's what we want to hear about but the distractions are not welcome in south carolina. >> let me ask but donald trump. what do you say that he revealed himself as what one woman's groups to have a bit of what one might call a potty mouth. >> we can't get [ bleep ] in brooklyn. >> would you say that's appropriate? what do you say about that? that offended a lot of women. >> that is not appropriate in south carolina. we will give all our candidates respect and we expect candidates to give the people of south carolina respect. >> you said it's time for republicans to stop attacking president obama. l

the race began officially this evening near greenville, south carolina. where all the -- gop candidates pawlenty, santorum, paul, cain and johnson went head-to-head and they debated the nation's most pressing issues from the disastrous state our economy to the dangers of obamacare. you are going to hear from four of the five tonight here on this program, except for ron paul. he decided to go to the tea party rally, instead. who won tonight's debate? we check in with frank luntz. standing by with a group of south carolina gop primary voters. >> sean, we got 29 of the most important people in america sitting behind me. who won the debate? how many of you think herman cain won the debate? we can stop right there. sean, a word or to describe herman cain. >> he answers the questions most direct. >> breath of fresh air. >> common sense. >> talking points. >> clear and concise. >> very aggressive. >> the godfather of business sense he can attack obama well. >> clear-cut plan on which way to take america. >> how many of you walked in with herman cain as your numb

where did you go besides north carolina? >> i would to north africa, to various places in the middle east. then i talked with a number of european intelligence services, especially about his time in bosnia, with french intelligence and british intelligence and the german equivalent of the fbi. >> what do you think is new in this book? we already established that the north carolina thing was so much -- >> your had criminal record in the united states. he played an active role and worked for iran in bosnia carrying out attacks is new. >> how was he on that? >> that was in 1983 and 1984. that is new. his time at guantanamo, i think that has gotten a lot of attention. >> how did you get that? >> talking with a number of current and former navy and cia personnel who had direct access. >> how classified is his time there? >> fairly classified. one of the great frustrations -- it is like writing the biography of a dead person in that i could not talk to him give the u.s. government would now -- would not allow him any interviews. h

. >> and going to columbia and south carolina . labor leaders here are getting nervous and not thrilled with the obama administration . we helped you on this one . that is a big one. but what about the politics for business . reaching out to saying i have nothing against capitalism . pushing the trade packs. he will be pushed back. why is the president not said anything about this. why is the president spoken up. and it is bargaining changes in wisconsin. they were endorsing the decision. it is politics and economics . it is honda and toyota and mersedes bens all built manufacturing plants. >> right to work states . and tens of thousands. why is the president going to bat for union and against 10s of thousands of worker south seems inept to me. >> when we come back. nfl draft underway as the federal judge ordered the lock out lifted there. is a debate ahead. this is the neighborhood. you get elm street and you get main street. thank you. and that just the first quarter. so you want a slide in your office ? or monkey bars, either on

where to go besides north carolina? nor >> carolina is very interesting but i went to north africa and places in the middle east. i talked to a number of european intelligence services especially for the chapter in bosnia. with british and french intelligence and the german equivalent of the fbi. >> what do you think is new in this book? >> the idea that he had a criminal record in the united states and experiences in college is new. the fact that he played an active role and worked essentially for iran in bosnia to carry out attacks is new. >> held would have been than? >> that was 1993-1994. that is new. this time at guantanamo has got a lot of attention. >> how did you get that? >> i was talking to a number of current and former navy and cia personnel who had direct access. >> how classified is his time there? >> fairly classified, one of the great frustrations. this is like writing a biography of a dead person. i could not talk to him. the u.s. government did not allow any interviews. with him or other relatives. in

they came to south carolina. and i can assure you, after a lot of negotiations, the reason they chose south carolina because it was the best business deal for boeing. they negotiated in washington. they negotiated everywhere in the country really that they thought they could do good business, and south carolina won out. there's criticism back home that the package we gave boeing is too generous. so i can assure you this was a legitimate business deal. and the idea that moving to south carolina somehow was retaliation that violated the national labor relations act section 883 is legally absurd. under that act, a company cannot retaliate against a group of employees or a location that decides to unionize. and you would have to prove in a retaliation complaint that the people suffered. well, in this case not one person in puget sound or in the state of washington lost their job because of the additional business being generated in south carolina, 2,000 people have been hired in the state of washington. not one benef

where did you go besides north carolina? >> i would to north africa, to various places in the middle east. then i talked with a number of european intelligence services, especially about his time in bosnia, with french intelligence and british intelligence and the german equivalent of the fbi. >> what do you think is new in this book? we already established that the north carolina thing was so much -- >> your had criminal record in the united states. his experience in college. that is new. he played an active role and worked for iran in bosnia carrying out attacks is new. >> how was he on that? -- how old would he have been then? >> that was in 1983 and 1984. that is new. his time at guantanamo, i think that has gotten a lot of attention. >> how did you get that? >> talking with a number of current and former navy and cia personnel who had direct access. >> how classified is his time there? >> fairly classified. one of the great frustrations -- it is like writing the biography of a dead person in that i could not talk to him

i'm proud to say that south carolina is fighting back. >> in south carolina, a proposed house bill called the incandescent light bulb freedom act would allow a bulb manufacturer in the state to continue making incandescent bulbs as long as they are sold in south carolina. >> stephen: we south carlinians are committed to keeping our light bulbs as local as our gene pool. (laughter) >> stephen: we don't expect outsiders to understand. this is a heritage issue. it's a matter of states' rights. because is it a rov enscientific fact that compact florescent bull you bes are inferior to incandescent. they are noticeably darker. i would say about 3/5 as bright. now strict adherence with the constitution's interstate commerce clause these incandescents must stay in south carolina, by law. they will be clearly branded made in south carolina and should any of them escape into neighboring states, they must be returned immediately as specified in the fugitive bulb act. (laughter) >> stephen: and you northerners, you northerners up there want warm natural frl light go shop at yankee candle, you vanilla

it's a hot one here in the state of south carolina. mr. cain, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline is close to $4 and it's approaching $5 in some states this. affects prices, obviously, way beyond the pump, the cost of transportation drives up the cost of doing business, and leads to higher food prices. so mr. cain, what will president cain did to alleviate skyrocketing gas prices? >> contrary to what president obama said, what he say theed stated there wasn't anything he could do in the short term, that is not true. the one thing that the president can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. we have all of the resources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence, if we had the leadership. now, the dynamics that impact the price of oil and ultimately the price of gasoline, getting it out of the ground, refinery and distribution and speculators. if the world market believed we were serious about energy independence and we were going to utilize our existing resources, the speculators would

south carolina is made for the beach south carolina is made for golfing and shopping south carolina is made for girlfriend getaways finding seashells building sandcastles... and the great outdoors south carolina is made for vacation i mean a real, real vacation there's an ingredient of sophistication in charleston that you probably don't find in a big city. charleston is unique from other cities because so much of the history has been preserved it is still a living city i always say history is not boring. what real people do is better than fiction. the history of seafood and cooking is huge here in charleston it's all love... you gotta put all the love in your food you've got a fish owner here. it's just a beautiful thing. >>> the death of bin laden has drawn mixed reaction from around the world. u.s. allies are applauding the news. here are the prime minister of britain and australia. >> i would like to congratulate the u.s. forces who carried out this brave action. >> i welcome the death of osama bin laden. i welcome this news. >> israel's prime minister called it a historic day. in

, felicia was visiting relatives in north carolina over christmas break. -- originally from north carolina, she was visiting relatives in baltimore over christmas. >> it does not come as a surprise to investigators. the baltimore police department has covered this as if it were a homicide from the beginning and that's why they've been very detailed and very thorough. >> she did have a family living in the baltimore area. many people have been involved in the pursuit of trying to find her. public war you will be held for phylicia barnes in baltimore on may 14. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police released surveillance video of a robbery at hertford county laundromat. two people rushing in there on april 18 as a woman opens the door. the 38-year-old victim was knocked to the ground and pushed around. she's fine. if you recognize the suspect, call metro crime stoppers. >> president obama will be at ground zero in new york city today. his visit comes days after he announced the death of the world's most wanted terrorist. kate amara is in washington with how he plans to honor the 9/11 vic

north carolina is the capital of sweet potatoes. bar none. >> reporter: that's sue langdon with the sweet potatoes commission. 400 farmers will plant 60,000 acres of sweet potatoes worth $182 million to the state economy. that's a record. >> we have grown almost half of the sweet potatoes produced in the united states. what that means is that one out of every two sweet potatoes came from north carolina. >> reporter: sweet potatoes themselves didn't come from anywhere. history says they were growing all over the americas long before europeans arrived and right out of the ground they are not sweet. >> sweet potato is full of starch. we put them in the storage facility and cure them for about a week to ten days. converts the starches to sugars. that's where the sweet flavor comes from. >> reporter: once that happens they are a natural health food, helping with everything from joint pain to heart disease. so europeans joined american consumers to drive the demand for sweet potato fries, chips, pies and more. >> currently about 20% of sw

so carl, why south carolina, why is south carolina particularly important when this comes to this gop race? >> reporter: it's got a long history of having no presidential nominee on the republican side has ever won the nomination without first wining in south carolina going back to 1980, it is the first in the south and that makes it crucial, and as for who the republican leaders will endorse perhaps they'll get a better idea after they watch the debate, but there rebound absences, the likes of saia palin, donald trump, mike huckabee, newt gingrich, are not coming and it's not going over well with some important republicans in the pal metro state. we talked with the chairman of the gop statewide and she made it clear they're really kind of angry about it. >> there is an arrogance that's abounding right now with some of these candidates and the state of south carolina is a perfect conduit that will select someone that goes out, works hard, shakes hands and says this is what i'm about, not about buying elections. >> reporter: retail politics is key in south carolina, the voters here ins

when we come back, the debate over unions in wisconsin and of course, right here in south carolina. >> too many politicians have failed to tell the truth about our financial crisis. they left wisconinnites in the dark. the facts are clear, wisconsin is broke and it's time to start paying our bills today. >> the republican debate continues, right after this. [ male announcer ] if you think "heroes" are only in movies, consider this: over 70% of firefighters are local volunteers... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local volunteers. these days don't we all need someone to trust...? duracell. trusted everywhere. in 44 shades that love your lips to perfection. lip perfection. new from covergirl. a lip loving formula with silk therapy moisturizers that leaves lips smoother in 7 days. what a feeling! new lip perfection from covergirl. let's do this. look who's early

south carolina and the deep south states followed. we have time for one more question. >> some of the most period -- bitter feelings took place in the last item remember hearing about religious factors being a part of the conflict that were there other factors? >> absolutely right. i will repeat the question. said gentlemen says some of the fiercest fighting occurred in the areas west of the mississippi like missouri and kansas. misery was in a civil war itself and not much has been written about this. but to be blunt, as important as it was to the folks in kansas and missouri really it was a sideshow to the greater conflict. we bring in 10 because we want people to buy our books. [laughter] that is why we put that in there. [laughter] you have done a wonderful audience. thank you very much. [applause] >> i am saudi arabia to a less it -- lesser degree of from the tyranny as the nation state the most dangerous to the united states and the west generally. yes, russia and china are threats to the united states but threats in washington

. >> temperaturas agradable en la región, saludamos a carolina y su primer reporte de condiciones actuales, qué tal. >> qué tal amigos, posibles lluvias para esta tarde, después de haber tenido una mañana soleada, con cielos parcialmente nublados, y será hista que el sistema llegue a nuestra área ligero, pero pasará rápidamente, y con temperaturas perfectos de primavera para disfrutarlas al aire libre, el domingo las posibilidades de lluvia continúan un 30 por ciento en la tarde, lo cual lo hará pensar dos veces donde celebrar el día de la madre, mínimas de 50, 54 grados en washington, y a nivele nacional, las temperatura altas continúan en el sur del país, mientras que todo el norte continúa luchando con las lluvias, y también al noroeste la posible nieve que se presente durante el fin de semana. las temperaturas en este momento, tenemos 70 en washington, más al norte entre los 66, y continuará así durante la noche, los vientose de este momento, desde el sur con 18 millas por hora, y espero que tenga un lindo fin de semana, en el día de la madre, regreso contigo. >> ni

own so if the high court gets their way who are the people who is your state trust meanwhile in south carolina the little financial assistance to unemployed residents is about to be slashed from twenty six weeks of benefits to only twenty weeks so this is fair for a state that has about ten percent unemployment higher than the national average and more light is shed on the secret lives of bank stars details on how they made billions wrongfully taking people out of foreclosed homes. the idea of a supreme court is working around the clock to undo the fourth amendment of the constitution last week the high court ruled that police can now enter someone's home without a warrant and without probable cause and in doing so people of that state do not have the right to keep police officers from arresting them without cause on and in their own property in case of him focused on a man who shoved a police officer who walked into his home without a warrant and without his consent the man was then stung gunned and arrested the court ruled three to two that the officers acted appropriately and didn't violate

your home so if the high court gets their way ok the people who is your state trust me well in south carolina the little financial assistance to unemployed residents is about to be slashed from twenty six weeks of benefits to only twenty weeks so this is fair for a state that has about ten percent unemployment higher than the national average and more light is shed on the secret lives of banks details on how they made billions wrongfully kicking people out of foreclosed homes. the idea of a supreme court is working around the clock to undo the fourth amendment of the constitution last week the high court ruled that police can now enter someone's home without a warrant and without probable cause and in doing so people of that state do not have the right to keep police officers from arresting them without cause on and in their own property a case of him focused on a man who shoved a police officer who walked into his phone without a warrant and without his consent the man was then stung gun and arrested the court ruled three to two that the officers acted appropriately and it didn't violate bef

it can build them in south carolina or afghanistan if it likes. its decision might be unwise but it is boeing's." these same sentiments were expressed in the president's hometown newspaper. a chicago tribune editorial described the nlrb acting general counsel's actions a -- quote -- "gross intrusion." the editorial continued "boeing, a chicago-based aviation company, already has one headache. its main rival airbus s.a.s. received from european nations subsidies prohibited by international trade agreements. that is challenging enough for boeing as it tries to compete in an international market." the u.s. government tries to dictate where boeing can do business? that's even harder to stomach. unquote. the tribune editorial concluded -- quote -- "the disastrous unintended message to a major u.s. employer, keep your mouth shut and find another country to do business, unquote. the detroit news has the president and his prounion administration pegged. about this decision the he edits wrote, president barack obama made conciliatory sounds seeking to do b

foxx of north carolina. the chair: the lady from north carolina is recognized for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. my amendment is designed to protect life and the livelihood of those who defend it. since 1973, approximately 50 million children have been aborted in the united states. this is a tragedy. according to a cnn poll last month, more than 60% of americans oppose taxpayer funding for abortion. this number includes many of my constituents and is consistent with my strong pro-life convinkses. i'm offering my amendment today to ensure that their hard-earned money will not be used to pay for elective abortions or give to organizations that discriminate against pro-life health care providers. earlier this month the house passed h.r. 3, the no taxpayer funding for abortion act, which codifies many long-standing pro-life provisions and ensures that taxpayer money is mott being used to perform -- not being used to perform elected abortions. it is now awaiting consideration in the senate. i will not cease to fight for the unborn children in america. this amendment ensu

the north carolina capital access program is the exception. at the request of north carolina's governor, beverly perdue, they are leading the statewide effort to spur new business investment. while the state small business credit initiative offers states the flexibility of using their allocation to boost small business lending. north carolina has elected to invest its full allocation in the capital access program or nc cap. the rural center has a 14-year history of operating this program. in 1994, north carolina was one of the first states outside of michigan to adopt a cap program. enrolled 850 loans totally $103 million in creating or retaining more than 27,000 jobs. this was accomplished with an allocation of 3.6 million from state appropriations and other sources. today thanks to the small business jobs act. nc cap has been launched on a larger scale. they will receive $46 million that enable up to $800 million to over 10,000 businesses in our state. nc cap is a voluntary loan loss reserve portfolio insurance program. eligible lending inst

and i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one hand and stretching forward with the other he said. people said you are a genius. my father dinka was the genius replied the apprentice. he taught me what 7 generations have learned, i am the 8th. i had bound [inaudible] who answers to moses shannon. both mean safe water. he seems more confident now, wiser. playful mostafa. i had so much to tell him, he could not see me. he could not see me or hear me in this strange land. he touched the spotting smiles. [inaudible] with birds, flowers and animals inspired. i turned to someone tell moses, shannon is going to free you one day. they can find joy, [inaudible] in my mind, i have always been free. free as the wind, thank you so much.

brag, north carolina. special forces teams like his can deploy at a moment notice on classified missions they can't discuss with their families. >> good jobs. >> leaving wives to do everything. >> you have to be not just the mom but the dad. you have to be the person fixing the washington machine. >> wendy grew use to being apart from tom up to 300 day aeuz year making it more difficult for his death. >> i waited for the knock on the door and for him to come in and say hey, i'm home. it didn't happen. >> wendy found support through the united warrior foundation elizabeth brown married to a special forces soldier runs the organization. it was to help widow of special operation personnel. >> it's a very tight knit community. we can put them together that got that before and gets where they're at now. >> connor are you keeping track of the time. >> molly pat on moved to north carolina after her husband died in a training exercise in 2008. she's now raising their four sons alone. >> i'm two years out and i'm s

so how is banning shari'a law in south carolina going to solve in the last ten years by the way in the united states there have been twice as many terrorist plots by non muslims. so maybe state sen fair should look into banning some other religious laws too but that's unlikely because believing in politics pays off at the polls right that's very variable. can you imagine an america without art while the republicans can either started a new war on move over war on the working class move over war on women it's time for the right wing war on art as think progress noted republican lawmakers in kansas south carolina arizona florida hampshire virginia maine and new jersey are pushing legislation that cuts deep into school art budgets and public radio and television outlets as well these republicans claim is necessary to cut funding for the arts because of huge budget deficits but in reality these cuts are just nickels and dimes compare the amount of revenue that's being wasted on tax cuts for transnational corporations in the google rich tax cuts that have absolutely no effect on american cu

so how is banning shari'a law in south carolina going to solve in the last ten years by the way in the united states there have been twice as many terrorist plots by non muslims. so maybe state sen fair should look into banning some other religious laws too but that's unlikely because politics pays off at the polls right now it's very very good. can you imagine an america without art all the republicans can that's where they started a new war on move over war on the working class move over war on women it's time for the right wing war on art as think progress noted republican lawmakers in kansas south carolina arizona florida hampshire virginia maine and new jersey are pushing legislation that cuts deep into school art budgets and public radio and television outlets as well these republicans claim is necessary to cut funding for the arts because of huge budget deficits but in reality these cuts are just nickels and dimes compare the amount of revenue that's being wasted on tax cuts for transnational corporations and the rich tax cuts that have absolutely no effect on american culture t

the north carolina capital access program is the exception. at the request of north carolina's governor, beverly perdue, they are leading the statewide effort to spur new business investment. while the state small business credit initiative offers states the flexibility of using their allocation to boost small business lending. north carolina has elected to invest its full allocation in the capital access program or nc cap. the rural center has a 14-year history of operating this program. in 1994, north carolina was one of the first states outside of michigan to adopt a cap program. enrolled 850 loans totally $103 million in creating or retaining more than 27,000 jobs. this was accomplished with an allocation of 3.6 million from state appropriations and other sources. today thanks to the small business jobs act. nc cap has been launched on a larger scale. they will receive $46 million that enable up to $800 million to over 10,000 businesses in our state. nc cap is a voluntary loan loss reserve portfolio insurance program. eligible lending inst

whiping a black girl in north carolina. now, i showed this slide to my students, and ask them, where did this come from? where does it come from? what state? just a guess. new york. absolutely. new york city. 1863. and this just proves my point. a black man hanging from this tree. a southern white boy did not put him up there. new yorkers, white new yorkers did. this is the democratic party poster from the 1864 president's election. the miscegenation ball. the democratic party calling the word miscegenation. we use the board today. first came into being in the 1864 presidential campaign. if you elect abraham lincoln you will have race mixing. when you have race mixing, of course, you will have babies. i . this out to you because this is the mindset of many white northerners in the 1860's swing. this is a campaign song for the democratic party ticket in 1868 called the white man's banner. this was not in the south. this was in the north. this is a depiction that harper's, which was a national magazine one, the south carolina

. >> we have a report today on a remarkable housing program in north carolina called builders of hope. nancy murray, who runs the project, learned the construction business from her late father and is now using that knowledge and her inheritance, plus funds she raises, to take old houses about to be demolished and turn them into new homes for the working poor, almost a hundred of them so far. as bob faw reports, everybody seems to benefit -- workers, donors and new owners alike. >> question, what do this longtime alcoholic, this up and coming project manager, this receptionist who was homeless, and noah haynes, who just turned 1, have in common? answer -- the chance at a better life because of this former corporate high-flyer and mother of four. >> we're building houses. we're rescuing houses that are slated for demolition, rebuilding them and making them available and affordable to families who otherwise would be living in pretty substandard conditions. >> for the past five years, her program, builders of hope, has found houses about to be demolished and put in a landfill. >> so far,

you talked about new hampshire and south carolina, but can we really get much from him? can he do much as far as making a political speech if he's on stage there making a commencement address? >> no, at this stage in the campaign, you saw this from some other republican candidates. they're more out there introducing themselves. trying to find their space in the republican field. you know, just get your face on tv cameras in this state. huntsman tried to position himself as kind of the hipper, younger candidate in the republican field. a lot of activists in the party aren't exactly excited about the field right now. the candidates mitt romney, tim pawlenty the minnesota governor, the names people tossed around. no one is exciting people. john huntsman got up there and talked about how he played in a rock 'n' roll band and rides a motorcycle and dropped some lyrics from one of his favorite bands. he'll make a decision some time in june, but he's surrounding himself with the team of heavy hitting republican consultants and sitting on a really large republican fortune. he do

the north carolina capital access program is the exception. at the request of north carolina's governor, beverly perdue, they are leading the statewide effort to spur new business investment. while the state small business credit initiative offers states the flexibility of using their allocation to boost small business lending. north carolina has elected to invest its full allocation in e capital access program or nc cap. the rural center has a 14-year history of operating this program. in 1994, north carolina was one of the first states outside of michigan to adopt a cap program. enrolled 850 loans totally $103 million in creating or retaining more than 27,000 jobs. this was accomplished with an allocation of 3.6 million from state appropriations and other sources. today thanks to the small business jobs act. nc cap has been launched on a larger scale. they will receive $46 million that enable up to $800 million to over 10,000 businesses in our state. nc cap is a voluntary loan loss reserve portfolio insurance program. eligible lending instit

last night's republican presidential debate in south carolina kicked off a long battle for the privilege of facing off with barack obama but this was not the g.o.p. a four years ago in the two thousand and eight presidential debates it was the big government interventionist neil cons against the not so big government social conservatives that was the quintessential divide between the candidates against that backdrop it's understandable why ron paul was cast aside as an outsider but not last night it would seem now the struggle for the soul of the g.o.p. will be between the libertarian or libertarian leaning constitutionalists and the social conservatives now this is not to say by any stretch of the imagination that mr universal health care for minnesota tim pawlenty and prescription drug plan apologist santorum didn't have their own neo con streaks but neither one of them is nearly as bad as john songbird crash mccain when it comes to you know representing the party of the constitution john mccain could get hit by a political metaphor of a nuclear bomb and the constitution would hardly n

. >> i never thought heroin would get applause in south carolina. >> the last time there was a wide open race on the republican side was four years ago. four years ago this week, ten candidates, john mccain, mitt romney, ron paul, mike huckabee and a lot of others all turned out for the first debate. four years later, it is ron paul again, also herman cain and johnson, that's it. he may have stolen the show to legalize heroin, he was not, it should be noted, the biggest hit of the night. take a look at who won the focus group afterwards.

jim demint represents south carolina. he says that the nlrb ruling infringes on the rights of an american company to decide where it can and cannot locate. >> what it is going to do is hurt all american workers, it will hurt our economy, by encouraging companies to locate in other countries where they don't have to deal with the government that is so oppressive. >> reporter: the south carolina plant is now in limbo, still scheduled to open in a matter of weeks for the issue unresolved. the case goes to trial june 14. administrative law judge will make a ruling either side can appeal the decision to the full national labor relations board. it can go on before a u.s. court of appeals and could actually make its way all the way to the u.s. supreme court. point being, wolf, that this could drag on for a while. >> lots of jobs are at stake. thanks very much for that. >>> notorious unsolved case and now a possible link to the unabomber. details of a twist in the tylenol pamperings of 1982. [ artis brown ] america is facing some

when we come back we'll sit down with our special guests tonight representative north carolina's third district including the marines camp was soon marine corps air station cherry point and seymour vance an air force base congressman walter jones you won't want to miss the story behind his vote on entering iraq and the certain congressional cafeteria scientists he became known for. for a period of time they will call for him for state soon you're watching adam vs the man. with twenty four seven dr streaming news channels what can tell you about the ongoing financial crisis unlimited free high quality videos for download. and stories you may never find on main street. and i mean that is a political. posturing more than aren't rushed. into it only military mechanisms to do the work to bring justice or accountability . i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. but i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. where we are really. and yet. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who ma

romney met with small business owners in south carolina, which is a key early primary state. his first trip there this election cycle. >>> the crest of the mississippi river flooding has now reached naches, mississippi, which is about 100 miles north of baton rouge, louisiana. even though the water is not expected to rise, it's not expected to go down, either. stressed levees may have to hold up for more weeks. can you believe it. health officials warn the water is dangerous with e. coli levels up to 2 h00 times higher than normal. >>> pope benedict xvi made history with the first call ever to the internuncial space station. he talked to mark kelly about how the technology in space could save lives on earth. he also mentioned his wife, gabrielle giffords, who was shot in the head. >> and mark kelly's wife was a victim of an attack, and i hope her head continues to improve. >> thank you for the kind words, your holiness, and thank you for mentioning my wife, gabby. >> freedom, and we're going to get our freedom. we'll get it taken! >> you don't understand that. you don't under