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Rep. Michelle Bachmann: "I am the most consistent candidate"
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is fresh off a meeting with Donald Trump – and fired up about participating in tonight's CNN national security debate.
She's way behind in the latest polls, but she still believes she can pull off an upset in the Iowa Caucuses. Bachmann also has a new book out, titled Core of Conviction: My Story, in which she documents how she was "called to serve" in the highest office.
Today on American Morning, Carol Costello sat down with Bachmann to talk about why she believes she's "the most consistent candidate" – and why she thinks its time to put a mother in the White House.
Candidates to square off in CNN national security debate tonight – are any of the candidates commander-in-chief material?
The Republican presidential candidates face off once again Tuesday night in the CNN National Security Debate. CNN is teaming up with leading Republican-leaning think tanks Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute to host a debate that focuses heavily on foreign policy issues. The debate will also address top economic concerns, including the failure of the Congressional super committee to find agreement to cut $1.2 trillion from the country's long-term debt. The debate is the 11th major showdown between the Republican candidates.
The Heritage Foundation's James Carafano and the American Enterprise Institute's Marc Thiessen tell Carol Costello that tonight's debate will show voters who really is commander-in-chief material.
Newt Gingrich leading GOP pack going into tonight's CNN debate – can he keep the momentum going?
For the first time tonight, Newt Gingrich will take the debate stage at the top of the 2012 GOP presidential pack. A new CNN-ORC has the former house speaker capturing 24% of the vote. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney trails in second place with 20%.
This morning on American Morning, Alina Cho talks with Ron Brownstein about how Gingrich's frontrunner status will play out in tonight's CNN debate.
Super committee set to announce failure to reach debt deal
A weekend of talks among members of the congressional committee charged with coming up with $1.2 trillion in budget cuts appeared to produce no last-minute compromise ahead of Monday's practical deadline. Democratic and Republican aides say that discussions have turned to how to announce the failure to reach a deal. Members of the twelve member bipartisan debt committee said a wide chasm remains between the two parties.
Today on American Morning, Alina Cho talks with Massachusetts Senator John Kerry about what went wrong – and where Congress should go from here.
Debt super committee on the brink of failure
The so-called super committee remains prepared to admit defeat this morning. Despite three months of talking, the bridge between the Democrats and the Republicans on the committee has proven to be too wide to reach a deal.
Today on American Morning, Carol Costello speaks to Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl about why the committee failed to negotiate a deal.
Grover Norquist weighs in on the super committee deadlock
The so-called super committee appears ready to throw in the towel. Its members, charged with cutting $1.2 trillion dollars from the budget, have begun to privately admit defeat. Many Democrats are blaming the failure on one man, lobbyist Grover Norquist, who got all the Republican committee members to sign the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" saying they will never raise taxes.
Today on American Morning, Norquist weighs in on the super committee negotiations and explains why "taxes are off the table."
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