The United States and Israel both assess that Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon and we are exceedingly vigilant in monitoring their program.

 

President told the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee that military efforts are viable option II,but he hopes it won't come to that.

 

With just two days until Super Tuesday,a new poll gives former senator Rick Santorum a good sign's lead in Tennessee.An American research group survey indicates 35% of likely GOP primary voters back Santorum there, with 31% favoring former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.Newt Gingrich says he has no plans to drop out the race from the Republican presidential nomination despite calls from his rivals' advisers to step aside.

 

Speaking on CNN State of Union,Gingrich points to rival Rick Santorum's own refusal to drop out in January,when Gingrich urged him to get out the contest.

 

He stayed in.He was running forth in every single primary,suddenly he very clever, he won three states,nobody else went to.He became the media darling and bounced back.

 

Adding more fuel to Mitt Romney's run,House majority leader Eric Cantor is endorsing Romney.Cantor is the first major Republican to make an endorsement.

 

In Russia,about 43% of the ballots tableted in the presidential election gave Vladimir Putin roughly 64% of the votes so far.

 

37 are dead from this weekend's tornadoes.Now the Kentucky officials are reporting two more deaths.CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano is in the small community of West Liberty,where a twist ripped through buildings and flipped police cars along main streets.He says the damage is breath-taking.

 

There are still some cars that were left here during the storm with winds of 140miles an hour and just tore apart this area.This weekend's huge storm system affects a lot of people about 17 million in all.All the way from Indiana to Georgia.

 

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