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Shields, Brooks on Obama's 2012 Strategy, Cordray's...

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including President Obama's re-election strategy, Newt Gingrich's poll surge in swing state and the Republican-led effort to block Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee Richard Cordray from confirmation.