CNN 2012-01-07

 Last week, an entire day unfinished. Someone were out the Pacific Ocean. You can find out why on next ten minutes. I am - , this is CNN student news. The Iowa caucuses 2, the big US political story this week, yesterday Republican presidential candidates made their final push for support.

"Who can get world back toward, he was going to repair the nation and repair the world, - promises. But there is a huge gap between the promise and delivery."
"As election level, I think the only person who can take Obama's billion dollar campaign and defeat him - the debates and decisive way."
"This election is about stopping a president United States and his administration. It is fusing the constitution of this country. It is putting America on the track to bankruptcy 3. And so we are going to take America back."
"What I want to do to is bring down the price of a gallon of gas. Gasoline with dollar seventy nine a gallon the day that Barack Obama became president. We can get back to that again because the United States is the No.1 energy resource rich nation in the world."
"If liberty is the most important issue, the most responsibility government is to protect liberty and not to be the policeman all the world and not to have a runaway 4 welfare stay."
"It's president. It's the most dangerous commander chief - since Jimmy Cater 5, and that's why the selection is not just about the economy. It is about the security of our country and we'll need a leader who understand how to make that security for each everyone of you."
All right that's what the Republican candidates were doing yesterday. But what about the voters. What happen when they gather for those caucuses? Tom explains how this process works in Iowa.
When the Democrats 6 do with their debate - a real rocks caucus 1. But the Republican caucuses all around the state are much more -. Step one, show up. Any voters can take part as long as he or she is already a register Republican or really to become one at the door. Step two, listen up. After the pleasurable -, caucus go on speeches from people representing the candidates. They can be from in state or not, big names or small tongue focus. They make a quick pitch for their pick. Step three, maker 7 it up. Pieces of paper are passed out ten days write down the candidates name and ballots 8 of collective. It is more or less secrete 9 vote depending on the formality that caucus site. And step four, count them up. The voter edit and the winner is declared. That's about it. - national conventional be chosen later and there are not bound results of caucus. So it's really more like a high power pool. And yet many political analysts 10 say it really does matter. Because candidates who finish at or near the top are often given in credit for having stronger organizations, more solid co-support and better chances of winning in other states down the line. Tom, CNN, Washington.
What you can see it is a busy news room behind me. And when we record today show, the Iowa caucus result had coming yet. To get them, go to CNNstudentnews.com check out the spotlight 11 section and click on CNN election center. That's where you can see the results find out the candidates did and you heard discuss that tomorrow on CNN student news.