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PHILLIPS: Let's check some stories making news later today, shall we? 1:50 eastern, the president is going to make his pitch for the jobs plan in Pittsburgh after meeting with union leaders in less than one hour later. First lady, Michelle Obama, launching a record-breaking promotion for fitness. Get this, more than 20,000 people performing jumping jacks for one minute each in order to set a 24-hour record. And tonight, eight eastern, eight Republican candidates will take part in the latest presidential debate. It will be the first one focus right on the economy. All right. The Tea Party patriots have a few words for the "Occupy Wall Street" protestors. Mark Preston, do tell.</s>MARK PRESTON, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL EDITOR: Hey, Kyra, good morning. Yes. You know, the Tea Party is trying to distance themselves from the Occupy Wall Street movement that we've seen really come into full force in last week or so. The Tea Party patriots put on a very sharp statement this morning saying that the Tea Party is all about less government while Occupy Wall Street is all about more government. In fact, let's take a quick look as you see that statement up on there. Let me just summarize it very quickly. Tea Party patriots note that they can find no reports of tea parties ever being arrested. Just to say that the Tea Party folks are not lawbreakers. They don't hate police. They don't even litter. So, the quick points at the TV reveals that sharp contrast post by the Wall Street occupiers. What we're seeing here, Kyra, is obviously two movements from the opposite ends of the political spectrum who are fighting for some relevancy right now as we head into the 2012 election -- Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: All right. And Mark, the big GOP debate tonight in New Hampshire, and usually, what (ph) they're saying beware of the polls.</s>PRESTON: Yes. No doubt. And this is actually a very timely editorial. As you said, there'll be a debate up there tonight where the candidates will take stage. We'll talk about the economy, but the influential newspaper, the New Hampshire union leader is saying, you know what, we've seen all these polls that have come out over the past couple months and they show that Mitt Romney is in the lead. Fact of the matter is, we haven't seen any votes cast up there yet, and they're going to some historical perspective, and they note that these polls are not always indicative of what we're going to see happen on Election Day. So, New Hampshire union leader is saying to the national media folks like ourselves, don't always buy into the polls. New Hampshire voters have actually got to take a vote -- Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: All right. Mark, thanks. Well, your next political update is just about an hour. And a reminder, for all the latest political news, you can always go to our website, CNNPolitics.com. That does it for us. We'll be back here bright and early, 9:00 a.m. eastern time. Suzanne Malveaux --</s>SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN ANCHOR: You're ending a minute early, Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: Do you want to chit-chat for 60 seconds?</s>PHILLIPS: I don't know. We don't want people to switch the channel.</s>MALVEAUX: No.</s>MALVEAUX: All right. Thank, Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: You bet.