Washington, DC Sunday, January 15, 2012
Our guest on Newsmakers is Richard Land, who is the President of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics Religious Liberty Commission. Mr Land discusses what social and religious conservatives are looking for among the Republican candidates in Campaign 2012. A group of Christian conservatives is meeting this weekend in Texas to discuss the Presidential campaign.
Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 1:37pm (ET)
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