denver hosting kansas city. a win today and then a win next week the broncos would be in and the jets control their fate now. next week they'll be hosting cincinnati and the jets with a win would get in. if denver loses baltimore moves in there as the controlling their own destiny team, along with the jets. now two yards short of the first, moreno. third down on the way. on the n.f.c. side, if dallas wins tonight then the giants are eliminated. if the cowboys win tonight then we'll know the six teams and some things will have to be settled next week in terms of order of seeds. and the n.f.c. east. that game down in dallas. third and 2. time-out, denver. jim: next sunday we will have double-header action. you'll have to check your local listings. pittsburgh at miami. new england at houston. kansas city at denver. baltimore and oakland now shaping up as a big one. if denver loses then the ravens would need that win at oakland to get in. it all begins with j.b., dan, shannon, boomer and coach cowher on "the nfl tod

. >> guest: what happened, after 1976 and kansas city, reagan does what he was due and communicate to the people his views on america, conservatism the world, communism, opportunit y, freedom it's an june 1977 he gives 13 major policy speech is and on "the tonight show" with johnny carson and testifying on capitol hill against the panama canal treaties he is hither and yon to. the more you ran him the better he ran. but if you pulled him off to the side and put him in the stable, the muscles start to atrophy. he is doing this from 1977 and 1978. he is the front runner from 1980 but it is the only way ronald reagan will lose the nomination is he defeats him in the primaries. so those associated. [inaudible] this allows the other candidates to climb into contention. then it ronald reagan who should have then the front runner for the nomination only getting 20% of support of republicans nationwide bracket was made the because he had campaign aides telling him to go against his own instincts which was to stay out there and talk to the american people. he went to new hampshire wants in two

the "christian science monitor" "los angeles times" and "kansas city star" selected "the big burn" asf their top books in 2009. fact and fiction bookstore in montana hosts the hour-long event. >> thank you so much. it's terrific to be here in montana. i've been on a book tour, i've been at 25 cities. now i'm home basically where the fire started. the source of the story and the source for so many joy for me in spokane and fishing in the creek and now trying to look at that time as a storyteller so thank you for coming out on this gorgeous, chris him wonderful montana night. the rest of us could look at us with envy. first i wanted to open with a wonderful quote from one of my favorite quote from an author who didn't have his first book published until he was 70 years old but it took a long time for that masterpiece and it was called "a river runs through it" and he said -- they were ministers kids, they grew up in montana. they were raised thinking that the world was full of love but as mclean said, my brother and i soon discovered that the world outside was full of bastards. the numb

. >> what happened was this, after 1976, after kansas city, reagan does what he wants to do, which is to go out and to communicate to the american people his views on america, conservatism, the world, communism, opportunity, freedom -- all those things he believed in and, you know, it's in june of 1977 he gives 13 major policy speeches. he's on the tonight show with johnny carson. he's testifying on capitol hill against the panama canal treaties. he's hither and yon and reagan was like a thorough bread. is that the more you ran him, the better he ran. but if you pulled him off the side and you put him in the stable, then he starts -- you know, his muscles start to atrophy so he's doing this all through 1977, 1978. his campaign aids -- he's the front runner for the runner in 1980 but the only way ronald reagan is going to lose the nomination is if he defeats himself in the primaries. so john sears and the people associated with john sears are taken off the road. he doesn't gives interviews or speeches and it allows the candidates to climb into contention and in 1979 the ronald reagan w

host: kansas city, missouri. forest on the democratic line.nis kucinich would be my pick for democrats. anyways, obama has really sold out the democrats -- democratic party. what was our choice? helicopter girl or obama. maybe if ron paul or dentist it did -- and dennis kucinich could get together, that might be a government we could work with. host: westwood, and new jersey. caller: a super game. the two fellows on both intelligent. i really wanted to talk to barbara. but president clinton is the most impressive for this reason. his self-fulfilling prophecy that things were terrible came true. he really is the most responsible person for all the trouble we are in. i certainly agree that the fellows. then what he did he brought into power those who created the problem. obama says change, but there was no change. but what i wanted to say to barbara and her book -- all these people, we must change the mindset of our people, by accepting the truth of the first christmas, either jesus came and he is god and he taught us to live and give. we have t

carguile said they probably wouldn't complete a new facility in kansas city if we impose these costs. so with that i yield back my remaining time. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the question is on the a -- the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from minnesota. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 4 printed in house report 111-370. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? mr. peterson: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in house report 111-370 offered by mr. peterson of minnesota. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 964 the gentleman from minnesota, mr. peterson, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. peterson: thank you, madam chair, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. this amendment puts forth a process where we can obtain some clarity re

in the state of can canned, throughout the kansas city region, senator dorgan's amendment opens up the risk of allowing foreign drugs that do not have f.d.a. approval in the united states and thereby posing significant health and safety risks to the patients." it is signed by the president and crow of kansas bio authority. i'm ranking member on the senate appropriations subcommittee on agriculture, rural verntle and foofood and drug administration. i am keenly interested from the committee structure in this issue. in addition, the university of kansas in my state -- in addition to having the top-ranked basketball team in the country -- has athe a top-ranked pharmaceutical company in the country. they're concerned about the dorgan amendment in place. that's why they support things like the lautenberg amendment which ensure -- assured two things. that you have safety and that any value in this proposal is passed along to the consumer. the f.d.a. has been tasked with the responsibility of safeguarding this country's prescription drug supply and has executed that responsibility, i believe,

host: annie has the last question from kansas city. caller: thank you for your service. my question concerns the clarity of goals. i would like to have the president tell us why we are there. if we are there securing some pipeline just tell us that. the problem many of us have is that we were lied into this war. many of us don't believe the facts given to us surrounding 9/11. he had not been given anywhere near the truth surrounding the 9/11 attacks. it is time to have a sincere investigation into 9/11 to where we can understand what really happened to drop those two towers. guest: -- there has been enough written about 9/11 and what caused it, but i listened very carefully to the president. one of my first conditions for success in latin america was clarity of mission. he made it very clear. he said we must deny al qaeda a safe haven. that is very clear. we need to develop the intelligence to be able to do that with the afghans. the only way we will do that is to get their government to get to a stage where they can provide for their own security. we must be reversed th

an article in the kansas city star noted that, quote, the earmark gain gets a little less baffling when taxpayers consider the quote campaign donors that grease political palms. "the columbus dispatch" summed it up when they noted congress has an abysmal public approval rating of 26%, and as of early november, and the smell of quid pro quo certainly doesn't help. it isn't just limited to the domestic press. the irish times noted that, quote, europe's congressman tread a fineline between a legitimate political fundraising and influence peddling, between friendship with lobbyists and outright corruption. now a report compared by the committee on ethics in july and detailed in yesterday's "washington post" has provide add rare glimpse into the cesspool of capitol hill politics. madam speaker, i have here an article, that article referred to from "the washington post," dated october 30 of this year. it notes that seven members who sit on the proningses committee , the subcommittee on defense, are, quote, under scrutiny by ethics investigators. the article notes that, quote, together the sev

host: kansas city, go ahead.ller: could these corporations be tried as treason in dealing with china, being that they are building missiles with their profits in does it? -- aimed at us? and we are in such bad shape in our country. why do we keep giving billions to other countries, you know, like israel and saudi arabia? isn't that hurting us, too? guest: it is, but a a businessman doing business with china is not treason. 1Ñbut us being in the arms business and selling weapons around the world, whether it is to israel or the arabs -- i mean, we are on both sides of the conflict and a lot of times weapons and of being used against us. i think that is very bad. but not doing business with china would be like saying, let's not do business with japan, let's not do business with germany. china has changed. they do not believe in individual liberty like we do, but i tell you what, in some areas they believe in economic freedom. it is easy to start businesses over there. they are prosperous. people save and they do som

it is also the vice-president for research and policy at the kauffman foundation in kansas, city.cialist at the president's council of economic advisers. he holds a b.s. in finance any also has a law degree from yale. a ph.d. in economics from yale university. james carter is chief operating officer for the national community reinvestment coalition, an association of 600 local development organizations across the nation dedicated to improving the flow of capital to communities and promoting economic mobility purity is also a visiting professor at columbia university in the great city of new york, and prior to his appointment to ncrc, he was planning research for the fannie mae corporation. he is also held positions as assistant director for tax policy for the congressional budget committee, and he holds eight degree in architecture from columbia and a master's of see the and regional planning from the university of pennsylvania. robert steele is a former president and ceo of wachovia. he served as undersecretary of the treasury for domestic finance from 2006-2008. previously, he s

rick is next from kansas city. good morning. caller: republicans frighten us tooth and nail. they have never been for nothing that was for the little people. they have never protected medicare. they are so concerned about preserving medicare now, and they never wanted medicare in the first place. they ain't never done nothing to help little people ever. host: rick, thanks for the call. this twitter comment. calling that amazing. thanks for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: let me begin with inside the democratic caucus in a closed door meeting was olympia snowe -- snowe. how important is that? guest: olympia snowe is the only republican that has voted for these plans in congress. snowe voted for the plan that came out of the finance committee a few months ago, and snowe said she would not be on board for the program that said harry reed unfailed last month. so it is interesting that now it seems senator snowe and perhaps even senator collins, a couple moderates might be back at the table. host: there is a 2:00 p.m. democratic caucus that the president will be

host: kansas city, go ahead. caller: could these corporations be tried as treason in dealing with china, being that they are building missiles with their profits in does it? -- aimed at us? and we are in such bad shape in our country. why do we keep giving billions to other countries, you know, like israel and saudi arabia? isn't that hurting us, too? guest: it is, but a a businessman doing business with china is not treason. 1Ñbut us being in the arms business and selling weapons around the world, whether it is to israel or the arabs -- i mean, we are on both sides of the conflict and a lot of times weapons and of being used against us. i think that is very bad. but not doing business with china would be like saying, let's not do business with japan, let's not do business with germany. china has changed. they do not believe in individual liberty like we do, but i tell you what, in some areas they believe in economic freedom. it is easy to start businesses over there. they are prosperous. people save and they do

host: kansas city, go ahead. caller: could these corporations be tried as treason in dealing with china, being that they are building missiles with their profits in does it? -- aimed at us? and we are in such bad shape in our country. why do we keep giving billions to other countries, you know, like israel and saudi arabia? isn't that hurting us, too? guest: it is, but a a businessman doing business with china is not treason. 1Ñbut us being in the arms business and selling weapons around the world, whether it is to israel or the arabs -- i mean, we are on both sides of the conflict and a lot of times weapons and of being used against us. i think that is very bad. but not doing business with china would be like saying, let's not do business with japan, let's not do business with germany. china has changed. they do not believe in individual liberty like we do, but i tell you what, in some areas they believe in economic freedom. it is easy to start businesses over there. they are prosperous. people save and they do

kansas city, missouri. melissa? what are your thoughts on healthcare legislation. would &ike the bill to be passed and my understanding is that it makes insurance companies cover pre-existing conditions and doesn't allow them to rescind people's policies once they have an emergency situation and i mean, i have, i pay you know hundreds of dollars every month for my health insurance and mv biggest fear is i'm in a car wreck and they tell me thanks for the payments all those years but we're going to rescind your policy now. i feel i have no assurance whatsoever. it would benefit me. host: melissa thanks for the call. one caller says hits upon the irony that sanders was unhappy about the removal yesterday. he said a few minutes later sanders with true his amendment calling for government run healthcare. this is nothing more than onktájjt stalling tactic. stan sanders said it contains some irony in a news conference to ex(lain why he put a hold or delay on his own of obama's renomination of ben bernanke. next call is michit(jy good morning to helen on republican line. y

this is from the "kansas city star." said chief bernanke -- the fed chief bernanke faces critics in his bid for a second term. it says we cannot overlook the fact that he has presided over one of the biggest economic catastrophes we have had as a country. that is what demint said at december 8, 1917 meeting of the senate banking committee. they are placed calls on his nomination. it did clear the committee. it awaits a final vote in that u.s. senate. "the wall street journal" says the banking panel backed him for a new term. does the federal reserve have too much power? caller: this is tom sheets. the federal reserve does have to much power. we need to get back to the system that we do not have regulators regulating and giving money to every bank in the country at a reduced rate. i was listening to your guests a little bit ago. they are both professors. they were talking about how the politicians are being bought and how everything is correct in washington during it is also correct in our colleges. they get money from bi

you to to the chair of this important job creations committee, congressman emanuel cleaver from kansas city he does an outstanding job. since the time is relatively late, we have several more members, it's a good thing to do when you have too many, there are i will cut my remarks short. let me say in november, we expanded access to affordable call health care for nearly every american. the affordable health care for americans act offers security and stability to all americans, reduces costs, improves our choice, but let me say that you cannot hold a secure job if the fundamentals are not there for everyone to be able to benefit, and one of the great provisions in the jobs bill is -- in the health bill, is that there will be an emphasis on job creation because of the expanded health care that will be provided. at the white house jobs summit on december 3, in a trip to pennsylvania to meet with citizens of this country, who have been affected by this economy, on december 8, as you know, president obama nay announced step he is believes should be at the heart of our efforts to put americans ba

it was going pretty well so i called my mom back in kansas city who has no clue what the heck i do fora living and said, hey, mom, i think we're doing pretty good. and then comes back even more. i was like oh, my god, it's really getting good, you know, so i call my mom again and then they declared us the winner with 54% of the vote. i mean, it was a stunning -- the newspaper described our headquarters as in stunned disbelief that we'd won the race, which is absolutely true. so here i am -- i mean, i've got my green dodge colt, my kansas -- kansas license tags, i'm from kansas, my bumper sticker and, man, within two days i'm coming back down to d.c. to celebrate with all my friends. we go in the capitol hill club. there are only 20 republican freshmen that year. only a handful beat democrats. my buddy who helped me get the job, nbc news had declared his campaign the winner and then they retracted and he lost. he's sleeping on my coach hoping for a job in our office. so we go to the most logical place you'd go to as you win the election which is the capitol hill club and my head is so b

one of them was in the centennial school and pennsylvania and a colleague of mine and kansas city assisted her district to try to reduce the use of these procedures. i think they could be found. there are some good examples out there and we need to identify those and may be shared the wisdom they have gained with others. >> i am interested in going beyond just that parks but getting into the question of reporting and how there has been a problem. both aspects are very important. may i suggest that is a good thing for the staff to look at. i am feeling a little bit at sea as to how to begin addressing this. i am looking at other instances where this has been addressed that we could learn from. >> thank you. mr. payne. >> thank you. this is a an important hearing. it is shocking to hear what happened and these 10 cases. my first prayer -- my first career was as a public-school teacher. i taught in public school systems in new jersey. although i was primarily in secondary schools, i did have a stand and an elementary school -- i did have a stint in an elementary school. i cannot fathom how ab

. >> the gentleman from kansas city or five minutes. >> mr.ullivan, as head of the secret service you are perhaps the less visible of the most significant agency in the federal government. you are secret service but you are certainly not a secret. your picture in position -- and position. i am very, very happy that this occurred. i think it is one of the best things to happen to us because your agency now along with others are more engaged in looking at ways in which we can prevent things from occurring. sometimes something negative can actually be positive and i think this is one of these incidents. i have become a little concerned over the fact that the secret service is engaged in searching for missing and exploited children. while i think that falls outside of what i usually think the secret service is doing, the secret service is now expected to expand its role to include mortgage fraud. why? what is leading us to take what has traditionally been the responsibility of the fdic, the sec, and probably to some degree the irs and place it wit

louis media market and the kansas city media market and say this has 20% persuasion, this has 50% persuasion legitimately more persuadeable than the other where if you use the different formula you may have a local race that is artificially in place of persuasion in a different area. if you're looking at a different race it can be helpful. any other questions? >> if you are doing three or four race is how you would fund the difference. >> go through this exercise for each election year, the high versus the low. again, when we talk about integrating this with the data, when putting together a persuasion--which voters we are going to nail and all that, you rely on your polling and your id. from a macro perspective, this persuasion percentage will be helpful. let's give you a live look at what this might look like. this is a fake. how many voters have you pulled down? what percentage you expect to vote in the november 2010 election, how many voters that equals out to and the persuasion percentage we just talked about, persuasion index and how we calculate that, the performance of the republican

it was going pretty well so i called my mom back in kansas city who has no clue what the heck i do form, i think we're doing pretty good. and then comes back even more. i was like oh, my god, it's really getting good, you know, so i call my mom again and then they declared us the winner with 54% of the vote. i mean, it was a stunning -- the newspaper described our headquarters as in stunned disbelief that we'd won the race, which is absolutely true. so here i am -- i mean, i've got my green dodge colt, my kansas -- kansas license tags, i'm from kansas, my bumper sticker and, man, within two days i'm coming back down to d.c. to celebrate with all my friends. we go in the capitol hill club. there are only 20 republican freshmen that year. only a handful beat democrats. my buddy who helped me get the job, nbc news had declared his campaign the winner and then they retracted and he lost. he's sleeping on my coach hoping for a job in our office. so we go to the most logical place you'd go to as you win the election which is the capitol hill club and my head is so big. and everybody is congr