but corporate governance expert charles nathan says things won't change much for small, individual investors. >> the little guy will never be able to get to the 3% threshold. indeed, 3% is going to be challenging for the large institutional investors in a number of companies. but at the end of the day, what this rule does is empower the corporate governance activist community to band together in some form of coalition to either nominate, or threaten to nominate, directors at companies they've targeted for any variety of reasons. >> susie: but the number of shareholder board nominees is limited to 25% of a company's board, or one director, whichever is greater. the rules adopted today will be in place in time for the corporate elections season this spring. >> tom: a failure all around-- that's what the co-chair of the white house oil spill commission says about industry and government actions leading up to the b.p. disaster. washington bureau chief darren gersh spoke with former senator bob graham at a commission meeting. graham had just been briefed by government scientists on reports bacter

former congressman nathan deal is leading former secretary of state karen handel, but that race is too close to call. >>> defying advice from lawyers to keep quiet, new york congressman charles rangel took to the house floor yesterday, making it clear that when it comes to charges against him, he's not going without a fight. a defensive rangel said he's not resigning, despite 13 ethics charges against him from the house ethics committee. he denied he was corrupt and told fellow lawmakers that if they thought he should step down, they should just expel him, the harshest penalty in an ethics case. >> if it is the judgment of people here for whatever reason that i resign, then, heck. have the ethics committee expedite this. don't leave me swinging in the wind until november. >> reacting to rangel, house speaker nancy pelosi made it clear she wasn't pleased with his choice of forum, saying the ethics committee is the proper forum for ethics matters. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in new york, an elderly man is dead after an out-of-control cab slammed into a bus stop. surveillance footage shows a minivan driver trying to make a

. >> charles richardson, in the short turn to ask nathan deal a question. >> >> why would anyone want to be governor of this state? we have a $16 million shortfall that does not count all the millions that we have taken out of the budget. what would you do specifically to get georgia back on track? >> to answer your question, why anyone would want to be governor, you have to believe that public service is an honorable undertaking. and i have believed that for all of my adult life. i have served at every level in government in trying to make things better for our state and our nation. that is why i want to be governor. i believe that tough times requires people who can make tough decisions. i am the only candidate who has put forward a proposal for tax reform that i believe is the way to make our economy grow. one-third in the country in terms of a favorable business climate, and i think that is what we do, grow ourselves out of this downturn. >> that concludes round one. now the candidates get to ask questions of each other. you have 30 seconds for the question. 60 seconds to respond,