ms. riley? nope. charles. followed by barry toronto and then tom. >> good afternoon. i have lived in the neighborhood we're talking about now for 11 years, and i appreciate the opportunity to tell you that the reason why i believe the project should not go forward. i understand that there is a hope held out -- in the "exam and a" today, one of the writers wrote that this would save one or three minutes of time, and as mentioned, we do not believe that is even close to being accurate, and most of the benefits that would be perceived would come about by making some immediate changes right now. i just looked at what is being proposed, and i believe that it is not right and not fair for the neighborhoods. i am will not dwell on the past and previous meetings that have been held, but i want to talk about what is being proposed. in order to try to get bus traffic through an area that is now being overwhelmed by traffic in the morning due to the freeway coming down in the on ramp to 101, they're talking about two things. one, they're talking about putting a bus ride down the

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reading the book is mental, i was more impressed with the dignity and courage of tom sawyer, atticus finch, also ms gregory peck. and i was astounded by the injustice of that era. at trial was 75 years ago. for those of us who observe the legal system to write about it, we are still confronted with injustice and inequality in the system that often convicts innocent people, send them to prison and even executes them. unlike many, i cannot say that atticus finch and spared me to costco. i don't know what i was thinking when i went to law school. but i do recall 30 years ago stint in a courtroom in a small town in mississippi a rookie lawyer way out of my league defending a black man charged with murder looking at all-white jury. and i kept thinking, what would atticus do now? what would atticus do now? if he or seder secretly writing my first novel, i was drawn back to "to kill a mockingbird" for the incredible storytelling ability of harper lee for the timeless themes of injustice in the loss of innocence for the humor. posterboard lee harvey the character of atticus finch. adheres after my first bo

connecticut, tom, your next. -- you are next. caller: where does "ms."azine stand on opposing pornography and smut? my perception is that it used to oppose its strongly. some people used to be opposed to pornography. probably isimates, 40% of content on the internet. guest: you know your history. there was a cover which was the most explosive cover inside "ms.," the most debate internally about this issue. woman's pornography is another woman's eroticism. this was unbelievable sensitive. some felt it was untenable to condone or allow pornography to be considered part of the vocabulary of eroticism. for others, they felt the product proclivities -- their preferences should not necessarily be ruled out just because one woman might be offended by it. that debate was yeasty, let's say. we were not able to go into how incredible the intense that debate became. "ms." had a line or opinion that they espouse down the line. generally they were against violence against women, and anything that smacked of that was untenable. in terms of where part for is today, i'v

tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> again, herman cain denies the harassment allegations and the allegations he had a long-running affair with ginger white. shortly before air time i spoke with mswhite's attorney edward buckley. herman cain sent a message to his supporters today. here's what he had to say about your client. and i quote, as you probably heard yesterday a troubled atlanta businesswoman used national media outlets to promulgate a fabricated story about a 13-year affair with me. i'm writing to you today to assure you that this woman's story is completely false. he also said that she made it clear she was abusing their friendship. what's your reaction to that or your client's reaction? >> i think that's a mouthful, and i'm very surprised at how aggressive that is. and very sorry that mr. cain has chosen to take that approach. >> your client stands by her story? >> she has consistently. >> herman cain's lawyer confirmed for us that they've not ruled out a defamation suit against your client. is that something you had considered before, is that something you take seriously? >> i think that would be a very bad idea for a variety of reasons, and i think that -- well, i

i also want to thank ms. tom. she is the one that put the packs together and organized the event. she did a lot of work and happy that she could be here tonight. this concludes our ceremony. there will be refreshments out in front. there is a photographer. you want to take pictures. i am going to go outside and shake the hands of some heroes and thank them. i hope that you will do the same. thank you for coming again.