many say bob kerry, who ran for president in 1992. he's a former governor as the one chance for bob kerry to keep that seat in democratic hands. bob kerry kept plans on hold to more than a month contemplating whether to keep the seat. the lead story at this hour is how they try to work an agreement but one of the big issues is how do you pay for a proposal that costs upwards of $150 billion? among those considered a pay freeze for federal workers as well as members of congress, the house voting on that particular measure last week and approving it overwhelmingly, also making seniors with incomes of $80,000 a year paying more for medicare coverage. and also new subsidies have to pay a greater portion of the overpayments they may receive. there's a lot of criticism on this from john boehner who says he has significant concerns about whether senator democrats want to broker a payroll tax extension. you heard from congressman dave camp a moment ago. let's go into the innings between the house senate conferrees. we're hear from congressman

to try to return to the senate from nebraska and we can see olympia snowe leaving the senate and bob kerry. the democrats hold a slight majority and this is some good news for them. >> thank you for keeping us up to date, tom fitzgerald. >>> new research shows a dramatic increase in the number of mosques in the u.s. the last decade. the findings were announced at the national press club. they found more than 2100 islamic centers nationwide, compared to 1200 in the year 2000. the study's author said the finding shows muslims are carving out a place for themselves despite the backlash of 9/11. >>> kathy lanier said the department is getting a handle finally on the robberies that plagued the city recently. and paul wagner has more to explain that they using bait operations and undercover officers to solve the problem. >> reporter: the chief told the city council hearing the number of robberies started to fall in the last 30 days. with the help of undercover dedie koys and alert officers on the street. when the department began seeing a surge, she reassigned 200 officers to focus on the sticku

again, nine months out, a lot of things could change, but bob kerry bailed out of the nebraska senate race this week. that seat is gone, so now you're at 48. assuming north dakota goes erta should, that gets you to 49. at that point to get to 51 you would have to win two of montana, new mexico, missouri, florida, ohio, and virginia, and scott brown has to be re-elected in massachusetts, and i like our chances. >> a couple of different times i have said that the scariest possible outcome in 2016 would be for the republicans to win the white house, both branches of congress and not bring about any significant change. is that the absurd scenario? >> no, i'm afraid that may be where we're headed if the republicans win, an unwillingness and inability to affect change. when you look at voters -- forget registered voters, forget about the general public. look at people who are likely to vote. people that are likely to vote are expecting real change. congress has an 11% approval rating. congress has a bad approval rating among republicans. do you know why? because the tea party that sent them

bob kerry to sun for senate from the state of nebraska.ing now details on a school shooting that left one student dead. a gunman opening fire this morning, at chardon high school, east of cleveland. five students were shot when the suspect described as a classmate, we haven't confirmed that yet, opened fire inside the school cafeteria. that suspect is now in custody, and eric shawn has been working this story since it broke. do you have more for us? >> >> reporter: they are apparently hunting down the victims in the hallways and opening fire in what was certainly a morning of terror in that school. authorities say the gunman, though, is a chardon high school student, he killed one classmate, they say, and wounded four others, before being chased by a teacher, then giving himself up near the school. that rampage started at 7:30 as students were having breakfast as part of a vocational program in the school cafeteria, that's where they say the suspect started shooting, aiming at specific targets, chasing at least one classmate witnesses say

former senator bob kerry may opt for another senate run after all, but we're not sure.er initially saying he was interested, and then saying he wasn't interested, kerry is now taking a second, or is that a third look, and he'll announce a decision this week. the filing deadline is march 7th. so he has to dd this week. and voters in the battleground stat of illinois are already casting votes three weeks before the state's primary. nearly a million people cast early ballots in illinois back in 2008. we're just minutes away from the opening bell. what do you have for us? 13,000, is this the floor that does not speak the name in the elevator. >> began and again and again. every day we're looking for 13,000. this morning we looked like we were well on the way there. the dow would open up by 45 points, and then we started to get these economic dmurms. they were not what we were expecting. first of all, durable goods game this. this has generally been a pretty good number. we got a look at them. they dropped by h%. that was the most in three years. things like a refrigerator,

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bob kerry made it official today he's running for the seat now held by retiring democratic senator benon. kerry, a democrat, served one term as nebraska governor, then two terms in the senate from 1989 to 2001. >>> james murdoch is no longer running news corps's scandal-plagued british newspaper publishing division. before he resigned he was executive chairman of news international, the news most affected by last summer's phone hacking scandal. the youngest son of rupert murdoch will relocate to new york where he'll keep the senior executive title. >>> and tonight is the last night net flicks users will be able to stream toy story 3, scar face, young frankenstein and others of big name movies. they're van irk because the company is ending an agreement with starz. netflix says it's not that big of a deal. most of their business comes from streaming tv shows, not movies. i got to tell you, john, still do love those movies. too bad they're losing those. >> oldies but goodies. got to watch them every now and then. >> oldies for me are very different from now. >> ow! kate we'll see you that

. >> it looks like bob kerry has had a change heart.ormer senator of nebraska wants to run for his old seat after ruling it out earlier this month. he's considered the best chance to hold on to the seat that will be vacated at the end of nelson's term this year. >>> a deadly tanker crash caught on tape on interstate 94 in wisconsin. police say the driver of this truck was hauling, coming up here, 7500 gallons of fuel when he crossed the median early yesterday morning, collided with a bridge pier. the tanker caught fire and that driver was killed. wow. >>> the daytona 500 was delayed twice by mother nature. it was raining, but it finally got started last night under the lights as they said they would. there were ten cautions and a two-hour delay. one pablo montoya's car malfunctioned and he crashed into a track-drying truck. he's okay in a race that didn't end until nearly 1:00 in the morning. matt kenseth took the checkered flag. >> this high school is shut down this morning and flags flying at half-staff throughout the state of ohio. t

the former senator bob kerry is back on the fence on senate. he's rethinking a bid for ben nelson sees seat who is retiring. that's the headline in the "omaha world he recalled." and then the lincoln journal starkery rethinking run for the senate is their headline about that story. and houston chronicle also has the pipeline story. keystone's texas leg given top priority. transcanada splits up project while it reapplies for northern route. last phone call on our discussion for higher education debate and its impact on your vote. louis in harvard, connecticut. -- hartford, connecticut. caller: santorum does have three college degrees. actually, one more than president obama has. so santorum is really the snob. because what he's saying is higher education is good enough for him but maybe not for others. also when santorum complained that many kids leave college, leaving their faith or lidge behind, so what? they're adults. isn't that their rights? that's the problem i have with evangelicals. they want to take lidge and -- religion and infuse it e

bob perry,. vacated. democrat as well. kerry was also a presidential candidate back in 1992 and a former nebraska governor. finally the smithsonian institution plans a four-day festival with nasa to welcome space shuttle discovery to the discussion in april. national air and space museum announcing plans for more than 25 special exhibits, programs and activities to highlight the history of the space shuttle program and the future of space exploration. discovery is scheduled to leave kennedy space center in florida on the back of a jet on april 17th, fly over parts of the washington area. the smithsonian is planning spot the shuttle gatherings. the formal ceremony planned for april 19 at the sent isser next to dulles airport in virginia where it will be displayed. back in a minute with more "washington today." >> get regular updates about what's on c-span radio with twitter. including which events are live. and links to help you listen. go to twitter.com/cspan radio and click follow. there are twitter feeds for c-span television,

kerry's presidential campaign. on the other side, remember this? bob perry spent to attack on kerry. years later we have super pacs. they accept unlimited donations from corporations, unions, and individuals to support their favorite candidate. an4í overwhelming majority of their money as we now are painfully aware has been spent on negative ads, and all the candidates claim to hate them. >> millions of americans are struggling to get by, and their voices should. be drowned out by millions of dollars in secret special interest advertising. >> campaign financed law has made a mockery of our -- of our political campaign season. we really ought to let campaigns raise the money they need and just get rid of these super pacs. >> well, the man at the center of it all is jim bopp. he's the one who first brought the now famous supreme court citizens united case which along with other court decisions laid the groundwork for super pacs. he's now romney's supporter, and he's out front tonight. he doesn't like you because he doesn't like super pacs, but let me ask you, sir. the big question. is

kerry's presidential campaign. on the other side, remember this? the swiss boat ads. bob perry spent over $4.5 million to attack john kerry. six years later we have super pacs. they accept unlimited donations from corporations, unions, and individuals to support their favorite candidate. an overwhelming majority of their money as we now are painfully aware has been spent on negative ads, and all the candidates claim to hate them. >> millions of americans are struggling to get by, and their voices shouldn't be drowned out by millions of dollars in secret special interest advertising. >> campaign financed law has made a mockery of our -- of our political campaign season. we really ought to let campaigns raise the money they need and just get rid of these super pacs. >> well, the man at the center of it all is jim bopp. he's the one who first brought the now famous supreme court citizens united case which along with other court decisions laid the groundwork for super pacs. he's now romney's supporter, and he's out front tonight. he doesn't like you because he doesn't like su

people like al gore, john kerry, bob dole, john mccain, hillary clinton failed that.e is really important. it's not do i like you. it's are you like me? it's the connective tissue. newt talking about $2.50 gasoline in the first year of presidency shows people, i understand what's going in your wallet. i understand the pain at the pump. that combined with the president's decision to reject the pipeline recently, the fact that energy dependence hurts us and is a national security issue, that kind of pedestrian populist. if herman cain was 999, newt's number is 2.50. that's the thing that makes people understand i'm like you. romney will never own that space. they were asked a good question by john king. use one word to describe yourself and romney said "resolute." i love the word. i know what it means. it plays into the idea that he's not like people you know. the 20% flat tax. welcome aboard. we have been waiting for you to have a bold tax plan but it still leaves behind 894,000 small business owners caught in the $200,000 threshold for cap gains reductions. he treats

sep or the bob kerrey will reportedly announce that he wants the job back. three weeks ago kerryld not run citing the family concerns, but he has changed his mind. democratic senator ben nelson has decided to retire. >>> and there could be a cat fight in virginia, because hank the cat is running against two former governors tim kaine and george allen, and his platform is that he is a former street cat who makes sure that america stays the greatest land of all. >> we need a politician who embodies these ideals and will work to make sure that america stays the greatest land of all. vote hank for u.s. senate. >> hank the cat with the common seps sense approach. mitt romney is within striking distance of barack obama in new jersey, but only if chris christie is on the ticket. according to a new quinnipiac poll, an obama/biden poll would beat out romney with anybody except for christie on the ticket. >>> and the nfl is moving the opening night to thursday, but that is the night of the vice president's big speech in front of the national convention, but that is not good news for biden,

bob dole. the democrats learned it did not work with al gore or john kerry. how did the democrats win?y brought in clinton and carter. they've brought barack obama from beyond nowhere. [applause] rick santorum was described. he said mitt romney -- sorry, newt gingrich is a visionary. ron paul is an ideologue, mitt romney is an executive. rick santorum is a servant. [applause] this is what resonates. when he gave a speech, one said this will be the first time the republicans run a blue-collar candidate. he has been able to defeat, and he had a million more democrats against him. he reaches out to the blue- collar worker. the grandson of a coal miner has an advantage over another guy who was a lot of money. that is not fair. i do not like that i am considered evil because i have a lot of money. the grandson of a coal miner has an opportunity to identify. the other thing i love about rick santorum, you will never hear him say anything divisive. he brings people together. he does not talk about the rich and the poor. when he speaks, maybe i'm stealing his speech, but we are in this togethe

claire mccaskill in missouri obviously doesn't want anybody talking about this, bob casey in pennsylvania, but even john kerryg let's work a deal. >> this reminds me, carter had the majority of born again voters in 1976. he lost them when the irs started going after private christian schools. catholics went for obama four years ago. this could drive catholics back into the republican fold where they were in 1984. >> i think there's another element, by the way. how about this waiting period of august 13. doesn't this remind you of keystone, as well? there was an attempt to neutralize these decisions and we'll make some of the really harder questions -- >> well said. >> your guest this sunday on "meet the press" are white house chief of staff jack lew, and rick santorum. you're going to be on the round table. exciting show once again. >> one of the days he'll have me at the top of the show. what do i have to do? >> exciting. >>> coming up, the complicated life of jack kennedy. we'll ask chris matthews about new revelations concerning the nation's 35th president. >> is complicated the word we use? >> i'd say und

bob dole. the democrats learned it did not work with al gore or john kerry. how did the democrats win? carter. they've brought barack obama from beyond nowhere. [applause] rick santorum was described. he said mitt romney -- and sorry, and newt gingrich is a visionary. ron paul is an ideologue, mitt romney is an executive. rick santorum is a servant. [applause] this is what resonates. when he gave a speech, one said this will be the first time the republicans run a blue-collar candidate. he has been able to defeat, and he had a million more democrats against him. he reaches out to the blue- collar worker. the grandson of a coal miner has an advantage over another guy who was a lot of money. that is not fair. i do not like that i am considered evil because i have a lot of money. the grandson of a coal miner has an opportunity to identify. the other thing i love about rick santorum, you will never hear him annies -- say anything divisive. he brings people together. he does not talk about the rich and the poor. when he speaks, maybe i'm stealing his speech, but we are in this together. we

it didn't work with bob dole, it didn't work with john mccain did the democrats learned it did not work with al gore and it did not work with kerrydid the democrats win? they bring fresh faces, clinton and carter from nowhere, obama from beyond nowhere. [laughter] [applause] rick santorum was described by -- "newt gingrich is a visionary. paul is an ideologue. mitt romney is an executive. rick santorum is a servant." as he goes around and speaks -- [applause] this is what resonates. as he gave his iowa speech, a pundit said it is the first time in history that the republicans won a blue color candidate. with 1 million more democrats registered against him, and he appeals to the blue-collar worker. the grandson of a coal miner has an advantage over a guy who makes a lot of money. the grandson of all coal miner as a huge opportunity to identify with the guys working hard. the other thing you like about rick santorum, you never hear him say anything divisive. he will challenge positions, but he brings people together. we have to bring america together, rich, poor, catholic, and to, whenever -- catholic, jew, whatever. it reminds me