carolina. i want to tax this 25%. that is $1 billion in revenue. i want to bring the casino in to the beach area. you can get 12 million tourists in the beach. south carolina just passed massive casino legislation. $800 million for a license. i want to sell one in south carolina for $1 billion. $300 million would go to public education, 15-1 ratio in the classroom with five-one ratio in the afternoon children's program 24 extra hours per week. we still need a lot of revenue. i want to also take $50 million of that money and put it into a mass oive industry that would employ many people. we have that going. it will not stop there. i want to make sure [unintelligible] i did a wonderful job in the early 1990's and we want to make sure we brought black and white citizens of south and -- of south carolina to bring citizens together. i was just getting started. >> i have a somewhat different approach to economic development. i think it is important that as we create jobs and create wealth for south c

north carolina should lead. one of the things i mentioned in my video series, and people should go to the website. there is a gentleman who works for a company, and jim started his career in the oil business. he was then in the nuclear business, and now, he is in alternative energy, and because north carolina was forward thinking about an alternative energy standards, we should have won for the country, and this country is able to turn hog waste into electricity. talk about a win-win for north carolina, turning hog waste into electricity. 3 megawatts this year. 30 employees now. it could go to 720. the ideas came out a research labs right here. private capital coming together with a good tax structure. north carolina is poised to eat. we have to make sure we take with this and run with it. -- north carolina is poised to lead. that is our future. >> any rebuttal? very good. coming up, my fellow journalists ask questions, and the candidates will have a final chance to earn your vote during a closing statement. you

-- south carolina. what specific plans to you have to establish the enhanced infrastructure needed like broadband internet access to lure business to the poorest parts of the state. >> that is a great question. i was hoping somebody was going to ask that. we have a plan. it is called putting south carolina back to work. it is and eight step plan of how we turn this economy the first comprehensive tax reform. we need a system that is fair. we look at property tax and sales tax. now cigarette tax. look at the system we have. we need a system where every option is on the table. a system that is fair and encourages business and industry to come and position business. infrastructure, roads, water, bridges. not just where we put them but how we pay for them. one out of every 10 jobs. it is extremely important to to roll up his sleeves and get ready. my wife is a first-rate school teacher. note child should lead the third great that is not at or above third grade level. for that, we need dollars spent in the c

that is the problem in south carolina. we have to have a complete plan of where the money is coming from and where it goes. >> it is also thinking outside the box. we are in uncharted territory. we have never had a downturn in my lifetime. we have never had a downturn like this. i think that is one solution. also, i am a big proponent of the natural gas reserves off the coast of south carolina, using those four jobs and economic growth. it could be $250 million, at a minimum, according to the petroleum institute, that we could use however we see fit. >> thank you very much. rep haley, you said you want to revamp the tax code, look at every fee an exemption. give voters a realistic time line on how long that will take. >> i would say six months into the administration, we have something that would pull out and put together so after the first year we have something in place. i want to really show what will happen in the first year, your 3, 5, 7, and make sure it creates a competitive business environment. >> congressmen barr

>> south carolina is a small state benefit 4.5 million people.Ñ- nd so in a state like south carolinathat is conservative to begin with, the tea party has had a greater influence than it has in other parts of our country where politics are a little bit different. i'm say this about representative haley-- there are a lot of questions about how she's going to govern. there are some republicans in the state that had a rather acrimonious relationship with governor sanford, even though they were of the same party, and they spent eight years fighting and going over vete expose overriding vete expose things of that sort. governor haley would inherit a state looking at a projected $1.3 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2011, a state that has an 11% unemployment rate, which is higher than the national average of 9.7%, and a state where, according to a winthrop university poll, one in five residents is worried about running out of food before being able to buy more. so those are some serious problems that the next governor will have to address. >> woodruff: that will be on the mipdz of vot

win in south carolina? the latest poll, i had a whole lot to do with. we had a video poker vote and it passed. we have an education lottery and we used video poker money to fund the referendum and we got a past once again. i was old enough to get it passed. when we went as democratic [unintelligible] i helped him raise $5 million from the video poker industry. and want to bring the state together. black and white citizens who have not had a governor in the state history. when we get governors and most elected officials, they tend to tend to for the people who finance their campaigns. the public never gets benefits. i want to be that governor that benefits the masses. once and for all in south carolina. >> thank you. [applause] >> and now senator vincent sheheen. >> have -- i have enjoyed being with you. i want to make south carolina go forward again. i want to work to create jobs for our state and i want to get back on the offense in public education. i have lived in camden muy entire life. i want my kids t

miller of north carolina. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1448, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. miller, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. mr. miller: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: mr. chairman, this bill is the right idea. we will not have a strong recovery until small businesses can again get ordinary loans to expand and hire new workers. but this bill leaves out an important industry. in past recessions the first industry to suffer from the recession and the first industry to come out of it was residential construction. home building. there is a reason that housing starts and building permits are leading economic indicators. home building will not lead us out of this recession no matter what we do. too much of the foolishness that led to the financial crisis was connected to housing. there are some markets that are hopelessly overb

. >> now want to south carolina politics. the primary race is next week to replace her cover rent -- republican gov. mark sanford. we take you live to a debate between the three democratic candidate in the race tomorrow. that is starting at 7:00. yesterday, for republican candidates running for the nomination debated at the university in florence. this hourlong debate is courtesy of wbtw. >> good evening. i want to welcome our viewers and those joining us watching us live on c-span. tonight, we're joined by the four republican gubernatorial hopefuls that hope to be south carolina's next governor. the primary is next tuesday. our candidate include andre henry mcmaster, and nikki haley. please give the candidate a warm-up south carolina welcome. [applause] he is also the immediate president of the south carolina press association poun. she is the current metro editor of the morning news. please welcome our panel as well. [applause] [applause] this debate will focus on job creation and long-term economic growth across all of sou

it has no place in south carolina. south carolina deserves better and expects more. but unfortunately character does matter. my dad told me early on that is not one thing that matters, it is the only thing that matters. we need a rowboat -- leaders above reproach to date. we have to turn the page and south carolina. >> the golden era all people is always under a microscope. you have to do the right thing. and we've all been subject to unfounded personal attacks. i've got one newspaper in columbia that has been following my children around for a couple of weeks now, trying to find something. unfortunately, nikki, as you know, it is part of politics but it should not be. if you try to attack the problem that we have and work hard, you will be all right. judith our next question is for lieutenant governor bauer. >> your senior citizen fraud program has been criticized for duplicating services offered in the private sector. how'd you reconcile that for reduction of government assistance? >> the federal government and the state government depended and require that i do so

south carolina can do a couple of things.n hold our employers are accountable, make sure that who they hire is a they say they are hiring. and we can enhance immigration laws with common sense additional planes like what they did in arizona. and we can implement a plan where we train our local and state law-enforcement officers on how to enforce immigration law in south carolina. we're doing and and charleston it is actually working. we can be masters of our own destiny. >> you say that these workers earn $186 million here in south carolina. on those illegal immigrants, who would fill those jobs? they are hard labor jobs. >> i would hope that they would be south carolinans. our unemployment was around 11.2%. i think we're looking at putting people back to work in south carolina. if they are here legally, god bless them. this is a nation of mmigrants and we have laws to do that. if you want to come into this nation and do it legally, god bless you. but if you are here illegally, if you're knowing fully and lawfully -- if you'r

and south carolina. we are pleased to see there are some signs that things are beginning to get better. >> listening to the open session yesterday, one of the demographics that seemed to be happening was many more multigenerational families that are being established. people may be living differently as a result of this economy for some time. how are you planning for that? >> i think that we are listening to our customers, understanding the needs they have for products and services. customers' lives are more complicated and busy than ever. our products and services need to help them simplify. we need to beeable to respond with products and services that meet their needs. we do that. we are doing that all the time, staying in touch with the needs of our customers. >> as the housing structure changes, there may be new opportunities for business. >> absolutely. >> looking at the growth in broadband, which has been incredible in the last quarter, what the sea in three to five years? video to broadband -- how

we have for educational budgets in south carolina -- we have four educational budgets in south carolina. when you are trying to get those dollars into the classroom, only 44 cents makes it into the classroom in south carolina. when you were trying to stretch that, it makes sense to streamline the process and be effective. >> rep haley, you say that we should take the advantage of our technical schools. and the leaders of our technical college system say that that is exactly what they're doing right now. can you be more specific in explaining what needs to be done differently? >> absolutely. we are spending $20,000 a year to educate a student in this state. we are only crutcher waiting in one out of every to kids in four years. -- one out of every two kids in four years. one need to look at vocational programs and strengthen our technical schools. we have amazing technical schools, but they are not getting the funding that they need. we need to hold institutions of higher learning accountable. that is not how we need to be funding. if you look at the funding, it is not right. it is not b

, that's -- in kinston, north carolina. they dropped the g they didn't want to be another kingston, north carolina. they voted by referendum the will of the people, the numbers, it's generally memorized but maybe not specifically accurate, 70% to 30% they voted to end the% partisan local lechee in kinston, next, and no longer label the candidate with an r or d by their name. because kinston is a covered district controlled by the voting rights act if they're going to move a voting booth 10 feet down the hallway, they have to get the permission of the justice department under federal law. under the justice department, loretta king is the one who speaks for the justice depprtment, for eric holder she issued a letter that can selled the election results for kinston, north carolina, and declared that they would have partisan elections in the city council in kinston, north carolina, because african-americans wouldn't know who to vote for if they didn't have a d beside their name. mr. speaker, that is fact. that's the letter that

i grew up in the marshes of south carolina. the oil has a catastrophic effect on the fiddler crabs, on the small life there. it just breaks your heart. host: any reconsideration of drilling policy? guest: not reconsideration but certainly, i believe there should be a cut off valve on any drilling facility, whether it be in the ocean, or on the ground, on land. there must be a failsafe cut of system with a valve. this is not rocket science. we know -- in fact, i working with people promoting a cut off system for homes that would have sensors where, if there is an unusual discharge of water, the water intake of a home or government or apartment building, it would automatically cut off through a cut off valve. i know the technology is there. so, before any well should be approved, it must have a cut off system. but we need to be drilling. we cannot continue to be depended on the rest of the world for our oil. i was wondering, when duva of representatives have planned for us in terms of jobs, and people employed around here? guest:

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by a five-minute vote -- by five-minute votes on adopting house resolution 1468, if ordered, suspend the rules with regard to house concurrent resolution 285, and suspend the rules and agreeing to house resolution 1465, if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or coercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are

[applause] ♪ >> now to the south carolina's gubernatorial race.pplause] >>wow, i like that song and i wanted to finish hearing it. [applause] i am very overwhelmed. i think we are all very overwhelmed because when we took this race on, we did not see anybody in the field that we thought was going to move south carolina corporate we did not see a reformer that was going to give government back to the people. we knew from the very beginning that it was us urges the establishment. [applause] when i looked at everything, i knew there was something wrong. the thing i knew was wrong was that south carolina was settling for a republican house, a republican senate, and a republican governor. i will not stop until we get a conservative house. [applause] we went up against some hard people per we have an attorney general, a congressman, and a lieutenant governor. we had no idea or money. [laughter] we had something they did not have -- we had you. [applause] we said no to many things. we said we will not have an arrogant, and accountable government. [applau

i like to be the senator from north carolina. >> mr. cunningham, your expression on offshore drilling? >> it raises the question of what our energy future is going to look like, how we balance our priorities and make sure that we protect north carolina's unique nature. we have a wonderful travel and tourism -- our beaches are a splendid destination. that is an important part of the economy. as we think about protecting our environment, there's not enough oil or natural gas off of north carolina's coast to be a meaningful part of an energy solution for america. that is why in this campaign i talked about tax credits and tax favored status for big oil companies. it is why in this campaign we talked about the over $400,000 that senator byrd has taken from the oil companies, or even today he is defending bp, defending what is happening in the call. i want to make sure we look over the horizon and empower the federal government to build alternative forms of energy -- that is the future. that is what needs the federal government support. >> i

we got a plan called putting south carolina back to work. a common-sense plan on turning this around. how do we empower people, not government? if includes a questionnaire about infrastructure. we talk about restructuring and i hope we get a chance to deal with this so that i can share those talks with you. >> jobs is number one, no doubt about it. we are at the crossroads. if we do not make the right choices now, we will be sunk. we have been a drug for 12 years because we do not have a plan did i have a strategic plan that will work. i know how to get things done. i am not a politician. i am a prosecutor. but prosecutor has brought the party in the state and after leading this state and getting things done for the people, i want to lead us to that path to prosperity. and i have the expense and credibility to get it done. >> it is important a look that we do have a job policy, but we do not have the skilled work force for south carolina businesses now. have a lot of jobs in south carolina that have to go out of state and out of country it a

guest: the caller is referencing ellen greene actions south carolina. -- alvin green in south carolina. few had heard of him before, and he was not favored to win. some were thinking about challenging the primary results. he is a democratic nominee. the question is, how did he get this money? they had one of the mostt remarkable political stories i have seen. certainly, the democrats say it is a republican plans, and the republicans say it is absurd. whoever he is going to face in november, jim dewitt is likely to win. it is a fascinating story. host: democrats line. caller: i got laid off in in 2007. i worked at -- so many places, everything is gone. there is nothing here. they do not want to give me an extension. i was working. there are so many people here looking for work, but there is nothing here. what about us that have not had anything in about five months? i think i would work if there is something to do. there is nothing really to do. guest: this is going back to the unemployment issue. there is debate among republicans and democrats. if you extend unemployment benefits, ther

amy, all the way across the country to south carolina, everybody was talking about the that race. nikki haley just barely missed getting 50%. she's got a runoff, but she's now considered to be the favorite. what's the lesson here? >> i wish-- well, one is , can you actually run a gubernatorial race where a candidate agrees to take a lie detector test? that, to me, was one of my favorite parts here. i think the lesson is this is a great case where the anti-establishment candidate was able to still keep that mantle even as she was being attacked. in fact, the more she was attacked, the more she grew in stature because what i think she was able to tap into was a frustration along south carolina voters that they'd become something of a laughing stock after the mark sanford debacle, et cetera, that they wanted to be proud of the person they elected and this looked like it was sort of a smear campaign. i think what-- the straw that broke the camel's back was the racial epithet made by a republican state senator about her on the radio and i think that is is the issue where the voters say

the caller makes an interesting point about south carolina. i think there are a lot of folks nationally, republicans nationally, who want to see nikki haley as a person who could come in and reshape the image not only of south carolina but of the republican party. there is a question mark out there about whether any other shoes will drop in accusations that have been leveled against her about the affairs. none of them have proven to be true. but if they are, i do think that would obviously be a problem for her. but the bigger issue for a republican party that is trying to show itself to be more diverse, open to women and to other voters, to have someone running a state as nikki haley would -- she would be favored to win in the beverage -- not only woman, but of indian-american heritage, would be a big step that way. and i really expect that republicans are going to put her in the spotlight after november as one of their rising stars. host: new york, jimmy on the democratic line. guest: i was curious about that arkansas vote with blanche lincol

. >> larry: carolina, how well did you know your sister-in-law?ow her since she was 9 years ode. she was a little girl. and i know the family 12 years ago, and so we were girlfriend/boyfriend since that time, and we were very close. >> larry: what are your feelings, enrique, toward joran van der sloot, and what can you think about him? >> i really don't have a feeling for him or something. i just want justice to be made. i know that the -- he, my sister was very -- he hit her, and she wasn't her body and her face and everything was -- you could not even recognize her. so, it is hard. i just hope that justice is made here in peru. >> larry: carolina, have you heard anything from the police about a motive? does anyone know why the accused may have done this? >> no, i don't understand. >> the thing is that he keeps telling so many lies, and it is time his tension, his version, and for us, as a family, he just kill her. i mean, i know he rough her, and he took money from her. he took his car, her car. so, to think that has a motive, i mean, he sounds

they said south carolina in command after game one victory. i'm very proud of the way that these student athletes are representing the university of south carolina on the national stage. whit maryfield withstood a hard collision in south carolina's victory on saturday and stayed in the game, ultimately bumping his average to .300 in the college world series. and talk about stats. evan marzillis a an impressive d .378 batting average. blake cooper last night was m.v.p. with an outstanding defeat over ucla in championship game one. congratulations, u.s.c. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, i rise today in honor of west mesa high school in albuquerque, new mexico which was recently selected as one of america's best high schools by "newsweek" magazine. since 1966, west mesa high school has been the heart of al

host: raleigh, north carolina, is next. republican line. does the candidates gender affects your vote? caller: good morning to you, to the rest of your listeners. thank you for taking my call. gender, nor race or ethnicity has any effect on my vote. i look totally -- which all americans should -- we are supposed to be americans now, totally inclusive. they should look at the qualifications and also their train of thought that what they think government and this country should be. perfect example. you've got sarah palin, who is a free-market economist, limited government, personal responsibility, personal rights, who is a woman. and you have barack obama, a large government, government knows best, collective rights, redistribution of wealth. if you look at those two sets of ideology and also value sets, you would see that one is looking over the individual and the other is looking for government does best for the individual. so i always look at what their party positions and ideology are versus what their gender or race or ethnicity. that is

jerry in north carolina. caller: i got up this morning and was very distressed to see that bob byrd has passed away. i was born and raised in west virginia and i left in 1980. it is amazing what he actually did for the state. a lot of people call it pork but it was in no way pork. a previous caller said he built a road to nowhere. if you have ever been to west virginia, all roads go nowhere. it is a very still unconnected stage with a lot of tourism, and the reds that he helped build -- roads that he helped to build and improve brought a lot of people in that state. i still get really upset, and i'm still connected to the state, with family and friends .ack theire it really amazes me what is it really amazes me what is considered to be pork , what he brought to the state considered pork, is just so basic he brought some must stop the to the state in the last 20 years. -- he brought so much stuff to the state in the last 20 years. host: lancaster, republican, david. caller: i wanted to give my condolences to t

caller: first off, on the call from south carolina i won't name names but i believe south carolina lost its morality back as far as lee at water. with regard to florida, what is the chance of charlie criss? guest: for an independent candidate, third paerty candidae charlie crist has a better chance than most. he is the incumbent governor. he does come in with a size believe political base. his ability to win the election would really depend on his ability to win independent voters who mainly would be inclined to vote democratic and some moderate republicans who just regret the strong conservative teufpl of the former -- conservatism of mark rubio. but also to go on to democratic turf. the democrats most likely nominee has a pretty liberal voting record for a state like florida but doesn't mean he can't win in a three-way contest especially. but charlie crist is a substantial figure and voters -- what is interesting is this was one of the republican party's prize recruits. they begged him to run in the spring of 2009 when it bail apparent that mel martinez was not going to run and was re

live coverage in florence, south carolina. our thanks to wbpw for allowing us to simulcast the debate. thanks for being with us on this tuesday morning, the first day of in june. we are back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern time, 4:00 for viewers on the west coast. enjoy your day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> on c-span, as we take a look at the gulf of mexico oil spill. courtesy of the coast guard. president obama will deliver a statement on this bill this afternoon in the white house rose garden. his statement will come after he meets with b.p. oil spill commission chairs. that will be live at 12:15 eastern. at 1:00 eastern, a live simultaneous of the radio show "inside new orleans" about the spill in the gulf. and later at 7:00 p.m. eastern, we are live with the south carolina governor republican primary debate. four candidates are running for the republican nomination to replace governor mark sanford. that's live at 7:00 on c-span. >> br

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i don't know if north carolina is one of them. but people who have had luck in their job search have cast a wide net, applied to a lot of places, and it is possible to move even if it is a difficult situation. host: are there some parts of the u.s. that are doing better than others? guest: yes. but there are no parts that have been scared from the recession. the dakotas stand out, or the unemployment rate is shockingly low -- where the unemployment rate is shockingly low. host: are their vast migration is going on right now? unfortunately, i am old enough to remember -- grew up in the midwest in the 1970's, and so many people moved south -- texas, florida, some of the sun belt states, for manufacturing opportunities. guest: things are really is slowing. over the past decade, people moved all over the country, migration trends are huge, and now people are just staying put. they don't know where else to go, don't know where to find jobs, and it costs money. host: indiana. mike is unemployed there. caller: my and employment benefits

the thing that i knew was wrong was that south carolina was saddling.re selling for a republican house, a republican senate, and a republican governor. i won't stop until we get a conservative house -- [applause] we went up against some hard running people. we had an attorney general, a congressman, and a lieutenant government. we had no name, no idea, and no money. but we had something they did not have. we had you. we said no to a lot of things. we said we're not going to have an arrogant, on accountable government. we said note to spending. we said no to bailouts from washington. we said no to inside dealmaking and bad politics. and this last two or 3 weeks, we said no to the bad side of politics. but we did not just say no, we suggested a lot of things. we said yes to making sure that every single legislator has to vote on the record. we said yes, it is not just cutting spending, but how you spend it. we got -- we're going to try for -- account for every public dollar. we said yes to the small businesses of this state, that is what is going to chang

but south carolina has a history of this? >> yes, they do have a history of meddling in races before. the radar of state officials. the winner would have to go up against jim demint, so there is a question as to much effort the republicans would put into this, and until we know more about that, i do not think we can say that republicans are behind this. >> it does not sound like mr. greene as much of a chance in the general election anyway. >> yes, that is why you are not hearing more about this. you have the state party chair asking your presumptive nominee to step down. that should tell you quite a bit about what they believe their chances are in the general election. host: michael tomasky is an editor at "the guardian" of london. he is here to talk about the relationship of president obama and the liberal wing of the party. in an extensive piece that you wrote, "against despair" -- what is this despair that we talk about? guest: this feeling thatt president obama has not been aggressive enough on many measures. the stimulu

speaker, today all across south carolina residents are celebrating carolina day to commemorate the bravesouth carolina patriots who defeated the british fleet on june 28, 1786, promoting american independence. this victory saved charleston from british occupation for another four years. it occurred at the first fort on sullivan's island, later named after his commander. the battle is known as the first decisive victory by american revolutionaries. this battle is just one example of the direct role south carolina played in the revolutionary war. throughout the war for independence, more than 200 battles and engagements took place in south carolina. more than any other province. one popular symbol of south carolina leadership in the revolution is still seen today throughout the world. the yellow flag that reads, don't tread on me. in 1773 -- 1775, colonel gaston was representing south carolina in the continental congress. history recorded that he presented his flag to a new commander in chief of the navy, common door hopkins, before this critical mission. in conclusion, god bless our troop

mchenry, north carolina. ms. ros-lehtinen, florida. ms. foxx, north carolina. mr. fortenberry, nebraska. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i thank you very much and ask unanimous consent to insert extraneous materials into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: thank you. madam speaker, tonight i want to devote extra time to talking about the proposed financial reform bill the conference committee report being worked on at that moment that is likely to come before the house later in the week. i wanted to put the discussion tonight in a broader context in hopes that my colleagues will listen and consider the bill to be brought before us. let me begin with this% statement. bankers hold a very privileged position in our society because, in fact, they hold the awesome power to create money. their use of that power can advance our society or their use of that power can harm us greatly. w

very, very hard to -- >> larry: carolina, well did you know your sister-in-law?her since she was 9 years old, she was a little girl. and i know the family 12 years ago, 'cause we were girlfriend and boyfriend since that time. so we were very close. >> larry: what are your feelings, enrique, toward joran van der sloot? what can you think about him? >> i really don't have a feeling for him had or something. i just want justice to be made i know that he -- my sister was very -- he hit her and she wasn't all her body, her face and everything was -- you comment even recognize her. it is hard. i just hope justice is made here in peru. >> larry: have you heard anything from the police about a motive? does anyone know why the accused may have done this? >> the thing is he keeps telling so many lies and each time he is changing his version for us, as a family,'s killer. i know he roughed her, he took money from her. he took his car -- her car. to think he have a motive -- he is like a serial killer, so i don't have much to say about that. it's -- he is just a killer. you

host: this concerns the runoff in south carolina. an african-american two-partyy+ conservative is running against the son of one time strom thurmond. tell us about the ccntest and what ay happen? gueest: this guy came from nowhere, and ll of a sudden hhs a ton of momentum. he is doing surprisinnly well to the run-up. thurmond has all the momentum, -- he mightely win be the best shot the republicans haae o have an african-american in the congress in eight years. both eric cantor and another% have backed him. hh is the tea party favorite. sarah palin has backed him. seat for henry brown who is rrtiring. whoever emerges from this will be the favorite. host: also, the gubernatorial runoff in south carolina. haley is expecced to do well because she had such a high advantage with 49% in the initial primary battle. who is she guest: facing she is a member of congress, whom there have been a number of allegations concerning haley of adulteress affairs. it has not hurt haley, though. mitt romney back to her. unless there is a major upset, she

the chair: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. etheridge: i thank you, madam chair. i thank mr. cuellar for offering this amendment to make sure that creating jobs where they are needed most is the focus of this piece of legislation. as a former small business man myself, i call on the house to pass this piece of legislation. small businesses form the backbone of our economy, increase the jobs we need to continue our recovery. far too many are having ddfficulty getting the credit they need to grow and expand. today we have the opportunity to make -- to do more than just praise small businesses and lament the credit crunch. we have a bill that frees up $30 billion directly for small businesses across our opportunities that are responsible for job growth in our country. business leaders in smithfield, and folks across my district in north carolina have said that what they need most is to expand credit. and have shared their support of this initiative with me. today we have an opportunity to provide real help to our main street busin

for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, a marine corps legend and buford, south carolina, resident passed away friday leaving behind many touched lives. an iconic image and a legacy of service to our great country. this is a copy of an iconic marine corps recruit photo of sergeant chuck taliano. the way that he ended up on this famous poster is best reported by patrick donahue. the article explains that sergeant chuck taliano was awaiting an honorable discharge at marine corps recruit depot, paris island, 1948, when they snapped a photo of him giving a recruit an attitude readjustment. that cemented taliano's place in corps legend. the photo captured his snarling mug inches away from a fresh face recruit with this caption, "we don't promise you a rows garden." it was -- "we don't promise you a rose garden." i want to thank sergeant taliano and his

host: the great falls, south carolina, please go ahead. caller: i have not been following it too much, but last night i definitely watch. -- i definitely watched. he definitely dated a lot of questions and i am thoroughly appalled. -- he definitely he dated a lot of questions and i am thoroughly appalled. if you're the ceo, why aren't you informed of these decisions? why aren't you briefed on all of these things going on? he is maintaining the idea that he does not mean -- need to be because of all of the technical people that can make those decisions. host: st. george's, georgia, independent line, robert, you are on the air. caller: i am not so much american -- but i am not so much republican or democrat or independent as i am american. i have worked in welding for 20 years and i am disappointed that they have not focused on getting this week taking care of -- of this leagetting this leak taken. having these structures, for example, and having them fail and the learning from that and building it better -- a friend of mine lives in tenness

caller: first off, on the call from south carolina i won't name names but i believe south carolina lost its morality back as far as lee at wate with regard to florida, what is the chance of charlie criss? guest: for an independent candidate, third paerty candidae charlie crist has a better chance than most. he is the incumbent governor. he does come in with a size believe political base. his ability to win the election would really depend on his ability to win independent voters who mainly would be inclined to vote democratic and some moderate replicans who just regret the strong conservative teufpl of the former -- conservatism of mark rubio. but also to go on to democratic turf. the democrats most likely nominee has a pretty liberal voting record for a state like florida but doesn't mean he can't win in a three-way contest especially. but charlie crist is a substantial figure and voters -- what is interesting is this was one of theepublican party's prize recruits. they begged him to run in the spring of 2009 when it bail apparent that mel martinez was not going to run and was resigned

senate in south carolina.last night, party officials ruled there is not enough evidence to throw out his primary win. he waged no visible campaign and faces criminal charges of showing obscene photos to a college student. he'll face jim demint, considered the heavy favorite. wall street finished higher for a fourth day. the dow jones finzs up for the week, the dow gained 2%. in the world cup, the u.s. team salvaged a draw sbaens slovenia today. a late goal that would have given them outright victory was disallowed. and los angeles celebrated after the lakers wunl their 16th nba title. they beat the boston celtics in game seven last night. portuguese novelist jose saramago died today at his home in the canary islands. he published his first works in 1997. one of his best known booked, "blindness" was made into a movie. he was 87. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to jim. >> lehrer: we return to central asia now where the violence in krygyzstan is abating. judy woodruff has our story. >> woodru

i can't leave out south carolina where it just gets interestinger and interesting her. >> so you know this race has been fascinating to watch in part because we have a woman running against a essentially the establishment. she has been attacked on charges that she has been involved in extramarital affairs. this looks very mark sanfordesque. endorsed by jenny sanford, she is ahead right now, likely to go into a runoff. the bottom line is for a state like south carolina, likely to nominate a woman of indian heritage, she is the daughter of an indian immigrant and a woman to the head of the government in south carolina is a pretty impressive feat. >> woodruff: i have a feeling all of you at the "washington post" are going to be watching that one closely too. >> indeed. >> woodruff: we are going to have to leave it there. dan balz, amy walter, thank you both. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. coast guard admiral thad allen said oil collection efforts are gradually improving. b.p. is now siphoning nearly a half million gallons per day from the damaged well. an unknown mis

host: debra from north carolina. general mcchrystal released a statement after the announcement yesterday. here is what he said -- back for your telephone calls. the next phone caller is from upper marlboro, maryland. democrat. caller: thank you for c-span but i'm just so impressed with our president. this sophomoric moved that this general made -- you know, i was in the military. i have flashbacks of being in bars and all of this macho talk and everything. but it really, it really shocked me that that kind of discourse went on between a four-star general and his staff. and apparently being so naive that they didn't think that this reporter was going to run this story, of all magazines, rolling stone. it shows such sophomoric thinking, if i could use that term. but one thing -- we have the right man at the right time in the right job with president obama. he walks softly but he carries a very big stick. and people are realizing what he truly is. he is not flashy. he is not shooting from the hip or his gut or looking

i have 14 counties just south of charlotte, north carolina, and columbia, south carolina. stand unemployment inflate almost all 14 has been in double digits for some time now. some as high as more is than 20%ment what we're seeing in my particular district is contradictlyical unemployment laird on top of structural unemployment. the structural unemployment coming from the textile industry, furniture, other non-traditional industries. >> we're taking it on the chin on top of the contradictlyical effects and probably going to be last recovering the jobs that come with the lag are probably going to be a long lag in our particular case. you hear it everywhere you go in smalltons, large cities wherever it maybe. people are concerned about that. secondly, credit. when you get down to the man on the street. to the builder, the developer, to the small business person, even though we've taken steps to improve the economy. they are only beginning to feel any effects whatsoever from the so called economic recover cri. >> we'll tune in with john spratt at 10:00 eastern here on c-span.

host: next up, north carolina. al on our line for republicans.ou're on the washington journal with retired lieutenant general russell honore. caller: good morning, first, i would like to thank you for your service to our country. i'm a marine veteran myself. the question is, why hasn't the spill been contained? i heard the president saying we're doing everything we can. i heard them say they're ordering skimmer boats and booms. there's open spill response teams at every major installation up and down the east coast, west coast, great lakes that are just sitting idle. skimmer boats, cherry point, north carolina has a skimmer boat, two barges, recovery barges with bladder tanks in them. the smaller boats, they've got boom, qualified people, these themes are already osha quality. they could send theems teams down to coast, train the people, get their qualifications, and then order the booms and order replacement barges, order the skimmers to replace those that were sent down instead of waiting six to eight weeks for a skimmer to come to the gulf coa

and then for the south carolina republican primary. the record talks about her recent articles about renewable arthur -- renewable energy sources. arthur brooks looks at their role of government in the fee

i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, ranking member of the judiciary subcommittee on the courts and distinguished veteran of the korean war. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for as much time as he might consume. mr. coble: madam speaker, i too want to express thanks to the gentleman from american samoa and the gentleman from arkansas for having very ably managed this resolution. and i am pleased indeed today to be on the house floor with my friend from new york and my friend from texas, i want to be sure he was still there, hadn't left. i rise in support of h.j.res. 86, madam speaker, and while there's little i can add to enhance the merit of this resolution, i'd like to remind everyone that technically speaking the korean conflict has not ended. the recent actions by north korea against south korea and the chinese should not be taken lightly. south korea is our true ally on the korean peninsula. although i have no solution for the growing threat of north korea, at this poin