now let's go down to the frontier with christina and the gentleman behind. >> hi my name is christina tobin. the former national ballot access ordinary for ralph nader 2008 and also the libertarian candidate. i started seeking for secretary of state. currently an initiative in support of the top two primary is on the ballot in california for june 2010. top two primary is in which the top two vote getters in the primary domain names to appear on the november ballot. even if that means only one political party is represented. the top two primary is the biggest threat to the existence of minor parties in over 50 years according to richard winger that is. my question is, and also i want to refer to the washington state of almost 200 racers. there were only eight candidates that did not advance the general election. i'm sorry there are only eight candidate that did advance the general election because they ran an unopposed races and washington state they pass the top two primary in 2006. my question is, what is your position on the top two primary and how do you think this will impact thir

>> christina was heard from to her cousin about 8:30. they didn't immediately go missing from their shopping trip. >> what did she have to say to the cousin? >> her mother had a doctor's appointment the next day and she would be in touch with him that afternoon. they never were heard from again. she was getting fuel that night. >> the thing is, they were at sam's club at 5:36. say they get everything out to the car and leave, get out of there at 6:00. if they stopped for gas or did any other errands, 8:00 is not that far-fetched for them to just be getting home. marc klaas, weigh in. >> i agree with everything said about the parking lot at sam's club. i think people have to take parking lot security much more carefully than they do. a single woman should be escorted to their car. they should park under lights at night and should be certainly aware of their surroundings when they are in the lots. >> there is a $25,000 reward tip line. tonight we honor our vets. let's stop and remember david baker, 22, ohio. awarded the national defense se

christina taliban. i am the founder and chair of the free elections-- and also the libertarian candidates. the libertarian nomination for california's secretary of state. currently an initiative in support of the top two primary is on the ballot in california for june 2010. how the demopublicans have rigged the system and left independents out in the cold primary at the top two vote getters in the primary the only names did appear on the november vali vinnette that means one political parties represented. the tup to primaries are the biggest threat to the existence of minor parties and over 50 years according to richard wainer cronon bellock access. my question is, and also i want to mention in washington state of almost 200 races there are only 08 candidates that did not advance the general election, they are only eight candidates that did advance the general election because they ran unopposed racist. my question is what is your position on the top two primaries and how you think this will impact thir

[applause] >> and finally christina tobin of the free and equal elections organization. if you live in california and vote in california, you might want to keep the name christina tobin in mind as time passes. i should say that doesn't constitute an adores of the cato institute that it is simply a rogue element exercising free speech. i live in a deep fear of violating finance law somehow. theresa amato is the author of grand illusion. the myth of voter choice and a two-party tyranny. she was the national presidential campaign manager and in house counsel for ralph nader in 2002004. she graduate from harvard university and a new york university law school. she found the citizens advocacy center in suburban chicago and worked with many nonprofit organizations. she has been a fellow also at harvard institute of politics at the jfk school and public law fellow at the harvard law school. a very pike's peak on this topic, theresa amato. [applause] >> good afternoon. and thank you, john samples, and thank you cato institute for hosting a forum on ballot access and on the impor

>> christina was heard from to her cousin about 8:30.om their shopping trip. >> what did she have to say to the cousin? >> her mother had a doctor's appointment the next day and she would be in touch with him that afternoon. they never were heard from again. she was getting fuel that night. >> the thing is, they were at sam's club at 5:36. say they get everything out to the car and leave, get out of there at 6:00. if they stopped for gas or did any other errands, 8:00 is not that far-fetched for them to just be getting home. marc klaas, weigh in. >> i agree with everything said about the parking lot at sam's club. i think people have to take parking lot security much more carefully than they do. a single woman should be escorted to their car. they should park under lights at night and should be certainly aware of their surroundings when they are in the lots. >> there is a $25,000 reward tip line. tonight we honor our vets. let's stop and remember david baker, 22, ohio. awarded the national defense service medal and humanitarian service m

now, let's go down from here with christina and the gentleman behind. >> hello, my name is christina, the founder and chair of the free equal foundation. the former national ballett cord needed around meter 2008 and the libertarian candidate, sorry, seeking libertarian nomination for california secretary of state. my question is currently an initiative in support of the top two primary is on the ballot in california for june, 2010. the top two primary is in which the top two vote getters in the primary the only names to appear on the november ballot even if that means only one political party is represented. the top two primary is the biggest threat to the existence of minor parties in over 50 years according to richard winger mullen balad expert. my question is, and also wanted to mention a washington state of almost 200 races there were only eight candidates that did not advance the general election. i'm sorry, only eight candidates but did advance the general election because they ran an unopposed race in washington state the past the top primary in 2006. my question is what is you

>> giving custody of christina to baker?>> that -- we have not seen that in this investigation. >> okay. >> no. also won't take -- tell you that the department of children and families are now talking to the families, and they will be taking the child from here and be in their custody. >> anything else you can tell about why the baby was so small? >> i'm not in the medical field. we have got those weights of the baby from the doctor himself. who has seen the baby. and i can't tell you. my understanding, she was a premature baby, is what i was told. when she was born. >> is anyone mentally disabled? >> i can't tell you, i'm not a psychologist or psychiatrist. >> 12 hours in the box. what was the method -- was there a hole in the box? >> what was the method? >> for air. >> well, maybe we'll get the picture to you, if we can. >> we stopped by yesterday evening regarding the home, and it's my understanding that shannon was in the box at that time. >> right. >> and you were outside? >> right. we were trying to do our part as fast

susan baker asked christina if she would permanently take custody of shannon. christina agreed to meet with susan on october 31st at 1:30 a.m. on brown street. susan baker took custody of shannon from her mother sometime in the hours of october 31st. christina is charged with interference of child custody, a third-degree felony, deserting a child, failing to report a missing child, false report of a crime first-degree misdemeanor, contributing to the delinquency of a child. susan baker was charged with neglect of a child with aggravated circumstances. second-degree felony. interference of a child custody, third-degree felony. false report regarding a missing child, first-degree misdemeanor. false report of a crime, first-degree misdemeanor. contributing to delinquency of a child, first-degree misdemeanor. we could not have accomplished this without the men and women and more that's not even present to stand behind me today. also i want to say -- >> quite an emotional moment for everybody involved in this case. the baby was found with just a blanket and a box of

[applause] and also christina towbin from free and equal elections organization. you may want to keep his name in mind as time passes. that doesn't constitute an endorsement of the cato institute but a rogue element exercising freedom of speech private in a deep fear of violating campaign finance laws. author grand illusion will be the next speaker the myth of voter choice in a two-party tyranny. she was a national presidential campaign manager and in-house counsel for ralph nader 2000, 2004. graduating from harvard university and new york university law school she founded the citizen advocacy center in suburban chicago and works with nonprofit organizations. she has been a fellow at the harvard institute of politics at the jfk school and also of harvard law school a proud speaker on the topic, theresa amato. [applause] >> good afternoon. thank you john and cato institute for posting a form on ballot access and the important discussions we hear today. they kiefer coming because it is quite a turn now to hear about systemic barriers for entry into barriers it is no

. >> i promised the gentleman behind christina. >> thank you. my name is karen rose. i live in seattle washington. one question was just asked. i want to go back to the question. i voted for ralph nader, and i am still repenting for that sin. >> i hope that this tongue in cheek. >> the question about voter turnout. very ms. is there a correlationn an increase of voter turnout and support for the third party and from the campaign finance reform purses the lower turnout? other than every four years high-profile election voter turnout in the united states is very, very low. i just went out to dr. bennett's point, he mentions a wrong which is a good example. i believe in afghanistan had 28 candidates on their ballots including some women. i think it is a very good point thank you. >> any comments on that? >> you addressed this. >> yeah, well, put it this way. if you honestly believe that there is not that much difference between the democrats and the republicans, why vote? that's the point. i think a lot of issues that should have been debated -- ralph is good at this. yo

capital visitors center who is doing a phenomenal job and i have to thank our staff, patrice, irene, christina and why don't you guys stand? they pulled it together on a moment's notice and i wanted to thank you so much for their hard work and their brilliance and commitment, to really, the cbc's agenda which is all of our agenda, and that is pathways out of poverty, opportunities for all, reverend jackson, why don't you come forward again, in honor of your 25 years of service, which only 25 years ago, began your run for the presidency, in honor of your life's work, i should say. thank you for giving us this opportunities, for this very important dialogue on this 25th anniversary. >> let me express again my thanks for recognizing our part in this journey, tor making this a more complete union. we have reason to look back, for some joy upon our accomplishments and yet not celebrate before that he game is over. but i think about august 28th, 1955, emmet till was lynched. it was a little moment but those who killed him were celebrated. they walked the streets 40 years without facing prosecution.

christina says it should be left up to the citizens. after all this is a democracy and should not be left up to the government to advance their own ideas on the subject under the umbrella of acting for the people. so i think christina is afraid of people's agenda getting the best of them. wendy wrote this, i think the issues of equality and fairness should rarely be left to the population at large, since they are responsible for the status quo to begin with and, therefore, will prefer it to remain as such. true fairness and equality will probably fall to the supreme court eventually anyway. so we'll have to see. frank is calling us from las vegas. frank, from reading what i think you're saying, you're wishing everybody would butt out, right? >> caller: i do. i believe it's not an issue for either to decide. i believe that the rights of people are already guaranteed by the constitution, and i don't believe that we should be going back and reinterpreting the constitution on this issue. whether we agree with same-sex marriage or not, i thi

. >> we're here to with christina and author of the book sisters and more.ho is -- who are the characters? >> they are two iraqi sisters 18 and 21 years old. they are filled with hope for what americans will do for iraq because they suffered horribly but of the older sister goes to work for the american is and falls in love with that a contractor and the younger sister gets heard degree at the university which becomes harder and harder as the americans lose control of which country and the radical islam it takes control. >>host: where did you meet them? >> 2003 at the start of the war. >>host: you talk to them and two other women? >> one u.s. soldier, a reservist and her name is heather and she becomes in charge of the biggest initiative to bring americans version of with and rights to the middle east. the other woman is a costly and taste palestinian american and working for women international to help out by iraqi women build a grass-roots effort. >>host: you follow these throughout-- for women three-year stay on the ground. >> may 2003 through 2005. >>hos

you've got the hbo special, you're on the christina -- what is it again?"new invincible christine." glad you're a loyal fan. >> a laborious title but a funny show. and now you have a talk show at night competing with all the boys late at night. >> well, i'm on saturday night. >> oh, you're on saturday? >> the boys take the night off. >> chelsea has one, too? >> yeah. >> chelsea lately. that show. she's on every night. >> i think she's on every night. >> you're only on on saturday night? >> saturday night. >> that's how you can do all this work. >> yes. with a black president now i don't have to work as hard. >> that's true. okay. >> i just do -- they wanted me to work seven nights. i was like, no, race card, black president. >> pass the race card. >> we get two race cards a year now with a black president. sweet. >> that's great. so the last person to -- a woman to have a talk show, late night, was joan rivers. that was 25 years ago. >> wow. >> you know, i mean, that was -- dick cheney was still on his first pacemaker. nothing for that. okay, fine. >> i'm

>> christina mercer is my daughter. >> she is behind bars tonight. why in the world would she want to give her baby to the baby-sitter? >> well, as confused as tina is, i -- i have to tell you, she has emphatically stated that she did not and would not ever harm her child. and in my whole heart believe that she was manipulated into this situation. >> what about it, marc klaas? what do you think, mommy manipulated? >> well, i -- it's against every maternal extinct i've ever heard of to give up your child and then report it missing. this is one the craziest stories i've ever heard in my life. >> well, all i know is, this, marc klaas, this baby is alive. but it has been locked for 12 hours in a wooden chest. no bottle. no toy. nothing. police find the baby. today washington county sheriffs, congratulations! we are taking your calls live. with us, baby shannon's maternal grandmother. mommy behind bars with the baby-sitter who has a record of her own. >> she was in the box for almost 12 hours, in a closed box. shannon was immediately taken to the northwes

shannon's parents, christina and james. >> i think they're alleging foul play. i think they seem to be pointing fingers directly at the parents. >> one investigation into drug use around the child. the second investigation over allegations members of the home shook baby shannon. both investigations result in no criminal charges. >> it is disturbing. i think there's some serious questions about these parents. and the fact that they would be asleep from 3:00 a.m. until 11:00 just does not make sense. >> reporter: parents forced to take drug tests, as the search continues for baby shannon. many are asking, did this have to happen in the first place. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. breaking news tonight, live, ohio. cops raid the home of a convicted sex offender accused of yet another sex attack. inside his three-story cleveland home, seasoned detectives stunned. women's bodies hidden throughout. bodies on every floor of the home, even stuffed in the crawl spaces. bombshell tonight, as the excavation goes on in and around the

host: christina, thanks for calling this morning.his is the front page of the "new york times" and it reads the federal government faces balloon in debt payments. virginia, good morning to ben who does not read the daily paper. caller: no, i do not. to many of the stories have been influenced by things like reuters and ap and i think we need to have a lot more local reporting instead of just copying and pasting what we get from international resources. host: you are from the previous caller that her paper is cutting back in local reporting. how you solve that problem? -- how do you solve that problem? caller: we need to go back to better journalism when we have a better sense of what was going on and what people were actually saying instead of what republican and democratic groups say is going on around the country. most a vote news ike -- most of the news i get comes from c-span because i listened to "washington journal" and i do not hear things that come from congress. host: you do not hear those stories in the paper, you are sayin

patrice, irene, christina and joany. why don't you guys stand? because they pulled this together on a moment's notice. and i want to thank them so much for their hard work and brilliance and commitment to really the c.b.c.'s agenda which is all of our agenda, and that's pathways out of poverty, opportunities for all. reverend jackson, why don't you come forward now again in honor of your 25 years of service, which only 25 years ago began your run for the presidency. in honor of your life's work, i should say, thank you again for giving us this opportunity to engage in this very important dialogue on the 5th anniversary. >> let me express again my thanks and my delight to be recognized in our part in this journey for making us a more complete union. a reason to look back with some joy upon our accomplishments, and yet not celebrate before the game is over. i think about august 20th, 1955, emmett hill was lynched. that was a low moment. those who killed him were celebrated. they walked the streets 40 years without facing prosecution. august 20th, 1

patrice, irene, christina and joany. why don't you guys stand?because they pulled this together on a moment's notice. and i want to thank them so much for their hard work and brilliance and commitment to really the c.b.c.'s agenda which is all of our agenda, and that's pathways out of poverty, opportunities for all. reverend jackson, why don't you come forward now again in honor of your 25 years of service, which only 25 years ago began your run for the presidency. in honor of your life's work, i should say, thank you again for giving us this opportunity to engage in this very important dialogue on the 5th anniversary. >> let me express again my thanks and my delight to be recognized in our part in this journey for making us a more complete union. a reason to look back with some joy upon our accomplishments, and yet not celebrate before the game is over. i think about august 20th, 1955, emmett hill was lynched. that was a low moment. those who killed him were celebrated. they walked the streets 40 years without facing prosecution. august 20th, 19

christina roemer, head of the council of economic advisers, would claim credit but you kind of wonder. i think it might involve some other things that are more -- that would have happened anyway. host: of used the words a couple of times, self ability properties. does that factor into your conclusions as to why we changed our mind about the economy perhaps? guest: absolutely. what i was calling for was a turn to the common-sense view of the economy that a lot of people have had, even going back to the great depression, that it is driven by confidence and confidence in our mind. if we get more confident, at the same time it all comes back. unfortunately most economists don't seem to refer to that as a central factor in the economy. a host cut in your mind, was the confidence coming from the present as saying things, members of congress, other people such as yourself, economists who comments on these issues? guest: i don't think what the president says really affect our thinking that much. what i was arguing in my "the new york times" piece is maybe the most important thing that affects

christina mercer is charged with interference of child custody, desertion of a child and several other charges. her babysitter susan baker is charged with child neglect and interference of child custody. investigators found the 7-month-old alive in a box underneath baker's bed. baker had written a letter to governor charlie crist's office in august pleading for help for the baby and claiming her father shook her and both parents did drugs in front of her. >>> house democrats had scheduled a vote for tomorrow on their massive health reform bill which would overhaul the nation's health care system. now they say that vote may need to be pushed back until maybe sunday or later. they admit they don't yet have the votes to pass it. the holdup appears to be differences among democrats regarding abortion funding and illegal's access to health care. president obama plans to make a personal push for his top legislative priority when he visits capitol hill tomorrow. >>> we will have an update for you on the toll from the orlando high-rise office building. plus, we're keeping you up to date with t