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also plans submitted to the city of hayward for a grocery store in the former circuit city building on whipple road. the architect in both cases is a company that has worked with wal-mart. wal-mart is not commenting on those proposals. >>> right now the time is 4:48. we have man versus shark. the dramatic fight captured in the water between a fisherman in a canoe and a shark. >>> i've been meaning to ask, did you ever get that fiddler off the roof? >> san francisco's wild relief pitcher steals the show at thest by awards and it wasn't just his beard they were talking about. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it's now 4:51. and after nearly a week in space the crew of atlantis gets a little free time today. earlier this morning though it was some of the less glamorous work of being an astronaut. the crew actually had to hand carry some of the food and clothing over to the space station from the shuttle. have some video of them carrying those bags over. later this week they will refill the cargo container with trash and old equipment from the station and then return it to earth. >>> a
also plans submitted to the city of hayward for a grocery store in the former circuit city building on whipple road. the architect in both cases is a company that has worked with wal-mart. wal-mart is not commenting on those proposals. >>> right now the time is 4:48. we have man versus shark. the dramatic fight captured in the water between a fisherman in a canoe and a shark. >>> i've been meaning to ask, did you ever get that fiddler off the roof? >> san francisco's...
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good circuit city to top. standing hours of the gym i've been as a trainee luisa she doesn't know if she'll ever have enough money to go to the championships but she never loses hope. maybe it is an incorrect comparison but sport is like a swan for me once you get into it there's simply no turning back i tried to start but i can't live without it and they will continue hoping that one the will will be recognised by the public. it seems like a location women are following hard on the successful heels of their man can take many of the world's models in almost all types of wrestling and with girls handsomely determined to break the stereotypes we could soon see more in more high hills and making their way into the wrestling arenas. i didn't know artsy the republic of north ossetia. and later on the program another super woman russian darbari are easily defined by her in comparables graham still remains a symbol of success for generations of young players that despite her wimbledon final defeat. now the star studd
good circuit city to top. standing hours of the gym i've been as a trainee luisa she doesn't know if she'll ever have enough money to go to the championships but she never loses hope. maybe it is an incorrect comparison but sport is like a swan for me once you get into it there's simply no turning back i tried to start but i can't live without it and they will continue hoping that one the will will be recognised by the public. it seems like a location women are following hard on the successful...
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look at circuit city. they're gone. some of the others are big supporters because they are scared to death they will be the next to go. big box retail will be a thing of the past, which might be good for small-town retailers, but i am not sure that is good for retailing. >> this is getting some attention in congress. senator durbin and therefore cannot be main street fairness act. what do you want to see congress to do? >> we want them to adopt the main street fairness act as they have been working on for 10 years now which gives states the authority to require retailers to collect their sales tax if those states have done the minimum simplification of things that the state, local governments, and businesses have worked the last 10 years to establish. give states to make the effort salesight to enforce their wil tax. this is about tax enforcement. >> last question. >> in your view, is legislation necessary? we brought up the question that congress is the body to regulate. could this be done without regulation, or are se
look at circuit city. they're gone. some of the others are big supporters because they are scared to death they will be the next to go. big box retail will be a thing of the past, which might be good for small-town retailers, but i am not sure that is good for retailing. >> this is getting some attention in congress. senator durbin and therefore cannot be main street fairness act. what do you want to see congress to do? >> we want them to adopt the main street fairness act as they...
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we stopped at a circuit city, so i got to check out a lot of the technological innovations over the pastrter century plus that i had no idea of, and i gravitated toward the huge tv with the surround sound, the real plush leather seats, and i'm like, yeah, i can get used to this. >> but paul would find challenges in even the most mundane aspects of this new world. >> i had some food dropped off and one of the things was pressurized can of cheese spread, and everybody would, you know, probably knows how to work a pressurized can of cheese spread, but it was something i hadn't seen. so just like everything else in the commissary, i go to squeeze the can. i couldn't squeeze the can. so my first thought is to go to the directions. and the directions state, you know, press tip firmly. so i'm pressing straight down on the tip and nothing is happening. so i'm holding the base of the tip and i'm pulling down. still nothing is happening. and i notice this black object at the bottom of the can. so i start pressing that. so by this time i'm completely lost, and a guy walked by and told me to press t
we stopped at a circuit city, so i got to check out a lot of the technological innovations over the pastrter century plus that i had no idea of, and i gravitated toward the huge tv with the surround sound, the real plush leather seats, and i'm like, yeah, i can get used to this. >> but paul would find challenges in even the most mundane aspects of this new world. >> i had some food dropped off and one of the things was pressurized can of cheese spread, and everybody would, you know,...
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the safety service -- city circuit, position, speed, and control of the power to the motor. >> here is a really interesting piece of historic machinery. tell us about this. >> this is one of the main safety devices of the elevator system, and the device still exists today even on modern elevators. it detects if the elevator is going into unsafe over speed conditions. it is attached to the road itself, and the car over speeds, bees fly balls would come out, and the governor jobs would come out and grab on to the governor wrote, which would hold the break or the safety on the elevator to cause it to stop. >> if you have problems, i see right here, we call garfield 7171 for service. member that is right. operators standing by. >> from here, we are going to look at those wonderful elevators that go of the outside of the high rise building that everyone wants to take a ride in. >> let's go do that. >> here we are in the most exciting elevator in the city of san francisco. this is the outside elevator that goes into the 32nd floor. tell us about this. >> we are in one of the tower elevators
the safety service -- city circuit, position, speed, and control of the power to the motor. >> here is a really interesting piece of historic machinery. tell us about this. >> this is one of the main safety devices of the elevator system, and the device still exists today even on modern elevators. it detects if the elevator is going into unsafe over speed conditions. it is attached to the road itself, and the car over speeds, bees fly balls would come out, and the governor jobs...
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and similarly the kinds of employment discrimination claims that were at issue in circuit city didn't exist in 1925. the world has changed and the idea that the 1925 legislature was meant to be buying is nonsense so i think this is one of the areas where we are really seeing a misuse of this idea of congressional intent in order to insulate from liability companies that engage in wrong doing. >> thank you. i have that legislative response. ive run out of time. mr. chairman, are we doing another round? >> we'll have one other round. it will just be the two of us because i do have another question, which has to do with the fact that in a number of these cases that the interest or the institution that is on the other side from the corporate interest is the jewelry. and the access of americans to the jewelry to redress their grievances. and over and over again as professor hart has pointed out would have erected our procedural obstacles but always making it more difficult for americans to get in front of a jury where particularly where a big corporation is the defendant. and i worry about
and similarly the kinds of employment discrimination claims that were at issue in circuit city didn't exist in 1925. the world has changed and the idea that the 1925 legislature was meant to be buying is nonsense so i think this is one of the areas where we are really seeing a misuse of this idea of congressional intent in order to insulate from liability companies that engage in wrong doing. >> thank you. i have that legislative response. ive run out of time. mr. chairman, are we doing...
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if you are in circuit city, they are gone. some of the others in that business or big supporters of what we are trying to accomplish because they're scared to death they will be the next to go and the retailing will be a thing of the past which might be good for small-town retailers, but it's >> i'm not sure if it is good for the retailers. >> mr. peters and this is getting attention in congress. senator durbin, senator ensign are working on a draft bill come amine st fairness sect. what would you like to see the congress do? >> we would like to see the congress about a mean streak fairness act as senator enzi has been working on for ten years now, which gives the states the authority to require the retailers to cut the sales tax if those states have done the minimum simplification of the local governments and businesses have looked the ten years trying and to establish. the states have made the effort to make attacks better the right to enforce their sales tax because that is what this is about. it isn't about making somebody
if you are in circuit city, they are gone. some of the others in that business or big supporters of what we are trying to accomplish because they're scared to death they will be the next to go and the retailing will be a thing of the past which might be good for small-town retailers, but it's >> i'm not sure if it is good for the retailers. >> mr. peters and this is getting attention in congress. senator durbin, senator ensign are working on a draft bill come amine st fairness sect....
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and if you see it, circuit city are gone. some of the others in that business are big supporters of what we're trying to accomplish because they're scared to death that they will be the next ones to go. big box retailing will be a thing of the past which might be good for small town retailers, but i'm not sure it's necessarily good for retailing. >> host: mr. peterson, this issue is getting some attention in congress. senator durbin, senator enzi are working on a draft bill, the main street fairness act. what would you like to see congress do? >> >> guest: we would like to see congress adopt the main street fairness act as senator enzi has been working on for ten years now which gives states the authority to require retailers to collect their sales tax if those states have done the minimum simplification things that we, the states, local governments and businesses have worked the last ten years trying to establish. give states who have made the actual effort to make their tax better the right to enforce their sales tax. becau
and if you see it, circuit city are gone. some of the others in that business are big supporters of what we're trying to accomplish because they're scared to death that they will be the next ones to go. big box retailing will be a thing of the past which might be good for small town retailers, but i'm not sure it's necessarily good for retailing. >> host: mr. peterson, this issue is getting some attention in congress. senator durbin, senator enzi are working on a draft bill, the main...
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city. the three-judge panel from the fifth circuit court of appeals said that lower court's injunction stopping a lockout violated federal law. the players and owners hope to reach a labor agreement in time to save the 2011 season. >>> britain royal newlyweds are set to arrive in los angeles after a nine-day visit to canada after a final event. they pushed a but the top to set the fireworks at the calgary stampede. and they took part in the official farewell party. the duke and duchess of cambridge will attend a dinner to promote trade in england. more on the royal visit coming on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. and we have team coverage of the emotional homecoming of the bay area fishermen as they returned from their ill-fated trip. >>> that and more coming up in the next newscast, ktvu at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great weekend.
city. the three-judge panel from the fifth circuit court of appeals said that lower court's injunction stopping a lockout violated federal law. the players and owners hope to reach a labor agreement in time to save the 2011 season. >>> britain royal newlyweds are set to arrive in los angeles after a nine-day visit to canada after a final event. they pushed a but the top to set the fireworks at the calgary stampede. and they took part in the official farewell party. the duke and duchess...
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to talk about the america's cup world series, the professional circuit that will bring all of the teams and america's cups to port cities around the globe. the america's cup world series will be a tremendous need of an promotional vehicle to the america's cup final, here in san francisco. the world series will kick off in portugal in just eight weeks, then it moves to plymouth in the u.k. in september. i can also announced today we have the dates confirmed for the san diego regatta, the third stop in the world series. that will take place from the 12th to the 20th of november. you will be happy to hear it will be over before thanksgiving. we are looking forward to an exciting c eight -- season of sailing the ac 45's and then for two more seasons in the america's cup events. there is also a bidding process under way. we know five of the six cities that they will be stumping on. we will be determining how all of the 11 locations. the first few are expected to be announced soon for those remaining 11 cities. finally, i would like to pay a real tribute to the incredible amounts of work that is being done to make the america
to talk about the america's cup world series, the professional circuit that will bring all of the teams and america's cups to port cities around the globe. the america's cup world series will be a tremendous need of an promotional vehicle to the america's cup final, here in san francisco. the world series will kick off in portugal in just eight weeks, then it moves to plymouth in the u.k. in september. i can also announced today we have the dates confirmed for the san diego regatta, the third...
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i want to provide those type of the speaking circuits with utilizing excons and people in the streets. but from the latinos. we do a city-wide out reach. we go to the different schools to reach out to the wellness centers and check in with sro's, i would really love to make that happen. we are offering our services to the schools, >> edy zing is a shining example. he was down for 2 decades. let's join with eddy on that. rebecca. >> would it be possible will to have coordinate with muni where the bus stops are. the bus is going to be there within 10 minutes of the final school bell so they don't have to wait 20, 30 minutes for a bus. and kids have to transfer. it takes 45 minutes to an hour to get home. if it would be coordinated between the school district and muni that buses arrive and coordinate transfer stops. that would help kids on muni and maybe have a person on the bus stop. >> we have time, sorry just one more. >> okay. all right. peer pressure. >> my name is rudy corpus. give a big shout out. i think one good solution is to focus more on elementary school kids. educate them in a way they can comprehend. if they
i want to provide those type of the speaking circuits with utilizing excons and people in the streets. but from the latinos. we do a city-wide out reach. we go to the different schools to reach out to the wellness centers and check in with sro's, i would really love to make that happen. we are offering our services to the schools, >> edy zing is a shining example. he was down for 2 decades. let's join with eddy on that. rebecca. >> would it be possible will to have coordinate with...
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the city prevailed in all three of the cases and in the t-mobile lawsuit before you today. in fact, the lawsuit -- [bell ringing] >> in the ninth circuit court of appeal decision on the issue of the local government authority to deny the permits of a wireless carriers and metro p.c.s. versus -- supervisor kim: please wrap up your comments. >> which was handed down in 2005. supervisor kim: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am chris houston and i appreciate you giving time to bring this issue up before you. i have something to put on the overhead. is that available? and i live in the area where t-mobile installed two cell phone antennas and one above the bedroom and one above the dining room and because they were allowed to submit the op i willcation as an accessory use application and constitute an accessory use to a residential apartment complex i was not as i would have been with a c.u.p. conditional use permit allowed to appeal to the boe where 14 of the last 17 appeals very decided in favor of the citizenry, people like myself. and the city is under no obligation to settle with t-mobile, especially considering public and
the city prevailed in all three of the cases and in the t-mobile lawsuit before you today. in fact, the lawsuit -- [bell ringing] >> in the ninth circuit court of appeal decision on the issue of the local government authority to deny the permits of a wireless carriers and metro p.c.s. versus -- supervisor kim: please wrap up your comments. >> which was handed down in 2005. supervisor kim: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am chris houston and i appreciate you...
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circuit court of appeals upheld a challenge. saying the enforcement of the law is unconstitutional. the city errors when it let supporters offer words of encouragement but banned opponents trying to change the minds of people going into the clinic. >>> back in may the president held a double digit lead over a republican candidate. the shift is driven by a steep drop off in support for the president among independent voters. >> michelle bachmann today called on president obama to say no to more government spending. the minnesota congresswoman addressed the national press club in washington today. bachmann says she fought against president obama's health care reform plan and increased spending. >> we come to agree with ronald reagan that government doesn't solve problems, it subsidizing problems. and that government's first duty is to protect the people not to run their lives. >> bachmann also urged president obama to agree to pay the interest on the national debt which she says the u.s. can afford under current revenues. >>> one american car is going so fast that car company can't keep it in
circuit court of appeals upheld a challenge. saying the enforcement of the law is unconstitutional. the city errors when it let supporters offer words of encouragement but banned opponents trying to change the minds of people going into the clinic. >>> back in may the president held a double digit lead over a republican candidate. the shift is driven by a steep drop off in support for the president among independent voters. >> michelle bachmann today called on president obama to...
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city to try to stop the implementation of healthy san francisco. we have drafted this carefully to make sure we follow the clear guidelines the ninth circuit court has faced. while we do not have the right to dictate the specifics of these accounts, we do have the right to define an expenditure. we are simply saying that when we mean expenditure we mean the lemon's definition of that. expenditure -- the lame man fifth definition of that. the use of these -- the layman's definition of that. i would like to see expansion of these accounts, but i am against expansion on the back of the workers or other businesses, their competitors, that are following the rules. i am also against expansion on the backs of consumers, who are making these statements when they go to a restaurant in san francisco. thank you. commissioner kasselman: i guess i just, to follow up on that, 7% of businesses are using the hra's. we have 4000 businesses resurveyed. -- we surveyed. who is using those? , many of those businesses would even know if they are not -- how many of those businesses would even know if they are not complying? if we are taking away so much money from busines
city to try to stop the implementation of healthy san francisco. we have drafted this carefully to make sure we follow the clear guidelines the ninth circuit court has faced. while we do not have the right to dictate the specifics of these accounts, we do have the right to define an expenditure. we are simply saying that when we mean expenditure we mean the lemon's definition of that. expenditure -- the lame man fifth definition of that. the use of these -- the layman's definition of that. i...
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city's parks. everywhere...people soak up the sunshine and relax.... >>well...not quite everywhere... >>this is speed climbing...one of three specialty events on the sport climbing world cup circuit >>we've also got two other disciplines of climbing that we have a world cup circuit; one of them is bouldering..//..and then we've got the lead world cup .. >>reporter: sport climbing has only had an international federation for 4 years...but today it has 76 member countries...which provide hundreds of wiry wall monkeys, all competing in arenas easily accessible to the general public... >>a lot of the world cups get around 3, 5 thousand. some of them the best attended one is probably in chamonix in france and they estimate about 15, 20 thousand per day there. >>reporter: there are now 20 world cup events stretching from europe to china, north america to the middle east...event funding is provided by local organizers...who in this case had to come up with around 200000 euros... >>of course the world cup circuit represents the sharp end of a sport that continues to thrive in a non-competitive sphere... >>pop down to this former pumping station in north london on a typical weeknight and
city's parks. everywhere...people soak up the sunshine and relax.... >>well...not quite everywhere... >>this is speed climbing...one of three specialty events on the sport climbing world cup circuit >>we've also got two other disciplines of climbing that we have a world cup circuit; one of them is bouldering..//..and then we've got the lead world cup .. >>reporter: sport climbing has only had an international federation for 4 years...but today it has 76 member...
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circuit box. after two back to back explosions, police knew, mumbai was under attack by terrorists. then a third bomb believed to have been in a taxi, exploded downtown. police locked down the city. >> the entire city of mumbai has been put on high alert. i would appeal to the people of mumbai and people all over the country to remain calm and maintain peace. >> reporter: so far, no one has claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the same pakistan-based group that attacked mumbai in 2008. this time, mumbai was better prepared, but the violence would inflame tension between two old enemies, india and pakistan, both nuclear powers. richard engel, nbc news, cairo. >>> and here in our new york studios our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andr andrea, i don't need to tell you, this is your line of work. you ask any u.s. official what keeps you up at night, and they answer, these two countries, nuclear nations, and especially pakistan. >> pakistan is about to pass france as the fifth greatest nuclear power in the world and they're on a hair trigger. there's no hot line between india and pakistan, only last week, diplomats from both countries meeting out at s
circuit box. after two back to back explosions, police knew, mumbai was under attack by terrorists. then a third bomb believed to have been in a taxi, exploded downtown. police locked down the city. >> the entire city of mumbai has been put on high alert. i would appeal to the people of mumbai and people all over the country to remain calm and maintain peace. >> reporter: so far, no one has claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the same pakistan-based group that attacked...
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extreme heat short circuiting out of fashion it assures the capitol is full of craps debate is heating up even the threat of violence flashing at too much leg also on like. two russian cities are greater than the ten most wanted in the world it's an even worse. and health in general and so i've sought to find out more on these stories along with the latest videos and photos. if the. first. if you're followed up on my day you'll get it in this. car sort of a throwback and archaic part of our long. it goes back to a time when people would write out of their forces in the wild and pick up these huge debts important to mention the sheer from prosecution the one thing the company made. when they go out there is a tough one. and you have to hope that nothing. that. we're chasing killers if you keep that in mind how does the to me dollar bill please risk. we're not superheroes we can be killed too you know that i'm going to die. once you've hunted run you'll never go back on anything else. america says it plans to continue a common sense missions and china this comes off the two chinese fighter jets intercepted a u. two spy plane and its own one and china claims as its territory
extreme heat short circuiting out of fashion it assures the capitol is full of craps debate is heating up even the threat of violence flashing at too much leg also on like. two russian cities are greater than the ten most wanted in the world it's an even worse. and health in general and so i've sought to find out more on these stories along with the latest videos and photos. if the. first. if you're followed up on my day you'll get it in this. car sort of a throwback and archaic part of our...
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circuit. the case involved a challenge by black residents of a community in maryland, a highway leading out to the ocean city beach. my clients were prepared to demonstrate the decision to crest -- construct the bypass constituted the third time in 60 years the state had chosen to route a highway directly through or adjacent to this community. we lost on the statute of limitation grounds. judge king wrote a concurrence. it began, "i write this to express my views about the shabby treatment afforded the residents of jersey heights by the state of maryland. we lost the case but because of that concurrence i did not convince my clients. for them the consent -- concurrence was evidence they had been heard. even if the klan could not go forward, they had had their day in court. this can play a valuable role to appreciate our course. i opened the discussion we will be able to address many of the other important issues alluded to by my panelists. thank you for having me. [applause] >> i want to turn to the cameras in the courtroom point. it seems to me that he is more interested in getting cameras into trial court
circuit. the case involved a challenge by black residents of a community in maryland, a highway leading out to the ocean city beach. my clients were prepared to demonstrate the decision to crest -- construct the bypass constituted the third time in 60 years the state had chosen to route a highway directly through or adjacent to this community. we lost on the statute of limitation grounds. judge king wrote a concurrence. it began, "i write this to express my views about the shabby treatment...
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circuit. it was black residents of a community in salisbury, md., in deciding the route 50 bypassed leading out to the ocean city beach in maryland. there were prepared to demonstrate that the decision to construct a bypass at the denver post location constituted the third time in 60 years that the state had chosen to route a highway directly through or adjacent to this community. we lost on statute of limitation grounds, but judge king roddick concurrence. "i write this to express my views about the shabby treatment by the state of maryland to the residence." we lost the case, but i cannot convince some of them that we had not won. for them, the concurrence was evidence that they had been heard. even if their claim could not have gone forward, they had their day in court even dissidents can play a valuable role in helping people explain the role of our courts. i hope in the debate we have the opportunity to discuss many the others important cases, and i thank you for having me. [applause] >> thank you, professor. we do not have as much time left as i would hope for the follow- up discussion. i will turn immedia
circuit. it was black residents of a community in salisbury, md., in deciding the route 50 bypassed leading out to the ocean city beach in maryland. there were prepared to demonstrate that the decision to construct a bypass at the denver post location constituted the third time in 60 years that the state had chosen to route a highway directly through or adjacent to this community. we lost on statute of limitation grounds, but judge king roddick concurrence. "i write this to express my...
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cities across america since the start of the month. another 4,300 records have been set for high overnight temperatures. i don't think that we should short circuit consideration of a pipeline that increases our consumption of tar sands crude up to 40% higher carbon pollution. that is not in our national interest. even the national farmers union is urging opposition to this legislation. they say that n.f.u. continues to have serious concern regarding the keystone x.l. pipeline as currently proposed. and we believe all necessary time should be given for public review and analysis of the options for the proposed project. congress should not fix a hard deadline for this process to be completed. i urge a no vote on this legislation. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: i would remind everyone that in america today we are using about 22 million barrels of oil a day. we are million barrels of oil a day. in this country. we need more efficiency. there is no question about that. to make -- get better gas mileage. but we also have to recognize that we have a responsibility to bring more product into the
cities across america since the start of the month. another 4,300 records have been set for high overnight temperatures. i don't think that we should short circuit consideration of a pipeline that increases our consumption of tar sands crude up to 40% higher carbon pollution. that is not in our national interest. even the national farmers union is urging opposition to this legislation. they say that n.f.u. continues to have serious concern regarding the keystone x.l. pipeline as currently...