. >> constance, you turned into a celebrity.ame everywhere. you're at ellen degeneres and everyone is talking about you. do you feel you've paved the way for other teenagers like yourself who want to bring their date of choice to their prom? >> i do, and, you know, that was really the whole point in all of the media was just making -- showing people that it isn't okay and that way they know who to get ahold of if they're going through that so i mean that was the whole point in all the media. so i do. >> all right. constance, christine, thank you very much. we greatly appreciate it. whatever you decide to do, constance, have a good time at prom or wherever you hang out that night. thank you. >> thanks. >> that wraps up this hour. i'm tamron hall. join me again tomorrow and each week day 11:00 and 2:00 p.m. eastern time. david shuster picks up our coverage. david, what do you have? >> tamron, we'll get an update out of charlottesville, virginia on the gas line problems at a brother of a member of congress. again shall the issue of

but constance still hasn't been invited to that prom. so i think it remains to be seen whether she will, in fact, be going to this private prom. >> constance, what's your reaction to this ruling? >> i think that the judge made a good decision. because, i mean, i understand where he's coming from, where it would inconvenience the other people. but, i'm glad that he did realize that the school did violate my rights. >> has this fight been worth it to you? >> it has. because, it's important for people to realize that it's not right for people to do that. >> there's this talk now of this private prom that's going to be held. do you want to be invited to it? >> yes. i mean, most of like people that i know are going to be there. so, you know, but i'm going to see the reaction from other people like at school, and that will make my decision on whether or not i'm going to go. because i'm not going to go somewhere that i feel like most people there hate me. >> and what has it been like now, these last several weeks in school? >> well, we've had s

. >> rose: what's the constancy here?e constancy is the president's focus on how do we disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al qaeda in this region, and take this region off the table as a safe haven now and in the future. how do we replace the instability of today with a much more stable and robust region in the future. that is the constancy throughout. >> rose: that's where you began and that's where you are now. >> we had an initial review that really was about what do we need to do immediately just to start out on the right foot? we were facing elections in afghanistan. there were all kinds of near-term challenges we needed to face. then we had a fundamental review that went back to do we have the objectives right? do we have the mission right? do we have the strategy right? that is what was announced at the west point speech. what's really important is it's the first time in eight years we have the mission defined right, we have the strategy, we have the leadership in place, and we've actually put the kind of resources aga

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. >> reporter: for constance mcmillen, the prom is still off.even though a federal judge ruled that the high school violated her rights by refusing to let her take her girlfriend to the big dance and wear a tuxedo. mcmillen, openly lesbian since the 8th grade was pushing that same point. but itawam baagricultural high canceled the prom, rather than allow a same-sex couple to attend. >> it hurts me that they would rather punish everybody than do the right thing. >> we'll allow each school to you know, look at their particular situation. and design rules that they think are best for the conduct of their students. >> reporter: fulton's students are devoided. >> i think they need to put them on an island. whether it's a dress, tuxedo, girl or boy, let her go to prom. . >> reporter: the federal judge refused to order the school to hold the prom because a private one is scheduled. but mcmillen may skip it. too much hostility on what is supposed to be a teenager's magical night. mark strausman, cbs news, atlanta. >> the 715-student high school is locat

public structures destroyed by the british in 1814 games of tired slaves the bulk of the work, rhode constance mclaughlin cream in her 1967 book "the secret city their race for the race relations in the nation's capital." many of the slaves were hired from maryland and the district of columbia. the largest sleeve holding state of america was virginia. with a little more than 400,000 slaves living there before the civil war. the people of the district of columbia and maryland also had their share of slaves with as many as 31 -- 3,185 slaves residing in the federal capital and another 100,000 living in maryland. the construction of the speed and other federal buildings in washington was a windfall for slave owners whose public records for attesting to the fact the 5-dollar payment for african-american slave labor was made directly to the slave owners and not to the laborers according to the congressional legislation introduced in 2000 to study the use of slave labor in the capital's construction. slave owner edmund who lived in what is now called st. mary's county owned 64 slaves and rented thre

a federal judge agreed that mississippi teenager constance mcmillen that her rights were violated whener high school refused to let her take a same-sex date to the school's prom. but the judge also refused to order itawamba school system to hold that dance that was canceled due to controversy. >>> changing security at the airport. metal detectors may no longer have the last word. instead, it might be you in a face to face interview with screeners. >>> president obama's choice to run the tsa has a model in mind -- israel. kate, fill us in. >> very interesting. hey there, kyra. after this position remained vacant for more than a year, president obama's new pick to lead the transportation security administration will be sitting down for a second day of confirmation hearings on capitol hill today. and yesterday retired army major general robert harding started laying out his ideas for u.s. airport security, saying he really wants to beef it up to better resemble certain airports overseas. listen here. >> i agree with you that we should move even closer to an israeli model, whether it's mor

structure destroyed or the british in 1814 gangs of hired slave did the bulk of the work, wrote constance mclaughlin green and in her 1967 book, the secret city, the history of race relations in nation's capital. many of the slaves were likely hired from virginia, maryland and the district of columbia. the largest way of holding state in america was virginia with a little more than 400,000 slaves living there before the civil war. people of the district of columbia and maryland also had their share of slaves with as many as 31-- 3185 slaves residing in the federal capital and another 100,000 living in maryland. the construction of the capital and other federal buildings in washington were a windfall for slaveowners with public records attesting to the fact that the 5-dollar payment for african-american slave labor was made directly to the slaveowners and not to the labor. according to congressional legislation introduced in 2000 to study the use of slave labor in the capital's construction. slaveowner edmund howell, who lived in what is now called st. mary's county, phone 64 slaves and re

. >> so there's definitely going to be a consistency to your message and a constancy to your message?>> if we're not consistent we're not going to succeed. yes. >> okay. mr. witsner, you mentioned the gni in your testimony. given your unique perspective of the diversity of all the companies that make up the industry, that offer internet based goods and services around the world, do you see gni as a framework that will fit every one of those companies? or -- is there the case that maybe this doesn't fit some of them? >> from the perspective of the efforts that we imagine at the congress department, our main interest is to be a partner with the gni. it seems unlikely that every single internet company in the united states would join. we certainly hope more do. these organizations have to figure out how to create the proper kind of fit between their mission and those who they hope to serve. that's not an easy challenge, as you know. but we think it's important. from the commerce department perspecti perspective, we hear from companies large and small across a dmub of sectors of the inter

district judge ruled the school violated constance mcmillan's rights by banning her from the dance.y didn't order the school district to hold the prom like the aclu wanted. when the big battle started the school canceled the dance scheduled for april 2nd. we'll talk with the teenager and her attorney at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> in raleigh, north carolina, three people were arrested, several others forcibly removed from a school board meeting last night. it was a contentious debate on busing. shortly after these arrests, the board voted 5-4 to reverse a policy that buses students to achieve economic diversity. instead, the board voted for a new plan aimed at placing students in schools closer to their homes. the district's policy started in '99 and used socioeconomic factors to place students rather than race. >>> it's been a contentious fight over politics, too. the tea party activists have become active players. and in all likelihood could influence the mid-term elections. take a look at a brand-new quinnipiac university poll out just this morning. in a hypothetical congressiona

the judge said the move violated constance mcmillen's rights. however, he stopped short of forcing the itawamba county school district to hold the dance saying such a ruling would only confuse the community. >>> up next the military faces a fighter jet shortage but there's a big discrepancy between the shortfall the pentagon is expecting and what they are budgeting for. is it a case of more fuzzy math from the pentagon? >>> then the world's largest oil exporter was the target of a widespread terror plot. more than a hundred suspects have been arrested. how many more are still at large? >>> plus, the most talked about story of the day. does your son have a nanny? if so, you may be setting him up for a failed marriage. meet an expert who lays out what she claims are the facts. this is msnbc news. the latess inspired stayfree® to create thermocontrol™. designed with the comfort of athletic fabrics in mind, stayfree® with thermocontrol™ quickly wicks moisture away for exceptional dryness. thermocontrol™ only from stayfree®. for exceptional dryness.

a federal judge ruling that, yes, the school violated constance mcmillen's first amendment rights when it canceled the prom for everyone. he still isn't forcing the school to schedule the prom because there's any time for it. a private prom is in the work, but mcmillen isn't sure she'll go. >> i think that the judge made a good decision because, i mean, i understand where he was coming from where we were an inconvenience to other people, but i'm glad that he did realize that the school did violate my rights. >> there's this talk now of a private prom that's going to be held. do you want to be invited to it? >> yes. i mean, most of, like, people that i know are going to be there. so, you know, but i'm going to see the reaction from other people, like, at school and then i'll make my decision on whether or not i'm going to go because i'm not going to go somewhere where most people there hate me. >> mcmillen appeared on "the ellen degeneres show" and she was press eptsed a $30,000 college scholarship. >>> oprah winfrey met wom woman-to-woman with her former head mistress and that ended a

a judge in mississippi agrees that constance mcmillen's rights were violated when her high school refusedher take a same-sex date to the prom. the judge refused to order the whole district to hold a dance it canceled. it would interfere with plans with private dance in which they a r. all welcome. >>> more fallout from the catholic church in europe. the pope accepted the resignation of another irish bishop. bishop john mcgee apologizes for any abuse that occurred in his diocese. >>> we are heading to t stimulus desk for fairy tales with josh levs. would you believe a lot of stuff you hear about stimulus spending just isn't true? >>> time now for a visit to the stimulus desk. the chairman of the government board that keeps tabs on stimulus spending says there are a lot of myths out there. josh levs has been looking into that. josh, what are these so-called myths? >> yeah, you know, tony, if you really came out swinging, this man whose job it is to be the nonpartisan watchdog says some people are hyper ventilating, in his words, with some of the things that they're saying about the stimulus

the courtside with the 18-year-old constance mcmillen saying school violated her first amendment rights with its ban on same-sex dates. but the judge stopped short of forcing the school to hold the prom. students will have to attend to a. private party instead. >>> straight ahead, the legal fight over health reforms. if you'll thought there were twists and turns in washington, wait until you hear what's going on in washington state. i've got the governor on the phone. phone. we'll speak to her in a moment. democratic health care reform in congress, republican opponents have other options, including lawsuits. as we've been reporting to you, 14 states, these states in red, have filed suits that challenge the very constitutionality of the new federal mandates, especially the run requiring almost all americans to buy coverage or pay fines. basically the attorneys general in these states say that is not a right that is given to the federal government for them to put that into the law. all of those states, by the way, have republican attorneys general, except one, louisiana. but four of the s

i am constance. it occurs to me that the resources to sort of bringing together the different disparate groups here with different incentives say and hmo provider and publicly traded hospital would be to involved activists investors the would go in the and own both companies and say to the management this is how we want you to work together. have you thought of this and if you are interested in doing so please contact me i can help you. [laughter] >> one issue to overcome is a lot of the hospitals are not for profit of course, so they don't have that. but there is a related version which is if you ask insurers why they don't push for these things they say i'm small in the market between medicare and medicaid and others on small so i can't do it and if you ask the hospitals they say we need up front money from the insurers to undertake investments so there's this amazing what happens when you sit them down around the same table and say look if you folks agree to some investment in these folks will hea

the school-sponsored prom was canceled after constance mcmillen asked if she could wear a tux and bringer girlfriend to the dance. >>> beach washington is living up to its name, isn't it? this home along the coast, being washed away because of heavy surf eroding a cliff there. one homeowner says she woke up to the sound of the family's two-story shed being overtaken by water. several homes in the area are also in danger of going under water. >> you stay as long as you can stay because that's yours. you've paid hard money for it and you keep hoping that things will change and they don't. >> according to the washington state department of ecology washaway beach has the most rapid eroegsz on the pacific coast averaging about 100 feet per year. >>> well, president obama sees a future america run by clean renewable energy. and right now he's going after more oil. where he proposes to find out -- find it. what you think about his policy change here? what's the controversy? >>> i want to let you know we're following a tragic shooting that's left two young boys dead in scottsdale, arizona. poli

do we not have the constancy on our side?has anything been done creatively to make sure there is something on our side because continuity? >> excellent point, people do change jobs more rapidly in government than in industry. programs take a long time and the commitments made to remain solid over that time. as we come into these jobs, people need to respect the commitment that was made by predecessors in the interest of stability in a program unless there is really something wrong. it gets back to another point you made that is important which is how long these programs take. i think that time is the variable that we do not manage enough in general in our programs. the dynamic is that if you have a program that runs into trouble, the first thing to do is to come and get more money for it. there is only so much money every year so that only goes so far and your next step, if you cannot get money, is to kick the program to the right. these things stretch out to the right. an 11-year program is 10% more expensive than a 10-year