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dole has been hospitalized since last week.he law firm says that his heart is fine but doctors at walter reed operated on dole's left leg which has open sores. they planned a skin graph for today. dole was the gop presidential nominee in 1996. he says he hopes to leave the hospital in time for his 86th birthday on july 22nd. >>> the rarely seen leader of north korea reportedly has a life threatening cancer. that's the word from a south korean medical report. he was diagnosed last summer around the same time he reportedly had a stroke. south korea's government says it can't confirm the report about cancer but kim jong-il's health has been the focus of speculation. he looked frail during a rare public appearance recently. >>> there's much more still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," live pictures from nasaight now as the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" get ready to liftoff once again but will it happen this time? >>> also, how shopping at one type of store could have an impact on your credit for years to come. some important inform

in a statement dole said he hopes to be out of the hospital in time for his birthday july 22. >> well supposed to be a hot weekend but are storms on the way as well? >> well, lets check in with meteorologist jessica starr. to find that out. >> all right. checking in. we could see a couple of showers and storms late in the afternoon hours saturday into sunday. overnight tonight, dealing with a beautiful night. 74 at the inner harbour. winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour. and the humidity is up a bit at 68 percent. that's what we will notice overnight tonight. and for the daytime saturday. deal with sunshine again for the daytime tomorrow. and start to feel more muggy out there tomorrow. as we have a cold front off to the west. fired up showers and storms in the ohio valley. earlier today. in heat of the day. those are weakened a bit. and they could fire back up for tomorrow. ahead of the cold front, we are still sitting in the warm and humid sector of the system. as you can see, the winds, strong. out of the south right now at 12. and when the winds are out of the south it allow

dole hopes to be out of the hospital by his birthday, 22nd. he'll be turning 85.resident barack obama and pope benedict xvi meeti for the da.datoi first lady, michelle obama made an appearance. nd the pope and the president exchanged gifts. the pope giving the president a copy of aan vaticumoc dent on bioethics. it explains the church's opposition to using embryos for stem cell research. the president gave the pope a stole that had been placed on the remans ins of a american th become a saint. >>> mr. obama's first trip to sub-saharan africa. the first family received a boisterous welcome. the obamas plan to visit an ocean front fort once used to ship slaves to the americas. still to come, bear sightings not unusual this team of year. except when they appear outside of a grocery store. one man shares his story of losing 400 pounds. he did it in two years. and veronica is back with more on the possibility ofÑi strong storms coming in tomorrow evening. <000gcgcgcgcgcgcgcgsgsgcgcg fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now ever

bob dole turns 86 this month. >>> at a cemetery near chicago today, thousands of family members showed up. they want answers about the desecration of burial plots. four workers are charged with grave robbing, allegedly digging up bodies, casting them aside and then selling the cemetery plots again. now a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of people with relatives buried at the burr oak cemetery. here's barbara pinto. >> reporter: a growing crowd of grieving and angry family members came today, all searching for information about their loved ones. >> i want to know where dr. joseph hall is. i want to know where eli ya hall is. i want to know where my family is. >> people are upset. >> they sold them. >> reporter: for the past four years, authorities allege a handful of workers here orchestrated an unspeakable scam, digging up 300 graf sites, and dumping the bodies in an unused part of the cemetery, and selling for plots for cash. >> the headstones are gone. people have gone to the site where a different person is there now. >> reporter: erika toll bert buried her daughter here 21 years ag

stuart: that is taxpayer money that will be doled out to politicians. come on. let's get honest. we're talking about a huge amount of money that will be doled out to constituents, given out to people who will then vote for the congressman who gives them the money. you are buying votes. but let me raise a different issue. if you are poor -- in america today, the taxpayer is going to pay for your rent, your food, your medicine, your school, your utilities. this is not moral. if you are making a group of people ward of the state, that is wrong. >> first, i want you to admit that the stimulus had a tax cut for americans. we have done that in pennsylvania, helping people stay in their homes. we of have the most successful program ever, and total repayment to taxpayers. it can work. we hope to have other americans stay in their home. i'm happy chairman frank is doing this. stuart: is it moral to make a group of people entirely dependent on the government? answer those questions. >> this program would only help people who lost their jobs by no fault of their own who are not deadbeats bu

but right now it may be a little premature to start doling out funds. >> let me go back out to formerkson attorney and host of klaa. you've been very close to the family for quite some time, brian. what are their financial straits right now? especially katherine and the children? >> they're living just fine. they're doing okay. there was a petition which was filed in the probate court for an allowance which is a very usual type of thing done for the family and for the beneficiaries under the will. when i look at how he cared for katherine jackson, i wish i could care for my mom in the very same manner. he took wonderful care of her. that's a factor that probate court will take into consideration. but it's a usual very common thing which is done to get the family money because they've been cared for in the past. >> now what about joe jackson and the rest of the kids? we'll talk about that when we come back. ♪ be there in the morning >>> as you know, there is little that is ordinary about the michael jackson story, including the custody hearing that was postponed -- >> it's a battle bet

-born children are american citizens, and they would not be on the public dole, for health insuranceir parents broke the law. because is an immigration system that is out of control. because -- and because is an immigration system that is out of control -- the cause is an immigration system that is out of control. we are talking about tens of billions of dollars every year in additional costs if we are forced to pay for health insurance for people who are in the country illegally. neil: so you think this is going to get in there, and this is going to get very little resistance? >> well, there is going to be resistance. the american public, when they find out that the illegal aliens -- neil: i am talking about the democratic majority. >> even with the democratic majority, there are a lot of blue dogs that are unhappy. this is one more thing there are likely to be unhappy about. it builds up, and eventually, people say if we are going to be covering illegal aliens or people who justç come into this country, we are in big trouble. neil: ira, thank you. . . he ran off with his secretary

former senator and presidential candidate bob dole is in the hospital.he was admitted to walter reed army medical center in bethesda last week. his office released a statement saying he underwent surgery for open sores on his left leg. he has a skin graft on hiseft leg. mr. dole is 85 years old. >>> a memorial for michael jackson turned into a celebration of his life and hometown in gary, indiana last night. thousands of people gathered to sing h songs and dance to his music as they remembered michael jackson and gary as the place where the king of pop got his start. >> this is where he came from. >> the world. >> reporter: thousands packed the u.s. steel yard stadium to pay tribute to gary's own michael jackson. it's the place where a kid became a king. >> i think he's here. >> means a lot just to say good-bye to him to see where he started out. >> i'm very honored to see people from all over come here. >> this is the closest thing that he with could do. we love michael and we're here for him, really. >> reporter: to get everyone involve in this memoria

>> how do we get aig off the taxpayer dole? where is this bloody story leading. >> that is a better point. >> it's true late. the spigot is on. no one is willing to turn it off. aig got this initial massive sum of taxpayer money and now it's a black hole. we can't turn this spigot off. in addition to that, we don't know exactly where this money is going and it's a problem and it's taxpayer money. >> john, apart from the contract law issue, which i basically agree, okay? the fact of the matter is there has to be some transparent plan to say to american taxpayers here is where we are going. here is how we are going to do it. your last thought? >> i think aig in this case is doing the right thing versus what they did in march. they are actually going in this case to feinberg the compensation czar who is allowed to look at the comp of the top 100 people of the seven companies that got the largest amount of government aid. they are cooperating the government into the process. they are not doing what they did in march which sparked m

i, robert mcdowell, do solemnly swear -- >> bayh, robert dole do solemnly swear -- >> that i will support, defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation. and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office i am about to enter. so help me god. >> well done. [applause] [unintelligible] that was, as i said, a distinct honor and privilege. the first time i have sworn anyone in in say -- it is an awesome responsibility and a great pleasure to welcome you for your next term. do either of my colleagues have opening remarks to begin the meeting? please? >> very briefly, mr. chairman, thank you very much. i could not think of a better way to launch the genachowski era. i think you have done a great job so far, sir. [laughter] there are four groups of thank yous right here. a will be as brief as possible. i think many folks for my renomination and reconfirmation -- certainly, my parents, got himself -- god himself. my paren

. >> taking pictures and doling out compliments, at one point saying that sotomayor's mother deserved tv time. >> i ran into her at the restaurant. she has a lot she would like to say. >> did not give her a chance. >> even some democrats were bothered by her lack of straightforward answers, one saying today, "your record is exemplary, your record, not your answs." tomorrow, more testimony, including some firefighters to say that sotomayor discriminated against them and a ruling. >> the hearings could wrap up as early as tomorrow. then the senate will vote. that usually happens within a week. then it is on to the full senate. congress is on break in august, and president obama has indicated he was like to see sotomayor confirmed before the supreme court hears arguments in september. if things go that way, she could be confirmed by the end of this month. >>> the road to health care reform cleared a hurdle when a key senate committee passed one version of the plan. >> this progress makes us hopeful, butt cannot make us complacent. it should provide the urgency for both the house and sena

. >>> bob dole is in hospital tonight, recovering from leg surgery. he was being treated for heart problems when doctors at walter reed army medical center decided to operate on a leg that had open sores. his law firm says it is part is fine and he will be out of the hospital for his july 22 birthday. >>> next, and "politico playbook," a new summer movie is getting a lot of buzz. plus, what was president obama caught looking at? >> after beautiful weather, will rain spoiled your weekend plans? >>> more on the hostage situation in leesburg. pamela brown has the details. >> two elderly people in their eighties have been held by the armed robber cents two o'clock. earlier today, there were reports of gunfire, but there is no reason to believe there are any injuries. swat team members and the snipers are surrounding the house. we're told they will not make any sudden moves unless it is necessary. crisis negotiators are in contact with the suspect hoping to reach a paceful resolution. this unfold it this afternoon when the suspect robbed a bowl jewelry sto

dole's law firm says his heart is fine.er, doctors at walter reed operated on dole's left leg which had open sores. they've planned a skin graft for today. dole was the gop presidential nominee in 1996. he says he hopes to leave the hospital in time for his 86th birthday on july 22nd. >>> the vice president's wife will also be going under the knife today. jill biden will have orthopedic surgery to relieve shoulder pain. the outpatient procedure will be performed at a hospital in philadelphia. the white house says the vice president will accompany his wife. the pair will spend today and tuesday at their home in delaware before mr. biden returns to washington tomorrow evening. >> we have breaking news for you right now. the washington nationals have fired manny acta. acta learned of the decision after arriving back in town last night from houston for the all-star break. bench coach jim riggleman is expected to replace him. >> the team finished the first half of the season with the worst record in the league, and the team lost

. >>> former senator bob dole is in the hospital tonight. the former presidential candidate was admitted to walter reed army medical center last week. his office released a statement saying that dome underwent surgery for open sores on his left leg. the former senator will undergo a skin graft monday of his progress continues at its current base. dole says that the medical attention has been painful but he hopes to be out of the hospital by his birthday july 22nd. he's 85 years old. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," we con to follow the breaking news in leesburg where an armed robbery suspect is holding two people hostage. >> there was more outrage today over a cemetery scheme. police say workers dug up graves and resold them plots. >>> officials in pennsylvania are investigating accusations of racial discrimination against a suburban philadelphia swim club. >> first time in more than a decade the running of the bulls turns deadly in spain. >> we are going to tell you about a bear sighting outside of a virginia grocery store. >> how is the

. >> we're going collect the money and we are going to dole it out to you. >> it's going to happen to california and new york state. >> steve, one of the things that mario cuomo said, liberal democrat, they should have a constitutional convention in new york to rewrite the state constitution to make albany more accountable. you think that is the path some of the states is going to go? >> i think its potential path. the same thing is being talked about in california. dan's pointed, i think it's interesting. california and new york the chrysler and gm of states because they can't pay their bills. dan, i would not be surprised if both california and new york come hand in hand in washington and say bail us out. washington can't pay its bills either. let's not forget one other point california and new york haven't been involved in these kind of cap and trade schemes. california has renewable energy standards, they passed their own cap and trade and businesses are moving out of the state because of those, as well. >> these do have very high tax rates. every time they say, let's raise them s

i want to talk about a couple of cases that might otherwise seem like dole points of procedure rather than substantive law. preemption and things that my colleagues will talk about. the more dull sounding stuff of what it is that you have put enough detail in your complaint, or whether the burden of proof shifts and a case, and what that tells us about the supreme court's jurisprudence. the supreme court for many years seemed to have a going out of business' sign up. the court pose a number of cases that was argued and decided was at 714 terms ago. that led to 68, then 67. it went from 82 to 72 to 71. the dockets seemed to be dwindling. in this term, the number turned around. they decided 75 cases out of argument and 79 cases overall. that is a lot less than 1986,. all of the justices that all of the sir petitions himself. the court had decided in 1986 hundred 56 cases. -- in 1986, 156 cases. the court has a much stronger footing for a stop to it than any time in the last five or 10 years. the court has already granted some 45 cases for next term. it has already filled up its argument

for the mcgovern-dole program. based on our nation's school meal program, the mcgovern dole program provides food to millions of hungry kids at school, allowing them to receive food and an education. this is a good bill. it funds the priorities of our nation and it deserves our support. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague from massachusetts for yielding time. while we disagree on issues, it's clear that he's passionate about this issue. mr. speaker, i come before you today deeply concerned by closed rule we have before us. throughout this appropriations season, the democrat majority has taken unprecedented steps to silence both the minority and their own democrat colleagues by offering all appropriations bills under closed rules. this is consistently eliminated the ability for members to speak up for how their constituents believe their money sho

public dole. >> of course. >> and all these big banks -- or they still have -- goldman sachs still has the bond guarantee. >> one of the guys pointed out, well shareholders need to know. generally, shareholders do know. most banks come out and say, we shall setting aside this much money for bonus compensation this year. anyway, i don't know if you guys are getting the yelling in your ear. we have to wrap and go to commercial. i certainly have. a quick break. and then the earnings central roundup on time warner beating wall street estimates. what does it mean for making money in the media sector? >> and finally, microsoft and yahoo make a deal. but will antitrust watchdogs look to break up the deal? coming up here on "the call." >>> welcome back to "the call" i'm julia boorstin. time warner wrapping up its second quarter earnings call. numbers are down from last year, but ahead of expectations. adjusted profit 40 cents per share while revenue dropped to $6.8 billion, both beating projections. the company reaffirming its business outlook for the year. >>> one big headline from the call,

as bob dole said, "you know, i know it." >> police have enormous power and they do not like getting challenge, but they should be traded up to deal with it. >> there was a report of two people try to knock down a core -- knock down the door without a key, the police officer shows up on the -- >> but when he establishes a that he lives there, he should leave. >> but then he follows him out and berates him -- >> this means timeout. thank you. >> someone who has been convicted of assault and drunk driving will be able to obtain a permit to carry a gun in almost any place in america. except, i should point out, the halls of congress, which bars fire arms from federal buildings. if you want an example of congressional hypocrisy, it would be tough to beat this. >> mayor michael bloomberg. the senate came within two votes of passing senator john thune's bill to allow hunters to carry guns across state lines. 58-39. 20 democrats voted for it. this comes on the heels of the nation rifle association victory a couple of months ago which allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons in national parks. acco

. >> you mentions the baker- daschle-dole approach. >> to underscore -- you have for the president say -- this is not a bill for a bill's sake. this has to be something that is meaningful. that -- one of the meaningful aspects of any of this legislation has to be something that rains in the cost of health care. if all we do is take what is happening now with those skyrocketing costs and simply add to that, you are creating a system that cannot sustain itself. obviously we have to change the arc of health care spending. >> what about the smaller businesses? what does a mandate look like and what level could they be able to opt out? >> there will have to be discussions about this. this is -- this is not something that is going to be -- there are going to be exemptions for business size in this. there's no doubt about that. >> what size? >> i will leave that to the negotiators rather than pick a number here. what is important is -- this represents a pretty big mind-set change on behalf of the nation's largest employer. it is a recognition first and foremost of the the notion -- of the not

most onboard -- tonight he is ready to dole them out. >> it is great to watch a world- class team runaround. they are making plays. >> it was absolutely electric. >> i cannot say anything more about this game. it is phenomenal. >> and the game did live up to the hype. to-1 -- 2-1. we will have results coming up later in sports. >> a special homecoming for a pro basketball star with global routes. tonight on what she was presented and her message to use. >> dozens of hospital patients on alert about possible exposure to a deadly brain disorder. why the hospital says it is at fault. >> president obama reaches out to the cambridge police officer. tonight, here with the president had to say. >> we made special arrangements to have that rain showers there. he will talk about the forecast for the weekend in just a moment. it is raining at >> maryland health officials have confirmed that it for a person has died from the h1n1 flu virus. state leaders said the difference in this case is that the eastern shore resident had no apparent illnesses or risk factors like the previous cases. the state heal

but with unemployment neing dole digits, and the economy looking worse, morand more people are calling for aecond stimulus. >>eff: key to the economic recovery, geing americans spending but that's tough to dohen wages arstagnating or taking ts in other ways. >>usie: if you browse the web using internet exploreand a winds based p.c, you could be at risk. microsoft sayshere's a security problem with its software that could t hackers take over youromputer. >> jeff: then, putting a new face on the litick effect. american cosmeticsirms are hoping to do just that in cha, as the glol recession has women the looking for small luxuries. >> susie: m susie gharib >> jeff: and i'm jefyastine. paul kgas is off tonight. this is nightly businesseport for moay, july 6th. "nightly business rert" is made possible by: this program was madpossible by ctributions to your p station fromiewers like you. ank you. >> susie: good ening everyone. what shape is e economy really in? th's what investors were asking today athey evaluated commentsver the weekend from the obama administrati, that it quote "misread" th

so we do have a doled front well back to the west, sealing what we call outflow boundaries ahead of the cold front where the cold air is pushing out causing severe storms. to pop up ahead of the cold front. we're not going to see the cold front until tomorrow afternoon, so look for some unsettled weather before that, tonight we're not going to see a lot as far as stormy activity after the initial storms push through by but tomorrow afternoon as the front pushes through we'll look for severe weather possibilities. once again that severe weather will stick around all week very many a stormy week ahead. 70 degrees not cooling off a lot tonight, isolated storms good possibility. during the overnight hours, not looking fork a huge cooldown tonight, not like last night. then another warm day tomorrow. 89 degrees will be seen partly cloudy skies, evening showers and thunderstorms as that cold front passes through the area. the next 7 days looking wet out there. warm as well. so a muggy week ahead. we'll look for highs in the mid- 80s on monday, once the front passes so that slight cooldown but

plus, what's behind goldman sachs' recent spike in profits...and how the banking giant can afford to dole out bonuses to employees in this tough economy. and... a key small business lender waits for a rescue from uncle sam... a look at the impact it could have on small and mid sized companies. and straight ahead on the show.... a new survey shows trust is slowly returning to the financial system...we'll talk to the people behind the survey ...after the break. trust is slowly returning as the financial system has stabilized some, even thought it may still be wounded. but there's little hope that the job market will stabilize anytime soon. paola sapienza is with the kellogg school of management at northwestern university and luigi zingales is with the university chicago booth of business. both are behind the financial trust index. both with us that the financial trust index. paul has trust repair itself over the last nine months as the economy is stabilizing? we've seen white increase in trust and the past three months. i would say slight. generally increasing only from 19 to 21%. the major

we had leftover fog to dole with this morning. we had 2 1/2 inches of rain with the rainfall tally with the storm center doppler extending down to 83 in the city. it's a little wet and patchy fog this morning. 68 on average the temperature. we'll go partly sunny with storms at 5:00 p.m. we'll see what's happening on the roads now with kim. >>> if you are traveling 83 southbound, that tree has been cleared out of the right lane so traffic is able to flow freely. we are still working a couple of incidents in the city. all lanes remain blocked because of the earlier crash. the tow truck is en route. st. pauls street at north charles street. we have a water main break out in pikesville. as you see, as we look at 83 southbound right now, you have a 20-minute commute from the pennsylvania state line to about the beltway. also, as we check around the beltway, everything is running smoothly, especially on the east side from white marsh boulevard headed to harford road. this is the bw parkway at 695. you can see traffic is flowing freely a

we want to see them come off the taxpayer dole. it would be wonderful if they had to actually compete in the true marketplace, and that's our concern. it appearance the administration is seeking a tact right now, larry, where they want to take all risks out of transactions. we know what that will mean. that will mean ultimately we won't see profits in the future. we won't see the type of investments that we need to have to resume our prosperity and our preeminence globally. >> can i just ask -- if we're still there, one follow-up on this. t at president obama's news conference the other night, he talked about special fines placed on what he calls risky transactions by banks, and so forth. what do you know about these special fines? this kind of caught wall street and a lot people by surprise. >> oh, it absolutely did. and the president and the white house have been fairly mum on what these fines would be. we have a lot of questions about that. that's exactly why, larry, we need to have the treasury secretary come back before the fi

even banks that were bailed out by the taxpayers still paid their employees and doled out bonuses. >>southwest airlines istrying to acquire denver- based frontier airlines. the move could strengthen southwest's position in denver and speed up new routes such as atlanta. the sale was already approved to republic airways but that can be canceled if a better deal comes from southwest. those are the business headlines. >>> musicians from the southwest orchestra have agreed to salary cuts. the bso already had furloughs as well as job cuts. remember, everybody's struggling right now. we want to help you out during these tough times. check out the financial survival guide. today, three money handcuff saving ways to save on ketchup. >>> plus, ready to fall without breaking your piggy bank? higher unemployment equals competition. some advice for rising above the rest. so all you have to do is log on to abc2news.com and check out our financial survival guide. >>> time now to take a look at news to your health. lawmakers attempting to amend a sweeping bill to cover abortions. the amendment says

>>reporter: the obama administration will dole out 1 billion dollars in federal aid to help cities and states keep police officers on the beat during these tough economic times and maryland and the city will get some of that money. now governor o'malley was in philadelphia dataing part in the announcement with vice president biden. maryland gets 23 million dollars for 8 police departments. baltimore city cut, 10 million. mayor dixon says the money will be used to 50 police officers put on foot patrol around the city as part of strategy to help the department win back community trust. federal government will pay of zeros salary and ben if he goes fits for three years and local governments have to pay. >> we anticipated this and that's why in the past when we got cop money and then had to cover it, we did not want to be too aggressive. that's why we said we would do 50. through attrition we'll be able to pick it up. >> hopefully by then we start seeing an economic recovery. resession can not last forever. >>reporter: new york and pittsburgh are among those that will not get cops money. f

first and second world wars, twice raised europe from postwar destruction for 10, 20, 30 years it has dole -- it has stood as a shield protecting europe. to avoid paying for armaments, thinking how to leave nato, knowing that in any case, america would protect them. the united states has long shown themselves as being the most generous country in the world. wherever there is a flood, an earthquake, a natural disaster, an epidemic, who is the first to help prove the united states. -- the first to help? the united states. what does it mean to be people of character? people that uphold changes of standards in good and practice great or virtues from household, to the economy, to culture, and the political order. conservatism defends the standards and qualities which the fine people of character. the original source of these standards is the western tradition of this civilization, rooted in reason and faith stretching back thousands of years. the tradition as a whole confirms the high dignity, the rights of the individual person. one of the glories of western civilization was to break out of th

"the washington post" reports that healthcare companies are doling out more than $1.4 million each day. the pharmaceutical research and manufacturers of america doubled its lobbyist spending to $7 million in the first quarter of this year, followed by pfizer at more than $6 million. finally, a security breach that could make james bond choke on his shaken martini. the wife of the newly appointed chief of mi6, the real life spy agency that is the fictional bond worked for, well, she posted pictures of her husband and family details on fais facebook. that information ended up in newspapers including shots of him posing with his children, wearing a santa hat, playing on the beach. some politicians called the pictures a security lapse. others said they only revealed a few embarrassing details, quote, it is not a state sec ket that he wears speedo swimming trunks, says the foreign secretary david millibrand. while most recent high school graduates have a few more weeks of freedom before entering college, cadets at the nation's military academies are already in school. the freshmen will spen

keeping them on the dole or be product snive i would say they really do want to be product and i have make money for their own families. >> everyone's talking about social policy. they need to feed the poor. but the point is we're trying to stimulus the economy here. that's the point of the bill. what would be a staster constitutes police, i would say rates should be cut drastically and cut way back on government spending. we need a policy from the federal reserve where we have a sound dollar. david: what's that smile all about, rich? >> well, the smile is that, you know, the american venture capital industry has created one job per every $30,000 of investment over the last 30 years. you know, that's the kind of multiplier effect we're talking about, and you get that by cutting the marginal rates on capital gains. elizabeth is exactly right about the corporate rate, and maybe it should be linked to jobs. you know, we have the second highest in the world behind japan, and japan is not been job creation machine over the last 20 years either. >> you're touting the multiplier he will fect

former senator, bob dole left walter reid army medical center.e underwent minor surgery on his legs. and he turned 86 tomorrow. minor league baseball will be coming to lou don county. the board approved a plan to build a stadium for atlantic league team that would start playing in 2011. stadium would be built on route 28 in ashburn. along with commercial and residential developments. opponents have concerns about all the traffic there. and they want another public hearing. we'll be right back. Ñx=4dçÑ >>> hosting a country music night at the white house tonight. allison krausse, brad paisley and charlie price performed. second of the white house music series celebrating arts and arts education. the president enjoys the way country music inspires hope. lindsay's favorite

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. >>> china's dole dealing wit a devastating ethquake. it happened in the southwest unon provie. and the size was moderate6.0 the dame was widespred. chi's media said 18000 buildings collapsed and another 5,000 were damaged. it said more th 400,000 have been dven fromheir homes. one person was reported kied and 325 were injured. >>> and in western today, muslim uighurs defied a ban on attending friday ayers as ethc tensions remain high i xinjiang provinc the mosques were opened aer residents demanded thathey be allowed in. a small grouch uigrs bega a rotest march but police quickly ved in to break them off. inese authories now say mor than 180 people were kled last week in rioting tween uighurs and the han hinese. the cotry's majority ethnic group. >>> as ameran force begin to scale back in aq, there is growing concern whether th country can hold itself togeth. especiallin northern iraq, where ethnic tensio and violen are increasing. the kurdish region had is rch in oil and gas has taken a bold step towd greater autonomy, at least according to "theew york times." with little noti

robertrt dole. walter monondale. gegeraldinferaro. the rgettable lloyd benson.. e unforgettable dan ququle. and of coursrse, jack mp, joe lilierman,ohn edwards. who did wewe forge >> frankn d. roosevelt, 1920 --- >> no, here's my poioint, pat. in the televisioioage of campaiing which began in 196960, in the telelevisioage, we are vicious to loserers. we do nonowant thear from you agagain. not one persrson who'seld the vice p presidentl slot in the campaign and lost, in ththe televion age, has ever made e to higher office. go ahead, pat. te me how she's going totoet there. >> richard nixixon lost presidenenal candate in 1960. head been vice presidentnt and ran for president. lost in '62 and cacame back d won the e esiden twice in 49 states. it i ia tougroad. i will say this,s, i thinkhe could nceivably -- because look, there's enormousus loyal and lo for her in the party. i can see heher blowinout the conservativeve side the caucucuses in wa and the iowa stw poll. and d havingne other candidate run ainst. dodown to e finals. i can see her cocoeivabl getting the e

i think the idea and i would agree with doug, john edwards quit the senate, bob dole, gary hart, allsenate when they wanted to run for senate. you don't advance your case very well by saying i can't take the heat i'm getting out. it is not that strong. again, i think she is probably a lot smarter than many of us give us credit for. i think she figured out that she is not electable as president or another vice presidential run and figuring out another role for herself. i think in that sense that is the only way in which you can actually make sense out of this decision. >> how does this affect the gop as a whole. a rough couple of weeks with senator enson and governor sanford and she is another one of their stars that seems to be doing something that a lot of us can't understand. >> for a minority party we find ways to stay in the news whether we want to or not. >> top of the headlines. >> congress will be back in session and john boehner and eric cantor and when they are having meetings they are not going to say what are we going to do next because sarah palin is no longer governor of

. >>> china's dole dealing with a devastating earthquake. it happened in the southwest unon province. and the size was moderate 6.0 the damage was widespread. china's media said 18,000 buildings collapsed and another 75,000 were damaged. it said more than 400,000 have been driven from their homes. one person was reported killed and 325 were injured. >>> and in western today, muslim uighurs defied a ban on attending friday prayers as ethnic tensions remain high in xinjiang province. the mosques were opened after residents demanded that they be allowed in. a small grouch uighurs began a protest march but police quickly moved in to break them off. chinese authorities now say more than 180 people were killed last week in rioting between uighurs and the han chinese. the country's majority ethnic group. >>> as american force begin to scale back in iraq, there is growing concern whether that country can hold itself together. especially in northern iraq, where ethnic tensions and violence are increasing. the kurdish region had is rich in oil and gas

the 85-year-old dole went to the hospital last week after experiencing an elevated heart rate. his press office issued a statement saying the heart is fine but they wanted to operate on sores. he's expected to undergo a skin graft on sunday. aside of serving as the senate majority leadleader for many ye he was the gop president in 1996. he says he hopes to be out of the hospital by the 22nd, his 86 birthday. >>> roland burris of illinois took over that seat that president obama vacated. now we've just learn that had beginning next year he's going to begin standing down. he will not seek a full term in the u.s. senate. the democrat is set to announce, well, he already has, that he's not going to look for a full term because the burden of raising money to pay for a campaign is so daunting. >> political races have become far too expensive in this countr country. >> i'm making this decision i was called to choose between spending my time raising funds or spending my time raising issues for my state. >> you remember roe band burris was appointed by rod blagojevich. he was ousted for

and don't forget you always go to our website to abc2news.com to check out our interactive radar dolehave a flash flood warning in effect for adams county up in pennsylvania. once you get to the weather tap, you kind of scroll on down there. is the light showers we're seeing over the top of the baltimore region right now. but if you score back, you can see the showers and thunderstorms out here to the west. heading northeastward. and once they get by, well, i tell you. what let's take a map and pull it over. we'll take it by. there is not much going on back here. that's pretty good if you have any evening plans. now your forecast for this evening, what we're calling for is the showers that are currently out to the west of us will pull through our region, and then dissipate. pretty nice evening going on. then during the day tomorrow sunshine. afternoon showers once again. and then on saturday, a pretty nice -- actually saturday is going to be the best day of the weekend, because see that system right there, that's your weekend rainfall on sunday, arriving here in baltimore. but saturda

and bob bennett, another approach is the one sat former senate leader tom daschle came up with bob dole so there are other alternative approaches that congress should be allowed to consider but if we are just amending the current legislation it is important we get into the details and make sure they work in every state in this great country and there are ways to do that because there are excellent models of healthcare delivery all over the country, places like the mayo clinic that do a superb job almost each one of these states has an outstanding model and if we just allowed them to grow more and as the president says repeatedly if we can just make health insurance more available for everybody i think it is going to be healthcare reform everybody can get behind. >> well, what about this idea that apparently is being talked about at least in the white house now of putting a tax on the more expensive health insurance programs, the so-called cadillac plans? would that be something you could vote for? >> bob that is a very interesting and promising new development in the discussions. i thin