you have written several books. >> guest: i did not become ernest hemingway. i became a journalist. 1988 i went to the west bank. i realized i could not report on it. i was too politically involved. i began meeting israelis and palestinians. i was a guest in mr. arafat's office and worked with him on and off. i worked very hard in the west bank to try to shape a number of unilateral ceasefires but did not work. three of them fell apart. very tough time. very bloody. saw some of that. after mr. arafat's death that decided that i would continue. i went out to meet hamas and hezbollah to try and shake an understanding of what i t i call political islam and using them as the great middle ground of the muslim world of political islam, the moderate to open up the region and to provide a way of shaping and american policy that makes sense. >> host: why did you decide to spend so much time in the middle east and israel particular? it looks like you have been to of israel more than 30 times. >> guest: 30 times. well, you know what this is like. you go to our region. yo

to confront the powers of evil that have penalized the society and ernest d. and indeed -- and earned us the label of one of the murder capitals of the world. we must confront this with determination and unqualified resolved. >> it was plans to arrest this man that's part the trouble -- christopher coke, known as dithers. his gang is known as "the shower posse" it for the number of bullets it uses. he has a loyal following. some see him as a godfather, a benefactor who pays for their children's schooling. late last week became not to protect against plans to extradite him to the u.s. on charges of guns and drug- running. [speaking jamaican english] >> the tories have not urged all law-abiding citizens to leave the troubled areas. the prime minister has appealed for the calm. >> here in the u.k. the coalition government has announced its first round of spending cuts. of budgets for i.t., property, advertising have been reduced and will be a freeze on civil service recruitment. the secretary says it is essential to make the cuts not to show determination of the

instead of having proper, vigorous, robust, ernest oversight that we need to have, we have that multiplied several different ways which interferes with the effectiveness of it. you have members of the executive branch with key roles in cybersecurity and other areas of security. you have been testifying multipll times about the same subject. you are interfering with their ability to perform, is seems to me. it is a lack of congress being able to give up the pride of authorship, ownership, and territorial power in the legislative process. it happened under the republicans. did this happen under the democrats. if there is one thing that can make it work more effectively, it would be for congress to finally say that we have a department of homeland security. it is a reality. it brought together in some cases discordanttelements of the executive branch. we did that in tte house of representatives. let's make it work. there is progress. there is the need to have a lot more progress. >> let's look at it from the house and senate point of view. is there cooperation there? quite a few bills have be

my favorite of all time is ernest hemingway. >> charlie: why is that?because he was the guy -- he was the icebergman, a man who could write in two sentences -- he was the iceberg, man, a man who could write about two sentences -- write about heat and make you sweat, write about cold and make you shiver, write a thing that was designed to terrify you and terrify you in two or three sentences. he was able to use the language in this kind of sharp, everyday language -- he was not a big -- he wasn't -- he wasn't updike -- he didn't write -- you know, there was no involved sentence structures. no involved plot lines and whatever. he just told very direct stories. but my god, the layers behind every episode, behind every sentence were just extraordinary and you know, a lot of creative-writing teachers will tell you, "pick out your favorite writer and write like him." and in the process you will end up writing like yourself because you can't write like him. that's exactly what happened with me with hemingway. there is another guy. georges simonen, belgian writ

which is terrific and you put it in the book about the value the conversation like this you said ernest direct conversation is better than blasting them with a baseball bat or all the other -- >> guest: and the limited time we had we did carry our conversation. of course i wasn't going to get the crown jewel al qaeda plea for him in the first few days. but i believed then -- >> host: you were developing the report. >> guest: exactly. and i believe if you have the luxury of time you can develop the report to the point that person is going to tell you things that he otherwise wouldn't have. >> host: and he makes a good point of the luxury of time. so at this point, were you fairly certain he was going to survive? >> guest: the doctor told me he had never seen them so severe where the patient lived and abu zubaydah was bleeding profusely. i mean it was pulling under the bed. it soaked him and the sheets. it was all over us every time we try to move him. he was bleeding profusely and they could barely get the blood into an fast enough and would seek out. so the director tennant asked the ag

that is what he said ernest direct conversation is better than blasting them with a baseball bat or the other courses stuff. >> host: i believe that strongly because in the limited time that he and i had we actually did carry out our conversations. of course i wasn't going to get the crown jewels of al qaeda's plans for him in the first few days. but i believe -- i still believe that today that if you have the luxury of time you can develop a report to the point that person is when to tell you things you otherwise wouldn't have. >> host: and he makes a good point of the luxury of time. so, at this point were you certain he was going to survive? >> guest: no i wasn't actually. the doctor told me that he had never seen wounds so severe where the patient lived and abu zubaydah was bleeding profusely. i mean it was pool than under the bed and the sheets, it was all over us every time we tried to move him. he was bleeding profusely and could barely get the blood into him fast enough and it would seek out so the director tennant asked the agency's executive director of the time of the board o

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host: ernest, maryland. caller: i have a question and comment. i tried to buy a house about five years ago when we had an influx of immigrants coming into the country. people tell me that that had nothing to do with it, but they need summer to live, support their families. that is when i saw the housing market take off. my sister applied for refinancing. it took two months to get the refund to be in place, and now they have given her a note of $3,000 a month, telling her that she had to pay in every month, and then they will renegotiate her loan. the problem is, they have only reduced her payment $200. she does not know where she is going to be. and the other problem is, in the washington, d.c. area, houses are selling for 600 belgian dollars and the economy does not seem to -- $600,000. the economy does not understand, we seem to be in the bubble. guest: there is a bit of a bubble. housing prices did not fall as much because we have the federal government as employer. you mentioned your sister's refinancing. that does not sound like an obama pro

host: sonoma, california, good morning to ernest on our end pent line. caller: yes, good morning. the question that i had simply was it seems to me that the ron paul movement early on in last year's presidential campaign was really the start of the entire internet fundraising. if i remember correct the, ron paul had a one-day online that came about right near the tea party anniversary, where he raised, i think it was $16 million or something in some sort period of time. basically from a lot of independent groups that were all speaking to each other via the internet, because that news that they passed back and forth is not controlled. it's just between independent movements on the internet. and then president obama's movement seems to have obviously they use it had more effectively, but they seem to take credit for having started this whole internet political, and i was just wondering how you felt about that. appreciate the call. and have a great day. guest: great question, and it comes up a lot in politics. something good happens, and everyone takes credit for it. kennedy often sa

even with those of us with ernest and sincerity to correct your bill, a republican conservative to correct your mistakes, and you wouldn't even take it. i go to the rules committee, to the rules committee, and lay out the mistakes in your bill. the that comes from the rules committee with their pride is we stop all those amendments. are you kidding me? you stopped all those amendments. what pride. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is reminded -- mr. buyer: i remove the word stench from the record. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is reminded to address his remarks to the chair. mr. buyer: there was a stench that came out of the rules committee. the stench was pride. they wouldn't swallow their pride to correct the bill when they had the opportunity to do it so they came to the floor saying that, geez, we are not going to take any of those amendments. so now, mr. speaker, we are having to take up your time and this precious time on the floor to correct the bill we shouldn't have to do. that's what we are doing here today, mr. speaker. and we are doing it with veterans. now let's

understood boilerplate and what sounded good and because i had been on the squad in high school, ernesturchlea -- cheerleading is what i did. but now i feel like one 16th of the woman that new what she knew. i am 60 today. i have four adult children that are now facing all of the challenges that you are all facing. i am more sanguine about the things that i still do not know and am still curious about. what i do know about, success, fame, celebrity, that would fill another speech. how it separates you from your friends, from reality, from proportion, your own sweet anonymity -- a treasure you do not even known you have until it is gone. how it makes things tough for your family. whether been famous matters really one bit in the end, in the whole flux in time. i knew i was invited here because of how famous i am and how many awards are have one -- how many awards i have onewon. and while i am very proud of the work that i can assure you i did not do on my own, i can tell you that awards have no bearing on my own personal happiness, my own sense of well-being and purpose in the world. tha

resolution honoring the life and legacy of william ernest "ernie" harwell. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. towns, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. mccotter, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. towns: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. towns: mr. speaker, i now yield myself as much time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. towns: i rise in support of h.res. 1328, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of william "ernie" harwell. mr. harwell, an iconic and beloved sports c569er -- sportscaster for the deloit tigers, passed away on may 4, 2010, at the age of 923. -- 92. during his 55-year career, he delivered the play-by-play for more than 8,000 -- 8,500 major league baseball games, spending more than 40 of those years calling games for the tigers. he became known as the voi

today, pay their words and deeds reflect an ernest desire to build on a tradition of equity and truth. in the voicing of their convictions save our lawmakers from harboring resentment, as you infuse them with the spirit of your peace. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, may 3, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mark r. warner, a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: ordinarily, the majority leader would go first. he will be here momentarily. i will go