in fact, in the aclu case in georgia, this very same claim was made, and i've actually got copies of the depositions in that case. and in each deposition of a witness that was brought forward by the aclu, it turned out in the questioning each of these individuals could have easily gotten a photo id, they just didn't bother to do it before the election. that is not a problem -- well, the judge -- that's certainly what the judge said. people can read the opinion themselves and they'll see how the case was dismissed. the case was dismissed and the law has now been in effect since that dismissal for five years, and in that entire time, the aclu has not gone back to court and come up with any individuals who will be unable to vote because of that photo id law. by the way, at least half a dozen of the plaintiffs, named plaintiffs in the aclu lawsuit in wisconsin are people who have photo driver's licenses from other states, and their complaint is they don't want to have to trade in their driver's license from another state and get a wisconsin driver's license. normally you only get a drive

the aclu filed a lawsuit against the state of georgia back in 2005 when georgia passed its photo i.d. law. there was two years of litigation. the exact same claims being made today by the aclu and others that there are literally hundreds of thousands of people who will be unavailable to vote because they don't have a photo id and won't be able to obtain the free photo id that every state has provided as part of their law, it turned out and the reason their lawsuit was dismissed by the federal judge was because -- i don't want to give you a lot of quotes. this quote is worth giving to you. this is from the georgia federal district court that dismissed the acl's lawsuit. although plaintiffs claim to know of people who claim they lack photo id, plaintiffs have failed to identify those individuals. the failure to identify those individuals is particularly acute in light of the plaintiff's contention that a large number of georgia voters lack acceptable photo id. the fact that plaintiffs, in spite of their efforts, have failed to uncover anyone who can attest to the fact that she or she wi

the georgia food industry. he earned his bachelor's from the university of georgia. the second witness is mr. paul wenger. he is serving his second term of the california farm bureau federation. he chaired the advisory committee. in 2011, he was appointed to the board. he earned his degree from cal poly. we have lee wicker. he is from the north carolina growers association. the largest program user in the nation. prior to this, he worked for the north carolina security commission. the technical supervisor for the farm programs and state administrator. mr. wicker has been growing tobacco with his family in lee county since 1978. graduated from the university of north carolina at chapel hill. our fourth witness is mr. goldstein. he is president of farm worker justice. he has experience regarding the temporary worker program. prior to this, he worked as a labor and civil rights lawyer in southern illinois. he received his bachelor's degree from cornell university. gentlemen, thank you very much for your testimony.

and he lay on the tracks of the georgia road cradled by the rails.eart stopped. >> all railroad abandoned. between across ties. trees grow. a fairel pig roots below branches. [applause]. >> poem is about a ham. >> uncle john. that was the year grand daddy thomas died. left the family worse than broke. uncle john stole a ham from the meat market. he was 17. lost his taste for it locked up 14 years. ham, cured and earth bred sliced with the fat hanging on. yellow sunshine on a white plate. the ham bone cuts crosswise. a dark eye all in the skillet making aggressive for grits. lost his taste for all things salt much the ocean he has not seen. woman and man. he don't ever want to see no more ham on his plate. hates pigs. hard for him. time off for good behavior. they didn't hold him to the last 6. he is a hog farmer. only eats beef and chicken and turkey. fish, turtle and rabbit. squirrel, possum and coon and seasons greens with smoked ox tails. can't raise white folks for slaughter. [applause] >> for those of you who have not heard this in person a big

romney doesn't have a chance in georgia. strategic looking at the states where he could get a portion of the delegates. the states were winner take all. he's not interested. i think it was more of a strategic move to get the biggest bang for their buck on supertuesday. >> speaking of georgia, newt gingrich has to win in the state of georgia. he's getting a big infusion of money from the billion. he's going to give more money to newt gingrich. do you think he'll win in georgia and do you think he has a chance to win the nomination? >> i think he's going to win georgia. he has a good ground force. he was a congressman in the area for years. it was a huge mistake for romney and santorum to cancel on the cnn gop debate. they were tieing their fund raising to the debate and giving out tickets as part of their fund raising. i estimate romney and santorum may have cost the state $1 million. >> wow. >> i think there's resentment among the party people. it's going to help newt gingrich. >> compromise on the payroll tax break. do you

just because he represented georgia and taught at west georgia. well, anyway. "time" has tended until very recent years to be a very conservative, very loose, lucite publication you might say tending towards republicans and consensus sorts of people. chiang kai-shek made it, madam chian made the team. mao tse-tung never made person of the year. when "time" decided to acknowledge the american woman in 1975, they had some significant people, billie jean king and others, but they somehow in their list of folks on the cover or pictures of people on the cover overlooked betty fredan and gloria steinem. this is a pretty establishment, up east sort of people. and so i wonder about nominating someone. the person i'm going to nominate, however, achieved probably the first thing he did in 1862 of great consequence was to frame some legislation that transformed a modern industrial nation, would-be industrial, would-be nation into a modern nation. framed in legislation. this person also near the end of 1862 laid some claim to be a significant emancipator of slaves. and so

. >> the book was published this year by the university of georgia press. it is available at the back of the auditorium this afternoon. it is called blood ties and brown liquor. and he is also been the finalist for the 2006 poetry prize. please, join me in welcoming mr. sean hill. [applause]. >> i want to read from blood and brown liquor today. this book is about my home town in georgia. it's also where [inaudible] is from. and i started researching the history of [inaudible] and sort of fell into the history of black people there because it was not taught in school. so -- in order to write about the history i had to invent a character to explore this history. the character's name is si loss wright. >> first poem i will read is titled silos write at age 71914. it's about silos follows a fishing riggel in the shallows. he describes the line in his tablet as much pride in that line as a man and his son. he giggles and goes on. the next letters come easy. with this he will have more than a mark to bind. rambling across the page again and again in messy rows al

in georgia. on the ballot in virginia. thank you. >>> at least nine people were killed as powerful storm season rolled across the plains and midwest this morning. at least six of those were in harrisberg, illinois. the national weather service reports 16 tornado sightings in five states. still ahead, update on afghanistan from the american ambassador and the top commander of the u.s. and nato troops there. an russia's strong man prepar prepares for return at the presidency. ♪ oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, to liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living th joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to helrelieve pain and stop joint damage. humira ca

he taught at west georgia. he represented georgia and congress for 20 years.applause] starting as a volunteer in 1960, he helped to grow the georgia gop until the -- into the great party that it is today. we are so proud of our volunteers who have been working diligently at our headquarters in atlanta and throughout the state of georgia. we are grateful for your support. we are engaged in the race because we believe america is at a crossroads and we care deeply about the future of the country. there are only a few months left before the most important election in our lifetime. our only opponent is barack obama. we are committed to removing him from the white house. [cheers and applause] newt gingrich is the only candidate with the experience and knowledge necessary to rebuild the america we love. [applause] he has a successful national record of creating jobs, balancing the budget and reforming the government. today we need a leader who can clearly articulate why president obama and his policies are wrong for america. [applause] we need a leader who understand

we've got to have better -- we have to have better data in georgia. >> right. >> one of the things we have things we have discovered in this study, our data is woefully underserved. we need to determine what those needs are and if we could get that ceiling in the proper place. i think that's a good rate. >> we will touch the third rail of immigration and take this away from immigration and call it what it is. it is an economic tool necessary to keep our economy, local economy, national economy at work, then i think we might be able to have an intelligent talk about this and pass some legislation. if we can pass the legislation we can start gathering the data necessary to find out what our labor needs are on a basis. mr. wenger, how do you feel about the caps? >> i think caps are dangerous, because we have heard from those folks who are in h2a and if they could fix h2a, they can bring their workers in. as we look about seasons and folks up in the northeast and northern areas, i think if you have a cap then those in the southern parts of this country are going to be better served quicke

are the children allowed to go to school in georgia? >> yes, ma'am. but what would be important to know there is whether or not the family's actually with them or not. >> okay. i have to move quickly. all right. i thank you. i have to move rather quickly. do you have any american workers in your fields? u.s. -- >> very, very limited numbers. >> do they come when you call them? >> i'm sorry? >> do they come when you call them? >> i'd say the best example i have of that is one of my growers in tipton, georgia, this past year, under his requirements of h-2a and hiring people processed 1,500 workers and he got eight of them to stay. >> okay. mr. wenger, housing, schooling? >> currently, a lot of growers will provide housing, they see that as an attractant to get workers. it is not required. schooling, if they have children, they go to the public schools. >> it's open to them? >> yes. >> mr. wicker of north carolina? >> i can only speak to our h-2a and the families won't travel with them. the state department doesn't offer them visas. >> what about workers

mama georgia to know that. she has been a resident of that neighborhood for 46 years, she has been a long time active member of the community with the entire vernal heights neighborhood and a longtime volunteer. you can see she has been the there for many years. she has been a participant at the neighborhood center, she has been a leader in the community that has been active on some many issues involving the rights of tenants. she has fought for so many years to make sure that we bring the necessary resources for the housing community, and in particular, focusing on the needs of young people. there are some many young people whose lives have been touched by mama georgia. if you need to know what is happening in the neighborhood, she is the person to go to. you can sometimes run into her on the 67 bus line. if you are lucky enough to run in to her, you can enjoy a pleasant conversation, and you are always struck by the down to earth at the very real way that she interact with people. the list of attributes and g

crops, georgia and its growers will suffer millions of dollars every year. the professor at the university of alabama, estimates that alabama will face between $2 billion and $11 billion in annual economic losses. is this what we want for american agriculture? i think we need to face facts. the law has been broken for decades, failing to meet the needs of entire industries, particularly ag. people took matters into their own hands. yes, the farmers came without obeying the rules, but almost every fruit and vegetable farmer in the country broke the rules. the government essentially let it all happen. we're all at fault. we need to recognize that and do what is right for the country. we can't allow ideology to trump common sense. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> i thank the gentle lady. the good news is we have the hearing this morning. the bad news is the bells just went off and we have votes. poible. we may lose some members along the way, but this will be an important thrdg . we will recess until such time as needed to get back as quickly as possib

the gentleman from georgia. mr. woodall: i yield myself such time as i may consume. to again find areas of agreement with my colleague. i, too, don't know what will happen with the very fine piece of legislation we sent to the senate. if experience says, it will do nothing as will all the other legislation we sent to the legislation. i share senate's frustration with fearing that fate. i also share the gentleman's belief that we need to show the american people sitting around the dinner table that we get it. but you know when congress sits around the committee table to budget, we say, ok, if rent is $1,000 this year, let's plan to play $1,100 next year, and $1,2 the year after that and do it. let's just guess the money will be there. that's not what the american families get to do. american families get to -- have to say, if rent's $1,000 this year an rent goes to $1,100 next year i got to find something to cut. i'm not getting a pay raise. i don't see that increase coming through. the economy is not getting better

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ditto for gingrich in georgia. and alaska loom ripe for ron paul which leaves ohio and tennessee as the tossups and the testing grounds. winning both and six out of ten next tuesday would make romney a formidable frontrunner. but santorum leads in both ohio and tennessee at the moment. and if he gets through to next week, he would be in the chase for real. and gingrich? >> we're going to win the georgia primary and win it decisively. and that is the key. >> but truth is, just georgia won't be enough. like congressman paul gingrich needs a bigger splash and soon if he wants to be more than a role player. we're joined by cnn chief political analyst gloria borger. when you look at that, tennessee and ohio, the big battle grounds. >> right. >> santorum favored at the moment. i was told tonight they raised $9 million last month. so at least for a week, fundraising's not a worry. he's on par financially with romney. should romney try both? should he pick one or the other? >> i think he's going to try ohio ohio ohio. i me

but southwest georgia male yes does. he's now in our house and in hot pursuit of our decoy. >> can i give you a hug? >> have a seat. >> as the decoy walks behind the curtain, the man sees our camera crew and runs. >> he saw ron. he's coming out. he's coming out. >> and he keeps on running, even after sheriff's deputies order him to stop. >> get down! >> get down. >> finally, an officer's taser knocks him to the ground. after here's arrested, he's taken in for questioning. this man with the incredibly vulgar chat reveals something that ironically no longer surprises us. >> i was a minister in the church. >> what church you go to? >> baptist church. i don't want to go to prison. >> it also turns out he's married and worried about his wife finding out. >> mr. gary. >> yes, what is it? >> i'm gonna lose everything i got. >> do what? >> i'm going to lose everything i have, mr. gary. >> the 35-year-old asks to speak to a lawyer. and the interview is over. he's then taken to the county jail, fingerprinted, photographed and put

the georgia food industry. he earned his bachelor's from the university of georgia. the second witness is mr. paul wenger. he is currently serving his second term as president of the california farm bureau federation. in addition to serving as a member of the federation board, he chaired the water advisory committee. in 2011 he was elected to farm bureau board of directors. he's a third generation farmer and earned his bachelor's degree from cal poly san luis obispo. the next witness worked for north carolina employment security position as a technical supervisor for farm employment programs and stayedwide administrator for the h-2a program. mr. wicker has been growing tobacco with his family in lee county, north carolina, since 1978. graduated from the university of north carolina at chapel hill. our fourth witness is mr. bruce goldstein. mr. goldstein is president of farm worker justice in washington, d.c. he has substantial experience regarding h-2a temporary foreign agricultural worker program. prior to thi

economy for a total of $391 million losses to the georgia economy because of that immigration law they passed. thank you, mr. chairman. my time is up. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to address the adverse rate. i have harvesters who utilize h-2a programs pause they know it's the right way to go about it. yet, their competitors realize that because the market drives wages more than anything, that they lose a tremendous competitive advantage and in fact, the resulting outcome has been that you almost incentivize the hiring of illegal workers. i guess if we had, you know, fixed costs and fixed price, then the adverse effective wage could be fixed into the formula for the grower's profits but that's not the case. my question to the gentleman starting with commissioner black be, what is your comment on the effective wage rate? >> congressman, it's a difficult issue when you look at a packing shed that might have some minimum wage jobs like sweeping the floor and yet, if you're forced -- that is an economic pressure that you place on a job like that having to abide by th

this time in harris county, georgia. we've rigged it with 12 hidden cameras, five inside, seven outside. from a control room, who operates the cameras and records a man's every move from the moment he drives up to the house. we've hired a young looking 19-year-old to play the part of a young girl. a decoy who will invite the men in. >> hey, come on in. >> this is 24-year-old raymondo. he thinks he's going to meet a 14-year-old girl. he just met her in a chatroom. >> i made sweet tea for you. it's super good. that's what we do down south. >> to give you an idea of why i might be here, see what he said online. he asks a decoy if she's good at oral sex. nobody ever complained. then he asks if he shows a picture of his pen us, would she give him oral sex. the decoy says oh, yeah. sure enough, he sends her a picture of his genitals. >> >> how you doing? why don't you have a seat right over there? what are you doing here? >> we were talking online. i just wanted to come and meet her. >> who were you talking online with? >> tha

he doesn't win in georgia.e? this is where he was a congressman for so many years and sprung him to be speaker of the house. >> if you learned anything in 2012, it's do not count newt gingrich out no matter what happens in the race. it would be very, very difficult for him to go on as a legitimate candidate if he can't win his own home state of georgia. and even some places like michigan for mitt romney, he did serve here in congress. everybody knows him. he has a message that should resonate here. if he doesn't do really well in georgia, if he doesn't win georgia, he could keep going, but does anyone believe he would win the nomination? >> the guy that was just shaking his hand and hugging newt gingrich, herman cain, another man from georgia. >> also from georgia. >> dropped out of the race. he's been campaigning with him in georgia. let's listen to something herman cain just said. >> i got news for you, 50% of america do fall in the category of either stupid or ignorant relative to what's going on in this cou

georgia avenue north of damascus road. it looks like it could be a car overturned if i'm not mistaken. authorities there on the scene as you can see. you want to avoid the area east of damascus. we'll keep you posted on this situation. i'm show you where it is on a map if you're planning to head in toward this area. again georgia avenue right here north of damascus road. 270 you see the yellow. that's all the slow traffic you're dealing with trying to leave urbana heading southbound but the lanes are open. we'll take you to a live picture outside. that's shady grove road where no problems down to the point where the lanes divide. just that normal typical slow spots that you deal with on the southbound side of 270. back over to the map. this time to the west side of town of the we're looking great across the american legion bridge. no problems on the dulles toll road. i'm show you what it looks like live on the beltway north side of town at georgia avenue. outer loop still moving well from 95 to this point. more on what's g

president bush came out to georgia. met him in new york and we had a long time together. he really had very fond memories of georgia. he has 100,000 plus crowds. i had very good relations with this administration as well. they have been really supportive. so part of politics is staying out of it. i went to see speaker boehner today and he wasn't happy that i met obama. >> mr. president, i don't mean to cut you off, but thank you. it's always an honor to have you. >> the president of fa go. we'll have more. grandfather -- georgia. we'll i have unlike rdy. dolr for doar, nobody protects you like allstate.

spending more time in georgia and moving on? >> absolutely.debate in arizona, but i'll be in georgia a lot as well as tennessee and other places. >> thanks so much for your time. appreciate it. glad you could come in. >>> president obama, i took his economic message out west. that's straight ahead. brad needs car insurance, but, uh, brad doesn't want to spend too much. who's brad? this is brad. ahh! well, progressive has lots of discounts for a guy like brad. brad's intrigued. paid in full, safe driver, multi-car, going paperless -- all can help brad save a bunch. sign brad up. cool! jamie will ring you up. show brad the way. who's brad? oh, here we go again. discounts that everyone can use. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> all right. encouraging news for the president. the latest cnn orc poll shows president obama's approval rating at 50%. this is an increase from last november when it was 44%. still 48% disapprove of the way the president is doing his job. >>> another poll finds 55% think mitt romney has the chance of beatin

bret. >> bret: shannon bream live in georgia. thank you.ain paul has been campaigning in michigan and will hold his party tonight in virginia, ahead of that important super tuesday event where he is on the ballot. and mitt romney is on the ballot and as shannon mentioned, no one else is. pentagon officials say some partial remains of 9/11 victims were sent to a landfill. incinerated and unidentified remains from the people were killed during the attack on the pentagon and the crash of an airliner in shanksville, pennsylvania. the report comes from a committee looking into an alleged mismanagement at the military's mortuary at dover, delaware. interpoll says 25 suspected members of the loose knit anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across europe and south america, this is coming in in the past hour. arrests in argentina, chile, colombia and spain. and we'll talk about the importance of today's michigan and arizona primaries when the allstars join me after the break. they're all like, "hey, brother, doesn't it bother you t

he didn't grow up in georgia. he went and caught college in georgia and entered politics there and now lives in virginia. he's not going to be on the ballot in the state where he now lives. he's going to be on the ballot in georgia, the state where he had his political career, and he will do well there. the question is how well does he do in the other southern states, tennessee and oklahoma that are on that day, and then mississippi and alabama. >> and also arkansas. >> no, alaska. alaska. >> oh, yeah. i knew it was "a" something. >> and ron paul will be active and also in north dakota which is a caucus state, and he will try to make a play in idaho, although i think that's a beginning camp. but for gingrich it's how well he does the south and his opponent there is a santorum. that's why he went after him as a big union republican in georgia recently because he has to get past santorum in order to get at romney. >> i think it's going to be divide and conquer. santorum has to hope gingrich catches fire because ther

newt gingrich is concentrating on georgia. but at least mitt romney can now put michigan behind him and move forward. i'm bob schieffer, cbs news, in new york. >>> well, in a surprising move, long time republican senator olympia snow announced she will not seek reelection in maine. snow is abandoning her campaign for a fourth term because she is tired of the polarizing atmosphere in washington. now rg this is a setback for republican efforts to regain control of the senate. snow, a moderate was known as an independent voice while serving 33 years in congress. >>> now to severe weather in the plains states. a powerful storm is being blamed for a death in missouri and recovery efforts after an apparent tornado in kansas. reports have surfaced in central kansas but significant damage is reported in the small town of harveyville. that storm struck last night. at least nine people were injured. one man is in critical condition after he was buried under a collapsed home. his own home, in fact. power lines and trees have been knocked

he didn't grow up in georgia.e went and caught college in georgia and entered politics there and now lives in virginia. he's not going to be on the ballot in the state where he now lives. he's going to be on the ballot in georgia, the state where he had his political career, and he will do well there. the question is how well does he do in the other southern states, tennessee and oklahoma that are on that day, and then mississippi and alabama. >> and also arkansas. >> no, alaska. alaska. >> oh, yeah. i knew it was "a" something. >> and ron paul will be active and also in north dakota which is a caucus state, and he will try to make a play in idaho, although i think that's a beginning camp. but for gingrich it's how well he does the south and his opponent there is a santorum. that's why he went after him as a big union republican in georgia recently because he has to get past santorum in order to get at romney. >> i think it's going to be divide and conquer. santorum has to hope gingrich catches fire because there'

he didn't grow up in georgia. he went and caught college in georgia and entered politics there and now lives in virginia. he's not going to be on the ballot in the state where he now lives. he's going to be on the ballot in georgia, the state where he had his political career, and he will do well there. the question is how well does he do in the other southern states, tennessee and oklahoma that are on that day, and then mississippi and alabama. >> and also arkansas. >> no, alaska. alaska. >> oh, yeah. i knew it was "a" something. >> and ron paul will be active and also in north dakota which is a caucus state, and he will try to make a play in idaho, although i think that's a beginning camp. but for gingrich it's how well he does the south and his opponent there is a santorum. that's why he went after him as a big union republican in georgia recently because he has to get past santorum in order to get at romney. >> i think it's going to be divide and conquer. santorum has to hope gingrich catches fire because ther

he is up in georgia. ga is tell gat-rich 76.k santorum in ohio, in oklahoma, in tennessee is on top. mitt romney next tuesday is going to have maschinenfabrik and vermont and it may be a non-binding caucus in alaska. so it's going to be interesting to see this race is not over as craig said. but it is, you know, this is a very, very good night for mitt romney. >> see, i want everybody to focus on one thing michael said there and the left you can leave. 76 delegates in georgia. right? now, remember there are 29 in arizona and 30 in michigan i am going to do some quick math for you guys. >> that's 59. you combine they think together not as large as georgia. >> that's newt gingrich's home state. the idea being the reason why craig and michael saying it's not over even though mitt romney has won two contests here in terms of perception and in terms of picking up sizeable delegates is that there are still so many more delegates out there to be had and obviously super tuesday is a huge chunk of that and gingrich can come back into thi

ten states are up for grabs next month, including georgia. gingrich will campaign there today and admits, while he served in georgia as a congressman for ten terms, he's not sure he'll pull off a victory. >> given this kind of a year, ho knows? romney could o lose michigan, santorum could lose pennsylvania. who knows what will happen. >> ron paul is trying to make his move for the nomination with strong showings in caucus states. he'll campaign in washington state today. >>> terrell, the next scheduled debate in i can't gentleman has been canceled after romney and ron paul said they won't attend and santorum said he probably won't attend. terrell, so you know, we're in front of the capitol this morning. it's buried in fog this morning. >> can we take a quick look. the weather is a little rough. >>> it's completely invisible. >> susan mcginnis in washington. have a a good weekend. >> rick santorum is forced to explain comments on an interview with msnbc. foster friess made light of the contraceptives. >> they used bayer aspirin. the gals put i