today, clinton visited a clinic and a large refugee camp in the eastern town of goma, where she pledged $17 million to deal with sexual abuse. yesterday, she spoke about the issue at a university of kinshassa. >> i hope that here in the drc there will be a concerted effort to demand justice for women who are violently attacked and to make sure that their attackers are punished. and i hope that students will take the lead in this to speak out because these are fundamental human rights. >>> on tonight's "blogwatch," we found a letter to clinton on what she would see in congo from laura, an american researcher who has traveled frequently to congo. you will meet little girls who've been gang raped by soldiers and who can no longer talk or feed themselves. you'll see mothers and their children who live in a kind of poverty that does not compare with what you see in kenya or south africa or ghana or any of the places you've previously visited on the continent. remind yourself that this is the norm in eastern congo. what has happened to the few people you'll meet on a quick tour are not except

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comenzamos con la auwq[kh@h@tñy@ fueron detenidos con gases, chorros de agua y balas de goma.gauéxvkph@h@tñy a varios lÍderes de la oposiciÓn por los hechos de violencia. >> pregunto si no o forma parte de una agenda de terrorismo, de violencia, que estos sectores pretenden imponer al paÍs. >> entre tanto, se concentraron partidarios de hugo chÁvez para manifestarse a favor. >> voy a acompaÑar el esfuerzo del comandante hugo hÁvez para denunciar en el mundo y para revertir estas bases estadounidenses en colombia. >> el gobierno informÓ que dos personas fueron detenidas y la fiscalÍa general anunciÓ la apertura de investigaciones para establecer responsabilidades por los hechos de violencia. >> la fuerte represiÓn terminó por imponerse.h@h@tñygauz[jkph@ para los prÓximos dÍas. >> medios de prensa seÑalan que miles de jÓvenes han sido las vÍctimas. nos cuenta felipe gonzÁlez que la cifra de mujeres tambiÉn ha crecido de forma alarmante. (disparos. >> personas en promedio de 20 aÑos son los que han pagado con su vida la guerra entre narcotraficantes y el gobierno mexicano. >> la

near the border town of goma, the president told the congolese leader that it would never again be a base for the militia that destabilized its neighbor. the u.s. senate voted to confirm judge sotomayor as the first hispanic supreme court justice. 60 approved, 31 voted against. she is 55, the first obama supreme court nominee. human rights watch condemned hamas for rocket attacks on israel, saying it is a war crime, and they called on the group to publicly renounce the attacks. as the week came to a close, reports that the leader of the taliban and pakistan had been killed. the government does, but said it is believed that mehsud died when a u.s. drones fired two missiles into his home. from islamabad -- >> as his most wanted man in pakistan, and he was rarely seen in public, and there was a $500 million bounty on his head. he was called eight t al qaeda facilitator. now, he is dead. he had been hiding out in the rugged terrain in the south, a stronghold for the taliban and for al qaeda. but now it seems that a pilotless u.s. drones caught up with him at it will look to this house on

she and her children have been living here in goma for the last five months.ngela would like to be able to return to her home village, but that's simply impossible. the men who have raped her are likely still living in the area. they of course have never been brought to justice. and she really has no home to go back to. her husband has now kicked her out of the house because she was gang raped. >> translator: he heard i was raped and he just said, go on your own. i don't need you anymore. if we live together, you now might have hiv. so you might infect me. >> reporter: like many rape survivors here, angela's future is at best uncertain. >> translator: the only thing i need is some land so i can build a house. i might die and i want my kids to have that castle. i'm hoping for a miracle. >> reporter: there are few miracles in the democratic republic of the congo. the men who rape are rarely brought to justice, and the women who survive must simply try to heal. >> a devastating account of the atrocities that continue to be committed right now in the congo. as for

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a couple of days ago, she was in goma in the condo. -- congo.i think american secretaries of state should be in the worst places in the corporate officials to pick up with -- for victims and women. [applause] i think that is a very important and. -- thing. [applause] consistent with the message that president barack obama has delivered in ghana and the united states and everywhere else, it means that america wants to share the future. we would like to lead the world in a progressive way but we don't want to dominate and we know we cannot. we seek a future of shared prosperity and shared peace. these things matter. you can help them happen. i would like to offer a few observations about this. i hope this will be grist for your mills. first of all, briefly on the politics -- we have entered a new era of progress of politics which, if we do it right, could last 30 or 40 years. [applause] it is something i have literally spent my entire adult life working for. i was a 20-year-old intern in the united states congress, working for my senator, bill ful

secretary of state to it the city of goma.he visiteded a refugee camp home to 18,000 men, women and children. most why uprooted from their villages by a decades long conflict from rebel forces. more than 5 million people have been killed since 1998. clinton's voice cracked as she described the epidemic of rape that's now plaguing congo because of the conflict. perpetuators are guilty of crimes against humanity. e's pledging $17 million to fight the systematic sexual abuse. >>> yesterday in congo a news conference with the secretary of state turned heated. due to an error clinton wad ask what her husband thought about a financial issue. >> what does mr. clinton think through the mouth of mrs. clinton -- >> wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. if you ask my opinion i will tell you may opinion. i will not be channeling my husband. >> it turned out the question had been wrongly translated. >>> the host of a television crime show in brazil is accused of ordering murde

to go through a progm and build er life and now she is one of the mo importantommunity oanizers in goma, actuay, wre the secretary of state visited. if she is sta on her feet, i feelvery much hope. there haso be hope. >> lehrer: one good story, at least. >> indeed. >> lehrer: miss albi, thank you vey much. >>pleasure. a otnote, jason maloney's report is part of theulitzer center on crisiseporting's "fragi states" project, a partnership with the bure of internationareporting. you c find more information about both at newshour.s.org. >> lehrer: anfinally tonight, the gacy of eunice kennedy shriver. judy woodruff begins wh some backgroundn her life. >> eunice keedy shriver w the fifth of nin kennedy omilen, and growing up in that inent family was ofte overadowed by her brothers -- joe,john, bobby and ted, but it was herolder sist, rosemary, who inspired her life'swork. rosemary was born, as described in the days, mildly retard, and at a 23 under alobotomy which made herorse off. she was initutionalized for the rest of her life. jim river, one of eunice's five children spoke withur ray suar

. >>> today, secretary of state hillary clinton is in goma in eastern congo, an area aid workers say is the most dangerous place on earth for women and children. she met with victims of brutal rapes and other atrocities. meantime on monday, she spoke with university students who bristled -- and bristled when she was asked, she believed about someone who asked her about her husband, what he would think of a particular financial issue. >> on this situation, thank you very much. >> wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. so you ask my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channeling my husband. >> the questioner later said he actually asked what president obama would think but that the translator got it wrong. >>> more than 20 people spent hours stuck on a roler coaster at the great america theme park in santa clara, california, on monday. park officials say the ride was having lift problems and no one was in immediate danger. it is now eight minutes past the hour. now back to matt, al and sarah gore this m

. >> and, in fact, what she's accomplished in congo, in particular, in goma, in trying to shed some lightthe women, and the men now, who have suffered the raping, the gang rapes and other weapons of war that have been used to make 500,000 people homeless, the millions killed, and hundreds of thousands of women and girls who have been terrorized in their homes. jim, it really is an extraordinary, horrific legacy that she is trying to shine light on. >> i think that's right. and i think on balance, what she's done on this trip has been a combination of being very brave and to some extent, being a little fool hardy as well, to take on such a daunting assignment. but so far, i think, on balance, she deserves credit for it. >> jim hoagland from "the washington post," thank you very much. and when we come back, we'll talk more about senator ted kennedy, who, of course, is remembering his sister for her wit and her humor. but then there is his own battle against brain cancer keeping him away from today's wake. coming up, we'll talk about the impact of his illness and the future of cam loath. >>

through a program and rebuild her life and now she is one of the most important community organizers in goma, actually, where the secretary of state visited. if she is stand on her feet, i feel very much hope. there has to be hope. >> lehrer: one good story, at least. >> indeed. >> lehrer: miss salbi, thank you very much. >> pleasure. a footnote, jason maloney's report is part of the pulitzer center on crisis reporting's "fragile states" project, a partnership with the bureau of international reporting. you can find more information about both at newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and finally tonight, the legacy of eunice kennedy shriver. judy woodruff begins with some background on her life. >> eunice kennedy shriver was the fifth of nine kennedy children, and growing up in that prominent family was often overshadowed by her brothers -- joe, john, bobby and ted, but it was her older sister, rosemary, who inspired her life's work. rosemary was born, as described in those days, mildly retarded, and at age 23 under a lobotomy which made her worse off. she was institutionalized for the rest of her li

she is now in this city of the goma, the city at the center of such crimes. obama administration has gotten so much interest in its plan for a fall summit on texting while driving at the event has been expanded from one day to two. the distracted driving some it will examine texting and driving. it will take place in september. . the chevrolet volt should get 230 miles per gallon in city driving. gm says it should be the first car to break into triple digits gas mileage when the figure is confirmed in epa tests. it is due in showrooms in november of 2010. and those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are pleased to be joined by phoenix -- from phoenix, ariz., by the mayor, mayor gordon. i want to talk about the economic situation and the city. what are you facing right now? guest: it is tough. the city of phoenix that has led in job creation for four years is now towards a the bottom in terms of job losses. we have been facing challenges we historically have not had to face. this city has been moving t