they responded to gorton being in the trenches.more than any other politician we saw slade, month in month out, and his staff. >> raise your hand and i will come to you. >> i have a question. >> wait for the mic back. >> i have enjoyed a few pages i was able to read in the new book. i actually read the first three chapters, and a jump to the end because i want to see how it all came out. [laughter] but i think the thing that impressed me the most was the 9/11 commission story. bipartisan, five democrats, five republicans, were able to come to some consensus but my question is how can we get to do that in congress? >> i've been asked that question very frequently, and i don't believe there's an answer because the 9/11 commission has vital task was, and as controversial as an issue that involved first judgments made by people who didn't have a direct responsibility to voters. they didn't have to run and get the job, and they have nothing to run for when the job was over. and second, as broadband as important as it was, it was a singl

don gorton, you say -- was elected governor in 2002 as an outspoken supporter of gay and civil rightsmising to make benefits for same-sex domestic partnerships a hallmark of his demonstration. >> there is no doubt that romney salt tolerance and galas in issues as -- saw tolerance for gay and lesbian issues. the national republican party's distaste for gay people does not play well in the bay state. romney sought to distance himself as a more moderate, tolerant individual. it did not work against kennedy, but did work in 2002 when he was elected governor of promises he would be a defender of gay- rights and socially moderate. but in 2005, he decided he was not going to run for reelection as governor of massachusetts. he cast his eyes on the white house. the republican primary electorate that chooses the presidential nominee of that party is about as far removed from the massachusetts general election electorate as you can imagine. very staunch, anti-gay activists, play a disproportionate role in the republican primary process. the political imperatives of getting romney elected went in

a lead-off double and bottom of the first, one on and betancourt doubles to right and alex gorton scores batters later, runner on third and a sing toll left. betancourt scores and 2ids-0, royals. the a's continue to struggle at the plate and they lose 2-0 and they haven't scored since tuesday. >>> cardinals and mets. johannes santanna on the mound. top of the sixth, a little controversy. carlos beltran, former giant, with a hit down the third base line, rule aid foul ball. look if the chalk. it was a hit. we digress. ninth inning, santanna, one out away from the no-no. strikes out david freese, the first no-hitter ever in mets' history. new york wins, 8-0 is your final. that will do it. jessica will be right back after the break. >>> a quick-thinking truck driver and passer by, heros. the video captured from outside a garbage truck in seattle washington. the driver notice the stroller in the path and jumps out of a moving vehicle and the passerby caught the stroller before it crashed. the garbage truck driver said the baby's mom thought she locked the stroller while she was chit chatting

countries are very much affected by what's going on in syria right gentlemen let me jump in here gorton and let me jump in here we're going to go to a short break after a show for a book in kenya our discussion on syrian state. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. download the official t. have location on the phone oh i pod touch from the i choose ops to. watch all th life on the go. video on demand on teasing blindfold comes and says feeds now in the palm of your. question on the. commission and free critic a should free zones for charges free. range month free is free. to tide free. download free blanco's cloning video for your media projects and free media. tom. wealthy british silence on. the title of. the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a re

john hughes chief oral historian in the washington secretary of states office recounts the "slade gorton: a half century in politics" washington state. this is just under an hour. good evening, everyone my name is diane i'm the executive of director of city club. we're excited to welcome you for the special night and celebrate the 55 year plus career of one of washington's and our nation's leaders. we're also grateful to see company for covering it and making it available not only to citizens throughout washington but throughout the nation. to tonight the international center policy center, the gordon center was greated about two years ago, i think it's so meaningful it was created by colleagues ever senator gordon and friends and former staff members i think it says a lot about the leadership over time that they've stayed together stayed together as frengdz and colleagues and maintained a warm connection to him and his work. we're proud of that partnership and thank them for being here and making this program possible. especially to -- cree he was our partner in coordinating the program