hastings. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, kennesaw national mountain battlefield park was authorized as the unit of the national park system in 1935 as one of the first battlefield parks. most of the parks consist of confederate positions. this bill will allow the walas house, one of the few remaining structures, to be added to the park. this bill authorizes the secretary of the interior to acquire approximately eight acres that are owned by cobb county and will be donated to the narbling park service. congressman gingrey should be commended for his work on this bipartisan bill and i am prepared to yield back if the gentlelady has no further speakers. mrs. christensen: i have no further speakers. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from the virgin islands. mrs. christensen: i yield back the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time.

how does hasting reflect? forgive me if there might be a simple answer to this, but i am not a lawyer. >> you are inadvertently touching on an aspect of form analysis. one of the ways but that -- that forum can be limited. one of the ways it can be limited espied the identity of the speaker or the identity of the people -- the identity of the speaker or the identity of the people that make up the group. i think it is reasonable for our university to say that we want our student groups to be student groups. i mean, that is the sort of parameter of all four of that i think the court had in mind when he created a limited public forum doctrine. if, say, hastings, christian legal society or any other student group said it, we want the president of our group to be this outside person who has no connection with the group at all. i think that is probably a reasonable form parameter. what if hastings is saying, we want to forbid you from associating with certain people because we do not like what they say or what they

so my friend and i, lori gordon, we sued hastings, which included judge hastings, one of the great lawyers and judges at that time and oh, they were mad and oh, did they fight us, all the way up to the california supreme court. and we won. and became the first woman law student. now i hung up my shingles. throngs of clients did not come to my door and those who did had little or no money. i began to defend them and they didn't care that i was a woman. they just wanted someone who would fight for them and would win, which i did a lot of. but then there is also -- there were a few of those judges and prosecutors that were a different story when it came to being around women. i remember this one prosecutor in san francisco. >> she's a woman! she cannot be expected to reason. god almighty has decreed her limitations. but you can reason. and you must use your factor you mights f reason -- faculties of reason to find against this young woman. >> oh, my! i am that formidable, terrifying object known as women. while he is only a poor, helpless, defenseless man. and he wants you to take pity on him

hastings. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, h.r. 714 has been adequately explained by the gentlelady from the virgin islands, and we have no objections at all to this legislation. and i'll just inquire of my friend from the virgin islands if she has no further speakers i am prepared to close. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from the virgin islands. mrs. christensen: i yield back the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from the virgin islands yields back the balance of her time. members, the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur with the senate amendment to h.r. 714. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purp

hastings, each will control 20 minutes. the chair are recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i request five legislative days in which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. miller: i yield myself such time as i may -- i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i rise in support of senate amendment to h.r. 3940, amendment addresses two issues, the political status, education, in guam and to adjustment of the minimum wage schedules for two other pacific territories, the american samoa and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands. current law increases the minimum wage by 50 cents per year until they reach the

and she was the first woman to attend hastings law school. and when she got out of law school, there were no jobs. no jobs. because no one would hire women. so what did she do? she became a criminal defense attorney because that was the one place where it didn't matter and she fought harder than

hastings: i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. this corrects actions that was done to these territories three years ago and i think this is very good policy and i wish we could have addressed this earlier rather than one day before the law goes into effect. so i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself such time as i may consume. as i mentioned in my opening statement the adjustment proposed by this bill is as a result of the g.a.o.'s report. it lays out in great detail the economic difficulties confronting these ter. they rise from a variety of factors including recent global economic conditions and ongoing economic diversification issues within the territories. the report justifies the adjustments to the minimum wage schedule. it will forego the increase and 2011 in american samoa and then in 2012 the normal schedule will be resumed. last year, we took similar action and i

i think it's the hastings building and it's really top. it has a vertical ladder on top. you are 200 feet up. >> occasionally they have cornices that stick out. they get quite creative how they build them. >> the old ship where you have to climb up to the top. >> the maintenance guy did a good job. people often wonder why fire escapes don't pose a risk of being loose. they are required to penetrate in their structural system and be attached through the building to the inside. in a wood frame building, they actually, bolts have to go through and they have to have a washer and nut on the inside. i would have to have the whole wall removed. they are quite strong. >> we do and someone asked, what is it that you do. i start off by looking at it. is there rust where it meets the building. that's the first indicator. my primary trick is to pick the railing away from the building and see sturdy is it? does the shake the whole wall when i kick it out? otherwise it's rust or a trail of rust >> do you tighten it up? >> if it looks questionable if i go trying to tighten it, i could a

there's a tasty finally in prospect a basketball school championships favorite the usa will take on the haste to for the title this evening the americans beat with any eighty nine point seven four in the semifinals taking the bull by the horns from the very beginning as they won the equal to twenty changed by the right that he had increased to a comfortable for. the point is now that they just keep their advantage and they did just that and once again kevin drum was instrumental for them with an impressive. points. but face a hostile atmosphere in a stamboul tonight they have to play turkey for the world than the hosts got a single point win. in the last four should be a cracker and to think they may have an advantage. because. she. being the one being some of the preparation. for the united states. because you know forty five somebody. who. was in the best of five to make klitschko has successfully defended his. heavyweight title stopping some will pay to in the tenth round the referee holding the bag in frankfurt after the nigerian was floored by a one sided affair but the next on the bill

nancy pelosi hast was processed this. twice it has passed. the president and his staff -- and trust me when i say we have talked to all of them directly -- say they will sign this absolutely. only thing that is stopping small businesses from getting the benefit, families from getting the benefit, and individuals the benefit of the dignity of work is the citizens -- is the senators and politics in washington. you should jump up and now when you find out about a program like this that creates a direct jobs, that directly helps not just governments, but the private sector. 800 employers are part of this program in san francisco alone. 20-thousand-foot -- 20,000-plus people are about to lose their jobs in the next few weeks if we do not act. this is a big deal. look at the faces. who is represented there? 70% minority. african-american community, the latino community, and the asian community where unemployment rate is exponentially higher than the state and federal average and even our local average. again, if it is all about rhetoric and politic

i was a reserve police officer in college and then went to law school at hastings. i have been spending the last five years

phillip congatonda went to law school and graduated hastings law school but never actually practiced law. he became the first chronicler of the japanese american experience and is credited with broadening the japanese -- broadening the definition of theater by bringing jap needs american stories to stages all across the country. he has collaborated with the most diverse american theater venues, from large mainstream houses to the most experimental venues to african american ethnic cally specific theaters reaching extraordinarily diverse audiences. from here to japan, his acclaimed sisters, maximoto premiered in 2005. in the last couple years he worked with camposanto on a fist of roses on male violence and an orchestral composition. many of his plays are collected in month more cherry blossoms published by washington press. among his awards are the civil liberties public education fund and lila wallace reader's digest award. phillip is also a respected independent film maker whose film recently premiered at sundance, but we're here to talk about his upcoming production, after the war

hastings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague on the rules committee, my good friend, mr. arcuri. mr. speaker, as vice chairman of the permanent select committee on intelligence, i know that the intelligence community is the first line of defense against terrorists, proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and other rogue elements who wish to do us harm here at home and across the globe. this legislation for the first time since 2004 is an opportunity to guide the 16 agencies of the intelligence community while making significant strides and improving oversight of the intelligence community. i've had the honor and privilege of meeting many of our intelligence professionals during my oversight travel as a member of the intelligence committee. i cannot overstate how much i appreciate and am humbled by their service. the past year has been a busy one for the intelligence community. there have been some very low points, including the loss of seven brave americans in an attack on the c.i.a. in afghanistan and

the talk is once again of succession, but this time it needs to be organized in more haste. and with the added problem, many suggest, that none of his three known as suns appear to be promising leaders. the first, kim jong nam, was at once caught trying to enter japan with a false passport, trying to visit tokyo's disneyland. the second son, kim jong chul, is reportedly considered too thin and then by his father. that leaves the third son, perhaps soon to be in charge of a fledgling nuclear power. political successions in totalitarian states are always fraught with difficulty, and kim jong-un is a complete political novice. he may be his father's chosen successor, but the other power elites in north korea might be a different matter. bbc news, seoul. >> the head of the vatican bank is under investigation for suspicion of violating money laundering laws. ettore gotti tedeschi and another official were accused of contravening the laws regarding the release of information. we have this from rome. >> at last week's four-day pilgrimage of the pope to the united kingdom has acted

find once you develop a reputation for trying hard to understand all the things you people learn in hastings and asking stupid questions over and over again -- is there a police called in continent? -- plea called in continent? if you ask the questions, eventually they explain. even the judges in santa clara county who were giving the colloquies, and the judges who would turn to defendants and say, i would like to get this resolved today, which basically means to plead guilty or no contest, they talked grudgingly. >> watch out if you ask someone out for a drink. i know in your study one of the things you found was there was a tremendous amount of pressure that came from the judges. can you talk briefly about that? >> sure. does this still work? >> one of the things we found that was very disturbing in our study was that nearly three out of four offices reported they had been pressured by county commissioners to cut costs. a good example of fat was recently reported -- good example of that is that it was recently appreported sacramento was planning to cut a third of their budget, yet their ca

well, inadvertently, i guess in their haste or whatever, they put two units on it, and if you look at air permit history, i have already addressed that months ago and got that change -- if you look at our permit history. the building inspector came and looked at the building. downstairs. there is no kitchen. in fact, she mentions a family room. there is a bathroom and bedrooms, but all of those areas got approved, so long before any of this was happening today, and then -- commissioner garcia: before you leave that, and i do not mean to interrupt you, but it has been addressed by the attorney, the issue having to do with the manifestation of two units, such as two satellite dishes, two mailboxes, and it two addresses. could you address that, please? >> yes, every step of the way, we have scheduled inspections by building inspectors, electrical inspectors, and plumbing inspectors, so early on, through planning, most plans get approved by planning, and they have their own criteria. far be it from me to tell them what it should be, and as far as i am concerned, having two satellite dishe

but now it is in more haste. and with the added problem, many suggest, that none of his three known suns appear to be particularly promising leaders. the first was once caught trying to enter japan on a false passport, apparently in an attempt to visit tokyo's and disneyland amusement park. the middle son is reportedly considered "too feminine" by his father. that leaves his third son, just 26 or 27 years old, unknown and experience -- and experience. -- on experience. -- unexperienced. he is a complete political novice. he may be his father's successor next week, but it may be a different matter for other power elites in north korea. bbc news. >> more of the main news for you. 18 children are still missing in pakastani kashmir where a school bus has crashed. officials say it is unlikely that any survive. the school bus plunged 300 meters from the road into a river 16 kilometers from the regional capital. nine american soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in southwest afghanistan. it is not clear what

there's something that just doesn't feel right about the haste, the speed, the urgency with which their mosque must be there. i don't see the tolerance in that. it seems to me the tolerance there is only one-way tolerance -- religious liberty and freedom at all costs. >> reporter: in the midst of all the turmoil, some relatives of 9/11 victims -- it is difficult to say just how many -- do support the cultural center near ground zero. on that terrible day nine years ago, herb ouid was working on the 77th floor of one of the towers, while his 25-year-old son, todd, was on the 105th. >> i said, "have a great day, sweetheart." i tell you those words because those were my last words to my son. >> reporter: a son, he remembers, who overcame a long battle with anxiety to go on and graduate from the university of michigan and have a bright future in finance. >> i think religious tolerance honors those that were lost. what we're saying for the muslim world is, "we don't trust you. we don't like you." >> reporter: "we don't want you." >> "we don't want you," and that's exactly a victory for al qa