maria pepe was just 12 years old when she was accepted onto her hoboken, new jersey team. >> i reallyed hard at the tryouts, so when i was told i made the team, i was pretty excited. >> reporter: unfortunately, the excitement didn't last long. little league rules at the time prohibited girls from playing. and when other teams found out that hoboken had a girl player, they challenged her coach. >> my coach was strong. he wanted me to play, and he was trying to argue with the other coaches and say, you know, "let her play, she's just a girl, but she likes it, she's as good as the boys, and i'm not taking her off the field." >> reporter: but maria's visibility as a player was too great. >> i was a pitcher. so naturally, i got a lot of attention, 'cause you can't hide in the outfield. they issued a letter to my town and sort of threatened that, if they didn't take me off the field, they were going to lose the charter. >> reporter: for the sake of her fellow players, maria turned in her mitt. but she was devastated. and her parents felt her pain. >> my father knew that i loved playing ball

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people do not have issue with me or their hoboken party, but this is about the american people. . . >nt said . > the president said >> this from the new york post former governor elliot spit jer zer is -- spitzer is going to run for a bid for state comptroller or a seat held by kirsten jillbrand. >> set to be released after serving seven years for bribery and racketeering. he was voted to be expelled after his connection. he maintains his innocence. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> we continue our series on health care from the virginia hospital, centered in arlington, virginia, 10 miles east, northeast of the u.s. capitol. it is a 350-bed medical center which revenues 288 million a year. today, we will look at the health care costs with the chief financial officer and online medical records with the chief information officer. here from our set in the emergency room at arlington -- virginia hospital center is robin norman, the chief financial officer. ms. norman, what is your job and how would you describe it? >> i'm a member of the executive team here at the