iowa state university, conservative coming out week event. sponsored by the college republicans. the group got an e-mail response from the university professor saying "f" you, republicans. she apologized it but said that the announcement was disturbing and offensive. really? truman state university in missouri. popular leftist married to a school professor, destroyed a display advertising a republican sponsored event. he tore down the group signs, rip them up and spat on the students representing the group. the university of california merced, three students wanted to explain the country tax system. so they asked their peers to offer up some of their own hard-earned gpa points to some of the students who weren't scoring as high. take a look at what happened. >> glenn: mm-hmm. they're here in the studio audience. i love you guys. [ laughter ] fantastic job by the students that came up with the question. they have more of them. but when it comes to give up something that the students earned, the students aren't so willing to give them up. it sounds like a greedy students, doesn't it

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oetken grew up in my state of iowa and attended the university of iowa, where he received his bachelor of arts degree with distinction in 1988. following graduation from yale law school in 1991, the nominee spent three years clerking. he first clerked for seventh circuit, then the d.c. circuit, and finally for justice harry a. blackmun of the supreme court of the united states. after his clerkships, mr. oetken entered private practice. in 1997, he became an attorney advisor with the department of justice, office of legal couns counsel. in 1999, the nominee joined the white house counsel's office as associate counsel to then-president clinton. in 2001, he moved to new york, returned to private practice. in 2004, the nominee joined the legal department of cablevision systems corporation. currently he is the senior vice president and associate general counsel at cablevision. the a.b.a. standing committee on the federal judiciary has given mr. oetken a unanimous qualified rating. i support this nomination and congratulate him on his professional accomplishments. i yield the floor. and i wo