former presidential candidate john edwards will testify in court about his affair and a possible sex according to an exclusive report in the "daily beast." edwards will have to submit a sworn deposition. joining us, investigative reporter for "the daily beast." first of all tmi on the sex tape. i think i speak for everyone when i say we've heard enough about this. tell us what's going to happen. >> john edwards has been noticed he is to give a sworn deposition on may 13th in the case of rielle hunter against andrew young. what will they ask. of course they ask about the sex tape and how it came about. they are going to ask him to put on the record in sworn testimony exactly how rielle hunter moved place to place as the pregnancy progressed with the help of andrew young paid for by john edwards once that's put on the record a federal grand jury will be interested in what he had to say. >> the suit over rielle hunter's privacy. how is it violated when she herself has been on gq magazine, given interviews. >> she's going to be on oprah. that is the question. she filed innovativasion of p

a drop in the bucket for what we've persevered to bring the john edwards story to a conclusion. >> youational enquirer" -- i would imagine you hope that the judges aren't swayed by that and say, oh, it was a "national enquirer." the "national enquirer" doesn't deserve a pulitzer prize. they're in a whole different category. >> one of the key stories is the fact that we reported last year that john edwards is the focus of a grand jury investigation and possible misappropriation of his campaign funds to cover up the affair. we did significant reporting, the same work that other newspapers have done around the country. our reporters and photographers who worked on this incredible presidential scandal for so long certainly deserve the recognition. >> do you think it will change the game when it comes to tabloids if you win or make the nomination? the first time to be nominated, right? >> the first time the pulitzer board officially accepted our eligibility. whether we win or not, it's a great honor to be part of the process. more importantly, we've been vindicate bid the bloggers who for s

john edwards' mistress.ave been saying she's the best case scenario mistress. she wasn't talking for so long. once it was out, she kept to herself, raising her daughter, working things out between herself and john edwards. wow, has that changed in the last several months. first the "gq" magazine published those photos that she later took issue with. now she'll sit down with oprah winfrey. a big go, too, because after those photos were published barbara walters the one that fielded the phone call from reyeel hunter saying she was so upset about the photos. >> the interesting thing, oprah interviewed elizabeth edwards. went to their home. john edwards was kind of hiding off in the corner. >> she has seen all sides of this story. it should be a fantastic interview. oprah has yet to set a firm date on when we can expect to air that. we'll keep you up to date. >>> other news, annie leibovitz, the very, very successful and beloved photographer, you've seen her work in "vanity fair." she got her start at "rolling s

the former aid to john edwards is speaking out about corruption in d.c. and ethics in leadership. it's all part his push to clean up his image. >> reporter: after all of the interviews and all of the tabloid covers of the john edwards' sex scandal, no surprise andrew young would draw a crowd. the man who helped coverup edwards' fair and originally claimed to be at father of the baby packed the house what does raise a few eye brows is the topic of young's decision at the university of washington. >> we're going to talk about ethics and the difficulty in pursuing the american dream. >> reporter: when young sat down with us, he talked at length about that dream and how it gets corrupted in washington, d.c. >> we have to realize that the people we elect, just like the sports figures we raise up to this unrealistic level, they're human beings and we have to lower our level of expectation and realize that they make mistakes too. >> i think the system is a whole lot better than he think it's is. >> reporter: former washington governor daniel jay evans has a slightly more optimistic view.

we will also look at the international job market with john challenger. edward luce will talk about financial regulation. >> there are nearly 6000 references to abraham lincoln in our video library. if you're one of the millions who enjoys in our 16th president, you will find lots of interesting programs on line. for a temporary perspective on line -- and book, we have abraham lincoln, by great american restaurants. >> they wanted to have a security that give exposure to the housing market and that is what they got. >> the senate hearing with

people were killed in tuesday's explosion, so joining us now to talk about it is petty officer john edwards. thank you for joining us now. when did the coast guard discover the oil leak and what's being done to stem it? >> first off, the unified command announced today that the mobile offshore drilling unit the deep water horizon was located capsized on the sea floor approximately 1,500 feet northwest of the well site, that's where the reiser wise er located. we found a place that was leaking, one was from the rise er and one was near the well itself. our technical advisors are saying this is fresh oil from the well. >> is that how you discovered this? >> right, we have had the submersible r.o.v.s down for a few days now trying to locate the deep water horizon and to locate the condition of the rise, the riser is what connects the unit to the seabed itself. once that 1,000 feet of riser had been located, we noticed the leaking not only from the pipe, but from the well site itself. >> this is not an easy cleanup, is it? tell us about it. >> it's not going to be an easy cleanup. the flight co

john edwards' long silence about his affair with rielle hunter may be about to come to an end. dwards has been called to give a sworn deposition may 13th in hunter's lawsuit against former edwards aide andrew young. hunter accuses young of stealing a videotape that allegedly shows her and edwards having sex. she also claims young kept copies of that in violation of a court order. >>> and a book cover for former president george w. bush's memoir has been unveiled. the book is called "decision points" and will offer never before heard details of key events during his presidency. it is due out in november. >>> and what's president obama's biggest weakness? well, the revelation came from senior adviser david axelrod appearing on "the tonight show" with jay leno. >> he has a weakness for pie and one thing that happened when he came to the white house is they have a very great pastry chef there and it became a big problem so they had to separate it. >> axelrod went on to say in addition to the pie the president also loves cheeseburgers. those are the things we thought you should know

go like a pro. >>> former presidential candidate john edwards has a date with destiny.r oath on may 13th about his relationship with mistress rielle hunter facing questions about whether he spent federal campaign funds to hide that relationship. a federal grand jury has been reportedly been looking into edwards' campaign spending habits for some time now. though the former north carolina senator has denied any impropriety. ed today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule. but there's still more to do. our goal is to exceed every expectation you've set for us. we're putting people back to work, designing, building

go like a pro. >>> former presidential candidate john edwards has a date with destiny. testify under oath on may 13th about his relationship with mistress rielle hunter facing questions about whether he spent federal campaign funds to hide that relationship. a federal grand jury has been reportedly been looking into edwards' campaign spending habits for some time now. though the former north carolina senator has denied any impropriety. anncr vo: with the new geico glovebox app... anncr vo: ...you can get help with a flat tire... anncr vo: ...find a nearby tow truck or gas station... anncr vo: ...call emergency services... anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncr vo: it's so easy, a caveman can do it. caveman: unbelievable... caveman: where's my coat? it was suede with the fringe. vo: download the glovebox app free at geico.com. ♪ (announcer) right now, all over the country, discover card customers are getting five percent cashback bonus at home improvement stores. it pays to get more, and now i know without enough, ♪ [ sl

. >>> john edwards' ex-mistress breaks her silence.is "entertainment tonight." >>> what makes you think he's not lying to you? >> rielle hunter reveals all, new secrets from the oprah interview. >> no one in your life thinks that this is a good idea for you to be talking to me. >> is it payback for elizabeth talking to oprah? >>> did abc ban this busty ad from airing during dancing? the smoking gun revealed as the plus-size model sounds off to "e.t.." >> they can't handle a little bit bigger, a little bit extra. >>> the reported larry king love triangle. >> do you feel like you were shawn king's boy toy? >> what he is saying now. his claims about shawn's prescription drug abuse. >> took one and one became two, two became three. >>> secrets from prince william's rumored royal wedding.

or the latest thing that john edward's mistress said. it is possible to make a decision that i want to know more. there are more places to go for that now than there ever have been. when i grow up i had a choice of reading a newspaper, washing walt -- watching walter cronkite. that was all your information. it had great power because it was so concentrated. who knows what stories they did not tell. if you not like msnbc, go to box -- you can choose. go to the place that already agrees with what you decided to believe. you can go to pbs. you then go to discovery. you can go to the history channel. there are many more places. there is the world wide web. we're not going back to where we were where everybody is responsible. these are commercial enterprises. there are places to go if you want to know more. the burden is shifted on to the consumer of news as much as the producers of it. >> i grew up watching walter cronkite. >> you are not much older than i am. >> i remember the end of the program where he would say that that's the way it is

. >>> john edwards' ex-mistress breaks her silence.ent tonight." >>> what makes you think he's not lying to you? >> rielle hunter reveals all, new secrets from the oprah interview. >> no one in your life thinks that this is a good idea for you to be talking to me. >> is it payback for elizabeth talking to oprah? >>> did abc ban this racy ad from airing during dancing? the plus-size model sounds off to "e.t.." >>> the reportedly larry king love triangle. >> do you feel like you were shawn king boy toy?

. >> and john edwards is scheduled to testify under oath about his relationship with his mistress.sked about the sex tape and whether he spent campaign fund tops hide the relationship. hunters is the mother of edwards' love child. she demanded the sex tape can photographs be returned. that was an invasion of privacy as well>> and a man hearing noises. he was in for a surprise. a baby sea lion flopping around the roof deck. animal control said the goy is seriously underwent and will need two or throw monthses of rehab. maybe he wants a new place . >>> and rescusers decided to name him fiddler for the music fiddler on the roof. >> okay. we are going to try to find out relationship there right. >> what do you think of that? >> did you make the sea lion sound in >> i did not do that. >> nice. thank you. my call to you. >>> and so we are talking about how it is a quiet severe weather season so far. this is where we should be. these cones are our average each year. the blue is what we have seen. it is a slow season and all about to change. it changed over the last couple of days. big bro

. >> and two years after former candidate john edwards admitted to having an affair with her, his mistress sat down with oprah for her first televised interview harpole productions has not said when that interview will -- first televised interview. harpo productions has not said when that interview will be televised. >> still ahead, baltimore is facing a $120 million budget deficit. the i-team breaks down the mayor's two biggest targets coming of new at 6:00 p.m. >> it is a new program that more and more kids are taking the advantage of. come to school to get an come to school to get an because your census answers are more than just answers. they're the first step toward a happier, healthier community. we can't move forward until you mail it back. 2010 census. [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation where you're free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal

>>> plus, john edwards breaks silence to opera. >>> and you can see entertainment tonight here at 7:30 a good deal today. and it's all for a good cause. baskin robbins is having 31- cent scoop nights to honor firefighters. they will reduce the cost of scoops to 31 cents. the company is also donating $100,000 to the national fallen firefighters foundation. if they could just reduce the calendars to 31, i would get three scoops. >> the trick is learning to decide which scoop to get. >> i know which one. >> yes? >> it's that one that has pecans and caramel. it's crunchy and delicious. >> you're the only one who knows exactly what they want when they go in there. [ laughter ] >>> there's a major warmup on ,, >

>> also tonight, what will john edwards' former mistress tell oprah? plus, the dancing stars speak out about the controversy. >>> plus, hollywood's tony curtis in a wheelchair. we'll have that and more coming up on entertainment tonight. >> you don't want to miss that coming up at 7:30, here on wjz 13. >>> and still to come tonight on eyewitness news. the second round of the nfl draft is under way. stan will have the latest o from the ravens complex coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> potentially a pretty big night for the ravens. >> oh, yeah. stan is one winning way. but his eyes are on radio city music hall. hi, stan. >> hello there, ladies and gentlemen. let me tell you, the second round of the nfl draft 2010 is under way. and the ravens have not chosen yet. but i can tell you right now, oakland is on the clock with the 41st choice. and so far, eight players have been chosen. now, there's still a lot of good, available players on the board. in fact, one of them is tight- end rob groncow ski -- gronkowski. the ravens have this catching behemo

reporting on the real scandals that are out there, the tiger woods, the elliott spitsers, the john edwards. >> this is a life story of the most powerful woman in our society. >> it's a life re-invented who has done so much good. >> she has done immense good and that is outlined in this book. but she is -- she has impacted our culture more than anybody. this is a woman of immense power. nobody in the communications industry has the power that oprah winfrey does. so i think that people are entitled to get a better understanding of a woman who's impacted their life so much. >> so what are the secrets -- you talk about the sexual abuse reportedly by her uncle. but you say that some of her family members actually question whether or not that is really what happened. >> that is true. i do think that oprah's family is in denial about the sexual abuse. >> so how do you know that your sources are accurate if some of those family members are the ones that are talking to you, from her father first to aunt katherine? >> because her father and aunt katherine are like the families of other sexual abuse

30th most popular at myspace headquarters. [ light laughter ] you guys see the "gq" pictures of john edwardsistress, rielle hunter? [ audience groans ] yeah, today, she called them "repulsive." and says she trusted "gq"'s photographer to take classy photos. [ light laughter ] yeah, 'cause anytime i'm on a bed in nothing but dress shirt and underwear next to a dora the explorer doll, i think, "this is gonna look classy." [ laughter ] check this out, c-span is uploading 23 years of video on the internet. or if you want to get the sensation of watching 23 years of c-span just watch 2 minutes of c-span. [ light laughter ] this is pretty interesting -- a new study found that dancing comes naturally to babies. their favorite place to get their freak on? all up in their crib. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's where they do it. [ laughter ] and finally, spencer pratt is leaving "the hills" -- [ audience aws ] [ cheers ] -- to study software engineering at usc. [ laughter ] producers of "the hills" call it, "a huge blow." while the president of usc called it, "a huge blow." [ laughter ] lad

the story of john edwards and elizabeth edwards is the most dramatic example in the book with the gap between what the public saw and what they want the public to see and how to add were in private is yawning. is a catholic kind of gap. obama's, the gap between his public image and private reality is of all the major candidates was the narrowest. i think it's part of the reason why he turned out to be such a strong candidate, part of the reason he wanted they spent very little time in the obama campaign having to manage the problem of here's what we're trying to go public but here's what's going on. for all these other campaigns do and, you know, amount of time and effort that was devoted by the staff to try and kind of bridge that gap, massage the differences. the obama campaign was able to focus to a larger extent on getting done what he needed to get them because there was not that as large a gap. with that said we show when i talked before about the race example, we shall plenty of examples where the obama public image was not was going on behind the scenes. we lay that there. i d

. >>> the "national enquirer" got a pulitzer prize nomination for breaking the john edwards sex storyfind out if this won the prize. >>> hear from the firefighter who pulled off this amazing rescue in the middle of this raging canal. ♪ >>> check out this video, a dangerous rescue in northern california, a 74-year-old woman escaped a car, after it crashed into this raging canal yesterday. look at that. the current swept her miles downstream. the rescue swimmer got pulled into the water injuring his arm but he did get her out. >> i got called in the room by her right before she went up to the floor and i think, i got a little kiss on the cheek, so it was nice, and it's pretty embarrassing, i think she said "angel" so it was good, called me an angel. >> he is a hero. the woman's adult son was trapped in the car and died. they're searching for her husband. the woman is said to be in stable condition. >>> some exciting news. conan o'brien is headed to tbs. he's been in limbo since leaving "the tonight show" in january. starting in november, o'brien's new show will air at 11:00 p.m. eastern

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some cases there's a wide divergence between public image and private reality that the story of john edwards and elizabeth edwards is the most dramatic example in the book where the gap between what the public saw and what they wanted the public to see and how they actually were in private was -- is yawning. it's a gap. obama, his public reality and the private reality was the narrowest. it's part of the reason he turned out to be a strong candidate and the reason why he won. they spent very little time in the obama campaign having to manage the problem of here's what we're trying to tell the public but here's what's really going on. for all these other campaigns there was enormous amounts of time and effort that was devoted by the staff to try to kind of bridge that gap. and massage those differences. the obama campaign was able to focus to a larger extent on getting done what it needed to get done because it was not as large a gap. now that said, you know we show when i talked before about the race example we show plenty of examples where the obama public image was not what was really goin

. >> several bloggers have stated that you would be perfect for a biopic about john edwards.interested? [laughter] >> that concludes today's luncheon. [applause] call my agent. [laughter] >> i can't tell you how it feels to be played by dennis quaid. i'll give you my feedback later. a couple more questions dealing with health care reform and your effort before we go into our final part of the program. when you're looking at supporters for your efforts on capitol hill, are you seeing this as a truly bipartisan effort? >> that's what we're after. chuck and i agree with that. we're trying to be as independent as possible. as non-partisan as possible. it is not really a political issue. this is a human issue, really, that we're talking about. it affects everybody. >> where can you expand your support? who are you targeting to get your message out to now? >> everyone. you know, we have been doing television shows you know, that have been out there. that's my role is to be out there and really be the frontman, to be a voice for patients. so anywhere we can get a gig for it basicall

john edwards and elizabeth edwards is a most dramatic example in the book where the gap between whatthe public saw and what they wanted the public to see and how they were in private is yawning, it is a cosmic gap. obama's, the gap between his image and reality is all the major candidates was the narrowest and i think that it's part of the reason why he turned out to be such a strong candidate and the reason why he won because they spent very little time in the obama campaign having to manage the problem of years we are telling the public but what is really going on. for all the other campaigns it was enormous amount of time and effort devoted by the staff to try to bridge the gap and massage the differences. the obama campaign was able to focus to a larger extent on getting done what it needed to get done because there wasn't that large gap. now that said, as i talked before about the race example which aplenty example where the obama public image was and what was going on behind the scenes and we laid that there but it's important reason he was successful in the campaign again comp

we will also look at the international job market with john challenger. edward luce will talk about financial regulation. >> there are nearly 6000 references to abraham lincoln in our video library. if you're one of the millions who enjoys in our 16th president, you will find lots of interesting programs on line. for a temporary perspective on line -- and book, we have abraham lincoln, by great american restaurants. >> they wanted to have a security that give exposure to the housing market and that is what they got. >> the senate hearing with goldman sachs executives went nearly 11 hours. see the key moments. see every moment. it is washington your way at the c-span video library, every program since 1987, free, on- line. >> florida gov. charlie crist announced that he will not be seeking the republican not -- the republican nomination for the florida senate race. he will run as an independent instead. this sets up a three-way senate race. here's his announcement in st. petersburg, florida. [chanting] >> charlie! >> watson haynes is and in is -- is an unbelievab

john conyers, someone who has been here too long, i think. independents should have term- limits. i cannot get to him, nobody can. my question to representative edward is when barack obama was running for president and he accused john mccain of warning to go after programs with a hatchet instead of like a surgeon who would try to maintain the system. during detroit they have a diversity manager named robert baba who has come in here with a hatchet and is closing all the schools, almost half of them. supposedly on orders from washington. host: we are ready to appear shortly. let's get a response. guest: been in congress is a of challenging job and my colleagues across the country, whether democrats or republicans, our job is to meet with constituents, work on legislation and to be communicators. we really try to do that. i think democrats have a strong agenda calling into 2010. and we have accomplished tremendous things for the american people. we are on the path to job creation and shoring up our manufacturing censure -- sector. host: he talked about the seven issues in detroit. the state budget issues are a focus in congress. guest: the difficultie

former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez and also a look at the national job market with john challenger and edward lewis from the financial times will join us to talk about the financial market regulations. "washington journal" live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the people who are coming to us for risk in the housing market wanted to have a security that gave them exposure to the housing market and that's what they got. >> the is that the hearing with goldman sachs executives went nearly 11 hours. see the key moments. see every moment. it is washington your way at the c-span video library. every program since 1987 free online. [applause] >> tonight, the large part of the debate will be on the state of the country's economy. the recession, the national debt, unemployment, the issues that many people believe will decide this election. our audience here is representative of this area. we have also selected some questioners from nowses of emails we received at the bbc news website. the leaders of course haven't been told the questions. in any case we start with brief opening remarks

the story of john and elizabeth edwards is the most dramatic and the book, where the gap between whatpublic saw and wanted to see and how they were in private was cats make -- was chasmic. the gap between barack obama's public image and private reality was of all the candidates than ever was. the spent very little time in the above -- a campaign was a -- all the candidates the narrowest. they spent very little time in the campaign trying to manage him. the obama campaign was able to focus to a large extent on getting done what needed to get done. there was not as large a gap between the two. it as i talked before about race example, there were times where the public image was not going on behind the scenes, but an important part of why he was successful and the can and was the fact that the gap was narrower. guest: we don't have a very much about barack obama that is less flattering. i would urge people to read the book, and there are a number of scenes worked there was crisis, questions about whether the strategy was working. in one prominent instance, you see barack obama saying tha

she worked for justice john paul stevens and judge harry edwards and a in the court of appeals of the d.c. circuit. i will turn it over to pam. [no audio] [inaudible] we're honored to have to assist ruth bader ginsburg with us. [inaudible] -- working with the aclu women's rights group. she did truly groundbreaking women's rights cases before the supreme court in the 1970's. during that time, she won a will read it -- well-deserved low reputation as a first-rate advocate and legal strategist. she really is among the small handful of the supreme court litigators, for whom it can be said, change the law. we were very privileged to have them with us today. because she can speak about women in the supreme court from both sides of the bench, bring a perspective from both sides. we're also joined today by professor pamela karlan of stanford law school mercia's and the grief professor of public interest law and a founding director of the stanford supreme court litigation clinic. she is a leading example of the supreme brith of a supreme court litigator, that can combine a successful academic

host: john challenger, thank you for being on the "washington journal" for the first time. coming up next, edwardluce, the washington bureau chief for the "financial times." we will consider our conversation on politics. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> today we will bring it a discussion on what u.s. policy should be in dealing with iran. it will be live here on c-span starting and 10:30 eastern. tonight, a remembrance of dorothy height who died last week. friends, family, and colleagues gathered to remember her life. you can see it on c-span2. a number of hollywood actors will be in washington for the white house correspondents' dinner. there will be a remarks from jay leno. it will be on c-span beginning at 8:00 p.m. on saturday. on sunday, author and columnist pat buchanan on conservative ideology. he will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. sunday, live, on c-span2. >> there are nearly 6000 references to abraham lincoln in our video library. you will find lots of interesting programs online. for a contempor

edwards, in focusing on that equality for women as well. i last saw dorothy height about a month ago at the 70th birthday party for john lewis, our colleague. there she sat as dignified as a queen reigning over the proceedings, one who had seen it all, seen the struggle, seen the change, and now recognized then by the congress of the united states and now in her passing by the entire nation. our country is better off because of dorothy height's commitment, compassion, grace, and patriotism. we will miss her tenacity and zeal in the fight for equality. our nation's heritage and hope. will each take inspiration from the story of progress and her countless victories for the american people. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i'm pleased to recognize my friend and colleague from michigan, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, distinguished member of the appropriations committee and activist in her own right, for one min

edward m. kennedy. senator kennedy spent his life serving his country, never forgetting the words spoken by his brother, president john f. kennedy, in 1961, of those to whom much is given, much is required. i'm proud we can honor senator kenky's memory by encouraging americans to offer service to their fellow citizens. mr. speaker, once again i express my support for this resolution, commemorating the edward m. kennedy serve america act and i urge my colleagues to join me in support of this resolution, celebrating its one-year anniversary and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. biggert. mrs. biggert: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. biggert: i rise today in support of house resolution 1276, recognizing the continued importance of volunteerism and national service and commemorating the anniversary of the landmark service legislation, the edward m. kennedy serve america act. albert einstein once said a person starts to live when he can live outs

john podesta and al from for hosting this forum 15 years after oklahoma city. i'd like to thank the panelists, ron brownstein, congressman kendrick meek, former congressman mickey edwards, bradley buckles, mark potok and mike waldman and jamie gorelick. i must tell you, that's the first time i've seen that film and i have, as has been said, continuously gone back to oklahoma city. continuously going back to oklahoma city. i am going back in a few days, they are having a week-long observation for the 15th anniversar anniversary. even now it seems real as if it happened yesterday. there was a story in "the new york times" by a reporter who has been positively, and i say that in a positive way, positively interested in this. drawing parallels to the time running up to oklahoma city, and a lot of the political discord that exists in our country today. that's a legitimate thing to do. and it's important before we overdo that, to put this in the context of what happened and to try to understand what it meant for america and what it means for all of us in the way we exercise our citizenship. before the bombing occurred there was a sort of fever in america. in the early 1990's

edwards, in focusing on that equality for women as well. i last saw dorothy height about a month ago at the 70th birthday party for john lewis, our colleague. there she sat as dignified as a queen reigning over the proceedings, one who had seen it all, seen the struggle, seen the change, and now recognized then by the congress of the united states and now in her passing by the entire nation. our country is better off because of dorothy height's commitment, compassion, grace, and patriotism. we will miss her tenacity and zeal in the fight for equality. our nation's heritage and hope. will each take inspiration from the story of progress and her countless victories for the american people. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i'm pleased to recognize my friend and colleague from michigan, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, distinguished member of the appropriations committee and activist in her own right, for one min

edwards, in focusing on that equality for women as well. i last saw dorothy height about a month ago at the 70th birthday party for john lewis, our colleague. proceedings, one who had seen it all, seen the struggle, seen the change, and now recognized then by the congress of the united states and now in her passing by the entire nation. our country is better off because of dorothy height's commitment, compassion, grace, and patriotism. we will miss her tenacity and zeal in the fight for equality. our nation's heritage and hope. will each take inspiration from the story of progress and her countless victories for the american people. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i'm pleased to recognize my friend and colleague from michigan, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, distinguished member of the appropriations committee and activist in her own right, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michi