>> lance armstrong.iger had 56 votes and lance armstrong had 33. >> larry: as a former golfer and analyst with the golf channel, it wasn't husband of the decade. so you got an argument with it? >> no. you're right. absolutely. it's not person of the decade or husband of the decade. it's athlete of the decade. and i do think that you can make a strong argument for lance armstrong or even a stronger one still for roger federer because both of these athletes had respective accomplishments, but when you consider not only what tiger woods did but how he did it, the wide margin of victories and the animated style is almost unprecedented in the history of our game. and its impact was definitely unprecede unprecede unprecedented. >> larry: amy alcott, do you think that character should matter at all when voting for an athlete? >> i think character definitely counts. that's what golf is all about. it's a game of honor, it's a game of character. but this athlete, tiger woods, has taken golf to another level of ath

>> lance armstrong. tiger had 56 degrees and lance arm stong had 33. >> brandon cham bly, it wasn't husband of the wasn't husband o decade, but athlete of the decade. i think you can make a strong argument for lance armstrong or even stronger still for roger fed federer. both had respective accomplishments. when you consider not only what tiger woods did but how he did it the wide margin of victory and the animated style is almost unprecedented in the history of our game and its impact was definitely unprecedented. >> larry: amy alcott, do you think character should matter at all in voting for an athlete? >> larry, i think character definitely counts. i mean, that's what golf is all about. it is a game of honor it is a game of character. but this athlete, tiger woods, has taken golf to another level of atlanta let cism, of style. there's nobody really that can compete with him as far as being a golfer. i would beg to say being a horse racing fan that this has been a great year for the women, too, as far a

this amendment is endorsed by the lance armstrong foundation, american academy of pediatrics, susan komen for the cure advocacy alliance, american cancer society, alzheimer's foundation, dozens of other national organizations. along with senator hutchison, this is a bipartisan amendment sponsored by senators franken, whitehouse, and specter. please join us in voting for this. i yield the floor. mr. kaufman: mr. president, i ask consent to speak in morning business for up to 15 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaufman: my colleagues have heard me speak in recent weeks about the troubling trends in our financial markets. the growing use of dark pools and high-frequency trading, increasing market fragmentation and looming potential regulatory gaps in the securities and exchange commission. today i want to talk about an economic threat that encompasses these developments and why i think they are negatively affecting the long-term health of our economy. after suffering through the most severe recession in decades, we are now in the midst of the most fragile of roeufrs. mr