we were landlocked. we could not get a renewal of women for five months which must be done outside the u.s. why, if you have already had success of renewals? we ended up driving to tia juana with our family in order to return to the uk. we then had only five months to verify. we flew back to the u.k. for the interview which cost about $6,000, rather than processing in the u.s. embassies were rude to me and my bike in the process. -- wife in the process. we were a small company but had been in the u.s. for eight years, and had one of our best years. they seemed unaware of general business and tax accounting practices. however, my wife developeafter h the officer, the visa was approved. afton and there was finger wagging saying that you need to come up was something better than two years' time currently, there is no resolution for these types of green card holders. we will have to constantly trouble in the new at the will of immigration authorities. so how does this affect families? it affects our ability

serious and unless they are addressed and addressed transparently we may yet see violence in this landlocked in the small amount in this mountainous and yet very important strategically important country and in the region at large and finally how important is the air base for the nato war effort in afghanistan while this base is very important as there is really no good alternative to it. considering its geographic proximity or the security of its supplies this is this has been borne out repeatedly by the pentagon's willingness to engage in successive rounds of negotiations over the big east including back in two thousand and nine when it was when it bought into but gives brinksmanship and. persuaded to triple the amount of rent that it was willing to pay for the base. president of the eurasia democracy initiative an expert on human rights in the region thanks for joining us. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe freezing temperatures and heavy snow are continuing to cause further massive disruption across europe britain is also one of the worst affect

the refineries are all located in the northcom and the only pipeline for export in the landlocked selfthe refineries are all located in the north, and the only pipeline for export in the landlocked south runs through the north at the red sea. an important oil producer like sudan, it would have immediately -- it would immediately produce an effect. unless we forgive, there it be terrible loss of life in a renewed conflict. in the other civil war, roughly 2 million people lost their lives with twice as many displaced, many permanently. the failure of sudanese politicians to reach agreement on the citizenship issue will directly affect the many southerners who've unit -- who left the north. the ruling national congress party has indicated that these seven cities will lose their right to work or receive health care in the north. the sudanese president still wanted on international criminal court indictment for war crimes in darfur, has at times said nothing other than a vote for unity would be acceptable. but other times, he will except whatever outcome is reached. the south has made some

the refineries are all located in the northcom and the only pipeline for export in the landlocked selfs through the north at the red sea -- the refineries are all located in the north, and the only pipeline for export in the landlocked south runs through the north at the red sea. an important oil producer like sudan, it would have immediately -- it would immediately produce an effect. unless we forgive, there it be terrible loss of life in a renewed conflict. in the other civil war, roughly 2 million people lost their lives with twice as many displaced, many permanently. the failure of sudanese politicians to reach agreement on the citizenship issue will directly affect the many southerners who've unit -- who left the north. the ruling national congress party has indicated that these seven cities will lose their right to work or receive health care in the north. the sudanese president still wanted on international criminal court indictment for war crimes in darfur, has at times said nothing other than a vote for unity would be acceptable. but other times, he will except whatever outcom

some of it for landlocked nevada, which hasn't seen wild salmon since the 1930s. $300,000 for the polynesianciety in hawaii. $235,000 for noxious weed management in nevada. $165,000 for maple syrup research in vermont. republican senators john thune and john cornyn railed against the pork spending. >> the bill's loaded up with pork projects and it shouldn't get a vote. >> i think it demonstrates profound disrespect for the american people. >> reporter: but both senators have inserted tens of millions of dollars of their own earmarks in the bill, including thune's request for $8 million for b-1 bomber fleet maintenance, and cornyn's request for $1.6 million for the texas army national guard counter drug task force. the president has asked congress to pass the bill anyway. without it, defense secretary robert gates says the pentagon would be left without the resources it needs. vinita and rob? >>> the battle over tax cuts moves to the house today. the president's plan easily passed yesterday in the senate. the legislation provides a two-year extension of those bush-era tax cuts for all america