whenever i would think of lena, i would -- when i was with lena, i would think of my mom.me, as dionne says, if it wasn't for her, you know, the little black girls wouldn't have even been thought of. she is the one that really paved the way. and we have so much to be grateful for and thankful for because a lot of these young people have no clue as to what some of these women of color have gone through to get to where they have so that we can do what we do now. >> well said. natalie cole and dionne warwick, both of you, both of you say it extremely well. we want to mention that lena horn's legacy will live on and on and on. >> yes. >> thanks, ladies, so much, for coming in and sharing a few thoughts about this wonderful, wonderful singer, actress and person. >>> whether we come back, we'll take a happier turn. betty white's appearance on "saturday night live" has a lot of people buzzing. that's coming up next. [ male announcer ] try fixodent with a time-released formula. use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent an

and the life and times of lena horne. but first, the other news of the day. sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: markets around the world rebounded today, and u.s. markets followed suit, after a weekend deal to avert a european debt crisis. european leaders and banks announced an array of emergency lending measures totaling nearly $1 trillion. that sent the dow jones industrial average up more than 404 points to close at 10785. the nasdaq rose 109 points to close at 2374. a series of attacks across iraq made today the deadliest day of the year so far. at least 99 people were killed in violence that began in the early morning and continued into the night. hundreds more were wounded. nearly half of the victims died in a pair of car bombings outside a textile factory in hillah. as a crowd gathered to help those victims, a suicide bomber blew himself up. the violence also included coordinated shootings targeting iraqi security forces at six checkpoints in baghdad. british prime minister gordon brown agreed to step aside this year and let his labor party f

and lena modern was there. -- lena horne was there.and i got my brother -- i think this is going to be important. come on with me down there. and let's go on. we went up to the monument grounds and lincoln rockwell was over there with the nazis and the whole gang and it started in the afternoon and i was up in the lincoln memorial. the guy i was talking was reverend shuttlesworth and lena horne came by and he said take it easy, pat. but i was there. i'm getting away from the story here. and that is take the vote of gay marriage in california. the people who came out and voted 70% against -- or to outlaw gay marriage were who? african-american folks who came out of the churches. and i believe that homosexuality has to do with conduct and behavior. with what you do. nobody has any control over -- i don't know people have control over their tendency or desires or things like that. they have control over behavior and conduct. but african-american are as god made them. and god made all men good. and i think there are evil people in every gr

lena horne is gone, mr. president, but in her classic recordings and in the lives she touched, the movies she made and the changes she helped to bring about, she will always be with us. thank you, mr. president, and i yield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. burris: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. burris: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call being rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. in recent days since the chamber opened debate on the chairman dodd financial reform bill, we've all heard a lot of talk about the irresponsible behavior on wall street. we've heard about the recklessness and the -- that cost this country trillions of dollars in lost savings, not to mention 8 million american jobs. we've heard about the consumers, especially the minority population and the elderly who have suffered a great deal as a re

lena horne, the lady and her music ran through more than 300 performances on broadway. she also received two grammy awards for the cast recording of her show. ms. horne again one grammy awards in 1989 honoring her lifentime achievement in 1995 when she was almost 80 for best jazz vocal performance. throughout her illustrious career ms. horne devoted her time to the civil rights movement. in 1963 she spoke and performed on behalf of the naacp and the national council of negro women at the famous march on washington. i support this resolution's commemoration of lena horne's many contributions to music, television, theater and civil rights. she brought grace and graciousness to every aspect of her work, and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. korn conn -- mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield to danny davis, our dear friend from chicago, illinois, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

lena horn broke barriers as a performer. she began her career at age 16 making a name for herself as a dancer at harlem's renowned cotton club in the 1930's. she became the first black performer with a major hollywood studio contract. in 1942, lena moved to los angeles where she appeared in such movies as "cabin in the sky." , "meet me in las vegas" and "the whiz" her role in the film "stormy weather" included her rendition of the title song which became her trademark. a remarkable charismatic entertainer, horn became one of the top earning performers of black hollywood by 1945. lena is now credited with paving the way for many black actresses in hollywood who aspire towards larger roles in film production. though primarily known as an entertainer, horn also was noted for her work with civil rights and political organizations. as an actress she refused to play roles that stereotyped african-american women, and by the 1960's she became a prominent celebrity voice in the civil rights movement. she joined in the march on washin

. >> i never metal lena kagan. >> not elena. >> i was your intern. >> of course she was. i learned from the best. >> let me say this. you cannot blame me for anything andrea says no more than you can blame elena kagan for the rotc. we want her to have tough questioning but on the facts and issues. i am not saying anybody should go easy on elena kagan but let's get to real substance and not this thing which is a kinard and not the fact that because she plays softball she is a lesbian. >> i played softball cap p capt the varsity fast pitch. >> good for you. >> it's controversial. >> the main thing she is replacing an already liberal seat john paul stevens. it will be a bloodbath when you have someone who can effect the dynamic. >> doesn't change the ultimate fix of the court. bill press you are the man. thank you for being on the program. andrea the intern and doug stand by. high school basketball banned from arizona. stay with us. [ male announcer ] the way bugs see it, your home is their home. but now you can build a barrier that kills bugs dead! introducing raid max bug

they sought lena to pieces on the floor. he didn't come to expect it and i love this language, but could not go was charged, the upper part which i powercom developer with a mixture of turpentine and powder and what else i am not. looking around the room, mather said the unexploded grenade passing through the window had paid the iron given such a turn to it that on the floor at the fire and the fuse as buoyantly shaken out without firing a granato. everyone, especially walter innis continued me they were the hbo life. are all as mather wrote come to where the iron ball alone had fallen on walters had would've been enough to do part of business design, to kill the people. but it had detonated, it surely would have killed them. upon it's going off it must've split and have probably killed persons in the room and certainly fired the chamber and speedily laid my house and ashes. now interestingly, mather picked up the broken pieces of the grenade to expect it and found a piece of paper tied to defuse with a string hassey wrote,

resolution celebrating the life and achievements of lena mary calhoun, horn and honoring for her triumphs against racial discrimination a her steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all people. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device.

peter pearl mary and who was it, the fellow from i think the civil rights leader the entire time, and lena horne came running through. gettelfinger was -- >> host: were you there as a reporter? >> guest: i came back from st. louis as a writer on a press card and i told my brother this could be important. come with me down there and let's go on. and we went to the crounse in the morning where the the 90,000 people out there making rockwell's with the nazis and holding and they want marched over there around noon and it started in the afternoon and i was up in the lincoln memorial. james bald and was there. the guy that i was talking to was greg shovels worth. as i told somebody he and i were talking about civil rights and things until we now horn came by and said take it easy, pat. [laughter] but i was there. and the story here that is exactly right. and take the day by rich in california. the people who came out and voted 70% against or to outlaw gay marriage work who? african-american folks who came out of the churches. and i believe homosexuality has to do with conduct and behavior with

. >> alisyn: you brought anything your daughter, isabella and her friend, ma lena and what we'll do iss to give their kids a healthy sandwich or snack, parent, as you know, are confused about how to do it quickly and get their kids to eat healthy. >> and we want to create lots of healthful options and getting the kids involved in the kitchen is a way to get them to enjoy and eat a variety of foods. so, we are doing a little take on the peanut butter sandwich. and we'll add fresh fruit and this is my peanut butter and food wrap which is in my book called "so easy" and it is so easy and is great and is family friendly. we'll take money, put on a little peanut butter. >> alisyn: grab your safe butter knives. >> and leave a little space on the edge and put as much as you want and when children are in control, as much control as you can give them the more they take ownership of it and you are teaching them life skills and getting them to eat healthful foods an surrounding them with that is the way to go. >> alisyn: and this is great. you are sneaking protein in rather than just having snack

you go back through all the writing in the bible and other religious writings through themy lena, greed is not good, folks. yet wall street was engaged in that very un-american practice of extraordinary greed, unbridled greed that led to the creation of these bogus and unsubstan shated mortgage instruments. -- unsubstan shated mortgage instruments that were, by their own admission, the guy that created them used some extraordinary language telling you these were monsters, these were things that were unintelligible, couldn't be understood and couldn't be priced, yet that was wall street. why did they do it? they did it because they wanted the money. they played the games. this was a chart used last night by congresswoman jackie speier as she explained one of the things you talked about, mr. driehaus, how goldman sachs would create a mortgage-backed security. in fact this one didn't even have mortgages backing it. it was totally ephemeral. it was a figment of the imagination of wall street bankers. they created this thing and down here at the bottom, these were the less risky portions of

once again the senate about to gavilan within our general speeches, reactions to speeches at a lena kinter replaced justice john paul stevens. she was nominated this morning by president obama, that the two of them walked out along with vice president joe biden to the east room in the white house. ms. kagan born in new york city holds a bachelor degree from princeton come a master's degree from oxford and a law degree from harvard. she was the first dean of harvard law school in the first two service top supreme court lawyer for any of evisceration and you can read more about her on our website you span.org. unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: we are in morning business. mr. merkley: mr. president, in honor of national nurses week, i'd like to recognize the more than three million nurses who work hard day in and day out to give patients the care they deserve. because my wife, mary is a nurse, i have seen firsthand what an enormous impact nursdz have on -- nurses have on patients and families. their compassion and devotion to their patients an f