most of the plants that operate in massachusetts are based in massachusetts. we do have plans that come in from out of state and interestingly, the number of rates that were rejected by the division -- it was the out-of- state programs that refiled and proposed different rates. we recognize that we want health insurance plans to be successful in massachusetts, but we cannot have it at the expense of small businesses who are seeing double-digit increases. many businesses were ready to start hiring, but when they get their insurance bill, they decided they could not afford to take and any new employees. what we are trying to do is make sure there is a balance between supporting the health plans and making sure that they are successful and making it possible for small businesses to take advantage of the economic recovery. to get health care costs down. . et costs down. providers need to also be at the table. we are, unfortunately, we have only this one regulatory mechanism right now, looking at the rates that insurers charge. we all providers will work closely wi

we have a special line for massachusetts residents. another article in "the new york times" -- massachusetts insurance regulators reject most requests for higher rates. dr. judyann bigby, tells a bit more about that and how works? guest: one of the things we have seen is that the cost for small business, grew premiums, -- group premiums -- have continued to rise. the insurers filed on march 2 the rates they were proposing for implementation on april 1. the division of insurance looked at the ritz, compared them to the data the health plan submitted -- they live r at theates, -- they looked at the rates and found for the most part that they were too high. they rejected them, and asked for the companies to re-file and look for a more reasonable increase. host: the next call comes from atlanta, ga., on the line for democrats. kenny? all right. the next call comes from boston on the line for republicans. caller: yes, i would like to hear your guest to respond to the fact that there are fewer doctors now in massachusetts since this bill has

then there is republican senator scott brown of massachusetts. senator 41, the senate who is going to save the day for republicans. republicans in the senate lost their main talking point against wall street reform. republicans in the house were caught bragging about not meaning what they say about wall street reform. perhaps this new guy will lead the way, put a likable, credible likable face on this awkward siding with the wall street banks things. that is not working out, either. first you will recall that senator brown mystified everyone by asking a reporter from "the boston globe" why he should oppose wall street reform. quoting from "the globe" when asked what areas he thought should be fixed, senator brown replied, well, what areas do you think should be fixed? i mean, you know, tell me and i will get a team and go fix it. a few days later, the senator made his sunday show debut and explained his opposition to wall street reform this way on camera. >> the bill that is being proposed by the banking chairman dramatically affects businesses,

c-span: concord, massachusetts or... >> guest: concord, massachusetts. yes. not new hampshire. c-span: and franklin pierce is concord, new hampshire? >> guest: right. c-span: your approach to this book -- i know you got some letters in the middle of all this, special letters that have never been seen before? >> guest: yes, they -- yes. i was visiting a group of hawthornes in connecticut, early on, actually, and one of them pressed a phone number into my hand. and she said a niece of hers had found an old tin trunk under a leaky pipe. and by the time i got home, the niece had called. i went out there, and she had a trunk filled with family letters that, actually, the family letters went way into the 20th century. there were no letters of hawthorne. but there were a lot of letters of his wife, and of his children and of his sister-in-law, and there was some material of longfellow and emerson. it was wonderful. it was really wonderful. c-span: who is alive today that's connected with the family in any way? >> guest: julian's descendants. julian ... c-span: son of? >> guest: son of

i'm a republican as you remember from massachusetts. 13% enrollment. if i didn't have the support of all different types of groups i never would have been elected. i respect what they're doing. you're right. i was voting. we're dealing with nuclear proliferation in iran. the next day when the washington rally i was the sub committee chair on dealing with the afghan police forces and the $6 billion we've spent on trying to uplift that program. and where is the money? why isn't the program working? in addition to that, i had votes. i was sent here by the tea party members and everybody else to do my job. >> schieffer: would you have, for example, gone to the rally in boston and appeared with sarah palin had the senate not been in session. >> i've been to rallies before. i spoke last year at two rallys in worcester before i was elected. you know, my role now is an elected official is to do my job. that wasn't... those weren't the circumstances. i have great respect for sarah and what she's doing. she's got a lot on her plate. she plays a role in that move

this latest case in massachusetts may help renew the government's efforts.st the schoolyard they have to watch anymore. from texting to twittering, there are new challenges for school districts, too. >> there's no safe harbor. it used to be that we could go home if we were targeted, close our doors or even go out in our neighborhood and play and be free from the tormenting. >> reporter: 32% of public school students between 12 and 18 years old report they have been bullied. and 4% say they've been cyberbullied, threatened or insultd online. in springfield, massachusetts, a young boy hanged himself last year after being teased about his size. in ohio, jesse logan hanged herself after a nude photo was spread around her school. experts say warning signs are often there. >> they hang up from their phone and they are sad or sullen. they get off the internet and they look a little frightened. these are all clues that you and i as parents need to be clued into. >> reporter: and education officials are worried, too. worried bullying is causing a drop in the graduati

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. delahunt: yes, madam speaker. i now yield -- madam speaker, i now yield a minute to the dean of the house, chairman john dingell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for a minute. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i commend, congratulate and thank my good friends on the committee for their kindness, and i thank my good friend from massachusetts for yielding this time to me. i rise in strong support of the resolution expressing the sympathy of the united states for the people of poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country's president. the first lady and 94 other poles. my thoughts and prayers are with the polish people at this difficult time. as an american of polish descent, proud of my heritage, i grieve at this loss and what a sad time it occurs when the poles were going to smolensk, russia, to commemo

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr.delahunt: yes, madam speaker. i now yield -- madam speaker, i now yield a minute to the dean of the house, chairman john dingell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for a minute. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i commend, congratulate and thank my good friends on the committee for their kindness, and i thank my good friend from massachusetts for yielding this time to me. i rise in strong support of the resolution expressing the sympathy of the united states for the people of poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country's president. the first lady and 94 other poles. my thoughts and prayers are with the polish people at this difficult time. as an american of polish descent, proud of my heritage, i grieve at this loss and what a sad time it occurs when the poles were going to smolensk, russia, to commemor

massachusetts lt. governor he remarked the state's mental institutions. our party will have no part in a scheme of economy which ads to the misery of the word of the commonwealth. the sick, the in san and the unfortunate. those who are too weak even to protest, because i know these conditions. i know a republican administration would face an increasing state tax rather than not see them remedy. but calvin coolidge did not raise taxes and he did not abandon or neglect the words of the state. just the opposite occurred. he lowered taxes again and again while providing the needed services. he did this by practicing what he called economy. a stringent attack on government waste and refusal to fund programs no matter how politically popular that he found to be a raise on the public treasury or asphalt on the constitution. yes, calvin coolidge was a politician. the method of raising revenue, he said ought not to impede the transaction of business. it ought to encourage it. i am opposed to extremely high rates because they produce little or no revenue. because t

document 20 said brass massachusetts lt. governor he remarked the state mental institutions for our party will have no part in the economy that as to the misery of the wars of the commonwealth. with the sick, insane and unfortunate and those that are too weak even to protest because i know these conditions and a republican administration with increasing state tax rather than not see them remedy. but calvin coolidge did not raise taxes and did not abandon nor neglect the wards of the state. just the opposite occurred below our taxes again and again while providing needed services by practicing what he called economy. stringent attack on government waste and a refusal to fund programs no matter how politically popular, that he found to be a re on the treasury or assault on the constitution. yes. calvin coolidge would know the rich politician the method of raising revenue on not to appeal by i'm opposed too extremely high rates because they produce little or no revenue because they are bad for the country, and finally, because

hillary clinton and bill clinton have incredible political support in massachusetts, one i think the satisfying moment for them on super tuesday was despite the fact that senator can have endorsed barack obama, hillary was able to win massachusetts. some of her field operatives that were not just massachusetts but also in new hampshire are now as i understand it working for the democratic nominee there. they probably should've been there a little sooner, and i think most people are watching, their involvement is being done at the last minute very quickly and may be too little, too late, if i meet use a clichÉ on c-span. >> steve under public republican like to go ahead than what can you talk a little bit about mitt romney, his public image and private performance and also his relationship with both john mccain and mike huckabee. thanks. >> the book, we spend for a variety of reasons we did not spend nearly as much some other public and raise because it lacked a lot of the drama of the democratic race. however, there is some interesting mature. to the caller specific question, i think

host: but go to richard, democratic caller in massachusetts. caller: i am 70 years old and i grew up in the jim crow era. when i hear people at rallies, especially during the campaign about barack obama about "i want my country back," well, they are a dying breed. people i've got to remember in 2040, or 2050 -- somewhere in that area -- the caucasian race is going to be the minority in this country. i love the diversity of cultures. young people today are much more often much more susceptible and i just think it is great. -- much morand young kristol, iu have a wonderful career. -- crystal, i hope you have a wonderful career. guest: i talked at the beginning about how this issue of race has become politicized and there is all this discussion about whether that is code for racism, etc. i do not think that we can assume that just because someone says "i want my country back" that is necessarily racism. what they are indicating is that there is a frustration in the country. part of diversity is, after all, listening to everybody's perspective. no

we're right here at massachusetts and 11th. you can't go any farther than this into this little area they have cordoned off to make sure all of this is secure for folks participating. nonetheless, we're hearing from officials that everything has gone pretty smoothly today. folks who didn't get the message found themselves trying to work around detours in downtown washington. there were a few minor backups at some of the street closures for the president's nuclear security summit but most folks knew, today was the day to avoid driving downtown. >> that's why i took the train. >> so you took the train because of the summit? >> yeah. >> by and large, i think people heeded our advice. we really want to thank those people that tell commuted or took alternate routes or transit. it was a much easier commute. >> people who ride the subway every day say they didn't feel crowded by additional riders on metro. >> was it more crowded than usual? >> not at all. >> there aren't any crowds on the street either? >> yeah, i don't really know wh

a good portion of massachusetts avenue will be tied up between 9th and 1th streets and there will be additional closures because of parking. if you can, work from home, metro into work but beprepared for lengthy delays downtown today. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> our big story, julie touched it. you can expect a lot of traffic problems in d.c. for the next couple of days as world leaders are in town for a nuclear summit and security will be extra tight. >>> sarah simmons joins us live this morning. she is in northwest washington near the convention center with all the details. >> good morning. >> reporter: district transportation officials have been planning for this for days. as you can see behind me, there are already those fences that are up, barricades that are up and you will note is a military presence already in lace here around the convention center. -- in place here around the convention center. there are already parking restrictions? place at the time. there are street closings in place until tuesday at 8:00 at night. now, the major roadways that you ar

the best example is what happened in massachusetts. i don't think the people in massachusetts felt they were -- any way a couple of questions about health care. one is the commerce clause of massachusetts that you raised about mitt romney. it is my understanding that the commerce clause wouldn't have been an issue in massachusetts that wasn't crossing state borders that was within the state. that would be irrelevant, right? >> except what i said about intrastate commerce has been held by the supreme court of the united states. ronald reagan's solicitor general said these attorney general suits are absurd and total waste of time. >> greta: the suits are already there. this is not a suit that that is going to involve any witnesses. this is going to be decided on a brief. somebody is going to write a brief, a judge is going to make a decision someone is going to win, someone is going to lose, the supreme court will make a decision certainly on the issue of whether it is constitutional or not as it relates to the commerce clause. does it h

shortly after she moved from ireland to massachusetts with her family to be closer to relatives. >> there was a lot of bullying. >> a lot of people would taunt and tease her, call her names. >> reporter: within weeks, the 15-year-old freshman with the contagious laugh allegedly became the target of a group of so-called mean girls. jealous she was dating the captain of the football team, who was also among the charged. >> they don't see it as, i'm doing bullying, that's not what they see. they see, i'm the leader in this school. no one gets to challenge that. >> reporter: rosalyn weissman, author of "queen bees and wannabes," works closely with schools on anti-bullying programs. >> if you hook up with a guy that i used to hang out with, by any way -- by any way that you assert in any kind of way any kind of social power, i have the absolute right to take it away from you. >> reporter: prosecutors say prince was taunted 24/7, from facebook to phone calls to the hallways of school, where her books were literally knocked out of her hands. >> relentless activity directed toward phoebe designed

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. >> massachusetts, two hours. >> reporter: two hours because there's only certain ants of money. >> certain amounts of money and they allot different amounts for the energy star projects. >> in maryland if you apply with a refrigerator that is 55% over the rating. and on washers, if you hit a tier 3 washer which is all the front load washers, you qualify for an extra $100 over and above

you can't keep saying what happens in massachusetts stays in massachusetts. he was pro-choice in massachusetts for abortion rights. he was for health care system in massachusetts which i was just reading today was able to insure all about 100,000 people. 500,000 more people have insurance up there. 600,000 didn't have it. 500,000 do have it. he's done an incredible job of insuring that state. how can he now call it socialism? >> you called him a problem solving mainstreamer. >> right. >> that's fighting words. those are fighting words. >> here's a guy that may thread the needle. watch this guy. a tough customer. i get the feeling this is an office holder at the highest level who is able to turn on the troops, excite them. here is mike pence of indiana. u.s. congressman in the leadership turning them on, let's listen, down in new orleans. >> democrats may have had their way on a third sunday in march but the american people are going to have their say on the first tuesday in november. the president actually said to advocates of repeal, go for it. well, mr. pre

to be situated off cape cod, massachusetts. and senate republicans signaled they let financial reform move forward. the "newshour" is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more of jeff's interview with tim o'brien on "art beat." plus listen to a conversation with actor sir patrick stewart, who appears in "hamlet" on "great performances" tonight on most pbs stations. on paul solman's "making sense page," find more from businessman jack stack. he explains why manufacturing is not just about efficiency, but innovation too. and we launch a brand new feature on "the rundown" called "newshour connect." we'll check in regularly with our pbs colleagues on issues in the headlines. first up: immigration reform. we turned to reporters from kpbs in san diego and arizona public media. here's an excerpt: >> the update now actually is lawsuits. the mayor of phoenix had hoped that the city council would join him in a lawsuit to try to get the law overturned. five of those city co

. >> and the massachusetts senate race. i want to give you my response to both of them to read that people wonder why i have embraced scott brown so wonderfully he is here tonight. he has a tough job filling the hughes of the sexiest man in the senate. -- filling the shoes of the sexiest man in the senate. i think it is me, scott, not you. with regard to bo, people speculated why he decided not to run for the senate. why would he? he loves the light that he has right now. i have to get a new prompter operator now. you would be in trouble if you had the stuff i had. let me say have been -- the staff that i have. let me thank you for one more thing [laughter] -- one more thing. [applause] as president jefferson said, our liberty cannot be guarded by liberty of the press. i agree with him. notwithstanding the fact that the only media outlet this town has ever given me a fair shake his amtrak magazine. [laughter] [applause] ladies and so,, thank you for having me and god bless you and god bless our troops. -- ladies and gentlem

,sayih of massachusetts [ inaudible ] this proves it.l understood body of law as to what the line is between normal kind of you know, juvenile even ugly behavior. and criminal stalking. criminal harrassment. there are old concepts that really do work. i read them, i don't understand them. vague statutes is the bane of any justice system. >> the schools are going to be required to report what their anti-bully curriculum consists of, right? they are going to have all these new reporting requirements. i think this is aimed at moll fighing the concerns of parents who are -- at mollifying the concerns of parents who are saying you are not doing enough. other people are saying what are the parents doing to monitor space book, texting, cell phone use and the friendships their children are having. to me, the last thing that is going to make it clear is another state law piled upon criminal laws that are already on the books. >> it is even worse than that. one of the provisions in the bill -- by the way the conference committee is going to be mee

massive crowds, massive intensity does that translate what happened in virginia, massachusetts, new jersey? >> absolutely it does. >> sean: does this intensity hold through november? >> this intensity had better hold through november, yes. [ inaudible ] >> we have an unprecedented opportunity sean to take this country back. you have laid out clearly in your book the way to do that how you can get principled conservative leadership back in washington to change the course of this station and it stars with these folks right here. >> sean: you walked out here tonight and got a massive reception from the crowd here in new orleans. you had a strong defense from newt gingrich. governor palin defended you. some have attacked you. some have gone after you. what is your reaction to that and response? >> i'm trying to do the best i can as national chairman. >> sean: you have three victories under your belt. >> new jersey, massachusetts and virginia. [ cheering ] >> this is the bottom line. i stay focused very much on winning in november. i'm going to work very hard to make sure more republicans, more

we're talking major roads like new york avenue, massachusetts avenue.disruptions in this area. people by and large, those seem to understand. we tked to a couple of folks this morning and they say they understand that security is necessary. >> it seems to be necessary these days. you don't mind? >> no. >> reporter: mount vernon square station the metro station is closed. it will be that way until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. best best stay away from the convention center. back to you. >> good advice. >>> the summit is for world leaders to come up with a plan to keep nuclear weapons away from terrorist. president obama called at any time single biggest threat to u.s. security. he's met individually with four foreign leaders and today he'll meet with five more including the chinese president hu jintao. that meeting is considered critical. the nuclear security summit ends tomorrow. >>> that is the "news4 today." thanks for starting our day with us. >> have a great day. we hope you join us tomorrow morning. we start at 4:30 a.m. we'll see you then.

live in hadley, massachusetts with the latest on that.hank you, jeff. >>> at least earlier in the hours we talked about tiger woods is scheduled to tee off in two hours. ahead of his new return to golf a new commercial featuring tiger and the voice of his late father and it's getting a lot of attention. here's a clip of it. >> tiger, i am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. i want to find out what your thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >> well, joining me now to talk about this ad is advertising guru donny deutsch, the chairman of deutsch incorporated. >> i like advertising legend. >> in your own mind. but you're here, but your opinion does count in that role whachlt do you think? >> brilliant. i think it is the most brilliant piece of advertising i've seen in a decade. i was stunned. let me tell you why. here's the choices for neike. they would run a golf commercial. it's like it never happened. they could have done nothing and not had an ad. instead, they said we have t

rhode island, south eastern massachusetts, historical portions along the river. flooding they haven't seen in that period of time. >> the rain stopped here in rhode island but problems remain along the pawtuxet river which crested today an amazing 11 feet above flood stage. that is a record, something people here never have seen. they are dealing with a host of problems as a result. hundreds of evacuations about ten shelters are open for those folks. people have been trying to bump out their basements as west they can and deal with the situation they have never seen before. roadways have been a major problem. parts of i-95 were shut down today for the first time in history due to flood waters. dozens of ancillary roadways led to traffic gridlock throughout the state of rhode island. as far as the forecast, the flood water are starting to recede. it's going to take a couple of days before rivers are under major flood stage. the forecast looks good. dry skies, warming up into the 60s through the easter weekend. for news4, julie martin reporting from cranston, rhode

. >>> this morning a massachusetts high school superintendent is defending the school's handling of bullying. prosecutors say it contributed to a student's death. 15-year-old phoebe prince committed suicide after suffering months of torment. now nineteens are charged in connection with her death, and some feel the school administrators should be next. >> and until somebody stands up and admits that there has been failure here, complete failure, we have nowhere to go. >> reporter: outrage is growing in this small massachusetts town. did school administrators ignore repeated complaints of bullying? 15-year-old phoebe prince couldn't take it anymore and killed herself. she was allegedly bullied in the hallways of south hadley high school for months, physically and emotionally. >> what were the bullies doing to her in school? >> called her name, followed her home. smart remarks, dirty looks. >> what would they call her? >> a slut, irish whore. >> reporter: the suspects, nine of her own classmates. they've all been charged but where were the school's administrators? >> prior to phoebe's death her

we were off with the ex-governor of massachusetts.a couple of quick things and i will be out of here, pedro. i'm an old conservative republican that, when i see sarah palin on stage with a riff of political talking points with that smile and that charm and that glorious effervescence that she presents, with the republican talking points, it is irritating as hell for all the liberal democrats because what is she saying? she is saying this president has failed on this particular issue, this particular issue. right or wrong, it is irrelevant. she is refreshing, she is delightful. she has no chance to be president of the united states. but she's so refreshing. thank you, pedro. guest: you know, i think what he said is a great point. i think that it is possible to adore her and not think that she should be president, which i think is his position. i think that is increasingly she is this major republican figure but it is ok not to talk about her being president. host: columbus, georgia. democrats line. duncan. caller: good morning. thanks

massive crowds, massive intensity does that translate what happened in virginia, massachusetts, new jersey? >> absolutely it does. >> sean: does this intensity hold through november? >> this intensity had better hold through november, yes. [ inaudible ] >> we have an unprecedented opportunity sean to take this country back. you have laid out clearly in your book the way to do that how you can get principled conservative leadership back in washington to change the course of this station and it stars with these folks right here. >> sean: you walked out here tonight and got a massive reception from the crowd here in new orleans. you had a strong defense from newt gingrich. governor palin defended you. some have attacked you. some have gone after you. what is your reaction to that and response? >> i'm trying to do the best i can as national chairman. >> sean: you have three victories under your belt. >> new jersey, massachusetts and virginia. [ cheering ] >> this is the bottom line. i stay focused very much on winning in november. i'm going to work very hard to make sure more republicans, more

. >>> breaking news right now out of massachusetts. you are looking live as a naval team works to detonate some live grenades. a group of clamors found the grenade in the ocean while they were working off the coast of new bedford. nobody hurt. we will keep you updated on how it works out. >>> investigators in northern virginia and montgomery county want to warn you about a thief who's breaking in to gym lockers. there have been a rash of such cases lately and as surae chinn tells us police want to catch this guy before his crimes escalate to something worse. >> he works out. >> reporter: detectives say he may look like he belongs at the gym but falls church investigators say behind bars would be a better fit. investigator says this man pictured here has hit a half dozen gym lockers at exercise facilities recently in alexandria, arlington, falls church, leesburg and montgomery county. >> he's working the entire area, northern virginia area. >> reporter: at one gym police say the thief took keys from behind the front desk. stole a vehicl

health care legislation with the massachusetts health and human services secretary. a look at anti-government militias in the u.s. with marked potok third we will also check with joe and lublin of the "wall street journal" about a survey taken nuncio's about pay and perks. tuesday, a discussion on federal oversight of car safety standards with former administrators of the national highway traffic safety administration. along with the president and ceo of the alliance of automobile manufacturers. viewers can also call in or tweaked their questions. that is why 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio. >> c-span -- our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. >> several experts in u.s. security talk about president obama's trip to prague later this week to sign an arms reduction treaty. that will also discuss the summit here in washington. this is hosted by the center for strategic and international studie

let's go to jim on our line for democrats out of massachusetts. all right, we seem to be having some problems with our phones. we're going to clear the calls and let jim back again. in the "wall street journal" last week also, many wall street chief executives took a big pay cut for 2009 but their real value may have been in deflecting attention from their troops, who enjoyed the largest collective pay on record. sounds like these guys are doing ok. guest: yes, and that article is in today's "wall street journal." very often, the people just below the highest paid executives, their pay goes unnoticed. i take my hat off to the reporters who reported this because some of the numbers are pretty eye-popping. host: the idea is that if you want to make big bucks, do not be the guy at the top of the pyramid? guest: it probably helps. your name does not appear in the proxy if you are not in one of the five highest-paid officers. host: linda from crisfield, md., are you there? caller: yes, sir. i am a republican. when it is party time, though my heart. --

it was legislated in '06, started in '07, between '07 and '09 the state of massachusetts destroyed more jobs than any other state in the united states. that's a fact. it was correlated not only the bad economy, but also this incredible cost that came in. 44 days to get a doctor there. 66% of the doctors pulling out of accepting you know, health care plans. so, look it, it's going to absolutely raise costs, forget about those little donut whole things. the whole obama care raises premiums and hurts jobs. but this is really the first blow, although, pat, you say this may not hurt jobs because it's the closing of a tax loophole? >> well, i mean, there's a specific issue and a larger issue. the specific issue we're headlining these 3 billion dollar cuts, that's closing a loophole. it's as if i could pay your mortgage payment and you would right off the taxes. and from the logos we put up earlier, what sector were the companies in, they're all big industrial business was tons and tons of retirees supported by relatively few active workers, there wasn't a tech company on there, retailer, heal

movement could win in massachusetts?omething significant is going on. we still have that option. so when the american people speak out, they can bring changes to washington. most of the time they're speaking out for more government, they've been so com place apartment, we've been rich and we could borrow and that's coming to an end. now the people have to speak out and they are, that's what the grassroots movement is about. the party is one part of it but there are others upset and i think that "rasmussen poll" showed just the average independent is looking for something different. so i think we live in very interesting times, and i think they're very healthy and there's no reason in the world why we can't present the case for constitutional government, personal liberty, free market economics, and for me, a more sensible foreign policy. megyn: congressman paul, do you think getting the tentacles that government has placed into our lives out, on a go forward basis? in other words, are we just stuck with the massive entitl

to my left is massachusetts avenue. the mobile command center has been brought into place. you can see several officers. this part of mass avenue has fencing there. it looks like a shorter fence, maybe four or five feet high. let's take you to video. as you were talking about maureen, there is going to be traffic issues here tomorrow. d.c. police and federal authorities have set up checkpoints around this area. what you really need to keep in mind if you travel through this area that tonight at 10:00 this place is basically going to be shut down. we show you that map earlier. remember, if you use major routes like ninth street to get to work you won't be able to do that monday and tuesday. also if you typically use the mount vernon other than metro station you won't be able to after 9:00 p.m. today until the summit is over. trains will pass through the tunnel there, but no passengers are getting on and off. >> if your normal commute takes you past the convention center and you don't do anything to prepare for that, then you might be in for some trouble on monday morning. we

. >>> a massachusetts bullying case is ready to move to the courtroom and jonathan hunt speaks with the mother of another teenager who killed himself after being bullied at school. how that case changed the state's laws. >> box 3. the incredible rescue in new york city river a father dove 20 feet to save his daughter. hear from the man who shot these pictures and see the video. that's ahead on "studio b." first, to hear tiger woods tell it, he's a changed man. today he sat town with hundreds of reportsers ahead of the masters tournament. he didn't have a script, reports were allowed to ask anything. it was woods' first real news conference since the crash revealed a life of infidelity. he's been blown away by the positive reception and he's ready to compete. the scandal came up almost immediately. listen. >> unfortunately what i have done over the past years has been just terrible to my family. and the fact i won golf tournaments is irrelevant. it's the pain, the damage that i've caused to my wife, my mom, in my wife's family. my kids going forward -- i'm going to have to explain this t

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host: "the new york times" -- massachusetts, republican line. jim garde caller: good morning, c-span. -- jim. caller: good morning, c-span. about the president and everything so much. host: let's make comments about we were talking about first and then make your other comments. caller: the ruling on that fcc by the supreme court that it can't interfere or regulate -- into a beer with or regulate broadband internet i think is a very important one. i think it is a crucially correct one and it ties in directly to what this previous caller said. we are hearing from all different sides that the president inherited all as these debts and back to to which is left over from the george w. bush era, and quite frankly, george bush and eight years of operating a war that turned out to be highly successful despite harry reid and barack obama claiming we have already lost it while we were still fighting at -- bush only ran up $800 billion in debt in that entire time and barack obama in one year has quadrupled that that -- debt. i don't see how people can defe

we have seen the wallop they packed in a massachusetts special election where republican scott brown won the seat of ted kennedy. the illinois, there were four primary in which tea party- backed candidates defeated more establishment-oriented republicans and one of them, joe walsh, in suburban chicago, said i am a tea party candidate and they provided the votes on the ground the door to door -- going door-to-door. the muscle is being flexed and felt around the country. >> and yet there is a feeling when you go to the funding of the tea party, you find the don blankenships of this world. >> one example. >> the people who funded freedom works website who -- excuse me -- who have a stake in maintaining this allegorical status quo that many people believe that we have in this country and so what we have, rather than a foot soldiers for change, you have cannon fodder to keep things the way they are. >> bob franken, i have to say, you say i picked out isolated examples -- the freedom works group has a figure in it, former congressman dick armey, a fine man, who is often put on as the face

there is a governor's race here, also congressional races, but it's also close to massachusetts.e the president is going to go to massachusetts for two big democratic fundraisers. one of the biggest races of the sueson is there, duval patrick, the governor and close friend of the president is running for re-election and is seen as vulnerable in massachusetts especially after the election of

kids, like 11-year-old carl joseph walker hoover in massachusetts, who took his life after being taunted daily, and called gay. and 13-year-old jon carmichael, who was laid to rest today in joshua, texas. he hanged himself sunday after months of teasing by classmates because he was short. those children now living with their words. >> the things that i have done to him, you know, now i just wish i could take it back. >> reporter: jon carmichael's death comes the same week nine teens in massachusetts were charged in the bullying-related suicide of 15-year-old phoebe prince. >> their conduct far exceeded the limits of normal teenaged relationship-related quarrels. >> reporter: it's a worrying trend. nearly a third of american students between 12 and 18 report being bullied during the school year. that's 8.3 million children. but most suffer in silence. just 36% ever notify an adult. and, experts say, bullying is more common now than ever. just a few yiers ago, bullying was usually limited to schools or playgrounds. victims could go home to escape. but today, texting and cyber-bullying mean

she was new to the country and new to the school in massachusetts. how phoebe's last day unfolded in school on that day. now, the documents says the accused students called her an irish whore while she tried to study in the library and began crying on the way home from school. on the walk home that afternoon after one of them threw an energy drink called a monster drink that was inside the vehicle, threw it at her as she was walking home crying. also that same afternoon, the report said phoebe exchanged several text messages with a friend, phoebe told the friend she was upset about the taunts, her despair at the ongoing taunting to which she was subjected. now, phoebe sent her last secretary at 2:48 p.m. two hours later her body was found hanging in a rare stairwell at her home. just two hours before she died. there were no further outgoing texts. what is so sad about this, of course, one of the reasons we keep following this story is that this was not an isolated incident. take a look. these are just some of the faces of kids who have killed themsel

and by the time we got to massachusetts -- who knew that there were over 10,000 conservatives in massachusettsfor every one that showed up, there are probably 20 more working for a living. >> with scott brown's victory in massachusetts and the announcement of bart stupak's retirement, those are two victories for the people not only for their constituents, but the people across this country. most of these people have never been politically active in their lives. they have never donated for campaigns. they are getting a dent -- they're getting involved and affecting races. scott brown is a perfect example. when we announced our endorsement of him, we ended up doing a $350,000 advertising campaign to support him. we brought up all of the tv spots in massachusetts. when there were no more spots to buy, we took it national on fox news. >> the big government politicians in washington have failed us. bank failures, skyrocketing unemployment, higher taxes, it is time to bring some sanity back to washington. we at the tea party express and/or scott brown. his fight to cut wasteful spending and stop the