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>> that comes from meeks. i definitely think in a state like florida that charlie crist can go independent and win because he's running against -- meeks, who hasn't excited a lot of people, even in the democratic base, and marco rubio, who has every newspaper in the state of florida finding out something new about his past every day, and so even if rubio is cleared of all charges by the end, it's going to be a messy, messy fall for him. >>> new analysis by the health and human services department is giving president obama's new health care overhaul law a mixed verdict. the report says more americans will be covered but costs are also going up, according to the analysis the law raises projected spending by about 1% over ten years. that increase could get bigger, though, since experts also warned medicare cuts in the law may be unsustainable. >> here is the problem for democrats out of this hhs study coming out, a government study, that health care for senior citizens may be cut. and i -- and i don't laugh becau
>> that comes from meeks. i definitely think in a state like florida that charlie crist can go independent and win because he's running against -- meeks, who hasn't excited a lot of people, even in the democratic base, and marco rubio, who has every newspaper in the state of florida finding out something new about his past every day, and so even if rubio is cleared of all charges by the end, it's going to be a messy, messy fall for him. >>> new analysis by the health and human...
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>> i'm kendrick meeks running for united states senate.months went throughout florida, history making, qualifying by petition. floridians appreciate that hard work. i have always been the guy that kind of went out and stood out on behalf of the people and i believe when you look at -- there san anti-democratic tide out there -- >> when you look at health care it is getting better rezeus florida than other states, the approval rating is still over 50 in florida, which is good he won florida. a lot of stimulus dollars placed in florida and there are a lot of people there who feel we have major issues, health care, foreclosures, all of those is e issues -- mr. crist and mr. rubio said they won't fight for individual cities to rebound as it relates to ", that is problematic n a statewide race you have cities and counties on an iv, we have to have a return on our federal tax dollar. >> can you run statewide without the democrats bringing up immigration reform this year? would you prefer they do that yes or no? >> i prefer they do it i believe f
>> i'm kendrick meeks running for united states senate.months went throughout florida, history making, qualifying by petition. floridians appreciate that hard work. i have always been the guy that kind of went out and stood out on behalf of the people and i believe when you look at -- there san anti-democratic tide out there -- >> when you look at health care it is getting better rezeus florida than other states, the approval rating is still over 50 in florida, which is good he won...
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if he says republican, that gives meek, meek has real money. this is a real campaign. this is not the connecticut republican situation. that we saw in 2006. >> by the way, he's african-american, i think democrats have to be very careful about looking like they might not be giving full support to a democratic candidate, even in a race where they might not be offended by a charlie crist victory. thank you so much, chuck todd. and chris celizza. >>> coming up, are republicans fighting reform on wall street by pretending to be for it. is this frank luntz at his worst? >>> first in one minute, unemployment rates continue to fall in many u.s. states right now. we'll have good news right now for everybody, you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. >>> welcome back. another stand-up is looming between democrats and republicans, this time other financial regulatory reform or wall street reform. senate majority leader harry reid wants to bring a bank bill to the floor late next week. but now minority leader mitch mcconnell said he's got republicans to block the evident. he's got a le
if he says republican, that gives meek, meek has real money. this is a real campaign. this is not the connecticut republican situation. that we saw in 2006. >> by the way, he's african-american, i think democrats have to be very careful about looking like they might not be giving full support to a democratic candidate, even in a race where they might not be offended by a charlie crist victory. thank you so much, chuck todd. and chris celizza. >>> coming up, are republicans...
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regarding meeks, everyone keeps forgetting about meeks. one lady said yesterday that democrats need to vote for meeks. i'm going to be there. i'm going to vote for meeks. but see how republicans push everyone out, getting this rubio guy in there, the tea party. you're fooling yourself if you think rubio will win, but that's another story. guest: as far as meek goes, he's a fromi -- formidable candidate, a state trooper, an african american who can rally votes back there. and you have a race between meeks, rubio, and crist, it would seem to look good for meeks, because you would have crist and rubio duking it out for conservative votes. host: winston-salem, north carolina. larry, independent line. good morning. caller: one quick comment. a lot of people in this nation have forgotten we're a republic, not a two-party system or otherwise. this is the first time i've done this in my life, i hate what is happening to our nation. it's being torn asunder. i am sick of it. these people who go to "tea parties," they love the country, they are getti
regarding meeks, everyone keeps forgetting about meeks. one lady said yesterday that democrats need to vote for meeks. i'm going to be there. i'm going to vote for meeks. but see how republicans push everyone out, getting this rubio guy in there, the tea party. you're fooling yourself if you think rubio will win, but that's another story. guest: as far as meek goes, he's a fromi -- formidable candidate, a state trooper, an african american who can rally votes back there. and you have a race...
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regarding meeks, everyone keeps forgetting about meeks. yesterday that democrats need to vote for meeks. i'm going to be there. i'm going to vote for meeks. but see how republicans push everyone out, getting this rubio guy in there, the tea party. you're fooling yourself if you think rubio will win, but that's another story. guest: as far as meek goes, he's a fromi -- formidable candidate, a state trooper, an african american who can rally votes back there. and you have a race between meeks, rubio, and crist, it would seem to look good for meeks, because you would have crist and rubio duking it out for conservative votes. host: winston-salem, north carolina. larry, independent line. good morning. caller: one quick comment. a lot of people in this nation have forgotten we're a republic, not a two-party system or otherwise. this is the first time i've done this in my life, i hate what is happening to our nation. it's being torn asunder. i am sick of it. these people who go to "tea parties," they love the country, they are getting fed up with
regarding meeks, everyone keeps forgetting about meeks. yesterday that democrats need to vote for meeks. i'm going to be there. i'm going to vote for meeks. but see how republicans push everyone out, getting this rubio guy in there, the tea party. you're fooling yourself if you think rubio will win, but that's another story. guest: as far as meek goes, he's a fromi -- formidable candidate, a state trooper, an african american who can rally votes back there. and you have a race between meeks,...
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out of wake forest bullpen is meek co suppose all. and -- to count up 2-2. >> you can only mag init doesn't affect your e.r.a. it affects you as a pitcher because you pitch a lot more pitcher. if their team would have played better defense behind them. tonight we have five errors on the board. sooner or later to takes its toll on the pitcher. >> jason: mac williamson can reign this one? , and he does so. frankky ratcliff scores for the hurricanes on the rbi double by zeke devoss. >> jason: miami's lead is 5-2 over wake forest. wake forest coming up to bat here in the 5th inning. it's already football season on css. that's right. more spring games over the next few weeks. clemson, george george, all this and more. log on to cssslash sports.com for a complete lineup of games. able to see the university of miami in action on the gridiron last weekend. they put on quite a show. we had it for you here on css. line drive heading towards the gap in right center ranging over for miami and able to make the catch is the speedy nathan melendres.
out of wake forest bullpen is meek co suppose all. and -- to count up 2-2. >> you can only mag init doesn't affect your e.r.a. it affects you as a pitcher because you pitch a lot more pitcher. if their team would have played better defense behind them. tonight we have five errors on the board. sooner or later to takes its toll on the pitcher. >> jason: mac williamson can reign this one? , and he does so. frankky ratcliff scores for the hurricanes on the rbi double by zeke devoss....
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blessed are the meek...ly. blessed are you, he says, when people revile you, and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you on my account. that is the way that treated the prophets, long ago. and the disciples, remember, are a very ordinary bunch. fishermen, people off the streets. a couple of irs agents on the job. they are not movers and shakers, and power brokers and the famous, but jesus is saying to them, that you are the ones who are going to change the world. you are the salt of the earth, he says. you are the light of the world. i'm calling you to be edgy, provocative, salt in the system, and gleaming lights of moral clarity to confront the world and guide it, salt and light, that is your job. to build the new world i hope to see. today, we are giving thanks for the life of a woman who over 98 years became an unstoppable force of salt and light for our country. for days, now, and again this morning, we have been celebrating this woman, known as the grand dame of the civil rights movement.
blessed are the meek...ly. blessed are you, he says, when people revile you, and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you on my account. that is the way that treated the prophets, long ago. and the disciples, remember, are a very ordinary bunch. fishermen, people off the streets. a couple of irs agents on the job. they are not movers and shakers, and power brokers and the famous, but jesus is saying to them, that you are the ones who are going to change the world. you are the salt...
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i don't think it's kenneth meek or marco rubio. i think it's charlie crist. >> and rubio has, by becoming a champion of the right, put himself out as a very, very conservative candidate, and that's why he's held at cpac and that's why he's a tea party candidate. >> and they don't win in florida usually. >> but florida is a massive state with tons of media markets. and it is -- you know, they went for obama last time. so in general elections, you don't know. and primaries, very conservative. i don't -- listen. if anybody tells you they know who's going to win that race, if charlie jumps in as an independent, they're whistling in the dark. which is why charlie, willie, should consider politically running as an independent. >> sounds like he's going to. mike, i want to ask you about goldman sachs. they've chosen an interesting attorney to help them navigate these latest fraud charges. tell us about it. >> spotted at the capitol was the president's former counsel, gregory craig turns out is on the goldman money train. >> i'd like to be
i don't think it's kenneth meek or marco rubio. i think it's charlie crist. >> and rubio has, by becoming a champion of the right, put himself out as a very, very conservative candidate, and that's why he's held at cpac and that's why he's a tea party candidate. >> and they don't win in florida usually. >> but florida is a massive state with tons of media markets. and it is -- you know, they went for obama last time. so in general elections, you don't know. and primaries, very...
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meek is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. chairman, good to see you again. just want to make sure that first let me get an understanding. with the talks and reference to interest rates. i no at the last fomc meeting the president of the federal reserve bank of kansas city tom hoenig descented in regards to the use of language about low rates for an extended period of time. he basically made the argument that that does not give the feds the flexibility, the fed the flexibility it would need in case the recovery happens at a quicker pace and that people are starting to build expectations into the marketplace because of the low interest rates. do you just ask you first of all, can you have the flexibility that you need and then if the economy improves at a quicker rate, can you be flexible without shocking markets that are building in the expectations about the low interest rates? >> yes we can. mr. hunt specific concern was the sam one i talked to mr. royce about which was about bubbles and asset imbalances. and as i say, we're
meek is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. chairman, good to see you again. just want to make sure that first let me get an understanding. with the talks and reference to interest rates. i no at the last fomc meeting the president of the federal reserve bank of kansas city tom hoenig descented in regards to the use of language about low rates for an extended period of time. he basically made the argument that that does not give the feds the flexibility, the fed...
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next to him, congressman kendrick meek from florida. currently a candidate for the u.s.enate, member of the house ways and means committee. formerly on the homeland security committee and served before any of this as a captain in the florida highway patrol. so he had direct experience. mickey edwards, representative of oklahoma city in congress for 16 years, serving on the house budget and appropriations committees and is a member of the house republican leadership in another era. after leaving congress, he taught of course for many years at the kennedy school of government at harvard and has been affiliated as well with the program on law and public affairs at princeton university. on his other side, jamie gorell, former general counsel, deputy attorney general under president clinton and now a partner at bloomer hail where she shares the defense, national security and government contracts practice group. finally, brad buckles was the director of the a.t.f. for alcohol, tobacco and firearms, 1999-2004. earlier served as chief counsel and then deputy director, currently
next to him, congressman kendrick meek from florida. currently a candidate for the u.s.enate, member of the house ways and means committee. formerly on the homeland security committee and served before any of this as a captain in the florida highway patrol. so he had direct experience. mickey edwards, representative of oklahoma city in congress for 16 years, serving on the house budget and appropriations committees and is a member of the house republican leadership in another era. after leaving...
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rubio versus meek, also, is a republican win, and, at 42-38.ng all kind of political speculation is if crist decides to run for senate as an independent. there, he narrowly wins, pulling 32% of the florida vote. and rubio's 30%, and 24, clearly, there are risks to crist doing this but there are also some advantage. >> he does have high statewide name recognition, and he has -- does have republican support within the republican party and his support amongst moderate democrats, and, action monmongs independent voters. bill: the decision must be dade 11 days from now, april 30 and he said he has no intention of doing this over the weekend and acknowledges that that answer, does provide some wiggle room. martha. martha: it will be interesting to see. thank you very much. phil keating. reporting from lovely florida today. bill: shocking numbers, 22% of those surveyed, trust the federal government. that leaves 78% who don't. karl rove reacts in just minutes on happening now. ç bill: they'll fly again tomorrow out of the u.k. martha: they are yes, an
rubio versus meek, also, is a republican win, and, at 42-38.ng all kind of political speculation is if crist decides to run for senate as an independent. there, he narrowly wins, pulling 32% of the florida vote. and rubio's 30%, and 24, clearly, there are risks to crist doing this but there are also some advantage. >> he does have high statewide name recognition, and he has -- does have republican support within the republican party and his support amongst moderate democrats, and, action...
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new quinnipiac university poll shows if krist ran as an independent he'd beat rubio and congressman meek far, charlie crist publicly discouraged talk he might take that optiooption. >>> this is a fox news alert. the justice department says tonight it is reviewing a federal judge's ruling that the national day of prayer is unconstitutional. district court judge barbara crab agreed today with the argument by the freedom from religion foundation, wisconsin-based group of atheists and agnostics. the organization claims the day violates the separation of church and state. the national day of prayer was established by congress in 1952. we'll keep an eye on the story. tea partiers who have suffered through media smackdowns are getting the last laugh. that's later in the grapevine. we will tell you why this could effect your upcoming overseas flight. and president obama tries to convince americans that the space program is not going up in smoke. rc >> bret: the senate passed a bill to restore unemployment benefits if for people out of work for a couple of months. james rosen is following this st
new quinnipiac university poll shows if krist ran as an independent he'd beat rubio and congressman meek far, charlie crist publicly discouraged talk he might take that optiooption. >>> this is a fox news alert. the justice department says tonight it is reviewing a federal judge's ruling that the national day of prayer is unconstitutional. district court judge barbara crab agreed today with the argument by the freedom from religion foundation, wisconsin-based group of atheists and...
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according to the poll, charlie crist wins, polling 32% to rubio's 30% and democratic congressman kendrick meek 24%. former senator connie mack erue resigning last week after vetoing a bill that would have tied teacher pay to student test scores and it was popular amongst the florida republican, conser conservative bloc. now he is looking nar and charlie crist has 11 days to decide whether he will, in fact, run as independent. april 30 is the deadline to register as independent on the general election ballot. otherwise, he needs to stay in the republican primary which is august 24. >> bret: remember, charlie crist sadie fintive on this set with chris wallace on "fox news sunday" he would not run as inpend d independeni. president obama is stumping for barbara boxer. they will cost you $18,000 for a ticket to the los angeles county natural history museum. survivors and family members of those who died in the oklahoma city bombing attended a memorial service on this the 15th anniversary of the attack. timothy mcveigh was executed in 2001. some in washington are drawing parallel between mcveigh an
according to the poll, charlie crist wins, polling 32% to rubio's 30% and democratic congressman kendrick meek 24%. former senator connie mack erue resigning last week after vetoing a bill that would have tied teacher pay to student test scores and it was popular amongst the florida republican, conser conservative bloc. now he is looking nar and charlie crist has 11 days to decide whether he will, in fact, run as independent. april 30 is the deadline to register as independent on the general...
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blessed are the meek. on to something that everybody else is going to mess, and that somehow they are at the center of god's heart and got to work. then all of a sudden as jesus is reciting these blessings, he shifts from talking about people, blessed are the meek, to addressing his followers directly. blessed are you, he says, when people revile you and persecute you and under all kinds of evil against you on my account. that is the way they treated debt prophets long ago. his disciples are a very ordinary bunch. fisherman, people off the streets, a couple of irs agents on the job. they are not movers and shakers and power brokers and the famous. but jesus is saying to them that you are the ones who are going to change the world. you or the ethics of the earth, he says. you are the light of the world be gq are the salt of the earth. i am calling on you to be edgy, provocative salt in the system, to confront the world and guide it. that is your job, to build the new world i hope to see. today we are giving
blessed are the meek. on to something that everybody else is going to mess, and that somehow they are at the center of god's heart and got to work. then all of a sudden as jesus is reciting these blessings, he shifts from talking about people, blessed are the meek, to addressing his followers directly. blessed are you, he says, when people revile you and persecute you and under all kinds of evil against you on my account. that is the way they treated debt prophets long ago. his disciples are a...
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but if crist makes that independent bid, you have rubio and the democrat kendrick meek, it's anyone's. >> "the miami herald," sentinel reporting rubio serving as house speaker used his party issued credit card for grocery bills, repairs to his family's minivan. could this -- i know you talked a little about it. what are the worst case scenario implications for him? >> reporter: it's a potentially damaging story. it's a story his campaign has had to deal with over the past month. it's never good to have the name federal investigation around you. you can see tv ads made about this. look, the news certainly isn't good for him and how he's able to answer and respond to that can give us a good taste of just how strong of a candidate he would be in a general election in a competitive respect. >> mark murray, nbc news deputy political director, thank you, mark. >>> fbi and prosecutors going after one of the most famous mob families in the country. the charges against 14 members of the gambino family are so bad prosecutors say it represents, quote, a new low. among charges they were involved
but if crist makes that independent bid, you have rubio and the democrat kendrick meek, it's anyone's. >> "the miami herald," sentinel reporting rubio serving as house speaker used his party issued credit card for grocery bills, repairs to his family's minivan. could this -- i know you talked a little about it. what are the worst case scenario implications for him? >> reporter: it's a potentially damaging story. it's a story his campaign has had to deal with over the past...
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in a three-way contest against rubio and the democratic party nominee, likely, congressman kendrick meek. with two weeks to decide, crist chooses his words carefully. what are the chances you could run as an independent? >> i have no intention of doing that. >> reporter: absolutely? >> i have no intention of doing that. >> reporter: no intention? >> no. >> reporter: meanwhile, the primary has quickly grown expensive-- more than $20 million raised so far-- and ugly. crist is targeting rubio's use of a g.o.p. credit card for personal use. >> rubio used republican political donations on his lavish lifestyle. >> then failed to properly disclose it. >> violating the law. >> marco rubio, how disappointing. >> i care deeply about my fellow floridians. and i don't want somebody to fool them. and i don't want them to entrust their vote to somebody who is saying one thing and did another. >> he has the right, i imagine, to smear me. i think its unbecoming, frankly. i never thought id see a republican say these things about another republican. >> reporter: with more than four months to go until the
in a three-way contest against rubio and the democratic party nominee, likely, congressman kendrick meek. with two weeks to decide, crist chooses his words carefully. what are the chances you could run as an independent? >> i have no intention of doing that. >> reporter: absolutely? >> i have no intention of doing that. >> reporter: no intention? >> no. >> reporter: meanwhile, the primary has quickly grown expensive-- more than $20 million raised so far-- and...
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the likely democratic nominee is congressman kendrick meek. british prime minister gordon brown appealed to voters today to overlook a major gaffe. yesterday, brown was overheard calling a woman "bigoted" and had to apologize. today, he addressed the issue at the start of the final prime ministerial debate before next week's elections. >> there's a lot to this job and as you saw yesterday i don't get all of it right. but i do know how to run the economy in good times and in bad. when the banks collapsed i took immediate action to stop the crisis becoming a calamity and the recession becoming a depression. >> sreenivasan: but conservative party leader david cameron attacked the ruling labor party attacked the ruling labour party for running up huge deficits. he said britain now faces a range of hard choices as a result. >> the whole reason we're having this debate about how difficult it's going to be to get taxes down, cut spending is because this prime minister and this government have left our economy in such a mess with a budget deficit that
the likely democratic nominee is congressman kendrick meek. british prime minister gordon brown appealed to voters today to overlook a major gaffe. yesterday, brown was overheard calling a woman "bigoted" and had to apologize. today, he addressed the issue at the start of the final prime ministerial debate before next week's elections. >> there's a lot to this job and as you saw yesterday i don't get all of it right. but i do know how to run the economy in good times and in bad....
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meeks is a strong candidate on the democratic side. and so he's got -- crist has got to say who can i get. and he's really putting a large gamble i think that the teacher unions who he just defended with this veto will leave the democratic party and stay with him. i think that's a long shot. i doubt that's going to happen. he is abouting to have financial problems. and then the core thing, and this runs for moderates nationwide, is what exactly is he running on. a lot of moderates, people like the idea that you are a reasonable and pragmatic but they still want an agenda and a philosophy. and i personally, i haven't seen that out of crist, like a lot of moderates. >> woodruff: can an independent win in the state of florida mark? >> sure. i think an independent in present climate giving the feels of people towards both party kos win. it's tougher for charlie crist because he's been a very successful politician. he was elected statewide education chief, he's elected attorney general, elected governor. so it's hard to say i'm an outsider,
meeks is a strong candidate on the democratic side. and so he's got -- crist has got to say who can i get. and he's really putting a large gamble i think that the teacher unions who he just defended with this veto will leave the democratic party and stay with him. i think that's a long shot. i doubt that's going to happen. he is abouting to have financial problems. and then the core thing, and this runs for moderates nationwide, is what exactly is he running on. a lot of moderates, people like...
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host: if the runs as an independent how would it affect kendrick meek's campaign? guest: on the one hand it gets in the spotlight. right now he has been largely overshadowed by the two republicans duking it out. that is good because he needs to raise his profile. çbut as i said before, democras like the governor -- some do, at least. there are pros and cons for kendrick b.s. host: de have -- the have any idea what would go into the decision friday? guest: 11 had a deeply personal decision and on the other hand one of the biggest personal calculations ever made. the governor is known to have one of the best political instincts in florida. it obviously they have failed him in the last couple of years. he miscalculated how he could govern and still keep his republican base. as some of his close friends, those who are left, say don't every -- don't ever underestimate charlie crist. he has come back from behind several times to win statewide office. host: you and your colleague at "the miami herald" reported friday law-enforcement agencies launched a criminal investiga
host: if the runs as an independent how would it affect kendrick meek's campaign? guest: on the one hand it gets in the spotlight. right now he has been largely overshadowed by the two republicans duking it out. that is good because he needs to raise his profile. çbut as i said before, democras like the governor -- some do, at least. there are pros and cons for kendrick b.s. host: de have -- the have any idea what would go into the decision friday? guest: 11 had a deeply personal decision and...
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moore: i commend my colleagues, representative waters, representative greg meeks, and representative spencer baucus for their bipartisan work on this important issue. mr. speaker, as a result of the extraordinary events of january 12, 2010, over 230,000 people were killed and more than 1.3 million people were displaced, unable to return to their homes in haiti. still today while things are getting better, a desperate need for food, water, and medical care exists. the people of haiti are facing an enormous struggle to recover from an earthquake at a time when the country was among the poorest in the worrell. this bill supports humanitarian need by allowing the treasury to cancel the $828 million debt owed by haiti. this is the decent and humane thing to do. i ask my colleagues to once again support this measure. i yield back my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kansas yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from california reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, the gentlewoman has no more additio
moore: i commend my colleagues, representative waters, representative greg meeks, and representative spencer baucus for their bipartisan work on this important issue. mr. speaker, as a result of the extraordinary events of january 12, 2010, over 230,000 people were killed and more than 1.3 million people were displaced, unable to return to their homes in haiti. still today while things are getting better, a desperate need for food, water, and medical care exists. the people of haiti are facing...
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congressional black caucus, you have pamela harris who is running statewide in california, kendrick meeks running statewide in florida. >> but is there grassroots support for that idea? because if you're young, you haven't seen the civil rights issues that -- that these people like dorothy height and ben hooks, saw. >> well, but, you know, civil rights was not just about breaking down barriers. dorothy height and leaders of her generation didn't see just the barriers, they also saw the opportunities. they were visionaries, and so civil rights today comes in all forms. equal pay as you mentioned earlier. that's an ongoing struggle for women to, you know, enjoy equal pay. the struggle for gays and lesbians to have equal rights. that's a struggle that's a civil rights issue. education is a civil rights issue. health care was a civil rights issue. the economy is a civil rights issue. it continues today with new leadership and blood. >> are you seeing new entries to that, you named good, vibrant young people, but at the broadest stretches of these, in the places that the civil rights movement
congressional black caucus, you have pamela harris who is running statewide in california, kendrick meeks running statewide in florida. >> but is there grassroots support for that idea? because if you're young, you haven't seen the civil rights issues that -- that these people like dorothy height and ben hooks, saw. >> well, but, you know, civil rights was not just about breaking down barriers. dorothy height and leaders of her generation didn't see just the barriers, they also saw...
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griffey meeks the turn. they have a play at the plate. wieters has it blocked and griffey is out.to get griffey at the plate. one rbi and a 5-0 lead. how do you execute the cut off. you have the double cut off. strong throw, slow runner. again,, jr. at 40. they nail him at the pleat. -- plate. you didn't want to give up 5 but you didn't want to give up 6. >> gary: now there's 2 down and bradley is on at 2nd base. bradley picks up the rbi. that will be his 9th. despite an average under 150 he has 9 rbi tied with kotchman for the team lead. here's kotchman the 9th batter to hit in the inning as they have gone around here. 5 runs on 5 hits, i mean in the snap of your fingers here in the 3rd inning. 2 down. bergesen pitch that catches the outside corner. 1-1 on do kotchman. kotchman lined out his first time-out -- up. bergesen continues to struggle on the mound. trying to find outs. came in with 11- -4 e.r.a. oh, my. way back. kotchman home run. two rbi. 7-0 seattle. >> jim: talked about the breaking ball. this is in the middle of the plate and speeds up kotchman. doing a nice job of
griffey meeks the turn. they have a play at the plate. wieters has it blocked and griffey is out.to get griffey at the plate. one rbi and a 5-0 lead. how do you execute the cut off. you have the double cut off. strong throw, slow runner. again,, jr. at 40. they nail him at the pleat. -- plate. you didn't want to give up 5 but you didn't want to give up 6. >> gary: now there's 2 down and bradley is on at 2nd base. bradley picks up the rbi. that will be his 9th. despite an average under 150...
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i'm also grateful to my south florida friends, representatives klein, meek and wasserman schultz and especially our dean, congressman hastings. i want to thank congressman wexler for his service as well as his support and friendship. i will never forget my family, friends, volunteers, supporters and most importantly voters who helped send me here today. i want to profoundly thank my wife, jill, and my three children, gabrielle, serena and cole, who are with me today. their love and support means the world to me. and my mother, jean deutch, never could have imagined hearing her name in this chamber and she is with us chamber and she is with us today. mom, thank you for making me believe that i can be anything i wanted to be because today i am a member of the united states congress. states congress. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker: under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces that the house in light of the administration of the oath of office to the gentleman from florida, the whole number of the house is 431. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting wil
i'm also grateful to my south florida friends, representatives klein, meek and wasserman schultz and especially our dean, congressman hastings. i want to thank congressman wexler for his service as well as his support and friendship. i will never forget my family, friends, volunteers, supporters and most importantly voters who helped send me here today. i want to profoundly thank my wife, jill, and my three children, gabrielle, serena and cole, who are with me today. their love and support...
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frank of massachusetts, meeks of new york, and garrett of new jersey. from the committee on ways and means for consideration of sections 3 and 4 of the house bill and sections 101 through 103 and 401 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, messrs. levin, tanner, and camp. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. broun: i ask unanimous consent that i may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of h.r. 1914, a bill originally introduced by representative deal of georgia for the purposes of adding co-sponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. gingrey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that i hereafter be considered as a first hons sponsor of h.r. 1868, a bill originally introduced by representative deal of georgia for the purpose of adding co-sponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio
frank of massachusetts, meeks of new york, and garrett of new jersey. from the committee on ways and means for consideration of sections 3 and 4 of the house bill and sections 101 through 103 and 401 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, messrs. levin, tanner, and camp. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. broun: i ask unanimous consent that i may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of h.r. 1914, a bill...
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claude thatte meeks. >> alvin justice. cristy jenkins. my sister, robin huss baby amber huss. she let driver -- sheila driver and baby. kathy family. -- kathy finley. woodrow brady. >> we remember our friends and family in the advance security surface, third floor. robert westbury. larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake kennedy. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon chesnutt. stephen williams. julie welch. my husband, robert walker. luther trainer. michael thompson. charlotte t
claude thatte meeks. >> alvin justice. cristy jenkins. my sister, robin huss baby amber huss. she let driver -- sheila driver and baby. kathy family. -- kathy finley. woodrow brady. >> we remember our friends and family in the advance security surface, third floor. robert westbury. larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american...
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claude thatte meeks. >> alvin justice. cristy jenkins. my sister, robin huss baby amber huss. driver -- sheila driver and baby. kathy family. -- kathy finley. woodrow brady. >> we remember our friends and family in the advance security surface, third floor. robert westbury. larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake kennedy. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon chesnutt. stephen williams. julie welch. my husband, robert walker. luther trainer. michael thompson. charlotte thomas. a
claude thatte meeks. >> alvin justice. cristy jenkins. my sister, robin huss baby amber huss. driver -- sheila driver and baby. kathy family. -- kathy finley. woodrow brady. >> we remember our friends and family in the advance security surface, third floor. robert westbury. larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child...
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. >> so the orioles won yesterday, trying to meek it back to back wins.ck the break it down. now back the seattle. had hernandez against vargas tomorrow. our coverage begins at 9:30. followed by game coverage at 10:00. for jim palmer i'm gary thorn. this has been a masn presentation. 14606 the attendance tonight. jim and rick, weed by you adieu, they say hello. o's extra. >> o's xtra presented by verizon, the orioles drop it 8- 2. the birds trying to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this year and the second opportunity and came up short. the lack of offense against fist tear seattle pitcher in the game. the big inns against bergesen got it done for their side. if you don't score you don't win. >> the lineup. it seems crazy right now, jones leading off and wigginton hitting second. he's doing well and has his fifth home run. if there's consistency we have to find it in the lineup and it's all messed up. >> let's go to game recap as it keep upon bergesen in the third. 1-0 seattle. lopez the bouncer to third and wigginton can't handle it. that ma
. >> so the orioles won yesterday, trying to meek it back to back wins.ck the break it down. now back the seattle. had hernandez against vargas tomorrow. our coverage begins at 9:30. followed by game coverage at 10:00. for jim palmer i'm gary thorn. this has been a masn presentation. 14606 the attendance tonight. jim and rick, weed by you adieu, they say hello. o's extra. >> o's xtra presented by verizon, the orioles drop it 8- 2. the birds trying to make it back-to-back wins for...
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that could be the best and really the only life line the democrat there, kendrick meek, has had.y#+:ns will, no doubt, win a lot of seats and narrow their majority in the senate. but it's pretty hard to see the path where they would win control. >> what about barbara boxer, is even she in control if california? >> she is in trouble in california. that has some democrats worried. if barbara boxer is in trouble, what does that mean fort rest of them? even if they lose that seat, republicans still have four open seats, new hampshire, ohio, missouri and in florida where they have to defend and then get ten more. so, the math is pretty hard for republicans to get to take back control of the senate. >> i want to try to get at least one must read in because obviously financial reform is the big issue this week in washington. this is a letter to the editor i found over the weekend. public rage against wall street. by a guy named eric mullen. excuse the cynicism but the government's filing of a civil suit rather than criminal charges against goldman sachs seems like a political and public rel
that could be the best and really the only life line the democrat there, kendrick meek, has had.y#+:ns will, no doubt, win a lot of seats and narrow their majority in the senate. but it's pretty hard to see the path where they would win control. >> what about barbara boxer, is even she in control if california? >> she is in trouble in california. that has some democrats worried. if barbara boxer is in trouble, what does that mean fort rest of them? even if they lose that seat,...
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where boldness is rewarded and the meek go thirsty.waving of cash" is considered unimaginative. there's the "vegas hit-me." the "charade" technique. the "prairie dog." the "periscope." the "third base coach." some resort to "phoning the bar"... which has been known to backfire. but whatever your technique, tip well. and enjoy the beer that starts with full flavor, and ends with a crisp, clean finish. it's what we do. budweiser. [ grunting, shouting ] [ grunts ] [ man ] mike, come on! mike, you're playing like betty white out there. that's not what your girlfriend says. whoa! whoa! baby, come here! eat a snickers. better? [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry. better. [ male announcer ] snickers satisfies. >> lakers and thunder, series tied at apiece. kobe, the alley-oop to andrew bynum. we started the game 4 for 4 from the floor. l.a. started the game on a 14-1 run. kobe the scramble for the loose ball. the duck down to odom puts l.a. up 22-8. go to the scoreboard now. l.a. doubling up 32-16. andrew bynum leading the way
where boldness is rewarded and the meek go thirsty.waving of cash" is considered unimaginative. there's the "vegas hit-me." the "charade" technique. the "prairie dog." the "periscope." the "third base coach." some resort to "phoning the bar"... which has been known to backfire. but whatever your technique, tip well. and enjoy the beer that starts with full flavor, and ends with a crisp, clean finish. it's what we do. budweiser. [...
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our father god, by whom the meek are guided in judgment and light rises up in darkness for the godly, give our senators the wisdom that saves them from false choices. illuminate their path with the light of your presence so that they will not stumble. in all their deliberations, keep their motives clean, their vision clear, their patriotism fervent, their speech guarded, their appraisals fair, and their consciences unbetrayed. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., april 29, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kay hagan, a senator from the state of north carolina, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro
our father god, by whom the meek are guided in judgment and light rises up in darkness for the godly, give our senators the wisdom that saves them from false choices. illuminate their path with the light of your presence so that they will not stumble. in all their deliberations, keep their motives clean, their vision clear, their patriotism fervent, their speech guarded, their appraisals fair, and their consciences unbetrayed. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please...
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meeks, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that i have been served with a subpoena for documents issued by the circuit court of st. lucie county, florida, in connection with a civil case pending there. after consultation with the office of general counsel, i have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the house. signed, sincerely, thomas j. rooney, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: permission to address the house for one minute. rend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, over the past two weeks i have heard abou
meeks, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that i have been served with a subpoena for documents issued by the circuit court of st. lucie county, florida, in connection with a civil case pending there. after consultation with the office of general counsel, i have determined...
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regarding meeks, everyone keeps forgetting about meeks. one lady said yesterday that democrats need to vote for meeks. i'm going to be there. i'm going to vote for meeks. but see how republicans push everyone out, getting this rubio guy in there, the tea party. you're fooling yourself if you think rubio will win, but that's another story. guest: as far as meek goes, he's a fromi -- formidable candidate, a state trooper, an african american who can rally votes back there. and you have a race between meeks, rubio, and crist, it would seem to look good for meeks, because you would have crist and rubio duking it out for conservative votes. host: winston-salem, north carolina. larry, independent line. good morning. caller: one quick comment. a lot of people in this nation have forgotten we're a republic, not a two-party system or otherwise. this is the first time i've done this in my life, i hate what is happening to our nation. it's being torn asunder. i am sick of it. these people who go to "tea parties," they love the country, they are getti
regarding meeks, everyone keeps forgetting about meeks. one lady said yesterday that democrats need to vote for meeks. i'm going to be there. i'm going to vote for meeks. but see how republicans push everyone out, getting this rubio guy in there, the tea party. you're fooling yourself if you think rubio will win, but that's another story. guest: as far as meek goes, he's a fromi -- formidable candidate, a state trooper, an african american who can rally votes back there. and you have a race...