and michigan is in a tough spot but we're on the upswing right now things are getting better in michigan and the governor and i i think we just disagree on how to get there well that they do think what you said in michigan probably has its heart in the right place is the governor the one with his heart in the wrong place that he thinks that perhaps taxes for businesses should not be raised but schools should be cut. i don't think the governor has his heart in the wrong place i think he wants what's best for kids but we definitely disagree and how we're going to get there and i know he's real big on current business taxes and making it better for businesses because in the long run he's trying to predict that if we lower business taxes that businesses will come to michigan and then you know looking to three four years down the road when those businesses come back jobs come back when jobs come back people come back people come back their parents they bring kids of them and i think that's how he sees it happening and maybe he's right but in the meantime is it necessary for us to take such a

the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, reserves. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, is recognized. mr. camp: at this time i yield a minute and a half to a distinguished member from the ways and means committee, the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. black. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized for a minute and a half. mrs. black: thank you, mr. speaker. i came to washington because i knew we had a debt problem. but you know what, once i got here and i started getting all the facts, i realized that we didn't have a debt problem. we have a debt crisis. we are $14.2 trillion in debt, and you know what, that number is even hard to comprehend it's so large. over and over we hear from economists, both conservative and liberal, that we have less than five years to turn things around or the united states will sink under all this debt. we've seen what happened in greece and ireland and i reject that future for the united states. the time is now to fix this because we're out of time and we have an opportunity to change for the good the way w

of all our modern era presidents, gerald ford of michigan never ran for the job. he never much wanted the job, but richard nixon needed a vice president after his first vp resigned, facing criminal charges. then nixon resigned and ford becb became our 38th president. all the while, all he wanted to be was the speaker of the house. now visitors can see evidence of how beloved he was in the house and in his home state, and tom has our report tonight. >> reporter: it's often said gerald ford was the right man at the right time for a wounded nation reeling from watergate. >> our long national nightmare is over. >> being the right man at the right time started early for gerald ford. in 1934, he was a starting center for the university of michigan football team and close friends with the only black player on the team, a gifted athlete named willis ward. >> back there, then, you suffer suffered through being ostracized if you became too involved with blacks. that was a test to jerry despite that, he was a man although he was only 17 years old. >> reporter: in 1934, the v

rogers of michigan. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 264, the gentleman from michigan, mr. rogers, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. chairman. this is a manager's amendment to the bill. it contains two provisions. the first provision would simply clarify that section 411 of the bill, which relates to certain defense intelligence agency expenditures, applies only to the national intelligence program funds. this clarification was requested by the committee on armed services and is largely technical in nature. the second provision which strikes section 412 of the reported bill which provides for the creation of certain accounts for intelligence funds. while this provision is an important one intended to promote auditability of intelligence funds, some technical issues have arisen and i believe it was prudent to hold this over until the f.y. 2012 bill. it is something that i support and hope to return to the bill in f.y. 2011. i do not believe that either of these changes are con

of all our modern era presidents, gerald ford of michigan never ran for the job.much wanted the job, signed, facing criminal vp vice charges. >>> her second time, his third. mccartney is 68, she's 51. >>> and a live web cam in one of our greatest national parks may have prevented a disaster, this is all thanks to someone in wisconsin sit tlg watching the live feed of old faithful in yellowstone. the camera showed tourists way too close to the mouth of the geyser which released steaming hot water at regular intervaled. the web cam watcher detected the rangers. there are signs all over the park. >>> up next here tonight, what you need to know about a former ball player from michigan who went on to make it big. >>> finally tonight, >>> finally tonight, a man of the house. of all our modern era presidents, gerald ford never ran for the job, he never much wanted the job, but richard nixon needed a vice president after his first vp resigned, facing criminal charges. then nixon resigned and gerald r. ford became our 38th president. all he wanted to be was speaker of the

the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: madam speaker, the minority whip from maryland, steny hoyer, is our next speaker, and i'm proud to yield him two minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding two minutes. of course, it's not enough ti to discuss this issue, but i rise in opposition to this piece of legislation. with millions out of work, the american people sent congress a strong mandate in the last election, take action on jobs. yet, after four months the house majority republicans have yet to put forward a jobs agenda. . what are they doing? they are pursuing a controversial social adividenda one that is far too extreme for most americans. let me say something to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. my friends on the other side of the aisle. some of you i think probably characterize yourself as libertarians or close to it. you believe the government ought to stay out of people's lives. think that's a worthwhile premise. and i have been here for, as some of you know, a long time, some 30 y

community that is the poorest city in michigan. which is like being the oldest member of "60 minutes." now-- (laughter) >> stephen: to make the city solvent the state of michigan appointed a guy named joseph harris to be something called the emergency financial manager. or efm. which i assume is pronounced ef-em. and folks, i got to tell you, did he ever. (laughter) >> stephen: jim? >> on friday the 8 commissioners and mayor wilsey cook eved a copy of this order from joseph harris the state appointed emergency manage never charge. with governor rick snider's support, effective immediately, their power and authority was stripped. commissioners would only be able to call meetings to order, approve minutes and adjourn meetings. >> stephen: this takes all power away from the local elected officials. but harris is still willing to listen to all the voices in city government because they are all now his voice. >> so the fact of the matter is city managers now gone, i am city manager. i will take-- i'm the finance director the city manage

>> tonight a unique solution to the debt crisis in michigan. or as it is soon to be known, mountain dew presents michigan. and my guest hip-hop artist lupe fiasco has a new album called lasers. cat, you're going to want to watch this. animal kingdom wins the kentucky derby. don't worry, plants, you'll get them next year. this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central (cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much. welcome to the report. >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: thank you very much. thank you. for a second there i wasn't sure if that was going to coalesce into a snowball. good to have you with us. i hope everybody had a good mother's day. i celebrated as i cause do in the fetal position. but folks there is no time to waste. let's go to tonight's breaking news about what happened eight days ago. osama bin laden continues his crowd-pleasing death. all the newspapers are covering it from "the new york times" to the dail

in 1934, he was a starting center for the university of michigan football team and close friends withblack player of the team, a gifted athlete named willis ward. >> back then, you were subject to being ostracized if you became too involved with blacks. tlatd was a test to jerry despite that. he was a man even though he was only 17 years old. >> in 1974, the visiting georgia tech team refused to take the team if michigan started ward. steven ford, the president's youngest son, said his father was outraged that michigan would bench his friend. >> he wrote his father in grand rapids, said he would make a stand and not play in the game. >> but willis ward persuaded him to play in the game, anyway. >> he said, you're captain of the team. i'll sit out. i appreciate what you're doing. convinced him to go back in the team, and that's the only game they won that year. >> the stand he took that day would inform his support decades later for civil rights, but even that legacy wasn't enough to get around the rule that each state is allowed only two statues for the capital. to honor ford, zakaria

of michigan.] he served our state in so many ways. he was a role model from his college days at the university of michigan when he won national championships. i am sure he is rooting for the next one. but he also served our state in congress for nearly 35 years from the grand rapids area and was a role model for many. i had the opportunity to meet him briefly and work on one of his campaigns. he was a role model to me personally. but he answered a higher calling. in addition to his service to our state, he served our nation during one of the most difficult times possible. he made a real difference. president ford was the personification of courage, integrity, and civility. a role model or all those to follow. it is with great pride today on behalf of the citizens of the state of michigan that we can present this statute to the u.s. capitol and the united states government. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >>

michigan. >> from michigan. dearborn, michigan. >> jimmy: hey, very good.'t. >> jimmy: i do. [ light laughter ] all right, ready? you know, some people thought the world was going to end. >> yeah. so did miss missouri. >> jimmy: oh, you did, too? now, look, it didn't happen, but if it was going to happen, you had a week to live what would do you to prepare for the end of the world? >> i'd make my very last playlist on itunes. >> jimmy: oh, very good. very last playlist. >> my ex-boyfriend, before i won miss michigan go -- yes, i went there. >> jimmy: there you. very good. i love that. what would be on your playlist? >> currently, i like cee lo. >> jimmy: cee lo is good. yeah, the "f-word" song. that's good. start here. you guys, we got rema, who we love. and she is from michigan. dearborn, michigan. and we all love that. and if she had to prepare for the end of the world, she would make a playlist and then say, "i went there" to her ex-boyfriend. >> i went there. >> jimmy: yeah, screw that guy. [ laughter ] hey, for this first one, roots, could do it in lik

and not just the university of michigan. many ways. he was a role model from his college days at the university of michigan, rooting for championships and i'm sure he would be rooting for the next one to come soon. but he also served our state and congress for nearly 25 years from the grand rapids area and was a role model for many. i had the opportunity to meet him briefly and actually work on one of his campaigns and he was a role model to me personally. but he answered a higher calling, in addition to his service for our state. he served our nation during one of the most difficult times possible. and he made a real difference. president ford was personification of courage, of integrity, of civility, a role model for us to all follow. so it's with great pride today that on behalf of the citizens of the state of michigan that we can present this statue to the u.s. capitol and the united states government. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. sp

then i moved to michigan, michigan to new york, new york to la. >> hinojosa: okay, and why did you decide to leave your country and say, "i'm going to move to michigan"? what was the dream for you? i mean, was it... because you hadn't spent time in the united states, right? >> no, well, actually, i was in the states when i was two years old. my mom... you know, my folks traveled a lot. we were like, really well off, initially, and then my father lost everything. so it's a very interesting story. i hadn't seen my dad like, 20 years, and then eight years ago, i finally got to see him. so it was like, a really profound sort of experience. but on that note, it was... for me, it was that time when we were like, really young and my folks had the money we would travel a lot, and one of the countries was america. my mom spent like, three months in florida, took us to walt disney every day, and i don't remember any of that. we have pictures, though. >> hinojosa: what did symbolize? like, coming to the united states from that part of the world... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...symbolized what? and this

amash of michigan. the chair: the gentleman from michigan, mr. amash and member opposed will each control five minutes. mr. mckeon: i ask that the debate time be expanded by 10 minutes and such time shall be equally divided and controlled by the gentleman from michigan and myself. the chair: without objection, so ordered. mr. amash: i reeled myself such time as i may consume. it deletes section 1034,. section 1034 contains the broadest authorization for use of military force congress has ever considered and in doing so, it delegates nearly all of congress' all war powers to the president and expands congress' use of force to include associated forces. under section 1034, associated forces don't need to be connected to 9/11. associated forces don't need to have fought against the united states and may include american citizens. there is no limit to the authorization. force may be used worldwide at the president's discretion. please support amendment 50. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. wh

michigan, i'm sorry. mr. conyers: madam speaker, i'm pleased to recognize the distinguished member of the judiciary committee, dr. judy chu, of california, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: imagine what life would be like for women under h.r. 3. imagine you are pregnant and then diagnosed with breast cancer. your doctor says that chemotherapy could save your life but will permanently harm the baby. the diagnosis is devastating. but to add to your grief because of h.r. 3 an abortion will not be covered by your private health insurance. you must pay out of pocket even though it is necessary to save your life. imagine i.r.s. agents as abortion cops. under h.r. 3 you couldn't deduct an abortion as a medical expense unless it were the result of rape or incest, even though you are using your own money and even though you can deduct every other medical procedure. imagine the i.r.s. knocking at your door demanding receipts and grilling you about your rape.

michigan getting hit the hardest. to do damage to power lines and homes as well that's the threat for these storms moving east into the new york city area. if you're in new york city, up towards say white plains and fairfield connecticut, queens and brooklyn getting it. as a matter of fact, the main punch of the line is already through manhattan and this will continue to move to the east about 50 to 60 miles an hour. these are severe. they've got gusty winds certainly frequent thunder and lightning and torrential downpours but will be brief. already starting to see a little clearing on the backside of this system. as far as what we expect farther to the west, storm prediction center forecasting the threat for severe weather across the northern plains, including parts of north and south dakota. moderate risk of seeing severe weather here as energy begin os come out of the rocky mountains. this is where we tend to see most of the severe weather as we get into june and july as this stuff begins to migrate to the north. f

severe weather, including a possible tornado, rumbled through western michigan.ttle creek was hardest hit. homes and businesses were destroyed, and over 100,000 customers statewide lost power. there were no serious injuries. >>> and it is memorial day at arlington national cemetery, president obama will honor those who died serving this country, placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> on sunday, an emotional reunion in philadelphia, as a hero comes home. >> happy birthday! >> lance corporal patrick smith spent the last four months in afghanistan. he'll be home for about a month. >> it's great. i mean we're all thankful of all the support and coming home, you know, seeing how much people actually care. and it was -- it's great to know how much everyone actually cares. >> meanwhile, other marines are finding they have some new responsibilities when they come home. alex friedman from wnct in greenville, north carolina, has the report. >> reporter: for ashley malone and jessie langston this will be the first time they welcome home their husbands from afghan

michigan, i'm sorry. mr.onyers: madam speaker, i'm pleased to recognize the distinguished member of the judiciary committee, dr. judy chu, of california, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: imagine what life would be like for women under h.r. 3. imagine you are pregnant and then diagnosed with breast cancer. your doctor says that chemotherapy could save your life but will permanently harm the baby. the diagnosis is devastating. but to add to your grief because of h.r. 3 an abortion will not be covered by your private health insurance. you must pay out of pocket even though it is necessary to save your life. imagine i.r.s. agents as abortion cops. under h.r. 3 you couldn't deduct an abortion as a medical expense unless it were the result of rape or incest, even though you are using your own money and even though you can deduct every other medical procedure. imagine the i.r.s. knocking at your door demanding receipts and grilling you about your rape. t

anthony mason, cbs new, midland, michigan. also tonight, the dean of sports cartoonists has died. bill gallo of the "new york daily news." for more than half a century gallo's humor included characters like the diehard sports fan, basement bertha. gallo depicted yankees owner george steinbrenner as general von stein-grabber. and mohammed ali hung this drawing in his training camp as an incentive to get back in shape. bill gallo was 88. and coming up next, restoring joy to children traumatized by tornadoes. tornadoes. allegations against bay area cops. what we uncovered in an exclusive investigation next on cbs 5 i'm frank mallicoat. and i m sydnie kohara. >> couric: natural disasters have been a big part of the news lately. we end tonight with what happens after the disaster. elaine quijano has the story of a woman who drives into damaged communities to help the children there heal. >> reporter: when dozens of tornadoes slammed into the south, children were among those directly in the storm's path. >> everything was shaking and stuff, and we heard trees falling, and nobody know wh

there is no place in the world that can match the university of michigan.ation that brought us here. we need to start promoting our size and braqueadth. we continue to be the best in individual departments and that great student experience. let's be proud of our size and be the best. now, in terms of individuals, i would like to speak to the graduates about what that means to you and the opportunities that you have. you are explorers. when you have been exploring at the university of michigan, it was straightforward. your mission was to graduate. you have achieved that idealist goal today. the next thing is you need a mission for the future. and explored the same mission. what is the mission for your life? the thing of that is that there is no right or wrong answer. there is no specific time you need to have that answer. some may have it today, others may not find it for some years. there are traders that will help you get there and we have heard the stories many times. it can be your parents. it can be mentors in your life. i had many fabulous mentors. it

[inaudible conversations] >> michigan governor, rick snyder returned to the university of michigan to deliver this year's commencement address. he received four degrees from the school including an honorary degree that was bestowed pop him at the ceremony. he talks about his personal experiences as a um student and the goals he set for himself. from ann arbor, michigan, this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> well, congratulations to the class of 2011. it is truly an honor to be here today. michigan is a special place to me, and when you think about making a commencement address, you have two choices. you can talk about major issues or you can talk about your life and personal issues. today, i'm going to talk about my personal experience at the university of michigan and deal with the question i'd like to share with you. what is the university of michigan the world leader at, and what it means to all of us and about all of us. to begin, this is just a personal opinion, so i would make that clear, but let me start with my experience as a student at the university of michigan. i only had one

, not just the university of michigan. [laughter] he served our state in so many ways. he was a role model from his college days at the university of michigan, winning those national championships, and sure he would be rooting for the next one to come soon. he also served our state and congress for nearly 25 years from the grand rapids area and was a role model for many. i had the opportunity to meet him briefly and work on one of his campaigns. he was a role model to me personally. he answered a higher calling. in addition to service of the state, he served our nation during one of the most difficult times possible and he made a real difference. president ford was the personification of courage, of integrity, of civility. a role model for us to all follow. it is with great pride today and on behalf of the citizens of the state of michigan that we can present this statute to the u.s. capitol in the united states government. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, th

it is good to be back at michigan. university of michigan. i grew up as a wolverine fan.other went to michigan state. [laughter] he was elected to the board of trustees of michigan state. i have some divided loyalties, but i have been a michigan and will bring fan for a long, long -- and a wolverine fan for a long, long time. it is good to be here to see how the campus has grown, how the six turner facility has become -- extraordinary facility has become larger and has attracted more and more talent. i also see a number difference -- of faces in the audience. mr. lynn is here and i appreciate your being here. i see my classmate from high- school. stew white is here. it is like being home. i really appreciate the chance to be here in michigan. i want to talk today about repealing and replacing president obama's health care system. i know that some people, when i talk about doing that, say, wait a second, i heard that your plan in massachusetts is an awful lot like president obama's plan. why are you so anxious to repeal this plan and replace it with someone else -- was som

. >>> more than 100,000 people spent the night without electricity in southern michigan where fierce thunderstorms sunday knocked down hundreds of trees blocking streets and dragging down power lines. >>> heavy thunderstorms also hit the chicago area forcing the cancellation of more than 450 flights sunday at o'hare international airport. >>> officials are monitoring the air and water after a huge explosion and fire this weekend at a chemical plant in hudson, north carolina. homes and businesses within two miles of the plant were evacuated after saturday's explosion. there were no serious injuries. >>> former texas governor bill clements died in sunday.

our perfect spot is pure michigan. michigan.org. >>> more of a reason to go by buy a house right now if you're looking for one and can afford it, mortgage delinquency rates are falling. the mortgage bankers association says this is an indication that the housing crisis may be becoming to the beginning of the end. if you combine that with the news that mortgage rates continue to be below 5% for a 30-year fixed mortgage, you might think it's a good time to buy a house because prices are historically low. owning a home has always been a part of the american dream, for better or for worse. but in recent years, that dream has turned for some people into a nightmare. not only for millions of homeowners stuck with toxic mortgages but also for the country. out of the crisis, the financial bureau unveiled something called "know before you owe." these are prototypes of new possible mortgage documents. elizabeth warren is one of the architects of those documents. she has been chosen to get this consumer watchdog group off the gro

i live in northern michigan.y dad is still down there in flint, and i spend a number of days with him there. he's still driving and goes to mass every day, goes to the gym. you know, clearly, i didn't obey him on that level, but i'm in flint quite a bit. of course, my friends are still there. >> politically active family in >> i wouldn't say active, but aware. one of the first things i remember is my family debating kennedy and nixon. my no , ma'am was nor -- my mom was for nixon and dad for kennedy. i remember them having this political debate and my dad was appalled because we're catholic and how can you not vote for the catholic. in the early part of the 20th century, and republicans back then, you know, they were -- when they said conservative, they were don't spend money you don't have. not a bad idea. conserve the air, water, the gifts god gave this earth, and of course they were a party of lincoln again slavery and discrimination and all of that so i have that kind of republican mother and father who was a

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next taylor, michigan, sherry, a republican. caller: good morning. i'm an 83-year-old woman and i have never been so disgust ed. i have been up watching these oil people. it is another attempt by this administration to destroy and manipulate this country into his social ideals. we do not need a shadow government which is what we have with all of these rada czars. host: let's translate that into the next vote. what will you be looking for in a candidate? caller: i willing looking for a candidate this wants to raise the values the country was founded on. obama is not believing in them and he is trying to destroy the country from the inside. host: you have lived a long time. caller: i'm in my late 80's. i won't last much longer but they have destroyed the basis of this country. they are trying to destroy the basis of this country. what is wrong with making a profit? why are we not supposed to make a profit? who is going to hire these people unless they are making a profit and want to open up jobs for the people that are losing their homes. these people

it is good to be back at michigan. i grew up as a wolverine fan. my brother went to michigan state.ughter] he was elected to the board of trustees of michigan state. i have some divided loyalties, but i have been a michigan and will bring fan for a long, long time. it is good to be here to see how the campus has grown, how the six turner facility has become larger and has attracted more and more talent. i also see a number difference in the audience. mr. lynn is here and i appreciate your being here. i see my classmate from high- school. it is like being home. i really appreciate the chance to be here in michigan. i want to talk today about repealing and replacing president obama's health care system. i know that some people, when i talk about doing that, say, wait a second, i heard that your plan in massachusetts is an awful lot like president obama's plan. why are you so anxious to repeal this plan and replace it with someone else -- was something else that is so similar to what you did? before i talk about my own plan, i will spend a moment talking about what we did in massachuse

for sunday it's mostly cloudy, the wind will continue off of lake michigan. high 53-67.get a thunderstorm cell look for periods of rain not a great way to start though work week. but what about the next seven days? tuesday and wednesday the temperatures will soar but it is expected to be messy showers or thunderstorms from time to time. mother's day has an increasing cloudiness but it should be a dry day. >> at least it's warmer. today is national train day and a seven year-old boy had his best wish fulfilled. he loves trucks and trains and anything else that has to do with transportation. he has a medical condition that france's life but all that was put aside today thanks to the make a wish foundation he received an honorary engineers id card and a license. it coincides with amtrak's 40th year of operations. >> this windy saturday proved to be a good day for flying kites. 13th annual kids into kyte said festival took place today. kids and parents were waiting for a good breeze and when it came it would be there to watch their colorful kites into the air. no kyte said n

that we all own because it's the it's the thing by which we have minister everything else and in michigan. rick snyder is going to long and said hey we can private is city government just throw the throw the elected bums out more put it micro-mini. now exactly it is happening all over the country another place of the north carolina where the governor may be signing this week legislation that would really the ability for studies to have public broadband systems you know which we talked about another show i mean basically what you're saying like i said before it's a privatization move it's a movement against democracy and just for your viewers to know this this would even help the deficit that much i mean senators mccain and leave mike lee actually from utah unfortunately i actually introduced legislation that was about three million acres of public land i mean how much money would that create they estimate they would only pay down the deficit by a billion dollars i mean that's one fourth that's one fourth of the oil subsidies that democrats are trying trying to both lee and mccain voted ag

it was time to go to the university of michigan. i showed up in january of 1976 at the university of michigan. to put into perspective for you, i would probably be at the far end of being the least worldly person to show up at the university of michigan. i had fabulous parents, but i did not have a lot of opportunity. to give you a point of reference, the first week i was there, a number of friends i had met said let's go get a fre ragle. we went to the bagel factory and i had my first fragel. i had never even had a bagel. i did not know what a bagel was. the next step was the room in a situation. quad. a triple in west squa as a disclaimer, i will remind you that this was 1976. i hope the university people will still talk to me after the speech. i had two roommates. one was a junior. within a month after the start of the term, he managed to get himself kicked out of university housing for a lack of social and moral behavior. [laughter] that is the nice way to put it. the other roommate was a freshman studying engineering. i am conv

michigan. without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, over the past couple weeks we have seen an increase in the false attacks on this house's plan to save medicare for future generations and prevent america from falling into an abyss of debt and deficits. these falsehoods represent a new low in political attacks. to those of you who are trying to scare this country's seniors, i shea shame on you. mr. benishek: america deserves better. before coming to congress this year, i spent 25 years as a physician treating patients in northern michigan. many of whom were on medicare. i find it ridiculous that some on the other side of the aisle accuse us of wanting to hurt seniors. the fact is, we put forth a plan that ensures our children and grandchildren who have access to medicare, and doesn't change benefits for those at our near retirement. these false attacks are nothing more than a smokescreen from the other side. the democrats' plan, obamacare, calls for bankr

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ohio and i think once we're in indiana what's going ohio you you know of course what's going on in michigan where they've deemed it the governor inappropriate for literally a town to fold a receivership and they can kick the elected officials that are out when they decide that it's time to kick the elected officials out i mean i think across the midwest which is obviously a swing region one that that often can go either way in an election in n.z. called pretty moderate overall we had these extremely right wing legislatures elected in two thousand and ten right wing supreme court justices in this case in this state especially governors and it's almost like they've gone through their wish list i mean here in ohio they you know they've been they can't acquit guns in bars and to assault a woman's right to choose they actually literally set up this as a horse and pony show where they had directly had a fetus come in and testify so you know we're going right now i mean this is this is the kind of step going on obviously every knows it's going on in wisconsin with what they're going to use the sam

dean reynolds, cbs news, dearborn, michigan. >> couric: now to the uprising in syria. with foreign journalists band, amateur video provides our only peek the what's going on there. pictures that surfaced today appeared to show soldiers attacking antigovernment demonstrators near dara'a. at first there's a tense standoff and then the army suddenly opens fire. the shooting lasts more than a minute. there is no word on how many protesters were killed in this attack. and coming up next, remembering the freedom riders 50 years later. >> couric: when formir child actor jackie cooper wrote his autobiography, he called it "please don't shoot my dog." the director had threatened to do just that if cooper didn't cry on cue in the movie "skippy." he did cry, and at the age of nine, earned an oscar nomination. >> hey, how did you get in here? >> reporter: cooper also appeared in the our gang comedies and as an adult in the sitcom "the people's choice." cooper went to direct tv shows like "mash" and later returned to acting as perry white in "superman." jackie cooper died yesterday