they had mike rogers in charge of income protection. and so forth. and so while john boehner was certainly involved in raising money and campaigning for candidates, you know, he wasn't deeply involved on a day-to-day basis. but you wouldn't really expect them to. nancy pelosi wasn't deeply involved in a day to day basis as the leader they have a lot to do. don't forget, these guys have legislative duties. they are members of congress and need to represent their constituents. so it's not to minimize his role. he was the guy that day in and day out was in charge. >> this takeover of the house wasn't a done deal even as late as september. they saw a poll that concerned republicans pick what did they see? >> it probably was a done deal but there was a typing that took place and it was somewhat to be expected because races like this tend to tighten at the end. nonetheless, there's a confluence of events and a series of polls that sort of gave them the jitters. and there was sort of a gut check wondering if maybe they could pull us all. one thing to rememb

mike rogers was in charge of incumbent protection. he was booed at some meetings because he had been harassing the incumbents some meetings. it gives you an idea of the efforts the republican leadership put into having their incumbents do a lot of the hard work to get reelected. >> you write a lot about my writers and eric cantor and other members reject about mike rogers. >> john boehner was obviously in ball. the sessions is the guy who headed the nrcc. the strategy was to let republican members take charge of different parts of the effort. it was not as centralize as it had been in the past. that is the kind of thing that can backfire. maybe there were skillful, but they had kevin mccarty in charge of recruiting. jeb penciling was in charge of raising money. b.g.e. jeb and sterling -- jeb hensarling was in charge of raising money. >> nancy pelosi was not deeply involved on a day-to-day basis in 2006. as the leader, they have a lot to do. they have legislative duties, too. not to minimize his role, but he was not in charge of the ca

that me welcome all of you to this special gathering, speaker pelosi, mike rogers, welcome and thank you all for being here. president art wilson and the entire board of directors and my colleague, it is an honor and privilege to have you all with us. thank you for being part of this and then to break ground for the disabled for life memorial. this'll be the first national tv to the service and sacrifice of americans for disabled veterans and admiring the accomplishments. they are the reason we are so dedicated to creating a memorial. this year, a commemorative coin was produced to help fund the memorial. today there are more than 3 million disabled veterans. many thousands of service members have been wounded or otherwise disabled in afghanistan, iraq, in the war on afghanistaterrorism. the values of duty, honor, and country. they carried the torch of freedom high when they were called upon to do so. many of them paid a high price for this service in our nation's defense. those disabilities are part of the continuing cost of war. that is why it is so important that the memorial beco

that me welcome all of you to this special gathering, speaker pelosi, mike rogers, welcome and thankou all for being here. president art wilson and the entire board of directors and my colleague, it is an honor and privilege to have you all with us. thank you for being part of this and then to break ground for the disabled for life memorial. this'll be the first national tv to the service and sacrifice of americans for disabled veterans and admiring the accomplishments. they are the reason we are so dedicated to creating a memorial. this year, a commemorative coin was produced to help fund the memorial. today there are more than 3 million disabled veterans. many thousands of service members have been wounded or otherwise disabled in afghanistan, iraq, in the war on afghanistaterrorism. the values of duty, honor, and country. they carried the torch of freedom high when they were called upon to do so. many of them paid a high price for this service in our nation's defense. those disabilities are part of the continuing cost of war. that is why it is so important that the memorial become

mike rogers was very articulate about this in front of the committee. in which he drew the picture of lower threshold, self radicalized as being the new flavor of the al qaeda danger. that puts a premium on some things that have not been at the top of our list, and very important, but it shifts our way. it ships await for example, in the direction of homeland security as opposed to foreign operations. it ships await in the direction of law enforcement. it also shifts our weight in the direction of domestic intelligence. i wanted to describe it that way because i want us to think about this function of domestic intelligence as not law enforcement and our homeland security. it a separate function from a function that the 9/11 commission said that we needed to do more of in this country. it's kind of an unnatural act inside the american political culture, domestic intelligence. prior to her current efforts am looking back at history, when did we last do this? the best example are the pinkertons during the civil war. this is a very unusual thing. it's a doa

speaker pelosi, veterans affairs secretary shinseki, congressman mike rogers, deputy secretary of transportationere. theou a same-- lowest poe presit art wilson and the entire boardt of directors, disabled americans national commander and my colleague and my colleague, it is an honor and privilege to have you all with us. thank you for being part of this and then to break ground for the disabled for life memorial. this'll be the first national tv to the service and sacrifice of americans for disabled veterans and admiring the accomplishments. they ahe .. this year, a commemorative coin was produced to help fund the memorial. today there are more than 3 million disabled veterans. many thousands of service members have been wounded or otherwise disabled in afghanistan, iraq, in the war on afghanistaterrorism. the values of duty, honor, and country. they carried the torch of freedom high when they were called upon to do so. many of them paid a high price for this service in our nation's defense. those disabilities are part of the continuing cost of war. that is why it is so important that the memor

landry and rogers didn't make the training. even the trainer got hurt. mike shanahan, what in the wide, wide world of sports is going on? >> first day we actually talked to players. we talked to them about losing people during the season. it's going to happen and sometimes it happens in bunches. other times one a game, two a game and you got to be ready. so these guys are preparing themselves during the week one play away from being the starter, but you got to prepare yourself as if you were starter each and every week. >> i know, but coach, this is ridiculous. >>> the caps called semyon varlamov up and tonight he backed up braydon hopi but not until the 2nd period when his skates arrived. michal neuvirth suffered a lower body injury in practice today. he might play wednesday in carolina. that's a lot of drama to take to new jersey. three years ago to the day bruce boudreau became the 14th head coach in caps history when he was named on an interim basis. this wasn't a pleasant anniversary. devils up 1-0. jason arnett wrap-around, devils take it 2-0 lead. stil

sore hamstring and defensive back landry and rogers questionable after practicing a little bit today for the first time all week. now the good big news. mikean said clinton portis will be ready to go against the titans. he has missed five games with a torn left groin. shanahan would not go into detail about the workload c.p. would be given but said he looked good in practice and would play in the game, the coach awfully excited about his return. >> you got a guy with a lot of experience. we know what type of blocker he is. if he can come back full speed, he adds a loot to our offense. he's got a lot of confidence, knows the -- lot to our offense. he's got a lot of confidence and knows the system and has a bit of swagger to him. >>> on the ice the nhl leading capitals missed the chance at a 15th victory that would have given them their best 20 game start and instead laid an egg. bruce boudreau's caps on the road and for one cap it would be a very short night. 1st period can't control the rebound here. nik antropov makes a save. the backhand gives atlanta a 2- 0 lead and 15 seconds later there's another one in. the thrashers score three goal

mike shanahan said clinton portis will play send against the titans, ryan terrain won't be playing in the game and reaggravated his hamstring on monday before monday's game against the eagles. carlos rogersron landry, both able to get some practice in today for the very first time this week and they're both listed as questionable. let's talk more about clinton portis. he's missed five games with a torn groin and shanahan said he'll be ready to go against the titans. no word on how much he will play and he's looked good in practice and will be on the field. the coach is excited about the return of the very important puzzle piece. >> you have a guy with a lot of experience that we know what type of blocker he is and if he comes back full speed, he has a lot of confidence and the system and with defense and a swagger to him. he's had, you know, a number of weeks to get back in the football shape and is with a couple of weeks to practice. >> and. >> reporter: things are looking up. yesterday it was announced ralph friedjen will turn. the terps are second in the acc atlantic division and tied for second place. last week, the terps beat virginia to improve to 7-3, 4-2 in the conference and the