oberstar of minnesota. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1248, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. oberstar, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota, mr. oberstar. mr. oberstar: mr. chairman, this amendment makes technical corrections to the underlying bill, ensures the continued competitive nature of the national estuary program. one, we ensure that the program evaluations will assess whether the implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan is achieving its stated goals. the amendment will enhance public education on the connections between air, land, water and the potential impacts of those factors on the health of the estuary. third, it will strike the existing statutory priority list of estuaries. and, fourth, remove individuals from the list of approved recipients for grants under the program. the technical change will ensure that program evaluations determine whether the implementation of a management plan is rea

two million families in minnesota, that's the number in minnesota that will receive a tax cut of $400 or $800 up to a joint filing couple under the making work pay tax credit that is included in the recovery act. also, 895,000 individuals are the number of people in minnesota living on social security and supplemental income and veterans benefits who receive a one-time payment of $250 under the recovery act. and also 157,000 families in minnesota are the folks who benefited from the federal tax credits for college expenses. minnesota is a high education state. we have some of the highest scores in the nation and take education very seriously in the state of minnesota. it's a great benefit that so many families will be able to benefit from the federal tax credits for college expenses. and so in 2009 and 2010, families in minnesota with children in college will be able to claim a larger federal tax credit and that's a good thing, even for me and my family since i have two kids in college right now and you know how tough that can be. there are more than 41,000 students in minnesota. 41,0

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and tonight another salvo, this time from minnesota where two teenage girls say they were raped by a priest in 2004 and 2005. authorities in minnesota are trying to extradite the father from southern india where he now serves with what attorneys say is the approval of the vatican. >> all roads lead to rome and the top officials there. >> reporter: the bishop of minnesota brought the allegations to the vatican's attention but by that time the priest was in india. charges the priest denies. now the vatican's attorney in the united states in a statement tonight says that the vatican has cooperated with american law enforcement officials and he further says that the vatican recommended that father paul be defrocked however, his bishop in india refused to do so. brian. >> ann thompson reporting from rome. >>> a u.s. consulate in northwest pakistan was the target of at least two suicide bombings today. vehicles packed with explosives killed at least four people. they detonated at security checkpoints after failing to breach the fortified come pound. secretary of state hillary clinton says

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, stood minnesota governor and 2012 presidential hopeful tim pawlenty. he is. oh, yeah. yes. yeah. same event. that's him. introducing sarah palin and michele bachmann today. mr. pawlenty not only appearing with ms. bachmann and palin today, but blast e-mailing his supporters in advance of today's event, telling them they need to stand with michele bachmann to help send her back to washington. here's the deal. tim pawlenty still gets described as a voice of reason in the republican party. a voice of moderation and a party that is increasingly leaning toward the very, very far right. you can either be a moderate, you can represent the center, be the reasonable alternative to the far right, or you can hitch your wagon to michele bachmann. you can't be both. trust me. >> thomas jefferson said, a revolution every now and then is a good thing. we are at the point, sean, of revolution. and really now in washington, i'm a foreign correspondent on enemy lines. i want people in minnesota armed and dangerous. >> that is who tim pawlenty is urging his supporters to

in the state of maine, and a little rain and sleet micked in the great lakes, wisconsin, parts of minnesota. they all mean something to us here. it is kind of cold in some places, and there is a weather system to the west we'll have to keep an eye on. i'll have the insta-weather plus forecast in just a minute. >> our big story this morning where legislation cracking down on distracted drivers is set to become law. >> that bill is banning drivers from using hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. david collins has more from the statehouse. >> passage, according to supporters, will have a dramatic and immediate impact on road safety. they say the bill is not just about being distracted by a phone call. it also addresses a fact of life known as multitasking. >> you can play a game, you can go on fook, you can -- facebook, you can tweet. you can do a video. oh, yeah, you can make a phone call. >> starting october 1, using one of these while driving will become illegal. police would have to pull you over for something else before giving first offenders a $40 ticket. >> if i put my hand to

and there are many minnesota roads in need of repair.me highways are almost undrivable and the tractor-trailer because they are deteriorated to the point of being unsafe. we need a long-term dedicated highway bill that will allow small companies a chance to rebuild and provide real jobs that will last. short-term bills are good for keeping a few companies afloat, but the real deal of the six-year, $450 billion dedication of funds to transportation can restore confidence to companies and their workers. a new funding bill and ease the congestion in big cities. and heavily traveled highways. funding for light rail transit can save time, money and help clean up our environment. without future funding, i don't see manufacturers selling their equipment. there will be no companies starting up and offering new jobs. road construction is constant. there will always be a need for repairs. let's stop the mandate approach and put money into infrastructure that's going to offer real jobs that are going to last and get our economy moving again. thank

, fellow minnesota lawmaker michele bachmann for her inflammatory rhetoric. congresswoman, good to have you with us tonight. >> it's great to be with you, and thank you for covering this very important topic. >> what do you have a problem with michele bachmann for? what has she said that you think is out of line and needs to be straightened out? >> well, i have a problem with any legislator, any member of congress who doesn't stick to the facts when we're having a debate on the house floor and turns to inflamed rhetoric and name calling rather than keeping civility in a debate. people expect us after we're electing to go up there, respect one another and work toward a common good. when you're name calling, when you're not using the facts it's a little hard to work together for the common good. that's what the people want us to do. >> i'm a minnesota taxpayer and i'm not in her district. collin peterson, a turncoat on health care, he's my congressman in the seventh district. she wants all minnesotans armed and dangerous. how am i supposed to take that? i'm a m

the gentleman from minnesota. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, i also rise in support of h.r. 4573, the debt relief for earthquake recovery in haiti act of 2010. h.r. 4573 takes a good first step towards the goal of eliminating haiti's uncollectible debts so the country can start to rebuild. removing this burden will also help haiti begin the process of becoming a self-sustaining economy. nearly identical legislation has already been agreed to by the house under a suspend the rules -- under a suspension of the rules. the senate only made two minor changes to make sure our commitment remains unchange. one change is it sets an explicit time period and the other ensures that assistance provided help not just today's haitians but also ensures help for future generations. these are very sensible, commonsense approach steps. i support these changes. i also want to recognize the members of

mark mullen for abc news. >> regarding the priest in minnesota, the prosecutor for northern minnesotage him with two counts of first degree criminal sexual assault, if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. so a pretty serious case working out of there. >> it certainly is. this is really a landmark appointment for all the hispanic catholics out there. a lot of people are saying this could be a significant step for the church's position on really changing immigration reform. so this really has a big effect on things in the future. if you've taken your sleep aid and you're still fighting to sleep in the middle of the night, why would you go one more round using it ? you don't need a rematch-- but a re-think-- with lunesta. lunesta is different. it keys into receptors that support sleep, setting your sleep process in motion. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have been reported

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member of the united states senate and member of the judiciary committee and represents the state of minnesota. great to have you on and i have to start with this question. do you believe the politics right now the president has a free hand. he named a woman from a hispanic background and in many ways that meets a lot of the standards the democrats like to meet. but i think it's a fairly rotten comment here by glen beck about that kind of ticket balancing or constituency mending. here he is talking about it in a very nasty way. let's listen. >> i mean, if he's smart he will find a gay handicapped, black woman who's an immigrant. that's what, because that way he will just say she could be the devil, she could say i hate america, i want to destroy america and that way they'll only be able to say, but why do you hate gay, immigrant, black, handicapped women? >> senator, isn't it amazing you can make a good living after talking like a guy on a commuter train after three drinks. that's the kind of stuff i heard growing up. that kind of stuff is so uninspiring and, yet, i guess it has an audience. y

i yield to my friend from minnesota, mr. ellison. mr. ellison: i thank the gentleman from colorado for raising these issues. i want to say that the progressive caucus has some essential principles we believe are essential to have in any immigration bill. we know that a version was dropped in the senate. there's another dropped in the house earlier. we want -- what we say is we think we've got to keep families together. we have to create a path to earned citizenship. this isn't handing out citizenship to anybody. people have to take care of the business that the gentleman from colorado already mentioned, paying all taxes. going through courses in english and citizenship. making sure that they do everything that they have to do to make sure that -- that at least they're allowed to be on a path that will lead them to citizenship and that there be employment verification. there are other important values there i think we should talk about as well. the fact is, one of those values is respect. another value is identifying the fact that young p

a new chapter in minnesota twins baseball history opened on monday.ing of target field, outdoor stadium. red sox taking on the twins. local boy, joe mauer, doing well. bringing home nick punto in the second. mah mauer had a single yesterday. jason kubel, his second home run of the year. and twins kristen this anywhere new ballpark in style. 5-2. >>> astros and cardinals. mark mcgwire, the new hitting coach for the cardinals. albert pujols, a three-run home run in the third. his fifth of the year. that's tied for the major league lead. the rest was up to adam wainwrig wainwright. the astros are 0-7. >>> on to the nba, brandon roy. torn meniscus, status for the playoffs uncertain. james harden, off the steal. the facial on webster. harden went for 12. go to the fourth. the blazers down one. they go to marcus camby. he had 30 points, his highest-scoring game since december 2nd of 2005. the thunder answer with the nba's leading scorer, kevin durant. he went for 30. that ties the game at 88-88. the blazers took control with a 12-0 run. miller and batum had

the senator from minnesota. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. mr.franken: thank you, madam president. i'm going to tie together the judicial nominees and the administrative nominees. now, you heard from my colleag colleague, senator klobuchar from minnesota, talk about how president bush had at this point about a hundred nominees confirmed and like 18 for -- judges for -- for president obama. and the judges that have been reported out of committee are waiting twice as long, more than twice as long as during the bush administration. now, i've heard my colleagues on the other side say, well, the president isn't nominating judges as fast as president bush did. well, first of all, you'd think if that were the case, they'd have to wait less time because there's fewer of them. but here's the reason that he has been nominating fewer, because they're holding up chris schrader from the office of legal policy at d.o.j. he's the guy who vets nominees for judgeships. he was reported out of the judiciary committee in july of 2009. and we couldn't get him a vote

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for instance in minnesota you have michele bachmann having an event with sarah palin coming in.ity is going to be part of this. this is hannity most recently on his show last week talking about the tea partiers and how he characterized them. >> i think we won the debate. >> we did. >> when you think of the vast majorities they have in congress and they had the bribe, back room deals, corruption. that's all because the tea party movement, all these timothy mcveigh wanna-bes -- >> timothy mcveigh wanna-bes? bill press, what's that all about? >> you know what? i just have to say, i hope sean hannity misspoke. i know they hate government. i hope they don't hate it that much. but, you know, ed, the real question is, is the tea party movement an effective force? i don't think they are. look, they're a bunch of retired, oldfarts who have no organization, no money, no leadership, no message and pat can tell you of all people what it's like to run with a rag tag party like that. hey, pat, it doesn't get you very far does it? >> well, i mean, bill, let me tell you. that's why the democrat

i will point out the last person successful in reform was walter mondale from minnesota.67 votes and he got it down to 60. a number of us are saying can we get it down some more? can we allow for this debate? can we allow for people to stand on the floor and push the filibuster so they have to own what they're doing? if they want to filibuster unemployment benefits for people who are out of work for no fault of their own because wall street messed up? are they going to take to the floor and do that day after day after day, that's another reform we'd love to see. >> and you'd support that? >> yes. >> amy klobuchar from minnesota, thank you. >> i think you could talk them into pink robes, especially on scalia. >> i was going to say alito, but you're totally right. it's scalia. >> appreciate it. >>> all right. last week could not have gone more poorly for the republican national committee. it started with a fake lesbian club scandal and that was actually the highlight. the headlines are getting worse even today and chairman michael steele has chosen to defend himself on live

minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann who comes to us from saint paul.essmanwoman, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris wallace. thank you so much. >> chris: back in the 2008 campaign you famously said that barack obama may have anti-american views and then you quickly expressed regret for those comments, but the other day, you took back your apology. i want to put it up on the screen. you said -- congresswoman, why the switch? and do you really believe the president of the united states has anti-american views? >> well, what i'm concerned about are the policies, chris, of the last 15 months. it's stunning if you look at what has happened in our economy. we have gone from the united states having 100% of the private economy private, to today the federal government effectively owns or controls 51% of the private economy. whether it's the large banks, aig, the largest insurance company, freddie and fannie which has the federal government owning half of all private mortgages, the student loan industry, g.m., chrysler and now healthcare. that's

two republican heavyweights are teaming up right now in minnesota. thousands of gop faithful are packed into the minneapolis convention center waiting to hear sarah palin's stump for tea party darling congresswoman michele bachmann. we should point out that the tickets are free. >>> in what's believed to be an unprecedented move president obama has given the cia authority to assassinate an american-born muslim cleric. >>> and confederate history rises again. on "the ed show" tonight we'll discuss the governor of virginia's controversial move to redeclare april confederate history month. the reverend jesse jackson will be joining me with reaction. everything is better with swanson broth in it. made with garden vegetables and sun-drenched herbs. the secret is swanson, 100% natural chicken broth. band now we're insuring overts do18 million drivers. gecko: quite impressive, yeah. boss: come a long way, that's for sure. and so have you since you started working here way back when. gecko: ah, i still have nightmares. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you

almost certainly running, minnesota former massachusetts governor mitt romney, and minnesota governor tim polin t. you know, that's pretty much there there. shocked if they didn't run. and then people who really, really really would like to run, but are not certain to make it, i think former alaska governor sarah palin, i think former house speaker newt gingrich. he desperately would like to run. i think gingrich, i knew newt gingrich is, he is aware, i think he is aware he is a very bright, bright guy with a lot of ideas. a lot of them are good ideas. real creative thinker. also think he knows that he carries sort of mayflower van line full of baggage 90 and. and, you know, here's a guy who is very, very self-aware. and he's going to make a judgment call whether to do it or not. and i would say rick will look at a very closely. and we are looking at some of the people that may run, and these are some of the most intriguing people. mitch daniels, the governor of indiana who i've known for a long time, real bright guy. and haley barbour, the governor of mississippi. those will be too f

i am in minnesota today to welcome home the 34th red bull infantry division of the minnesota nationalery soldier returning w fromar deserves ourthanks -- returning from war deserves our thanks. 1200 soldiers are returning from an extraordinary mission. they were among the first national guard units to ever leave active duty troops in the war. they led about 14,000 u.s. troops and thousands more iraqi troops, helping to ensure stability in a critical part of the country. our nation is facing a lot of challenges -- high unemployment, rising deficits, failing schools. when i meet the brave young men and women in our armed forces, i have great confidence in the future of our country. while i regret i will not be able to join with you in person today, i know you will agree that our soldiers always come first. [applause] i have enjoyed meeting many of you during my recent trips to texas, louisiana, alabama, arkansas, georgia, and florida. it seeing so many republicans is certainly a nice and welcome break, coming from the land of mondale, humphrey, and now, united states and theal franken.

minnesota acorn, minnesota neighborhood organizing for change.souri acorn is now missouriens organizing for reform and empowerment. pennsylvania acorn is now pennsylvania communities organizing for change. washington acorn is now organization united for reform. acorn is on the verge of bankruptcy. they announced that april 1. acorn has been dissolved. sad to see them go, but here is the good news. they didn't actually go away. you see, you will still be able to get your free tax evasion advice. the business card is the only thing that is really changing. change. isn't that great? it's interesting to me, because i wonder if the new organization will be able to get federal funding. the new organizations they're not acorn. huh-uh. it's also interesting to me that the president is seeking advice from or surrounding himself with people and groups who seem to succeed at nothing besides running companies in to the ground. acorn, not really efficiently run. unions, the seiu pension funds. look at that. down. also seem to surround himself with criminals o

it is the cleveland indians going up against minnesota. the ninth, twins down and runner on first. jim thome, left field job off the wall. hardy tries to score from first and he is thrown out by good -- not fning, i think it is safe to say. we are keeping you current on "espnews." mike yam. we have plenty of action on the diamond and pivoital hockey games. it is all about the masters. >> lee westwood ge began the day with a one-shot lead over phil mickelson. both were looking over their shoulder for a lurking tiger woods. >> take a look at the leaderboard. phil mickelson has moved into a tie for the lead with lee westwood. phil mickelson birdied the eighth hole. lee westwood is 12 under par. k.j. choi through eight, one stroke off the pace. tiger woods up and down day, began at eight under parand that is where he stands now. four back of the leader and how about freddie couples, led after round one, pulled back in round two. final round, right now, he is three under for the afternoon at 10 under par, just two strokes behind your leaders ph

otra tragedia parecida tuvo lugar en minnesota, un incendio arrasÓ con un edificio de dos pisos. el motivo del fuego. habÍan detectado ocho violaciones de inseguridad. continÚan las labores de rescaten perÚ.tesÓn -eso y porque se mantienen las llamadas bodegas? le diremos de que se trata al regresar. >> con las labores de rescate despuÉs de que dos aludes que dejaron un sendero de muertes en el noreste de perÚ, abrimos nuestra ventana al mundo. los equipos de rescate continÚan extrayendo cadÁveres en el noreste de perÚ. las autoridades dijeron que hay 23 muertos por un alud y otros cinco en la localidad consejos, ubicada a unos 200 km al noreste de lima. un primer equipo de socorristas y buzos ingresÓ hoy a una mina inundada hoy en china, hasta ayer se escucharon golpes de aviso. las autoridades calificaron la situaciÓn de muy difÍcil y dijeron que hasta dentro de unos horas no podÍan iniciar una misiÓn de rescate a gran escala. el vaticano dijo que las acusaciones se parecen a los aspectos mÁs vergonzosos del antisemitismo, grupos judÍos como víctimas de presuntos abusos sexuale

georgia, colorado, wisconsin, iowa, minnesota, alabama, oak, oregon. oak homa.ry one is getting in on the action today. neil, what are you seeing so far in terms of who turned up and what the tone is? >> reporter: we are 3 1/2 hours away from the start of this. but i would say a pretty big crowd here already. i think it has more to do the fact that i'm here. the reality is -- you know, it's interesting. you were mentioning the numbers before. when i was in sacramento last year for one of the first of these rallies, across the country they had half a million. this year the could be in excess of 2 million. a lot more convenient yous and a lot more d a lot more convenient -- a lot more convenient yous and a lot more folks. this is pretty much a good cross-section of america. we'll see a couple people who look like my uncle al, but that's okay. it is real america. these folks are ticked off on this tax day when we are giving more money to the government than on any other tax day, they are ticked off. this isn't a red or white or blue movement. this is about green, m

a possible one much this year former massachusetts governor mitt romney and minnesota governor tim pawlenty backed out. carl cameron is in new orleans. did they not want to share the stage? is it a palin thing? >> governor pawlenty accepted the invitation and canceled when he had a conflict with returning troops so he's fulfilling the obligations at the state's executive in dealing with the troops. mitt romney never accepted the invitation but tim pawlenty and sarah palin were campaigning with michelle back man a couple days ago and romney and pawlenty are appearing together tonight in minnesota. it's not so much they're campaigning in their shadows. sarah palin made it here, one of her few big speeches which she's not paid, there's a straw poll coming tomorrow in which the potential 2012 republican white house wannabees will be vetted and voted on by the participants. palin this morning unleashed on president obama, brought the crowd to its feet on a number of occasions, focuses on energy policy in attempts to broaden her reputation and portfolio on policy but made it clear she takes no br

michelle bachman of minnesota joins me from st. paul. delighted to see you, congress woman.you wish you used a different characterization? is gangster government really appropriate? >> i wish the federal government would not have created the aito task force where they rendered 3400 car dealerships, rendered them virtually worthless overnight. the federal government stole private assets from private individuals. people owned the car dealerships and their customer lists and service lists were taken away from them and people were stuck with debts, stuck with parts from gm and chrysler, and told tough it out, baby, you're done, you have to put up the out of business sign. and that is what happened. people had their livelihoods taken away. >> geraldo: i thought that was done by the car companies. wasn't it general motors and chrysler and ford that made the decisions? >> remember who owns general motors. it is now government motors and owned by the federal government. the same with chrysler. and now the federal government is calling the shots and the federal government has a large

we mentioned minnesota get a win at home today opening up their new ballpark.n doing so, they beat the red sox 5-2 today. jon lester got hit, four runs. the new ballpark is now part of major league baseball history. now there are only three parks left that are multi-used other than baseball where football is played. the jace, the a's and the marlins. those are the only ones left. once there were 17. and it was 62 and partly cloudy in minneapolis. >> mike: i remember the old ballpark in minnesota. >> gary: they haven't played a home day outdoors since sent of '81 in minnesota. of course, one of the big wests is how much will to affect the outcome of wins and losses. they won 54% of their games there, and only 44 on the road. they had the third highest differential in home-road records between 1982 and '09 of any team. garza is playing that one and his first is retired. 1-3. pie coming up. >> mike: felix pie has played an important role in this game. >> gary: game time here at 1-1. each time with four hits in the ballgame. pie against garza. did not have any numb

it's a small town near the minnesota border.has a long to do list including working to redefine many city policies. he says he's ready to do the job. residents, though, have mixed opinions but many say they are willing to give him a chance. >> he's a young kid and he's fresh, new ideas and i think it would be good to have a new approach. >> people are really looking for somebody to stop talking about with what they've done and who they are. let's look at what we're going to do and how to move forward. >> he's pursuing a degree in political science so he will have to balance his studies with his mayoral duties. quinn will be sworn in within two weeks. >> he wonder if he rides his skateboard to work. >> i don't know. >>> two tornadoes touch down in south carolina during yesterday's thunderstorms leaving a trail of damage behind. the national weather service says one of the twisters was on the ground for two miles. it ripped off roofs, toppled trees and power lines. about a dozen homes were damaged. >>> big swing in temperatures fr

the plot we saw with the person flying the airport into austin and in minnesota. there's a climate, this anti-government furvor we see is of a real concern. i hope all americans, if there's legitimate disagreements but this con pirsi theory can have damaging consequences. host: we are talking about new security measures put into place on friday for people coming into the united states. on sunday, michael chertoff talked about his reaction to the new procedures. let's take a look. >> what this does is take a technique we have used at the border the last two or three years so that it push it's out so that it applies when people board planes overseas. it has worked excemptionally well when people arive from the airport. the idea of pushing it out before people board makes a lot of sense. the issue here is where will our allies be willing to implement the plane the way we lay it out. it will be a win-win for everybody. what's the early read on how this will play out? we are more able to get the plot like this now. it really concentrates not just america's mind but the

that will be the super bowl champion new orleans saints hosting the minnesota vikings.rsday, september 9th, a rematch of last year's nfc championship game. the redskins will also play their season opener here on nbc 4. as they host the cowboys. sunday night, september 12th, fedexfield. no bigger way to start the season than the boys. three weeks later, donovan mcnabb makes his first appearance in philadelphia with n a redskins uniform. another tough prime time game in october when the skins host peyton manning and the colts on sunday night football. that game also on nbc. then the next two skins games on the road at chicago and detroit. then it is a bye week. week ten, the eagles coming to town for a monday night game. the only other home game in november against minnesota. brett favre could be on the team. maybe, maybe not. on december 5th, it is up to the giants' new stadium. final month of the season includes a trip to dallas and then wraps up in week 17 with a divisional matchup against the giants at fedexfield. >>> okay. now to redskins news that has an n a more im

>> i'm wondering if you played shadow tag, because when i asked that question in a minnesota audience, everybody raised their hands. >> moyers: well, i did in east texas... >> you did. >> moyers: ...that's where you try to step on the shadow of the other... >> ...the other person's shadow. >> moyers: yeah. >> that's when you grow up in a place where you can play outdoors, under a street lamp, late into the night. and that's what i did. i had that title for many, many, many years until it occurred to me that if the shadow selves in a relationship were to interact somehow, they would be playing shadow tag. the shadow selves. i don't really mean only the darker sides of people, but i mean the dream sides, the sides that almost... the subterranean sides that we don't know. we don't always know what our actions are going to be in respect to another person, and somehow in this setting, under their trapped circumstances, their shadow selves begin to interact. >> moyers: there is a moment in this book when gil and irene... we sense their shadow selves. we sense the layer of deception that is

. >>> people in minneapolis, minnesota, are mourning after six people died in an early morningire. three are children. it housed an irish pub and several apartments upstairs. the roof of the building collapsed. it appears the fire started in an upstairs apartment. three weeks ago authorities found eight fire code violations in the pub. they were to be fixed this week. the fire marshal had not been back out for a follow-up inspection. >> letters sent to several governors have more to do with publicity than threats. bob mcdonnell's office in richmond received one of the letters wednesday and turned it over to the fbi and state police. letters demand the governor leaves office in three days or risk being removed. the anti-government group guardians of free republics believed to have sent them. >>> the new jobs report is out for march. it shows some growth. even the president is remaining cautiously optimistic. u.s. employers added 162,000 new jobs. that's the highest number in one month in three years. nearly 1/3 of those jobs are temporary census workers. unemployment held steady at

this is larry from minnesota. i'm sending you a florida vacation boo-yah, jim. i'm down here getting warm. >> well, good for you. good for you. thank you. thank you, sunshine. >> caller: jim, the uptick rule was put in after our last recession, and for 70 years it worked beautifully. and since july of '07 when they took it out our market's been anything but stable. i've been trying to call my politicians, tell them to put it back in and whatever. tell us why we need this to stabilize our markets. >> well, we need it because it's very easy to rumor down companies. it's very easy for people to decide to take a stock down. and the way it works the old days was you had to find a buyer who was willing to buy at that price or above, and that made so much sense because it made it so that you couldn't just knock down bids all the way through in a rush, in a group move. and that's what happened during 2008. and it was because the government felt that that could never happen again. you can't repeal the nature of human beings. tim in new york. tim. >> caller: yeah. yeah. h

. >> schieffer: there was an interesting speculation that maybe senator of minnesota may be on the short list but i noticed you didn't list her. >> she's an impressive person and has experience and people are always clamoring for someone like her and even the president has talked about her how the court is out of touch with every day americans and we saw him take a swipe at the supreme court and chicago law school and she is a democrat from a state with a republican governor and so if you're thinking politically about who to put on the court and certainly obama did last time with sonya sotomayor he did and the last thing you want to do is lose another democrat in the senate when you know you'll lose four to six coming november. >> schieffer: let's talk about that. you covered every step of the president's big fight over health care and this would be his signature achievement and got it done but at some cost. the cbs news ran a poll last week and showed that after the president got health care passed low and behold his popularity and approval rating went down five points so he actually lo

caller: i am from minnesota and there was a contract there recently for $20 million per year and everyone cheered. my question is about the tax code. i think he said ceo pay is based on performance. who -- i think you said ceo pay is based on performance. i wonder if there are ceos that are paid based on real standards and not just stock. thank you. host: karl i am wondering -- hello? carl is gone. guest: as far as i know, stock options are not a tax free form of compensation, having been the recipient of them and having had to pay taxes on the benefits. ceos to have well-paid accounts and to find ways to minimize their tax bite, that is true. host: next up is linda on the line for republicans. she is calling from crisfield, md., on the eastern shore. go ahead. linda? i think we have lost linda. let's go to jim on our line for democrats out of massachusetts. all right, we seem to be having some problems with our phones. we're going to clear the calls and let jim back again. in the "wall street journal" last week also, many wall street chief executives took a big pay cut for 2009 but their

the senator from minnesota somebody who has been mentioned.well, guess what, there is a republican governor in minnesota. so you have to deal with those things also. so as attractive as it is, it's been very hard to find in practice. >> al franken. >> excellent. >> i don't think he's a lawyer. >> but he has a paper trail. >> lehrer: he does have a paper trail. >> a video trail. >> lehrer: okay. thank you all very much. ruth, good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> lehrer: you too, david. and again the major developments as we've just been discussing >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: justice john paul stevens announced his retirement from the u.s. supreme court after 35 years. and rescuers in west virginia struggled again in their efforts to search a coal mine where four men are missing. the newshour is always online. kwame holman, in our newsroom, previews what's there. kwame. >> holman: there's more on justice stevens. you can ask marcia coyle about his legacy and what his exit means for the court. on "art beat," jeffre

start with what happened in minnesota today. it's an amazing event. we'll get to the confederate stuff later. what's going on? wooe going to show you right now. here's governor palin today with bachmann. these are fascinating political figures. very good on the stump. much more exciting than mitch mcconnell or john boehner. the so-called elected leaders of the republican -- here's the new star power of the republican party. let's watch, today. >> on the outside i am here to testify she is 20 times more beautiful on the inside. please help me welcome governor sarah palin. >> you know, pat, i think i had a small role here in hosting this program one day when michele bachmann came on and said we ought to have a media investigation for anti-americanism. you were here. out of that a caterpillar became a butterfly. now we saw her today. she's dazzling on the stump. her speech today was so well given. i think that she's dynamite. i've seen you in the old days. i think she's really good on the stump. i saw her there, i think that she outdid palin today. is th

heavy rain in the dakotas, minnesota and withes with and some isolated thunderstorms across texas and south florida. >> miami, new orleans and dallas all hover around 80 degrees today. 60s for new york and baltimore. it's going to be warmer than normal in parts of the midwest, hitting the 70s in omaha, kansas city. wet and in the 50s from seattle to sacramento. >>> ahead on "america this morning," international outrage after an american mother sends her adopted son back to russia alone. now, it could prevent other americans from adoption. >>> and a frantic rescue as rising floodwaters carry a woman away. [ female announcer ] any hair can shine in the spotlight, but aveeno hair shines in real life. introducing a whole new kind of shine from aveeno nourish plus. when hair is damaged, the cuticle doesn't reflect light well. with active naturals wheat protein, these formulas target and smooth damage so light reflects more visibly. [ female announcer ] a study showed 75% more shine after just one use. real shine, for real life. yours. [ female announcer ] visit aveeno.com for a free sample

he's accused much sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in minnesota. we take a closer look now at how the pope and the vatican are responding to the recent revelations and allegations. it comes from the very reverend david o'connell, president of catholic university. and scott appleby, the author of several books about the church and catholicism. he's a professor of history at the university of notre dame. welcome to you both. professor appleby, beginning with you, how effectively or ineffectively do you think the pope and the vatican have dealt with this latest chapter in the clergy sex abuse scandal? >> i think it's generally been an ineffective response because the church is not always speaking with a consistent voice. the pope has been very good overall during his pontificate on this crisis, on the sexual abuse crisis. he has spoken with a pretty consistent message. but in the last couple of weeks as the european scandal has spread , a number of voices within the church have been giving mixed messages including the good friday message that compared

this is minnesota's denard span.ls a line drive into the seats and he knows he just his own mother who had come to town. mrs. span was helped from the stadium. span finished his at-bat and then excused himself from the game. she's fine. but how'd you like to have to live through a game like that? >> that's pretty bad. we'll be back. >> she's not old lady johnson. i cook twice a week at the fire station. i'd pick up a lot of the work around the house, the chores, the kids, the shopping, the cooking. i have two teenagers, and i'll be putting them through college someday soon. i'm very aware of what things cost, and, you know, i have to use all the money-saving tricks that i can come up with. with compare & save at giant, we search local competitors' prices and show you the difference right on the shelf. using the compare & save, i know that i'm getting a good price, and that works for me. more savings, every time you shop, only at giant. >>> and that's 9news now for tonight. don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com.

but one-time candidates mitt romney and mike huckabee didn't show, nor did minnesota governor tim pawlenty, so today belonged to palin. on poster board, with impersonators, buttons, bumper stickers and even caribou jerky in her honor. >> she has worked very hard all her life. she's not one of these washington insiders that have been in there for 20 and 30 years. >> reporter: what about sarah palin? >> dynamic, eloquent. >> reporter: a candidate? >> excellent candidate. >> reporter: for? >> for president. >> reporter: but our cbs news poll suggests her appeal is limited. only 36% of conservatives view her favorably. and while the midwest-- including always-critical iowa-- is her stronghold, only 31% of midwesterners have a favorable impression. so for sarah palin, the applause may well be heartening, but if she wants to run for president, the political map right now is not encouraging. dean reynolds, cbs news, new orleans. >> couric: a day after the u.s. and russia agreeded to a nuclear weapons treaty, relations are strained over a very different issue. russia's foreign minister called toda