third, financial incentives from missouri. fourth, missouri's outstanding work ethics.t but not least, a graduate from the class of 1983. all i can say is welcome back and go tigers. [applause] he will help recruit more companies like semiotics to missouri. that is exactly what we want to do. that brings me to the third part of our plan. it is a focus on missouri's greatest asset, its people. training for tomorrow is a new initiative to train residents for growing fields, like lab techs, nursing aides, surveyors, and mechanics. it gives community colleges the flexibility to have training programs where there is high demand an insurer's there are enough workers to meet that demand. i have proposed a 20% increase in funding for customized training programs tailored to the needs of specific high-tech industries right now. [applause] by matching industry's needs with training programs, more missourians will be able to train more quickly. there is no place where the link between education and employment is stronger. [applause] i was at the college not long ago when the presi

and god bless missouri. [applause] >> president obama is in ohio today and he hosted a town hall meeting in the county of lorraine at the local community college while there. the focus was jobs, the economy, and health care. if you miss any of this event, will have it for you tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. wednesday, president obama delivers his first state of the union address to congress, laying out his vision for the future of the country and his plan to deal with issues such as unemployment, health care, and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the state of the union address, wednesday night, our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also listen to the president's address live on their iphone with the c-span radio app. each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend

third, financial incentives from missouri. fourth, missouri's outstanding work ethics.e to the third part of our plan. it is a focus on missouri's greatest asset, its people. training for tomorrow is a new initiative to train residents for growing fields, like lab techs, nursing aides, surveyors, and mechanics. it gives community colleges the flexibility to have training programs where there is high demand an insurer's there are enough workers to meet that demand. i have proposed a 20% increase in funding for customized training programs tailored to the needs of specific high-tech industries right now. [applause] by matching industry's needs with training programs, more missourians will be able to train more quickly. there is no place where the link between education and employment is stronger. [applause] i was at the college not long ago when the president there told me if someone wanted work, they should go to the dean's office today. they can sign up for a career training program in alternative energy, health care, or draft and design. if they are willing to give it

the biggest one-year drop in missouri history. the state government did what every family had to do. we tighten our belts, which stretched every dollar, and we reined in spending. we did not bellyache about it. we just did it. [applause] . we reduced our utility bill by 6%. i had to kutch $600 million at of the state budget, but i did so. -- i had to cut $600 million out of the state budget, but i did so. in terms of efficiency, we're not done yet. state government has been creating boards and commissions for this centennial or that special interest. some do good work, while others do not do much of anything. they just kept growing and growing, until they turned into bureaucratic subsidies. in an effort to root out waste and inefficiency, i have already eliminated 13 of these boards and 2700 positions and i call on the legislature to get rid of -- and to order 70 positions. and i call on the government to cut more. [applause] working together, we have been able to avoid meltdowns we are seeing in other states. massachusetts and ne

we must put missouri first. i am an optimist by nature.this year has diminished my optimism. my division of the future is colored by my faith in the resourcefulness and determination of the people of missouri. i want the little girl sunday cracked the code of cancer a product of missouri's goes. i want the little boy to -- this is the future i see. to reach a, i want missouri to be first in job creation first in education, first and innovation, first in quality of life and first in leading this nation to recovery. everywhere i have travelled, i've heard the same refrain from businesses large and small give this the tolls help astray in the workers and we will do the rest. last year, our bi-partisan jobs bill helped put more of these tools in place. we ramped up financial incentives for businesses that offered good jobs and health insurance. and we focused state resources on targeted, fast-track training programs to prepare a workforce ready to step into those jobs. let me give you a few examples of our success. express scripts in st. louis

kansas city, missouri, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. happy new year to all of you. i want to speak against myself. i was born in egypt. come to the united states when jimmy carter took over to be president and here, i see a good democracy in the united states. every president in the middle east there is for lies. the problem is not to rid al qaeda. everybody looks up to the united states and wishing united states can change that system to make a free democracy so every country. yemen, tomorrow. so mall you. if you remember, all these leaders is dictators and they have a benefit from having organization like this going to keep democracy against them. we need democracy and liberty from the middle east from the leaders not from the people. you watch and see what will be. unfortunately, people in america don't realize it's the true picture in the middle east. not just saudi arabia but all middle east. host: where are you from originally? caller: i was born in egypt but i fought against russia in afghanistan and i don't realize all this is p

thank you, and god bless missouri!applause] >> governor daniels was elected to a second four-year term in 2008. at this speech at the state capitol in indianapolis he discusses elementary school education, redistricting, and the state's budget. this is half an hour. [applause] >> mr. speaker, members of the assembly, good evening. we gather tonight to take stock of our state selves and assess the performance of our public duties. the sense of privilege one feels on this podium never diminishes, nor the sense of duty to report honestly and accurately on the health of our public institutions. it is our way in this state to speak plainly and to face reality squarely. the plain truth is, that life is difficult tonight for far too many hoofers -- hoo sism -- hoo sism ers. 1-11 workers is unemployed. 1-6 people on medicate. the average income in missouri fell last year by almost 1%. we are distressed, disappointed, and dissatisfied at all of this. i know we are united in this chamber in seeking to do what government can work

. >>> a fire in missouri killed five people including a 4-month-old girl and two 11-year-old boys. two adults were also killed. they were found huddled in a basement bathroom in a rural home in the northern part of the state. two people were able to escape. one ran to a neighbor's house and called for help. they think the fire may have started in an unintended fireplace. >>> two nba players are under investigation for an alleged locker room confrontation that allegedly got way out of hand. the "new york post" reports two washington wizard players, gilbert arena and javarris crittenton drew guns on one another during an argument last week. it began when arenas refused to pay a gambling debt to crittenton. it's not clear if any other players saw the alleged confrontation but the post says the officials didn't notify the police about the accident until they started investigating. >> there's a lot of rumors around that will take time. there's an investigate under way and i can't comment on it. >> the team says they take this incident and the on-going investigation very seriously. >>> i

. >> steve: scott suggs, a young man out of washington, missouri. when lorenzo romar was a coach at st. louis, scott met him at the age of 11 at a family function and said, coach, i want to play for you. well, romar kept his eye on him, watched him grow up in missouri, and did recruit him. now he's contributing to the huskies. and pondexter comes out with a 2 25-point, five-rebound night. >> marques: back to back superb performances by quincy pondexter, who was a bit down in arizona in two losses. >> steve: patrick christopher, just one shy of his personal best, scored 29 against usc last year. thomas throws it away. seeley, nice play. >> marques: that's one thing he's got to guard against. you still have the 23-point lead at this stage of the game. you still want your team to play with the sharpness and crispness, the attitude they played with to gain that lead. little bit of a letdown with some of the plays by isaiah thomas out here. >> steve: it's the little details that carry on for the next couple of games because they go on the road to ucla an

lynch, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. luke mire, will each -- mr. lute mire will each control 20 minutes. mr. lynch: i have ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and add any extraneous materials. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. lynch sprk i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lynch: as chairman of the house subcommittee with jurisdiction over the united states postal service, i present h.r. 3892 for consideration this legislation will designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 101 west highway 64 bypass as the e.d. wilkins post office. at this time, i would like to yield for such time as he may consume to the chief -- lead sponsor of this resolution, the gentleman from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you very much, madam chair. to the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, my friend from massachusetts, mr. lynch and to the minority member

republican jim demint of south carolina and democrat claire mccaskill of missouri. >>> then our american dispatch from salt lake city, utah, where the mayor's attempt to liberalize liquor laws is getting local pushback. >>> he says the attempted terror attack is fresh evidence that al qaeda is figuring us out. the last word from michael scheuer, former chief of the cia's osama bin laden unit. this is the "state of the union" report for sunday, january 3rd, 2010. >>> we begin today with the latest on the failed christmas day bomb plot. joining us now, man reporting directly to president obama about what went wrong, and how to fix it. john brennan, welcome to "state of the union." before we get to that christmas day bomb plot, there's breaking news this morning we need to talk about. hours ago the u.s. embassy in yemen closed in response from threats to al qaeda. you've been briefed by general petraeus and others and general petraeus was, of course, just in yemen. is there an imminent threat o all americans there? >> i spoke to our ambassador in yemen both this morning as well as last nigh

the senator from missouri. mrs. comoofl: i had no intention on speaking today, but this place has been a little strange over the last few months in terms of our ability to come together. when i heard my friend from tennessee talking about the conrad-gregg amendment, i realized we -- mrs. mccaskill. mrs. mccaskill: i wanted to stop and just recognize that, that it's not completely gone. there are republicans and democrats that agree on things. i couldn't agree more with my friend from tennessee. this statutory commission, i think, is our best hope at restoring fiscal sanity in this country. i think it is important that we pass it. i'm proud to be a cosponsor of it. there are a number of us on this side of the aisle that are cosponsors of the amendment. there are a number of republicans that are cosponsors. but i'm beginning to sense that there may be some political game playing that's going to occur here, and it worries me. the leader, with all due respect -- i had a bipartisan moment, i will backtrack a little bit.

the second point my friend from missouri raised had to do with the amount of information that was given. obviously by abdulmutallab. that is, obviously, classified and not for discussion here. but it's evident to me that you're going to get more information over a lengthier period of time than you are over just a few days. and it is clearly not a coincidence that abdulmutallab stopped cooperating once he had his miranda rights read to him. and once he had lawyers who advised him to cease answering questions. so i have a very different view from my friend from missouri on this issue, but i did want to establish some facts on jose padilla being a precedent. i want to follow up with another issue with mr. leiter that senator levin raised, and this is just to clarify the record. on the terrorist watch list that contains 400,000 names, you had an exchange, mr. leiter, with senator levin in which you and he talked about that potentially a significant number of those individuals would be able to travel to our country because they're not on the no-fly list or even the selectee list. but, in fac

so he goes to missouri -- going against the hero of new oeans. so he goes to new orleans. tyler called in the most grating political maniac that i ever knew, but he was brilliant and he knew how to move people and get things done and move in the congress. >> like lyndon johnson. >> in many ways. >> if we had doing today, how many of our senators do think would be laid out? >> most of them would not take the challenge. what is amazing is that benton became a grea jacksonian. they became good friends and he was a loyal adherents of the jackson movement, also a good pal of polk, until his son-in- law had a court-martial, and then benton turned on james k. polk with a vengeance. he would not even the knowledge him in church. they went to the same church. >> this may be a little unfair, but you are a great journalist as well as a great historian. in the historical context, where do you think obama will fit? this is an extraordinary moment in american history where it is unlikely and african-american would be elected to the presidency, and we have one. >> it is a pretty amazing

senator danforth from missouri, senator wyker from connecticut, senator chafee from rhode island, senator stafford from vermont, senator warner from virginia, senator heinz from pence, senator mathias from maryland. i could go on and on and on. well, today the moderates on the other side of the aisle with my departure can fit in a telephone booth. and it's not good for the senate and it's not good for the country. and when i undertook the town meetings this year, i made it a practice in my tenure in the senate, 30 years, to visit almost every county almost every year, and the first county i went to in august, first day i had an opportunity to travel when the senate was not in session. usually when i got to lebanon county, there were 85, 100 people. on this occasion, there were 1,200 people. they had live television transmission units from msnbc and fox and cnn, and there was enormous anger about what was happening in america with the spending, what was happening with the deficit, what was happening with the national debt. and those were problems which we yet have to face. i get the questi

host: calling from missouri. a state this which the two likely candidates.the former governor of that state and mr. blunt who's son is now vying for an open senate seat right now. guest: extremely competitive interesting raise. this would be or could be one of the closest raises of the cycle. statewide elected official. good name, democrats, enthusiastic. united behind@@@@@@@ d a)@ b here many years ago, son was a governor here, a significant figure here. we have the race as a tossup. this is one of the races i think is a tossup except here is a little kicker. it depends what the national environment is like, how bad it is, how difficult it is for democrats. missouri is likely to be a state where the democrats start off with having some problems. very close race in the presidential election, as you will recall. there aba considerable age because it would be about president bush but now it's going to be about president barack obama so i think that changes the mix. we look for a very close raise here. charlie's point. host: did we fill i buster enough? guest:

temperatures are below zero from the dakotas to missouri and up through the eastern portion of the great lakes and eastern canada. it is not as extensive as had been the past couple of mornings. nonetheless, it is very chilly air. 40 would be a more typical of pie and we will be in the 28-32 range. small craft advisories out on the day with winds coming out of the northwest. we look at our seven-day forecast and we start picking up clouds tomorrow the temperature will be around freezing for the hybrid tomorrow night, maybe snow flurries. tuesday through saturday, it will be dry and we will go into the 40's by the middle of the week. we pick up clout saturday and by the end of the weekend, we will get rain or snow next week. >> still ahead, lieutenant governor at the brown will be live in our studio. >> we don't have to tell you it is cold outside and that is not good for your hair. >> let's look at some events going on around town wax 11 sports -- >> happy game day. it is a playoff game day as the ribbons try to do something no team has done in 32 years, win a playoff game as a visiting

even now it reaches into missouri and kansas, and into the canadian border. our forecast today it with all the cold air coming in, 27 to 32. there will be a breeze so it will fill colder than that. a lot of sunshine dominating. the sun sets at 5:00 p.m., so the days are getting longer. in winter storm warning in effect for garrett county. the snow showers are diminishing over the weekend in west virginia, but a new clipper comes in monday and tuesday. we could pick up some clouds and most of this note will be out west. maybe a quick snow shower on tuesday. the warming trend is very gradual. 32 on sunday for the high. 38 on tuesday and wednesday through friday will be in the 40's. >> fighting breast cancer can be an emotional journey and for some women after they win their battle breast cancer strikes again. doctors are saying there are things you can do to lower your risk of getting it again. we explain in this morning's woman's doctor. >> a recent study looked at what women can do to avoid developing breast cancer a second time. >> the most important thing i

in fact, i want to single out the governor of missouri who vetoed a repeal measure. missouri has had a loss for 40 years, sailed through both houses of the legislature and it to a tremendous political courage to veto the bill and he did it. we congratulate him for doing that. our analysis of state traffic safety laws resulted in our usual best and worst list. i think it is amazing that as you drive through this country, you can pass through states with some of its strongest spring traffic safety laws and some of the weakest and yet it is incomprehensible to imagine flying into a large airport in the united states or small airport and not be subject to the same, strong safety requirements. yet driving from washington d.c. to may or washington state to arizona means passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, did not ban text messaging, do not require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening with -- life-threatening loopholes in teen driving laws and an adequate enforcement of seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. and worst states

for the orange bowl between georgia and missouri. he says he was inspired by an overhead photo he saw in the paper. >> and i thought, wait a minute. i've got to have that shot. and that's when i called the goodyear people and said, can i put a tv camera up in that blimp? and they wanted to know, how much does it weigh? i said, well, the camera itself, probably about 50 pounds. and i've got a little skinny cameraman named herman lang who weighs 150 pounds. >> reporter: for $3,000, the deal was done. ever since, the blimp shot has been a treasured staple. identified with one of the best-loved phrases in tv sports. >> you are looking live at the famed horseshoe in columbus, ohio. >> i can say it all afternoon long. but it just does not make the same impact as a blimp several thousand feet in the sky, the camera looking down. that made you are looking live come ali, if you will. >> reporter: 50 years of blimp shots have captured hard news as they did during a postseason game at yankee stadium in 1977. >> i credit my friend howard cosell

. >> the gentleman from missouri. >> i have a number of questions, i will try to ask them quickly.efore i ask the questions, i was a part of this committee in 2005. my recollection is that mike was the chair of this committee and our current chairman was the ranking member. one of the first things that we dealt with when i came on this committee was some proposed reform -- maybe both the former chairman and the current chairman, dealing with fannie and freddie was proposed. i was talking to reporters two days ago that says that one of the problems in washington is that the truth does not matter, it is whether or not you can say a lie over and over again so that everyone buys it. my concern is that history has been distorted because the former chairman proposed trying to deal with the issue of fannie and freddie's compensation, and as i recall, they did not get any support from the white house. if i have misspoken, i would like to be corrected. >> the " in the -- de remarke was that he received the one hand salute from the white house. >> the gentleman from new jersey and the gentle

host: kansas city, missouri, democrats line, go ahead. caller: what i got out of the deal yeste)day was that"i think it shows us that maybe we can work together. i hope that we can because the president needs to get something done and he needs help doing it. all we are doing is s.d. from the truth, from the democrats, from republicans. . if you're not going to tell the truth you cannot deceive the american people like this. i think obama did a good job and 3p% think we can work together. host:"the washington post" talks about the government setting targets for cutting emissions. governments spend more than $25 billion on electricity and fuel and 2008. that is about 1.5% of the country's total energ[ spending. 95qzuju(uqj about 500,000 buildings and 600,000 vehicles. the new order is not as sweeping as a could of been. it does not include emissions stemming from activities of federal suppliers or a federal employees' commuting. the defense department pledged to reduce greenhouse guess by 34%, but pledged does not include combat operations.

missouri has had a motorcycle rider of offer four years. it sailed through the legislature and took a tremendous political courage to be of that bill and he did it and we congratulate him for doing that. our analysis of state traffic safety laws resulted in our usual best and worst list. i think it is amazing that if you drive to this country, you can pass your states with some of the strongest traffic safety laws and some of the weakest traffic safety laws and yet it is incomprehensible to imagine flying into a large airport in the united states or a small airport in not being subject to the same strong safety requirements. yet driving from washington dc to maine or washington state to arizona will mean passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, don't ban text messaging, don't require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening loopholes in your teen driving laws and inadequate enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws. this year the best and worst states, there were ten in the green category.

host: union, missouri, on our republican line. greg? caller: yeah, i think they ought to confirm ben bernanke. i think the other person they need to look at is tim geithner. we need to you'd i am him. he is aware of what the bonuses are about. he led them get the bonuses, and also, a.i.g., we need to look into that. host: what are your reasons for having mr. bernanke reconfirmed? caller: oh, i think he's got some stability. he's fought through the tough times. and he's hung in there. and i don't care who they get. this guy has got -- he's an intelligent person. he makes things happen. also, i want to talk about the 400-point drop in the last two days. president obama is the person that brought that on. and the reason why, because he's criticizing the banks. the other thing to that, it they're criticizing the banks, and he's received campaign contributions. he got campaign contributions from a.i.g. so does this make sense? what is he trying to do? he's trying to fool the american people that he's trying to do something against the banks.

so i meetly began to contact my family in crystal city, missouri.amily in estonia, and then reached out to support from our friends in miami. we began to pray. it was interesting because a friend of mine who just gave me the bracelet from beth le mah e he -- bethlehem. >> how long till you knew he was alive? >> it took 24 hours with uncertainty on his status. the uncertainty that families are going through now, that's the most difficult part to endure. >> were you trapped within that building? >> yes, i was. i was very lucky. got caught in the -- in the area in the opening between the ceiling and the floor. that this concrete slab is protecting me from three sides. so the rubble didn't get to me. >> how many people -- how many people were in that u.n. compound at the time? do you have any idea? >> i have no idea. but it was still a working day. so it was a big building. >> because it was about 5 p.m. late afternoon when that happened. so people were still in their offices -- they were still working. >> yes. >> how long had you been part of that unit

so i immediately began to, you know, contact my family in crystal city, missouri. our family in estonia and reached out to support from our friends in miami and we began to pray and it was actually interesting because a friend of mine had just given me this bracelet from bethlehem. i was wearing it and praying every day. i had a lot of support and prayer. >> how long was it before you knew for sure your husband was alive? >> it took about 38 hours. so with very little word on his status. it was that uncertainty, which i'm sure many families are going through right now, that i guess was the most difl part to endure. >> were you trapped in the rubble of that building? >> yes, i was. but i was very lucky. i got caught in the area, an opening between the ceiling and the floor that this concrete slabs protected me from three sides so the rubble didn't get to me. >> how many people were at that u.n. compound at that time? do you have any idea? >> i have no idea but it was still a working day. so it was a big building. >> it was about 5:00 p.m. late afternoon. >> yes. >>

under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. aiken is designated for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. aiken: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. aiken: good afternoon. we once again find ourselves here in the -- on the floor of the u.s. congress and the subject before us, in spite of considerable various events that have been of great interest to people yesterday, i'm thinking of the election of in massachusetts, there still remains the question of health care. there's discussion with the new political rearraignments that it may be the house will take up and just pass the bill passed by the senate. that is one possibility, which of course would require the bill not to have to go back to the senate. so we come back to the question of health care in america, something that has a lot of people's attention. it's not the top priority. i think for many people, they're worried about unemployment, the economy, they're worried about excessive government spending, they're worried about terrorism and national security, but un

. >> host: buffalo missouri. you are on the air. >> caller: what i want to talk to you about, and susan, as senator kobren was on your show about a month to ago and he was talking about running all of these tests that he knew were unnecessary but he had to do it for his liability is that not waste fraud and abuse? if i were to do something like that i would be in jail. i know there are other doctors that do this. i am 63. i am in the va system and they controlled my blood pressure and everything and does not cost me one time. i could be on medicare but i chose not to progress have been within the day since i have gotten out of the service in 71. but why are all of these test being run? i know it cost money. >> host: they do. testing and that has been a regular theme of yours with the regular habit -- article how to get to the point* where doctors, all on test that they say even are gold-plated? >> yes. your caller hit the button driving the process on the malpractice system which is driven in ways, an example. he

republican jim demint of south carolina and democrat claire mccaskill of missouri. then our american dispatch from salt lake city, utah. where the mayor's attempt to liberalize liquor laws is get something local push back. this is the state of the union report for sunday, january 3rd, 2010. >>> we begin today with the latest on the failed christmas day bomb plot. joining us is the man reporting directly to president obama about what went wrong and how to fix it. john brennan, welcome to state of the union. before we get to that christmas day bomb plot, there's breaking news this morning that we need to talk about. and that is just hours ago the u.s. embassy in i can't men closed in response to threats from al qaeda. we know you've been briefed by general petraeus and others and general petraeus was of course just in yemen. is there an imminent threat to all americans there? >> i spoke with our ambassador in yemen both this morning swellings last night, and there are indications that al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack against target inside of saana, possibly

the gentleman from missouri. . >> i rise to support the rule. the bill is a straightforward and clean extension that prolongs the authorization of all programs authorized by the small business act. small business investment act, and any program operated by the small business administration which congress has already appropriated the funds. this extension will last until april 30, 2010. this legislation is essential because authorization for various programs operated by the s.b.a. expires on january 31 of this year. over the past three years our committee has worked in a bipartisan fashion reported out a number of bills to re-authorize and extend programs at the s.b.a., the extension passed late last year will expire before the lemming process can run its course. without enactment of this extension, a vital number of programs that the s.b.a. operates would cease to financial. given the continued importance of the small business -- businesses play in the revitalization of the american economy, we simply cannot allow the s.b.a. authorizations to ru

republican jim demint of south carolina and democrat claire mccaskill of missouri. then our american dispatch from salt lake city, utah. where the mayor's attempt to liberalize liquor laws is get something local push back. the last word from michael scheuer. this is the state of the union report for sunday, january 3rd, 2010. >>> we begin today with the latest on the failed christmas day bomb plot. joining us is the man reporting directly to president obama about what went wrong and how to fix it. john brennan, welcome to state of the union. before we get to that christmas day bomb plot, there's breaking news this morning that we need to talk about. and that is just hours ago the u emba -- u.s. embassy in yemen closed in response to threats from al qaeda. we know you've been briefed by general petraeus and others and general petraeus was of course just in yemen. is there an imminent threat to all americans there? >> i spoke with our ambassador in yemen, the ambassador, both this morning and last night, and there are indications that al qaeda is planning to carry out

country and had no reason to assume that poultry, any more than people were the same in shanghai as in missouri. she was surprised to observe the foreign birds, her roosters, had the same little tricks of gallantry towards the hence as roosters were known to employ. throughout 1860, julia listened intently as her husband read aloud the speeches and debates that filled the newspapers, but clarity did not come to her. jewel leave i can't wrestled with these issues in her own way, absorbing the abstract and intellectual arguments by analogies to conflicts in her own life. she was of two minds on the great issue of secession. her dilemma was not based on the ambiguities of the constitution, on critical issues such as state sovereignty or indy visibility of the union. she confessed throughout her years of secession and the war, she did not know what the constitution was. she recorded a conversation during the war with confederate women who argued that the actions of lincoln's governments were unconstitutional. of after listening to them of offer their arguments, she explained, well, i did not know a

the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mrs. mccaskill: madam president, i want to take a minute to speak in favor of this amendment. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mrs. mccaskill: you know, this should not be as hard as it appears to be. all this amendment is doing is asking us to live up to our vote last year on the budget bill. what we all decided to do last year on the budget bill was set some limits on spending for the next few years. all we're doing in this amendment is saying we're going to have to live up to our vote. it's 2% increases every year, and people who have said well, there's going to be a problem because the 67-vote threshold. well, i've looked over the emergency votes we've had in this chamber, and there's not been a time that we haven't gotten on katrina or other things, any time congress has authorized force -- i want to emphasize that for my colleagues. any time congress has authorized force of our military, it exempts it. somebody said, well, the veterans. you really think we can't ge

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. >>> officials in rural missouri are investigating the cause of a house fire that killed five peopleincluding three children. the victims were all related and range in age from 24 years to 4 months. a plymouth county official said two people escaped from the home and that an unattended fireplace may be to blame. >>> two men in san francisco are facing charges after passing out in a car in the middle of a highway. i guess they partied just a little too hard on new year's eve because the passenger was so out of it, an officer had to carry him to the police cruiser. both men were then arrested. >>> all across the u.s. today, lots of new laws to abide by. those laws taking effect at the stroke of midnight january 1st, right when the world was celebrating the new year. how will the new laws impact your life in 20 so a10 and beyo? nbc's jeff rossen joins me with the details. let's start with the smoking ban in maybe the least likely place. >> happy new year to you. a smoking ban in north carolina. as you know, north carolina is where tobacco is king and makes a lot of cash for that state.

there by closely resembling the systems you see in states like missouri. appointment and retention. however we did not have procedures for the vetting process for a committee to assist the governor in making the choice. the committee recommended that we do just that. codify the process for vetting candidates. with that. >> you work by it. just down your throat. our next speaker is rory schotland. anyway, he is a very distinguished professor at georgetown law school who has compiled statistics about the supreme court's ruling and whether so far it has been filled any of the dire warnings, here i'm talking about caperton, dire warnings posed and whether they have been, so far, at least, which is a relatively short time, we have to acknowledge, whether caperton has ended up putting the state courts in a mess because of the recusal threat. professor. >> thank you. your opening sets up perfectly the key point about caperton which is this, the fundamental holding the judicial elections are different. one cannot conceive of the court holding. the legislature or executive would be barred fr

but if y look at state afr state where the senate races in pennsylvania, in ohio, in linois, in missouri, you have seen the same trendn the poll lines the republicans are ooting upwards, nowven in nnsylvania the republican has a significant ad over the democrs there. so they have no incentive to change things. so when i'talk about depolazation, some cooperation, it is olittle stf having to do with job crtion and growthment but certainly it'sot on the big thg. and the big thing is the ze of the government. that's clearly the core issue. republans are very comforble where they are. anobama has to do, make a tricky argument which is y hate wasngton, you distrust washingtobut here we're in washington. we want do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what abt the president. of course he staed it in the very dectly in the state of the union addss wednesday nigh he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded tm as well. i mean it wasn't all h, let's all work together. he took them on. using ugh words. >> i tnk the president, david and do disagree on whether it is le or right or bi

i mean what does that mean they are going to be spending in nevada and arkansas and ohio and missouri in october. you know, i have to go to benzodiazepine ang to underwrite it tand has made the recruiting easier for the republicans. victories in new jersey, candidate recruitment, convince piece people to to run for office. >> lehrer: the two governors. >> that's right, kevin mccarthy is in charge of the house republican recruitment called me this afternoon to tell me not only this job is easier but that dick snyder, seven term democrat from arkansas just announced his retirement. he has tim griffin former u.s. attorney running against him. >> there still is something hanging out there. because health care is really -- >> health care is on top. >> but it's really hanging in the balance. >> lehrer: so it is because of -- as the republican candidate keeps saying, i will be the 41s republican and that means no 60 votes for the democrats, no health-care reform. >> there is the psychological aftershocks of losing in massachusetts. and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are

. >>> officials in rural missouri are investigating the cause of a house fire that killed five peopleincluding three children. the victims were all related, ranging in age from 24 years to 4 months. a plymouth county official says two people did escape from the home, and that an unattended fireplace may be to blame. >>> two men in san francisco are facing charges after passing out in a car in the middle of the highway. apparently they partied just a little bit too hard on new year's eve, and, in fact, the passenger was so out of it, the officer had to actually carry him to the police cruiser. both men were then arrested. >>> now the latest on the tiger woods saga. a british tabloid is reporting that the golf star's wife elin has turned up at an exclusive french ski resort. nbc's stephanie gosk is in london with more. what's the tabloid saying? >> good morning, chris. the tabloid is saying that she's at chamonix resort in the french alps. she's been there for about a week with family and friends. reportedly costs $8,000, more than $8,000 a night to stay in the chalet that she's been st

if you look at state after state where the senate races in pennsylvania, in ohio, in illinois, in missouri, you have seen the same trend in the poll lines. the republicans are shooting upwards, now even in pennsylvania the republican has a significant lead over the democrats there. so they have no incentive to change things. so when i'm talk about depolarization, some cooperation, it is on little stuff having to do with job creation and growthment but certainly it's not on the big thing. and the big thing is the size of the government. that's clearly the core issue. republicans are very comfortable where they are. and obama has to do, make a tricky argument which is you hate washington, you distrust washington but here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the presi

the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mrs.caskill: i join my colleague in this attempt to restore some sanity in congress about spending. i come from a state where there is a required of a balanced budget, and over the last few years i'm not sure how they would have done that without a quit bit of pain without the help that the federal government has sent them, the fact that we have to balance the budget in washington has led to some very, very bad habits. i was thinking about spending over the weekend as this week there were a number of provisions that we're going to be debating that i have sponsored or or am a big supporter of. the fiscal task force which went down this morning by a narrow vote, this amendment and then obviously pay-go which i have been the lead senate sponsor on over the last several months. these are all things that are trying to fight something that you encounter all the time as a parent -- how much easier it is to say yes than no. now, my kids hate that when i give them that lecture because they are alwa

i am taught a can from the state of missouri.ken from the state of missouri. i am pro-life. it is my tenth year joining me here. it calls to mind a characteristic that describes all of you. it is a character of every great leader. there is a time for every great leader when the houng to some enterprise, and some would say that the cause is hopeless. the pilgrims at the beach of plymouth, washington at valley forge. what those great leaders discovered through their dark and and determination to do what was right, that god brings deliverance from very strange quarters. we sought example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life. deliverance came from a strange quarter in the. massachusetts. -- strange quarter indeed. massachusetts. you have the quality of being here year after year. thank you. and god bless you. >> roscoe bartlett from maryland. are we empowered by massachusetts? ok. i have been here since 1992, and you keep coming and coming. each year, the polls show that more and more ame

jerry is calling now from missouri, republican line. caller: good morning. i cannot quite understand why everybody is scared to come on and say what it really is. host: what is it? caller: at absolute out and out lies that he made, that he just absolutely cannot -- there was no way in the world that he could have done anything which he said -- well, some things, but most of it was just idle promises which he knew were lies when he said then. i am really, really disgusted about the fact that we cannot get honest, and honest congress. now they have to go behind closed doors and do everything that is -- so that nobody else knows exactly what is going on in this country, and i tell you what, i think that we need to make a change bbefore it is over with, and i think impeachment should be started against the man. host: winston-salem north carolina. rachel, on the independent line. caller: i want to say that when you hear what the president has said and tried to do, he has kept every promise that he made. i am disappointed that you are lying on the president'. our

. >> the gentleman from missouri. >> i have a number of questions, i will try to ask them quickly.before i ask the questions, i was a part of this committee in 2005. my recollection is that mike was the chair of this committee and our current chairman was the ranking member. one of the first things that we dealt with when i came on this committee was some proposed reform -- maybe both the former chairman and the current chairman, dealing with fannie and freddie was proposed. i was talking to reporters two days ago that says that one of the problems in washington is that the truth does not matter, it is whether or not you can say a lie over and over again so that everyone buys it. my concern is that history has been distorted because the former chairman proposed trying to deal with the issue of fannie and freddie's compensation, and as i recall, they did not get any support from the white house. if i have misspoken, i would like to be corrected. >> the " in the -- de remarked in the "financial times " was that he received the one hand salute from the white house. >> the gentleman fr

i have a different view from my friend from missouri, but i wanted to establish this on this man being a precedent. this is to clarify the record. he talked about a significant number of individuals and able to travel to our country because they are on the no fly lists as i understand it very few of those 400,000 would have been valid, kermit, visas. is that correct? >> that is correct but approximately 2% are in u.s. positions. there are a significant number that can come into the united states without a visa. >> that is an excellent point and it is of great concern to us for some time particularly when we are looking at individuals in great britain who may have dual citizenship in pakistan and england and maybe using one passport to travel to pakistan and their british passport to travel to our country. i realize it is an issue for another day but if it's of great concern. we have to -- >> we have to learn the lessons of this case but not over learn the lessons. using this data is very much integrated in the equation. let me ask a question in when dhs was established in 2002, they wa

it happened in missouri and minnesota.y strange circumstances. >> we were working in 2000 with gov. bob old and who won election last year. we went off the air. everybody went off the air, political advertising. it seemed unseemly in the wake of this tragic crash. with a tough senate race. definitely had an affect on the gubernatorial race. people were instantly nostalgic for governor carnahan. gov. holden was the heir to a lot of good things in missouri but he went off the air because we went out the last week of the campaign. anybody else? good luck for those of you -- [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we are alive at the national press club in washington for a discussion on long-term care services. we will hear about a provision in the senate health care bill that will create a long-term insurance plan for the elderly and disabled. this is being hosted by the journal health affairs and the scam foundation. the associated press reports this morning on health care.

host: missouri, go ahead.r: i have listened to you people for 10 years and this is the first time i have been able to get on. i have knowledge about politicians. and how they handle things. i was a committee man for the democratic party for over 60 years. what is going on today is absolute ignorance. that is all that you can call it. i have got another word for it. the media and these people sitting up there talking. but they say that i cannot say bs, so i will call at fantastic. host: let's move on to tucson, arizona. michael? caller: how are you this morning? host: what do you think about the democratic plan? caller: i think that the republicans had eight years. we are only one year into this new administration. can you hear me? çóthe trick is that everyone is making hentoff about everything but speculation, but let's get down to the nuts and bolts, so let's put a committee together. if obama tells us not to step on the giants philip, they could not take him apart like they already have. republicans are tryi

of doing the bus trip, we rented something that always wanted to do, a boat and went from panama missouriand went down to new orleans. while i was at "time" magazine, it's rarely got bitten by the notion of covering people, but also about the possibility of writing books. otto friedrich was my senior editor. a wonderful old man with a bushy red mustache who is totally and always and constantly amused by himself. he just walked around, sort of smiling. [laughter] and he wrote books on the side. i said i get it, this is really cool. this is a weekly magazine so we can sit here and write books four days a week and write the article on friday. i was trained to figure out the key to all things. and so i've been put on the reagan campaign in 1980 and i kind of noticed that rallies would lead to the fringes of the rallies were always these people handing out leaflets and pamphlets that talked about the establishment and the elite and there was always the trilateral commission and the dotted lines and the council on foreign relations in our little circles and all that. and i was at east coast est