he was determined to reassert union control over missouri. all of missouri. he realized that he could accomplish little as long as the confederates threatened saint louis which was the -- becoming the great union depot in the western theater. every union soldier standing on the defensive in missouri was one less union soldier whom hallek could put into the offensives he was planning for 1862. hallek's first order was to push price out of missouri and keep him out hallek ordered samuel curtis of iowa to advance into southwest missouri, find price, bring him to battle, and destroy him. if price refused to stand and fight, curtis, and i quote here, curtis was to drive him into the wilderness. by wilderness, hallek meant arkansas. curtis was an 1831 west point graduate who resigned from the army after only a couple years of service. he prospered as an attorney, a civil engineer, a businessman, and a politician. a man of many interests, he help found the republican party, and he was at one time, founder and president of the union pacific railroad corporation. he a

missouri became missouri. now i ask you which is correct? missouri or missouri? >> missouri. okay. neither one. [laughter]. you can't say the native americans were wrong for saying missouri. you can't say the french were wrong for pronouncing it in their language, just different ways of pronouncing the same word. that is where we have the problem with the word different. different isn't a synonym of the word wrong. we have to be careful how we use it and our children. it answers the question, why do you write that? i write to tell the story. one that has fallen through the cracks, one marginalized by main stream history. either misrepresented or represented to the way in which it is a stereo typical, write to take those stereotypes, reshape them and give them back to you dressed in a new dress. i mean when i say different is not a synonym for wrong, it means that we should celebrate those things. everyone in this room is different in some way. but you should not feel bad about that. your uniqueness, as my grandson who loves to make up words, that is your wonderment. [laughter]. it

look at this in missouri. 76%. 76 voted yes.the ballot in the midterm elections in 2006. missouri voters voting three to one for three things. raise minimum wage in their state from 5.15 to 6.25 an hour or the federal minimum wage. they voted to institute an annual cost of living increase for anybody making the minimum wage so it goes up with inflation. with those huge majority for raising the minimum wage. what else happened in missouri that same year. that same year, democrat claire unseated a republican incumbent senator. she was an emphatic supporter of the minimum wage ballot proposition and that helped her win. research showed that democrats in missouri were twice as likely to vote for her because of an initiative to increase the state's minimum wage that won easy approval in november with 76% of the vote. if you've liked having a democrat replace a republican senator from missouri these past six years, you can thank economic populism for that. you can thank minimum wage for being on the ballot in missouri. what's happened

there was no threat no missouri and arkansas was defenseless. and so curtis, having refit, resupplied his troops, moved eastward, dipping back into missouri and then turning sharply south through say legal and batesville and jackson port, s searcy, came within 40 miles of little rock and meeting nothing but local guerrilla resistance. it could not be stretched any farther. curtis men with all his officers and everyone agreed. sure, we can sprint to little rock and capture it without firing a shot, but it's better to march the union army to a river port that was available year round and just wait for better conditions. so curtis turns around and marches eventually across the delta through clarendon and so forth to helena. just a few days after the union army arrives there, as we'll see, a relief convoy appears. so to make a little more -- to flesh out that narrative a little bit more, with no necessity now of shielding missouri from a confederate army that has disappeared, curtis

there was no threat no missouri and arkansas was defenseless. he resupplied his troom -- troops, resupplied his troops. it could not be stretched any farther. curtis men with all his officers and everyone agreed. sure, we can sprint to little rock and capture it without firing a

louis, almost 850 miles, and then on to jefferson city, missouri. and one of my favorite parts of the story, churchill positioned himself as a proficient gambler to the president. the problem was, of course, that truman and his aides played quite a lot of poker, and the former prime minister soon found himself in quite a hole. now, when churchill took a bathroom break, major general vaughn, the man who'd helped bring churchill to fulton, leaned over to his boss, harry truman, and said, boss, this guy's a pigeon. we're going to have his pants before the night's over. [laughter] now, before the game trueman was worried that his boys wouldn't be competitive enough, and he had urged them to play hard because, as he said, national honor is at stake but truman now told them to go easy on their guest, and they even threw a few hands for him. but somehow churchill still managed to lose $200 by the end of the night. [laughter] an expensive trip, indeed. that same evening churchill told truman and his gang that he had first tried whiskey while serving with th

if you'd like to help, go to the university of missouri extension website. google also put him link on our website as well. >>> next week we are off to florida tomato vegetable grower who started at six years old. by the time he was nine he hired his first employee. that story next week on spirit of the heartland. >>> up next, story time baxter black. on farms and ranches across america, the "to- do" list is long and often challenging...esp >> on farms and ranches across america to do list is often long and often challenging, especially if you don't have more than one set of hands to get the job done. baxter has some thoughts about that but if arizona ranch. >> so there i was pulling one end of the wire touching vents. this translate stretched tight in the cloth hammer which i have balanced against the post raising it with my leg. i peeked under my arm and raised the wire half inch. perfect. but the staple from my lips and set it on the post and reached for my pounding hammer which lay exactly 3 inches beyond my grasp. >>> i turned to my assistant. are you k

, where joseph smith- the center place, the axis mundi, would be independence, missouri. but they developed so quickly. you know, it' another- the challenge of the secular world- how do they- how does this fit with non-mormons? well, the mormon mores ensued in missouri, and they had to move back across the river into illinois. now has anybody been to nauvoo? yeah, a few people have been to nauvoo. well, that is- certainly, for illinois- it's the site of the greatest drama here, and fortunately, we do have a roll-in coming up here shortly on it. but against all odds, they were able to take this swampy, disease - infested part of illinois here- and we're talking, you know 1839, into 40s - and in a short period of time, built the largest city in illinois- larger than even chicago. but animosity comes in- that secular world. the mormons have sacralized the entire political drama, and they're running the show, according to their mythic reading, and how doctrine spins on it. but the other residents of hancock county didn't quite see it that way, so depending on whose story you

and the museum in hannibal, missouri. i urge my colleagues to support this responsible legislation. the recognition of one of america's greatest authors and mark twain, i reserve the balance of my time at this point. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. luetkemeyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i don't have any further speakers at this time so i'll continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. baca: i'd like to call on the gentleman from kentucky, john larson, one of our leaders , to give him the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. larson: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. baca, from california. and i thank the hartford, hannibal connection. i want to thank representative luetkemeyer for your tireless work and effort in making this bill possible for the great institutions that both you and representative

the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr.uetkemeyer: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield as much time as she would consume to the gentlelady from new york, ms. hayworth, as the gentleman from new york indicated, who's worked tirelyly on this issue is -- tirelessly on this issue, ms. hayworth. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. hayworth: and i thank our distinguished colleague from missouri. thank you, sir, and of course i reciprocate the sentiments that congressman meeks has expressed. we share a state, we share a common vision that elevates all of us. as individuals and as a nation. and indeed as citizens of a world that so much needs the acts of courage and moral integrity that raoul wallenberg brought to bear, that he represents for all of us today. it is such a privilege to work together with all of those who owe their lives to raoul wallenberg's action, including a member of our own body, congressman tom lantos, now of course no longer with us in this body, but he and his wife annette were

tonight chelsea clinton visits joplin, missouri, the teacher, the town that's "making a difference." >>> as we mentioned, there's trouble tonight for a legendary brand name, one of the nation's biggest business empires. walmart which operates in 27 nations around the world, is accused of using bribery to help expand its business in mexico and then covering it up. the u.s. justice department is investigating this, and congress is now taking notice. the implications could be enormous. our report tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: mexico's a prime example of walmart's aggressive international expansion. 2,100 stores, one-fifth of all outlets worldwide, and more than 200,000 workers, more than any other private employer in mexico. a decade ago that country had 500 stores. how did walmart grow so much so fast? according to the "new york times" the company paid big bribes, a violation of u.s. law. cnbc's michelle caruso-cabrera is in mexico city covering the story. >> the newspaper's investigation suggests that walmart executives here in mexico spent millions of dollars on bribes i

woodward in the 21st missouri infantry, a unit that participated in the battle with apprentices division and fought at the hornet's nest. the flags have undergone a great deal of restoration and conservation for exhibit. you can see here the difference between the historic fabric which is the dark fabric backed by the lighter fabric to fill out what's missing on the flag. the same is true for the white stripes as well. you can see that the flag was in tatters. the fabric, of course, ravages of time, storage, light, moisture, you name it. it's amazing that things like this do survive even if they're, you know, stored away in an attic somewhere, usually they go through some major deterioration over time if they don't have proper treatment and care. people are always fascinated by the unique star configurations on the flags. because there's no standardization to them. many of them were sewn by ladies in the communities in the organizations in which they were raised so the flag would be presented to them, to the units, as they marched off to war. a thing of honor to be carried and cherished.

>>> time now for our making a difference report tonight from joplin, missouri.was post-tornado joplin, missouri where just because the storm took away their high school doesn't mean it isn't prom season. that presented a challenge, how to make sure the kids that lost so much at least get to enjoy a proper prom. one teacher had a big idea. the town helped out, and tonight chelsea clinton tells us about a team effort at "making a difference." >> joplin high school, class of 2012. with graduation less than a month away, seniors usually coast through final days of high school carefree, but this senior class grew up a year too soon. last may 22nd a massive tornado ripped their missouri town to shreds, reducing joplin high and thousands of other buildings to rubble. in na split second life forever changed for students like holly o'dell whose grandmother, vicky, was killed by the tornado. >> she always told me i was beautiful and made me feel better. >> reporter: after so much loss, senior year was a time to recover. students attend class to two unconventional kamplss,

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the tornadoes in joplin, missouri, killed 153 people, almost one year ago, and just last month a series of twisters battered ohio and indiana. earlier in the season than the region had ever seen before. though it's hard to know whether the wacky march weather in which over 7,000 record high temperatures were recorded has had anything to do with it. we haven't found really much of a linkage between the warm weather that we saw especially the warm weather in march and what we're seeing now. in fact, this part of texas, tarrant and dallas-ft. worth counties, they experience a couple of these tornadoes every year. it's not uncommon to see tornadoes, especially in april in this part of texas. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: though they weren't used today, the national weather service is testing a new warning system in kansas, missouri and nebraska, hoping that using frightening language like "catastrophic" or "unsurvivable" tornadoes in the warnings will encourage residents to take cover even more quickly. so what do you do if you find yourself in the path of one of these storms? safety expert

wimes of missouri, to be united states district judge for the eastern and western districts of missouri. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will now be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the snoer from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i see the distinguished senator from missouri on the floor, senator blunt. i know that he has a republican leadership meeting to get to. why don't i yield such time as he needs on the republican reserved time and with the understanding that when he finishes, it will go back to meevment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blunt: i thank my good friend -- the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: thank my good friend for yielding and for taking consideration of my schedule. i rise to support judge brian wimes as the nominee for the eastern-western districts of missouri. he's spent his entire career working in the public sector. he's been involved in many groups and organizations dedicated to serving disadvantaged individuals. he was born

. >> i'm scott broom on missouri avenue. northwest. one of two places we found this morning where somebody has clearly decided a big orange x should mark the spot where speed enforcement cameras lurk behind. the trees and poles. it's a camera motorists do not see until it's too late. >> i come up missouri avenue and it is hiding behind that free. >> well, not anymore. the big x now marks the spot. in fact, two big xs. xs you can see from a good long distance away. as you approach the notorious hidden missouri avenue speed trap is he a van doll or is he providing a public service? >> he's robin hood. he's stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. >> here's another set of xs at south dakota avenue and taylor avenue northeast that have just appeared. this time on utility poles which in similar fashion hide a drivers' view of a speed enforcement camera that lurks behind. d.c. police react to this today by saying they would prefer people slow down rather than vandalize government property. in northwest washington, scott broom, 9news no

this is a frontal system we are watching in the midwest through missouri. that will continue to move into our area. we could see a few sprinkles west later on tomorrow night. not in our area. that frontal system will break down. that will be our culprit for our next winds coming through tomorrow and tuesday. 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning plenty of sunshine. there is that frontal system moving through. watch how it breaks up. maybe a few sprinkle west of baltimore. it is going to be a great day tomorrow. 62 overnight tonight. few clouds. mild. monday we are looking at 85 degrees. monday night 60 degrees. sprinkles west of the city. seven-day forecast wednesday 68. a few more clouds moving in as the frontal system passes through. 70 thursday and friday. we could see severe weather on saturday. >>> last night the flying dog brewery and rock station reenacted final ten course meal an board the titanic. today a cruise ship served the final course. we have the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. >> reporter: this morning they remembered a ship their anc

brigade that explains, quote, the day prior to the battle, three spies were arrested by the 25th missouri regiment. two of whom were confined in our guard tent when the battle began, end quote. this confirms that sydney johnson was actively seeking critical enemy deployment information right up to the hour that the fighting began. in fact, due to the need for specific intelligence, despite the shiloh attack, having been planned for nearly two weeks, sydney johnston was compelled to seek this crucial data as a basis for key operational decisions right up to the final hours. the fact that some of his civilian scouts guides were discovered, captured and detained, thus denying the confederates vital information contributed for the need of captain s.h. lockett's, personal rec reconnaissance on april 6th. it finally discovered colonel david stuart's brigade on the far right flank of the con federal attacking army and led to the biggest con federal mistake of the battle, rerouting southern troops so as to confront stuart after capturing prentice' camps. this resulted in the costly delay of four

klingler, lieutenant, company b, 25th missouri infantry, was the first officer wounded sunday morning, 4:45, would have been a.m., in the battle of shiloh and remained two and a half days on the battlefield. so this is klingler's sword that he would have carried with him in the combat and then subsequently retained, and it would be inscribed. this is one of the newest pieces of the park collection donated to the park. i hope to get this on permanent display soon because it's so iconic with a very prominent part of the shiloh story, the opening of the battle, and to have it returned here and to be able to share this with the public is quite unique. this hall rifle, a series of these were issued to mississippi troops at corinth. we hope to get this on display at our corinth facility. it's owned by a man in corinth, mississippi. we have it here until we can design the proper exhibit for it. it's kind of unique and it's pretty fragile because at some point in time it was torn before it came to us is a photograph reportedly found in the grave of an unknown soldier lying in the national cem

further, the rebel spies captured on april 5th alermented the uneasy soldiers of the 25th missouri and peabody's brigade of the enemy's acting presence nearby. this seems to have added to the impetus for major james e. powell's predawn reconnaissance patrol that discovered the confederates in freely field and initiate the the battle of shiloh at 4:55 a.m. on april 6th. this patrol, of course, was later regarded as having saved grant's army from utter destruction. giving early notice that the confederates heavy presence, and warning many union troops, giving them precious time to prepapepr prepare. it is a parent from data such as this that we have much more to learn about how and why the shiloh events occurred as well what happened. >> thank you. thank you. >> that's great to work with pros. i think we ended all most exactly five minutes apiece. which is a miracle. i will compliment them. don't you guys ever run for office. that would be a problem. but, a lot of things. i hope you will remember some of the thing that were said. maybe you have some questions. we will give you a chance t

vera thomas, a mother whose son is on death row in missouri. jeff jacoby of "the boston globe" and anthea butler of the university of pennsylvania and barry scheck, of the innocence project. lay out for our viewers what the implications are if the death penalty initiative in california goes forward? >> they are very significant. in the last five years, we've

now, in 2009, we came to an agreement with the state of missouri. we had one of their flags, and so we exchanged this flag for two arkansas flags. so in 2009, we brought home two flags of arkansas that hadn't been in the state since the war. this, and then an arkansas sixth and seventh. it was very generous of missouri to go into this agreement with us. and we needed to raise money for two flags. and so people donated money. but we also applied for a grant from save america's treasures. and we were awarded a grant, and so we were able to conserve these two flags. and they just recently came back to the state from the conservation in west virginia. so when this exhibit opens in may, this will be the first time that the public will be able to see these flags on exhibit since the war. this is interesting. >> one of the questions i have for you as you pull it out is why are flags so popular? i mean, it seems to be something that a lot of people connect with. >> people are very connected to flags, because when these -- you have to stop and think. when th

she could be more out of touch with the state of missouri. the state has gone away from her. there is no one who has been more supportive of the president's agenda. we have three strong candidates running and i don't know who will be the nominee but either one of them will beat centre mccaskill. >> do you want to defend? >> he did not talk about who is running on the republican side. this is an example where we have simply co-op debate nrc in this cycle. a month and a half ago, they were out beating the drums to get the state auditor to run. they might not want to be a cemetersenator. they know event claire mccaskill is a fighter and a bill that had the closest chance of tapping discretionary spending in the last cycle was a bill that was sponsored by claire mccaskill and jeff sessions against the wishes of her own party. when she agrees with the president says separate when she disagrees, she says so. when you contrast her vision with where the republicans are, republicans on a radio show could not tell you what the minimum wage was and were in favor of an amendment that fai

they are not very strong, for the president in missouri. will have tough reelection there. she does have a very crowded and negative primary in her favor on the republican side though. >> same question, but i want to hear from you about john tester in montana. another guy with a crew cut. looks like a regular guy. works on his tractor on weekend. he is known as a north eastern liberal. that's for sure. your thought on him, larry? >> i think she's right but i would call tester the most endangered democratic incumbent. that a race i see obama losing 7, 8, 9, maybe 10 points this time around. that should be enough to allow the republican to defeat senator tester. >> let's go finally to the hot race in florida. bill nelson has been around a long time. he may well face connie mac. it's not sure yet. he is up over mac by 8 points. again back to you sheera, has he been around too long, bill nelson? does he have a reason to be re-elected. >> there is that old saying, would you rather be lucky or good. i think bill nelson is lucky. republicans have

in missouri after that. >> missouri lost about two months ago. >> yes, they did. >> to norfolk state better luck next year. >> stick to the weather. >>> kentucky and kansas, the two winningest programs in ncaa basketball history. put it all on the line last night in new orleans playing for the national title. man, the refs let them play in this one. not even two minutes into the game. michael kidd gilchrist. here are some guys taking layups for about a half an hour. we're going to get to the game. challenges the jayhawks' defense. hit the deck hard. got up and drained two free throws. a few minutes later, taylor drives to the basket. anthony davis with the reje rejection. here's the block again. davis was dominant on defense. kentucky up 14 at the break. second half, more defense for the wildcats. davis strips it. terrence jones slams it home. all kentucky at this point. kansas, give them credit. made a little run. came back. thomas robinson gets the loose ball and the dunk. within ten. elijah johnson knocks down a big three to cut the lead to seven. jayhawk goes on a 13-3 run and cl

it turns out harry truman hated "the missouri waltz," had always hated "the missouri waltz" but mrs. truman said the good thing was by then he was so deaf that he couldn't hear what the president was playing. laurie firestone, you were there for the entire first bush presidency, those were eventful years. significant years in the history of the white house and the country. tell us something about barbara bush that maybe we don't know. >> well, you know, i think barbara, everybody knows her because i think she was so open and, you know, yes, there may be a cute little story or something that hasn't been written, but i think she had a very unique ability to really be a very warm and friendly. she was everybody's friend. and so i remember back in the days of the vice president and, you know, television was becoming more and more important, and, of course, the first lady's on it. but often vice president bush would be on it. but people would come to the house, and i would always greet them and say good-bye to them. and they were, like, i just had no idea they were so warm and they were s

obscure source found in a period newspaper, we now have an account of a federal sergeant in the 25th missouri infantry from colonel everett peabody's brigade that explains that, quote, the day prior to the battle three spies were arrested by the 25th missouri regiment, two of whom were confined in our guard tent when the battle began, end quote. this confirms that sydney johnston was actively seeking critical enemy deployment information right up to the hour that the fight being gain. in fact, due to the need for specific intelligence, despite the shiloh attack, having been planned for nearly two weeks, i specific intelligence, despite the shiloh attack, having been planned for nearly two weeks, sydney johnston was compelled to seek this crucial data as a basis for key operational decisions right up to the final hours. the fact that some of his civilian scouts guides were discovered, captured, and detained thus denying the confederates' vital information, contributed to the need for captain s.h. lockett's personal reconnaissance scout on the morning of april 6th. it was this belated reconnais

the lead mining business in missouri, so that's where most of the texans' lead seems to come from, missouri. this was mexican lead. this bullet was probably, not absolutely, fired by a mexican soldier. well if you look at the battle report, there were 22 text nans wounans -- texans wounded and eight killed. there were 30 people shot. yes, it could have been a horse. there weren't many horses shot in the battle. but it is possible. one in 30 chance that is a piece of sam houston's bone. that's why they were able to put us on tv and make that story. they didn't act like it was true. they just said, a, there is a possibility. this was another site that we stumbled across, there was a guy named gary wiggins, whispered in our ear he knew where some artifacts had been found and the friends of the san jacinto battleground, we are starting to call ourselves, what its it, david? i forgot nethe new name, that's right we're going to be conservators. it is a wonderful organization. and this organization has done so much, but january duvalt, i don't know how she did, got a $50,000 grant from battlefield

that effectively ended arkansas' role as an invasion to attack missouri., we had in this state more than 770 offensive operations during the course of the war. only virginia, tennessee and missouri saw more military activity than happened here in this state which is something that a lot of people don't, don't realize. and we didn't, in arkansas we didn't have as many set piece battles as you did with the larger armies on the other side of the river. there were fewer troops involved, but the fighting was every bit as intense as in other theaters. and we had arkansas, missouri and the indian territory probably had the most vicious, irregular warfare that was seen anywhere in the united states and confederate states during the civil war. >> how so? >> well, in arkansas, especially after 1863, north of the river was a virtual no man's land. you know, there were union patrols, occasional union posts to places like fayetteville, but the countryside belonged to the bush what canners. and be -- bush whackers, and some of these were regular troops, but a lot of the

the state is pouring resource in missouri and making all that public money itself.itizens united. nobody i know thinks this is good for american democracy to have these superpacs running around as a menace in this country attacking people without even a mention of who is paying for it. your thoughts. >> that is really the insidious part of this, chris, is that there's already been $3 million of anonymous hits on me in missouri. i got to tell you, if missourians knew who was paying for these ads, i think they would be proud of me. i haven't been afraid to take on the big guys, and that's what's so frustrating, is the notion that this isn't transparent. if you're fgoing to open the doors, that's one thing, and tell companies they can give as much money to buy elections, but to do it anonymously, which the republicans completely blocked us on at least having disclosure of who was giving this money. >> a lot of people, carl robe was pushing this. he was the mastermind, the architect, he calls himd, behind bush w. then you got the coke brothers,n we have brothers that ar