on the other hand, i think what professor butler is suggesting and ms. reid is also pointing to, we never thought-going to be a postracial -- thought this was going torque -- going to be a postracial society. obama says in the awed dasty of hope that, slow down, don't put the postracial tag there because we ain't there yet. what richard ford has said, a postracist society. because postracial is really post-negro. postracial means postblack. thought we had been there, done black. thought we had finished it, now that obama's been elected, we're good. we've wiped off hands of blackness, no more responsibility. is he responsible for that? of course not. but what he is responsible for is not in, i think, with great diplomacy understanding that there's not much he could be critical of white america about in this country. because they wasn't going to have it. at a fundraiser or in san francisco, mr. obama, president obama, then-senator obama said, hey, when stuff gets tough, some white folk get guns, are bitter, you turn no their religion, and he got beat down. and

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reid: no objection. the presiding officer: no objection, so ordered. the senator from maine. ms. collins: madam president, first let me request that -- unanimous consent that my remarks appear in the record as if they were not interrupted for this important exchange between our two leaders. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the tax bill that we will consider tomorrow takes three key provisions from the bill that senator casey and i introduced back in april. these provisions includer provie provisions include, first, the permanent extension of section 179 expensing indexed for inflation, which will allow small businesses to write off up to $500,000 of the cost of certain equipment. mr. president, i would note that this provision is so important to our smaller businesses that it is the number-one tax priority of our nation's largest small business advocacy group, the national federation of independent business. second, the bill includes the permanent extension of the 15-year deduction period for restaurants and retailers

reid binion has the latest. << from flattened homes in tennesee... to torn up rooves in mississippi... dozens of families are left homeless this christmas. (sheriff kenny dickerson/mar shall county, ms) "its unreal what you see from the air" a powerful storm system roared through the south, claiming at least 11 lives. (gov. phil myers/mississi ppi) "we are still in search and rescue mode according to the storm prediction center... at least 14 tornadoes hit mississippi on wednesday, but a single twister did most of the damage. the national weather service says it might have traveled for whooshing and it started sucking my bedroom window open, i took off to take cover." the tornado in ashland was so strong it likely pulled the pavement off this road. (nats: draining water) forecasters believe the greatest threat to the region has passed -- but more rain is expected. that's bad news for states like georgia and alabama where flooding is already widespread meanwhile... mother nature has left holiday travelers stranded across the country. (mos) "i had to actually reschedule for tomorrow morning... so it's a big inconvenience for me." (mos) " he got flewn u uto memphis because... couldn't