his first real job as an adult or one of his first real jobs was as a postmaster in the town of new salem. and people got their newspapers from the big city like springfield by post. and they soon began wondering why their newspapers came instead of in their usual crisp folded fashion clumped together well, the answer is, they had been read. the postmaster was reading the papers first and delivering them later. he was introduced to the world beyond his mill town by the newspapers that covered springfield and chicago and even washington. it awakened the world in him but awakened it in a way that was extremely partisan. he read democratic and republican papers, flaying away at each other, eventually over the mexican war, eventually over the sectional crisis. in that world, he developed greater ambitions. what he read was possible from the newspapers. >> sure. >> and of course, educated himself in the law just as he had educated himself in the bible, shakespeare and the other things. >> conducted at least in the instance by the military who thought this was necessary. guided or misguided as

his first real job as an adult or one of his first real jobs was as a postmaster in the town of new salem. and people got their newspapers from the big city like springfield by post. and they soon began wondering why their newspapers came instead of in their usual crisp folded fashion clumped together looking like they had been read. the postmaster was reading the papers first and delivering them later.as iroduced to the world beyond his mill town by the newspapers that covered springfield and chicago and even washington. it awakened the world in him but awakened it in a way that was extremely partisan.

well, if you're watching us on kgw news channel 8 in portland, oregon, in nearby salem, explore humanries in quirky every day rituals at lodge at hallie ford museum of associate's degree. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> here's an early look at today's headlines in entertainment. nicolas cage returns as comic book character johnnie blaze in "ghost rider: spirit of vengeance." it's also offered in 3-d. it should have $29.5 million. considerably less than the first film. reese witherspoon's romantic comedy "this means war," is expected to draw a large female audience, especially in the wake of valentine's day. it's expected to debut with $17 million. none of the films are expected to beat last weekend's champ "the vow," which should pull in $30 million. >> fantastic. >> admit it. you want to see the movie. >>> finally, stephen colbert unexpectedly suspended production of "the colbert report." comedy central said there were unforeseen circumstances. a source says colbert's mom is seriously ill. we wish her all the best. sorry so hear that. >>> well, this comes from kxas where nearby garland,

new england patriots last night. a group of which, where else, salem, massachusetts, tried to cast a victory spell on the team. they even had an inflatable tom brady watching over them. but in the end, only the giants had the winning spirit or spirits. >>> and now for a look at your national weather, we turn to meteorologist todd santos. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, todd. did you have a chance to take in any of the super bowl madness? here in new york, let me tell you, it was insane. >> i'm wearing bill's colors, i should say. >> well done. >> you could hear it last night, at least for a brief time. for folking celebrating or trying to get home, not an issue travel wise across a good portion of the country. into south florida, there's a disturbance off the western edge of cuba that will enhance the rainfall that we're talking about. maybe a slight chance that a subtropical system could form in the next couple of days. for most, a chance of heavy rain. western colorado, at least a little bit of snow back down through the portions of the san juans, especially the eastern slopes of t

new england patriots last night. a group of witches in, where else, salem, massachusetts, tried to cast a victory spell on the team. they even had an inflatable tom brady watching over them. but in the end, only the giants had the winning spirit or spirits. >>> and now for a look at your national weather, we turn to meteorologist todd santos. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, todd. >> good morning. >> you know, these football. here in new york, they were going crazy. i know the patriots fans are intense as well. >> and beware of anyone with an inflatable tom brady. that's all i'm saying. it was very loud here in new york. that's about all that's going on. of course, it was the giants fans making all the noise, not mother nature. an easy morning travel-wise across a good stretch of the country. just a few areas to mention in the east. onef those in south florida w a disturbance likely to produce heavy rainfall. next couple days, a 0% chance of seeing tropical rainfall. that's a good sign. in western colorado, get a look at some of the light snow going on down towards grand junction. we'll se

new england patriots last night. sorry guys. a group of which, where else, salem, massachusetts, tried to cast a victory spell on the team. they've had an inflatable tom brady watching ore them. but in the end, only the giants had the winning spirit or spirits. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist todd santos. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning. bill has a little time off or super bowl hangover maybe. >> isn't that the big deal. people are going to be calling in sick? >> probably. don't get suspicious. >> not at all. bill at least scheduled this one. i want to at least take a look across the country. a fairly quiet setup for this monday, which is great news for those of you kind of dragging yourself into work. but there are only a few areas where we're dealing with a little bit of light snow in the northeast, maine and south florida with showers during the day time. you notice some activity. some of it at least coming down in the form of light snow this morning. i did mention snow in the northeast.

new parliament. liberal and youth parties account for the rest. blogger mahmoud salem, who ran and lost in a district of cairo, says youth candidates like himself didn't stand a chance against the better known and funded islamists. >> the issue is that if you're a party that only started three months ago you don't have the chance to create the groundwork that is necessary. you know, as opposed to the muslim brotherhood who's been around for 80 years, you know. so people vote for whoever they see in front of them. >> reporter: it was young, secular egyptians like salem who sparked last year's protests with their demands for justice and freedom. they were been sidelined in these elections, but salem say he has no regrets. >> now we get to play the role of the opposition, which is so much more fun, you know. hey, islamists, you wanted power? fantastic. i want social justice now. get it done. >> reporter: but others worry democracy has been hijacked by parties they say have little respect for personal rights and >> it is scary on many issues, especially the social issues,

new england patriots last night. a group of witches in where else, salem, massachusetts, tried to cast a victory spell on the team. they even had an inflatable tom brady watching over them. in the end, only the giants had the winning spirit or spirits. was that look the snooki witch? did you see her with the poof? >>> good morning, todd santos. >> i think the snooki witch needs to focus on the team they want to lose. maybe try that. >> i guess so. >> whatever it takes. >>> a lot of us, traveling back from indianapolis or elsewhere across the country, a quiet setup for most of us this morning. there are a few bumps in the road. you find a couple of those through south florida with better chances for rain showers today, all thanks to an area of low pressure after western cuba. you see a few showers in the western gulf of mexico. that activity should remain off the coast and back in through colorado, a few light areas of snowfall to start. we could see the peaks, topping off upwards of 8 inches by later on tonight. decent numbers there through western colorado, not in the front range where we saw the last big snow. f

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new trainees. many of the allies would stop me in the halls of the capitol in salem, oregon, and give thanks for her down-to-earth trainings and support. in 2007, our world changed again when i became speaker of the house. as always, claire was the rock of our operation. even as i assumed my new duties. and then shortly after the 2007 session, took on the long-shot race of running for the u.s. senate. when i was elected to the senate in 2008, claire applied her enormous skills to lead my casework team. she and her team have done an amazing job. if you would like to see proof, just visit her office in portland. the wall is covered in multitudes of thank you notes. recently, i received this letter from a constituent." senator, you hardly need one of your constituents to tell me how great your staff operates, but i must try. i recently had a problem with government bureaucracy and i was beyond frustration. then two years ago, i contacted your office and was put in contact with claire griffin. i may have found my government to be unresponsive before this, but from that day forward, i have been amazed. m