in american samoa, it's the pregame show.high school team warming up with the haka war dance, something that's been passed down for ages to teach agility to warriors of size and strength. what coach doesn't wish he'd thought of this first? it turns out, the south pacific was raising football talent before there was football. when we were there, the island was getting set for its super bowl, the high school championship. after a winning season, 16-year- old quarterback tavita neemia would lead the samoana high school sharks. his coach, pepine lauvoa, has a roster that mainland schools dream of. >> pepine lauvao: they're soft spoken, they're gentle. but when they put on their equipment, they just become monsters. and they just want to go out and hit and hit and hit. >> pelley: 16? how tall are you? >> 6'5" >> pelley: 6'5." how old are you? >> 17. >> pelley: 17. you must be about 6'5," too. >> yeah, 6'4" and a half. >> pelley: it looks like you've been hitting cars with this thing. in the last five years alone, the island's six

the attorney general of american samoa signed on to the letter as written.were other republicans and democrats who were interested but wanted to edit the letter further. some major and some are minor. we were running out of time to keep tinkering with the letter. we settled on the one that we had. as time ran out, that was the end of that window. anyone can file an amicus brief. and we often do on cases. >> have you gotten any response from senator harry reid or speaker nancy pelosi and did you make any effort to meet with them while you are here and if not why not? >> i wrote this letter which as the signatures of 13 attorneys general on it. we have not received, at least i have not received a response. i know of no response that any of the others have received i do not expect to receive one at this point. this letter is dated december 30. >> why did you make an effort to meet with them while you were up here? >> i do not believe my meeting with them could produce fruit. if they had responded to the letter and as for a meeting, i would have been most happy

and the gentleman from american samoa. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. spouns -- speaker of the house spouns -- for what purpose does the gentleman rise? if there is no objection. mr. bright: on tuesday night the people in massachusetts reiterated a method too off forgotten in washington, that message being listen to us. i have heard this message for quite some time now as i go and travel throughout and across my district. people are fed up and angry. and they see that congress and the white house are not listening to them. they think that washington is moving in the wrong direction and ignoring them altogether. as we say in alabama, massachusetts election was a bell ringer. and the leadership needs to listen to that bell ringing. the current state of health care reform epitomizes their disgust. we can all agree that health care is a concern and needs to be reformed. but what good is health care reform if people don't have jobs? if they can't feed their children, they can't pay their mortgage, they can't pay their bills, i have heard this message from my

he's part of the congregational christian church in american samoa. he was appointed secretary to the partnership consultation committee of the administrative initiative of the church of christ. he was ordained in the mid 1990's where he became pastor of the bread of life church in honolulu prior to becoming secretary of the ccas. to my knowledge he is the first american samoan to give the prayer to the house. i want to recognize his lovely wife, who is present in the gallery. also with her is the vice chairman of the christian church and his wife and the assistant to the general secretary and his wife, diane. it is my distinct honor and privilege to welcome to the house today my good friend, reverend samuel sr. thank you, madam speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise mr. kucinich: good morning, madam speaker. i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: w

13 states -- speed the last two or oklahoma, that is attorney general drew edmondson and american samoa and i don't remember that attorney general's name. she was appointed and is a democrat. >> if i may quickly follow up i understand you are concerned about the legality of this provision but let me ask a political question do you support the health care bill as it is written? >> no an emphatic no. no. but that isn't a part of these efforts by these 15 attorneys general. that is a separate question. >> attorney general, could i ask you for a few more details on your conversation with senator nelson? there's a few things i would be interested in, how long did the last -- >> about ten minutes i think. >> [inaudible] >> very cordial. >> and did you discuss the central issue with him for instance you've indicated you sort of hinted a while ago now the motivation for getting this provision that to think is maybe shifting on the side of the democrats did you directly ask him whether this provision was added to get your vote? to do directly ask the question? >> i did not roskam that question b

members as was the case in the past, mostly in a bilateral way, the imf dealing with the u.s., with samoa island or with brazil or more in a comprehensive way because it is simple to say a bit naive but i think it's true the main lesson of the crisis is that we are really in a globalized world. before the crisis, all of us or most of us made speeches, declarations, wrote op-eds, even books, about the globalization, but, the idea, the fact that the global economy was really global was an idea. the crisis showed that we are in a globalized world and so, there is no domestic response to global problems. we need to have global institutions likely to deal with global problems, and, that is really the work we all of us have to do, in an institution like the imf and many other institutions during the coming decade. well, sorry, i have been much too long. but nevertheless, i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. [applause]. >> thank you. >> thank you, for a very interesting expose, i'm... [inaudible] we've gathered together 8 questions for you. first question is... chamber of commerce, an

>> the other two are oklahoma, and american samoa, and i do not remember their attorney general's namee is appointed, and she is a democrat. but if i may, to follow-up, -- qu>> if i may, to follow-up, let me ask you a question. do you support the health-care bill as it is written? >> no. and, in fact -- neither. but that is not a part of this effort by these 15 attorneys general. that is a separate question. yes, sir? >> attorney-general, could i ask you for a few more details about your conversation with senator nelson? there are some few things that i would be interested in. how long did it last? >> about 10 minutes, i think. >> ok, was an amicable? >> yes, very, very cordial. >> and did you discuss the central issue with him? for instance, you said -- you have indicated -- you hinted a little while ago that the motivation for adding this provision is made shifting on the side of the democrats. did you directly ask him whether this provision was added to get your vote? did you directly ask him that vote? >> i did not ask him that question because he asked it first. he said he did not

but american samoa how does that fire was it also burned out fairly quickly.es not have a history of sectarian conflict. -- but as hot as that fire was, it burned out quickly. they revolted against the violence in their midst. it is important for us to understand the history, i understand there was a fairly good prospect. there was a decisive and swift intervention by as. it stabilized the situation. knowledge of these situations in their own terms is critical. take us back a bit to our own history. we fought an unbelievably brutal civil war ourselves. that war did not lie in fundamental, historic differences among americans. it lay in unresolved issues involving the structure of our state and society. particularly the rights of states. vis-a-vis the federal government. this is part of the debate now in iraq. understanding other people's complex history is informed by our own, assessing how difficult the challenges are is always preseudent. host: mike? caller: good morning. sir, a few things -- you look like a deer caught in the headlight with all due respect.

guest: american samoa yes, some of its posted online. we have a public event tuesday.re are a lot of great resources. a lot of wonderful things been at the institute of peace is the access that i have to some truly outstanding professionals and academics and researchers in the field who have studied conflict and conflict resolution for decades, in some cases, and the benefit from their knowledge. >> it is usip.org. we will be back in a moment to look of the conflict that erupted last week between google and china. we will hear from robert knake from the council of foreign relations and take your calls. but first, a news update. >> an update on the situation in haiti. some 2000 marines are expected to arrive off the coast of port- au-prince today, joining of the 1000 troops already on the ground. also today, former president bill clinton, the u.n. special envoy for haiti, is expected to visit the country and read what -- meet with the present. the group doctors without borders says there is little sign of significant aid distribution and they at the airport were supplie

guest: american samoa yes, some of its posted online. we have a public event tuesday.here are a lot of great resources. a lot of wonderful things been at the institute of peace is the access that i have to some truly outstanding professionals and academics and researchers in the field who have studied conflict field who have studied conflict and conflict resolution for >> coming up on to spend, fighter pilots talk about their mission in afghanistan. the discussion on a spur for practice and social change. -- the discussion on spiritual practice and social change. >> on washington journal tomorrow morning, more about relief efforts in haiti. a retired admiral, former head of the transportation security administration, discusses the failed bombing attempt on a northwest airlines flight. you could call and your questions to mark halperin about his book on the two dozen a presidential -- about the 2008 presidential campaign. your chance to talk to the authors of the best-selling book "game change." the impact of the book on washington politics. on a recent trip to of the a

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