[laughter] and now that you agree with us we will be happy to release mason and slidell.ll, it worked in the crisis was solved, but i think the key here, once again, is lincoln allowing the passage of time to mute the enthusiasms of the moment. and he responded with a tight fist shaking the finance, many of and whelks supporters would have preferred, it might well have meant war in the united states might well have had more than a simple fighting both the confederacy and the british empire at the same time. .. >> the economic burden of slavery will expose its... lack of any realvain a modern society and it will die, of its own dead weight. he never imagined he'd have the ability or opportunity too, bollish slavery, there is nothing in the constitution that gives the president of the u.s. the power to abolish slavery within a state but there is quite a bit in the constitution about the president being the commander-in-chief of the army and the navy, in time of war. and with the establishment of the blockade enslaved persons in the south refugeed from their plan tagsz, down

hurricane katrina devastated the cities of mobile, alabama, biloxi and gulf port, mississippi and slidell and new orleans in louisiana. levees were breached by the surge ultimately flooding 80% of the city. it left 1800 people dead and caused $80 billion in damage. >>> nasa will try to send the shuttle discovery in to space tonight. mission managers decided yesterday afternoon to postpone the launch this morning to 11:59 tonight to work on a backup plan. after weather delayed tuesday's launch, sensors showed a malfunction with a critical fuel enthrall. now it appears the problem is wi the sensor itself. the shuttle is delivering equipment to the international space station. >>> if pretaped solicitation calls drive you crazy at dinner time, help is on the way. the federal trade commission has announced it is banning of those types of pesky pre- recorded calls. september 1st, telemarketers will need written permission from the customers before they call you at home. >>> can you spare $10? it may not sound like a lot of money but it could be a lifesaver in times of need. robin mckinney is he