against our south korean ally. some are now convinced that there will be a future military confrontation along d.m.z., or in the yellow sea. and today 28,500 u.s. military personnel still stand guard in south korea, a country often called the last frontier of the cold war. the dear leader's obviously testing the medal of this president and this congress. kim jong il has responded to the outstretched hand of president obama's inaugural address with missiles, nuclear bombs, the seizure of american citizens and a threat of war. he is preparing to launch yet another long-range missile, one that could reportedly reach the united states, and is likely to conduct yet another underground nuclear test. i say enough is enough. now is the time for the consequences which are current north korean special enjoy, steven bosworth, promised after the april 5 missile launch. last week secretary clinton raised the relisting of north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism as one possible consequence. but a few days later the house rule

we are very proud that she is representing south carolina. and she has been an advocate for children. she's practiced environmental law and public interest law. she is a serious nominee for this position and she has dealt with all of the issues and a large controversial public agency in south carolina. and did that with a lot of professionalism and style. and as some of you know, that she and i were in a hard fought race for the senate in 2004. and i was very excited to hear about the nomination and my support means that i hope she won't run against me again. [laughter] >> but we are delighted and i know this committee has had a chance to meet her. there's absolutely no reason that we can't move her through in a hurry and put her at the helm of this agency as the chairman has pointed out. has a lot of challenges. we have increased the budget significantly. there'll be a lot of people hired and there's probably no one better qualified to manage all of this than inez tenenbaum. i definitely support her to the committee and look forward to her c

we think of the south being caught up in a civil war in the middle of the 19th century, but the south versus civil war took place in the revolutionary war. and especially when the british change their strategy beginning in 1778 to what became known as simply as southern strategy. after the battles at saratoga and a surrender of burgoyne's army to the americans in october of 1778, the british road off the northern colonies, or as they would call them, the northern states. thinking that they simply could not be conquered. but they thought they might be able to conquer at least for southern colonies. georgia, south carolina, north carolina and virginia. those were the most important colonies, economically, to great britain because that's where the cash crops like tobacco, and rice and indigo were grown. and the british thought that if they could subdue those colonies, they could come out of the war with a large american empire. they could perhaps hold canada. they could perhaps hold everything west of the appalachian mountains. they could hold those for southern colonies, virginia, the t

i lived in south carolina and graduated from south carolina school system, how school, tons of family there. in regards to the situation, i feel bad for his wife and certainly for his four young children. in regards to the taking of the trip, i believe the gentleman from spartanburg mentioned that, it was on the taxpayer dollars. those are facts that have not come out yet. in regards to whether or not he should resign, i don't think due to just the affair, although it is certainly wrong as a christian and people think that we in both christianity, but, by golly, the bible is clear for all of us, those who want to follow christ, we have a bible and there are certain standards. not that we are better than anyone else, or look down are being judgmental, but we need standards. no, i tried to teach my children and my parents tell me that they are just the values, you want to have that in this country. now, if he did something in regards to taxpayer dollars, i think he should resign. there again, you cannot say it is ok for him to take the taxpayer dollars, especially with their unemploymen

and he overtook them near the south carolina/n.c. border for the end of may of 1780, attacked them, routed them, and after the americans surrendered, massacred 75% of those. it is following that that the war in the south really becomes a grim civil war. the americans, time after time, exacted revenge for carlton's massacre. at king's mountain in october, after the massacre in may, when the americans defeated a loyalist force at kings mountain, they not only killed a great many who surrendered, but they force them on a long march, a 50 mile march that bears a resemblance to the death march. so many loyalists were killed during that march. let me read you the order from the american commander to his men. he issued an order, quote, to restrain the disorderly manner of slaughtering the prisoners. that is just one instance of exacting revenge. it really becomes a very grim war in the south, as civil wars tend to be. >> one more quick question before the break? >> you stated at the beginning that if the southern campaign had gone better th

the south korea is one of our closest allies. a friendship forged through a history of self sacrifice and anchored in our shared democratic values. mr. president, i am pleased that the french between our countries has grown stronger under your leadership. -- the friendship between our countries has grown. north korea has abandoned its own commitments and violated international law. its nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a great threat to peace and security of asia and to the world. in the face of these threats and provocations, the people of the republic of korea have shown a steadiness and resolve that has earned the respect of the united states and of the world. today president lee and i reiterated our shared commitment to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. we have reaffirmed the endurance of our alliance and america's commitment to the defense of the republic of korea. we discussed the measures that we are taking with our partners in the region, including russia, china, and japan, to make it clear to north

there's also a white house picnic on the south lawn for lawmakers. governor mark sanford admitting his affair yesterday on the front page of "the washington times." social conservatives fall from the moral high ground. that is our focus for the next half-hour. our phone lines, as always, 202- 737-0001, of our line for republicans. 202-737-0002 for democrats. if you are an independent, the number to call is 202-628-0205. beginning with the "los angeles times," another gop bombshell. the "atlanta journal constitution," where the governor flew back cut from his trip to argentina, a costly confession for the south carolina governor. also this morning from the leading newspaper in south carolina from columbia, emails that were posted yesterday on a number of web sites around the country. inside "the new york times," some of the details on how this story all came about. i will read you some experts -- i will read you some excerpts from "the new york times. from "the new york times," "for the press, rumors that the governor was strained, but no hard evidenc

>> the reason i make a claim is often people talk about a southern strategy and a capture of the south by the g.o.p. after the 60s beginning with goldwater and an expanded 72 reelection. in some ways this situation is reversed the southerners play a key role in the conservative capture of the republican party itself and then republican national a. in a certain ways to a combination of southern segregationist politics and conservative is of it is blended over time by various political actors in a way it allowed the national language of racial resentment and opposition to federal-state power generally. >> host: two questions arise from that answer, how did they planned and when did this begin? >> it begins decisively in the 1940's and '30's in congress there was a conservative coalition that comes together after 1936 to resist some of fdr imperatives but really it is after world war ii win during the truman and many kate -- administration when he pushes for federal employment taxes commission and a desegregation of the military that you have southern political elites suddenly declare ind

they have threatened the south -- the south koreans. so to put a bigger context on this, i think what they're trying to do is raise the stakes and play this game of brinkmanship to its most extreme level and try to get the united states to give them more of something. whether it is food. whether it is money. whether it is ultimately recognition as a nuclear state. but, again, president obama and his team have been pretty clear that they're not going to do that. host: morgan from wooddawn school on the phone. go ahead with your question. caller: there has been at least six missile launches in north korea recently. they've continued to tell the u.n. that they're go tock need to strengthen their -- going to need to strengthen their defensive countermeasures. do you think the u.n. will take any action? guest: i think the u.n. will take limited action. the united states is now pushing for a tough resolution that would sanction north korea and also allow states throughout the world to stop north korean proliferation and to check vessels, airp

the passage of the voting rights act marked the death knell of the jim crow south. it was one of the great moments in the history of american democracy. >> thank you. >> and actually if there was a glass of water around, i would love to have it. i got a scratchy voice. the voting rights act is the crown jewel of federal civil rights law. but the enforcement of the statute today arguably serves as a break on the political aspirations and a barrier on black political aspirations and a barrier to greater political integration. most black legislators are elected in majority black districts created to meet the demands of the statute. while the country has moved steadily, if unevenly towards racial integration, the law has created a black legislative class generally inexperienced in putting together biracial coalitions, elected from districts in which there are no political pressures to move to the center. black representatives tend to be too isolated from mainstream politics and are on the sidelines of american political life. precisely the opposite of what the statute i

i have to question how essential it is that science south receive federal funding. according to the website, science south counts wachovia, at&t and many others as sponsors and received funding from the state legislature and holds an annual gala to raise funds from private donor, yet year after year we see earmarks such as these approved by the house and year after year, some of us try to come to the floor of the house and ask why. why do we continue to fund these projects? we're often told that we're trying to wean them off federal funding, yet that weaning never seems to be accomplished. this year, i'd also like to draw attention to the fact that earmarks like this exist because we have a pretty powerful spoil system that favors powerful members of congress over just ability everyone else. with more than 1,000 earmarks in this bill a 23ul8 review and breakdown of earmarks was a tall order. however, you look at just a glance at one earmarked account in this bill, the cops law enforcement and technology account, reveals that members of the house leadership, appropri

a south korean worker is still detained by the north koreans. what are your thoughts about the maintenance of the maintenance complex, and did you talk about president obama or whether any concerns from the americans about the industrial complex? >> north korea has been resisting, and they have reacted aggressively to the new un security council resolution which is quite expected. and of course, the north koreans may react by firing another round of missiles or taking actions. we can also expect that from them as well. however, north koreans must understand that they will not be able to gain compensation by provoking a crisis. this has been a pattern in the past, but this will no longer be. the firm at u.s. korea cooperation and alliance will not allow that. and the recent security council resolution is not simply about words. it is about taking up follow-up action and vigorously taking up the resolution. it will make sure we fully implement the un security resolution. like i said, the north koreans must understand that their past behavior will

you mentioned the have a thousand employees in south carolina and you have 500 year. and it is fair to say anything most people would agree that there is an issue of morale other other consumer product safety commission right now just for various reasons and could you talk a little about jim management style and some of the things you in like to see happen at cpsc? command thank you mr. chairman. it confirmed i want to assure you that the commission will operate in an open, a transparent and collaborative way and in a way that engenders the trust from the president, the congress and american people. the commission will have proper management and accounting controls and opera to the greatest efficiency. i want to buy persons with the greatest talent, integrity and motivation to protect the american people from. one of the things that assertion is the full implementation of the consumer product act last year. and we have certification of products that is coming on-line accreditation of third-party laboratories, tracking levels that are guidance and due in august. we als

there was basically no meaningful, two-party competition in the south. the democratic party still had its century long monopoly on political power in the south, which made it much easier for one parity to exploit the interests of any particular group or constituency, such as black voters in the south. racial polarization and voting patterns, again, particularly in the south, were extreme. so you had a system that was still one of largely formal parts patory rights, since the voting rights act had enfranchised everybody, but de facto exclusion from office holding for minority office holders in much of the country, but particularly in the south. now, obviously, over 25 years, various of these elements had changed. how much, we can debate, but of course, there was the dramatic rise of office holding among minority office olders in the south that abbey mentioned. most find it striking to note that today, 31% to 45% of elected democratic officials if southern legislatures are black. in addition, we have in the decline to some -- we have the decline, to some e

we're happy to work with the senator from south carolina. and i say to my friend from south carolina, i understand that you're well meaning. i understand that. there's nothing that i -- you know, you're not a sinister person or trying to do something that is evil, bad, but i just think that sometimes we would be better off as indicated in the letter i do receive from you going to the bill and following the regular order. that's what i want to do. mr. demint: if the senator would yield just for clarification. regular order would be a motion to proceed, debate, cloture. what we're trying to do here is to shortcut the regular order with the unanimous consent, which i'm very willing to grant with some assurance that's we will have some -- assurances that we will have some amendments. just for clarification, if we went through regular order, i think your request is to bypass regular order, and i'm more than willing to agree to that if we can get some assurances that we'll have amendments. mr. reid: you have every assurance there will be amendment

>> they wore down south africa, but for me what it was is south africa, if you look at how theyt forced the issue against brazila brazil stepped back, took their chances where they came, but it. wasn't a great outing for brazil, but when you're talking about the big teams, they find n way to get the goals. even if it comes at the end. go check out the goal here by danny alves. this is a bomb. not around a swerve. >> what can you do as a defender to try to... >> you're jumping to get something. the goalkeeper can't see. it's going to fast. >> if you're south africa don't foul in the top of the box evend if it's a game where you're getting opportunities. of >> a couple days to rest up ands prepare for the united states. d they clobbered the u.s. it was just thursday last week, 3-0, with a couple goals in the whatt few minutes of the game. what does the united states have to learn from tha ft and do differently on sunday?differ >> you got to get excited for ad game the u.s. versus brazil.me . i know your wife is brazilian si i'll ask you who you're rooting for, but for the u.s., anot oppor

henry lawrence of south carolina was president of congress. in 1778, i have just come from a meeting with several congressmen, and washington's ideas were greeted with laughter and derision. great many people in congress had lost confidence in washington. there was a feeling that for better or worse, they had washington and had to keep washington, and dr. benjamin rush from philadelphia wrote that he thought there was a concerted decision made by congress in the winter of 1778 to make washington the national icon. we were the only country that didn't have a came. the king's work to a considerable degree symbolic figures. they were the figure around which people could rally, and the nation could be sustained. john adams, after the war, said the same thing, there was a decision made early in 1778 in congress to make washington the central stone, as he put it, in the national arch. that is the glorification of washington, where it really begins, and this idea of washington being indispensable, develops. as adams said, congress protected washingto

[laughter] a law degree from south carolina kind of neutralize that. all joking aside i remember what last year was like what this committee went through and inez has the exact experience we need and more than anything else the hard for what we need here. she will look out for the american public and she will give the american people leadership they deserve and this organization leppert texas old will be in good hands and i recommend to this committee. on behalf of all south carolinians thank you for holding this hearing so timely and i look forward to having their confirmed soon. >> senator demint. >> thank you mr. chairman. and i to thank you for expediting this hearing. my only reservation in endure sing inez it is that that endorsement by her with this committee, so i hope-- i hope that you will overlook that. we are very proud that she is representing south carolina and she has been an advocate for children. she has practiced environmental law and public interest law. she is a serious nominee for this position and she has dealt with all of the iss

let's take a look at the weather in south florida. it's 88 degrees. winds out of the southwest, 15 miles per hour. humidity 53%. chance of rain 5%. looks kind of clear right now down in south florida as the orioles conclude a three-game series in miami. we thank trane for responsoring the weather forecast. welcome back to "o's xtra" here on masn. tom davis with rick dempsey in our studio. orioles had problems on the field last night in their 5-2 loss to the marlins. dave trembley summed up a lost night in miami. >> a lot of the success we've had recently is because we've played very good baseball and we played all 27 outs, but we gave some outs tonight. that was a difference of the game. that's about as direct as i can say it. [ indiscernible ] >> i forget what -- who is running, you know, so -- >> bonifacio? >> yeah, it's bonifacio. i try to throw home plate. know make a decision. i try to throw to home plate or second base. but when -- you know, that, mistake, that's my fault. i have to throw for the second base. that's my fault. >> obviously, felix

it's raining in south florida. you find that hard to believe? ray knight, johnny holliday with you. glad you're with us tonight for nats baseball. it's about time the nationals finally knocked off the florida marlins. what did they win seven straight down there in florida? >> it seems like every game we've played them, they've would be. they certainly put it on us early in the year, as we didn't pitch very well. they had their hitting shoes on early. >> you go to florida with a nice little win over the orioles yesterday. i would imagine by now that home run that adam dunn hit is almost in easton. >> yes, it is. it went on the train or the trolley, maybe in a horse and carriage. we had some great highlights yesterday. a couple of home runs. we were able to amass 12 hits. here's am add -- adam going down and getting a fastball, as we were able to add some fire power. willie harris homered later in the 7th inning on a fastball right down the middle of the plate. for a little man he can generate some speed. then lannan held on with seven strong innings pitched, 7 1/3 in fact. six hits,

john o'connor said south carolina gov. staff said the governor is taking on appellation trout, ending four days in which the staff and state officials say they have not heard from him. night in his office or the state law enforcement division that provides security had been able to reach him since he left the mansion thursday in a black suburban as uv assigned to his security detail, according to three people according to the -- familiar with the situation. the government spokesman did not disclose the trailer was hiking nor revealed whether he was hiking alone. his last known location was near atlanta late last week. a mobile telephone tower picked

carolina and watch what you did in south carolina. you did a marvelous job and demonstrated the attitude somebody should have to deal with difficult problems. i don't really have a question. i want to do 2 endorsements. first is what senator warner said. due chinese dry wall situation is one of any number of product problems coming out of china. ee can't pass laws that regulate poduction in china but we have ifays which are our ports and a commerce department and the asc. if you get the chance, a task force of representatives from the port's homeland security can possibly come up with a fresh hold entry to give us some degree of protection, at least in the signal to the world that we're looking at the quality of the products that are coming in. co-sponsor senator demint's act id hh i voted for and chairman prior spend a lot of time on have a lot of unintended consequences. connect nanay i have 8, soon to be 9 grandchildren. one of my daughter's in law with a mother of 3, all under 5, chairs the largest second-hand clothing sale and se

what observation can you give in terms of south korea/north korea? >> i am not sure i understand what you are referring to, with regard to the industrial loan. there have been a number of conversations between the north and south for some time. we follow those with interest and we would be happy to get back to you as to where those are going. >> that may well be the name of the site. because it appeared at a moment when north korea was very aggressive with regard to south korea. there were some talks and negotiations proceeding. it was interesting in view of the other measures. >> my impression is that is correct. i find it of some interest and it will demonstrate a willingness on the part of north korea to look at its own self-interest and make decisions based on that. >> what is your impressions so far following the economic sanctions activity about the economy of the country? normal reports, many people throughout the country are sorely deprived, near starvation, malnutrition much of the time. this has led the international community to be cautiou

the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: madam speaker, i yield so much time as he may consume to the gentleman from texas, mr. hall. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. hall: i stand here to speak on this bill. i have some misconceptions about it, but i intend to vote for this bill. i can't vote against this bill because it benefits people that have served this contry, that have suffered for this country. and i never in the 28 years i have been here voted for a bill that affected adversely any veteran or any person that stood up for this country, and i admire and respect mr. skelton the author of this bill. i disagree with the way he has funded it and want to point that out. i would also point out i have a letter addressed to mr. skelton that he's not had the time to receive it because this bill was introduced yesterday and it's on the floor today. that's a little hayes -- hasty but this is an important bill and a bill that needs to be passed. but i'm torn today as i rise to speak

in that area they have -- like met american south, drive the children out of school. have the children working in the cotton harvest. one of the first cases i did as a civil prosecutor in the civil rights division a few years ago, was a migrant worker case in south carolina. the prosecutor they was working with from south carolina one day was astounded to find out that some of the fields that the mexican and the guatemalan immigrants were being used to pick were being exploited in were fields that he as a child had to pick cotton in, in much the same situation. it is very interconnected. as we fix things at home, some of the unscrupulous employers swing into action in their own industry overseas. host: will the cotton picked with the kids find its way into the united states? guest: indeed. one of the things we're working on is to see how to make sure that the supply chains in america is free from slave-made goods. we will work with companies working with watchdog groups to make sure that type of situation or for that matter, cocoa from ghana and other areas, which is

this is the first of three in south florida. the orioles have won five straight and are 9-3 against the national league teams which is the best in baseball. tonight the orioles send koji u larra to the mound. the marlins send left-handed andrew miller, who is 2-3 with a 4.56 e.r.a. "o's xtra" masn is being brought to you by at&t. tom davis together with rick dempsey. the orioles five straight wins now, rick. better pitching or better hitting? >> i like the way both of it is going now. the reason i like the offense so much is because they're scoring early in ballgames. they're scoring a little bit in the middle and whatever they need late in ballgames they're getting now. they're building a lot of confidence, and they seem to be relaxing, and they're down in ballgames and they're scoring runs. that's what i like the most. a pinch hit base hitter and then the big blow. brian roberts is usually in the mix somewhere. but everybody is really coming together nicely. i like what i see there. the pitching, all of these young guys are st

they are doing an exercise in south carolina, major exercise by ron is a great guy and i would like to put this in the record. >> without objection. >> one final thought as you talk about, you know when you go down to the coast of south carolina, way and is obviously very valuable, but when there are a lot of minority communities where do they go? the people have been their generation after generation after generation, and where do they go and what do they do from someone that may live in nebraska or the upper part of south carolina where the hurricanes are in such a factor i think we want to make sure our coastal residents can get help. people are not being irresponsible. they are not living in areas that are mudslides. there are so many people in the country that live along the coast and it is a rich tradition culturally and i want to hang onto it and make sure that we have that rational approach. madame chairwoman i will help you any way i can to make sure that when a community is hurt the community is rebuilt and that community includes fire stations, libraries and other aspects of

currently south korea is our seventh largest trading partner in the world. in twetch our two countries concluded a free trade agreement that now awaits approval by our congress and the korean national assembly. in my opinion the us dushes korea free trade agreement will bring tremendous benefits to both of our countries. international trade commission has forecast that the elimination of tariffs and u.s. goods under the agreement will increase our g.d.p. by about $11 billion a year. the agreement will also eliminate regulatory and other nontariff barriers that have historically restricted access by american farmers, manufacturers, and service providers. to the south korean market with growing difficulties, the health of our economy proposed, in my opinion this will be a win-win situation. a win for our workers, a win for our businesses, and a win for our consumers. but perhaps the most compelling argument supporting free trade agreement with this important

the first national guard and in northern command hurricane planning conference in february with in south carolina with. thought it brought together the generals from the eastern and gulf coasts states along with the chief of the national guard bureau and my boss was to the opportunity to look at caps and also work with fema and other inter agencies and provide a list of shortfalls that we anticipate based on current deployments for the 2009 hurricane season. and with the additional planning for the 2009 hurricane season included discussions with u.s. transportation command on aeromedical evacuation, general population evacuation coming discussions with the department of homeland security and also fema. health and human services and our service component demand, all of these are planning conferences and tabletop exercises a conducted in preparation for the season. if and when call the northern command continues to stand ready to provide robust support of civil authorities to in the 2009 hurricane season. thank you for the opportunity to present today and why and i am ready to answer quest

but south carolina is certainly in harm's way. i want to thank all the folks at state and federal and local lell of who help our citizens with disasters. in myrtle beach we had a huge fire. the fire did a lot of damage. and it's not just hurricanes. the red cross was there. so hurricane is what we're talking about today but coastal communities can be hit in many different ways. ron osborne, the director of the emergency management division could not be here today, but he prepared a report about hurricane preparedness. and i'd like to submit it for the record. they are doing an major exercise in south carolina but ron is a very smart guy and i would like to put this into the record. >> without objection. >> and one final thought. as you talk about when you go down to the coast of south carolina, land is obviously very valuable. but when there are a lot of minority communities. where do they go? i mean, there are people who have been there literally generation after generation after generation. and where do they go and what do they

and the south korean -- korean -- the south koreans have a lot of bragging rights, a lot to be proud of. the north koreans stayed in their same soviet socialist republic a communist regime and basically, with the opings -- exception of building a gigantic army, they accomplished nothing since 1954 or 1956. and -- except to stir up will the of -- a lot of trouble in that area and to develop nuclear weapons and a missile system. now, there are some that think the north koreans are just in this business to sell the weapons to other people to give them something they can trade because they basically are practically without trade resources. but others like me and others fear that the north koreans are just unstable enough that they can use the weapons in this army to kick open the doors to the second korean war or worse. a regional war. they've done some things that in the past would have created havoc in countries. i mean they fired missiles in the direction of japan two or three times. shot a couple of them over japan. here's a sovereign nation being -- having a missile fired over their

you talked about the south. so it seems to me that there's a slight variation in which -- in what you're saying. and how you may -- you feel that may lead to war. so it sounds like to me -- >> i'm sorry. i didn't mean to be misunderstood that way. no, i think if you are trying to get rid of the plutonium facility by attacking it, that's a risk. that's a different thing -- that's a different thing. >> yeah, i would be pretty sure that would lead to war. let me just -- >> thank you. >> let me ask you this, what is it that we have specifically that you think they truly want at this time? i guess i hear you talk about the security issue. certainly, it seems to me that their actions do not indicate creating a partnership with our country as it relates to their security is what they're trying to achieve. so that doesn't -- it doesn't seem sane that they would take the course they're taking if that's their objective. so could you outline what you truly think they're after that we have today. maybe they're going in a ci

boating is a famous symbol from south florida where i come from. millions of residents in our community and tourists take to the waters of south florida to boat, fish, dive, snorkell and do scenic tours along our coastline and unique coastal waterway. palm beach and fort lauderdale has earned it the nickname of the venice of america. it is not only symbolic. the industry is a major economic engine in florida, responsible for $2.8 billion in direct sales and 30,000 jobs statewide. in my district alone, there are over 34,000 registered boats and the industry produces $193 million and employs over 2,000 of my constituents. as everyone here knows, the contributions of the boating community extend far beyond the sunshine state. the boating community includes 59 million people and 13.6 million registered boats throughout the united states. the recreational boating industry provides more than $37 billion in sales and services toe the u.s. economy and provides over 300,000 jobs throughout our country. one need only look at the geographic diversity to measu

i think it to the themes of this year our immigration and south asia. i am not going to talk about three paperbacks that are so popular on their own and they really don't need me to support them, but i will tell you what they are. one is another land which is received all kinds of awards. it is by joseph o'neill who is part of dutch and part irish. is a book that takes place in new york post 9/11. the second book is the currency literary and i always have to stumble over the name, the currency literary and the potato peel society which is in epistolary book about alan currency in during world war ii and it's a very delightful book about some women who get together and try to think of ways of sabotaging the germans or on the island, who occupy the island. because it is part of britain and the germans essentially occupied the island. and the third book which really doesn't need me to promote it is unaccustomed earth. and that's the way is into the both, in fact, it represents both the genres that i want to introduce today. one is novels about immigration

go down to the south, we need your skills down there. and on the same day he went to the south, george washington butt put benedict arnold in charge of west point and he wrote an order to all of his men, saying, we don't need 200 guys up there, in case of alarm, quote, only a noncommissioned officer and three men should be up there. and then wrote to the british, saying when you come in, come in the back way, readout number 4. and that's the best way, because then all of these forts will fall like dominos and luckily, benedict arnold was caught and his plot was uncovered when the spy, mr. -- major andre, was trying to cross lines into the british sector and found with this map. this map is a recreation of kosciuszko's plans by a french engineer, named villefrench and kosciuszko gave all of his plans and put them into a suitcase and gave them to sarah warren for safekeeping and when benedict are the old's plot was uncovered, mrs. warren who was terrified that it might fall into enemy hands took it outside and put it on the lan and set it

did the lack of a strong unified and persistent response by china, russia, japan, south korea and the u.s. to test a provocative actions by north korea patrick into p'yongyang decision to proceed with the latest nuclear test? do north korean officials believe their country's relationship with the iran or syria will be permitted to develop without consequence of those relationships include a cooperation on weapons of mass destruction? what is the nature of the cargo in number three and planes and ships arriving in burma? which is sometimes a transit point for further global destinations. russia has been transparent in its cooperation with burma in the development of a nuclear reactor reportedly for medical research purposes. it is number three a contributing to the development of burma's nuclear program and if so in one way. what level of international cooperation exists to scrutinize north korea's global trading network and its potential proliferation routes? and can such cooperation be improved? is there a clear understanding of the efficacy and current status of agreements relating

south america for reasons i will not go into a comic can let looks like one continent's but it really is not it is divided and subdivided but north america, is a power native to the atlantic and pacific therefore has the lowest cost of projecting power for the cost of european empire to maintain a a major naval presence in the pacific is extraordinarily high. the cost of the asian power to maintain the atlantic presence is extremely high. but the cost for the united states to maintain both, while high, it is not extraordinary. therefore i would argue north america became particularly with the fall of the soviet union and the end of the centrality conflict in the same way that europe had been the center of gravity for 500 years from 1482 1/3 1991 when the soviets collapsed almost exactly 500 years europe had been the. >> . now to become north america and as it happens, the united states is the dominant power from this century in north america therefore it is the center of gravity. that does not necessarily mean it is the eternal or that it is powerful by itself just means by the geogra

you heard from both of our colleagues on south carolina. the one thing that inez is famous about is when she gets a hold of a bone she doesn't let go until she figures out an answer. i can't think of a better person on a host of these issues to take them on in this new important role than inez tenenbaum. great to see you. >> thank you. thank you, chairman. hiking for three reason. everybody is going to inez. i will also. first, is both you and your husband are georgians and we're very proud of that. secondly you are a graduate of university of georgia and we're extra proud of that. but thirdly, i had the privilege of cheering the georgia board of education in the late 1990s when he became superintendent of education in south carolina and watched what you did in south carolina and i want to say anything that senator demint was absolutely correct. you get an absolute marvelous job and demonstrate the kind of attitude summit at the cpsc should have to deal with difficult problems. i really don't have a question. i want to do to endorsements. f

i forget the number rick gave but it was like 31% to 45% of represented democrats in the south are black. you think that efor must constituency group is going to let their white compatriots get away with shenanigans? i view it as an implausible hypothetical. these southern legislatures have changed. they've changed dramatically. that's not to say of course in local communities, at the county level, but that's not what you were talking about. that's not what kept the section 5 people busy. i think they hardly ever sue at that level anymore, so in terms of congressional or straight redistrictings, you're going to see what we saw in 2000, which was hardly any elections after bowlinger two and the one case they brought was georgia v. ashcroft, they won in the georgia supreme court and at the lost in the supremes. >> i want to respond to that a little because it raises the great question of what, if anything,, should congress do, going forward, if the court holds current section 5 unst. louis. i agree -- unconstitutional. i agree with michael that the initial instinct would be to try to fix s

>> i was in south carolina about a year ago speaking to a large republican gathering there. i know the governor as a friend, and i know a great number of leaders there. and i'm sure he and the leadership in the state legislature will all do the right thing at the right time. >> congressman, you've been known no say that you will not be alone with a female staff member just for proprietary sake. has this damaged the republican party along with senator ensign's admission? >> well, i think the old book tells us righteousness capaults a nation. so the opposite is probably always true when we see disappointments by people in either political party and local offices or national offices. i know it grieves the heart of the nation. america is about family. we are a nation of devoted husband and wives. we hold up the ideal of the american family. and any time we see that ruptur it grieves the heart of the count rifplt as to how that bears upon one political party or another, i have to believe that the american people are fair minded. they know that people in public life in both partie

the -- my two themes this year are immigration and south asia. i'm not going to talk about three paperbacks that are so popular on their own they really don't need me to support them, but i'll tell you what they are. one is netherland which has received all kinds of awards by joseph o'neill who's part dutch and part irish, and he has -- it's a book that takes place in new york post-9/11. the second book is the guernsey literary, and i always have to stumble over the name, the gurns si literary and potato peel society which is a book about the guernsey during world war ii and is a really delightful book about some women who get together and try to think of ways of sab tablging the germans who are on the island, who occupy the island, and it's part of britain, and the germans actually the nazis occupy the island. and the third book which really doesn't need me to promote it is unaccustomed earth. and that segways into the -- in fact, it represents both genres that i want to introduce today. one is novels about immigration. it's a -- i find it a con

is called south broad. that is an area if you know charleston, south carolina, in that grand old city, that knows very well. when he writes a novel, it is occasioned for celebration. so south abroad comes out august 11, and i hope to have it read by august 12 or 13. there are a couple of other books i'm going to be the summer. janice lee has written a book called the p. and a teacher, a novel set in china that i am told is very good. marilyn robinson has written a follow-up to her great book of a couple of years ago. this book is called home. is a further story of the prodigal son returning. her first book was so eloquent that i look forward to reading this one. on steinhauer has written a spy novel called the tourist that is highly recommended and on my bookshelf. it is a spy novel, but that's what you read in the summer. good spy novels. as long as i have this occasion, to other books that i want to recommend i read in past summers, but i think are a joy for anyone who picks them up. one is in the book th

was going to gather all the people who worked on south asia and it was like a round table of 5 people, where is everybody? this is it. it is just not that important. which is very infuriating or disturbing if you are in the and rising as a global power. the chinese are very good at conveying that they are not as big a concern to us which could be worse because they could be nasty and mean and aggressive. that is one reason it doesn't get resolved. >> everyone seems to not be wanting to tie this to the afpak issue so i will ask the question, there seems to be a lot of concern in pakistan about the growing conventional superiority of india these of the pakistan. i am wondering in light of the recent military campaign pakistan has been waging which presumably india supports against the taliban and other guerrillas. you see any change in this doctrine or this structure through the military forces to makes this less of a threat to pakistan to deploy forces against these guerrillas? >> india developed this doctrine out of the frustration in 1999, and the crisis in 2001 where they get attack

host: so, you see our continued presence in south korea as provoking north korea?aller: of course it is. north korea and south korea several times have come close to reunification and the american press starts to go do their thing for the pentagon. and then north korea reacts. the only reason we have not invaded them is because they have got that atomic bomb. host: here's hampton, va. on our democrats' line. caller: thank you so much, c- span. i enjoy your guests, especially the men who spoke just a few minutes ago. i would like to say that i hope these young ladies will be able to come back, and do important journalistic work here in the u.s.a., nonetheless, while they are in north korea i don't think we should take a bully attitude of sanctioning and pointing our fingers to the bad boys of north korea. the journalists know that they take on missions that are possibly dangerous for themselves. i hope that our country stands by then, but i don't think we can accuse north korea of making sure that their borders are protected. we don't go over their borders and we do

populations in south carolina is extremely high. what we saw from gov. sanford, both on the affair issue and on the stimulus issue, is that he was politically grandstanded. he was simply taking positions that reflected a moral code that he wanted to use to sell as political gamesmanship. it is not something he actually believed. that is the problem

. >> one of the biggest stories this week was mark sanford of south carolina.e is under a lot of pressure to step down over the admission he had an affair and was traveling out of the country to visit his mistress? should he resign or not and if so why? >> i was in south carolina a year ago speaking to a large republican gathering there. i know the governor as a friend and i know a great number of people there. i am sure that he and leadership in the state legislature will do the right thing at the right time. >> you have been known to say you not be alone with a female staff member just for propriety sake. has this damaged the republican party along with the admission from senator ensign? >> the old book tells us that righteousnesses exults a nation so the opposite is probably true when we see disappointments by people in either political party in local office or national. been agreed to the heart of the nation. america is about family. we are a nation of devoted has been some lives. we hold up the ideal of the american family and any time we see that rupture,

it's also about britain and south africa and israel.ow they get people there -- part of what i did, you know, i had 15 minutes a week with president clinton, you know, without anybody else. i would, you know, present him, look, my poll findings other people's findings poll. and things people filled out to president clinton. anything you wanted the president to know. he would read them. it was a kind of unfiltered -- his chance to kind of unfiltered view from the public. it's very hard for the presidency to get that kind of unfiltered view and, you know, i'd pinch myself, you know, sitting there doing that with president clinton. and i thank him for that opportunity. and so there's that role. and i valued that role. the question is, at what point are you trying to reflect public opinion and educate the public and at what point are you manipulating? at what point are you trying to actually convince people you're doing the opposite of what you're doing when the words you choose are actually trying to conceal the fact that you're not keepin

burton, the ranking member on the subcommittee on middle east and south asia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from yun is recognized for five minutes. mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: proid. mr. burton: -- without objection. mr. burton: first of all, let me congratulate our chairman on crafting a bill that in large part is very good. it increases the aid to pakistan by triple in some areas. and i think it's very positive. it deals with economic and humanitarian assistance that will help pakistan build schools, roads, hospitals, and help pakistan's economic infrastructure and all that's good. and i know that the president and the administration supports that as well. unfortunately, here comes the but part, unfortunately the chairman and our democratic colleagues decided to load this bill up with ill-conceived provisions to micromanage u.s. security assistance to pakistan as the ranking member just said. and this is not just my opinion. the secretary of defense, mr. gates, the chairman. joint chi