again this is something shown in a book by steve smith and sarah bender on the filibuster. so that the second thing is this restraint and the use or lack of use of filibustering. a third thing is the idea that the senate in this period is run by what was called the interclub. this is a term made famous by a journalist for the new times, william s. boyd wrote a book called at the citadel in 1957. the interclub where those members whose primary allegiance is to the senate first. they are career centers. and shun personal publicity and really work the insider game. if people like richard russell of georgia as an example, lyndon johnson got overly work the levers of power internally and bargained with their fellow club members. and those who don't abide by those cards don't amount to much in the senate according to white. just a guess as to how much is a part of the war of the day, lyndon johnson as leader of the democrats would give a copy of this book to teach new senator, and it would be signed by both william as white and lyndon johnson. so they were really cultivated this

again this is something shown in a book by steve smith and sarah binder on the filibuster. that is the second game, this lack of use of filibustering. a third theme is the idea that the senate in this period is run by what was called the inner club, and this is a term made famous by a journalist for the "new york times," william s. weiss who wrote a book called the citadel in 1957. the inner club where those members whose primary allegiance is to the senate first. the career senators and shun personal publicity and worked the insider game. people like richard russell of georgia as an example, lyndon johnson who really worked the letters of power internally and bargain with their fellow club members. and, those who don't abide by those norms don't amount to much in the senate according to wipe. just to give you a sense for how much this was part of the allure of the day, lyndon johnson as leader of the democrats, would give a copy of this book to each new senator and it would be signed by william s. white and lyndon johnson said they were cultivating this image at and johnso

. >> [inaudible] >> steve smith checks and to say what this crucial swing vote makes of it. >> our economics editor will be counting days of political promises. we have invited the leaders of the three main parties to face- to-face interviews and we will be live every friday night. if you have still not had your fill, i will be here for a saturday addition to out to the campaign. -- saturday edition throughout the campaign. >> can setting a message to music helped politicians reconnect to voters? >> if that was not enough, we are asking for it or help to sort through the pamphlets and promises of the parties. if you receive an election pamphlet that strikes you as an unusual, we want to see it. perhaps it contains something that strikes you as odd or a glaring and order. send us your leaflets. tomorrow morning's front pages are preoccupied with the announcement of an election. here are some of >> that is all for tonight. we have not mentioned the news that the manufacturers of scrabble have allowed proper nouns to count. all those years of eating a page of the dictionary at bedtime were in v

miner steve smith was working nearby. >> we were going on our way to go to the other side of the mountain. we got called up. it was almost like a tornado. it stopped us dead. we couldn't go any farther because it was so much air towards us. >> reporter: over two dozen are now confirmed dead, and at least four others are still missing more than 1,000 feet under ground. the search has been suspended because rising methane gas levels in the mine made it a risk for another explosion. >> as catastrophic as this was, if another explosion had occurred and we would have lost 50 rescuers, it could have been -- it would have been just something unfathomable. >> reporter: the massey energy company's upper big branch mine is about 50 miles south of charleston, west virginia. just last year, massey paid $4.2 million in corral and civil fines, following a fire in one of its mines that killed two people in 2006. it was the large financial settlement in the history of the industry. >> one coal miner's death is one too many. >> reporter: for concerned family members who rushed to the mine following the ex

miner steve smith was near the blast. >> it was almost like a tornado. we got -- it stopped us dead because we couldn't go any farther because there was so much air coming towards us. we couldn't move. we had to turn around and back up and go back out the other way. >> reporter: another witness said the explosion caught the mountains on fire. first responders on the scene began a frantic rescue operation. helicopters in the landing zone took the injured and dead to nearby hospitals and morgues. the early reports, seven miners were killed and at least 19 are missing, trapped in the mine. and as so often in coal country, over the years, the families and friends waited for word. >> immediately people started bringing food and water, but mostly they pray. this is a praying community. this area is -- they come together really fast. so other than that, what can you do? >> reporter: west virginia has seen more than its share of coal mining tragedies. in 2006, the sago mine disaster trapped 13 miners for two days. only one survived. in a heartbreaking misunderst

again this is something shown in a book by steve smith and sarah binder on the filibuster.that is the second game, this lack of use of filibustering. a third theme is the idea that the senate in this period is run by what was called the inner club, and this is a term made famous by a journalist for the "new york times," william s. weiss who wrote a book called the citadel in 1957. the inner club where those members whose primary allegiance is to the senate first. the career senators and shun personal publicity and worked the insider game. people like richard russell of georgia as an example, lyndon johnson who really worked the letters of power internally and bargain with their fellow club members. and, those who don't abide by those norms don't amount to much in the senate according to wipe. just to give you a sense for how much this was part of the allure of the day, lyndon johnson as leader of the democrats, would give a copy of this book to each new senator and it would be signed by william s. white and lyndon johnson said they were cultivating this image at and johnson

i have a good friend that's a doctor friend of mine, steve smith, and he's told me that on these kinds of things you just want waiting lines, you just don't want socialized medicine. and his idea to be the doctor friends we have down here, just repeal this piece of junk, that's what he says. my good friend from missouri, congressman luetkemeyer. mr. luetkemeyer: thank you. i think at the end of the day everybody understands what's in this bill. it's not good for our country, it's not good for our people. it's impacting everybody in a negative way. and i think the only alternative is to replace and repeal it. i think at some point we are going to be able to do that. i think it's imperative that now we have seen what's in it and, again, have another report that's come out that shows it's going to cost more than anticipated, this thing is a boondoggle. it's got to be replaced. it's good to be repealed. this will lead us over the cliff as the gentleman from tennessee talked about tenncare. the massachusetts plan continues to go over a cliff as well. we're headed over that cliff with our na

steve hartman, cbs news, morristown, new jersey. >> smith: that's the "cbs evening news."hanks for joining us. see you first thing tomorrow on the "early show." good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill, because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone, for just $69.99 a month for six months -- three top-rated services for one rock-bottom price. but don't wait, this is your last chance. fios gives you what cable doesn't: the best channel lineup and the most hd, facebook and twitter on your tv, plus america's top-rated internet. fios is the future, but after april 17th this price will be history. get fios tv, internet and phone for just $69.99 a month for six months with a two-year agreement. call now. if you stick with cable, you'll be stuck with the bill. last chance to get three fios services for an amazing $69.99 a month for six months. call

the orioles are back from their first road trip for the afternoon's home opener and joel d smith and stevetig are down there having some fun this morning. hey, joel. >> reporter: hi, we're here with the band. we're on the warring track. it's fitting with the group nav, anavac. and you guys are ready. it's a little bit cold out here. >> it doesn't matter to me. >> reporter: i suppose that is not your role, then. how long have you been together and what are you going to do for us some. >> we have been together a year and we only play this song and we are happy about that. >> reporter: i love it. you guys are very popular. can we get a taste of it? >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: all right, let's go. >>> and markakis, and adam jones ♪ and maddox, come on orioles ♪ come on birds ♪ rhymehold, tejada, come you on bowman ♪ ♪ come on orioles come on birds ♪ how about them o's ♪ how about them orioles. >> reporter: we got to change the song a little bit every year but they're making it work again. somebody else who makes it work is here. >> shaky. >> reporter: shaky. >> no weather today. let's ta

steve? >> yeah, michelle, thanks very much. the appointed hour is drawing near and we have tyrone smith, head of government bond trading at citigroup joining us. thanks for joining us. >> no problem, steve. >> how is the market trading going into today? >> trading very well and good investor interest but the intermediate. >> the last couple auctions were sloppy, wouldn't you say? >> yes. >> how will this one show the government is not thering trouble. >> to all the other benchmark interest rates. investor sentiment and investor demand at this interest rate will be a gauge to how treasury auctions will go going forward. >> really demand for this auction. how do you judge the auction and whether or not it's been successfully bid by the investor community. >> the two easiest indicators are the percentage of indrex. >> so, what would you be looking for? what would be a good number you're looking for there is a lot of demand? >> 3% bid to cover and in the area of a 35% or 36% indirect ratio. >> will the government have trouble placing this deficit or investors take it down? >> in our view we think the deficit, the overwhelming deficit a

smith, who has been welcomed here by many of his former colleagues, he now represents the national association of broadcasters as president and c.e.o., welcome back, senator. next is former congressman steve -- served in the for my number of terms between 1994 and 2001, now he's president of the wireless association, and brings a little bit different perspective, of course, than senator gordon smith. we're happy to have him l. we have from lafayette, louisiana, terry huvall at my request to testify today. he is director of lafayette utility service. in addition, mr. huval speaks fluent french and requested that we conduct the hearing in french on all of our behalf, i declined, so it will be, mr. huvall in english. next, mr. tom goerke vice-president of century link, he brings years of legal expertise such as his company, he was in private practice before century link. is headquartered in monroe, louisiana. we're extremely proud of this company has it has grown and expanded and most recently signed an agreement to purchase quest, which puts them in the top among industry leaders in this country. and lastly, we have steve friedman, who is currently chief operating officer for wave broadband

smith live at some flooding along 83 as a result of the storms last night. and candace dold will have the traffic conditions coming up in the traffic edge report. first meteorologist stevertig is her here to talk about the thunderstorms that came through last night making a lot of noise. >>> hail an indication of how the thunderstorms were. and we saw megan and joel d smith with the umbrellas up. >> but nothing like last night. >>> take a look at the sky hd radar and you see the quell lows moving through baltimore kaine. we see a pick up the strength of showers and the upper level low has got to move through until we are done with this activity. we're in the low 50s throughout the area, and topping out at 59 degrees with a light and variable wind. there could be a chance for shorms once again coming up later this afternoon and into the evening. for a look at what is happening on the roadways, here is candace dold with the traffic edge. >> reporter: that hail was huge last night and unfortunately all of this weather that we're talking about from last night it's affecting it morning's commute. we do have flooding on the southbound end of the jfx. we want to show you what

steve knopper is contributing editor for rolling stone and author of four previous books including the complete idiot's guide to starting a band. to find out more, visit steveknopper.blogspot.com >>> in his book "the strong horse" lee smith, middle east correspondent for the weekly standard, argues that people in the middle east and to follow the strongest leader. the hudson institute in washington, d.c. posts this one hour and 40 minute event. >> good afternoon. welcome. i'm ted weinstein, ceo of hudson institute. i would like to welcome you and the book tv audience and the various other cameras here to the walter and its eastern conference center at the hudson institute for today's book form for the book by developing to the to visiting fellow lee smith entitled "the strong horse" power, politics and the clash of fear of civilizations. the book has just been published by doubldday. i should say that "the strong horse" is an important new book and urge you to buy for those of you in the audience here it is available for purchase after the even for $20, for those of you in the tv audience is available online and in fine bookstores everywhere. now, lee, darfur autun to know over the years is a unique figure in washington.

again this is something shown in a book by steve smith and sarah binder on the filibuster. that is the second game, this lack of use of filibustering. a third theme is the idea that the senate in this period is run by what was called the inner club, and this is a term made famous by a journalist for the "new york times," william s. weiss who wrote a book called the citadel in 1957. the inner club where those members whose primary allegiance is to the senate first. the career senators and shun personal publicity and worked the insider game. people like richard russell of georgia as an example, lyndon johnson who really worked the letters of power internally and bargain with their fellow club members. and, those who don't abide by those norms don't amount to much in the senate according to wipe. just to give you a sense for how much this was part of the allure of the day, lyndon johnson as leader of the democrats, would give a copy of this book to each new senator and it would be signed by william s. white and lyndon johnson said they were cultivating this image at and johnso