former governor tim kaine received 43% of the vote to republican george allen's 42%. right now independent voters favor allen by a margin of 46% to kaine's 38%. one in ten virginiians say they're still undecided. >>> it's said that treasury secretary timothy geithner will leave the obama administration after the round of current budget negotiations. geithner told the white house he will wait until the decision is made about the country's debt crisis before he decides to leave, but he says he will stay on the job for, quote, the foreseeable future. geithner told lawmakers they must strike a deal to cut expenses and raise the debt limit on borrowing to avoid default. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez said he had cancer surgery in cuba. chavez said the operation took out a growth in which there were cancerous cells. chavez looked thinner and read from a prepared statement. chavez did not say what future treatments would be for him. his appearance came after efforts failed to quiet growing rumors among venezuelans about his health. no word on when he'll leave cuba to he

how can tim kaine change with others have been unable to do?est: i would not be nice enough to think that one person wanting to work together could make a dramatic change. the only way change happens is that people come in wanting to make change. i was the mayor of a diverse city, but i were to bring people together. i was the governor of a very diverse state. even though i did not thing to make change. we were the best managed state. the best one to raise a child. i would come into the senate with the goal of working together. i would build relationships as i have in the past. i know that other senators want to do that as well. >> -- host: would you work with mitch mcconnell? guest: absolutely. there is the circle of things that democrats believe. there is the circle of things that republicans believe. why not spend our time in the intersections on the things where we agree? there are always areas where you can make progress, where the topic really agrees. >> in relation to the deficit, you think that cutting down on entitlement programs as so

last night it was tim kaine. he gave up one run, that's not a big deal when your team scores two runs. so giants win, 2-1. the win was not the big story, though. we're talking trade. san francisco giving up top prospect zach wheeler in exchange for carlos beltran of the mets. beltran is in philadelphia, he could be in tonight's game against the phillies. >> coming up our movie premier in southern california cause as massive protest. police forced to put on riot gear and close down the streets. and alex trebek credited with catching a bay area robber by chasing her down. but at what price. >> the next round you have to answer in the form of a question. 280 moving smoothly. i have my on e on a an accidentn oakland. hey, your high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. woo-hoo! [ together ] it's an unbelievable deal. well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer

. >>> it appears tim kaine is having no trouble raising money for his 2012 race. one husband republican opponents, george allen has yet to relace his second quarter fundraising total. tomorrow is the deadline for all of the candidates in the state's senate race to do so. >>> coming up next, sometimes just a few words can bring mourning family some comfort. >> the white house changing its policies on presidential condolence letters for military families. >>> a crackdown on relatives of osama bin laden. more on the effort to keep tabs on those family members. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> pakistani investigators looking into the raid that kil

submitted a detailed clemency petition to virginia governor mark warner, who passed it to his successor, tim kaine. governor kaine took three and a half years to reach a decision, which he announced shortly before leaving office. >> i am denying the request, because i do not believe that the petitioners have met the burden that they have of demonstrating conclusively that they are innocent of all involvement in this crime. >> narrator: he would deny a request for full pardon. the confessions, he said, were too overwhelming to ignore. >> i find, just as i believe the jury and judge found in this case, that it is difficult to completely ignore the entire weight of these confessions. >> narrator: but in the end, he said, he also had grave doubts about their guilt, so he granted the three still in prison conditional pardons. >> i am granting a conditional pardon to three of the individuals. >> narrator: derek, danial and joe were released the next day, august 10, 2009. they would be free but not exonerated. they would be branded felons and sex offenders. if there was anyone who understood what their l

joined by the former chair of the national democratic committee, tim kaine, he's running for the u.s. senate. presumably against george allen. he's facing a primary challenge as well. get to your phone calls. challenge. phone calls.your dana joins us on the democrats line. caller: with the debt talks, it goes back to the question of whether the rublicans want to insure there is an educated populace. with the arion budget that was passed in the house, it would add $6 trillion to the deficit. they would have to increase the debt ceiling any way to go along with that budget. this is not a debate for nothing. how hard do you think it is for republicans to govern if they continue to sign a number of pledges that pigeonhole them into certain positions, which into certain positions, which means there are held with those positions, instead of working to a purpose? host: thank you. guest: there is a pledge, probably the most common or popular signed, most of the republicans, but some republans -- democrats have as well, but an individual has promoted a pledge did you would sign as a candidate

ceiling debate and the 2012 campaign with the former chairman of the democratic national committee tim kaine news commentator tucker carlson. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> thorough reserve chairman ben bernanke presents the semi- annual policy report to congress tomorrow morning. live coverage from the house financial services committee is on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> now is the time to deal with these issues. if not now, when? >> the debt limit is the legal limit on all linked by the federal government. since 1962, it has been raised 74 times, the last time in february 2010. learn more and follow the process of raising the debt ceiling on line with the c-span video library research, watch, clip, and share -- is washington your way. the british home affairs committee questioned several police officers yesterday about past and current investigations into alleged illegal phone hacking and bribery by journalists. the hearing focused on rupert product's newspaper and his company, if news international. this is a less than three hours. go >> peo

tim lincecum. ryan vogelsong's e.r.a. is the best on the staff and second lowest in the national league. last week he was named for the all star team along with lincecum, kaine, and brian wilson. >> i haven't started picking their brain too much yet. i heard there's a lot of stuff to sign, which isn't going to bother me one bit. the road i've been on, signing baseballs isn't a big deal. never in a million years did i think my name and being a major all star would go in the same sentence. so it's pretdty amazing. >> the kentucky speedway hosting its first ever race, jamie murray wishes he would have disappeared. kyle busch led for 125 laps and took the lead for good with three laps to go. >> o'yeah. yes, sir. yes, yes, yes, yes. yeah baby. >> kyle busch wins his third race of the year and is now the leader in the sprint cup standings. coming up, would the rain let up long enough to play golf at the women's u.s. open? and two teams find their way to the semifinals. that's next. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, an