in this case, by planning's admission, it was admitted that tim stevens did not receive the stop workorder release letter until august 16 of this year, and, accordingly, because of the language contained within the stop work release order, did not know that he had only 15 days to respond. once he received this letter this year, he responded within that time, and therefore we are requesting the jurisdiction review. frankly, the two parties are not an agreement -- are not in agreement. there is a clause in the stop work order release that mentions a "agreement." i don't know if you can see, but i think this is beside the point, actually. they are frankly not an agreement, and the clock did not start ticking until august 16 of this year by planting's own admission. mr. stephens did not receive the stop work order release -- mr. stevens did not receive the stop work order release, and i guess that is the crux of this issue. i would also say in this case, there is no sort of a ticking time bomb or people being displaced out of work, etc. at the stop work order release speaks to what i beli

for that we go to tim stevens. >> a large piece of forest which is going to be -- i'm trying to do a piece. do you mind? oh, he likes it. oh, sharp nails. >> oh, monkey see, monkey do. haven't we all done this? >> i don't think i have done it since elementary school. but this girl has to be horrified. she will have to quit her job and leave town. this is awful. >> i feel bad are to her. but she was looking right at the camera. >> you feel awful, greg, let's see it in slow-mo. >> i think she forgot the camera was there. >> i would feel bad for her if it was just a pick. if it was just a pick i would feel bad for her. she crossed the line. i no longer feel good. >> i can't believe you should look at that tape and say there for the grace of god are you. >> i wouldn't be picking boogers. >> no, you would be snorting. >> not true. >> by the way, how do you think i supplement the old income. >> what do you do now if you are her? what do you do? >> i just think -- >> do you go back to work? >> that is the most -- [laughing] >> what? we get our best people through the pick. >> "red eye" inte

ureign e ing, steven. tims.aps not. the democratic candidate, long-time state attorney general dick blumenthal, is vulnerable, with news reports earlier this year uncovering misstatements and distortions about his military service during the vietnam war. blumenthal's adversary in the race is former professional wrestling executive linda mcmahon. she vowed to spend $50 million of her own money to win. >> my opponent may have more money, but i've got 20 years' worth of friends. >> reporter: but these days having long-time friends in government is seen more as a handicap than an asset, with an anti-washington, anti-incumbent wave rolling across the country, high unemployment, and a sputtering economic recovery don't work well for the party in power, the democrats. >> we are facing challenges we haven't seen since the great depression. >> reporter: and on the stump the president often makes clear voters shouldn't hand the republicans the keys to running congress. >> have you ever noticed, by the way, that if you wan

iowa for faith and freedom coalition, not to be outdone, tim pawlenty this week, the minnesota governor, will also be in new hampshire for john steven, so for my count, don, you're talking four potential republican candidates going to some very important states campaigning as we head into the 2010 midterms. >> hey, mark, i hear you have poll numbers and it's about how americans view the tea party. i'm interested in that. what did they show? >> we talk a lot about the tea party and its effect on american politics, but let's look at these numbers right here. this is from the most recent cnn opinion poll released, we asked friday and over the weekend -- do you think the tea party is too extreme, mainstream or just unsure about the tea party? look at these numbers. it shows that the country is actually split, 43% say the tea party is too extreme. 41% say the tea party is mainstream, but let's cast that forward a little bit. how influential is the tea party? let's look at this number. are you more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who the tea party supports or who the tea party opposes? 50% of americans, half of americans say

tim get hbo ancinemax free for three months. you can even upgrade over 130 hd channels. that's so cool. i know. [ female announcer ] see it. believit. u-verse tv. ♪ >>> comedn stevenbert bringing attention to the serious issue of illegal immigration. eric thomas here with more. >> his performance there was not so much. colbert took on the serious subjt with house members from both parties not that thrilled to see them. one asked him to file a statement a leave the hearing room. colbert stayed and the results were pretty funny. >> congresswoman laugh grin asked me to share my vast experien spending one day as a migrant farmworker. >> after spending one days in the shoes of a farm worker, comedian stev colbert brought his toue and cheek observations to capitol hill. >> i don't want a tomat picked by a mexican, i want it by an american and in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> for the most part, a pompous commentator poking fun at himself and others, migrant farm worke who are illegal i immigras. >> i trust you'll work in the best interest of the american people as you always do. >> but the issue is a touchy one with some conservative meers of congress ca

stevens. through the rest of the week, mitt romney in florida for rick scott who you spoke to earlier. mike pence is in iowa, speaking before a republican conservative group. timrk for john steven. vice president al gore is on the campaign trail. we'll see him in florida. putting all of those together let's pull the republicans out of that one. at least four republican candidates for president in 2012, or folks looking at it on the campaign trail in the next week. let's take a look at why republicans might have a shot at taking back the house of representatives, perhaps even the senate. it really comes down to the economy. in this new poll we asked the question, is the economy still in a recession? astounding 74% said yes, while 25% said no. you know, this goes counter to what the national bureau of economic research said earlier this month when they said the recession ended in june of 2009. well, as president obama acknowledged last week, a lots of people are hurting, they still think the reegcession is around. what's damaging for president obama, have his policies made the economy better, only 36% of americans said they made them better. 61% say they haven't

just learned tim pawlenty, contender for the next presidential nomination, up there next week helping the republican nominee for governor, john stevenst romney. monday, haley barbour doing the same thing. what do they all have in common? may want to make bid for the president's nomination. 2010 politics but also 2012. brooke? >> amazing. you always have so much to fill in in your two minutes and take every second. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. >>> your next political update coming up in one hour. a quick reminder. if you wanted the latest news, political tick sir fantastic. go to cnnpolitics.com. >>> so who let them down during the "dancing with the stars" premiere? our josh levs has that, next. what's this option? that's new. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us at you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> okay. we're geeks and we're dancing. josh levs, speaking of dancing, actually, not a segue, but there you go. "dancing with the stars." >> talking this morning about what's hot. first name you said -- >> panelist, right. pick her out. sheer she is. >> "dancing with th