tsongas: massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: close. ms. tsongas: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i'd like to offer my support for h.r. 1339, recognizing the great city of salem, massachusetts, as the birthplace of the national guard of the united states. i'd like to thank my colleague from massachusetts, mr. tyranny , to -- mr. tierney, for bringing this legislation of which i am an original co-sponsor before the house. the national guard has provided 370 years of dedicated service to our country. beginning in 1629 when the first militia was organized in the massachusetts bay colony in salem by captain john endicott, the national guard has played a key role in protecting the nation and responding to contingencies around the globe. the national guard is the oldest component of the armed forces of the united states. the pay yots who founded our nation -- patriots who founded our nation followed english tradition and organized their abled body male citizens into militias. all males between the ages of 16 and 60 were ex

how can it be a dirty trick if mitt romney did the same thing when he vote forward paul tsongas in '92? >> i wasn't there. >> he was there and said he did it. is that a dirty trick? >> i don't remember him saying he did it because he thought tsongas was the weaker opponent. >> he did say that. is that a dirty trick? if he did say that, charlie, if he said, which we can prove, he did it in order to pick a weaker candidate on the democratic side rather than clinton, is that a dirty trick? >> he did not pay for telephone calls to turn out democrats -- >> i thought it was the principle of the other party. you're caught here, charlie, in a conflict. you're caught in calling your candidate a dirty trickster. >> my candidate cast one vote privately. rick santorum paid for phone banks to turn out liberal democrats to cast -- >> he only had one vote, but he was playing dirty tricks. let's look at the quinnipiac poll. fascinating. in ohio, santorum up 36% to 29%. that is a great race. he better hold it. all three of us agree. if santorum can't hold his lead in ohio, he's in big trouble. >> he's

who beat tsonga. nadal claimed a decisive third. he is chasing his first tournament win of the season and also it would be his first title in miami. >> thanks very much. now an elephant in need of refreshment escaped from a circus in ireland and went on the hunt for what looks like a cup of coffee. she appeared out a big shopping center. >> what do you do with an escaped elephant wondering in the city's center fingerprint well, a little gentle persuasion was tried. that didn't work. there was only one option left. run. the elephant wasn't called nelly but she had lost the circus which was being stage nearby. eyewitnesses said she ran away at bath time. >> they were being washed. he didn't want to be washed. he just got all upset and broke the barrier and ran up the main road. >> it took a lot longer to convince her to return to the circus, but eventually she did. her keeper insisted there had been no real danger to the irish public. >> you cannot say danger. they don't hate people. that you must understand. >> she is now up to her o

and no losses against next up for the world number three is one martin del potro joe will free to tsonga. britain's andy murray put the semifinal place to you after beating thomas for the first time in six years a merry didn't have it easy running off the edge of the t.v. screen during this rally against the czech before finally winning the point but he battled through for a six three seven five six three play defending champion over djokovic for a place in the final. yeah i mean up with the good war or so i. thought to sort of follow through on that world a little bit nervous especially. from. those critical. problem times of an important possible now and to scar have ensured they will have home court advantage for the euro league playoffs after finishing their last sixteen campaign in style they beat and eighty two points to sixty five in the stamboul to win group e. with a five n one record under a kurylenko top scoring for them last night with fifteen points elsewhere in p.r. costs reached the quarter finals with an eighty eight eighty one win over gala tasa wright and spanish side g

a poll of ukraine there are will face david nalbandian next after the argentine beats joe wilfred tsongaof france and three sets. now russia's freestyle wrestlers and finish top of the medals table at the european championships in serbia it's perfect preparation for the london olympics later this year some of the most prominent members also in russia have traditionally come from the republic of dagestan. now looks at the region's olympic past present and future. it was. who paved the way too early to glory for the rest of the good stand by winning it in one nine hundred seventy two munich games he's now sixty six years old but it's all of the republic's still in big champion continues to bring you joy and he's happy to share the experience with the next generation just leave you mean you cannot. and a hippie olympic champion and you know why i didn't take over my model and i have some right to this age without doing one hundred eighty one prophet peace to him had lived sixty four years i'm sixty six so i be displeased with life i have four sons and that's my greatest legacy since the. da

no losses against youzhny and next up for the world number three is when martin go to be free to tsonga. britain's andy murray booked date semifinal place after beating thomas verdict for the first time in six years murray didn't have it easy though running off the edge of the t.v. screen during this rally against a check before finally winning the point but he battled through for a six three seven five three trick. and he will play defending champion jockey beach for a place in the final. the enough for. the sort of. got a little bit nervous especially. from. a lot of. good to come through the last couple times of an important possible noun to scar have ensured they will have home court advantage for the year really playoffs are to finishing their last sixteen campaign in style they beat and eighty two sixty five in the stamboul to win groupie with a five one record breaker olenka top scoring for them with fifteen points yesterday evening elsewhere limpy are costly to the quarter finals with an eighty eight eighty going when every galut has a right and spanish side just can't build by

three tsonga. britain's andy murray booked a semifinal place after beating thomas burdick for the first time in six years murray didn't have it easy though running off the edge of the t.v. screen during this rally against the czech before finally winning the points but he battled through for a six three seven five picturing a move by defending champion novak djokovic for a place in the final. or . to sort of float through wasn't. a little bit nervous and. from. what it was going to come through a lot of those the last couple times of an important basketball now until scar have ensured they will have home court advantage for the yearly playoffs after finishing their last sixteen campaign in style they beat eighty two sixty five any stamboul to win group a with a five on one record undertaker lanka top scoring with fifteen points for the arming them elsewhere in the our cost routes the quarterfinals with a eighty eight eighty one win over gala tasa wright and spanish sides just glad i went through bu

we're not getting the better of you on fall under five or six seats daily for their joel three to tsonga also safety into brands great in the women's draw topsy victoria has a rain could beat russia's but one of his nets of course the winners were china's eight c. and german hugo gears and and julie kirby. of just a week to go before the curtain raising australian grand prix formula one's only russian for tally petroff says he feels at home with his new team caterham and will go out of his way to action team mate heikki kobe line in his third season in the sport come under the pre-season tests have shown the team have made a huge step forward in comparison with the previous two years with the car is also much improved with a new. gearbox as for me i will do my best to help culture into the biggest challenge will be rivalry with you come alone in who's very strong and experienced sort of a more and finally another russian hoping to make his mark is free rides here he's just back from injury and was competing at the latest world tour stop in austria the twenty two year old competing for th

challenge the spaniard coming out the right side of a three set quarterfinal with france's joe wilfried tsonga the ten time grand slam winner pushed all the way by the frenchman despite looking after two breaks in the opening five games alone the goal of four two in the second before a brave song a fight back was ended in the final set six two five seven six games before the final score i and i felt commissioner roger goodell has stated he understands fans frustrations following the league's recent punishment of the new orleans saints coach sean payton was suspended this month for the whole of next season after the merge the team were paying players bonuses to injure opponents i worked very closely obviously as we were getting the same sort of hurricanes or saw it first hand of the saints passion and their fans persian and i think i clearly understand their frustration but i also everyone else understand the thirty two teams and everybody is going to have to operate the same rules. derek just sure is meanwhile it's going to get back into the ring as he appeals his indefinite ban from boxing th

this after the spaniard came through a three secs was a final with france's joel wilfred tsonga a ten time it was through the way by the frenchman despite looking in control after two breaks in the earnings five games could lead for two in the second before a brave soul in the fight that was ended in the final set six two five seven six four. i now n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell admits he understands new orleans france frustrations following the league's recent punishments punishment of the saints coach sean payton has been suspended for the whole of next season after the merge they were paying bonuses to players to injure others peyton has until monday to appeal the decision and good will admit it's a difficult time for supporters. to stay in the first version of events. and i have great respect for them and were be there with their super bowl at the conclusion of this coming season. and i worked very closely obviously as we were getting the saints reestablished after the hurricanes so i saw it first hand of the saints passion and their faith and special and i think i clearly unde

and next up for my is joe wilfried tsonga french stridency. by twelve aces over thirty seconds and then of course tribe of germany in straight sets. while the second season how much burdick is out of the track losing to all gary is going to go with the lead from outside the top one hundred twenty year old claiming the greatest spell for his career thanks to a six three two six six ball victory dimitrov had never beaten a top ten player by. two hours and sixteen minutes to stun. gun in the women's draw venus williams came from a set down to beat aleksandra wozniak to go through to the fourth round after rather coming thirty petrik feet about in an earlier three set i had been as would had hoped for an easier match against the canadian however it was the world number sixty five who won the opening set six four guard seven times round when i came back to take the second he said with ben third to a tie break where the u.s. powered in and service were like a hundred ninety kilometers per hour america america a number fifty and see the value of each

and sang the way next to joe wilfried tsonga the frenchman was in blistering fall in his fourth twenty points germany's florian liar as he played a near perfect match is controlled aggression and heavy hitting from the baseline twenty seven winners into a day says win six three six two inches fifty three minutes. and meanwhile top seed down defending champion no red jacket which also moved into the quarterfinals defeating seventy. seven five six three related recently is ups and downs during the much stuff is out of the question right it's. very obvious farah is up next following his straight forward win against argentina on latino potro the consistent spaniard won a breakpoint once in the first section and twice in the second to seal a six three six three victory like killed with the top of it. while the buzz andy roddick got from defeating roger federer extended to hung over when his next opponent won minako capitalized on three of his five right point opportunities in the second set to secure his first win against the two time miami champion seven five six love and i can't place is

all in what seemed to be his biggest challenge for the tournament so far next space joe wilfried tsonga. meanwhile despite later that he's been inconsistent plots the defending champion novak djokovic also moved into the quarterfinals after beating seventeenth secretly show gets a sudden five six three he'll explain it further spread. while andy roddick's joy at knocking out roger federer that was short lived the america's next opponent when minako capitalized on three this might break points in the second set to secure a seven five six love first ever win against the two time champion and now faced the top ranked american in r.t. fish. while andy murray is the quarterfinals with a comprehensive victory over frenchman jews the number four seed bt the six four six three victory with his fourth ace. and raiment night cvo tips are a bitch last night. to basketball now russians i mean it's because i have crashed out of the first ever yearly playoffs after losing two spanish bauhaus pass a loner in the third game of their best of five series trailing two nil in that. just unix had to wait on

miss tsongas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to have you with us. i wanted to address the status of women and the impact on their lives as we transition to the afghan national security forces and in time out of afghanistan. in november, i met with several female afghan parliamentarians who were here in washington, all were members of the opposition, and while they acknowledged that progress had been made towards female equality in the post taliban era, particularly with regards to female education, they also expressed a number of concerns with roadblocks towards

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tsongas why did you never speak as leading the warriors as general manager? those experience, good and bad, i have been able to use that to move forward. it is not in my personality to go backwards. i do wish things would have worked out better, full while i was there recently improved. but for a list of nothing but the best of luck now. they have new of a ship, one of my best friends in life is mark jackson. i wish him the best. all things are good. >>gary: most of us at some point would have the urge >>gary: i have had so many things i've wanted to say against kron4 but because of your example, i have withheld them. >> i appreciate that. these >> i have some vcr tapes that are funny, embarrassing and it committed for both of us. >>gary: i'll tell you what it is. there is a tide in salt lake city where i could not find the church we were broadcasting from. chris was there doing it without me. do you remember that? >> i do. i absolutely do it. >>gary: i thought you were converting. >>gary: for the warriors, i am a jackson fans come he swears by you. does he h

tsongas: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. tsongas: tomorrow is the anniversary of the landmark health care reform bill signed by president obama. it benefits women who for years faced discriminatory practices and borne higher health care costs simply as a result of their gender. because of the new law, women can no longer be denied coverage or charged more for such pre-existing conditions as breast or cervical cancer, pregnancy or of all things being a victim of domestic abuse. women no longer have to share the costs of critical and potentially life-saving preventive services such as mammograms and colonoscopies. this not only makes care more equitable but it helps reduce the cost of care by ensuring that many diseases are protected early or prevented through their onset through vaccinations and through regular screenings. many advances as a result of health care reform are already making a difference in the lives of women across this country. thank you and i yield ba

sometimes there's an invisible line between relating and pandering as clinton rivaled the late paul tsongasfrom today on he's pander bear, p-a-n-d-e-r, pander bear. >> however you see it, it's as time-honored tradition as kissing babies. there is rick santorum in alabama where he has no known personal history or family ties. >> i don't consider this an away game. this is -- this is home for me just like it is everywhere i go in this country. >> newt gingrich in his southern backyard on the subject of grits. just because you're at home doesn't make it less of a pander. >> i have had some acquaintances in a variety of forms, whether it's shrimp, cheese, gravy, i get it. >> and forget the grits. if this is friday, it must be puerto rico, and mitt romney loves apparently anything. >> what a beautiful island. what a beautiful place. what a wonderful culture you enjoy. what a wonderful people you are. >> loving what your voters love is a bipartisan activity, and sometimes no words are needed. maybe just a couple of hot dogs. attending to matters of state, in this case a visit from the british pri

you didn't want to bring us back to the reagan/bush years and paul tsongas. >> i know you are talkingin ohio and you haven't won in how long. >> those are fighting words. >> so georgia goes, so does the nation. kevin? >> the ratings went down. >> all right. >> they might have gone up actually. >> kevin, thanks. kelly ann, thanks. >> good to be with you, always. >> the minivan coming soon. >> the minivan. newt was on yesterday. >> and mitt romney is going to join us live on "squawk box" tomorrow morning, which will be -- you'll be watching, kelly ann, i know. >> treadmill. >> get some more talking points. >>> when we come back, we'll be talking with t. boone pickens, no shortage of things to talk about with the legendary oil man. we'll talk gasoline, natural gas, tensions in the middle east and gasoline and seeing how it all plays out. stick around, "squawk box" will be right back. >>> candidates on the super tuesday campaign trail energized about spiking fuel prices as they count up to $5. and newt gingrich talked about lowering gas prices yesterday on "squawk box." >> the plan i outl