did you know that someone had tried to put a building up in the lot you had bought and had been unsuccessful? >> yes i did. commissioner garcia: thank you. president peterson: you put on the over had some photographs. the large building -- i just want to make sure i understand. the large building that is on the lot -- could you put that -- i think he showed a picture with the large building and the shed structure in the back. that picture that is on their -- that is the same building, correct? >> it is the same building. president peterson: where is the proposed building going to be? is it right next? how much space is between the two? how much of a side yard will there be? >> the backyard will be -- commissioner hwang: side. 5 feet? 20 feet? between the buildings. >> between the buildings i would say 3 feet. commissioner hwang: so there is going to be very little. >> it is a dutch home on both sides. commissioner hwang: thank you. >> i just want to see it. president peterson: mr. sanchez? >> got sanchez, planning department. i would like to begin by clarifying what the environment is under

fulks has pointed that a few times that they tried to build on the lot and were unsuccessful. as mr. sanchez pointed out, they were not designed -- they were not denied the permit because of the design. they did not follow through on the process. that is the telling argument. it is not fair for them to say the permit was denied so we have to build something very small. they did not do their due diligence and did not follow the process to the end. that is why the permit was denied. also, one of the property owners on 48 avenue stated that there are no tall buildings on the block. there are. there are some new buildings and they are all taller. they are very good and they do fit in the character. i was born and raised on 47th avenue around the corner. when i was a young person, there were no taller buildings back there. but then on the highway at 48th avenue there was a massive building built, at least five stories tall. it has in many units in it. that is an example of a bad building. for the more modern renovations, they are taller but they look very good. great highway is bec

if that was unsuccessful, they would be referred to the icc for binding arbitration. section 18.1 -- i am sorry. supervisor campos: 18.3? >> correct. any dispute or difference that cannot be amicably settled will be finally adjudicated by arbitration under the icc. that choice as a forum was one that was negotiated and requested by the team. their rationale was that they wanted what they characterized as a neutral forum, because it is an international sporting event, for adjudication of disputes. and they were afraid that having all disputes resolved by jams would confer upon the city what they called a home field advantage. the decision was made as a negotiating position to cecde to that request, and the icc was chosen as the forum through which arbitrations would be conducted. supervisor campos: where are they had quarterbacks -- headquartered? >> i think it is in europe. i am not sure exactly which country. the choice of -- the question ofi ha are not -- the question of whether or not the icc would compel the arbitration to occur in europe, some foreign country, th

we are trying to contact them, but we were unsuccessful at the time. my mother did not take much notice and was working to implement the building from mortgage. she was approached by a small company in the neighborhood with a request to expose of the side of my mother's building. there has never been a written agreement. the actual background statement is as follows. there was a statement provided and you can review them. how was it possible for my mother to request to the number of the cancellation? she could not possibly have requested it. she doesn't know how to use a cellphone, never mind a computer or fax machine. they receive the termination letter, but it was not for my mother. the comparison of the signature demonstrates my mother's dishonesty, they say. a comparison report should have been done. with the administrative code or planning department, this is why we immediately address notice of violation letters and we just put the sign up. with my mother receiving a small income, why would she have the privilege to reduce the and come and allow

>> they were respondents to the last rfp that was ultimately unsuccessful. we got a response from a firm called noble america's. we got a response from consolation and a response from show energy -- shell energy. commissioner mirkarimi: these are not small companies, to say the least. >> three of them for sure. commissioner mirkarimi: interesting change from the first effort until mal. >> we are excited to sit down with the firm's on monday. commissioner campos: just a quick question about the larger strategy before we go forward. i think it is great that we have made progress, but i wonder that going through this process, are we not thinking of another option that would be exploring the possibility of the city simply doing this on its own? it might very well be that we get to the right result in terms of the rfp process. but i think it may be other advantages. >> the city policy is to try to work with other vendors and achieve all the goals. that is what we are pursuing. we have already begun internally to try to figure out what would be another option. we

this comes after a string of unsuccessful terror plots, targeting the transit agency. metro and tsa officers will check for hazardous materials, using a scanner, which detects nitrogen, an essential element in most explosives. >> we will swab the contents, the outer contents of that particular package. we will put that swab in this machine. >> metro officials say that bags generally won't be open for inspection unless the equipment suggests that they need to take a closer look. if riders refuse a bag search, they will not be able to bring that item into the station. >>> we're now checking news where you live. montgomery county residents will now be able to check the progress of snow plows making their way through parts of the area. the interactive snow cloud tracking program was launched earlier this week. you can read more about it by going to our website, wusa 9.com. >>> just click on the "where you live" box at the top of our home page. and then select, rockville for more information. >>> this website is responsible for leaking secret u.s. documents. and now, he is

china and a weak and unsuccessful russia than from strength in either country. the legitimacy, the stability of both governments depends upon two things. one is economic progress, and both have done very well over the last decade. russia really only because of the rise in energy prices. and second, the second basis of legitimacy is nationalism. the regimes claim that it is defending the national interests against countries that would impinge on it. three guesses as to which country they often have in mind. it has a red, white and blue flag. well, if those countries, if be russia and china do poorly economically, if economic growth stops or even reverses, then these two regimes neither of which has democratic legitimacy, neither of which has been freely elected will revert to its other basis for legitimacy and popularity,s that is nationalism. and each of them might calculate that in order to remain p popular it has to whip up nationalist enthusiasm, and that means finding a foreign enemy. and we are the logical candidate. or if we're not the logical candidate, t

after an hour and several unsuccessful attempts they able 20 pull the elk ashore. it took time to get its footing but it finally got its hoofs back on dry land. >>> and the production of "spider-man: turn off the dark" another accident. a stunt man fell 30 feet. the accident is under investigation although it points to "human error." the fourth injury related accident on the set during production. >>> and one man ran 20 miles in a pink tutu after he promised to rahn mile for every $200 his company helped raise for charity. sure, he had some running gear on, but had you to get past all of that fluffy stuff. he didn't mind, though, and he's vowed to launch an annual tutu run. hopefully he gets some friends to go with him next time. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather let's check in with nbc's bill karins with the nbc weather channel forecast. a lot going on. >> amazing. six day nas row, lerynn. in some area, worse today than any other day especially around san diego. heavy rain overnight. this radar lit up. the green is the rain. yellow and orang

paramedics tried to rhesus resuscitate him at the scene but were unsuccessful. we are expecting an update later today. now we did speak to a hotel official just a few moments ago who says that the hotel's risk assessment team will meet with police later today to discuss the incident. nothing like this has happened in the 37 year history of the fountain. they were definitely going to be speaking with their lawyers and reviewing everything that happened. and meanwhile no one is being allowed inside of that lobby unless they are a registered guest of the hotel. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, a funeral will be held this weekend for a 3-month- old boy killed while in foster care. his foster parent is now accused of shaking him to death. the 53-year-old pleaded not guilty to a homicide charge. prosecutors say he shook the baby to death last week. now the baby's relatives say child welfare services put the baby in foster care shortly after he was born because he tested positive for methamphetamine. >> hurt and angry because i thought i could depe

father had been unsuccessful in keeping the newspapers from others. she practiced less and less. germany is not poland said my father. there are no contacts in berlin. >> he's a crazy man when i hear him on the radio. i can barely understand the german he's speaking he's an austrian, no, but his accent is fake. the geshel speaks perfectly. he must be the envy of singers every where. my father reached across his dinner plate and laid a hand on hers. she snatched it away. you know nothing. now you have butter on your sleeve. we neither mentioned our absent guest nor the chair awaiting her except on one occasion. father reported [inaudible] called a certain gog an a good deal. princess never spoke of money and bought paintings without inquiring about the price she left those details to her lawyer. snobby old cow is hamy father called her. i felt sorry for rose with father it was easy to make a mistake and not know it. you could sense it but not identify the crime much the second week of rose's apprenticeship the empty fourth chair disappeared. thank god you stop wearing that wretch

the purse ginger littleton famously used in an unsuccessful attempt to disarm the gunman sold for just,000. the anonymous buyer lives in alexandra, virginia. it will match the bid. that means the charity founded by the security guard who shot and wounded the gunman will get a total of $26,000 from the sale. in antioch, a car dealer has an unusual christmas present for the city. tom nokes is pledging to match any donation made to the city up to $100,000. it's meant to help the city's budget deficit. nokes often raised concerns about budget cuts at the police department. within the last week the city sent layoff notices to six police officers saying they'd have to be cut if the union doesn't make concessions. all 20 of the city's community service officers were also laid off earlier this year. the severe weather in southern california has taken a deadly toll. a woman was killed when she drove into a flooded road and was swept away into a lake in riverside, county. meantime mudslides have destroyed 20 homes in san bernardino county. the rain subsided but the threat of mudslides could cont

initiated life-saving procedures but were unsuccessful. she later died from her injuries in hospital. investigators later spotted a truck matching the one used in the crime carried about five blocks away parked in front of this right a drug store. police took this man in the bloody into custody calling him a personal interest in the case. kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 and www.kron4.com for continuing coverage of the story they had yet police are holding a news conference with new details of the case and we will bring that to live, coming up at 430. in national news today, elizabeth edwards has died of cancer if the estranged wife of former presidential candidate john edwards. edwards was 61 years old and battled breast cancer since 2004. she was described as inspiring a full of life. president barack obama said he and his wife michelle were deeply saddened by her death and he added that he had spoken to john edwards and their daughter kate in the afternoon. president barack obama as urging democrats to support a compromise on taxes that

. >> communities have tried to balance the budgets on the back of the homeless and been unsuccessful. >> reporter: and sometimes homeless people who cannot find shelter will camp out in the woods but when winter hits sometimes they are found frozen to death under bridges or rivers. >> a lot of tax dollars will get wasted on lawsuits if people freeze to death. >> reporter: d.c. council member tommy wells who introduced the measure said many homeless people from virginia and maryland flock to d.c. shelters overwhelming city resources. >> because we want to continue to provide this as a right to d.c. residences but we have to be responsible about it to the citizens and taxpayers. >> and no one is going to freeze to death because of this? >> absolutely not. >> armando trull, 9 news now. >> the council is expected to approve the measure on december 21st. >>> some intense snow closed the minneapolis airport for the first time in 19 years. and more than a thousand flights at o'hare had to be canceled. people in the midwest are trying to dig out today while passengers struggle to get to their

transit agency announced it will begin randomly inspecting passenger's bags, following a string of unsuccessful terror plots targeting metro. officers will check for hazardous materials using a scanner which defects nitrogen, an essential element in most explosives. >>> the outer contents of that particular package, we will put that in this machine. >>> metro says bags generally won't be open for inspection, unless the equipment suggests a need for a closer look. if riders refuse a bag search, they won't be able to bring that item into the station. the program is based on similar policies in boston and new york. >>> vincent gray has named his new police chief. as expected, gray will keep cathy la near. and during the announcement gray said the decision to keep her was an easy one. he also announced a nomination of ken ethernet earlier bee -- kenneth earlier bee for fire chief. >>> and neighbors say their financial situation isn't improving. it is 43:89, you are watching 9news now. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the

today, metro announced random inspections of passengers bags, following a string of unsuccessful terror plots targeting the transit agencies. metro and tsa officers will check for any hazardous materials using an ionization scanner, which detects nitrogen and essential elements in mostexplosives. >> we'll swap the outer contents of that particular package. we'll put that swab in this machine. >> metro says that they generally don't need to open items unless the equipment suggests a need for a closer look. if riders refuse a bag search, they won't be able to take that bag into the station. and the program is based on similar ones in boston and new york city. >>> lowden county authorities need your help tracking down thieves who have hit at least one neighborhood. two men are going around breaking into cars. in one case, they stole emily's suv and went on a joyride before crashing it. the two men were caught on recent home surveillance video nearby. these two guys seen in the video walking around, smoking, checking out a pickup truck. once they realized it was locked, they move on. >> i j

changes which have taken place in russia over the past twenty years and many of the work quite unsuccessful so we can say that reformers themselves produce their most aggressive. so many of them think that xander soldier has absolutely wrong figures in his book and that he exaggerated them ten fold this is an outright lie nonsense alexander solzhenitsyn really did not have any official sources they have or inaccessible and continued to be so for many decades after but when axes was opened the state archives of the russian federation together with the who for institution of stanford university issued seven volumes of documents given by the m.g.b. and the interior ministry distributors do not contradict was destination's made by . putting it in the off course i took it into consideration and i wrote about it. you've asked me if the book can help children who were born so many years after it happened. i will repeat that it won't help those who won't read it. but to those who read it the book will definitely be a great help. if you were a school literature. version for school will be more of hi

the purse ginger littleton famously used in an unsuccessful attet to disarm the gunman sold for jusunder13,000. the anonymo buyer lives in alexandra, virgin. it will match the bid. that means the charity founded by the security guard who shot and wounded the gunman will get a total of $26,000 from the sale. in antioc a car dealer has an unusual christmas present for the city. tom nokes is pledging to match any donation made to the city up to $100,000. it's meant to help the city's budget deficit. nokes often raised concerns about budget cuts at the police department. within the last week the city sent layoff notices to six police officers saying they'd have to be cut if the union doesn't ke concessions. all 20 of the city's community service officers were also laid off earlier this year. the severe weather southern california has taken a deadly toll. a woman was killed when she drove into a flood road and was swt away into a lake in riverside, county. meantime mudslides have destroyed 20 homes in san bernardino county. the rain subsided but the threat of mudslides could continue for week

according to a yale librarian, christine o'donnell tv ad declaring i am not a witch during the unsuccessfulate campaign topped the best quotes. >> the 5th annual list of the most notable quote was released in the ad. she was responding to reports of revelation that she had been had dabbled in witchcraft a few years ago. o'donnell's quote ties for first place with i like -- i would like my life back from tony hayward after the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. >>> you want your child to pick spinage over a chocolate chip cook yoi but you can't be there to make sure they make the healthy choices. >> but a new bill could limit the junk food optioner. >>> firefighters working to put out flames and others work to rescue those inside. one hundred and twenty nine dogs are safe thanks to their efforts. >>> well col back. -- welcome back. it's 6:37. steams in these polarizing political times nothing is off the table. include bake sales are fair game. today the president will sign into a law the healthy hunger free kid act. >> in this new law, it's going to expand the school lunch program and

, educated at hopkins, rose through the republicans to become lieutenant governor and after an unsuccessful senate run still be kim chairman of the national republican party. will he keep that job? he will let us know tomorrow. this has been a lot of criticism and he has lot of the backing of many top republicans. it's all about fundraising, at least six top republicans say they plan to run for this office. steel will tell us his plan in a conference call tomorrow night. we are spending three dollars a gallon on gas, the stock market closed at a two year high. the president wants to keep current tax rates for all taxpayers in exchange for extended unemployment benefits and a one year payroll tax break. this is the deal he reached republicans. some democrats though are struggling with the estate tax law. you would be able to pass on five million dollars in assets, tax free, anything over that would be taxed at 35%. house democrats say that's to generous. >> we won't hold it up but think that simple question s be put to the test. >> reporter: tomorrow the senate is expected to pass the deal.

centrifugal force is an operation yes the only thing as again use that is that an indicator of a soft unsuccessful landing was the fact that the water was still firmly in his receptacle as the plane touched down on that runway and after it stopped so how many attempts did it take you to land the plane used for attempts. on purpose in order to better see where you were going to land or was it because your first attempts failed actually as i said the mechanisms were not working and the speed was high. school this type of plane cannot land at such a high speed. but how much did it exceed the speed needed land to. by a hundred was your landing speed two hundred seventy kilometers per hour and what was your landing speed at that moment four hundred and later three hundred eighty this is why it was a visual flight and a visual maneuver during our first and second attempts we just failed to fit in into the runway alignment during the third attempt we decided would fly over the runway and see whether it was free. com pass it was still operational and we marked a tentative landing course which we saw on th

today's events were similar to a wave of 14 unsuccessful mail bomb attacks in november aimed at european embassies and politicians. greek anarchists are the prime suspects. but the big fear in europe has been islamic terrorism and it's been a busy couple of months with a botched suicide bombing in sweden. arrests of terror suspects in the u.k. and spain, and security alerts in germany and france. the timing of today's attacks could not have been worse. the security services are already on high alert as this city fills up with tourists gathering for the traditional christmas day celebration in st. peter's square. alan pizzey, cbs news, rome. >> hill: there are also new tension tonight between the two koreas. the north cranking up its threats today as the south staged the biggest live fire war games in its history. south korean tanks and attack helicopters put on a thunderous display just 20 miles from the border. the north's military chief called it a provocation and said the north is ready to defend itself with nuclear weapons. back in this country, most members of congress went home tod

but having the unsuccessful at pass an amnesty, which the call comprehensive -- having been unsuccessful at passing an amnesty legislation, they call that comprehensive immigration reform. they feel that the parameters make the bill more appealing. the reason why the dream that is so controversial is that it is being overlaid against the template of no credibity in the executive for enforcement and a strong sense among the american people that this is not a priority that congress ought to be pursuing in a lame- duck session. the dream act is essentially a big, private bill. in the 1970's, it was about a bribery scandal -- getting a private bill through congress. it is a legal form of graft. people are brought here under a certain age and. they have been here for a certain amount of time. they may be the sponsors to open, but then maybe as old as 30 or 35. through this debate -- this dizzying array of complex versions, harry reid and nancy pelosi are trying to get through this very complex piece of legislation without even seasoned washington observers understanding what is precisely in t

defendant and his general manager to ask about the new dealership and charges filed have been unsuccessful>> this is the general manager when we interviewed him in june. >> the cars are probably -- the complaint is repossession stuff. nothing to do with anything else. >> he faces jail time and a court ortder to pay restitution if convicted. we received complaints that they sold cars in disrepair, used car sales are general noi not protected by lemon law. it's recommended to take to it an independent mechanic for an inspection. >> good advice, thank you very much. >> and when we come back tonight, a medical break through preventing your hair from calling -- falling out while fighting cancer. >> they know very cancer. it's good for them to see a mother looking normal and has energy. >>> elizabeth edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago now it has spread a cording to a family friend her estranged husband and their three children are with her in north carolina. mrs. edwards asked to us use this picture of her and posted a statement on facebook that says the simple act of living

. >> reporter: officers and paramedics tried to revive the boy but but were unsuccessful. he was rushed to the hospital and is fighting for his life at ucsf medical center. now, hyatt's top brass will be meeting with police to see if any action needs to be taken with this fountain. have never had any problems with it. but they want to strike a balance with allowing access to the hotel but they want to sty safe. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a horrible crash left a driver dead, that happened shortly after 3::00 near the llewelyn boulevard exit. a woman's car became disabled after a spinout. she apparently got out of the car and that's when she was hit by another vehicle. she died at the scene. the chp talked about the safest thing to do if your car becomes stuck on the freeway. what do you tell people about -- you know, when they are involved in a stall or accident in the middle of the roadway? >> to stay within their vehicle where it's safe. if they can move the -- if they cannot move the vehicle out of the roadway. >> everything is moving well fine there. but we want to

attempts to reach monte slavin about the charges filed have been unsuccessful.his is general manager when we interviewed him back in june. >> the complaint because of the repossession stuff. >> he faces jail time and potential court order to pay victims restitution. we have also received complaints of cars that are in disrepair. they are not protected by the le mon law. it's highly advice that had you take it to an independent mechanic for an inspection. >> still ahead, a man who was horrified when his money got shredded gets it all back again with a little help from an expert. we'll explain. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. >>> here are t

including matching a lesion on his nose and a jawbone fracture which matched a stab wound from an unsuccessfulassination attempt. >>> 5:52, time to get the answer. >>> what was the main thing that men say determined how much they were going to spend on christmas shopping. how much they made, relationship status, or how their favorite sports team is doing. >>> some of the men responded to their favorite sports team if it is doing well. maybe getting jerseys for their wives and girlfriends. >>> for women especially. does that mean not a lot of spending in the washington, d.c. area? >> ouch. i don't know. not good. >>> come on. do it. >>> if you would like to help someone less fortunate, how about contributing to toy drive 9. >>> drop off a new unwrapped toy at area fire stations through december 22nd. they will all go to children right in our area. >>> and heading out live to see how some of you are coping in the cold and snow. coming up. >>> some students have a really good reason to get into the real world. jessica? >> reporter: hey guys, your taxes are not going up in the new year. you are wa

university hospital performed many emergency surgery to try to fix a tear in his aorta but it was unsuccessful. richard holbrooke was 69 years old. depending on where ire this morning, driving could get very tricky. overnight snowfall has left plenty of slick spots on area roadways. kristin fisher is monitoring one of the trouble spots on the beltway in college park, maryland. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: do you feel sorry for me if i leave the giant hood on. >> no. leave that on. i. >> will take it off so you can see my face but in all seriousness this thing is crucial right now. if you have a jacket with a monday store hood in the back, this is what you want to wear. the wind really whips your face. and also i want to show you what i'm wearing this morning as i stand here on the overpass we are talking big jacket, a lot of layers, thermal underwear, two pairs of pants on and time for the in the boots. this is the first day i have put on my snow boots. you want to wear shoes with good traction and with all of the wind we are getting flurries in the boots. we want to watch for that. not

officers and paramedics tried to resuscitate the toddler but were unsuccessful. the boy was rushed to the hospital where he was transferred to another medical center that has pediatric services around 4:00 this afternoon. the boy and his family were among the many people visiting the popular fountain. we found plenty of other families joining the fountain and unaware of the incident this afternoon. >> she thought it was plastic. we had to go up, you have to realize it's water. >> reporter: the toddler is being treated at ucsf medical center. a spokeswoman told us she may have an update tomorrow. reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, "ktvu channel 2 news." >>> the foster parent accused of shaking a baby together pleaded not guilty to a homicide charge. the 3 month old baby died from injuries suffered when he shook him last week. the baby's relatives say child welfare services took the child shortly after he was born because he tested positive for methamphetamines. >> hurt and angry because i thought i could depend on the county to help me, and they just let

and in both cases, i was unsuccessful. >> mr. president, in "decisions points" you have a chapter on iraq which goes into 2003 and a little bit of 2004. then of a chapter later in the book on the surge when you talk about how in the spring of 2006, you start -- you came to believe that our strategy in iraq was failing and that you needed to make changes in that. that resulted in surge strategy which i think is generally agreed to be have been successful. how did you turn the government -- how did you -- why did you change your mind? how did you turn the government around on that? >> first i changed my mind because i felt we were beginning to lose. and a loss in iraq would be a major blow to the security of the united states. it would have been meant that the sacrifices that had gone on prior to that moment would be in vein. it would em bold the enemies, send shock waves throughout the middle east. i've always believed that freedom exists in everybody soul. if we can get the right strategy to bring security in place, that people w

officers and paramedics tried to resuscitate the toddler but were unsuccessful. the boy was rushed to the hospital where he was transferred to another medical center that has pediatric services around 4:00 this afternoon. the boy and his family were among the many people visiting the popular fountain. we found plenty of other families joining the fountain and unaware of the incident this afternoon. >> she thought it was plastic. we had to go up, you have to realize it's water. >> reporter: the toddler is being treated at ucsf medical center. a spokeswoman told us she may have an update tomorrow. reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, "ktvu channel 2 news." >>> the foster parent accused of shaking a baby together pleaded not guilty to a homicide charge. the 3 month old baby died from injuries suffered when he shook him last week. the baby's relatives say child welfare services took the child shortly after he was born because he tested positive for methamphetamines. >> hurt and angry because i thought i could depend on the county to help me, and they just let

but having the unsuccessful at pass an amnesty, which the call comprehensive -- having been unsuccessfult passing an amnesty legislation, they call that comprehensive immigration reform. they feel that the parameters make the bill more appealing. the reason why the dream that is so controversial is that it is being overlaid against the template of no credibility in the executive for enforcement and a strong sense among the american people that this is not a priority that congress ought to be pursuing in a lame- duck session. the dream act is essentially a big, private bill. in the 1970's, it was about a bribery scandal -- getting a private bill through congress. it is a legal form of graft. people are brought here under a certain age and. they have been here for a certain amount of time. they may be the sponsors to open, but then maybe as old as 30 or 35. through this debate -- this dizzying array of complex versions, harry reid and nancy pelosi are trying to get through this very complex piece of legislation without even seasoned washington observers understanding what is precisely in t