rudy hernandez received the medal of honor on april 12th, 1952 whitehouse from president truman.alth -- if i could get your help in introducing mr. fruity hernandez. thank you for your service to our country. -- if i if it were held in introducing fat-free mr. rudy hernandez. -- i would like your help in introducing mr. rudy hernandez. >> nancy pelosi said, "for different from a thank you for your interest to the area. the many fifth contribution from left to itself felt fifth of a future. with and if america will have to our culture and for a fee of 5 ref info for tonight from line are on a table of hispanic immigrants.

and some of those players joined the president for the birthday barbecue on the south long at the whitehouse. not bad for a 49th birthday. the question is, how is he going to top it for his 50th? >>> tiger woods is floundering. sports from espn news. >>> good morning, i'm don bell with your espn news update. anded mizry continues for tiger woods. final round of the bridgestone invitedational. woods on the tee at number 15. well off target. and back so much so bounces off the rough. and hit the fan in the mouth. tiger signed his glove and gives it to the fan. he finished 18 over his worst score as a professional. as for phil mickelson. he wasn't much better. he needed to finish fourth or better to become the world's number one and he does not. hunter mahan wins 12 under for the tournament. >>> nfl preseason. hall of fame game between the cowboys and bengals. second and ten. tony romo standing and delivering. that's from miles austin. a gain of 16 yards. a first down for the cowboys. the bengals' first possession, second and fourth. carson palmer looking for one of the newest bengals. terrell

for american greatness, a proven exceptional was impaired the white houseeeds to understandhat- whitehouse -- exceptionalism. the white house needs to understand that. we stand for an economic recovery, that one on which, with lower taxes, reduced spending, and smaller governments. it would bolster the confidence. what part of fed do they not get? that is not rocket science. that is every day american exceptionalism. these folks are out there ready to create a new avalanche of jobs. what is barack obama, harry reid, and nancy pelosi want to ? they want to grow government. 16,000 irs agents -- really? for health care? really? come on. the people are not buying any more. what we saw happen in missouri proves that point. we stand for freedom, folks. we put our trust i people, not in government, folks. we trust americans to spend and save money that you -- in a way that creates a legacy of opportunity for generations to come, not for the federal government, not for the state government. [applause] >> we stand for the rescue of our economy of the chokehold be of the spend more, tax more, social

i want to thank the chairman whitehouse for his at leadership of the oversight committee. this hearing is part of the public works oversight of the federal government's response to the deepwater horizon disaster. today will be examining the issues around the use of chemical dispersants in dealing with the deepwater spill, which we now wi dig know -- know is the largest in history. as of august 3, the unified commander reports that bp has used an extraordinary quantity of dispersants in dealing with the gulf spill. 1.8 million gallons altogether, including 1 1 million gallons applied on the surface and almost 780,000 gallons beneath the surface of the sea. dispersants work like detergents, breaking up oil into smaller droplets which may end of suspended in the water column beneath the surface. while this application was carried out in the hopes of protecting the shoreline from oil slicks, it does research questions about the short and long-term impact on the environment and about unintended consequences. well dispersants may have been applied in the hope of reducing the eff

whitehouse what not say what it thinks its existing authorities are which conflicts the debate. it needs be careful about that with the checks and balances. a very narrowly tailored. nearly -- narrowly tailored in the way it is executed and that has to be a compelling interest. so we are working with members of congress, our lobbyists from on that issue. in terms of the balance between freedom and security, my organization represents those americans who put freedom as their highest priority. and a lot of the larger threats, as opposed to the day today at tax and fraud, the larger threat are quite a theoretical in the cyber security realm and we do not want to interfere with the freedom unless we are very, very sure that there is a very, very real threat to security. >> i think it is really instructive to look at what happens with the -- virus. microsoft went into closed session and introduced export take restraining order motion against the federal judge in northern virginia, laying out in enormous detail the technical problems of that virus. basically, look, 244 domain names ho