of your permanent resident status" at all times. british prime minister gordon brown is the latest politician to forget that every microphone should be treated as if it were on. brown spoke with a 65-year-old grandmother about issues ranging from immigration to taxes in a campaign event in northern england today. afterwards, the labor party leader got in his car, called the conversation a disaster. and even went a bit further. >> bret: a bigoted woman. brown later called the woman to apologize and went to her home to take lumps in person. venezuelan president hugo chavez who often speaks for hours on state television is now limited to just 140 characters. a state official says chavez joined twitter in an effort to wage the battle online. his first tweet this morning