he asked the boss at johnson for his next ride and never got an answer. he couldn t get a flight assignment. i think after some disappointment and hesitation he decided to put his chips into the political world and pursue a chip there. he had a bathroom accident that knocked him out of his first campaign with a hospitalization. it wasn t until 7 that he became a senator. it was great to have a guy in the senate who new space policy backwards and forwards. he was a great advocate for human space exploration. i think that s where his value was most appreciated by all the astronauts. rusty, let me ask you about the training for that mission when he was a much older man. did he say it was particularly difficult for him to go through that rigorous training before he went up in space? uma, i can t speak to that directly but tom can. perhaps, tom, you can fill in the training for his second mission.
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it really is. listen to this, too. according to ims, a health care information technology company, 60 million prescriptions were dispensed back in 2011 for this stuff. so there s a significant insomnia crowd. while we appreciate the job security, please monitor your health. we ve heard horror stories for people that get hooked on that stuff. and literally, can t sleep without it or do crazy things when you re on it. we ve heard stories even here on our show. it s the overnight crew. there s a lot of ambien folks walking around here. i get why they do it. we all have our weird sleep patterns on this shift. but there s a downside to everything. as always. as always. be careful. coming up next, when a celebrity tries to sell something for $24 million, the public usually takes notice. and turning a weatherman s bathroom accident into song and dance. we ll explain that next in the skinny. world news now continues after this from our abc stations.
into the whole rat idea. took him by the hand. that s right. as a much much older brother. check him out on his show today at 5:00 eastern. he formerly appeared occasionally on the bill o reilly show. thank you, glenn. see you later. coming up on the show, federal deficit continues to rise. we know that and the obama administration s latest suggestion solution is get rid of the bush axe taughts. can will bring the approval rating to fall even more. chels chelsea clinton is coming down with a good will. the bathroom accident alone may cost $15,000. are they gold? hey, i m jennifer hudson and i m winning.