his name was david kato. he was 42 years old. police have arrested one suspect in the killing. they say they are looking for another. these have been very difficult times for gay people in uganda in general, and for mr. kato in particular. the ugandan parliament has been considering a bill that we call the kill the gays bill. it would make homosexuality a crime punishable in some cases by execution. backers of that bill say they were in part inspired by american evangelical anti-gay activists, who traveled to uganda to speak about the evils of homosexuality before the bill was drafted. the bill s author and most high-profile supporters have ties to a u.s.-based group called the family, whose c street house in washington has been home to several conservative members of congress. last month a ugandan tabloid ran a picture of mr. kato, who was just murdered, on their cover. they ran his picture under headline naming him as a homo. that s mr. kato pictured on the left. on the second line
he was 42 years old. police have arrested one suspect in the killing. they say they are looking for another. these have been very difficult times for gay people in uganda in general, and for mr. kato in particular. the ugandan parliament has been considering a bill that we call the kill the gays bill. it would make homosexuality a crime punishable in some cases by execution. backers of that bill say they were in part inspired by american evangelical anti-gay activists, who traveled to uganda to speak about the evils of homosexuality before the bill was drafted. the bill s author and most high-profile supporters have ties to a u.s.-based group called the family, whose c street house in washington has been home to several conservative members of congress. last month a ugandan tabloid ran a picture of mr. kato, who was just murdered, on their cover. they ran his picture under headline naming him as a homo. that s mr. kato pictured on the left. on the second line of the headline you can
democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. just about immediately senate republicans started to give indications that they re gearing up for a big fight here. i ve got to say, he has a propensity to choose people who don t care what the law is, they re going to make the law from the bench. judges are not supposed to do that. and i personally am very upset about it. except of course in the citizens united case where the court totally made up the law, but that was in a good way, right senator? in addition to those in the senate who will actually decide the fate of president obama s judicial nominee there is also a whole century in washington that exists solely for days like this. it exists to not only fight over supreme court nominations but to raise as much money as possible off of the nomination fights. it s a washington machine that it s weird. it lies semi dormant for years
good time in new orleans, i can see it on your face. thanks for joining us tonight. have a great weekend. thank you, you too. all right. c street residents are not happy that everybody keeps talking about the issue of subsidized rent at the c street house in washington. these guys say they are not getting rent subsidies, they are paying what everyone pays for a place like that. that s an impeerically checkable fact, isn t it? let s check. that s coming up. it s not always easy living with copd, but i try not to let it hold me back. whether i m at the batting cages. down by the lake or. fishing at the shore. i m breathing better. with spiriva. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
amendment restrictions on federal funding for abortion. now, as president, mr. obama just agreed to sign an executive order ensuring that the hyde amendment abortion restrictions are maintained and possibly expanded. so any pro-choice progressives out there who thought they might have had help in getting the hyde amendment overturned during this presidency should consider probably themselves officially out of luck. bart stupak of course should consider himself to be someone who still hasn t disclosed who subsidizes his rent for all the years he lived at the c street house in washington. joining us, jan schakowsky, democrat of illinois, a member of the pro-choice caucus. congressmanwoman shah cows can i schakowsky, thanks for coming on. exhilarating but tiring. thanks, rachel. what does this order mean in practical terms? does this restrict abortion in this country? not any more than the hyde