cold weather not your thing? tee off at san diego s torrey pines government course. it s a fundraising for california democrat congressman juan vargas teeing off at the 9:40 tee time his special guest, house mine north whip steny hoyer. for a washington, d.c. lobbyist, this is the world of unlimited access. political fundraising junkets leave d.c. every weekend. they meet at luxury resorts where lobbyists schmooze. critics say it s the epitome of pay to play politics. surprisingly, less than a month ago, the senator having this slope side lunch with lobbyists was one of those critics. this is senator mike lee giving the tea party state-of-the-union response, chastising the business as usual that goes on
jansing. the nigerian man trying to use a bomb abowill be backin court. the judge could set a trial date. the secretary of state hillary clinton is on her way to the mideast right now for round ii of peace talks, participating with israeli and palestinian leaders in the discussion that began at the white house in august. and chile s 33 trapped miners will start an exercise regime today, trainer will lead the sessions on closed circuit tv. it s a amazing story that keeps on getting more details to it. if the exercise isn t enough to make them feel better, how about the miners will now be given i don t know if this helps exercise two packs of cigarettes a day. kind of works against each other, done it? no word on if they ll be allowed to get wine that they also requested. i don t flow if it s red or white. a full life happening underneath the surface in chile. house mine north leader john