government ministers have been denouncing it. it s important to know that the government in pakistan has been under fire domestically for its handling of the flooding. so in a way, this is a way for the domestic politics for the leaders in pakistan to try to change the subject and try to get from one subject where the people are against them to perhaps one where the people will support them. chuck? savannah? john yang in kabul, thank you. in california, republican candidate for governor meg whitman is accusing her opponent of dirty politics say former governor jerry brown is the true moving force behind her former housekeep housekeeper s claims that whitman knew she was illegal and employed her anyway. i don t know the full story here, but clearly, you know, i think nikki had a gun to her head, and i think that this was, you know, very challenging for her, and i think she s been
democratic majority with the inevitability of a filibuster should they feel the need. when it comes to suppressing black voters, they have always felt the need. joining me now, michigan senator garrett peters. he is the chair of the democratic senatorial campaign committee and the chair of the homeland security committee. senator, first of all, my appreciation that you are joining us tonight. as we watch the nation convulse with voter suppression legislation with eyes on texas right now over its special legislative session to basically jam through a gop bill with expand restrictions, i wonder what your view from the senate is right now. because democrats in the housekeep getting voter protection bills passed. they come to the senate, where the opposition makes it clear in advance that they will not pass.
in the day to day world out there making a living the way most people do. people loved to hear him talk, that voice. before fred thompson s death fox news host sean hannity took a look at the former senator s long legacy. let s watch that together. fred thompson has worn many hat, lawyer, actor. no deals, casey. do your job. housekeep the crime. senator, presidential candidate. it s about the future of our country. in his new book teaching the pig to dance thompson recounts his colorful and admittedly, lucky life. growing up in lawrenceburg, tennessee, thompson was raised by hardworking, middle-class parents. after becoming the first in his family to graduate college, thompson went on to law school and despite protests from his mother, he became a lawyer.