We are going to leave this program here to keep our over 40year 40year commitment to congress. We take you live to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. O god, you desire not the strength of our arguments, nor the vigor of our opinions, but the gravity of our humble sacrifice. On this day, may we sacrifice our inclination for contempt and instead initiate kindness. Loosen our grip on jupt and instead may on judgment and instead may we grab hold of a generosity of spirit. May we foreswear our grudges and commit instead to exercise forebarrens. Hold us accountable that our arguments will hold forth your righteousness and not ring hollow in our rightness. May our struggles preserve the dignity of this body and not erode our commitment to its noble purpose. May our words underscore our devotion to the common good and not undermine our ability to see, even in
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Tomorrow the nation will commemorate the birthday of dr. Martin luther king jr. The slain civil rights leader was actually born on january 15, 1929. He was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, while leading a sanitationworkers strike. But 10 years before that, he nearly lost his life in harlem. In 1958, at a book signing at blumsteins Department Store on 125th street, a mentally unstable woman stabbed dr. King in the chest. Joining us today is alfred howard, one of the Police Officers at the scene on that day, and here this afternoon along with him is pierre brooks. He is the son of dr. Harold brooks, one of the helped save dr. Kings life. Welcome to both of you. Thank you. This is a piece of history that a lot of people dont know much about. So, im gonna start with you, mr. Howard. You actually were called to the scene after something happened at blumsteins. You didnt know what yet. You did know that dr. King was there. What did you see when you entered the Department Store . What was
Since the oil spill. Lehrer and we assess the state of the levees protecting new orleans from another storm. Brown plus, paul solman talks to author Robert Mnookin about the rewards and challenges of negotiating. Bar gaping with the devil is a book about the most difficult kinds of negotiations, where your adversary is someone you dont trust, you think may be out to harm you. You may even think theyre evil. Lehrer thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Lehrer the United Nations made a new plea for more aid to pakistan today, nearly a month after the flooding began. S
The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the ayes are 199, the nays are 230, the motion is not adopted. The question is on passage of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. I ask for a record vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 246, the nays are 181. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does t