savannah wins this moral victory on an issue that was enormously upsetting to her. she ended up dropping out of school, there was, of course, discussion during the oral argument about how adolescents are so vulnerable, these, you know, girls at that age in these kind of situations, and it really affected her quite badly. so she felt vindicated, she said, after this ruling. but then the school officials also are off the hook for damages here, and the court in its decision issued a new rule that said basically before school officials are going to do this kind of intrusive search, they've got to have some kind of belief that there's a real danger to students and that these drugs are actually contained in a student's underwear. you know, this all came out during the oral argument that, you know, they were looking for ibuprofen. you know, it wasn't heroin or a handgun. so, you know, the dangerousness justice souter really got at at the oral argument, and that was reflected in his majority opinion for the court. now, ted mentioned that this argument was a little different

savannah queen, the cheese steak, don't ask me why i know that. this project, a would-be and happy to answer questions about how the writing of these forms of kraft, which i believe they are, the book at the television project were born out of desperation and exhilaration. the desperation part is not a sense of the republic of the united states, i spent half of my life going to hell in a handbasket in 2006/2007, they look very much that way. the desperation was born of extreme frustration in the simplicity inflicted on inscription of the united states by many of my friends and opinion in europe and britain in particular which i was very close, the bbc. among those simplicity's, cowboy politics. the coastal positions, preferably in a bar and flying over the rest. it would be a long time before you find a bbc stringer in duluth. it is more fitting. some of the simplistic cowboy politics, american militarism, religion gets up my nose when it is described as evangelical right, and intensely important and noble part of american history, i speak as some

the revolutionary war is subsumed by the civil war in the south. 2 major battles in savannah during the revolutionary war, some smaller but important engagements. but georgia was the newest colony at the time of the revolution and the settlement was just along the coast in and the savannah river which divides south carolina and georgia so that most of what we think of as georgia was settled later on, the town that i live in, typical of towns in georgia in front of the court house, there is a statue of a soldier, not a revolutionary war soldier, a confederate soldier, he is facing north to protect the south against what some southerners referred to as the war of northern aggression. 3 weeks ago i was at the citadel of charleston and came by frances marion park, a huge park, the statue of frances marion, a statue of john c. calhoun. >> there is a story, i don't know if it is true, about george washington having a lucid dream that he shared with lafayette that the united states was going to win the war of revolution and see the borders of the united states extend all the way to the pacific

with a category 4 hurricane affecting savannah georgia. -- savannah, georgia. we're also looking at a store making landfall near new york city. identifying the existing partnerships continues to be a strong priority of my organization. we partner with local communities, and we also have increased efforts to make certain that community organizations have current information. we would like to a knowledge of the work that they have been doing in this area and we have cultivated strength and partnerships with the verse routes, such as the national association of colored people, the legal services corp., and the buddhist foundation. we have been working with the national association of translators, the virtual translation center, the national disability rights networks, and save the children. we also work with the u.s. humane society. i see that my time is short and i will move on. but the red cross is also involved in continuing to improve disaster response in a cost-effective way. the needs of the most will marble are magnified by disasters, at the same time that

, and somehow, you know, savannah had won over the cheese steak. don't ask me why i know, lousy taste, i know, exactly right. so this project both book and television, i would be happy to answer questions after about how the writing is different for both forms of kraft which i believe they are, but both the book and the television project were born i would say half of desperation and half of exploration. the desperation part wasn't actually the sense of the great republican united states which i spent my life going to hell in a handbasket in 2006 and in 2007 although it might be argued it looks that way. the desperation of was born of extreme frustration at the simplicities that were inflicted on descriptions of the united states by many of my friends and by opinions in europe and britain in particular with which i was close working as i do for the bbc. among the simplicity's were for example cowboy politics. the same fleecy cliches born of journalistic habits, occupied by coastal positions preferably flying over the rest. it will be a long time be

the major disaster exercise emerges, with category 4 hurricanes affecting savannah, georgia. we also participated in a cabinet-level exercise that dealt with category three, making landfall in new york city. identifying new and strengthening existing partnerships continues to be a strong priority of my organization. on the local level, we partner with local community organizations and have stepped up efforts to ensure organizations have disaster in permission -- information. i would like to acknowledge the work done in this area. we called it a strong partner shops -- develop strong partner -- developed a strong partnerships with various organizations. in addition, we worked closely with the national association of judicial interpreters and translators, the national virtual translation center, the national council of la raza, the disability rights network, and save the children. worked for groups such as u.s. humane society. seeing that my time is short, i will move on to say that the red cross is also involved in continuing to approve our response in a cost-effective way. th

these communities with $5 million in the community long-distance is probably not what charleston or savannah or miami or new orleans or atlanta or batteries are in a number of committees that can do much with $5 million and that is all the law allows them to borrow. the administrator 55 from fema will discuss the 2008 response and the agency's work on an alert system evacuation plans and from his perspective if we are better situated in it 2009 season opens. major general from the northern command will outline the department of defense support mission for hurricane response including ariel storming civilians comair medevac, a search and rescue, communications support of logistics coming hurricane response, exercises, no., coor dination for the state and national guard. it is a lot but we will try to get that in. we are very proud to have it general with us from the misery of national guard which is of particular interest to senator mccaskill. in our final common next panel we will have george foresman former dhs official to talk about the private sector role because this committee chair and

providing these communities with $5 million in community loan assistance is probably not what charleston or savannah or miami or new orleans or atlanta or baton rouge or any number of communities. they can't do much with $5 million that is all the law allows them to borrow. so, administrator fugate, female will discuss the 2008 response and the agency's work on alerting warning systems, evacuation plans and from his perspective for a better situation as the 2009 season opens. major-general grass from u.s. northern command will outline the department defense's support mission for hurricane response, including aerial storm surveillance, are medevac, search and rescue, communications support, logistic support, reason hurricane response exercises and northcom's coordination with the state national guard. it is a lot but we are going to try to get that in and i will mention were very proud to have the general with us and he is from the missouri national guard which is of particular interest to senator mccaskill. then in our next panel we will have george foresman, former dhs official who was here today

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he is from savannah and i from a small town called pined you. my mother was an elementary schoolteacher and my father had a career in the united states navy. consistent with preston obama's approach to governance if confirmed as chairman i will ensure that the commission is operated in an open transparent and collaborative way in a manner worthy of the the american people. as the new chairman i will be sure america's families that their government can and will protect them from the unknown and unforeseeable dangers in the products that the use. while emphasizing the life saving mission of the commission i will also ensure that industry knows that their views will be heard and seriously considered. i want to assure you that

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a major disaster exercise and with fema with a tabletop exercise category four hurricane affecting savannah, georgia. we also participated recently in a cabinet-level exercise that dealt with a category three making landfall near new york city. identifying new and strengthening existing partnerships continues to be a strong priority of my organization. on the local level, chapters partner with local community, faith-based and vividdic organizations. we have also stepped up efforts to insure that community two on one organizations have current disaster information. i would like to acknowledge ms. sternun. in addition we've cultivated and strengthened partnerships with such groups as hope nationwide, the national association of colored people, the legal services corporation, and the buddhist foundation. in addition, we work closely with the national association of judicial interpreters, translators, the national virtual translation center, national counsel of la raza, national disability rights network and save the children. we've also worked with pet rights groups such as the u.s. humane soc

because of the erie canal, without it we might be living in philadelphia or alexandria, charleston, savannah or maybe even new orleans. if the erie canal hadn't made new york city the center of the commercial world and established habitual roots of trade and travel, the railroad which kimmel on how much later it might have made other coastal places greater. now, a lot of material and the book is the traditional erie canal tale but i've selected some of the myth busing for this brief talk. what, the irish to not build the erie canal, at least not in a significant numbers until halfway through that nine construction seasons. the early contractors were pioneer farmer sends out dollars, almost unbearable refugees from bad farms in connecticut, the workers on the canal sections that these farmers contract for were mostly their sons or their farmhands. it was only when the most dangerous work eventually needed to be done on the western portions of the line blocking out malarial swamps and blasting limestone ridges that the legendary kings of irish immigrant laborers that work on the erie canal. an

he is from savannah and i'm from a small town called pine view. my mother was an elementary school teacher and my father, william robert moore had a career in the united states navy. with president obama's approach to governance, if confirmed as chairman, i will ensure that the commission is operated in an open, transparent and collaborative way. as the new chairman i will reassure that the government will protect them from unknown and unforeseeable dangers in the products they use while emphasizing the life-saving mission of the commission i will also ensure that industry knows that their views will be heard and seriously considered. i want to assure you that if i'm confirmed as the chairman of the consumer products safety commission i will be a partner with all of you. and protecting the lives and the health of the children in our country. my life's mission has been enhancing the quality of life for children and families in south carolina. this mission has remained constant though i've worked in different venues and on many different issues affe

. >> host: republican ron, from savannah. >> caller: good morning, senator saunders. the information and the conversation you're having the majority of it is true. the representative from georgia was not telling the truth as it relates to the insurance information. i have three insurance policies. i am a retiree and one is the my job which i contributed, one is the man has been which he pays nothing and that is because his was through a union and he pays their union dues and when have you. and the other is medicare i am still paying through the nose for my share of health coverage. i have two types of drug coverage, one to my own personal retirement plan that i had before and wanted my husband. i have a chronic illness with my drug company i paid $10 -- $20. demy has been the same medication costs me $10. in no, they are in cahoots. >> guest: here is the point. in health care is expensive, and a system in the world as expensive but it makes no sense for us to be spending an estimated 350 or $400 billion a year in a voice will the minister in a cost. we have an enormou