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Before. in the end, alan rosenthal picked the democratic map. in making his decision, he said "it took me five hours of deliberations. i have tried to be diligent. i have tried to be honest. i have tried to be fair." three months after that decision, alan rosenthal learned that governor chris christie had personally, and without warning, used his line-item veto to slash state funding for the fellowship program that professor rosenthal ran at rutgers. how you like me now? the top democrat in the ...

Program will make a major impact for years to come. >> they didnt know each other when they came here a year ago. theyve worked with each other ever since. theyve introduced each other to their colleagues and their families, and already, their network is much broader than just the 14 women that came, initially. >> i can imagine, for a woman, who is building an i.t. company, a start-up in egypt, going to the silicon valley, with google and facebook, it was an amazing experience. >> reporter: aman...

Network. we looked and egypt seemed the most promising, of all of the arab spring countries. >> reporter: amany eid entered the program with some hesitation. >> it was a feeling that, back home, president bush, and some people are not very happy with the politics. >> reporter: amany says the fellowship has been an invaluable experience. i first met amiss last year on the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> i learned a lot of skills, and as a journalist and as a person interested in public a...

>> mrs. bush is trying to take the lead when it comes to womens issues. in addition to the fellowship program, the bush institute is expanding in africa and afghanistan. i asked mrs. bush why she felt so compelled to help so many woman overseas. >> i think that its so important that if we want peace in the world, if we want to have peace in our own country, and not be a afraid of a terrorist attack, like we had on september 11th, that its really important that we help other countries. >> you sai...

Cornerstone of the program. >> your network is your largest indicator of success. more, even, than your education level. >> reporter: with another 19 women joining the 2013 class, laura bush says the fellowship program will make a major impact for years to come. >> they didnt know each other when they came here a year ago. theyve worked with each other ever since. theyve introduced each other to their colleagues and their families, and already, their network is much broader than just the 14 wome...

Most promising of all of the arab spring countries. >> reporter: this is a marketing expert who entered the program with some hesitation. >> it was a feeling that back home president bush -- some people are not very happy with the politics. >> reporter: amany says the fellowship has been an invaluable experience. i first met these women on the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> i learned a lot of skills, how to network, how to make a unit work. and as a journalist and as a person intereste...

When they came here a year ago. theyve worked with each other ever since. theyve introduced each other to their colleagues and their families, and already their network is much broader than just the 14 women that came initially. >> i cant imagine for a woman who is building an i.t. company in egypt going to the silicon valley, google and facebook, it was an amazing experience. im tweeting from twitter. i have to do it. >> reporter: amany says shes looking forward to expanding her nonprofit in eg...

Courage. her family could be targeted. her father who was an educator. is an educator could be tax thed and might be still if he returns home. megyn: you wrote in your op-ed speak out is not enough. we must improve their world. how? >> i think there are a lot of ways we can do it and there are many, many ways, examples of people trying to do that worldwide. through the bush institute that is part of the bush library and museum george and i are building here in dallas, we are focusing on womens i...

Has done during your lifetime? is there anything you that thank the federal government for? >> first of all, lets get the record straight. i didnt serve in the navy. i was a civil servant. i started working for the department of the navy as a mathematician, ballistics analyst. i am grateful for the opportunity that the government gave me to assist me in getting my graduate education with the graduate fellowship program that they had. i am grateful for this government for passing the civil rights...

Is there anything you that thank the federal government for? >> first of all, lets get the record straight. i didnt serve in the navy. i was a civil servant. i started working for the department of the navy as a mathematician, ballistics analyst. i am grateful for the opportunity that the government gave me to assist me in getting my graduate education with the graduate fellowship program that they had. i am grateful for this government for passing the civil rights act of 1964, the voting rights...