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Though im no longer in congress, and i could walk into a polling place and show that im a member of the united states congress and that would not be enough to get me in those cases the right to vote. you know, this is not just about the immediate legislation. weve always made it hard. we have had this system where for the most part, in most states, the polls closed at 7:00, you had to vote near your home on a weekday or workday. you cant just walk off from your office and say im going to go vote...

Congress. i could walk into a polling place and show im a member of the united states congress and that would be not enough to get me in those cases the right to vote. this is not just about the immediate legislation. weve always made it hard for people to vote. the system for where the most part, the polls closed at 7:00, you had to vote near your home, vote on a weekday, a work day. for a lot of people, you cant walk off from your office and say im going to go vote. and it made it very difficu...

information independently but a hearing is set for tuesday in federal court in tucson, arizona. 14 fires are scorching huge chunks of oklahoma right now. oklahoma county sheriffs deputies are looking for a possible arson suspect who may be linked to one fire. a red flag warning is in effect for much of the state. oklahomas governor says dangerous conditions are fueling the fires. at least 120 homes or buildings have been destroyed. a live report from oklahoma. stay tuned for that her...

Enjoy the jobs it makes. you stay up all might staring at a screen waiting for a flight or two to arrive. it took me almost a year to adjust. some people can never adjust. sometimes sleep just happens. kenneth, thousands of americans work overnight shifts without sleeping on the job. they ought to be fired. jack in ohio, the sleeplers get time off with pay. in order to get more controller education. education will be the answer. lets see if im correct. steve writes -- it is a very intense job th...

Important speeches. sleep disorder experts know that sometimes sleep wins out, no matter what the consequences. they say that whatever solution one proposes, fatigue risk management should be a part of it and that is something a lot of private companies who have workers on important shift work do. i put in a call to the faa to ask if they have any kind of fatigue risk management in place, no response as of yet jon. jon: doug mckelway in washington, where it looks like the window washers are abou...

Medicine 20 years now. its not infrequent i see a patient experiencing a lot of trouble related to shift work. well evaluate him in the lab and make recommendations to improve their sleep quality. youll see more stage one and two nondream sleep in those individuals. almost 20% of the adult population now is working shift work. we see again eye movements right here. do you tend to me more insomnia in the shift worker. they often will have difficulty staying awake during their shifts, and many wil...

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And a lot of searching for work. it makes it a little different when youre going through chemo, you can only work from home. with todays job economy that really limits what youve got available to you. >> let me go to margaret now. youre an air traffic controller. you were forced to retire, you believe, at the age of 50. give me an idea of what kind of job youre looking for and how difficult it has been to land something. >> well, i wasnt forced to retire. i had 23 years in the faa and i retired ...

Building and weve been lucky weve only had to transport two burn victims, one is being treated locally in austin and other at the burn unit. >> that surprised me. this is a big building and it houses a lot of workers. how do you process the fact only a couple people were hurt? >> you know, probably a bit of luck, a few prayers. i think that it came at a time when not everybody had arrived at work and were fortunate it was, you know, right around the 10:00 hour and there was some shift work in th...

The north west of friends in the cali cali region but they both know that they have to show unity here in our say because of the durban french engine doesnt work at all anymore and its going to be hard to set any kind of e.u. agenda in the next months ok this engine for europe is a very important now with that in the background both president microphone and chancellor merkel are facing new lows in approval ratings hows that going to weigh on their discussion for example about migration as you me...