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fewer americans filed first-time jobless claims last week. the labor department says that it got 395,000 initial claims. thats a drop of 7,000. it is the first time the number dipped below 400,000 since early april. united nations says that the drought ravaging the horn of africa has not peaked. that means a long-term threat of famine. the u.n. says 12 million people, if you can believe that, are at risk. desperately needs more than a billion dollars to feed them. musician and activist...

And that is why. mr. chairman, this is a violation of law. this is not just a rue, it is the law. there must be -- >> youre wrong. >> no, mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. it requires 24 -- at least 24 hours notice. excuse me. >> joining me now are democratic members of the wisconsin state assembly. joining us here on the ed show, the man that was just up there, state representative peter barca, who is the minority leader in the assembly. mr. barca, how confident are yo...

Issued a memo defining it. we will be seeking legal recourse as early as tomorrow morning. and we are looking at every single option. >> well, it is true that the -- >> but this law cannot stand. >> go ahead, speak, sir. im sorry for the delay tonight. weve got an interesting technical setup. let me ask this question, and you respond to it. the attorney general in wisconsin is a republican. do you think youll get legal cooperation from him? >> well, well find out tomorrow morning. i would hope s...

The law. there must be -- >> youre wrong. >> no, mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. it requires 24 -- at least 24 hours notice. excuse me. >> joining me now are democratic members of the wisconsin state assembly. joining us here on the ed show, the man that was just up there, state representative peter barca, who is the minority leader in the assembly. mr. barca, how confident are you that this was an illegal move and what is your course of action at this point? >> well,...

And we are looking at every single option. >> well, it is true that the -- >> but this law cannot stand. >> go ahead, speak, sir. im sorry for the delay tonight. weve got an interesting technical setup. let me ask this question, and you respond to it. the attorney general in wisconsin is a republican. do you think youll get legal cooperation from him? >> well, well find out tomorrow morning. i would hope so. hes taken an oath of office to uphold the law, regardless of whether its democrat or rep...