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Piece of paper that goes on a bookshelf. we want to make sure that they actually do something to make sure that it doesn't happen again. rick: i mention "fast and furious." i would like to ask you about that. senator charles grassley putting in another request for more documents from the department of justice. what have you heard about.com has there been an official response to the quest of the documents? are you going to get them? >> we have not been very good about getting the documents this far. attorney general holder has made it crystal clear he has no desire to communicate with congress,...

Right. but doesn't mean they're right in your case. doing research can give you better answers. >> thanks so much. you can read trisha's blog at about.com. >> i've had a cough for over two months. but i was having trouble even doing my job and the doctor ran a lot of tests and he said, some things we only diagnose by how you respond to the treatment because he had run all these tests it showed nothing but i couldn't talk for ten seconds without coughing. and he said, we have to try different treatments on you to establish what's wrong. >> as a way of diagnosing. the treatment is not just to tr...

I always say on the show -- >> you can apply, you don't get a patent. >> right, they help you with the process. the u.s. patent and trademark is a fun site. you can track patents overtime but they have a great series how -to guides, what it will protect you from. >> if he's waiting to get a patent he might be launching this thing ten years from now. there's a lot of help online. about.com has great articles about it. the key if you're serious about getting a patent for your business, don't do it yourself. it's technical. you have to make sure it's right. get a lawyer, get them to help you. i d...

Explanation on about.com. they point out that in persian the suffix stan means place of and in russian it means settlement and a lot of these, most of those that you're looking at there used to be called of the soviet republic and you're also in an area where there would be persian history and persian influence, hence, a lot of stans that we all know can get confusing sometimes. >> i did okay. i think i got five of the stans. >> yeah? >> you threw in waziristan. >> okay, josh. see you next hour. let's get you caught up on the top stories. the u.s. and russian president signed a new treaty ...

Mcstay were looking into passport rules for children traveling to mexico. last month investigators released this surveillance video which they say may show the family crossing the border into mexico. the family's suv was located near the border days after they vanished. joseph's brother michael joins us now from irvine, california. michael, thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> absolutely. let me ask you here about this latest development that your brother and his wife, joseph and summer, were looking at passports for the children. who do you kn wh...