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the man once known as the nation's oldest teenager created "american bandstand" in 1956 and started new year's eve rockin' eve. stephanie stanton has more on the life of this tv legend. >> reporter: the record stopped spinning for america's oldest teenager. dick clark died of a massive heart attack. the 82 wassed a -- fans paid tribute to this american icon. >> new year's eve will never be the same. miss a big icon is all i can say. >> words of praise from ryan sea crest who opened "american idol" by honoring clark. >> without dick, a show like this would not exist. he will be missed...

television career spanning more than 60 years. the man once known as the nation's oldest teenager created "american bandstand" in 1956 and started new year's eve rockin' eve. stephanie stanton has more on the life of this tv legend. >> reporter: the record stopped spinning for america's oldest teenager. dick clark died of a massive heart attack. the 82 wassed a -- fans paid tribute to this american icon. >> new year's eve will never be the same. miss a big icon is all i can say. >> words of praise from ryan sea crest who opened "american idol" by honoring clark. >> without dick, a sh...

figures that we can exploit. and that may be done on a relatively modest basis. whether we attempt directly or in directly to engage in human rights. it is interesting that on monday, the day of the announcement of kim jong il's death, the united nations passed this condemnation of north korean team and rights. -- human rights. but there is an area where the new image of north korea, that there is going to be a new image, may been -- maybe open to dialogue or discussion. i do not hang a lot of hopes on that but it is an area we ought to explore. we have begun the process of reevaluat...

illinois, jan schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized for two minutes. ms. schakowsky: i thank the gentleman for yielding. don't blame congress for not working together. blame the house republicans who can't even work with each other. the one and only reason this house of representatives is not voting for the bipartisan senate bill to provide relief to middle class taxpayers, seniors, and disabled people on medicare and jobless americans is because it would pass. that's right. the republican scam was to bring up the bill supported by 90% of the...

happen. even orrin hatch, once a co-sponsor of the bill, alece, voted against it. what happened here? >> you know, i think it's going to have be more give and take on all of the votes. don't ask, don't tell, i'm very excited about the repeal of that. i think that's an example of where republicans did come forth and pass the this historic legislation that i'm extremely excited. i think the nation is going to look back as one of those moments where civil liberties are being upheld for the entire nation. with the dream act, i think that, you know, we've got s.t.a.r.t. at play aalso. are...