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Were once good friends now trying to tear each other down. there's that race in new jersey's ninth district, bill pascrell and steve rothman were so close that they used to call each other billy and stevie. well, now the race has gotten bitter and personal. one union leader says it's like picking between parents in a twor divorce. and in pennsylvania, where mark krits and jason altmire are facing off, krits has gone as far as challenging the petition signature gathering methods used by altmire in the long shot hope that he disqualifies altmire and avoids the member-versus-member battle. but th...

Of us who knew him so well. >> senator frist i have a minute to go. let me give the last word. we all know when senator byrd died some weeks back he was touted and honored as the longest serving member in congress and the senate. we know today given the passing of senator stevens he was the longest serving republican in history, 40 years. what do you make of that? >> it's interesting. you compare to what's happening today, it's exactly as senator nelson just said it was ted stevens who was on the appropriations committee ted stevens called each other as brother. it was that reaching across the...

Distance a long way from washington, they are a long way from the minds of those of us in washington. ted made sure that was not the case. i think that's one of the reasons why people really did love him in alaska and i heard it saiim referring im as uncle ted. he was everybody's uncle, everybody's father, everybody's patron saint in the state of alaska. a wonderful man. he'll be sorely missed by not only people in alaska but a lot of us who knew him so well. >> senator frist i have a minute to go. let me give the last word. we all know when senator byrd died some weeks back he was touted and ...

I'm patti ann browne. the house votes to extend unemployment benefits for more than a million americans but those without jobs are not going to keep getting their checks until the senate passes a similar measure. senate republicans filibustered their bill last night. 35 people are dead after two suicide bombers attacked a muslim shrine in pakistani city of lahor. more than 100 are hurt. the longest serving member of the senate lied in repose in the capital today. robert byrd's body will be laid to rest in arlington on tuesday. for more, visit foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment but fir...

State. we look at these states. these are very red states. this country is really split. they represent very red states. and that's what they talk about. >> are they really running against j.d. hayworth and the guy who's knocked off bob bennett? are they really running against more conservative, more right wing primary opponents, and that's why they're putting on the show today? >> even before that. when i came back here, you know, i had been away for a while. i came back. it seems that listening to them on the floor when i'm presiding. the whole thing is very, very playing to the base. they'r...