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Though i'm no longer in congress, and i could walk into a polling place and show that i'm 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. we've 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 can't just walk off from your office and say i'm going to go vote. it made it different for people that worked in factories 20 miles from home to participate. >...

Congress. i could walk into a polling place and show i'm 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. we've 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 can't walk off from your office and say i'm going to go vote. and it made it very difficult for people who worked in factories, 20 miles from their home or whatever to participate. it's...

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 sheriff's 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. oklahoma's 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 here on cnn. in the caribbean sea, tropical storm ernesto drawing a bead on the yucatan peninsula. ...

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. let's see if i'm correct. steve writes -- it is a very intense job that has significant downtime at odd hours. i worked shift work with full night shifts for years. un...

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 about to appear over your left shoulder! >> yes! jon: thank you very much. as always, we want to know wh...