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merit on a federaler o form? -- married on a federal form? sides agree both that the word marriage matters. the gays and lesbians as a degradation of some sort of recognition. those of us supporting to a traditional marriage see the word marriage draws on its that is tiedole to procreation and child rearing. we want men and women to understand that marriage is the ideal context in which to raise children, and in a sense to read the fine marriage in a way that eliminates the essential components. >> you have a bunch of people out there raising children right now cannot get married. if...

smith -- >> go ahead -- >> has weakened its constitutional position when it goes as far as it can to address the interests of gays and their families. >> i guess my worry is, and this is what i'm really worried about in your particular situation, if i adopt your argument, is that i'm trying to find the rational basis in that particular situation, when california has gone as far as it has, what is the rational basis that we really have? i'm wondering if it's just not to maybe market the marriage of a man and a woman. >> your honor -- >> promote a special relationship in society. is th...

in this testimony on capitol hill today federal ridge arab -- federal reserve chairman ben bernanke perris senators to resolve differences. his comments were part of a broader discussion about the u.s. economy. the senate budget committee hearing is just over two hours. >> good morning. senator conrad is in bed with the flu. he has asked me to chair today for the first part of the hearing. some intersessions don't think you as a ranking member, and we want to welcome the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke back to this committee. this is the fourth time the you have testified befor...

Season? both sides in that big labor battle are going back to court-ordered mediation today. the league appears to hold the upper hand, after a ruling from an appeals court. we are here in edit 15, where eric shawn is working on this story and has updated information for us. >> reporter: the question people are asking is why is this in court in the first place. in minnesota, roger goodeel, as well as the representatives of the players, now in immediate yaig, the sixth day, also a lot of court action over how to split the $9 billion in tv revenue. what to do about the players union, will the pl...

>> reporter: they say another window of opportunity has opened for anwar al-awlaki who was born in new mexico and is now believed to be hiding in yemen. since the raid in pakistan may 1st we have confirmed that usama bin laden provided advice to anwar al-awlaki's group, which is the most threatening of the al-qaida affiliates. we spoke with jane harman, a ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> i think the door has been opened for anwar al-awlaki. i don't think he's waiting to take orders. these people don't talk in ways that we know about. but i think that he has set up a e...