it's living on life support at this point he came into office with vast majority of people behind him and he had built such a sense of expectation and i think people's hopes many of them are really dashed because he started on such a high pedestal what do you think it means for him in the next presidential election well let's hope we don't focus on the next presidential election for the next two years because that's what happens in american politics we've got a lot more important things to do and you kind of wish for a president that wasn't about getting reelected that was really about making the change that he thinks the country needs instead of trying to guarantee his return to the white house but for sure i mean one of the challenges this administration has and this president has is to keep in gauged space because it's only because of grassroots organizing for the obama presidency ever came about so his biggest challenge i think these next two years is to try to keep them in some way engaged when he sold out most of the signature pledges that he made to them in two thousand and eight why is that is it because there were too many challengers is it because the change that he promised was

a change that was too big for america at the time well i mean it's a long list but i think you've got a very very troubled democracy in the united states where corporate influence is run amok and he came into office on the back of a lot of campaign contributions first and foremost from wall street so in some sense if he wants to get reelected and keep friendly with those that brought him into office on the financial side well then he's going to be nervous about chomping down on the hand that feeds him he's going to be nervous about abandoning some of those folks whose contributions he took so you've got to trouble democracy you've got people in trouble i mean we've got an economy that was in crisis when he came into office still in crisis the only difference now is that we're being told that the recession is over we're being told that a recovery is taking place for most americans it's really not so i mean the challenge that he faced was overwhelming there's no question and eight years of bush left this country in a disastrous state but the nature of our democracy i think is what he's up against his own hands being tied by the people that brought him this fall. and of course

the state of all our congressional system where you have this insane filibuster rule that enables the senate did enable the senate in the republicans in the senate to basically shut down any initiative coming out of the democrats they said we're not going to take any action on anything and that's basically what they did and i think that surprisingly it came as a shock to barack obama now you mentioned the hand that feeds how do you describe the relationship between washington and wall street right now well it's very complicated i mean barack obama received more money from wall street firms when he was running for office than any other candidate and yet he comes in a progressive candidate makes sense of that i don't see how we can keep having elections when anonymous sources they don't even have to reveal who they are are pouring billions of dollars as they did into this midterm race over four billion dollars almost as much as was spent on the presidential race in two thousand and eight into midterm races where little congress people who've never really had a fight for reelection suddenly found themselves up against

a huge money machine that they couldn't fight back that's not democracy that's something else now we're talking more about the recession. we've seen corporations be saved by the government so apparently washington had enough money to save the corporations and yet millions of people are essentially not being saved by you know by any means at this point millions are jobless people don't have homes welcome the government just doesn't print money like they did essentially for corporations and it's well it's you know it's an excellent question because you've got now with i don't know the latest numbers that came out as we're speaking show that the five biggest banks goldman sachs morgan stanley citibank and bank of america have seen their biggest revenues ever and you've got in general the financial sector bouncing back to conditions of profit and bonuses that haven't been seen in decades in many cases the highest on record somehow this country's been persuaded that the first and foremost important thing to do is to help the super. wealthy and then somehow

it will trickle down on the rest well we've known that was gone for forty years but there hasn't been i don't think a loud enough argument coming from the left to explain how that money that's pumped into the top stands tends to remain spent you've got one point eight trillion dollars sitting in private bank accounts untouched by the government keeps giving money to private employers but they keep not employing anyone and banks are sitting on that cash. when you by contrast plug the money pour the money into the lowest part of the economy then you have a much better chance of stimulating the economy that's the argument that hasn't been made loudly enough where the money being pumped into defense is it essentially worth it to be spending billions and billions of dollars of dollars on warfare and . you know what or what are these efforts for well it's been very interesting in the wiki leaks documents that have been released over the last few weeks as we've seen the american power is evident not just in how many weapons this

country has but in the pressure it's able to bear on just about every embassy around the world to do its bidding the u.s. arms race to become by far the most weaponized nation on earth is an asset when it comes to the state department bullying other countries and undermining their democracy to get what they want and you've seen tremendous power come to the united states but you've come to see i think the cost as our economy probables where does this kind of right to bully other countries stem from and why do other countries allow that to happen well if they had my say about really really that powerful well i think the other i think other countries might be about to fight back in europe we're seeing a very big explosion of fury in spain and in germany as the cables reveal the degree to which the state department has tried to bully those governments in the spanish case to actually stop an investigation of u.s. tera tactics in the german case again to not bring a lawsuit against cia agents who list. did. german civilian off the streets and

sent them to so-called black sites for interrogation i mean this stuff is getting a response elsewhere it's just here in the united states the public's being told oh there's nothing much in this in these document releases it's all old stuff it's not you know another thing that many common americans might not be aware of is that the u.s. involvement in afghanistan has actually now been longer than its involvement in the second world war and i'm sure many people when they hear this would say while that means it's a really long time why who profits and is there really a win for the united states well i think it's obvious that there's not and again to go back to these wiki leaks releases you've got the bastard in pakistan telling the state department this is not working we're seeing an increase in taliban strength almost in almost all across afghanistan we're certainly seeing a growth in the mountainous regions between afghanistan and pakistan we are spending millions of dollars in pouring in into afghanistan and then we're seeing it going again according to these cables the vice president of afghanistan showing

up in abu dhabi with fifty two million dollars in some cases a huge asset flight from an already devastated lee poor country of afghanistan i don't think the american population is going to stand for that the question is whether they get to hear about it they know they're not winning no nobody gets we need in afghanistan the russians knew that the british knew that it's not an easy thing to win and when we pull out as pull out we will be in satisfied shape if we talk more about that money being pumped into afghanistan does it mean that this money these billions of dollars will essentially end up being washed down the drain when the us pulls out i think we're going to see them in the gambling tables of abu dhabi by the sound of it i mean this is not situation where the money is going to be traceable and the irony of these cables is that you'll seeing the state department saying we know we are giving money to allies who are corrupt the trick we have now is the society and i think it's happening in europe and as well as in the united states and has happened in the past in latin america and it's happening now. is that the populace is realizing the government isn't

really working in their interests is really not listening to them and not only is they is their information being withheld by the government but the government is lying to the people flat out to their face. we're getting a sense of that now i think on both the economic front and the foreign policy front and the question is when will there be a coherent response more and more information keeps being revealed about where this money is going you know corrupt forces machinery that doesn't work different operations being built in afghanistan that are just not sustainable and the money is basically disappearing you know it's still going on how come it's not much money and how come it's still going on the united states had nine billion and then a little bit later another nine billion that simply went missing in iraq so you know this is old stuff that money disappears and it's old stuff that money that's put into the pentagon in this country can become part of a so-called black budget that we never really get to see much about i mean one of the reasons i work at independent media is you know we can't be reliant on military

contractors g. to bring us news about the war any more than we can be reliant upon television networks that are run by disney to bring us the truth about what's happening in our economy there is a poll out recently which said that fifty seven percent of americans gallup polled don't trust the media anymore i mean what does that say to us isn't it time for some sort of change well i mean the media get to line up behind the president of the congress and the local politicians american people i think a very unclear about who they can trust we've got a state of distrust and you put your finger on a very important element of american society right now a level of distrust that i think is very dangerous and we need some new relationships between people and the politicians and yeah between people and their process talking about your latest book at the tea party what stage is america at right now with this huge level of distrust towards the media with us. certain level

of distrust towards politician in washington politicians in washington d.c. and now this huge movement appearing that some people take as a joke all their stake very seriously what does especially essentially mean where where will this end up teaching and well it goes back to that trouble democracy in those people in trouble you know we have a democracy that is being undermined by corporate influence and the ability of one large megaphone to get behind the loudest voice and shout all the others out these are the same folks we've seen around for decades the christian right the militia movements the gun rights as the anti-tax people the anti immigrant people the libertarians but they have a new face of the tea party reframed as an economic movement and frankly they're taking advantage of media power that they never had in the kind of one most on the liberal side that used to used to be more fight laura flanders thank you very much for your time and.

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boosting defense ties under business corp as the russian president meets his indian counterparts in new delhi deals worth billions of dollars are expected to be sorry for. the severe crackdown on opposition protesters and better news comes on the far right hundreds would be to underestimate often company president is underneath the sink or claimed another victory with almost eighty percent of the vote. and life returns to normal on south korea's border of the both korea so that we don't retaliate against songs or games that show one you drills could aggravate tensions on the peninsula. but next to all the sports highlights with kate.

hello and welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me on to other top stories the champions russia finished the china one cup as unbeaten witness after thrashing finland six two. gold keeping up a ten man rail madrid pizzeria one male to go within two points of the legal leaders. flying high a stunning late comeback in the philadelphia eagles against the victory i think new york giants. let's start with ice hockey where russia and china one cup in style just as men secured the trophy with victory over the czechs on saturday and finished the tournament by beating the finns six two on sunday to keep their one

hundred percent record intact robert onion reports. the fans celebrate as the toll free comes back home the title was secured on saturday when russia claimed their second victory winning the general one cup a game early although the hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday last year's tournament winners finland and recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents overages love biggest man but they stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in an alexander a duel scored the opener to send them back make a sports arena wild. and muster peace with the playing again and again. the visitors immediately for the back and the furious grisha will sooner war that make up euro billing at home in front of russia's don't and leveling matters one one. high over the hymn site soon

restore their lead in a pope lee team russia's first line making it to one early in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine geared up to team the home crowd with a variety of goals in a trio of finishing his teammates efforts with narrowed in. three one soon and there's a duel and sergei mazak in easily this june one chance e.g. goal zero one. and the goal first continued with two more by hosts six one by the second into mission. finland finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled out six two winners concerning the book or none of this in the first two games but as with ready fulfilled on main task of taking the title we just loosened up so today we could just produce the best game especially after we scored the first two gals feel good in the first

period was a bit tough for us as the game had started pretty early so we needed some time to wake up old zero in the second period we had the aged and scored five goals i'm sure the spectators enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and the disappointment of the world championships was trying from home ice was a nice near present for the russian fans there but for the new on our team mr. sandison finals for the tournament russia has three wins and to maximize points the czechs finished in second spot sweden for one final time on sunday and finland playing up the area with just a point and. has moved to football and ahead of the winter break round the dreaded cut boss led his lead at the top of la liga to two points off to one ill when i have a severe despite playing last half an hour with ten men rails recalled a call value was given a second. because tasha heads got

a new data however that way out still too late in the seventy seventh minute and out demetria just about kept the place wrong footed the keeper and scored from a tight angle to that goal which very very out by fifteen in a row so there was also refused to ten men in stoppage time and amadou diallo was given a straight red card and brutal challenge in that severe we called it that's just consecutive to state. what i saw today pedro and david villa struck a brace the pieces boss a lot of the tried five want to espanyol the cats one dog bait to dry fend off the nineteen minutes discovered set up by you know messy and shouty added a second into the sisters next to you by the in to go also not pep guardiola side further extended that lead to. the time ses shot but had that picked up the rebound to make it stronger. however espanyol quickly pulled a go back as

a white stripe probably responding. but also responded messy this time getting out of the. need to pull one to the disease. and six minutes to go to another to make it five one on the night was a finish the weekend two points clear at the top end of a spends most of it in the league this season i say sis. over in america and in the n.f.l. there was a showdown for first place in the n.f.c. east as philadelphia took all the new york giants with the eagles winning in dramatic fashion falling they punt return on the final play of the game the final score was thirty eight thirty one to philadelphia but it was a game that swung massively john squads they need to bring in line manning and marion manning and thirty five minute touchdown and they will still tinsley up a little way through the second quarter and money and the wide receiver yet again.

the quarterback had four touchdown passes on the nineteen this side with thirty one turned up in affairs in the eagle stakes their incredible comeback they tied the game at thirty one of these in general nothing but i'm sure michael vick has been right at the death of sean jackson try to use this time to turn dancing along and enjoy my shotgun to zero before going in and what's the record john traffics. while the lines elder brother peyton stroll to touchdown passes with the indianapolis colts to victory they beat the jacksonville jaguars thirty four twenty four the lucas oil stadium austin collie collected both touchdown throws for the colts before running back in time one that left so often late judgment fight back with a score of twenty seven twenty four eastern to forty one yards for touchdown suv a win for the colts and i'm tired believe me it's sad jackson the.

handouts from some of the dolphins playoff hopes were dealt a blow by the buffalo bills while the detroit lions ended the longest losing streak on the road in n.f.l. history that went over time but they snapped a twenty six game losing run that it spanned it really is also the falcons wrapped up best fought in the postseason a thirty four eighteen will lead to the seattle seahawks while the jets closed in on a playoff spot below the stalest who still secured a season place. there's no place like home for any else who won the south african i've been championship for a fifth time of the holding of the late challenge forty foose and two rounds were played on the final day after writing that almost the entire first round but the soggy conditions didn't prevent some great moments in the fairways this was a holy month in full force or something for him to say that even though he finished seven shots back the players out in front of a houston and else person finishing on twenty four under par. overall long here but

here for birdie. couldn't much else beat him to the title by a single shot this eagle from him on the fourteenth the highlight was. talking in victory on the eighteenth. now russia's top female boxer and italia has announced the date of the next fight the super middleweight will end her long injury layoff with a fight in june twenty seventh in the eastern city of you catherine borg the thirty four year old has an excellent career record having won all of her twenty two fights she lost that into the ring in december two thousand and nine when she beat probably in london also in you've got to move but then she picked up a leg injury like most people with a son because his next opponent hasn't been announced yet and management has a few possible candidates undefeated champion also said she's back to go into the ring in london at the twenty twelve olympics. you know when you start. it's always

been my dream to win goal of the paralympics and i'm ready to step into the ring with and a. professional boxer without hits very much harder than it is completely different amateur level so have to think twice about it with the winter sports american lindsey vonn time test second straight well cup victory by win the soup in a bind race of all desire in france the olympic champion put together a great performance in the same and i'm sure it's long run to win by just one dot com for second to all spins elizabeth go as nicole haas the second and third respectively the three time world cup champion also seen the overall route in relation to germany he finished fifth. was going to sleep taking it to expand his domination in iraq and try and slalom on winning his third straight race to take in the euro standings the american finished fourteen hundred for the second header files of the parish on another french are not completed the podium the. first.

round finally politicians artists and form a sportsman attended a gala ceremony here in moscow to celebrate each event of a charity called under the flag of good the organization raises money for children who need medical treatment by holding various sporting events as president medvedev state. explains. it was just the sixth year of the sure to event turned out to be very successful before announcers and medical support will help two hundred children over those six years the felt more than a thousand children this is our modest but i suppose very important contribution to developing a church work in the country and of course the main result is the happy faces of the children who go on to live there was very little wife's body and very very grateful to everyone who took part in the advantage. and that's all the sports news for this bill isn't.

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defense ties and advancing business corporation as a russian president meets his indian counterpart in new delhi. both russia and india are looking at deepening their already strong strategic partnership join me from new delhi in a few moments. severe crackdown on opposition protesters and comes under fire around the world as hundreds are beaten and arrested the company president claimed another victory. and life returns to normal on south korea's border island off the north korea said it would not retaliate against souls' war games that many wonder if it's just the calm before the storm.

casting life from the heart of the russian capital welcome our top story now boosting nuclear power and defense ties will be on the minds of the russian and indian leaders as they meet in new delhi deals worth billions of dollars are expected to be signed during president visit the world's second fastest growing major economy parties car and sing following talks in the indian capital. clearly economy is right up there on the priority list both are growing economies the bric countries so obviously both sides would like to take bilateral trade to the next level they're already talking of a figure of twenty billion dollars in five years and in this oil and gas energy's obviously a key sector we're going to see an expansion of civilian nuclear energy russia is already building two nuclear past.