but the change that he promised the hope that people had i think 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 that this barack 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 challenges 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 far and of course the

state of all our congressional system where you have this insane filibuster rule that enables the senate didn't able the senate in the set of 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 as the progressive candidate make 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 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 congresspeople 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 how come the government just doesn't print money like they did essentially for corporations and say 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 bunk 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 their 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 one of the you know i see 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 lifted. german civilian off the streets and sent them to a so-called black site 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 now 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 profits and is there really a win outcome 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 aid 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 lead 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 unsatisfied ape 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 at 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 know seeing the state department saying we know we are giving money to allies who are corrupt the trick we have now as a society and i think it's happening in europe and as well as in the united states . it's and has happened in the past in latin america and it's happening now is that

the populace is realizing that 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 in independent media is you know we can't be reliant on military contractors g. to bring us our 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

a 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 or state 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 shut 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 what 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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hello and welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me and other top stories where the champions russia finished the china one cup as one big winners after thrashing finland six two. keeping up a ten man rail madrid speaks of a a one meltdown within two points of law legal leaders. flying high a stunning late comeback in the philadelphia eagles against a victory i think new york giants. lets out with ice hockey where russia and china one cup in style and yet it's not because 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 records. the

found celebrate as the trophy comes back home the title was secure and certainly russia claimed their second victory winning the joey one cup 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 because man but the stunt it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alexander a duel scored the opener to send them back into sports arena wild. and muster peace with the playing again and again. the visitors and made it leap forward back and the furious british and will sooner war that make up the euro billing at home in front of russia's goal and levelling matters one one. high over the home side soon restore their lead in

a blow played 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 tonight trio of finishing his teammates efforts with narrowed and we shot three one soon and there's a duel and sergei mazak an easily downed these two in one chance e.g. goal goal one. and the gulf us contain at least two more by hosts six one by the second intermission. finland finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled out six two winners can see them for a month of this in the first two games but his widow freddie fulfilled on main task of taking the title with just loosened up and said today we could just produce the best game especially after we scored the first two girls you know getting the first

period was a bit tough for us as the game had started pretty early so we needed some time to wake up a hole in the second period we had the agent and scored five goals i'm sure the spectators enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and to disappoint. the world championships was drunk and the noise was a nice dear presence edition fans but for the new and thirty two. so to see the title it for the tournament russia has three wins puns three and two maximum points the czechs finished in second spot author they did sweden four one in their final time on sunday in last year's biggest finland trying to react with just a point. as most of football and ahead of the winter break round madrid cut bosler his lead at the top of the leader to two points after one ill when i was severe despite playing last often out with ten men rallies recalled a call volume was given a second yellow card with a clash of heads without doubt

a good idea however that way out still too late in the seventy seventh minute and out demetria just about kept playing along for to the keeper and scored from a tight angle to go very very out by fifty only in the right so there was also refused to ten men in stoppage time amadou diallo was given a straight red card for brutal challenge and that severe we called it that fist consecutive deceit. while assassinate pedro and david villa struck twice the pieces boss alive and tried five want to espanyol the cats one dog had ripened off to ninety minutes the skull set up by liam messi and shadi added a second into this to get to united by the integral also not that guardiola side further extended that lead to the time ses shot we had that picked up the rebound to make it through. however espanyol quickly pulled a go back right strike having done responding.

but also responded messi this time getting out via twenty four one to the disease. and with six minutes to go netted and. to make it five one on the night passes finished the weekend two points clear at the top end as funniest person 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 a 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's one massively john scrubs they need to bring in line manning and marion manning and thirty five little touchdown and they were fourteen three up that way through the second quarter and the wide receiver yesterday. the quarterback had four touchdown passes on the night in his side with thirty one

turned up in the first in the eagle stakes that incredible comeback they tied the game at thirty one of these in general matter in the one which was michael vick has been right at the death of sean jackson just this time he turned dancing around the end zone wide shotgun zero for going in and was cripple the giants try to fix. while eli manning's elder brother peyton straight to touchdown passes with the indiana this calls to betray a beach the jacksonville jaguars thirty four twenty four lucas oil stadium austin collie collected both touchdowns rice for the colts for running back in time one so often make judgments fight back with a score of twenty seven twenty four eastern to forty one yards for a touchdown single win for the colts and i might believe me it's sad that someone.

had us around 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 when i returned the base not a twenty six game losing run that it spanned philly is also the falcons wrapped up best fought in the postseason especially. eighteen going to the seattle seahawks while the jets closed in on a playoff spot for the winner of the steelers who still secured the season place. and 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 from retief goosen two rounds were played on the final day after writing that almost the entire first round but the sunday conditions didn't prevent some great moments in the fairways this was a holy month in full force or something him to say that even though he finished seven shots back players out in front of her houston and else person finishing on twenty four under overall one hundred here for birdie.

couldn't match else beat them to the title by a single shot this eagle from him on the fourteenth was the highlight of this march . talking in victory on the eighteenth. now russia's top female boxer and italia goes and 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 katherine both 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 problem london also you got to move but then she picked up a leg injury like most people with a son goes his next opponent hasn't been announced yet and management has a few possible candidates the undefeated champion also said she had to go into the ring in london at the twenty two olympics. you know when you start. it's always

been my dream to win gold at the olympics and i'm ready to step into the ring with a professional boxer without hit so much harder than it is this completely different amateur level so have to think twice about it. in winter sports american lindsey vonn time test second straight wall cup victory by win the super combined race of all desire in france the olympic champion put together a great performance in the same judging on the show it's long run to win by just on that offer second to all spins elizabeth go as my co-host and second and third respectively the three time world cup champion also seen google the realisation germany has finished fifth. wyvern asleep taking the lead to extend his domination in the rock giant slalom winning his third straight race to take the euro standings the american finished thirteen hundred for the second edifies it's a better shot not a frenchman or not completed the podium the. first. round

finally politicians artists and former 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 meant that if they'd. explains. it was just the sixth year of the sure to event turned out to be very successful with finances and medical support we helped two hundred children over those six years it's a felt more than a thousand children so this is our modest but i suppose very important contribution to developing a churchie work in the country and of course the main result is the happy faces of the children who go on to live there was a little wife's body and very very grateful to everyone who took part in the advantage. and that's all the sports news in this poll is a. live

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nuclear power and billion dollar trade deals as the russian president meets the indian prime minister in new delhi. and defense has also taken center stage of the key agreement has been signed join me in seeing from new delhi in a few moments. the severe crackdown on opposition protesters and better routes comes under fire around the world as hundreds are beaten and arrested in company president claimed another victory. and life returns to normal on south korea's border island after north korea said it would not retaliate against songs war games there are many wonder if it's just the calm before the storm.

here with r.t. good to have you with us today let's go straight to our top story now military and trade deals worth billions of dollars have been struck russian president dmitry medvedev his visit to india moscow and new delhi also sealed a number of agreements on nuclear power to meet the energy needs of the world's second fastest growing major economy charan singh is forming in the talks in the indian capital. they have been focusing clearly on energy and on defense and it doesn't agree once today most of these were in new areas because they were they said we want to bring other areas. traditionally strong. on defense and nuclear but one of the key agreements that has been signed is on expanding the oil and gas sector we've also.