do we have any sense, christina, that this even goes toward stability?i agree with you, dylan, about stability. the good news is this could increase stability. very happy to see that afghanis are involved not only in the execution of this, but in the planning as well. that's important. >> so how does adding to the -- how does escalating the war with the incumbent power structure make it more stable? >> the theory here is what they're going to be able to do is take into consideration the actual government of afghanistan. so the goal isn't just to kill terrorists, to kill the taliban, but to create a safe haven for the government to function. but i will tell you, dylan, here's what i'm concerned about. i read the reuters story about this, and number one, why are you telegraphing this that you're coming in. number two, the timing. according to reuters, part of the reason for this surge right now is because they've planned to withdraw american troops next year. i hope -- >> i've got to move on. but after nine years, and considering that our military capabili

christina romer, we have to cut it there, but thank you for joining us here. we all hope the numbers improve and of course we'll be watching and talking with you in the weeks and months to come. dr. christina romer, one of the president a president's top economic advisers, thank you. let's bring in "wall street journal" senior economics writer stevon moore. your take on what dr. romer just said? >> i certainly think it's good news that we have sort of fallen below that psychological plateau that unemployment rate number drop but most of the rest of the information in this report i think was very discouraging. the fact that we're continuing seeing robust job is demoralizing workers. the other point you raised that i think is a really important one, the fact you have increased numbers of workers who have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks. these are long-term unemployed workers who have just week after week not been able to find a replacement job. i think the bottom line on this is that it's further evidence the president's economic stimulus plan, which has

christina romer, chair of the president's council of economic advisors.dr. romer, thank you for talking with us. >> great to be with you. >> tell us first, what is the main message in this economic report? >> you know i think the main message in the report is three-fold, someone to document the tremendous challenges that this president and this administration and this whole economy confronted over the last year and more generally. it's to talk about the policies that have been put in place and here i think the biggest message when you bring them all together it's an incredible body of action that even obviously what we've done to try to get out of the recession and heal the financial markets, heal the housing market. but it goes beyond that to things that we've already done in health care, like reauthorizing the children's health insurance program to investing in innovation and education. and then, of course, the third part is the president's agenda going forward and, again, i think it's very helpful to bring it together in one place because you see what

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host: christina bell atoni, yesterday the president appeared with harry reid in nevada.as political theater, what happened during that event? guest: well, you know, it was very much very much harry's the guy fighting for you, nevada, fight for the country, and president obama had nothing but nice things to say about them. they've had a spat. they've been at odds with the agenda. they've been at odds with specifically healthcare. the obama administration put out a very favorable plan on this bipartisan jobs bill that had been put out there and that harry reid ended up dropping. there's definitely some factions there. but it was very warm, and president obama helped him raise some money for his re-election campaign, which is in trouble right now. this is also the first time they've appeared together since the book came out, "game change," which detailed some things that harry reid said about him during the campaign that were less than favorable. host: some of the opinion and it's like describe these kind of likes as state of as far as the president's efforts are concerned.

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christina romer is the chair of the economic advisers fort president and is with us now. thanks very much for taking the time to be with us this morning. the jobs report, payrolls still losing jobs but the unemployment rate ticked down. which number is the one you think matters? >> well, i think the first thing to say is obviously even with the unemployment rate ticking down we do know that the unemployment rate is still 9.#% so we certainly have to acknowledge that the american people are still suffering tremendously at 9.7%. i do think that the drop in the unemployment rate of 0.3% is unquestionably encouraging and something that obviously is something we're looking at. on the payroll employment number you're right. it did go down slightly. i think the important thing there is slightly. if you think back to a year ago, we now know we were losing some 780,000 jobs a year ago january. so that certainly is tremendously smaller. the other thing that i've been struck by is the fact that we're seeing some variation in that number. in fact, manufacturing for the first time in

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released a report about the economy to the president -- christina romer. unemployment likely to stay at near double-digit through the year. we have the continuing jobs problem. but the question on whether or not or how to spend federal money to stimulate jobs is in washington now, and an opinion çpiece in "the wall street journal" rights of this. the obama budget takes publicly held debt --ç growth that of 1% of gdp by 2015. long run growth potential of 2.5% per year. a decline of one percentage point would cut the end of the growth rate by over half. that is essentially the difference between a strong economy that can project global power and a stagnant economy. such bass that implies immense future tax increases, balancing the 2015 budget would require 43% increase everyone's income tax. it is hard toç imagine a worse detriment to economic growth. job situation, the deficit as a backdrop forç a brand-new poll reported on from "the new york times" and cbs. çthe poll suggests that both parties face a toxic environment as they prepare for elections in

christina romer was on our air a few minutes ago, contessa. here is what she had to say in reaction to these new numbers. >> with the unemployment rate at 9.7%, the first thing to say is, of course, that's completely unacceptable. it's still very high, which is why the president has continued to push for actions to help to jumpstart job creation. he will be announcing a small business lending program this morning. >> so, the president has turned his focus in recent days, ever since that massachusetts debacle, senate election of scott brown, the republican, the leadership was here yesterday, contessa. harry reid, nancy pelosi and others. they talked about the way to move health care forward. no progress on that to report. the president has a number of initiatives, tax cuts for small businesses who add new worker, bolstering the small business administration, their ability to lend, lending to community banks, trying to get them to free up some capital to lend to small businesses across the country. >> add those up that's a lot of votes come nove

we'll talk with white house senior economic adviser christina romer.s, breaking news on sarah palin and the actions her husband took while she was governor of alaska. shocking e-mails describing his role as the so-called first dude. >> i knew that there is a possibility this could turn into a frenzy because of the amount of blood that was in the water. >>> we've got an exclusive interview with the lifeguard who risked his life to try to save a surfer from a swarm of sharks. and a truck plows into a convenience store, but it really wasn't a surprise. we begin with breaking news on the jobs department. january's unemployment rate

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. >> but if i can follow on that what about just meeting with christina and what is that meeting way to be that there is disappointment on the region and basically very vocal between her and shot is seen as a very disappointed with it the president about his handling their relationship with iran? >> we have people who might disagree. one of the reasons it is important to schedule the meeting like this, and we offered this meeting was precisely so that we did have an exchange of views on some of these issues, and i think that if that is in the her position we would disagree on the way in which the honduran situation evolved. but let me stress again the dalia log, there's a host of things we are doing on a bilateral, on the bilateral basis that are very constructive. there is free good cooperation on law enforcement issues that i stressed earlier are very important. and at the same time, we have been pleased at the votes that the argentinian is taken in the international atomic energy agency on iran. and the argentine position on international terrorism has been a very good one. so thi

christina romer was talking about the jobless rate still being at 9.8 percent as we get to the end ofthe year. with all the additional money that's going to be spent on job creation incentives for a company to hire, is a $3.8 trillion budget getting its money's worth if that's the best we can do? >> well, understand, mark, again -- and i think we've seen this over the last couple of months -- we have to create 100,000 to 150,000 jobs a month just to keep that unemployment rate at -- roughly keep that unemployment rate steady. as the economy begins to pick up, that will also put increased pressure as we do begin to add jobs because more and more people -- in addition to that, just the sheer population growth -- but more and more people that had stopped looking for work will enter into the process of looking for work. so it is going to takeÑi quite some time to bring down the unemployment rate and to -- particularly to add the number of jobs that we've lost. again, i don't think anybody is -- i don't think anybody looks at this in any way other than in a realistic way. we have more than

the bill that some of us supported for half the cost, according to christina romer's analysis would havereated twice as many jobs and have the debt impact in our country. we have some serious problems. one thing that happens with budgets that the cbo might be aware of. most americans are not part of the only year that really counts is the year you were in. the year we are in, for as a result of the stimulus package, like a house version that he praised the state of the union, it has $100 billion more. he is counting 170 billion in the next 10 years but he is not counting the $100 billion this year. it is a violation of last year's budget. we will have to have vote sufficient to raise the spending levels through emergency designation, i guess, to spend that money this year. i guess what i am saying is that what i am hearing from the incumbent administration that concerns me is is it is always next year, next year. we have to do all this this year. we will not worry about how much debt is being run up this year. we will worry about it next year. the chart you put up, mr. chairman, is, howe

christina tells me france now offers a 50% credit on r and d against maybe a 20% credit in the uniteding about hiring an engineer, where would you hire that engineer? in california or in toulouse? almost half the price. i think you have to think about these things. while other countries are making hard decisions on attracting investments, we're debating earmarks. >> but yet you seem very optimistic about the long-term future of the u.s.a., you're forming this fund to invest in america. what's the basis of your optimism there? >> you're entrepreneurial zeal is second to none. our education at the graduate school levels, particularly in math and science andening nearing is second to none. i don't see that changing. the best and the brightest go to our schools. if we could capture that and channel it into our companies and start-ups, that cycle will repeat itself, %%h%g@ @ @ @ @ @ it's all paid for eventually by the employers. even if countries where they provide it, you pay a salary, it goes into the tax system and gets paid. from that perspective at the employee level, i don't see a di

ed white house economic adviser christina romer brief reporters on the annual economic report.she is followed by press secretary robert kids. this is about -- robert gibbs. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon. i need to get a shot clock up here. [laughter] [unintelligible] well, you know, the president and dr. romer are good examples. i will do two quick examples and i will turn it over to the chair of the president's council of economic advisers. we talked about the reports of the president's. earlier today, president obama called to congratulate the president-elect of cluster rica for her recent wind. the president affirmed his commitment to work in close relations with coast rica on issues including clean energy, a climate change, and security for the mutual benefit of the citizens of both countries. second, february 18, the president will meet with his holiness the dalai lama. it will take place in the map room in the white house. the president looks forward to an engaging and constructive dialogue. >> [unintelligible] >> i do not have that yet. that is -- the best pla

christina tells me france now offers a 50% credit on r and d against maybe a 20% credit in the uniteds that sometimes may go away. so you are thinking about hiring an engineer, where would you hire that engineer? in california or in toulouse? almost half the price. i think you have to think about these things. while other countries are making hard decisions on attracting investments, we're debating earmarks. >> but yet you seem very optimistic about the long-term future of the u.s.a., you're forming this fund to invest in america. what's the basis of your optimism there? >> you're entrepreneurial zeal is second to none. our education at the graduate school levels, particularly in math and science andening nearing is second to none. i don't see that changing. the best and the brightest go to our schools. if we could capture that and channel it into our companies and start-ups, that cycle will repeat itself, independent of sort of short-term innovations. >> why don't we open the floor to questions from our audience. we have someone with microphones right there on the aisle. we'll start

the bill that some of us supported for half the cost, according to christina romer's analysis would haveed twice as many jobs and have the debt impact in our country. we have some serious problems. one thing that happens with budgets that the cbo might be aware of. most americans are not part of the only year that really counts is the year you were in. the year we are in, for as a result of the stimulus package, like a house version that he praised the state of the union, it has $100 billion more. he is counting 170 billion in the next 10 years but he is not counting the $100 billion this year. it is a violation of last year's budget. we will have to have vote sufficient to raise the spending levels through emergency designation, i guess, to spend that money this year. i guess what i am saying is that what i am hearing from the incumbent administration that concerns me is is it is always next year, next year. we have to do all this this year. we will not worry about how much debt is being run up this year. we will worry about it next year. the chart you put up, mr. chairman, is, however,

using the methodology developed by christina romer, president obama santop economic adviser, these taxs could cost -- president obama's top economic adviser -- does losing 5 million jobs on top of the double-digit unemployment rate concern you? >> congressman, those are not our numbers. of course, we would not ask you to support programs that would carry that risk. >> the methodology by the president's own adviser, that calculated this -- >> there is not a chance that a reasonable independent economist would look at that package of measures and suggested that would be the effect over time. one thing is important -- and suggest that would be the effect over time. the board and of the current system is not good for business. they normally put it at the top of their basic concerns -- the burden of the current system is not good for business. even the national number does not capture it. there are much higher numbers in many parts of the country. that is why it is so important that we are on this and keep working to reinforce this. the worst thing we can do today is to stand back and say,

the bill that some of us supported for half the cost, according to christina romer's analysis would havereated twice as many jobs and have the debt impact in our country. we have some serious problems. one thing that happens with budgets that the cbo might be aware of. most americans are not part of the only year that really counts is the year you were in. the year we are in, for as a result of the stimulus package, like a house version that he praised the state of the union, it has $100 billion more. he is counting 170 billion in the next 10 years but he is not counting the $100 billion this year. it is a violation of last year's budget. we will have to have vote sufficient to raise the spending levels through emergency designation, i guess, to spend that money this year. i guess what i am saying is that what i am hearing from the incumbent administration that concerns me is is it is always next year, next year. we have to do all this this year. we will not worry about how much debt is being run up this year. we will worry about it next year. the chart you put up, mr. chairman, is, howe

. >> my name is christina lamb. i was very interested in your presentation.the surge, announced by obama, there will be 140,000 troops which is what the russians had at the most. are there military commanders -- other military commanders said to really deal with the taliban, they would need 500,000. so i was intrigued by that and also you said that the taliban don't have a message. is it one of the problems that we have underestimated the taliban up until now, that they have actually been much more effective than we gave credit to and in that context, you talked, you didn't mention pakistan but you talked about the advantage they had in creating a safe haven when you talked about motivating the population to rise up against the taliban in a way they did with the mudge dean. -- mudged dean if you can comment on that. >> where to start. why don't you ask me a heart question? [laughter] i honestly believe that working with troop figures is -- it is a bit of a game. i trust general mcchrystal's opinion of what he needs and how he employees forces. given x number

the bill that some of us supported for half the cost, according to christina romer's analysis would havewice as many jobs and have the debt impact in our country. we have some serious problems. one thing that happens with budgets that the cbo might be aware of. most americans are not part of the only year that really counts is the year you were in. the year we are in, for as a result of the stimulus package, like a house version that he praised the state of the union, it has $100 billion more. he is counting 170 billion in the next 10 years but he is not counting the $100 billion this year. it is a violation of last year's budget. we will have to have vote sufficient to raise the spending levels through emergency designation, i guess, to spend that money this year. i guess what i am saying is that what i am hearing from the incumbent administration that concerns me is is it is always next year, next year. we have to do all this this year. we will not worry about how much debt is being run up this year. we will worry about it next year. the chart you put up, mr. chairman, is, however, the

using the methodology developed by christina romer, president obama santop economic adviser, these taxikes could cost -- president obama's top economic adviser -- does losing 5 million jobs on top of the double-digit unemployment rate concern you? >> congressman, those are not our numbers. of course, we would not ask you to support programs that would carry that risk. >> the methodology by the president's own adviser, that calculated this -- >> there is not a chance that a reasonable independent economist would look at that package of measures and suggested that would be the effect over time. one thing is important -- and suggest that would be the effect over time. the board and of the current system is not good for business. they normally put it at the top of their basic concerns -- the burden of the current system is not good for business. even the national number does not capture it. there are much higher numbers in many parts of the country. that is why it is so important that we are on this and keep working to reinforce this. the worst thing we can do today is to stand back and sa

. >> as christina said, the longest chapter in the economic report is chapter 2 in response to the crisispresident's message at the beginning of the report is unusually long. do you think this is a political document and are you using this as a justification for policy rather than a state of the economy? >> this is the first time it's been an owe tated with references of where the facts are derived from. this is the state of the economy and where it's headed. 763,000 people in january of 2009 lost their job. i don't think you need more evidence that something needed to be done. if nothing was done, that hole would be far deeper. one of the things that this report helps you all know is the severity of what we are dealing with. the recession started mathematically in december of 2007. we are still at a period where we still have not seen consistent, positive job growth. this was economic devastation, again, unseen since the late 1920's. >> senator bond accused the white house of using john brennan he was doing your role -- >> let me just address that. >> ok. >> let's understand this. john b

"b whether it was christina's on buildings or posters on the internet, -- graffiti on buildings are postersinternet, appeals through facebook and twitter, and a call to an armed arms to signal their still very vibrant and resilience. many did get out on the streets, but it's disorganized and very early, the government put out of the religious vigilantes', its own security forces to get people off the streets and break up any gathering that might look like it would turn into an anti- government protest. . here for 45 minutes. a lot of time to get in depth about iran and u.s. policy toward that stake there. let me give you the phone numbers -- also had e-mail and twitter and you can join us that way as well. i want to ask a larger question. and maybe obvious to you because you have been reporting on this for so long -- but why should americans care for iran? guest: it is likely to be one of the two defining issues for the obama at the devastation over the next three years. it is a country that has an important geo-to strategic position. it boarded the old soviet union but it is still close to

christina aconomos, we began to look at the child's environment on their weight gain.ronmental approach aimed at reversing the trend of childhood obesity. our guiding principles have been, eat smart, play hard, live well. every policy decision we make is influenced by these tenants and our schools. we've instituted more nutrition and health-based curriculum, implemented robust school policy and established a school garden program. we are committed to incorporating physical activity throughout the school day and our community, our efforts to increase access to healthy schools go beyond our schools. we have shapeup approved markets, a number of community of dropoff sites. we are transforming our virme for the long term. we've instituted policies and infrastructure changes to support walking, biking, public transportation and access to open space, including zoning upgrades that promote smart growth. and a long-range plan to renovate some of those existing parks and playgrounds. all of these efforts have had a positive impact on the health of our children, their weight gai

well, i agree with christina probably in a somewhat pessimistic for europe, but i also think the untv is also optimistic for other regions. if you look on macro numbers, i think that, is leading because as many of you know in the investment sector, if you look at different segments for the correction has been 30, 40, 50%, even growth rates of 5% means that you will have years to wait before you reach the pre-crisis level. that's why you think the situation is still pretty fragile. and if you look at the financial markets, they have become pretty nervous again. there are a lot of threads on the rise in. there is inflation in some parts of the world. it's clearly the commercial real estate in some parts of the world. it's also what you're seeing in terms of characters. but of course also it has become a major issue, legacy assets still in the banking system. so all in all i would say we better keep everything on the somewhat coarse. the banking sector is clearly benefiting from the tremendous initiatives been taken by government and by the central banks. but there's also of course the r

what about the meeting with christina kirschner -- this appointment in the region and very vocal thehave meetings, we also have meetings with people with whom we disagree. in fact, one of the reasons why it is important to schedule a meeting like this was precisely so we can have an exchange of views on these issues. i think if that is indeed her position, we would disagree on the way the honduran situation evolved. let me stress again, and our dialogue with argentina, there are a whole host of things we are doing it on a bilateral basis that are very constructive. there is very, very good cooperation on law enforcement issues that i stressed earlier are very important. at the same time, we have been pleased at the votes the argentinines have taken on iran, and their position on international terrorism has been a very good one. this is a conversation that we have -- we share very many things with the argentines and we hope to strengthen our relationship as we move forward. >> although i am from argentina -- the question is this. in may, president lula will travel to tehran. yesterday

. >> i'm christina from the sunday times of london but i've been reporting since '87 when the russiansd current stage that the coalition is adequately there because even with the surgeon announced by obama there will be 140,000 troops which the russians have at most. other military commanders i know who have been serving in afghanistan say they think to deal with the town and they would need 500,000. so it was centuries by that and i also you said that the taliban don't have a message. the son of the problems that we underestimated the taliban and until now that they've actually been much more effective than we give credit to and in that context you talked, you didn't mention pakistan, but you talk about the advantages that have at having a safe haven. when you talk about motivating the population to rise up against the taliban in a way that they did with the mujahadeen, that happen and i was there when it happened very much because they have pakistan's support behind them. this case it's is the other side. so if you comment on those things. thanks. >> where to start practice when she