robert cochran and glenn robinson, a former fcc commissioner and professor of law emeritus at the university of virginia. i cannot say enough how pleased we are to present this program in conjunction with the freedom forum and the aba forum committee. it is one of at least three events we're doing this spring. the next one is coming up at the nab convention. i cannot go to one of these events with out offering in small commercial -- and many of you are members of the fcba, and for those of you who are not, i would ask you to come to know the joys of membership which includes substantial discounts to programs like this. we aim to be an association of ideas and member service. there are brochures in. please check us out there or on line. with that, let's get into our first panel -- technologies and freedom. what are the implications of the evolving media environment. i will turn over to stuart benjamin. [applause] >> are we all here? i'm going to keep the introductions short and not even terribly sweet, because i think everybody here knows the people on the panel. on the off chance that you do

. >> i am barbara cochran, president emeritus of the radio television digital news association. a hush fell over the rims off that you're you're probably ready to get going here. our topic today does sound rather daunting. the future of journalism, is it time for a bailout? journalists and news consumers alike recognize this is a time of tremendous change in how news is gathered and delivered. americans are getting more news from a wider varty of ses than ever before, but at the same time the digital revolutiorevolution is demolishing some of the pillars of traditional news business models. than data, the former executive editor of the "washington post" and michael shifter, published a report last fall that said the economic foundation of the nation's newspapers is collapsing in newspapers themselves are shrinking. the knight foundation commission on information needs of local communities said, local journalistic institutions are themselves in crisis with financial, technological and behavioral changes taking place in our society. yet there's universal agreement that healthy jou

and here, i do want to note, barbara's right that, barbara wall is right, or barbara cochran too. but barbara wall is right too that the journalism is a profitable business and an ongoing business and we're not talking about the death of it. there is undoubtedly a secular as well as cyclical change egg going on. only when we come out of the recession how much is one and how much is the other. any way you look at it, there is part of this is secular and there is some very fundamental change. and, i do think we need to look at ways to do it. there are better ways and there are worse ways. for example a voucher system has been suggested that would give every american 100 or $200 to allocate towards any journalistic venture of his or her choice as an platform-neutral content-neutral, viewpoin viewpoint-neutral mechanism for funding journalism. if you believe journalism, especially local journalism is essential to democracy. i'm not endorsing that. i'm pointing out there are ways to skin this cat and look at it and look at it fresh. we want to avoid mistakes of the past. and nothing is

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tom cochran. >> you know what?as just thinking earlier that you are just full of all sorts of information. useful, you don't know. >> what i'm about to tell you is so you better pay attention, missy. northbound i-95 out of woodbridge heavy and steady continuing up towards lorton. the pace improves only to slow again springfield at duke street. top side of the beltway, you know it is slowing as you travel west of 650 headed into silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following some developing news this morning. >> we have just learned that dorothy hite has passed away. she had been ill for some time. we have been reporting on her for the past several week now as to her progress. but reports out of the associated press coming across just a few minute ago that she has succumbed to her illness and door any hite has now passed away. >> she was admitted to the hospital after feeling tired and her condition had been stable for the last week or so but again, civil rights icon dorothy hite p

you were offered -- johnnie cochran got him a 15 year deal he snubbed his nose at it and entered up gettingour. i want to see him in prison, interview him and see what i can mas him tick. >> sean: interesting -- what makes him tick. >> sean: interesting side note. when you arrest him he speaks spanish to the authorities and he says to them that he's being kidnapped. >> correct. he was fluent in spanish. and they took us all to the ground. he's telling them this guy is kidnapping me he's a crazy gringo look in his eyes. his name is dog on his website it says he specializes in kid thatting -- kidnapping. it says i look for runaway kids. he knew had the lingo. they put us all on the ground and took us all to jail. as the hours went by and i said listen would you please put me in the cell with that guy and they started laughing and said sure. i'm not right on. then they went no. because he started screaming, no don't put the dog in here. he was so high on something that he finally said, when i knew that he was brazen and very bold, and when i said tell them your real name take a breath. he said

specific actions but i can assure you a disciplinary process is under way. >> thank you. >> senator cochran >> mr. chairman, thank you. may i ask whether or not any of the findings and recommendations of the inspector general in the case that senator collins raised have been implemented or have those who were found to have violated regulations or law in this connection, have they been punished, he mentioned five are still working and there's others who resigned as i and understand. >> the inspector general issued his report in august and october and between them they include about 69 different recommendations for the staff. as a result of that very promptly the offices that were involved primarily through the court issued corrective action plans which under the federal law generally required of the corrective actions in response to an ig report be taken within a year. as of march 31st comes between four and a half or six months after the reports were issued, the offices have completed corrective actions on a 35 of the 69 recommendations. we are awaiting the inspector general's conference on

this is brought to you by the cochran firm. legislation aimed at cracking down to a growing gang problem. >> reporter: the bill may pass in the house today, and it could be a tougher sell in the senate. graffiti isn't covered under the law and that's why some are pushing for the tougher laws. the prosecutors are pushing for the tougher laws and there are now 600 gangs statewide and 9000 mens and some aren't yet on board. among other things it would mandate stronger sentence for gang related crimes. >>> and thank you, the man accused of gunning down a bank of america security officer is indicted in the crime. he's charged with first degree murder and he was on duty last month on light street when the investigators say that the man tried to break up a fight and he was shot in the chest. >>> stay with us. up next, twins, well, sort of. hear the amazing story about a pair of twins born a full week apart. and if you don't pay your taxes, you could get a surprise. you mayo the government money. again, more of the light clouds are bur

. >> and this is brought to you by the cochran firm.ty's in the first warning weather it's. >>> here's the radar, we're taking a look at what's going on. we have continued rain in the area from this morning at about 5:00 or so. overnight, we had a break in the action and we'll have breaks in the rain this day and overall, the forecast reads showers and thunderstorms later. that's depending on a peek of sun, that would take this to 70 degrees. >>> did a police officer go too far when he opened fire on a man in glen burnie. the man's family says yes, sir. >> reporter: an officer thursday night was on routine patrol and he saw a man jumping on a minivan, the officer used a taser to subdue the man arguing with his girlfriend. the taser didn't stop him, he picked up something and advanced on the officer. the guy's family saw it happen and he never had a weapon. and that gunshot wound was said to be nonlife threatening and he's recovering at shock trauma under guard and the investigation is open and on going. >> thank you, alex. stay with wjz

this is brought to you by the cochran firm.. >>> thank you, the debate will continue as advocates are pushing for tougher sex offender legislation. >> reporter: don, five bills are being debated right now, the case of 11-year-old sara fox we'll allegedly killed by a sex offender is fueling the laws. another bill wants sex offenders to face lifetime supervision and the third increases monitoring and all three are debated and two others are in a conference committee. more than 2500 bills were introduced and so far, 46 have passed there. >>> in this city, a child is recovering after being struck by a car in northwest baltimore after 7:00 last night. a driver struck a side of a building that the 10-year-old was standing nearby and is at the hospital. >>> and we have an update from a car crash yesterday. a van went off of the road at reisterstown. two adults and an infant were injured. no word on their condition. >>> up next, "having a baby" we'll meet fathers and wind howling ] [ male announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing

. >> senator cochran. >> madam chairman, thank you for your leadership in this committee and mr. administrator, we appreciate your operation with this committee. when you're making the rounds of the hill after assuming the position you now have and i was very impressed with your commitment to moving forward in the space exploration program and got the impression that also includes a robust testing program. we're very proud of the fact that in my state, the senate space center provides testing facilities and experience to help make sure that we do have demonstrated reliability, which were your words, to describe your task for nasa's safety standards. do you continue to have the view that a robust testing program is essential to a reliable and safe and successful space exploration program? >> senator, i continue holdout. there is nothing better than a robust testing program. the $312 million at the president has proposed in the 2011 budget for commercial will allow us to buy down some risk by helping the commercial industries do more tests and they may have planned in their present

senate, led by the two biggest porkers in congress, daniel inouye of how's and senator cochran of mississippi, they accounted for 900 million earmarks alone, to research to a shell fish conference in mississippi. how much of that did you have to pay for? just these two guys. check out the taxpayer calculator, foxnews.com, at the top the -- top the pie chart shows you what portion are paid for by your tax bracket, in this case, about 18 percent. it will then calculate how much you pay individually for the program. so if you have an income of 50,000, that's what we used here, those earmarks are going to cost you about $4, with top wage earners, it's closer to $108. now, that may not sound like much, but remember, there are 535 members of congress who have been doing this for years. so where can you find all this out? go to foxnews.com/your money, where we will be calculating many earmarks throughout the day and you can also find out what senators voted against this earmark ban, and want to continue to spend your money. martha: good stuff, disturbing sometimes but good to know, william la jeunes

senator shelby, senators cochran, voinovich and hudgens. as a privilege to be with you. i would ask the madam chairman that my full steam and replaced in the record. >> without objection. >> thank you, i am puzzled by the administration's request. this proposal calls for the termination of project constellation and associated rocket systems. >> we really want to hear every word and. >> i will move closer. >> is the microphone on? >> is on the paris senator feinstein quit mumbling. i bet to speak a little louder i'm afraid. well, like i say this proposal calls for the termination of project constellation and the associated and rocket systems, the ares one and the ares five. as a result of ratified our congress could capitulate our position as the world leader in space exploration as well as forego the technological harvest which is historically a company such endeavors. let me be clear, if project constellation is cancelled, our nation will not in the near future be able to travel beyond lower earth orbit. this is ironic considering the president's and as administration a

in 1966, james cochran, a sociological researcher conducted an extensive study on the effectiveness of our educational system. according to his research, the amount of money spent on students didn't affect their test results. instead, he found students with higher socio-economic status scored higher on tests. in addition, students who went to school with kids whose parents had a higher socio-economic status did better as well. 40 years later, things have not changed. for example, the united states outspent scurry on education, and korea consistently out scores the u.s. on pisa test scores. in florida for hillsborough county school district is taking a different approach to improve student achievement. it was selected as one of four districts receive a grant from the bill and melinda gates foundation of $100 million over seven years. bill gates spoke about the changes needed in the educational system at the 2009 ncsl conference in philadelphia. >> when we see the power that the test scores have for the teachers we think we should identify those teachers. we should reward them. we should

thad cochrane, $24.8 million. judd greg on the budget committee, $22.3 million. dave obey of wisconsin, $21.5 million. mitch mcconnell, $21.4 million. next is a call from danville, ohio. jim, republican, you are on the air. caller: my first comment is i think you need another phone number up there to call in. you need a phone number for people who are none of the above. because i do not think there is much difference in either none of the parties except who gives them the money. host: how come you are not on the independent line either? caller: i am none of the above. i am none of the above. the tea party was at the ports. i do not see none of them at the ports to shut down the ports, shut down the imports and bring the jobs back to this country. host: next is ryland, mary, on our democrats line. -- is rhode island, mary come on our democrats line. caller: i have been a democrat virtually all my life. i am soon to be real affiliating, though. what i wanted to say after watching the last segment, what will save this company-this country is factories, industry and

. >> senator cochran. >> chairman, i am curious to know about the new authorities which you are suggesting cftc should have. what is the status of the legislative authority? has that been enacted into law, or is that just a proposal at this point? >> it is a proposal. it came up here, because if it went through, funding levels would be different. the house of representatives have passed a strong bill, and the senate hopefully in the next few days, you would tell me better. >> i am not the chairmen anymore. you forgot to have an election. >> the agricultural committee and the banking committee have emerged products and they have a very strong during this portion that i believe is getting merged into the overall reform bill. i am hopeful that with congress's deliberations, we will get something to the president's desk. >> this has a budgetary impact, because it will cost more to enforce the authorities. or the other funds the your expecting will be needed or useful? >> we have estimated that in 2011, we would need about 240 more people and about $18 million more in technology budgets. there

member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the two representatives from hawaii act 147 and 138 million respectively they were followed by republican and former committee chairman bill young from florida and stephanie -- from south dakota who came in with $118 billion as people add up the numbers they will match when the individual members are calculated for multiple projects more than one member ask for a project is in our database. several other oink awards held bent on earmarking award 10 million to the national institute for home town security courtesy of congressman rogers of kentucky it is to organize the higher education institution to get more money for homeland security project spread of the earmarked to help them obtain more earmarks. in 2007 the institute had total revenue of 3.5 million dollars but since then

. >> gretchen: they do, because the biggest spender happens to be a republican, senator cochran of mississippihree kinds of senators here. republican senators, democrat senators, and appropriators. >> gretchen: but you would think that you're one of the few who has determined that you're never going to have this kind of pork. >> never have. >> gretchen: you think they would follow suit based on the things you discussed, the economy and such. >> well, to their great credit, the house republicans have announced they won't do it. we've been trying over here in the senate, but again, senator coburn and i have been trying to do it. we've proposed an amendment to no earmarks until the budget is balanced. and we have 15 of our 41 republicans vote against it. of course, almost all the democrats. but look, this is why we have tea parties. that's why they're angry. total disconnect between main street and here in our nation's capitol. >> brian: a lot of people think the current president apologizing for us having the relatively -- a very let's say laid back, get to know you foreign policy has hurt us. h

robert cochran and glenn robinson, a former fcc commissioner and professor of law emeritus at the university of virginia. i cannot say enough how pleased we are to present this program in conjunction with the freedom forum and the aba forum committee. it is one of at least three events we're doing this spring. the next one is coming up at the nab convention. i cannot go to one of these events with out offering in small commercial -- and many of you are members of the fcba, and for those of you who are not, i would ask you to come to know the joys of membership which includes substantial discounts to programs like this. we aim to be an association of ideas and member service. there are brochures in. please check us out there or on line. with that, let's get into our first panel -- technologies and freedom. what are the implications of the evolving media environment. i will turn over to stuart benjamin. [applause] >> are we all here? i'm going to keep the introductions short and not even terribly sweet, because i think everybody here knows the people on the panel. on the off chance that you do

. >> senator cochran. >> madame chairman, thank you for your leadership in this committee. mr. administrator, we appreciate your cooperation with the committee. i remember our visit in my office when you were making the rounds of the hill after assuming the position that you know have. and i was very impressed with your commitment to moving forward in the space exploration program and got the impression that that also includes a robust testing program. we're very proud of the fact that in any state, the space center provides testing payments and experience to help make sure that we do have demonstrated reliability which were your words to describe your test for nasa's safety standards. do you continue to have the view that a robust testing program is essential to a reliable and safe and successful space exploration program. >> senator, i continue to hold that -- there is nothing better than a robust testing program. and the $312 million that the president has proposed in the 2011 budget for commercial will allow us to vie down some risk by helping the commercial industries to d

cochran. proceed. >> thank you, mr. chairman, mr. vice chairman, members of the commission.nk you for having me here today. the failure of fannie mae and freddie mac will be a case study in business schools for decades. how to operate a business with the most generous government subsidies which convert very powerful market advantages and run the business into the ground? ultimately, the companies were not unwitting victims of an economic down cycle, or flawed products and services of theirs. their failure was deeply rooted. the culture of their goods and read. i should be clear that this was a failure of leadership. there were and aren't many good people in the ranks of both companies. i would address the issues raised in your invitation letter by explained activities of ofheo and overseeing fannie mae and freddie mac and the challenges we faced. i remain proud of what a small and dedicated group of people at ofheo accomplish. we stood up to the full political on spot of fannie mae and freddie mac and rallies all over town and we did our job to the public servants. we accomp

senator shelby and senator cochran, then it, i want to mention hutchison.it's a pleasure for me to be with you. i would ask madam chairman that my full statement be placed in the record. >> without objection. >> thank you. i'm puzzled by the administration's request. the proposal calls for the determination of project cost association rocket system. >> senator hatch, we really want to hear every word. is the microphone on, sarah? >> yeah, it's fun. senator feinstein always has quit mumbling. i've got to speak aloud a letter i'm afraid. well, this calls for the associated rocket systems. as a result is ratified by congress, our nation could capitulate our position is to world leaders based exploration as well as forgo the technological harvest which is historically accompanied such endeavors. let me be clear. project constellation is clear. our nation will not in the future be up to travel beyond low earth orbit. this is ironic to bring the presence and mass administration in boulder's recent statement that the ottoman objective of our space program is mar

cochran. proceed. >> thank you, mr. chairman, mr. vice chairman, members of the commission. thank you for having me here today. the failure of fannie mae and freddie mac will be a case study in business schools for decades. how to operate a business with the most generous government subsidies which convert very powerful market advantages and run the business into the ground? ultimately, the companies were not unwitting victims of an economic down cycle, or flawed products and services of theirs. their failure was deeply rooted. the culture of their goods and read. i should be clear that this was a failure of leadership. there were and aren't many good people in the ranks of both companies. i would address the issues raised in your invitation letter by explained activities of ofheo and overseeing fannie mae and freddie mac and the challenges we faced. i remain proud of what a small and dedicated group of people at ofheo accomplish. we stood up to the full political on spot of fannie mae and freddie mac and rallies all over town and we did our job to the public servants. we ac

and that certainly accounts for the top earmarks in congress, senator cochran, the ranking member of the senate appropriations committee who received the award for his $490 million in pork. senator cochran is the number-one force three years ago and his total exceeds $2 billion during that three-year period of time. .. the team in first with $148 million quote closely by the two representatives from coli at 147 and 138 million respectively, neil abercrombie, foul by republican former committee chairman bill yamelie of florida and stephanie herseth of south dakota who came in with $190 million. as people look through the pig book and add up the numbers to match this is $2.5 billion with the individual numbers calculated because members have asked multiple projects, more than one ask for a project but it's all there in our database at cagw.org and several of her other records included the hell bent on earmarks reward, 10 million for the home sat down security congressman held rogers of kentucky and the mission is organized and kentucky's higher institution -- higher education instituti