the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: may i commend the gentleman from michigan for his honor to his mother whom i'm sure would be particularly proud of him as he should be proud of what we do today in her name. is the gentleman prepared to yield back? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: we have no additional speakers, mr. speaker. we'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah yields back. the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: i have no additional speakers and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the -- the gentlewoman from the district of columbia yields her time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- ms. norton: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: in the opini

>> well, we can talk about anyone from insurgent groups such as the taliban or the farc in columbia to, ah, terrorist groups like al-qaeda, ah, to crime groups. >> what's happing in mexico, for instance. >> mafia or the drug trafficking organizations in mexico like the sinaloa cartel, the gulf cartel, the zetas that are the enforcers, ah, for one of the cartels, but increasingly, possibly and independent trafficking organization themselves. >> but just briefly, is there any organized crime that you would put in the category of "state actors" who are engaged in it? do governments engage in these sorts of activities? >> take the afghan government. the guy in charge of drugs for the afghan government told us, off the record-- and now he's no longer with the government, so i guess we can talk about it-- said every single minister in the karzai government was on the take. ah, and, in most cases, they were keeping their u.s. visas up-to-date in case they had to get out all of a sudden. so the, the whole structure, the government structure there is involved with, ah, obviously with drugs, one

no, columbia is desperate to avoid escalating the situation. at the moment, there is a meeting with the president's among the top advisers and they are trying to thrash out a campaign. what we have heard is if the colombians can prove that there is a venezuelan government or security force working with the colombian rebel groups, which are run the international terrorist list, they may take the case to an international court. >> it was mentioned in the report from caracas that perhaps the situation may not go on much longer, seeing as columbia will have a new president in the next couple months? >> the new government could well change things, could well put out some feelers. it has been known that he does not want to repair relations. the question is, have they reached the point of no return? >>> the former british justice secretary jack straw has been indicted to appear before u.s. senate hearing over the decision to free the convicted lockerbie bomber. the foreign relations committee is investigating whether it was linked to a libyan oil deal

but by the district of columbia. this action, the action of the house today, should this bill be passed, will allow the district of columbia to move forward on a multiuse development of the southwest waterfront to which tourists and international visitors are always welcomed and will be even more welcomed because it will be fixed. it will be a fit place. i have no further speakers. i therefore yield back the balance of my time. mr. lobiondo: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. the gentlelady from the district of columbia yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5545. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition? ms. norton: t

i went to columbia. >> where were your parents before columbia? >> they went to key west. i chose columbia because it was in new york, and i confess i was and didn't, but i was not a great student, because i majored in new york. >> what do you mean by that? >> i took the advantage of everything that was fair. this was the 1960's and the invasion of foreign films. i took a advantage of everything i could, and i have a great time there. >> let me read a little bit something and see where you come down on this. if you talk to people your age and mines, in the journalism movement, is it reaching a bid to save their hearts are broken about what has happened to institutions like "the new york times", not at this very moment, but the institution, whether it happens at newsweek, all of these publications? i hear it time and time again, and i wonder if you feel it. >> i think there are a two ways to look at what is happening. you can look at it and lament the passing of some great institutions, great newspapers that are being hollowed out in the face of tremendous economic pressure

>> se dicen hartos de sólo soñar por una legislación que lo ampare un grupo acudió a la corte de columbiae hicieron arrestar en las oficinas del senado, ya todos están en libertad, frente al capitolio, se identificaron. >>> quiero que sepan que ya no tenemos miedo, somos muchos que hemos hablado acercado nuestro status y no tenemos miedo vamos a lograr que el dream act pase lo más pronto posible. >>> ambos partidos losman dan de lado a otro >>> estamos cansados de esto shg estamos hace 10 años desde que introdujeron la ley y basta. >>> se sentaron en la oficina del líder el senadora harry reed ahí estuvieron porque saben que él puede llevar el dream act a votación. >>> hemos mi wrad las protestas y siempre es lo mismo, estamos cansados, estamos listos para defendernos nosotros. >>> llegué aquí a los 4 años me acabo de graduar de la universidad y no puedo hacer nada sin embargo, a mi familia necesita de mi ayuda lulac apoya a los jóvenes. creemos que tenemos el respaldo de las mayores organizaciones para impulsar el dream act si podemos probar que tenemos los números, la policía notero fee

the gentlelady from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: madam speaker, i have no further speakers. if the gentleman is ready to yield back, i would like to reserve at this time. mr. bonner: madam speaker, i have no further speakers as well. i urge support and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama, mr. bonner, yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: madam speaker, i strongly urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the observance of spirit of 1945 day, and i thank you and yield back the balance my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 226. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

i went to columbia. >> why? where were your parents before columbia? >> they live in key west at that time. i chose columbia because it was in new york. i confess i was an ok student. i was not a great student because i majored in new york. >> what do you mean? >> i love the new york. i took advantage of everything there was there. the invasion of foreign films -- i went to everything musical i could find, from jazz in the village to the metropolitan opera. i have a great time. >> let me reach on something. if you talk to people your age and mine, we are about the same age, in the journalism business, is it reaching to say their hearts are broken about what has happened to institutions like "the new york times?" the institution of journalism, whatever publication, i hear it time and again. >> i hear that about -- a lot. there are two ways to look at what is happening. you can look at it and lament the passing of great institutions, newspapers that are being hollowed out in the face of tremendous economic pressures created by technology. you can have yo

>> i think at columbia i learned how to become a better writer. there is nothing that you can substitute for on the ground experience in washington and figuring out how the place works. >> what would you tell those students today about getting ready to come here? what have you learned about this town and dealing with government? >> you have to be here and watch it happen for a while. figure know how you can it out from a distance or learn it in a classroom. you have to be an on the street on the ground reporter who is probing what is going on in different parts of washington to figure out how things work. how different pieces connect to each other. what influences what? who is important and who is not important? who is telling the truth? who is lying? you figure it out by walking around and reporting here. i cannot think of another way to learn it. >> one of the things i noticed in your story that i have been reading is that almost at no point did you quote somebody that was the principal, you always have to talk to the aid. the principal was not

the teenagers suspected in about 70 burglaries and pass in eight states and british columbia purity been on the run from the law for nearly two years and was arrested this weekend in the bahamas. >> look it cited traffic this is the golden gate bridge and you concede that it's very sluggish coming into the city on the left side of your screen into san francisco. " a back up there and moving slow on the right heading north bound at the marin. we'll be right back. signal. airborne. beautiful. and strong. there to ensure the most powerful transmitter is you. rule the air.

. >> larry: by the way, at, at the bottom of the hour, mark lamont hill, professor from columbia will join us. in your book you accuse obama and democrats in congress of advancing a radical agenda. you write our story should be one of patriotic people who beat back the onslaught of radicalism. are you saying that anyone who supports obama is unpatriotic? >> no, what i am saying is that what we have seen with the president, his proclivity, larry to apologizing for this country. when you go overseas, the president of the united states, we don't say that we're perfect. nobody is. i'm the most flawed person out there, i say that all the time. we don't really want the president to go overseas, and we're not a nation of torturers, we're not going to, we have had our own checkered past, that doesn't sit well with people. you combine that, larry, with one of the most radical transformations of the u.s. economy to have ever taken place in 18 short months, and frankly, larry, against the will of the american people, i say this -- you don't have the consent of the governed. and i think, you hear

he is an associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at columbia. nancy banini.he subjects the genetic basis of disease by performing exriments on fruit flies. she is a professor at the university of pennsylvania and a howard hughes medical investigator. joining me from atlanta is melan delong, an expert on parkinson's disease and a pioneer in the growing field of deep-brain stimulation, a professor of neurology at emory university school of medicine. our co-host is dr. eric kandel, a nobel laureate, a professor at columbia university and a howard hughes medical investigator. i am pleased once again to have him here to help me understd all about the brain. welcome back. >> thank you. you're doing very well understanding the brain. >> charlie: what a journey it is. tell me about today -- the disordered brain. >> last time, we discuss -- >> last time, we discussed psychiatric disorders. today we're going to discuss neurological disorders. disorders of the brain. one of the things youwant to explore is how are they different from one another. there are two fundament

. >> en columbia no interviene en asuntos migratorios pero es raro que la ansiedad, la impaciencia, laajo por publicar una lista de inmigrantes ilegales. >> un policÍa de nueva york estÁ bajo arresto por haber atropellado a un ciclista y no haberlo deportado a sus superiores. ademÁs abandonÓ la escena del accidente. el agente ademÁs habÍa cruzado un semÁforo en rojo y como si fuera poco, conducÍa en direcciÓn contraria. dieron toallas de papel al ciclista pedido para que se limpiarÁ la sangre y luego se marcharon del lugar. >> el destino del canal venezolano sigue siendo incierto. >> intensas lluvias originan caos puerto rico. evenir la propagacion de germenes que causan la gripe de esta manera: -lavese las manos con agua y jabon. -cuando tosa o estornude cubrase su nariz y boca con un paquelo. -evite tocarse los ojos, nariz o boca. -trate de evitar el contacto con gente enferma y quedese en su casa si usted esta enfermo.visite nuestra pagina de internet. soy la dra. aliza y recuerde, salud es >> las medidas que ha tomado en los Últimos aÑos el presidente de venezuela contra los medios

. >> en columbia no interviene en asuntos migratorios pero es raro que la ansiedad, la impaciencia, lajo por publicar una lista de inmigrantes ilegales. >> un policÍa de nueva york estÁ bajo arresto por haber atropellado a un ciclista y no haberlo deportado a sus superiores. ademÁs abandonÓ la escena del accidente. el agente ademÁs habÍa cruzado un semÁforo en rojo y como si fuera poco, conducÍa en direcciÓn contraria. dieron toallas de papel al ciclista pedido para que se limpiarÁ la sangre y luego se marcharon del lugar. >> el destino del canal venezolano sigue siendo incierto. >> intensas lluvias originan caos puerto rico. >> inesperado ataque, aÚn se ignoran los motivos. en instantes. ♪ ♪ hazlo de atún, hazlo da pollo, bistec ♪ ♪ o de roastbeef, hazlo de queso y jamón ♪ ♪ ponle salsita y tomate a mi sub ♪ ♪ no se te olvide la cebolla, la lechuga y el pimiento ♪ ♪ isubway! ♪ iay qué sabor, qué sabor! ♪ iqué sabor que tiene subway! [ locutor ] illena tu verano de sabor con el nuevo ultimate turkey & bacon avocado sub! el delicioso aguacate y crujiente tocino abrazan ricas rebanadas d

in the spring of 2000, she was a master poet in residence at columbia college in chicago. in 2002, issue as one of three finalists not just for this position but the primary position in our great state of california. allen ginsberg wrote a wonderful few words about it. i struggle to read it. i want to appreciate it. how revolutionary activist, 1960's beat literary renaissance, a road in life and politics. humorous, both union -- bohemian, 20 century radical, the equanimity exemplary in political and mystical moats. a great woman poet, the second half of the american century. she delivered a major body of verse, brilliant in its particular day. as a dyslexic, those words were more difficult than they may appear. particularity. i love that. it is an honor to formally announced we already informally announced, our fifth pole of laureate in our great city and county of san francisco, diane diprima. congratulations and welcome. [applause] >> wow, look at all of these folks. are any of you one of my five kids? [laughter] i just wanted to be very brief, because we're going to do

columbia, they are the big ally in south america. unified under this arrangement, why do we need seven bases? a war on drugs? what is the war on drugs? >> what has disturbed you between a lack of difference in bush and obama in the region? >> is bush-light. obama made a big deal about the gesture, but he did not follow up. like his speech in cairo, it was beautiful, but the biggest thing was the colombian expansion. the crew in honduras, it was a big deal for them. but was it a crucial mandate? he did not do anything to get these thugs out. seven journalists have disappeared under this system. this is real human rights violations going on. there is no pattern of repression. we support the bad guys. hillary clinton was down there a few weeks ago, trying to separate echoed their -- ecuador from venezuela. we keep over reaching. we want to control anyone that steps out of line that is a regional power. recently when turkey went into the iranian sanction, remember their head was cut off? fighting with turkey. brazil was criticized. 500 b

he says columbia seems to have evidence that venezuela will not harbored rebels. >> that have the exact coordinates of several forarc camps. venezuelan beer man says that they have the exact coronets -- the venezuelan government says they have the exact coordinates of those camps. they have shown those images to a number of colombian journalists and they say they will lobby releasing them publicly for national security reasons. they say they have clear and hard evidence of the presence of farc leaders in venezuela. they are asking venezuelan government to act. >> relations between the two countries are not great. the have not been for some time. is this symptomatic of this bigger problem? >> the year earlier problems were particularly related to a decision by the colombian government to let the u.s. military to have a base on colombian soil. the two presidents do not get along and there are some personal elements, i would suggest. but this is a new development. there have been suggestions for some time that farc are present in venezuela. this is the first time that the colombian governm

>> it is been 3 years of sense they have been the carriers, a sense that they were on 2002, the columbiares crew had a reprieve billboards on this. this film crew will be shooting in, rama coliseum for the next couple of weeks. the first film shooting, will be monday night, with 700 extras. and david brown that he said they had to make just a few changes. to make the look of 2000 to. >> it has been pretty easy, that changes have not changed too much sense 2002 and the crew came in this morning, and they changed the back paths to reflect what they were in 20 02. they're taken the part of the upper deck because there were not. 20 02. with the most part, the stadium is pretty much the same. >> the american flag was placed there, and brad pitt has shown genuine enthusiasm to be an oakland. to play billy dean, the subject of a book being made to improve the a's with a limited budget. >> just speaking with brad pitt he is extremely excited and looking forward to it and he is very much interested in the character. he is really excited to be an oakland, a our stadium to shoot this film. >> and i

the teenager is expected about 70 burglaries and staffs in eight different states and in british columbia. he's been on the run for the law for nearly two years until he was arrested this past weekend in the bahamas. an explosion today at a steel plant near pittsburg injured 15 workers three of them critically. the blasts caused the fire that burned for hours and this was a scene later today when the fire was out. neighbors say they heard alarms if they did not first of this was real or if it was a drill. it's believed the gas used to heat one of the obviously have caused the blast. maintenance worker died in explosion in 2009 at the same plant. >> a controversial billboard that compares president rocco, if with adolf hitler and vladimir lenin has been removed appeared our web producer kimberly shows us that contentious sign. >> paid for by the north eye with t party this billboard was put up last week take a look it runs the three leaders under the banner of socialism appeared out of the pictures a says radical leaders prey on the fearful and not leave live free or die. even though the s

columbia said they had detailed evidence of rubble -- colombia said they had detailed evidence of rebel groups inside venezuelan. on thursday, amnesty international said north korea was failing to meet the most basic health needs of its people and its hospitals were barely functioning. today, the secretary general said that it was largely based on anecdotal evidence. it is one of the biggest crackdown on illegal gambling asia has ever seen, busting organized crime gangs involved in unlawful betting on the world cup. interpol says more than five dozen people have been arrested in china, thailand, malaysia zia, and singapore. rachel harvey has the details. >> these are a large number of arrests across a huge region. this involves coordination across such a wide area. that kind of cross-quarters operation is talked about. action in making it happen is tricky. it looking at something that affects all of the country's -- that probably provided the push. it may not be the end of the operation. police have confiscated cell phones and computers and the hope that will lead to more information. t

. >> he has called the president of columbia and madmen and a criminal. it is tricky to see how they can step back from such tough language. >> that is right. these are the final days of the venezuelan president's presidency. it is a few days before his successor takes office, the previous defense minister, it was in vaults -- the was involved with previous controversial moments with hugo chavez. you will be interesting to see how they move on from there. at the moment, diplomatic relations are completely broken. as you point out, they would be diplomatic mission to leave venezuela in the coming hours. >> that was a little earlier. the international court of justice in the hague has ruled that because of vote's -- coast of vote's declaration of independence -- kosovo's declaration of independence was lawful. it is non-binding, but is expected to lead to a push for further international recognition from kosovo. >> it was the most important move for a kosovo since it declared independence, the first time in international judiciary body would deliver its opi

>> basically, columbia said out its accusation at a special organization of the american association in washington. it said it this included several rebel leaders and around 1500 different rebels, operands in venezuela. that created a storm here in caracas and in washington when the ambassador, the venezuelan ambassador, of the organization of american states rebutted the suggestion. it did not take minutes for mr. chavez to come out and launch a blistering attack on the colombian government and his president. >> he is called the president's and madmen and a criminal. it is tricky to see how they will step back from such tough language. >> that is right. these are the final days of his presidency. it is about two weeks before his successor takes up, and he is the country's previous defense minister. there are moments that also caused friction with mr. java's in his past. it will be interesting is see if the job as government can move on from this. at the moment, diplomatic relations are completely broken. as he points out, they want the diplomatic mission, the colombian plan that it

express our dissatisfaction with a pothole in our street or stolen government in our country and in columbia and indonesia and egypt it has had huge ramifications. the whole chapter about global impact, it is 2/3 outside the united states and the million a day of new members they are getting, a million new users are coming mostly from outside the united states. >> the worst use? >> when you have 500 million people in any system you're going to have all kinds of people, a lot of evil, mean, nasty, unfair, cheating, lying, stealing people and there are a lot of humans in facebook. it is a platform for human activity. it is just a platform. if the has no content of its own. it is just people and people can do nasty stuff and they do it. >> they did it on gates and steve jobs and i'm just wondering if you're going to see a second movie on facebook. >> i would love to sell the rights for my book. it will be a good movie. an unfair telling of the story. it is a fixnallized account which is questionable but it will be fun to watch. >> just spell your name right. >> it is called the facebook affect.

chavez announced he would sever ties after columbia presented what they said was photographic evidence of -- after colombia presented what they said was photographic evidence of farc rebels meeting with leaders in venezuela. >>> heavy rains and flooding in parts of the province. roads are still flooded from the previous typhoon. the government has warned pele to stay ioors. china currently in the grips of its worst flooding in at a decade. storms have killed more than 700 people since the beginning of the year, with hundreds more still missing. >>> germany's defense minister guttenberg sayse will not be scrapping the country's compulsory military service. the proposal had been hotly discussed as part of moves to reduce the size of germany's armed forces and cut costs. law reform plans could still see the drafput on hold,- while reform plans could still see the draft put on hold, he said it will remain in the constitution. >> the german defense minister on a visit to a military base in rhineland. young soldiers were put through their paces in training exercises. for the army personnel,

reports 12 states and the district of columbia have no laws or regulations for life settlements, andthere's little uniformity in states that do have rules. frank keating of the american council of life insurers worries about life settlements, and what's called "stranger originated life insurance," or "stoli." that's when policies are taken out only to resell to investors. >> this is a system that corrupts life insurance, wrecks the white-hat image and the reality of the industry, and encourages people to buy a policy for short-term gain, but for long-term loss. you know, die as quickly as possible, you have a group of investors who can't wait for you to die, what a ghoulish business. >> reporter: but brueger says his business is no more ghoulish than life insurance companies selling annuities, and his industry doesn't condone stranger originated life insurance. he says the real problem insurers have is competition. >> the life settlement business and the life insurance industry are competing for the lapse or the surrender of a policy, the life insurance industry wants to collect the

. >> of venezuela has rejected allegations from columbia -- colombia that it is harboring rebel leaders. they have recalled their ambassador for consultations. venezuela says they have detailed evidence -- colombia says they have detailed evidence. on thursday, amnesty international said north korea was failing to meet the basic health needs of its people and hospitals were barely functioning. today, the director of the world health organization said the report was based largely on anecdotal evidence. ed researchers have succeeded in designing a malaria-resistant mosquito. the british foreign secretary william hague has called for the release of the lockerbie -- has called the release of the lockerbie bomber, al-megrahi, as mistake. he was suffering from cancer and only expected to live another three months. he is still alive. the u.s. has pressed for an investigation into the decision to free him and into allegations that bp lobby for his release. from washington, james reynolds reports. >> here is the problem facing britain and america. al-megrahi is free and not yet dead. the scottis

here's more land in miami he is suspected of committing about 70 crimes in nine states and british columbiahe received his nickname after allegedly committing some of the crimes without wearing shoes prepared pleas of the looking from since he escaped a halfway house back in 2008. he was arrested on sunday in the bahamas. at 3.6 earthquake shook the washington d.c. area this morning. it was centered in german town near maryland it struck early at five a m appeared at 2:00 a.m. our time. no reports of injuries or damage but tremors from it spread far as west virginia. last summer quick quiz kid marilyn was 2007. new warning to dog owners. since may of 2005 at least 122 dogs death had been reported pure english bulldogs account for the single highest number of deaths 25 and died in the last five years. although the death accounts for a small percentage ownership consult with their pet canary in before putting any animal in a plane. the experts say the dogs that are easily stress or not well socialized are not good candidates for travel air wise. with a programming note to tell you about. tell

these clouds dipping down from the south and another little storm system coming in through british columbia. that's going to drag some clouds and maybe a sprinkle or two up into the northwest. so, here's how the forecast is going to go for today. notice the clouds and maybe a sprinkle, 70 to 75 from seattle to portland. when you get south of that, though, out in the sunshine, look at medford today, 95. we've got 104 or so in vegas and phoenix. l.a. should have a wonderful day today right around 80 degrees and sunny. that's a look at your thursday . only tops yuma at 107. so, there are some hotspots in the southwest. that's a look at your thursday forecast. we'll talk about friday. friday's just about here. >> when you say it, it just has a ring to it where you just get excited. >> it's a beautiful sound. >> all right, bill, thanks. >>> well, big ben batters stocks, airlines fly high, and ice cream for dogs, seriously. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, you won't believe whose shoulder reports say mel gibson's been crying on. >>> the cardinals are flying high

tournaments including a win in pennsylvania earlier this month where tiger failed to the families title columbia's committee of the us is also in their group just as world number three leave last who has finished in the top three of the last four majors however the englishman good struggled this week during a. fortnight ago. it's obviously told me i love playing and you know give it to my parents and so. you know. you know. for seven days or so. you know i still feel fresh and ready to go this week and well prepared. but even if westwood fails to perform there is a strong feeling among players that a british player could be crowned champion arlen's harrington is aiming for a hat trick of open wins himself but knows it's going to be as stuff as ever. the more open field there's more guys who are just more guys you could believe they could we do sweet that maybe any open championship for the. last ten years and of course the main man in the field said he's feeling fine after his practice session tiger woods the double open champion has fond memories of the venue and is aiming to win his first title

california is one of 18 states, long with the district of columbia, named at finalists. california applied for $700 million to be used to offset the ongoing budget crisis and reform measures. the competition and rewards ambitious reforms in improving struggling schools and closing the achievement gap. the winners will be announced in september. >>> a republican candidate for governor meg whitman has accepted three debates this fall against her rival, jerry brown. all will take place in northern california. whitman's campaign says the first of eight will be september 28th at uc davis and agreed to two debates in october. one in fresno and one at dominican university in san francisco. that one is sponsored by nbc. in response, democrat jerry brown, again, challenged whitman to a total of ten debates. >>> now to the latest on the leak of the secret documents connected to the war in afghanistan. the u.s. house approved $33 billion additional funding for the war, despite increased skepticism about the war effort. and president obama talked about the leak today and whether str

he's glen hubbard, dean of columbia university's graduate school of business and former chairman of the council of economic advisors under president george w. bush. >> many congressional leaders have suggested that tax revenues are too low and will remain low without a tax increase. this year's federal revenues will be about 15% of g.d.p., less than the 40-year average of about 18%, but revenues are already on track to exceed 23% of g.d.p. in just 25 years, greater than in world war ii. how would this happen? first a recovery will roost boost revenues. over time rising incomes will lift tax payers into higher brackets, real bracket creep. and tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 and the 2009 stimulus will expire. new taxes are helping to pay for health care reform while the amt not indexed for inflation will hike taxes for millions. about a third of the revenue growth comes from expiring tax provisions, a third from real bracket creep, and a third from remaining tax increases. now the congress is unlikely to let all tax cuts expire. so won't we have a revenue gap? exactly as congressional leader

[music] upo, in collaboration with the district of columbia health department, has a contract to operate an outpatient opiate treatment program. the doctor begins an examination, the counselors begin to talk with them and do an evaluation of them. medication-assisted therapy is replacement therapy in some sense, and that's what we do here for patients who are primarily addicted to opiates. half of our patients also come in addicted to cocaine, and i would say about half of them also have problems with alcohol. "deep breath." at the time i ended up starting drinking, i wasn't using any heroin or anything but i started drinking. and i started drinking a lot and i was resisting everything that they were trying to do for me because they were trying to help me. and my counselor was telling me, "man, we're not going to let you die because you're one of the good ones." and from that point on it was just like a burst of light just hit me and i just threw it up crying. i told them to put my life in their hands. the patient is assigned medication. if they are a transfer patient they may already ha

but increasingly, doctors like this one from columbia, who we skyped with late today, are looking at them as a permanent fix for people like mr. cheney, who has severe congestive heart failure, but may not be conditions for a transplant. would you describe this as an exciting development medically? >> we've been very excited about this. and the main reason is, as you may know, there are a limited number of donor organs available each year. and so that there are literally thousands and thousands of patients who are on heart transplant waiting lists who never get one. >> reporter: the doctor said these could potentially be lifesavers for hundreds of thousands of americans who have congestive heart failure, which is a condition where the heart weakens over time, often the consequence of frequent heart attacks. cheney, who's had five heart attacks since the age of 37, and is now 69 years old, said in a statement today that the operation went very well, and "i am now recuperating." thanks to the device, he says, he should be able to resume his active life. dan harris, abc news. >>> and ot

reporter: 2001, she graduated stanford, then worked in finance and pursued a degree in public health at columbiar mother. >> i've been working hard for my mom. >> reporter: and for many of us, it was the first time we really heard her use her own voice. >> hi, this is chelsea clinton. it's really me. >> reporter: and now, she's a bride on her own day, heading through a door into her own life. and even as our eyes are watching her, the eyes that matter are the young man waiting at the end of the aisle. and so we choose chelsea clinton. may she and all the other brides this weekend enter lives of joy. that's "world news" for this friday. david muir will be back tomorrow night, and christiane amanpour on sunday. have a great weekend. see you monday. >>> a uc research center being built by bp. tonight how the university is defending its $500 million alliance with the gulf oil. >> wildfires tear through desert hills of southern dal cal. tonight the danger forcing hundreds out of their hems. >> to dental hmo claims to have a 99.9% satisfaction rate y has this woman been left with a lifetime of pain? a

. >>> quickly to another subject, 18 states and the district of columbia were named today as finalists in the u.s. department of education's race to the top program. it's an obama administration initiative to improve education. there's a $3 billion plus pool of federal money up for grabs. it will be awarded to the school systems who are trying to innovate ways to improve students, teachers and reduce poor performing schools. to see if your state made the list today, can you log on to our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >>> up next, a new do it yourself system at the airport. one airline giving a try. [ male announcer ] if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask y

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