tom johnson is hiding in the back and his four volume history in her nsa which is declassified at my request formed a very large basis for my book about 30 either nsa histories which nsa was all too willing to be classified, so for an agency that journalists tend to portray as hyper secretive this seems to be contrary to the cia which i have had a knock down drag out fight with since the reclassification scandal 2006 now they won't answer my phone calls anymore. nsa has been the exact opposite. basically everything i have asked for the have given me in putting for my book, my new book on obama and the intelligence community is the giving me material about activities in afghanistan and iraq and global war on terrorism which is quite remarkable and i think i would be remiss if i didn't zoos them and i did in the forward to my book but tom johnson and bob and a host of other historians literally made my job so much easier. they basically allowed me -- i spent 25 years piecing together little bits and pieces of nsa's history and when the classified their tomes for my book, literally it w

and one of those individuals, doctor tom johnson, is hiding in the back. and his three volume, for going history of nsa, which nsa declassified at my request, formed a very large bases or my book. along with about 30 other nsa histories which nsa was all too willing to declassify. so for an agency that journalists tend to portray as hyper secretive. nsa seems to be contrary to the cia, which i've had a knockdown drag out fight with. now since the reclassification scandal 2006, now they won't answer my phone calls anymore. nsa has been the exact opposite. basically everything i've asked for, they have given me, including for my book, my new book on obama and the intelligence community. they have been getting the material about activities in afghanistan and iraq and the war on terrorism. it's quite remarkable. and i think i would be remiss if i did not thank them. and they did in the forward to my book but, you know, tom johnson and bob hennig and a host of other nsa historians literally made my job so much easier. it basically allowed me, i spent 25 years p

because after that was on, the president of cnn, tom johnson, call me and that, why did you let themi said, what? he said why did you let them kiss on the lips? and in, you know, i'm so sorry. i just forgot to tell them, if you're having fun and you guys feel like kissing, just don't kiss on the lips. >> larry: when the entire crew had sipped champagne it was our turn. he walk over to larry and me to toast with us. that was quite a kiss, larry said to marlon. kissed my producer like you just kissed me. i stared at him for a moment. closed my eyes as marlon branno took me in his arm. as he placed his lip on mine, gone were bare feet, dirty tows, overweight bellies and perspiration. it was stanley, terry, fletcher christian, you name it. it was that man kissing me like i had never kissed before. for week afterward, larry walk around the set saying after i kissed marlon brando, i can't stop thinking about him. i silently nodded my head. he wasn't the only one. what was that really like? >> it was like that. i had to close my eyes. when i closed my eyes, he was back on the waterfront. >>

it's been a really impressive panel that includes rogerlaine, brian johnson, tom mcadams, lisa armstronging in politics or panelists had a share of controversy. on monday night, when the puppies were predicting the new york governor's race, we had a flip-flopper in the group. one of the puppies, i'm not going to say who -- well, okay, it was gary frick, no surprise he's a troublemaker. gary frick is always tied to something ridiculous. well, he originally voted for carl paladino and then, at last second, decided to switch his vote to andrew cuomo. as you can see here. look, at the footage. there's gary. he looks over. what's going on over here, and goes right over. flip-flopper. flip-flopper goes right over to cuomo. unbelievable. i mean, you probably read about it in the papers, right? you guys heard about this? everyone was talking about it and unfortunately it even spawned a negative attack ad against gary frick and the gang. just check it out. it's awful. >> gary frick wants his vote to count more than once. he flip-flopped on paladino, and he'll flip-flop on the american people. the

joining the discussion today, jeff johnson, contributor to the tom joyner morning show, gop strategistice speechwriter, elise jordan and from ivillage, kelly wallace, and vicki ward on the big wall street crackdown. >>> it's the holiday week, air travelers are in for longer lines, bigger delays and hotter tempers this thanksgiving week. complaints escalating and not just from passengers, but on blogs from the tsa agents themselves. this morning this was the

shawn hill to calvin johnson for 19 years and the touchdown. lions had a penalty at the half. but tome 37 deion branch here. alphonso smith. all the way. 79 yards for a score. he went every which way but loose. and the game was tied at 24. throws to branch for 22 yards of perfect passing. patriots win. the lions now 2-9. >>> college basketball on this holiday menu. depaul taking a trip to anaheim for the 76 classic. going against the cowboys of oklahoma state. loves the pressure defense and it works easy. jeremiah kelly takes it all the way in for the layup. then more pressure the very next possession finds stowball. game tied at 33. in the end, too much moses. he had 27 points. oklahoma state wins it. depaul now 1-2. >>> mike an the irish trying to stay unbeaten against georgia. in orlando the game -- a hoop and a foul there. irish led by 6. notre dame finally pulling away in the second ot. tim with a huge three. that puts the irish up by three. notre dame wins it. they are now 5-0. >>> the bulls and blackhawks both in action tomorrow night. tomorrow the hawks and ducks will play her

johnson comes back to make the catch. the lions would lead 17-10 at the half. but tom brady was nearly perfect in the second half.e throws four touchdowns, new england scores 28 unanswered points. they beat the lions 45-24 and improved to 9-2. >> i guess i'll settle for phil's mom's cooking. >> be care: don't burn yourself. get in there. give it to your offensive linemen later. that's the way, tom. >> it's good. >> titans quarterback may have a bad taste in his mouth. vince young is banned from all team meetings and game after getting into an argument with the head coach following sunday's loss to the redskins. yesterday young apologized to his coach via text message, a move that didn't sit well with fisher. >> i'm not a real big text guy. not really into this new age stuff. i don't twit or tweet but i think face to face is a man thing. >> a man thing. all right. >>> the raiders have their regular thursday practice this afternoon. and then it was time to get home for thanksgiving dinner with their families. what's thanksgiving like in your household? >> a lot of food. [ laughter ] >> a lot of food. i got my mom c

tom barrett. and the democrats could lose a senate seat in wisconsin. russ feingold has been in the senate since 1992. but republican ron johnson is ahead in the polls. >>> health issues force a chicago alderman to withdraw himself from the race for mayor. >>> and later in medical watch, what a major government study say being the use of omega 3 supplements in older patients in alzheimer's. >>> in lunch break, get ready for a side or a main dish, we were making butternut squash whichset >>> live at the cme group in chicago. voters hit polling stations for the mid-term elections, wall strait is buzzing about what issues are key for them this election. extending the bush tax cuts and tackling the nation' deficit that's about $1.3 trillion. traders say that trade in china's currency are also issues that need to be addressed. speaking of the economy, looks like consumers are spending again and that helps boost master card which reported third quarter profits that exceeded wall street estimates with more consumers using those debit and credit card master card taking in revenues there. but over at illinois' archer daniels midland thi

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tom miller and others including the institutions involved to share their thoughts as to where we are with this matter and give us an opportunity to move forward and obviously as i've prepred to leave tim johnson, richard shelby and other members will pick up this issue involves the traveling out the door and then move to respond to this issue accordingly. i want to thank the witnesses appearing and for their testimony about the problems in mortgage servicing for modification asset to foreclosure. as many of us know or all of us know we've had numerous hearings the problems of the mortgage industry in fact the second hearing i held as the chairman of this committee and the first week of february, 2007 was on the residential mortgage markets and problems. during that year 2007 we have almost 80 different hearings on the subject matter at one time or another including informal gatherings in this very room with a leading servicing companies in the nation to talk about plans they have to minimize the fallout from the mortgage crisis. it's a subject matter of the last four years the committee spent a great deal of time and attention on. in addition to today's hearing on the intent to have another h

johnson, one of the most dominant drivers in the history of nascar. >> mika said it couldn't be done. >> exactly. >> what's the deal with you and tom brady? don't understand all the fuss. >> he's a hansom guy. >> i guess. >> good enough for gisele. we had mark sanchez in here last week. she was like, is he supposed to be good looking, too? yes. >> not that they care what i think. >> we'll give you a handy chart as to who is supposed to be hot and who isn't. >> i just don't understand all the fuss. i think it's built up. one begin to say it and then ten say it and 20 say it. >> how about ryan see crest? >> i think he's adorable. >> you found her sweet spot. >> he's a very intelligent young man. he really is. not that anybody cares what i think. >>> up next, former first lady barbara bush gives her very honest opinion of sarah palin and whether the former governor should run for president. >> got some must-reads on that. >>> also mika's must-read opinion pages. >>> the empire state building will be lit up in orange for a very important cause. the orange is in recognition of the fle lupus foundation 40th anniversary event. joe and i will be

johnson is home right now but is expected to leave for his office soon and make a statement when he arrives there. >>> meanwhile, we've got a nice day working out there. maybe some clouds, tomh the day off and on. jerry, how'she traffic? >> things seem to be settling down a little bit. inner loop not bad, the outer loop briefly heavy head south towards tyson's corner but all travel lanes are open. one more stop in virginia, 95 southbound, road work in place. you lose the right lane as you head south out of newington toward points south. >> thanks, jerry. >> >>> tonight at 5:00ealthy changes that could be coming to a school >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller pla. >> hi, everybody. so glad you're with us today. it is fun day, november 15th, start of a very fun week. i hope we make through this week. >> we, okay, this is going to be one of the great weeks i think on the show because there is such a variety. we were asking viewers to send pictures of people who looked exactly like you and -- >> double trouble it is called. >> we're going to reveal the two ladies tomorrow. apparently they're wandering arou

tom miller and others including the institutions involved to share their thoughts as to where we are with this matter and give us an opportunity to move forward and obviously as i've prepared to leave tim johnsonrichard shelby and other members will pick up this issue involves the traveling out the door and then move to respond to this issue accordingly. i want to thank the witnesses appearing and for their testimony about the problems in mortgage servicing for modification asset to foreclosure. as many of us know or all of us know we've had numerous hearings on the problems of the mortgage industry in fact the second hearing i held as the chairman of this committee and the first week of february, 2007 was on the residential mortgage markets and problems. during that year 2007 we have almost 80 different hearings on the subject matter at one time or another including informal gatherings in this very room with a leading servicing companies in the nation to talk about plans they have to minimize the fallout from the mortgage crisis. it's a subject matter of the last four years the committee spent a great deal of time and attention on. in addition to today's hearing on the intent to have another

tom miller and others including the institutions involved to share their thoughts as to where we are with this matter and give us an opportunity to move forward and obviously as i've prepared to leave tim johnson, richard shelby and other members will pick up this issue involves the traveling out the door and then move to respond to this issue accordingly. i want to thank the witnesses appearing and for their testimony about the problems in mortgage servicing for modification asset to foreclosure. as many of us know or all of us know we've had numerous hearings on the problems of the mortgage industry in fact the second hearing i held as the chairman of this committee and the first week of february, 2007 was on the residential mortgage markets and problems. during that year 2007 we have almost 80 different hearings on the subject matter at one time or another including informal gatherings in this very room with a leading servicing companies in the nation to talk about plans they have to minimize the fallout from the mortgage crisis. it's a subject matter of the last four years the committee spent a great deal of time and attention on. in addition to today's hearing on the intent to have anothe