so far as relations with latin america so far as relations with latin america so far as relations withatin america typically only with governments to share its goal of reducing u.s. influence. since ahmadinejad took office in 2005, bilateral cooperation between iran and venezuela has the main diplomacy and defense into a more limited extent on energy and trade. most moderate governments and this is important to keep in mind, responded coolly to tehran to reach. we remain concerned that hezbollah is able to tap into large lebanese diaspora in venezuela and elsewhere in latin america for fund raising. and we continue to look very closely for any indications of other activities particularly operational activity. came back again for the opportunity and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you for it much, sir. mr. glazer is recognized. >> thank you ltd. chairman, ranking member berman and established members of the committee for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss emerging threats and challenges the western hemisphere. the western hemisphere is a riche of particular

latin america also very, very popular about neoliberalism. generally seen as the ideas we think of ronald reagan's ideas. the eddy is of being pro-market an entire state. people generally at the divide that with our regular margaret thatcher. and so these ideas, they also have other qualities that i talk about in the book that rest of the different than what people expect. >> host: suggest? >> guest: often actually even though they are intestate, often they have a strong state, a stronger state to provide -- protection things like private property, protect market to be competitive. also, neoliberalism is often related to capitalism as opposed to any other economic system. >> host: where did occur neoliberalism come from? >> guest: the term neoliberalism is often right around the end of world war two. all of people in europe talking about an idea of rethinking liberalism after all the troubles of the war's over were one and will work to. they needed to rethink liberalism and make a new kind of liberalism. there ideas at the time, people, famou

provided nearly $2 billion in security related assistance to the countries in latin america and the caribbean apart by drug violence, the state department continues to dull out counter narcotic funding to regimes elsewhere in latin america actively working against u.s. interest. in bolivia, for example, states providing $15 million for fiscal year 2011 to fight drug trafficking and yet bolivia is actively working against u.s. interest, withdrawn from the single con vens of narcotic drugs in the u.n. and the former drug chief, general rene was sentenced last month to 15 years in prison for drug smuggle charges. in peru, state has spent over $70 million in two fiscal years on counter narcotic programs, but according to the office of national drug control policy, cultivation increased in 2010 by 33% leading to a 13 all-time high -- no pun intended. further, the new peru administration temporarily suspended coca e eradication programs 24 year. there's no question that equipment and technology is necessary for protecting the integrity of this region from drug cartels, from extremist groups, and fr

that's not the case in latin america. i don't have time for more, but let me just finalized with the question, what is latin america prepared now for the next crisis. a little bit less than in 2007. why? because some countries that have expanded fiscal policy, correctly so, have not yet backed out completely. so, on the monetary standard, wonderful job, and that's a lesson for the united states. [laughter] i mean, we are full of lessons, okay? but on the fiscal stand, some countries still have work to do and they better hurry up otherwise the crisis might not hit them as well as they were in 2008. thank you. >> next speaker is jeremy go from the asian committee. >> thank you, george. good morning ladies and gentlemen. clicker, yes. we report on what happened in 2000 a crisis and how it impacted the asian economy. and what message we can learn from it. let me see how this works. okay. it's important to understand what happened, the precrisis condition, and then what are steps taken by policymaker to handle this, this very

that is not the case in latin america. i do not have time for more but let me finalize with the question, where is latin america for the next crisis? a little bit less than in 2007. some countries that had expanded this kind of policy have not yet backed up completely. on the monetary standard, they are doing a wonderful job. that is a lesson for the united states. [laughter] we are full of lessons. some countries have work to do and they had better hurry up or the crisis will and put them in the same position as 2008. >> our next speaker is jeremy. >> thank you, george. we are compiling a report of what happened in the 2008 crisis and how it impacted the asian economy. one lesson we learned which is very important, it is important to understand what happened. the pre crisis conditions. then what were the steps taken by policy makers to handle this and trying economic and financial crisis back then. asian economies are reversed. -- diverse. by and large there were a lot of similarities going before the crisis hit in 2008.

big debate among scholars actually because the first four of neoliberalism were implemented in latin america in chile when the government was brought down and the pen of gif government was put in and high-tech and others all helped introduce neoliberalism said that was sort of the big expert rental boom. it was brought then to the united states and they've been implemented in cities in the united states. we also have neoliberalism brought in to in the wind and then most importantly the importance of neoliberalism for the east europeans. the east europeans, russia, poland, hungary were implemented by taha neoliberalism. >> why did you choose this topic? >> i was in budapest hungary -- >> before the wall fell. >> before the wall fell. i picked budapest and i landed in this place and i couldn't believe what was happening and i was on the i guess 20-years-old so it was very unclear to be what was going on and on nuclear to everybody and i realized i had to understand what it seemed the end infil i need to explain what happened across the region. >> dr. johanna bockman is an assistant professor o

you go to these big cities across europe and even asia and latin america now, you are seeing, they are jumping ahead of us. >> susie: i was talking to tom friedman the other day about his book that used to be us. he said historically the key driver of america's economic success was its superior infrastructure. and now we don't centre that competitive. can we restore our roads and rails and bridges? and if so, what will it take to do that? >> well, first of all, we just have to spend more money on it, as simple as that. part of that has to be, no one wants to increase the gasoline tax, but you can't have the same gasoline tax. same 18.4 cents. that needs to be increased but no politicians want to do it because they are afraid they won't get voted in. we should get the private sector to invest in the. public private partnership are a big part of what other countries are doing. they are doing a lot of it in europe, a lot in latin america, u.k., canada is doing where they have private entities come in and spend their money building this infrastructure so the government is not going in debt

the opportunities are seen, really, in asia, still, and certainly in latin america, in brazil in particular, lots of opportunities still from a growth standpoint. >> tom: as you do some planning and your clients are doing planning where are they seeing some of the biggest risks in 2012? >> we really come back to three things we try to help our clients understand. one what is the impact of your performance, balance sheet strength and volatility. clients are trying to understand the tradeoff between not just earnings but the volatility of the earnings. when you think about the tragedies in japan, the tsunami and the earthquake, what that really created of a global supply chain challenge for clients around the world. that created volatility. >> tom: greg, thank you so much. greg case, the c.e.o. of aon. >> tom, it's been a pleasure. thank you very much. here's what we're watching for tomorrow: quarterly results from chevron, cigna and merck. we'll also see september personal income and spending numbers. also tomorrow, the u.s. economy is growing and europe may solve its debt problem, but where

there are different traditions for this across latin america. many hispanics in the u.s. incorporate their roman catholic faith in day of the dead observances. kim lawton has more. >> reporter: in many communities, dÍa de los muertos, the day of the dead, is a joyful public event, with parades celebrating the belief that, for this one day every year, the spirits of loved ones have returned. families often hold private observances as well. >> we are in a festive mode right now. it's a party. >> reporter: in rockville maryland, rocio and luis bermudez incorporate their roman catholic faith with their mexican-american traditions, building a special altar in their home. on the altar they place pictures of their deceased family members and a portrait of the virgin of guadalupe. candles are lit to help the spirits find their way down from heaven. water is put out to replenish the thirsty souls after their long journey. and since it's a party, the altar is decorated with colorful papers and treats. >> the mango, the water, the tequila -- it's all an enticement so that they will

you go to latin america and the churches are all full. the evangelical protestants are spreading throughout brazil and central america. catholicism is still in mexico and the villages of south america. the mormon church now in its world majority, world population is spanish-speaking. it may be that somehow i swallowed something and i have become the brutalist in nature while you have become me. do you think that is possible? >> sure but also common is important to remember that native societies again -- go you know they certainly have the kind of agriculture they practice of and there are certainly things we can learn from and they are studying them to this, but let me talk about the casinos and so forth. it is important to remember that this is actual federal policy. we passed the indian gaming act of 1973 with this idea. and so it is always amazing to me, i am in a state that doesn't have any of this so we have sort of lofty perspective, right? and i think like wow, the whole purpose of this was to give the indians money and here in cal

million people a year continue to come across our southern border but they stopped returning to latin america every fall because instead of seasonal work they were able to find permanent jobs and what has been the magnet drawing them illegal employers so yes we need immigration reform and it needs to start with taking a stance against these corporate criminals we need to mandate huge fines for first offenses jail time for c.e.o.'s for second offenses and a corporate death penalty dissolving their charters to operate for repeat offenders get rid of the illegal employers and not only will the jobs of americans like tad's brother be protected but there will be far less incentive for people to risk their lives to get into the united states illegally that's it for your take my take tonight like your comments and questions heard on the segment the big picture listen up. we want to know your cheek send us your comments but be in the time of facebook page play twitter underscore apartment or in each room of the message board you can blog it i'm hoping that it also leave a message you know when quite

latin america is not only a nation with whom we share a rich history, it is also a nation of untappedconomic community. the u.s. exports three times as much to lat-in america as we do to china. but there is a terrifying surge in violence that threatens to disrupt this process. the wave of bloodshed and the corruption and conclusion -- collusion has left 35,000 dead creating casualties even inside america's borders. mexico stands ready to stand with the united states in battling the drug war and we should continue cooperation including enhanced military cooperation. in guatemala, violence is resulting in an average of 55 murders per week, threatening an already overloaded justice system. these problems, though, are not contained within guatemala's borders. the country has emerged as a funnel for regional narco criminal activity, threatening our neighbors and ourselves. as president i will not accept the status quo. i will support our neighbors to quickly and sternly eliminate these narcoterrorists. colombia offers a fine example of the benefits of american engagement and investment in

the people in latin america don't have to know anything about why the demand went up. who is it who is going to pay the higher price. the price itself transmits the information that graphite is scarcer than it was and more in demand. and if you go back to the pencil thing, what brought all of these people together was an enormous complex structure of prices. the price of graphite, the price of lumber, the price of rubber. the wages paid to the laborer who did this, and so on. the marvelous example of how you can get a complex structure of cooperation and coordination, which no individual planned. there was nobody who sat in the central office and sent an order out to -- russia, out to malaysia, produce one more thimble of rubber. or sent a signal. it was a market that coordinated all this without anybody having to know all of the people involved. >> how many times have you told that pencil story? >> well, i really haven't told it that many times. we told, i told it in the book. but i think this is the third time. >> you're living in san francisco, where we are. >> yes.

good to latin america and they are full and the protestants throughout brazil and central america catholicism is still full in mexico koppel. it is spanish speaking. it may be that somehow i've swallowed something and have become and you have become me do you think it is possible? >> it's important to remember the native societies. >> they certainly have the kind of agriculture the practice there are things we can learn from and in fact they are studying this little talk about the casinos and so forth this is actual federal policy with the idea that these guys were so it is always amusing to me and in a stated it doesn't have any of this so we have a sort of lofty perspective and they think like well the whole purpose of this was to give indians money in here in california all these indians have money which is not taken as a success. >> i'm curious what you think about 1421 and above what the chinese. >> the book you mean? i should explain this. there is an amazing chinese exporters a muslim munich who had these huge armada rose one of them may be the largest ever, 300 some ships from southea

they will gain duty access to latin america's fastest growing economy. it will eliminate most barriers for trade for products entering central and south america, the third largest economy, and strengthens our ties with a key ally in that region. simply put, expanding access to emerging foreign markets will boost agriculture and help californians back to work. i ask for 15 seconds. mr. levin: 15 seconds. mr. costa simply passing these agreements are not enough. we must build on the accountability to ensure these trade agreements are enforced. we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines while other countries form their own pacts with emerging markets. it means more jobs here at home for america. i ask you to support these measures. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maine. mr. michaud: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. ryan: i thank the gentleman. you know, these ar

he grew up in the mission during the 1970's and 1980's during the struggles were happening in latin america is what led to his engagement and solidarity with people throughout the world in his struggle for social justice. he studied at chico state where he had a scholarship for soccer. he studied international relations and latin american studies. after school, he came back to the mission. he worked in many places including housing. he helped to organize and found people organizing for environmental justice. he was one of the co-founders of the mission and the displacement coalition in the 1990's when many families were being displaced out of the mission. he also was one of the founders of the grassroots democratic club. he is a great friend stu so many of you her -- is a great friend to many viewers here tonight. we will greatly miss him. we're very thankful to you for raising the son that you raised and gave to us. thank you. [applause] >> now, we would like to welcome back to the stage diana before we begin the next portion of our program. [applause] i think they just took your guitar. p

they are taken from their homes in latin america and many had been born there. and sent to germany and japan would they have never seen them japanese-american internment is fairly well known by now. and it is important to understand because it is generally regarded as full-blown independent right after pearl harbor. this is not the case and it actually occurred in small increments with the months following pearl harbor until the evacuation order in march. of this time the government had been rounding up japanese german and italian aliens. the picture of the japanese internment based strictly on racism is a mistake certain erases them play a part but also there was a general suspicion of any alien at emigre community with the assumption being that no matter how long they live in the country they would necessarily have ties to the country of origin. so now we're up to the cold war. and the government's attempt to drive a wedge between communist and their fellow traveler compatriots. the beginning of this petraeus is to mccarthy actually he was a johnny-come-lately

this year's latin america day in hamburg is focusing on access to clean water and environmental technology. 85% of people in the region excepted to live -- expected to live in cities by 2025. the infrastructure has to be there. it is a good opportunity for german firms in places like mexico. >> waste separation mexican style, poor families sort out reusable people -- reusable material for the sale. the mexican government has started investing in environmental technology. they brought in a number of german trucks back in biologically breakdown garbage. participants say there are plenty of opportunities for german companies as the region cleans up. >> germany is the country that has a lot of experience in the development of this particular kind of technology. that is because germany's laws are among the strictest in the whole world. >> according to a new study, the five largest latin american cities will have to invest about 290 billion euros in their environment, water, and power supply, by 2025. what america is a region of opportunity for german environmental technology. mexico, for exampl

what america is not only in neighbor with whom we share a rich history, -- latin america is not only a neighbor with whom we share a rich history, it is opportunity. we export three times to let america as we do to china. many nations in our hemisphere are experiencing a terrifying surge in violence that threatens to disrupt this progress. the wave of bloodshed that has spread over mexico as a result of corruption and collusion with drug cartels has left 35,000 people dead, greeting casualties even inside america's borders. mexico stands ready to work with the united states in combating the drug war. we should commit to continued cooperation, including enhanced military-to-military engagement. escalating violence is resulting in a 55 murders per week. threatening an already overloaded justice system. these problems are not contained within guatemala supporters. the country has emerged as a funnel for activity, britain and our neighbors and ourselves. as president, -- threatening our neighbors and ourselves. as president, i will not accept the status quo. i will support our neighbors t

officials say messaging and email services still sporadic for blackberry users in europe, latin america, asia and africa. research in motion is blaming the problem on a switch that links the internal network to the internet. u.s. is the only major company not affected. >>> girl scouts can earn merit batches in more than just cooking and first aid. how about digital film making, financial literacy, website and product design, local food awareness and customer loyalty. a spokesperson says this is the first major update since 1987. >>> still ahead, a very gray afternoon shaping up outside after rainy morning. your updated weather forecast is 2.5 minutes away. >> midday stocks to be followed by mega millions numbers. i need a home performance with energy star audit. this sensor will show why my living room gets too hot and too cold! get up to $2,450 dollars in rebates and keep saving with home performance with energy star. get started at bgesmartenergy.com. >>> take look at that. first warning doppler radar rs we had rain earlier today. here is the next batch making its way in. we will take

presence estimated to be between a few hundred to a few thousand in the sixteen country region of latin america. hezbollah also has a presence in 15 american cities including four major cities in canada. we were told that previous hearings that while the confirmation of hezbollah's presence in north america is indisputable, we shouldn't worry. they are just here for fund-raising activities. hezbollah, a terror group committed to violent jihad. i don't make the distinction between fund-raising and terrorist activity. fund-raising for terrorist activity is terrorist activity. i represent buffalo, new york. and i know from terrorist history, terrorist cowards look for high impact targets. we have the peace bridge that connects buffalo to southern ontario. the border crossing for passenger vehicles in north america, third busiest for commercial vehicles. we have the destination of millions of people, every single year. we have 90 miles away toronto blue a multi-cultural, fascinating international city. we have in close proximity a project which produces the cheapest, cleanest and most electricity i

colombia now aspires to be a leader in latin america. there's tremendous potential within brazil, the world's fifth largest country. brazil is rich with opportunity in the energy and technology industries, which we should recognize with the initiation of bilateral trade negotiations. by forging partnerships and alliances, we can help develop political and economic stability throughout the region, creating an environment in which all peoples of latin america can rise. we must not forget that peace and prosperity throughout our neighborhood promotes peace and prosperity at home. i would like to close by sharing a thought from my time in china. emotionally, one of the most powerful things i did as ambassador or could do was meet with dissidents. i would do this frequently, and sometimes i would go to them, sometimes that would come to the embassy. we did this quietly. it was a real peril for them at also closed some official doors to me. why was always clear to me was that those seeking reform and change crew strength -- drew strength from

europe the middle east, latin america, and africa.re messaging and browsing delays caused by a switching problem. the reports of any problems here in the u.s. >>> americans use their cell phones a lot but a new study shows that sell funds actually outnumber people. the study from a trade group estimates 327 million devices are now in service which rose 9% of the first six months of the year. the census says about309 million people live in the u.s. and wireless use has doubled. >>> rain is on the way, later on tonight into tomorrow. it will hold lot for this evening's rush hour commute. take a look at what is going on outside. here is chesapeake beach, md. with increasing clouds from the south. they allow the ranid to start probably after midnight tonight. 71 was the official high after a morning low of 62. the record high was 90 setback in 1919. look how cold it can get in this day. 33 back in 1906. at reagan national, when data the northeast at 10 and temperatures are slowly cooling. -- wind out of the northeast at 10. 70 at george w

. >> the mural is fusion between the great, past contributions of latin america and later north america'sechnical innovation. it covers a significant portion of the mural. his ex-wife is prominently shown even though he is behind her holding another woman's hand. despite the brief love affair, they later remarried at san francisco's city hall. for more than 20 years, this ten panel mural was stored in greats until was installed in the theater. very little is known about it. >> nobody has gotten in here to study it. >> julie is working on a relocation proposal. they got the attention of the mexican government. a panel of experts arrived to examine the mural and see how it could be transferred. >> the mural fresco has to be very well protected so during the movement it doesn't get damaged. that is what the mexican experts are experts on. >> each panel is securely to st. here is what the back of the mural looks like. >> talks are underway to move the mural, the place that would house it has yet to be built. this is the site behind me, a parking lot here at city college. this is what the buil

grade, and we started in the first grade after coming to the bay area after living many years in latin america of. since last spring, i have been a member of the leadership of paul revere. i feel very positively about the work that is happening, and i would not have taken the position if i did not truly believe we are doing the right thing to give students opportunities. i do not think it would be productive for me to talk about any of the charges made here. what i would like to do is tell you i believe i'll lot of good work is happening here again we have evidence that we are going to need to close done -- close the achievement gap. we know we have made some mistakes as leaders, especially in terms of communicating some of the exchanges, but we want to heal those divisions, and we have been having meetings all year long, but tomorrow evening is another community meeting, and we are hoping it will be a step towards all of us partnering together for the best of our children, so i am here to ask each and every board member and anyone else to please come to paul revere and visit the school and se

performed at over 100 colleges and correctional facilities in the united states, africa, asia, latin americad europe. he has released two albums to critical acclaim, taught at brooklyn college, new york university, the new school in columbia university, and is now touring lyrics for lockdown. one of those is sponsored by the naacp. i learned that he is beginning rehearsals for the remakes of "the wiz." let's welcome him. [applause] our moderator for this afternoon, world renowned anti- racist, multicultural educator. [applause] yes. as many of you in the audience know, she is an accomplished front line teacher. a teacher, educators, researchers, writers, consultant, speaker. she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed

exports three times as much to latin america as we do to china. but many nations in our hemisphere are experiencing a terrifying surge in violence that threatens to disrupt this process. the wave of bloodshed in mexico, the result of corruption with drug cartels, has left 35,000 people dead, crating casualty's even inside america's borders. mexico stands ready to work with the united states in combating the drug war. we should commit to continue cooperation, including enhanced military engagement. in guatemala, escalating violence is resulting in an average of 55 murders per week, threatening an already overloaded justice system. these problems are not contained within bottom all possible borders. guatemala's threatening our neighbors and our sales. as president, i will not accept the status quo. i will support our neighbors to quickly and sternly eliminate these terrorists. columbia offers a fine example of the benefits of american engagement and investment in our hemisphere. after years of drug violence, colombia, initially under the leadership

she's a coalition of artists who promote early childhood education in latin america.we are featuring heroes in the hallway. dads are going back to school not just for their own kids but those who don't have a male role model in their life. >> there you go, buddy. have a good one. >> reporter: for some kids, 7:30 in the morning is too early. >> wake up a little bit. wake up. >> reporter: a group of dads who volunteer at this elementary school make the students feel like superstars. >> good morning, guys. >> reporter: it's part of a new program called watchdogs. it stands for dads of great students. fathers take the day off to be part of the learning process. >> lots of our children don't have necessarily a man in their life full time. it's important for them to have that role model and to see what a professional man acts like and looks like and how to respond to them and work with them. >> reporter: the program started in 1988 after two students went on a shooting rampage in arkansas. it's noun grown to 2,000 schools participating in 40 states. virginia is the third la