mr boot. was arrested because he was under suspicion of committing some crimes of intention he spoke you know contemplated something that would be. he regarded as crime against american citizens let me give you another example a couple of kramer couple we are guilty for what i believe is a murder of a boy which was adopted in russia. was released these are double standards of u.s. judicial system one person. very possibly will get if not a life sentence so that many years of imprisonment. the u.s. citizens guilty of the murder of a russian boy being released where is the fair judicial process and as a matter of fact this russian boy was already an american citizen yeah i mean he would have loved to hear you know like russia russia is are really is very true ok as the number one challenge for the russian diplomacy in two thousand and eleven was the u.s. and time i miss and plan of course. are we on the collision course with nato today because and because of this and to missile system we have ju

spoof the incident, posing as the american airlines pilot who game him the boot and essentially apologizing to himself. >> mrs an american treasure. i am ashamed at the way he was treated. i mean, what harm would it do to let him keep playing his game. not any game, mind you, but a word game for smart people. >> keeping the laughs going, seth meyers asked baldwin, are you sure this is the right way to handle this? >>> up next here tonight, story time, before shipping off to war. across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next yea

feith space is going to look like when with total solder becomes the next brought by mr of iraq because you can bet your boots that the shiite majority of congress inside of iraq is priming him up abseiling him up to do lead the charge when the allowed him to do that we allowed him to get away with murdering american soldiers and american marines and let him take off to iran to study for a couple years and now he's back to his tricks again it's a mess that's an interesting discussion and a really important to have especially as this year wraps up the war is you know sort of over the for the combat troops are gone but there is still a lot that we're going to keep in our eyes on takes over to iraq war veteran in our team blogger joining us from london we do appreciate it and right here with me michael o'brien author of america's failure in iraq thanks guys. also ahead on our team we remember the events that made headlines this year and those that deserve more attention from the mainstream media two thousand and eleven interview coming up next. here the police corruption. but what is the test the body seems to k

boot. i wrote down. there are tens of thousands like mr mohammed young unemployed and frustrated they think it doesn't matter who they vote for because the military will still make all the important decisions the problem is you know what are they actually going to produce a parliament that cannot appoint ministers that cannot appoint a government. whose constitution whatever it turns out to be is going to be guarded by the army many in egypt say they will continue to camp out on talking square the center of the revolution and in front of the parliament building youth movement leaders like. upper testing of what they see as an empty vote offering no democratic mandate there will be you. know you will not go inside your office. and you have to go now and we do. two more rounds of voting still need to take place but the strong showing of the muslim brotherhood leaves little doubt that the islamic parties will have a significant majority in parliament for what it's worth although claims of a record sixty two percent turnout is already being questioned after a series of irregularities were ported the country's on

at alexander high school he once forgot his tennis shoes for gym class and kept his boots on instead. and on that day, mr. speaker, he earned a lasting nickname of boots. but he also showed how he was prepared to adapt to all scenarios. when a marine recruiter showed up at his high school senior, boots answered the cause and chose a life of service in the united states marine corps. with the courage and motivation that most young men his age have not yet found in life. after graduating high school, he went into active duty in the marine corps. boots served one term in afghanistan and returned safely home. he left on the second tour july 13 with the first battalion, sixth marine regiment, second marine division. on october 13 his division was struck by small arms fire while conducting combat operations. a fellow marine was shot first and boots ran into opposing gunfire to save his friend. though boots lost his life, he saved the life of his wounded friend in the process. boots was always loyal as a friend, and there is no more honor than one can give than to lay down his life for another. boots was devote

mr. panetta, challenges to democracy, challenges to the establishment of their future. and while this doesn't really make a huge amount of difference in practical terms, in terms of getting boots off the ground, as it were, that has largely happened. in terms of american involvement in the day-to-day practical sense in the security of the country, that has largely come to a conclusion. of course, the symbolism takes us right back short of nine years now. that's highly important, and worth remembering, as the americans mark their departure from the scene, the tens of thousands, as my colleague, jim muir, was saying a short while ago, the figure is as high as 150,000 iraqis who have lost their lives in the course of those long nine years. >> ladies and gentlemen, let us pray. almighty god, today marks a very important day in the history of iraq and the united states. since 2003, our nations sought a common good rarely tried in the history of man kind, to bring the rule of law to a nation. in so doing, iraq and america sacrifice their most precious resources in the lives of service members and citizens. these sacrifices were not in vain, and therefore, we pray that a new spirit o

boots on the ground? >> present! >> prime minister maliki asked to come to arlington national cemetery where thousands of americans who died in iraq are buried. today, they honored the dead. and for mrobama today, and warning to iraq caused powerful overbearing neighbor iran. >> just as iraq has pledged not to interfere with other nations, other nations must not interfere in iraq. iraq's sovereignty must be respected. >> the prime minister acknowledged american concerns of iran. >> we will not allow iran to interfere. >> president obama has kept a promise on iraq. america's military involvement is at an end. the troops are nearly all home. about 6000 remain there, but they will be leaving soon. the massive u.s. embassy remains in baghdad. we should expect a lot of engagement that we will not necessarily hear about. and on the aid and training programs galore. otherwise, the americans are leaving behind this fragile fractious democracy where terrorism still lurks. just a week ago, a vicious sectarian bombing killed and injured scores of shia pilgrims. will the new iraqi armed forces coca? much now rise on whenever professionalism and whenever taxability is bequeath them by their amer

mr. monk? a little bit, clarinet. [laughter] whoa. clarinet. hey, man, maybe you and i can get together and jam sometime. when i'm like 87 years old. [laughter] you have mud on your bootst a rock festival. it's just that i don't see mud on anyone else's shoes. i see some on yours. you were gonna show me where stork lived. yeah, he had a camper, it's back here. it's locked. i got the key, he trusted me. you mind if i tag along? now you got me kinda curious. he lived in here? [laughing] he loved it. between gigs, he'd take off, camp out. sometimes i'd go with him. what did you do if one of you wanted to be happy? [inhaling] asthma. since i was a kid. hmm, it smells like mint. it's imported from denmark. do you want a hit? no, thanks. rhyming dictionary? yeah, he was writing songs. that was his dream. he was really shy about it though. he wouldn't even play me his stuff. who's this? oh, that's his daughter, margaret. oh, no, where is she? tennessee, her mom moved her there after they split. i guess i should call them. oh, hell, i'm late. gotta go be famous. catch you later. you'll catch me later? [laughter] mm. what? something's wrong. did either of you move anything? no.

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mr. funk said, we need to have this process with boots on the ground. let the political parties put the boots on the ground, get the votes, let the nation speak. don't do this process that you're doing because it's wrong. let the nation, let us people speak for who we want. host: thank you. guest: well, i disagree with her on one thing and that is people can go into the caucuses and change their registration and vote. as a practical matter, you can leave, the next day you can change your registration back. but there's not a big tradition in iowa of people going into another party's caucus and voting. it's just not -- there's not that much of it. there's evidence of it from time to time but there's not been that much of it. and so people can change their registration after a caucus. host: washington, d.c., independent. caller: i'm calling because i'm concerned about the media's role in picking candidates. it seems to me that the media seems to want mitt romney to be the republican nominee and the way that they do it is they'll claim that the other nomine

boots on the ground that can be a bit of an issue. the campaign acknowledged they're a little behind the curve. mr. gingrich expected to to happen later in the campaign. take the other side of the coin and recognize he wasn't prepared to manage this momentum at this point. he has a lot of catching up to do and we're a month exactly from the first caucus. >> translating any of this momentum into boots on the ground but translating that into money and actual cash, fund-raising what about that for newt gingrich? >> reporter: when you look at all the other candidates surg up to challenge to get ahead of mitt romney they have have big, big albeit shored fund-raising booms. gingrich has his fund-raising increase but he has to aggressive tap into big money. owe will hold a $1,000 a plate fund-raiser in washington. all the candidates are coming for a forum in d.c. tomorrow. that will be opportunity to talk to some on the k street. problem is gingrich is running a reformer outside attack on washington. when it comes to establishment big bucks around the country, mitt romney has most of the big endorsements

booted alec baldwin apologized to the actor on "saturday night live." wink, wink. >> so let me get this straight. you, captain rogers, want to apologize to alex baldwin. >> yes. mrwin is an american treasure. and i am ashamed at the way he was treated. i mean, what harm would it do to let him keep playing his game? not any game, mind you, but a word game for smart people. >> don't phones interfear with the plane's communication system? >> you don't believe that, do you, seth? >> the surprise appearance got big applause as you can hear from the audience. so far, no public reaction from the airline. >>> from celebrities to some real stars over the weekend, cnn heroes were honored and one was named hero of the year in our annual tribute. aj hammer has the scoop. >> reporter: laughter, tears, standing ovations. it was a night of emotion and inspiration at hollywood's shrine auditorium. selected from more than 10,000 nominations, 10 remarkable men and women were honored for their work. like the wife of a fallen soldier who made it her mission that no military widow would feel alone. >> i love you, michael. >> reporter: an american midwife who moved to indonesia to ru

boot, thus will the l.s.u. tigers to scare off this weekend in the s.e.c. championship. i end with the words bulldog fans are used to hearing from mr. munson. let all the bulldog faithful rally behind the men who wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire bulldog nation. go dogs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today is the second anniversary of the unfair and brutal incarceration by the cuban regime of allen gross, an american citizen and i urge his immediate release. allen gross is 62 years old and in a trumped-up trial was given 15 years in prison. mr. engel: allen gross has worked in international development in over 50 countries through the past several years and was in cuba to aid the tiny jewish community with telecommunications and internet services when he was arrested and accused of being an american spy. this is a new law even

mr. mccaul. >> fort hood is right outside my district -- just north of my district. i went to the funeral services for the 13 slain soldiers with the combat boots and the rifles and the helmets. you are very familiar and aware of all of this. it was very emotional. at that time, we did not really know the connection between major hassan and al-awlaqi. we still do not know how much of a connection there was. i do recall asking soldiers who were wounded what did he say when he shot you? bay said, "alluah akbar." over and over he screamed it. at that time i realize there may be something more to that case than just a murder case. since that time, i think senator lieberman came out with an excellent report outlining a lot of this investigation. i worked in the justice department's joint terrorism task force. i understand how this works. when it came to my attention that there was information that major hassan was communicating with al-awlaqi, perhaps the greatest terrorist threat while he was alive, over the internet, and the idea that that information was not shared with fort hood. i asked a general cohen at the ceremony, "would you not have like

mr. mccaul. >> fort hood is right outside my district -- just north of my district. i went to the funeral services for the 13 slain soldiers with the combat boots and the rifles and the helmets. you are very familiar and aware of all of this. it was very emotional. at that time, we did not really know the connection between major hasan and al-awlaqi. we still do not know how much of a connection there was. i do recall asking soldiers who were wounded what did he say when he shot you? bay said, "alluah akbar." at that time i realize there may be something more to that case than just a murder case. since that time, i think senator lieberman came out with an excellent report outlining a lot of this investigation. i worked in the justice department's joint terrorism task force. i understand how this works. when it came to my attention that there was information that major hasan was communicating with al-awlaqi, perhaps the greatest terrorist threat while he was alive, over the internet, and the idea that that information was not shared with fort hood. i asked a general cohen at the ceremony, "would you not have like to know more about this guy? you