basic principles can play role in these negotiations, but that is a fundamental element in president abbas has accepted those principles and hamas has not. >> before the minister also use the word when he talked about the creation of a separate palestinian state, one that is contiguous and i notice the secretary did not use that word. what is the u.s.'s position on contiguous in terms of somehow uniting the west bank and gaza? >> this is the fundamental challenge of negotiation, which is to determine the borders of a state. we recognize that any state that would be formed for palestinians has to be viable and it has to be based on agreed upon borders, so the foreign minister, what we really want to do is get the parties back into a negotiation where you can actually put these questions before them. the united states will continue to play a role at various times. we may offeror own sites as to how to resolve these very kinds of questions, but let's get to that negotiation. that is why we are continuing to push as hard as we can to get this started as quickly as possible. >> thank you. >> i

abbas were threatened by the u.s. boycott [unintelligible] >> our policy on this is clear. we would like to see a stronger palestinian government that has greater capacity to serve the needs of the palestinian people. we support the prime minister in his efforts to build stronger institutions and to continue to grow the palestinian economy and to professionalize the palestinian and security forces. if others want to join this effort, they know what they have to do. and the existing palestinian authority is guided by the principles and we will continue to support any effort towards reconciliation that is guided by these principles, including recognition of israel and support of existing agreements. and choosing to join the political process rather than choosing to exercise violence in pursuit of their political objectives. that is why george mitchell is in the region and why we continue to have discussions with the palestinians. >> he was going to have other talks? >> he may have other discussions. i think his schedule

on the other hand president abbas of the palestinian authority a white thing genuinely wants peace hasganization that does not recognize israel and has not disallowed violence, and so we are working to try to strengthen the ability of both parties to sit down across the table and to begin serious negotiations and i think it is important when we are talking about this issue to make sure that we don't just use language that is inflammatory or in some fashion discourages negotiation. both the palestinian people and israelis have legitimate aspirations and they can be best served at the united states is helping them understand each other as opposed to demonizing each other. alright? okay. it is a gentleman's turn. it is a gentleman's turn. this gentleman here. i'm going to go on the other side of the room. the gentleman with the yellow tie. >> bill segall, orange county commissioner. welcome mr. president. what is the decision matrix going to look like for high-speed rail and power be going to decide who gets what and when is the announcement going to be made? >> well, i probably should ha

we believe that president abbas is a partner for peace and can help deliver that to the palestinian peoplend i discussed the future of iraq. it's important that iraq be reintegrated back into the larger region and that it go through this next electoral cycle and create greater stability among the various constituents within the country. we discussed the importance of international solidarity and dealing with iran particularly with respect to its nuclear program and its compliance with various obligations under the united nations security council the iaea, the n.p.t., etc. and finally let me express our appreciation to his excellency and to his imaginiest the amir and his country for their actions in combating hunger and poverty and disease across the region and the world. we have a lot of work ahead of us but i thank you, your excellency, for your friendship, for your candid thoughts on so many important matters and i look forward to continuing our dialogue in the year ahead. >> thank you very much madam secretary. happy new year. and i am very glad in the first working kay to be here with

over the weekend he met with prime minister netanyahu and president abbas and also met with king abdallahof jordan, and last night with the foreign minister and intelligence chief and cairo. but he is on its way back to the united states as we speak >> on lebanon, can you be more specific about what the u.s. role will be in this? who is going, if anyone? >> i think normally we would provide assistance to the ntsb. most of our focus right now is what ever we can do. >> what have they asked for? >> i will take the question. the uss rampage has been redeployed to assist in the search and recovery. it has been in the mediterranean at the time. i think we will be involved to the ntsb in helping to investigate the loss of this particular flight. >> did the particular case come up? >> it did not. >> 6 press the willingness to bring it up with senator campbell. cantwell,. >> it is a matter of ongoing legislation. the state department has been contact with the senator. i do not know whether it was the secretary directly, but in the immediate days after the verdict, she was in touch with center for

we believe that president abbas is a partner for peace. the prime minister and i discussed the future of iraq. it is important that iraq be reintegrated back into the larger region and that it go through this next select for cycle and create greater stability among the various constituents within the country. we discussed the importance of international solidarity and dealing with iran, -- lee with respect to its nuclear program and its compliance to its various obligations under the u.n. security council, the ieea, the npt, etc. finally, let me express my appreciation to his excellency and the easier for their actions in combating hunger and poverty and disease in the region across the land -- and across the world. we have a lot of work ahead of us. i thank you for your friendship, for your candid thoughts on so many important matters and i look forward to continuing our dialogue in the year ahead. >> thank you very much, madame secretary. happy new year. i am very glad to be here with the madam secretary per. as she mentioned, we discuss

on the other hand, president abbas of the palestinian authority, who i think genuinely wants peace has to deal with hamas, an organization that has not recognized israel and has not disavowed violence, so we are working to strengthen the ability of both parties to sit down across the table and to begin serious negotiations. and i think it's important when we're talking about this issue to make sure that we don't just knee-jerk, use language that is inflammatory or in some fashion discourages the possibility of negotiation. we've got to recognize that both the palestinian people and israelis have legitimate aspirations and they can be best served if the united states is helping them understand each other as opposed to demonizing each other. . >> let me make a general statement about high-speed rail. number one is that making an investment in infrastructure is a twofer because it creates jobs immediately and it lays the foundation for a vibrant economy in the future. it is one of our best investments. it is expensive. we have a couple of trillion dollars worth of infrastructure repairs j

larkly created by abba rock obama that came on the scene and shook it up.ow does the party reach out and touch this generation of voters and tell them that this party wants to empower you, not the institutions of government? this party wants to help you create a pathway to have that relationship from the bottom up. i get a little hot headed sometimes because i don't understand all the noise. i know it's part of the job but i want us to focus on helping mitch mcconnell and john baneer in the congress push through the legislation to keep america moving in the right direction. and the folks out there in the grass roots feel this party will be true. it's principals and lead from the principals during this century. host: there was a new poll saying who was the face of the new party. john mccain came out on top. do you agree? guest: he's one of the many headers in this party. i remember the july when john mccain was up against the wall. i remember july seeing him in an airport in 2007 by himself catching a flight and no one paying attention to him and his determi

-israel alliance, weaken palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas and produce massive policy failure. we want a just and lasting solution to the israeli-palestinian conflict, but demanding unilateral concessions from the israeli government is no way to achieve it. as for latin america, it was highly regrettable that the u.s. imposed sanctions on honduras since the removal of former honduran president manual zalias was a constitutional justified act of democracy. a close ally of the venezualan leader, hugo chavez, the obama administration appears ready to recognize the validity of the elections. they should denounce his extra constitutional behavior. with regard to venezuela, the president's policy of engaging hugo chavez proved a failure, writing the weekly standard, costa rica's former ambassador to the united states says -- and i quote -- "if obama believed his personal charm and assurances of goodwill would be sufficient to sway chavez and the castro brothers, he was mistaken. indeed, chavez responded to friendly u.s. overtures by continuing to suffocate venezualan tkrorbgs contin

larkly created by abba rock obama that came on the scene and shook it up. how does the party reach out and touch this generation of voters and tell them that this party wants to empower you, not the institutions of government? this party wants to help you create a pathway to have that relationship from the bottom up. i get a little hot headed sometimes because i don't understand all the noise. i know it's part of the job but i want us to focus on helping mitch mcconnell and john baneer in the congress push through the legislation to keep america moving in the right direction. and the folks out there in the grass roots feel this party will be true. it's principals and lead from the principals during this century. host: there was a new poll saying who was the face of the new party. john mccain came out on top. do you agree? guest: he's one of the many headers in this party. i remember the july when john mccain was up against the wall. i remember july seeing him in an airport in 2007 by@@@@@@@ @ @ to come out as the nominee is something that a lot of people ad

we know that president abbas is a partner for peace and can help deliver that to the bosnian people. the prime minister and i discussed the future of -- to the palestinian people. the prime minister and i discussed the future of iraq and its need to be integrated back into the larger region and that it go through this next and electoral cycle and create greater stability among the various constituents within the country. we discussed the importance of international solidarity and dealing with iran, particularly with respect to its nuclear program, and its compliance with various obligations under the u.n. security council, the iaea, the npt, etc. finally, let me express our appreciation to his excellency and to his majesty, and year, and his country -- ami and tor, his country for combating disease across -- across the country and to the world. i thank you for your candid thoughts on so many important matters and i look forward to continuing our dialogue in the year ahead. >> thank you very much, madame secretary. have the new year. i am very glad in the first working day to be here

larkly created by abba rock obama that came on the scene and shook it up. how does the party reach out and touch this generation of voters and tell them that this party wants to empower you, not the institutions of government? this party wants to help you create a pathway to have that relationship from the bottom up. i get a little hot headed sometimes because i don't understand all the noise. i know it's part of the job but i want us to focus on helping mitch mcconnell and john baneer in the congress push through the legislation to keep america moving in the right direction. and the folks out there in the grass roots feel this party will be true. it's principals and lead from the principals during this century. host: there was a new poll saying who was the face of the new party. john mccain came out on top. do you agree? guest: he's one of the many headers in this party. i remember the july when john mccain was up against the wall. i remember july seeing him in an airport in 2007 by himself catching a flight and no one paying attention to him and his deter