he was about to speak at the abraham lincoln national cemetery when a rainstorm canceled the event. however, the president was able to lay a wreath in honor of servicemen and women who served the country. ♪ [ ♪ [taps] >> vice president joe biden was at arlington national cemetery honoring those who gave their lives in the nation's wars. he gave his address where he was joined by the joint chiefs chairman admiral mike mullen and the debt -- and the deputy defense secretary. ♪ ♪ [star spangled banner] banner"] ♪ ♪ [drum roll] ♪ ["taps"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> please and gentlemen, please stand for the introduction of the vice-president, conners, invocation and national anthem. -- ownerhonors, invocation and national anthem. >mr. jack meter, arlingt national cemetery superintendent. major general carl r. horst, the united states army district of arm -- of washington. about role michael mullen, chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the hon. -- hon. william flynt iii, deputy -- wliam lynn iii, deputy secretary of defense. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the unid states. ♪ >> will

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this was a centennial of abraham lincoln's pirt. the naacp is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the united states today. in 1913, the naacp organized opposition to racial segregation in federal government offices. the naacp also played a key role in securing the rights of african-americans to serve as officers in world war i. throughout the past century, the naacp has worked to achieve equality of rights for all persons through nonviolence. the naacp's mission also includes the elimination of racial hatred and racial discrimination. after world war i, for example, the naacp expended significant resources in an effort to combat the limping of african-americans throughout the united states. the naacp centered its efforts around education and lobbying for legislation. in later years, the naacp's leadership was instrumental in bringing about the passage of the civil rights acts of 1957, 1960 and 1964, the voting rights act of 1965 and the desegregation of public schools in brown vs. board of education in 1954. the -- 1

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we have books on grant's tomb, and abraham lincoln, each with a contemporary perspective. . . >> he took questions about the issue from members of parliament. this is one hour. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& in the early hours of may 31, israel intercepted boats off of the gauze a strip. -- the gaza strip. it is clear that many are turkish citizens. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& we have received access to 28 of these individuals. we understand that four more british nationals agreed to be deported and the remaining ones are likely to be transferred to the airport soon. we have expressed our disappointment to the israeli government about the level of preparedness on their part of the fact that we have not been given full information about british nationals detained and access to all of them. we are urgently pressing the israeli government to resolve this situation within hours. there is real understandable unjustified anger at the events that have unfolded. the position of the government is as follows -- are clear advice to british nationals is not to travel to gaza. we have made cle

president obama was supposed to speak at the abraham lincoln national cemetery today, but rain caused cancellation of the event. joe biden placed a wreath at arlington national cemetery. ♪ [taps plays] >> vice president biden was at arlington national cemetery today at a ceremony honoring those who gave their lives in the nation's service. he was joined by admiral mike mullen. this is just under one hour. ♪ [national anthem plays] [military commands] [drumroll] [taps plays] ♪ [military commands] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the introduction of the vice-president, honors, introduction -- invocation, and the national anthem. command chaplain and the united states military army, the superintendent of the arlington national cemetery, the commanding general of the joint force headquarters, admiral michael mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the deputy secretary of defense. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. ♪ >> william bell with me in prayer? -- will you about with me in the prairie? our great father -- will you bow wi

. >> short of abraham lincoln who gave us our statehood, yes, he is the most influential person and the best person we've had to represent us ever. >> ifill: byrd cast more than 18,000 roll call votes and wrote a four volume history of the upper chamber. >> i've had the privilege not only to witness but also to participate in the great panarama of history from the apex of the cold war to the collapse ... the collapse of the soviet union . from my opposition to the 1964 civil rights act to my part in securing the funds for the building of the memorial to martin luther king . from my support for the war in vietnam to my opposition to president george w. bush's war with iraq . i have served with so many fine senators in the congress , and i have loved every precious minute of it. >> ifill: robert byrd was 92 years old. >> brown: again, the major other developments of the day. the u.s. supreme court ruled the right to own a gun extends to states and localities nationwide. the decision will likely force scores of cities to revisit longstanding curbs on guns. senate confirmation hearings bega

"abraham lincoln, " "the supreme court, " "and "who is buried in grant's tomb."o order, go to c- span.org/books. host: there are some tax breaks in here for businesses and individuals. what are some of the big ones for businesses? guest: the biggest one is the research tax credit. it helps pharmaceutical companies and technology firms perform research. there are also tax breaks for banks on their overseas income that they earned. tax breaks for restaurant in retail less than less than that get quicker depreciation under the bill. host: there are also provisions to extend lending from the small business administration. how does that work? guest: there is quite a bit in the bill. it has grown beyond the traditional tax breaks, tax extenders' package. various small business lending stuff in there, the bonds for local and state government infrastructure, spending that was originally approved as part of the stimulus bill. is it is renewing or expanding that bonding authority. there's a summer jobs program for years, federal funding for jewish summer jobs -- useyouth,

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abraham lincoln, the supreme court, and who is buried in grant's tomb.o order, go to [unintelligible] c-span.org -- 02 c-span.org /books. each was a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. host: the congressman is the vice ranking member of the president's bipartisan deck mission. federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke, will testify today. what do you want to hear from him? >> i think that what we want -- guest: i think that what we want to hear is that america wants to get serious about the spending crisis. we have seen what has happened in europe. we know about the civil unrest. we know they are on the press office of a civil catastrophe. in the u.s. we are already at 90%. i hope that the chairman will focus upon the longer term challenges that we face as a nation. i hope that the president is sincere about his fiscal responsibility commission. we can certainly debate some of the short-term spending, but putting that aside there is no doubt that america is on an unsustainable fiscal trajectory. putting us on the press of th

this is from august 12, 1861, the first year that abraham lincoln was president, this is his own words, whereas when our own beloved country once by the blessings of god united, prosperous and happy is now afflicted with faction and civil war it is pe kuhl yarly fit for us to recognize the hand of god in this terrible visitation and in remembrance of our own faults and crimes as a nation and as individuals, to humble ourselves before him and to pray for his mercy, to pray that we may be spared further punishment, the most justly deserved, the boom of civil and religious liberty may be restored. and this in closing, abraham lincoln's own words, his first inaugural, march 4, 1861, intelligence, patriotism, christianity and a firm reliance on him who has never yet forsaken this land, are still competent to adjust in the best way, all our present difficulties. it was true then. it's true now. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: is there a motion to adjourn? mr. gohmert: yes. mr. speaker, at this time i do hereby move that we now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on t

"abraham lincoln," the supreme inrt" and "who's buriedn i grant's tomb?" to order, go to c- span.org/books. each one a great gift idea for father's day. the campaign for america's future began its annual conference in washington focusing on the progressive movement assessment of the obama administration and its role in this year's elections. this is a little more than two hours. [applause] >> welcome to america's future now. [applause] hi. you are over here. namecards. my name is robert. i welcome you to washington. this has been a city of great heat and big storms recently and i am not talking about the weather. and we need you to turn up the heat a little bit more. [applause] you will be over 1000 people strong as we move through these meetings this week. you come from 30 states. you see me from across the progressive sttribes of the progressive movement. a little more than a year into the obama administration, a little less than six months from the bi-elections and in the midst of a pitched battle about the direction of this country. 24 million people s

"abraham lincoln", "the supreme court", and "who is buried in grant's tomb? " >> congressman barney frank, walter jones, and others comment on the findings in a new report. this is just over one hour. [unintelligible] >> it is easier to find ways to cut theefense department then to finthis room. i as in the wrong part of the building. it took me awhile to give up. this ist important meeting. i am going to be giving out, i do not often preach fro a text but in yesterday's new york mes, there's an article about the war on afghanistan and i came across this. officials regard sportnd afghanistan as especially important at a time when many european countries, including britain and germany, are committed to sharp cuts in defense speing as part of their drive to reduce huge government deficits. in fact,wo sundays ago, the times had an article about the european ability to sustain a much higher lever -- level of expenditures for what many consider quality of life for their own citizens and it mentioned they were able to do this bause they are sheltered by nato and th

abraham lincoln did not bring a return to get -- did not bring everybody together and suggest we free slaves half the time. that would not have worked very well. right now, we are seeing the unfortunate reality. if you have driven a school bus into a ditch, you should not be given another boss. we are seeing many corporations being given more buses including halliburton. [applause] after evidence that it had defrauded the american taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars in iran, they were there cementing the well in the gulf. this is what normally happens in third world banana republics. incompetents and corruption are rewarded. it is clear that hope is not enough. what we need is hope 2.0 which means taking matters into our own hands. if the government is not going to shrink the big banks and a taxpayer will remain on call, we can't change that and take our money out of the big banks and put them into community banks and credit unions. it has been happening. [applause] 2 million people have moved their money. $5 billion has been moved from the big banks. if you are running a union o

two years later past the emancipation proclamation of abraham lincoln. today we have the same challenges of restoring and being ersevering and determination to improve education, to restore summer jobs that have not been voted on yet, to ass a remedies bill that i'm introducing thaa is going to take a new look at the gulf oil spill and restore some new processes tt not have this happen again. and restore some dignity as it relates to the commander in chief, who should always be respected. let us restooe dignity and freedom to ttis nation and include the united states military he brats that ave to be more respectful of our president than i've seen in the last 48 hours. i ield bacc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? without objection, thee gentlewoman is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to encourage participation in the national marrow donor program. there are many terrible diseases, as we know, especially leukemia, where patients may very ell require a bone marrow transplant

of the greatest people of all times, and i am thinking of nelson mandela and indira gandhi and abraham lincoln and others, who faced enormous setbacks and persevere all amid seemingly impossible odds. as you all know, we have gone through the worst financial crisis since the depression, and there were mistakes ron by those who helped bring on the crisis. there were those who actually acknowledged the mistakes, and it is true that many in the crisis denied any responsibility. but in this crisis, there are many who take responsibility and do something about it. at the darkest moments, when it seemed like a whole system was unraveling, that is when men and women in my company and other companies around the world took extraordinary action korea they did not want or complain. when they got knocked down, they got up and tried to do something about it. they worked for days and weeks on end, sacrificing time with family and friends, to try to contain the crisis, all the while know they may fail. they were not doing it for money or to score points. they understood that the well- being of millions of pe

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abraham lincoln said -- the greater principle is, he said -- grant wins wars. find out what he is drinking and send me that. host: in "the new york times" op-ed section this morning, "what would lincoln do?" host: arizona, jason on the line for republicans, good morning. caller: good morning. host: what do you think? caller: i do not know exactly what general mcchrystal said. short of it being a treasonous statement, i do not think obama has any reason to fire him. obama publicly ridiculed arizona. if general mcchrystal is fired for stating his opinion, obama should be fired for stating his. host: also in "the new york times" opinion section this morning, "truman knew he could not set a precedent, and one basic element in our constitution is civilian control of the military." baltimore, teresa on the line for democrats.+ good morning. caller: good morning. everybody does have good opinions, but i do want to say that as far as the general -- if he is not doing his job, maybe this should have been looked at before. he's been in office for some time now. mmybe they

be a hamlin condoleezza rice honored the -- be a hamlin condoleezza rice honored the follow -- abraham lincoln honored the fallen by saying, this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. and so, mr. speaker, on this 50th anniversary of independence, for no less than 17 african nations, we stand in solidarity with the people who won their independence but continue in their struggle for freedom. i urge my colleagues to support this timely and important resolution. mr. speaker, we have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i will yield as much time as he might consume to representative bobby l. rush of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized -- rarb of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized -- rush of illinois. the speaker pro tempore

abraham lincoln said prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason. host: what about the first caller saying it is an issue of freedom? guest: you do hear that a lot. under our system, no freedom is absolute. the right to express yourself is not absolute. it is subject to subject -- it is subject to regulation or the public safety is threatened. the closer the speech gets to inciting violence, the less protection it gets under our constitution. we are dealing with a freedom to own a lethal weapon. that is like no other freedom we have. guns can be used in self- defense. i would ask people to understand that the likelihood a gun in a home would be used to shoot an intruder is far less likely than it will be used in a domestic dispute, a suicide. so yes, we have the freedom to have a gun in the home. consider not only the potential for self-defense but the risks that go with it. we find that their research shows guns in the hall are far more likely to be used for those less salutary uses them to be used in self-defense. host: edward on the republican li

in the 1860s, as war raged between north and south, abraham lincoln worked to realize another vision that would unify america from east to west. how did lincoln and congress, immersed in civil war, manage to build a railroad spanning the american continent? performance-based government bonds, extensive grants of government-owned land, and competition among the major rail companies. traveling across the united states used to require a journey of several months. after the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, it could be done in a single week. public action, private investment. same principle. -- this same principle motivated one of the great educational achievements in our history -- the establishment of land grant colleges and universities. again, public-private the -- public property. the morrill act of 1862 transferred a total of 11.5 million acres of federal land to the states to establish educational institutions. together with an expansion of this effort in 1890, these land grants broadened access to higher education just as the demands of a rapidly industrializing so

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"abraham lincoln," "the supreme court," and "who's buried in grant's tomb." order go to c-span.org/books. each one also a great gift idea for father's day. >> the republican voters here in las vegas are among those across nevada taking a nominee to challenge senate majority leader harry reid. republicans also have to decide whether to nominate the governor for a second term or choose a former federal judge who opposed the democrat, rory reid, the son of the u.s. senator. one of 12 states holds primaries and runoffs. we had a preview this morning on a number of the races on "washington journal." >> "washington journal" continues. host: at the table is bob benenson, senr analyst at "cq weekly." primaries, run off, a ver significant day that intel as a lot of stories about november. but let us get right to it. the state that has lots and lots of people talking is arkansas. what is at stake here and what is this race between senator lincoln and the lieutenant governor and become so competive? guest: first of all, of today's primaries this has the most immediate i

. >> we three new c-span books for you "abraham lincoln," "the supreme court" and who eye buried in grant's tomb?" on to order, go to c-span.org /books. >> the state department confirmed that three americans are being detained on yemen. there was confirmation that a new vote on sanctions against iran is expected tomorrow at the u.n. security council. this briefing is about 45 minutes. >> secretary clinton is delivering remarks at the metropolitan cultural center to a group of approximately 300 people, including alumni of the embassy exchange programs, youth, business leaders, members of the media, academics and diplomats. major speech on the western hemisphere. she will then depart for bogota and will meet with the president and sign the bilateral science and technology agreement and complete with the two presidential candidates to succeed the president. she will conclude her stop with a visit to a usais center before proceeding on to barbados. have we released this on slovenia? you should be seeing in your blackberries, but the united states, we have just released a statement from secretar

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." >> we have three new ad c-span books for you -- "abraham lincoln," "the supreme court," and "who is buried in grant's tomb?" to order, go to c- span.org/books. each one is also a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to introduce you to susan carbon, the director of the office on the violence against women. what does that office do? guest: good morning, and thank you for inviting me here today. it is one component of the united states department of justice. our office was created 15 years ago to provide national leadership on the issue of of violence against women, particularly focusing on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, although weak cover the whole range of the violence against women. -- we cover the whole range of the violence against women. we are here to provide leadership on the issue of violence against women, and we do so with state governments and local governments and territories and so forth, through the mechanism we have of administering grant funds. each year congress appropriates funds for o

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. >> we have got three new c-span books for you, "abraham lincoln," "the supreme court," and "who's buriedn grant's tomb?" /books. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is the chief operating officer for the center of american progress, neera tanden. we ask you to come on and explain what might bejf the immediate benefit of the health care law. what should people know? guest: there are a variety of things happening. it comes into play in two phases. first, there are the immediate benefits that include insurance regulations, and in the ticket, benefits for particular populations. -- and in particular, benefits for particular populations. çv'Ñie1Ñiand benefits extended e numbers of peoples. first and foremost, there are a variety of benefits that are kicking in for people who do not have insurance. there are these things called state high risk pools, which are to provide coverage to people who are the most difficult to cover, the people who are the most expensive and cannot find coverage. that works to create particular pools for people who have pre- get insurance. the congressi

. >> we have got to read news c- span books for you. "," "the supreme court" -- " abraham lincoln."order, go to c-span.org/book, each one a great gift for father's day. >> this weekend, bp announced the failure of their effort to stanch the flow of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. the radio program "inside new orleans" talked about it. here is a part of the program, hosted by eric. >> those of you watching around the nation on c-span, i do not have to introduce you to our next guest. he is a true louisiana hero, a hero after katrina, and he has proved to be a hero in trying to save the very history of his parish. he joins us on the station. how are you? >> i am doing good. we are on the way over to the island. the administration is going to decide whether to task bp. >> tell the folks your proposal for trying to stop this oil was about an 80-mile land burma -- butberm and your frustration -- an 80-mile land berm. small poron to begin with? >> my frustration is growing as we have across the river. there appears to me that this a stacked deck against those from the beginning, with n

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we know this starting with abraham lincoln and yet for whatever reason, we have not seen a bill comeorward. as the gentleman has pointed out the people of michigan who have been interested are on the listening tour. if you haven't heard them by now, they want jobs. they want the opportunity and want to see the economy grow see the federal government to help facilitate economic growth. as we continue to go through the list of items that the geneman has put forward, we do not s criticize colleagues on what is put in front of them. people have talked about the resolution or bills. there are constituencies who like them. there are very few individuals, very few individuals who oppose them. but if you look at it like a meal, on the blue charts that the gentleman from ohio has put forward or what i would call the fixins and what is on the light board is the actual meat and potatoes. this congress has to understand there are families worried about their finances and their futures and what next meal they will put on the table or their unemployment runs out or double-dip recession and it is u

you flip the card over, george washington who emancipated slaves, abraham lincoln. question number 11, i believe, is, what is the economic system of the united states. flip that card over and on the other side it says free enterprise capitalism, mr. speaker. the economic system of the united states. that is a pillar of american exceptionalism. if we didn't have free enterprise capitalism, we would not be a great nation. our economy could not have competed with that of the rest of the world. we could not have built the industrial giant that supported our people and troops and military around the world to win world war ii. we would not have emerged as victors in world war ii without free enterprise being a driving force that let industry in america fulfill and supply the demand that we had for -- for 16 million mostly men and also women in uniform in world war ii. we went all over the world with our my, with our people. we brought american products everywhere in the world. it was a chance for profit. our factories were running at a fever pitch, day and night. we were

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of the greatest people of all times, and i am thinking of nelson mandela and indira gandhi and abraham lincolnthers, who fad enormous setbacks and persevere all amid seemingly impossible odds. as you all know, we have gone through the worst financial crisis since the depression, and there were mistakes ron by those who helped bring on the crisis. there were those who actually acknowledged the mistakes, and it is true that many in the crisis denied any responsibility. but in this crisis, there are many who take responsibility and do something about it. at the darkest moments, when it seemed like a whole system was unraveling, that is whenen and women in my company and other companies around the world took extraordinary action korea they did not want or complain. when they got knocked down, they got up and tried to do something about it. they worked for days and weeks on end, sacrificing time with family and friends, to try to contain the crisis, all the while know they may fail they were not doing it for money or to score points. they understood that the well- being of millions of people depend

flip the card over, abraham lincoln. next question -- actually, this is question number 11, what is the economic system of the united states? free enterprise capitalism is on the other side of that card. i don't think it's arguable, i don't think it's refutable. but neither do i believe that the administration believes what i have just said. i don't think they've endorsed the free enterprise capitalism. i don't think they've been active in it. a small, small percentage of this administration has signed the front of the paycheck and handed that payroll check over to one of their employees. i'm one of the people who has done so. i have started a business and created jobs and i have met payroll for over 1,440 consecutive weeks. you learn some things doing that, madam speaker. you understand and appreciate the free enterprise system. we know why people take risk. people go so to work so they can make some money. they punch in and punch out and they get their paycheck and the benefits package that comes with that job because

achievement whether it was the 19th amendment, social security, medicare, was not achieved by abraham lincolnid not bring everyone together and asked if we freed the slaves have the time or between nine and five. galileo did not go to the pope and want to split the difference about the earth being flat or round. that would not have worked very well for our navigational maps. right now, we are seeing the unfortunate reality. you should not be given another bus you go the first went into a ditch. we are seeing many corp. -- many corporations given more buses including halliburton. [applause] after they've been defrauded the american ttxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in iraq, they were cementing the well in the gulf. the relief wells being built now? this is really what happens in a third-world republics with incompetence and corruption. it is clear that hope is not enough. what we need is help -- hope 2.0. we need to take matters into our own hands. the government is not going to shrink the big banks. the taxpayers are going to remain on the hook. we can take our money out of the big ba

"abraham lincoln," "the supreme buried ind "who's grant's tomb?" to order, go to c- span.org/books.h one is a great gift idea for father's day. according to our recent urban institute study, african- american high-school graduates will take 20% longer than white graduates to find a job lasting more than six months. a discussion on this report is hosted by the urban institute. it is about an hour and a half. >> good afternoon. i'm margaret simms, and i would like to welcome those in the conference room and others participating via the web. this forum is entitled, "pounding the pavement, hitting the books, the black-white to divide after a high-school." the discussion this afternoon will focus on racial differences and the transition to adulthood with the emphasis on differences in post secondary education and employment. if you are paying attention to the unemployment statistics issued by the bureau of labor statistics, you would know that the unemployment rate for teenagers and young adults is higher and that is far more established workers -- i year than it is for more established

in the 1860s, as war raged between north and south, abraham lincoln worked to realize another vision that would unify america from east to west. how did lincoln and congress, immersed in civil war, manage to build a railroad spanning the american continent? performance-based government bonds, extensive grants of government-owned land, and competition among the major rail companies. traveling across the united states used to require a journey of several months. after the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, it could be done in a single week. public action, private investment. same principle. -- this same principle motivated one of the great educational achievements in our history -- the establishment of land grant colleges and universities. again, public-private the -- public property. the morrill act of 1862 transferred a total of 11.5 million acres of federal land to the states to establish educational institutions. together with an expanon of this effort in 1890, these land grants broadened access to higher education just as the demands of a rapidly industrializing soci

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"abraham lincoln,"space "the supreme court." and "who is buried in grant's tomb?"ach is a great gift idea for father's day. chris u.s. ambassador to libya discusses relations with libya. pit talk about counter- terrorism, trade and nuclear non-proliferation. the event was held at the carnegie institute for international peace. the ambassador has served in many countries. for the hot spots. he has been to pakistan, syria, tel aviv, where he was in charge of other things including the cause of portfolio. he is now in libya. it is probably not a hot spot in the same way but i think he can still considered to be a challenging post given the relationship between libya and the united states. ambassador cretz is going to give some remarks and we will open it up to the floor. >> thank you. thank you for this opportunity. it is an honor for me to be here speaking at the carnegie endowment for international peace. the united states and libya have just embarked on a second year of exchange of embassadors. the previous speeches i have made and will continue to make state the c