this, alexander, is not your tongue. your tongue is muteulated, it's gone, rotten in your mouth along with the silence of the days where you became invisible you bad copy cat. despite the rage and the disappointment of your own kin. thank you. [applause] >> this is a scene from my novel [inaudible]. it seemed like a great opportunity to get to do this here. okay. what time is the first reader anyway? i didn't like bars this crowded. someone elbode me in the back. when i turned around i didn't know who the elbow belong said. relax. i didn't expect there to be this many people i thought they would be at the bar with the travel writers. i thought they the be with the hip sters i guess we are not hip sters we can't guess who they are into. we lessened the hipster intimidation factor and picked out the smart guy. this year we selected postmen pausal writers on the meaning of life. here i was, the city never fails to surprise me much the crowd was quieting. people were pointing toward the stage. i woman of 60 clamored on to it

alexander caution has been and will chair bound for ten years but he hasn't. they're holding back alexander drove eleven thousand kilometers across russia in his electric buggy to draw attention to the plight of the stable people are it is there a protocol that method man person. alexander's top speed is not much more than walking pace it's been more than a decade since the accident which put him in a wheelchair driving the other car was america's consul general in the us talked elegy drunk and that's where the problems began as a diplomat american douglas can't could claim immunity officials back in washington refused to waive his rights so alexander had no chance of getting redress this is the record of it all to a scot free but i will keep on seeking justice. alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye his just finished and marathon of the marathon proportions writing his life going by the ele

after the break shemale i still got all of my cereal from the sports following alexander let's see years old him yeah right a new school in growth. and in another dog the. big one male sending off in this one to defend the beach getting is not you would for a clumsy challenge that although through all right which the resulting penalty think about and prove costly because i put together and bring change in to set the ball on my time on his hands picked at the bottom corner which turned out to be president. so after all that this is how the top of the table looks to be a scar riding high in the victims of the any and all communities lurking behind them along with the engine played a great start to the season themselves and at the bottom it is spot on now she can be said to achieve points off pretty good a second bottom is today. that led. to tennis and due to soon of his won his first a.t.p. singles title and exactly two years after the feat in current event derek and the following we've been in the netherlands. by the russian world number seven prevailing with the six three six two despit

after the break she'll seal that of my signal from the sport following alexander the c.s. boredom you write to me of the school in grove for me. and another darby of the day. one male sending offs and this one to defended beach getting his marching orders for a clumsy challenge that although for all right missed the resulting penalty for combat and prove costly because up at the other end during church and to set the ball and with time on his hands picked at the bottom corner which turned out to be cross of dollars. so after all that this is how the top of the table looks to be a scar riding high in the big guns of senate and local might see lurking behind them along with angie you played a great start to the season themselves and at the bottom it is spot on as we said who are two points off prettier than the second bottom terry is today. at least that led. to tennis and soon of his won his first a.t.p. singles title in exactly two years after the feat in khorat even boric in the final of the open in the netherlands. the russian world number seven prevailing with the six t

alexander listen. to the school brochure.now another game three being the third after a three one win over roscoe cross and dad won the battle with city rather than their one male underlay clash will start at moscow and i think we'll to stay in the top half of the table so this is how the table is looking at the moment. the scar riding high on the big guns of the need a mighty flirting behind along with angie we've made a great start to the season themselves. one of the bottom of this spot and to two points fifty career terry incidentally stack is left. to sue north has won his first a.t.p. singles title and exactly two years after defeating cried even dog in the final of the unicef open in the netherlands the russian world number seventy six three six two to start the match being stopped at one stage due to right to say you know what i'm in the main men's event has been thrown against latvia's in this group because he's been you know being ranked well on the label star i'd imagine but totally came from the ground so became h

double down is the let me just like to again with how about a man and late in the first half alexander could see all the finals so yeah i swear terry just sat manager route when it came out on top against second from bottom. to be a top explorer i think of length ten to protect twenty eight minutes into this one and after the break i feel that all made it to no from the sport following alexander alysia. to the school grossman. another going through being the third after a three one win over ross krasnodar won the battle with city royals could sign their one mail on the late clash or spot a lot of my teeth. to stay in the top half of the table so this is the type of these looking at the moment. this girl riding high on the big guns and the mighty lurking behind along with angie who've made a great start of the season themselves. kind of the bottom of this spot and two points adrift of karelia tara gives it a step and left. tennis soon of has won his first a.t.p. singles stardoll in exactly two years after defeating cried even dog in the final of the unicef open in the netherlands the ru

." ♪ >> next, "newsmakers" what lamar alexander.hen the 11th circuit court hears oral argument challenging the health care law. then the confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee leon panetta. >> this week on "newsmakers," senator lamar alexander, republican of tennessee and the republican conference chair, the number three in republican leadership. thank you for being here. >> thank you for inviting me. >> of course we have our reporters here to help with questioning. julie hirschfeld-davis is the congressional reporter with bloomberg news and joseph schatz, senior writer with "congressional quarterly." julie has the first question. >> senator, republicans and democrats are negotiating over a debt reduction package that they hope can go along with that debt ceiling increase vote sometime this summer. the group led by vice president biden met again this week. do you feel democrats and republicans are any closer than they were to coming to some sort of an agreement on this? >> not yet, but we will have to agree. there will n

i yield the floor and i know my colleague, senator alexander, will speak next. mr. alexander: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee is recognized. mr. alexander: i want to recognize senator schumer for his diligent work on this effort to help the senate do a better job with its responsibilities of advise and consent. as the chairman of the rules committee, he and i have been working together at the direction of senator reid and senator mcconnell to come up with a consensus about how to do this and our colleagues, all 100, have agreed that we can move on to the bill and debate any relevant amendment, which hasn't happened very often around here and is exactly the way the senate ought to work. so i thank senator shiewm for taking on this -- so i thank senator schumer for taking on this task. it is one that hopefully will make the senate more effective. if it is more effective, we can do a better job of dealing with the debt, of helping to make it easier and cheaper to create private-sector jobs, of coming up with an energy policy that helps us find more am

alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye he has just finished and marathon of marathon proportions riding his electric buggy eleven thousand kilometers from his home to moscow and it's been a journey of discovery the ocean the only one i was most surprised by the decency and generosity of our people i never expected such held that just imagine every set of stairs demands for people to get me up that i knew that despite all the obstacles he didn't write to the heart of russia many people along the way asked to go to the kremlin and tell them how we live but alexander is not the complete inclined to strongly believes that no matter what the odds are that everyone's destiny is in their own hands the beagle he's met have certainly heard his call but it's the people in power in washington who really need to listen and act. r.t. moscow. will be back out with the headlines after a short break you're with arts. for the full

and how we live but alexander is not the complete the kind the strongly believes that no matter what the odds everyone's destiny is in their own hands the people he's met have certainly heard his call but it's the people in power in washington who really need to listen and act. r t us the. other bring something they hear and see remember there is our web site r.t. dot com for more stories but i'll be back shortly with an update of the headlines. come one stream cascading from mom slopes to view is mr bush. duty brings death at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers the. step to launch a marquee. struggling. to get. the toughest wealthy british soil. sometimes. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on our.

they were joined by mr alexander medvedev now he is the deputy chairman of the management committee of russian oil company gas promise of all as the director general of the company's export arm i thank you very much sir for joining us today western leader now the german germany's decision to a bad the nuclear power altogether and switch to natural gas this is quite a big decision to say the least now is gas from looking to fulfill a gap in that market and how significant that participation really appreciate the decision of the german government because it's. a quite unique. european market. that's politician a system which were developing new projects. nor . do you agree. with you european countries but also the market. for the most important that we could deliver as much to europe as europe would need. well that's not about south stream of the presentation in brussels it considered a success celebrity in hue or energy commissioner he did say that the south stream is not their top priority he did have a lot of questions although he said it is valuable to wear the e.u. he said he was as

alexander's top speed is not much more than walking pace it's been more than a decade since the accident which put him in a wheelchair driving the other car was america's consul general in those of us talk at legislate drunk and that's where the problems began as a diplomat american douglas can't could claim immunity officials back in washington refused to waive his rights so alexander had no chance of getting redress this world of evil to a scot free but i will keep seeking justice. alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist can and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye he has just finished an american of marathon proportions writing his electric valley eleven thousand kilometers from his home to moscow and it's been a journey of discovery the evolution the real i was most surprised by the decency and generosity of our people i never expected such help just imagine every set of stairs demands for people to get me up that. despite all the obstacles he waited a hard on

last year the verdict by moscow court is being delivered in absentia as colonel alexander but he had fled with his family just before news of the scandal emerged. and venezuelan officials deny the country's leader over charges in a critical condition after undergoing surgery in cuba some experts claim the u.s. is instigating rumors about can search to destabilize his government on next we'll speak to a greenpeace activist who is among those conducting an independent investigation into the health effects of living near the stricken fukushima nuclear plant which he says are carefully hidden by the japanese government. and we are here with veronica with a greenpeace international group which is active here in japan especially in measuring radiation levels in at fukushima and the disaster zone after the earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster and so thank you very much for taking a moment to join us today my first question to you is if you could tell us a little bit about what you're doing here and why is it important for greenpeace to be here to get this message out yes g

last year the verdict by a moscow court was delivered in absentia as colonel alexander your fled it just before the news of the scandal emerged. and israel warns of foreign journalists against joining a garza flotilla due to depart from the greece it threatens to ban them from entering the country for ten years if they go aboard the humanitarian convoy. the next we speak to a greenpeace activist who's among those conducting an independent investigation into the health effects of living near the stricken fukushima nuclear plant which he says are carefully hidden by the japanese government that's coming your way right now. and we are here with veronica with greenpeace international group which is active here in japan especially in measuring radiation levels in fukushima and the disaster zone after the earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster and so thank you very much for taking a moment to join us today my first question to you is if you could tell us a little bit about what you're doing here and why is it important for greenpeace to be here to get this message out yes we're

alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye he has just finished an american of american proportions writing his life and drug eleven thousand kilometers from his home to moscow and it's been a journey of discovery the abolishing the real i was most surprised by the decency and generosity of our people i never expected such help just imagine every set of stairs demands for people to get me up that you. despite all the obstacles heat the way to the heart of yourself many people along the way also to go to the kremlin tell them how we live but alexander is not the complete inclined to strongly believes that no matter what the odds are everyone says it is in their own hands the people he's mad have certainly heard his call but it's the people in power in washington who really need to listen and act very brisk over r.t. moscow. and i'll be back with a recover our top stories in a just a few minutes. is that so much of faili