one of the results of that was in 1949 she organized a conference at the waldorf-astoria hotel. this waldorf conference, officially called the cultural and scientific conference for world peace, was a product of the national council of artists and professionals of which she was a member and which itself had communist members. there were many groups of that period that had communists and non-communist mens -- members, and that was one of them. she was committed to working with anybody who was interested in peace. among the original signatories to that call for that conference were paul robison, a known communist on the one hand, louie -- [inaudible] linus pauling, scientists and others who had no such connections. eventually about 600 people signed the invitation. and that invitation led to the construction of a conference which included eventually 3,000 people meeting at the waldorf-astoria along with a counterconference organized by anti-communists who believed that hellman was the mastermind of the conference. now, hellman, to be sure, had participated in organizing the confer

to the construction of a conference which included eventually 3,000 people meeting at the waldorf-astoria along with a counterconference organized by anti-communists who believed that hellman was the mastermind of the conference. now, hellman, to be sure, had participated in organizing the conference, but she was by no means its mastermind and was only one of 600 members of the organizing committee. but hellman, nevertheless, gets the blame for the conference. the conference then, when it took place, was picketed and here in a short paragraph let me give you a sense of what that was like. the american legion, the catholic war veterans rounded up hundreds of members to protest outside the waldorf-astoria. among them were a line of nuns through which delegates had to pass. but the most effective critique of the conference and the one with the most long-lasting effect, excuse me, the one with the most long-lasting effects would come from a range of individuals on the left who fundamentally disagreed with fellow travelers over the causes of the cold war. to their mind, russia bore responsibil

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base heading to new york city where he will attend three fund raisers including one at the waldorf-astoriael with former president bill clinton. >> met romney has tapped the former governor of utah to lead his transition team. he then became the secretary of health and human services under secretary george bush. >> cleaning up in maryland tonight after 11 confirmed tornadoes touched down during the friday storm. the purple storm tossed around trailers, flipped over cars and trucks, and knocked down trees. two people suffered minor injuries and they are expected to be fine. >> there was one in damascus where jennifer donelan was close to. it was just 1 mile west of relocation when we told her to take shelter. they were small and damage was limited. now things are quiet. take a look at this. rain showers across the map pennsylvania, new york, new jersey. this is responsible for the very cool air coming our direction. this is the time lapse out in damascus. in much prettier data and friday afternoon. -- a much prettier day. beautiful temperatures around the area. 75 was the official high at r

. >> located in astoria, new york, the museum is housed in an historic building. this used to be a studio where they shot silent movies back in the 1920s. now it's a showcase for early examples of the audio and video technologies we use every day. long before there were ipods, there were reel-to-reel tape decks. must have been hard to carry this around. maggie gave us a tour focusing on the top five exhibits teens just wouldn't want to miss. first stop -- a movie theater built for one. >> over here, we have the kinetoscope, and this is a replica of a kinetoscope that was invented by thomas edison's company in about 1893. and what would happen is people would come up and they would pay 25 cents to see a row of five of these, and it would show about a minute-long movie. so, if you want to come around, you can take a look in here. [ old-time piano music plays ] wow! that's so cool! that's so cool! what's next? >> let's go. so, over here, we have all the work and craft that goes into making special effects, so for things like "nightmare on elm street 4," but what of c

the exhibit was on display at the museum of the moving image in astoria, new york.f jim henson's early history. >> well, he was a very visual child and very imaginative, and he did artwork whenever he could. his grandmother taught him how to sew and -- this is a very early photograph of jim. you can see he's pretending to be a snake charmer, and he's charmed the garden hose. then when he was in high school, he worked on all sorts of high-school publications, he designed sets for school plays. at the university of maryland, he also worked in the theater department. but right out of high school, he really wanted to work in television, and he answered an advertisement for a television station that wanted puppets and a puppeteer. so he went out, and he learned how to make some puppets from a book and auditioned and got the part. at first, jim made sort of traditional puppets with hard materials like papier-mâché, but he discovered that, with television, unlike a puppet theater, you could do close-ups, and you needed a character that was really gonna be expressive and be

among three people who won a contest to attend tonight's campaign gala at waldorf astoria. former president bill clinton was there as well. clinton said that a mitt romney presidency would be in his words calamitous. and gave obama a credit for leading through the economic crisis. >> president obama's chances of winning a second term. in light of the dismal jobs report, strategists are urging the obama camp to focus away from a tax on mitt romney and toward the economy. white house advisers are reportedly considering a stimulus bill. gop leaders say it would never make it through congress. >>> going back now, and doing the same thing, that didn't work the first time, and spending even more money that we don't have, i just think it is in sanity. >> new obama campaign ad out today attacks romney's economic record as the governor of massachusetts. it will air in several key swing states including virginia. >>> a juror accused of flirting with john edwards during his campaign finance corruption trial is laughing off the reports. denise spite one of four alternates in the case.

they'll speak at a private fund-raiser, then at the waldorf ast astoria hotel. the two will end the night at an event dubs barack on broadway and wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide on whether to remove republican governor scott walker from office. he's facing a recall election and is being challenged by the democratic mayor of milwaukee. they debated last week and you can watch that tomorrow morning at 6:00 eastern. each week, "washington journal" spotlights a cent notable magazine article. on wednesday, michael joseph gross talks about his article on d the internet. how it was created and is being regulated now in various countries. you can talk to mr. gross wednesday morning at 9:15 eastern on cspan. >>> the ftc is primarily an enforcement agency and has brought many, many good cases in the consumer p privacy area and has reached settlements with a lot of companies about some of the privacy promises they maid to consumers. >> i think self-regulation is a tool that can be much more responsive to changes in the marketplace in a quicker way than

they speak at a high dollar fund-raiser at a private home, then headline at the waldorf astoria hotel. you can see live coverage of that event at 8:25 eastern on c-span and the two at barack on broadway at the new amsterdam theater. wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether to remove governor scott walker. he is facing a recall election two years into his term and is challenged by the democratic mayor of milwaukee, tom barrett. they debated last week and you can watch that tomorrow morning at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> the ftc is primarily an enforcement agency and brought many good cases in the consumer privacy area, and has reached settlements with a lot of companies, google, facebook, about some of the privacy promises they made to consumers. >> i think self regulation is a tool that can be much more responsive to changes in the marketplace. in a quicker way than regulation or certainly than passing laws can be. >> tonight, a look at the federal trade commission's enforcement role in dealing with privacy on the internet with republican commissioner maureen olhause

they attended three fundraisers including a reception at the waldorf astoria hotel. >> i don't think it's important to re-elect the president. i think it is essential to re-elect the president if we want this country to have the kind of future that our children and grandchildren deserve. >> and now they've got a nominee who is expressing support for an agenda that would reverse the progress we've made and take us back to the exact same policies that got us into this mess in the first place. and the reason we're here today is because we're not going back. we're going forward. >> yesterday's fundraisers brought in about $3.6 million for the president's campaign. >>> mitt romney will spend the next two days raising money in texas. he'll criss-cross the lone star state with events planned in dallas, san antonio, and houston. romney is not expected to be seen with former president george w. bush or governor rick perry who dropped out of the race for president in january. romney was in seattle for a fundraiser yesterday. >>> first lady michelle obama will campaign for her husband this week

it -- astoria. about 500 guests came and they paid 2500 dollars to attend. >>> former baltimore ravens run back jamal lieuis is due in bankruptcy court e filed for bankruptcy in april listing 14 million dollars in assets and nearly 11 million in debt. the 32-year-old retired in 2009 after nine seasons with the ravens and the browns. he's off the field infestments including trucking hotels theme parts and resort projects. >>> this morning a program will be unfailed to have -- unveiled to have seniors with health care. it provides dental education and oral cancer screenings for senior centers. >>> the wait is almost over of the inner harbor. later today, the star-spangled celebration will be kicking off. this is a national launch of the bicentennial of the war of 1812 and writing of the star- spangled banner. it will feature a international parade of boats and an air show and also featuring a show by the blue angels. >>> it's almost that time. the maryland live casino will have the grand opening tomor

during the event at the wall dore of astoria he talked about his vision for america and the event featured performances by john bonn jovi the president will be in downtown baltimore for a fund- raiser next tuesday. >>> jury selection is set to begin in the child molestation trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky accused of sexually abusing 10 boys during 14 years. it will take place 10 miles from state college home to penn state university. >>> today a program to help seniors with the dental care. baltimore city health department will unveil the my smile came payne providing dental education and oral cancer screenings to city senior centersch the star- spangled celebration will be kicked off in the inner harbor. this is the national launch of the bicentennial of the war of 1812 and writing of the star- spangled banner. the celebration starts june 13th running through tuesday june 19th. week long celebration features an international parade of boats and premier of the new symphonic work and star- spangled air show featuring the navy blue angels. >>> a spectacular

they'll speak at a high dollar fund-raiser at a private home, then headline a gala at the waldorf-astoria hotel. you can watch live coverage of that at 8:25 eastern on c-span. and they will end the night at an event dubbed barack on broadway. and ben bernanke gives his annual report this week. we'll have live coverage on c-span3. >>> over the past four years pulitzer prize winning author david maraniss has been researching and writing his tenth book "barack obama the story." the research included speaking with his relatives in kenya and discovering his ancestry on the shores of lake victoria. he also toured the jofer gins of his mother's family. the book comes out on june 19th but book tv will give you an early look with exclusive pictures and video including our trip to kenya as we traveled with the author in january of 2010. join us sunday, june 17th, at 6:00 p.m. eastern time and later at 7:30 that same night your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets for david maraniss on c-span2's book tv. >> this is c-span3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weeken

apparently, headlining a campaign event last night at the waldorf astoria.a guest of the president, with the campaign picking up the tab. >> hey, want to bum a ride? >>> are you frustrated with your partner snoring or sheet-hogging all night? turns out sharing a bed could actually be better for your health than sleeping alone. researchers from the university of pittsburgh studied this and they say couples who snuggle up are more secure, have lower stress levels and are also less anxious. listen to this, nearly one in four couples, sleep in separate bedrooms. >> that's so lucy and desi, crazy. >>> smartphones are mobile offices for business travelers, so the right software is really critical, right? alison kosik with a few apps to make life easier for road warriors. >> it was difficult to choose which apps to choose from because there's so many out there. my first pick is taxi magic. with this free app you can hail a cab right from your phone. no need to stand in the street, waving your arms. you can book a nearby taxi instantly, track its position on the map

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i started on on long island city with several people on astoria where i live.00 people. that's happened all over new york with these local occupations. we all talk to one another and then we reconvene in times of mayday for larger events. that's what is happening with occupy. i wouldn't be surprised if it built up again when the time is right. >> john: i would like to see that. one of the great things about being a comedian, we spend a lot of time on the road and i got to visit dozens of occupy movements over the country. i met a lot of met amazing people wherever i went, people who love the country. i was disappointed with fox news who smeared them as being lazy, they wanted a handout. those are the wraps that we kept hearing. if you don't have your own media center how does a movement like this hope to combat such smears? >> that's a good question, and it is a difficult problem. but what i kind of come back to is the core of the people who have volunteered their time. this is not the tea party. this is a sustained commitment to a movement where people are vol

she and her boyfriend attended a fundraiser at the waldorf astoria and met the current and former commandersn chief. it was one of three fundraisers presidents obama and clinton attended last night. >> i don't think it's important to re-elect the president. i think it is essential to re-elect the president if we want this country to have the kind of future that our children and grandchildren deserve. >> president obama will be back in new york later this month for a fundraiser at actress sarah jessica parker's home. >>> mitt romney is fundraising in texas this week. he'll spend the next two days in dallas, san antonio, and houston. romney will use his appearances to promote his economic policies. texas voters gave romney the votes needed to win the republican presidential nomination during that state's primary last week. >>> there's something cooking at starbucks. the coffee giant is making a major investment. here's cnbc's bertha coombs with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. starbucks is breaking bread. not breaking bad, breaking bread, buying bay bread. a chain that owns a bakery in s

will head line three different fund-raisers including one on broadway and another at the waldorf-astorianielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> and we could get news tomorrow on california's ban on gay marriage. the ninth circuit court of appeals will be releasing its decision on whether or not to review a previous ruling that overturned proposition 8. if the judges decide not to review that case, proposition 8 backers could repeal the decision to the u.s. supreme court. >> the sexual abuse trial of a renowned football coach begins tomorrow. his last minute appeal for a delay was denied by the pennsylvania supreme court. the longtime penn state assistant coach is charged with molesting 10 young boys over a 14 year time. at the trial judge ruled today that the alleged victims must use their real names is called to testify. jury selection begins tomorrow. a man charged with killing a florida teenager will be asking for bail for a second time. george zimmerman return to jail yesterday after the judge revoked his $150,000 bond. the judge believes that he and his wife gave false info

clinton are headlining three different fundraisers including one on broadway and another at the waldorf astoriaat the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> we are always on check in with complete coverage campaign 2012 latest on the candidates and important issues log on to wjz.com. >>> a baltimore raven is going the extra mile to give back to his community, running back ray rice has teamed up with pop chips for his national game changer program. rice hosted the special charity event at city springs field after throwing around the pig skin for awhile he addressed the group talking about importance of healthy living and giving back. >>> well, this week is starting out on a very high note after a weekend spent cleaning up after all those tornadoes partly sunny, mild, a beautiful day. wjz has weather and traffic together, bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> it has been a lot nicer, a little chilly, pretty cool nights, take a look at radar, really, now right now, nothing in the state of maryland but showers, 13 thunder showers, -- and thunder sho

well, they were at the wald observe astoria hotel in new york, at a fund-raising. fitting. >> thank you. i was in wisconsin a couple of days ago. 73% of the school districts have laid teachers off. >> that's the austerity policy. it isn't good economics. sglfrnings we have worked too hard and too long to right the ship and move us in the right direction. we are not going backwards. we are going forwards. >> that's what we are doing, new york. we are going to do it with your help. >> yeah. it all sounds good, but look at where they are. they reached three and a half million dollar. so talk about it in new york raising all of the money from those donors. >> that's the whole problem in the first place. >> that's why we have the wisconsin problem because the money in politics. the answer is not to join that but to fight that. unfortunately, that's not what's going down but hey, they might win in wisconsin despite president obama's lack of showing up. let's go to david shuster in wisconsin. now that you have shown up, what did you find there? what's going on? i am heari

he took me to his newest hive, the top of the luxury hotel waldorf astoria. >> now is not probably thees. >> he wanted to show me that beekeeping is a science. you have to give bees water, check hives for disease. otherwise, they may choose to visit your neighbor. >> happy bees stay home? >> happy bees stay home. >> reporter: if you are surrounded by bees and a bit scared like i was, you should try to stay calm. watch this. i'm calm. and the bees ignore me. it's amazing that i've got 1,000 bees in my hands. actually, they could care less. here's another tip. don't talk too much around bees because they target your carbon dioxide, as my nose found out the hard way. so i've just been stung on my nose. it's not very comfortable. it's like a war wound, huh? apparently i have a war wound from this story. ouch. nick schifrin, abc news, new york. >> my comrade nick schifrin. i feel your pain, man. a couple of months ago, i was doing a story for "nightline." i met that same guy, andrew, the beekeeper. it is a wild experience to be that close to thousands of bees like that. >> that is a great l

the two will hold fund-raisers in new york city and include a gala at the waldorf astoria hotel and receptionn broadway being called broadway for barack. several celebrities are expected to attend that fund-raiser. >> okay, the guy who ended the war in iraq the guy that says you should be able to marry anyone you want and the guy who created 4 million new jobs, that guy, president obama, and michelle, are coming to my house for dinner on june 14. and i want you to be there, too. >> this obama ad debuted last night during the mtv movie awards. the commercial actress sarah jessica parker encourages obama supporters to enter a contest for a chance to win a seat at the fund-raiser. you will have to make a donation, though, to enter. >>> he won't get his endorsement but president obama is getting credit for virginia's economic recovery from its republican governor, bob mcdonnell. >> only thing i can say is he had a -- nearly trillion dollars in stimulus. that was one-time spending. did it help us in the short term with health care and education spending? sure. does it help us no n the long term to

she and her boyfriend went to new york, attended a fundraiser at the waldorf astoria and met the currentmer commander-in-chief. it was one of the fundraisers that presidents obama and clinton attended last night. >> i don't think it's important to re-elect the president. i think it is essential to re-elect the president if we want this country to have the kind of future that our children and grandchildren deserve. >> president obama will be back in new york later this month, for a fundraiser at actress sarah jessica parker's house. >>> virginia is expected to be one of the most hotly-contested states this november and it's where michelle obama will make her first solo appearance this election year. the first lady is expected to speak thursday at the vfw post 1503 in dale city, in prince william county, where president obama held his final rally before the 2008 election. >>> mitt romney will spend the next two days raising money in texas. eel criss-cross the lone star state with events planned in dallas, san antonio and houston. romney is not expected to be seen with former president geor

you can go from one cuisine to another and restaurants from greek restaurants in astoria, to be indian restaurants in jackson heights, queens is also a success story. what strikes me is that when you talk to people in new york and manhattan, they all say oh, yes, but it is not -- nothing is made of it. there is no celebration. so we have come through after hearing all of these studies with a plan. a guideline. a series of guidelines grew out of various visits to each of these places. i will just give you the short version of each of our guidelines, and then we can expand on it in the question period. choose peace rather than land. number two, take time to make the case, economic cultural, political, diversity. and do not leave unanswered, stereotyped characters of currently unpopular minorities. number three, do not demonize hyphenated citizenship. grieve greek-american, italian-american, they are always in which people connect with each other, as well as to the living. number four, see the persistence of minority tongues. five, and providing homes for immigrants, horizontal appears mo

so even when i was secretary of state, i would come out of my suite at the waldorf-astoria -- [laughter] start up park avenue and have five bodyguards around me, three police cars would roll alongside me. park avenue to make sure nobody whacked me as i was going up park avenue. [laughter] and i always would stop and order my hot dog. and the guy would look at the bodyguards and -- i've got a green card, i've got a green card! [laughter] but now aye got no body -- i've got no bodyguards, no police cars, i the the ill do it. it kind of goes something like this, hot dog, mustard, red onion and relish. he fixes it and starts to hand it to me. i know you, i see you on television. oh, you're, you're general powell. yes, oh. oh. hands me the hot dog, and i hand him the money. it happens over and over. general, no. you can't pay me. you don't have to pay me. america has already paid me. i'll never forget where i came from, but now i'm here, and my children are here, we're americans. general, please, i've been paid. take the hot dog. and i take it, continue walking up the street, and it just was

kicking off a night of fund-raising including a gala at glitzy waldorf astoria hotel with bon jovi headlining. they raised more than $3.5 million for obama campaign. >> the romney republican plan is austerity and more unemployment now. and blow the lid off later, just at the time we'll be worried about high interest rates. what's the difference here? shared prosperity versus continued austerity and high unemployment. >> meanwhile, mitt romney's been laying low. no campaigning yesterday. just one campaign stop today in texas after finishing a massive fund-raising swing through california. >>> new this morning, canada is working to extradite a self-proclaimed porn star accused of killing and dismembering a college student. luka magnotta was arrested at an internet cafe in berlin where he told officers, you got me. canadian officials say it could take years before he's in their custody. police are investigating more crimes he might have committed. >>> gas prices down to $3.57 for a gallon of unleaded, a drop of 1.5 cent overnight. prices are down for the 20th day in a row now. >>> and actor kevi

a gala celebration at the waldorf-astoria. they end the night with a broadway concert at the new amsterdam theater. bill clinton has emerged as one of president obama's main campaign surrogates, but their past relationship has been rocky at times. the story from brianna keilar. >> reporter: as president obama's campaign tries to make a liability of mitt romney's past experience as the head of a private equity firm, bill clinton talking recently about romney on cnn's piers morgan tonight apparently didn't get the memo. >> and i think he had a good business career. there's no question that in terms of getting up and going to the office and, you know, basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man who has been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> reporter: on the same team as obama, but reading from a different playbook. bill clinton's support is key to the president this election, though their relationship, to put it mildly, has had its ups and downs. in 2007 bill

bon jovi front man was performing for the president at the waldorf astoria hotel.any. the chairman and ceo robert iger is teaming up with michelle obama to pull junk food ads off radio disney and disney.com. the company has pledged to reduce the amount of sodium in kid meals at its theme parks as well. the first lady with disney in the past says she hopes other u.s. companies will follow disney's lead. you definitely feel old when you hear about a 20-year-old retiring. gymnast and "dancing with the stars" winner shawn johnson decided to give up her bid for a second olympics because of recurring knee problems. last night she spoke to erin burnett about her decision to step away. >> it was definitely one of the hardest decisions to make. being a professional athlete, you know, having that kind of period of my life over with, is surreal. i don't think it's settled in yet but it came to a point where my body couldn't take any more and kept telling me, you know, i had to kind of face the signs and kind of finally accept the pain and say that it just wasn't going to happ

you know, we represent one unit out in astoria queens. they are public employees. as everybody knows, they don't have the right to strike. the only thing that we have left as far as i'm concerned is our labor. that's the only thing that we can withhold from these people who are so greedy that all they care about is themselves. we have a ceo of a public utility that is raking in close to $60 million a year. >> bill: whoa. >> that's where he's at. >> bill: then once they cut the pensions and the medical benefits of the people who work in these plants, let me ask you this. i don't know -- the politics up there. does the mayor have any jurisdiction over con ed or the governor? is there any politician that ought to get involved here? >> absolutely not bill. it is a privately-owned company. whether or not they would have any influence over the ceo as far as whether or not we would be locked out or they would force us into a labor dispute we would have to strike. that's up to them. they usually like to back off things like this. they would rather not get involved. >> bill

there will be at the waldorf- astoria hotel in new york. you are on c-span. >> the ftc is an enforcement agency and has brought many good cases in the consumer privacy area. it has me -- met compart -- privacy promises. >> self regulation is a toll that can be much more -- tool that be responsive to changes in the marketplace and a quicker way than regulation. >> tonight a look at the federal trade commission enforcement role in dealing with privacy on the internet. the communicators at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> summer morning on "washington journal," mark zandi looks at last week's jobs report. judith lichtmand and sabrina schaeffer discuss women's paid. after that matthew cooper examines recent polls on the health care law. for the malls, phone calls, and tweets. lots of of easton on c-span. a discussion on the differences between president obama and mitt romney's domestic policy agendas. we will hear about women's issues in the possible impacts of the supreme court health-care decision. this is hosted by the national journal an

this includes a gala at the waldorf-astoria hotel.ll end the night at an event called "barack on broadway." you can listen live it 8:25 p.m. eastern. the head of the iaea says they're not making progress on investigating nuclear progress in a run. they will meet with the senior iranian envoy this week. they insist the programs are peaceful. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> they have fought many good cases in consumer privacy area in the air reached settlements with google and facebook about some of the privacy promises they make to consumers. i think said regulation -- self regulation as a tool that can be much more responsive to changes in the marketplace, in a quicker way than regulation or passing laws can be. >> a look at the federal trade commission's enforcement role on privacy on the internet with two of the commissioners. one communicator's" tonight 8:00 p.m. on c-span2. host: in our third segment, your at thelooking government. we're joined by james cosgrove from the government accountab

he was performing at the waldorf astoria at the president's fund-raiser earlier this week. the president. this is the same thing remember, that john mccain tried to do in 2008. obama's nothing but a rock star. rock stars give speeches gets big crowds. he's a celebrity, he's not a man of substance at all duh. it is just like penis envy on part of these guys. it is nonsense. if it that's the best they've got. as equally upset your comment on that is welcome at 1-866-55-press. equally upset about what i'm hearing from democrats these days. here is a headline on "huffington post." "huffington post" is supposed to be the nbc of the -- the msnbcú of the blogs. it is the left-leaning blog. it is where we progressives go as the alternative to the drudge report. that's what it is supposed to be. here is a headline on "huffington post" today. obama and democrats face a cool june. oh, yeah. times are so -- obama has hit rock bottom, this article says. i mean and here's what they add up. the jobs report only 69,000 jobs. losing in wisconsin. the supreme court is going to rule on health

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they will also be at the waldorf-astoria hotel live on c- span and about 10 or 15 minutes. until then, we spoke with poli fact about some of the claims about the candidates. >> we are pleased to have bull adair back on the washington journal -- bill adair on "washington journal." >> it is a product of the "tampa bay times." we research claims that are made by candidates, political parties and groups, and rate their accuracy on a truth-o-meter from true to false. we have a network of news organizations around the country that also work with us so we have 11 state sites. our newest is in new hampshire. we have them in key states like florida, ohio, and wisconsin. we checked the claims and help poeple make sense of --people make sense of what is true and what is not. >> the 2012 campaign is pretty much officially under way. now that the primary is over, you were here during the primary to discuss some trends. what do you see now that the general election is under way? >> one trend that we have seen is the political groups that are putting out political messages are kind of lay