and that party's failure to do that tells us something, not just about mistakes that bill clinton or hillary clinton may have made but about, really, the collapse almost of political parties as institutions that can move issues on the country's agenda. what happened to the democrats was very simple. there were so many of them that had their own notions about the best way to do this, which differed from the president's way, that they were unable to come to an agreement among themselves about a plan. now the other side of the story, i have to say is -- and we've told it, i hope, with equal force in the book -- is that the republicans -- newt gingrich, from day one, and bob dole, as time went along, and others at different stages of the thing -- republicans decided as a matter of party strategy that it was in their interest to thwart the president on health-care reform and they were very, very effective in doing it. c-span: "but there is no balance of power when business and its allies line up against organized labor, consumer groups and other liberal organizations." >> guest: well, you

we lost time and time again and we ended up losing because bill clinton would veto the bill and we the the not have the votes to override the veto. i continued to fight. i continue to stand up for life and god bless us. -- blessed us. [applause] hwo? how? for the first time since roe v. wade in the late 1990's, something dramatic happened. as we were talking about, remember what it was? a baby in the womb at least 20 weeks with arms and legs and eyes and ears, it is a baby. and it was being delivered all but the head and killed. for the first time, the folks on the other side could not ignore that what was being killed was a baby. it was right there in the doctor's hands as the baby was almost delivered and killed by the doctor. for the first time since roe v. wade, attitudes on -- in public opinion polls changed about abortion and the continue to change. why? because we lost. had bill clinton signed that bill when we first passed it, no one would ever have heard of partial birth abortion but he did not. god blessed us for fighting the fight. we continued and we got it passed, overruli

the last balanced budget was under bill clinton. the last surplus was under bill clinton. the last great economic growth was under bill clinton. and our president gets it. that's why he tackles this deficit over a period of time and gets it down to $600 billion by 2015. now maybe we can do more -- and i'm ready to do more -- and we will do more if we have an economic recovery. we won't if we lose another a million jobs and have another million people getting help from us rather than having jobs and keeping their homes and all the rest. what other vendettas? this one -- the corporation for public broadcasting. somebody said, four hours of the war in afghanistan would be equal to the cut they made to public broadcasting, four hours of the war in afghanistan. america, we should be proud of the corporation for public broadcasting. we go toe to toe with the b.b.c. the b.b.c. funds -- great britain funds 100% of the bbc. we fund 15% of public broadcasting. but now they want to zero it out, a vendetta against elmo. they have a vendetta against health reform. and, you know, the pr

bill clinton was more or less identical. so we found this pattern. and to just give you a few concrete examples of some of the trends that we observed, specific numbers that will help us make sense of this what i think is quite a major shift, references to god in the typical major presidential address from franklin roosevelt through jimmy carter, about one reference to god, one indication of god is a typical major presidential of best since reagan took office, there have been about three. in the broader faith terms, tossing, pray, church, bible. we looked at 50 of these terms. president jimmy carter and before which use about six terms. since reagan took office that number jumped to closer to 11. these are a couple of the shifts. let me give you a few more examples. the number of times in an average presidential term since ronald reagan came to office that the president would go out and speak to a religious of the -- audience roughly tripled from presidents that precede reagan. the number of ties presidents would issue a proclamation of roughly tripl

wanted to make sure that libya was not iraq and make sure that he is not president george bush of bill clinton. tonight, his goal was simple. to explain to the public spentics what about he has done in libya. >> what we have done what we plan to do and why it matters to us. >> reporter: it's been ten years since mr. obama ordered forces into combat in libya. nearly 200 tomahawk cruise missiles launched and air strikes. and the president wants to show that the u.s. role will be brief and limited. >> the united states and the world faced a choice. gadhafi declared he could share no mercy to his people. he compared them to rats and threatened to go door to door to inflict punishment. >> reporter: it was moammar gadhafi, obama said, what was the main reason for war. he was able to launch a massacre of his own people. >> it was not in our best interest to let that happen. i refused that let that happen. >> reporter: so the attack again. what is it in the interest of the united states to go to war in libya? robert gates, obama's own secretary of defense, complicated problems for his boss on "this we

chris: i think it's bill clinton because of hillary clinton.hanks to a great roundtable, michael duffy, katty kay, norah o'donnell and andrew sullivan.

it was enacted in 1996, into law by bill clinton. that comes to us from the national conference of state legislatures. our guests are brian moulton, a kit for the human rights campaign and maggie gallagher and from the national organization of marriage, which is against it. let's go to albany, new york. democratic caller. caller: i just want to say i do support the gay marriage and hopefully things do turn around and they come to some current of conclusion -- some type of conclusion. hopefully we can put our brains together and work on this issue. host: both of my guests are laughing and smiling. why is that, maggie gallagher? guest: "put our big brains together." it would be nice if washington would do that. host: next call, go ahead. caller: i do not particularly care if gay couples have the rights and privileges of a man and woman if they're married. what i do have a problem with is a system being called married. it seems that marriage end pride and groom and husband and wife are traditions for sense -- marriage and bride and groo

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bill clinton is writing the preface to a novel written by his former college roommate.linton's also adding a nice dedication that says, "thank you for always respecting the sock on the door knob, bro." [ laughter ] in a speech to students today, president obama said he was always getting in trouble when he was in middle school. in fact, obama said he talked so much during class, the teacher had to take away his teleprompter. you believe that? [ laughter ] >> steve: why with would she do that? >> jimmy: she just did it. he was talking too much. speaking of president obama, in his radio address this weekend, obama said that women earn about 75 cents for every dollar that men earn. [ audience boos ] and then sarah palin was like, "have you met todd?" [ laughter ] "just came in fifth in the snowmobile race, honey." [ laughter ] "todd. out of how many people?" "four." [ laughter ] "oh, todd." this is interesting. a new study found that stress and hard work can actually lead to a longer life. or as the kardashians are reporting it, "please pray for us." [ laughter ] this is w

back here at home, former president bill clinton will be in los angeles to accept the 2011 william o.ouglas award. >>> and happy birthday to one of the nation's most prolific almost gold medalists. speed skater bonnie blair turns 47 today. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. ann curry reports live on the latest developments surrounding japan's crippled nuclear reactor. >>> and meredith vieira takes you behind the scenes on a tour of the home where prince william and his bride to be, kate middleton, will live after their big day. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton released a statement saying america has lost one of its greatest talent and business advocates for hiv aids research. it is estimated she raised more than $100 million for that cause during her remarkable life time. >>> elizabeth taylor was, in fact, one of the first celebrities to use her star status to raise millions for aids research. it began in 1985 after her friend died of the disease. she helped established the american foundation for aids research which has invested more than $300 million towards aids research. her foundation provided funding to more than 25 different bay area organization. >>> the britney spears mini concert set for san francisco this weekend is changing venues paid organizers are moving it inside. her show was scheduled to be an out door extravaganza. a free concert will be held at bill graham auditorium in the civic center. tickets will be available online. >>> how much is a world series with? a new evaluation of the san francisco giants and how the team ranks among its big lead competitors.

under bill clinton also brought four years depending on how the party was. right now it's much different than its 94. 1994 was elected to congress by voters wanted to protect themselves from both clinton and elected me. two years later they elected clinton to protect them from me. it's one of the things that they don't trust either party at this point. they're kind of dancing. you have a totally dissatisfied electorate, but you have interest groups and outside media influences that are far stronger than they were in 1994. >> thanks, tom. after all that, he has covered the entire landscape, i should just take questions. no, i have to say something. pleasure to be here. so you are already figured out here we are doing the politics, which means we're not talking about what should happen, what you'd like to have been, when he stood up in. we don't deal well with could possibly have been. given what we do and what goes on to capitol hill, what could

it is not clear if bill clinton was aware of the labor action outside the hotel. but his press secretary said he did, indeed, speak at the st. francis tonight. >>> come april sales tax rates are set to go up at a number of california locations. here in the bay area the rate will go up in six cities but not the same amount in each one. you can see the new rates there on your screen. they will go into effect in these areas. the voters approved the increases in the november elections. >>> san jose residents wade in tonight on plans to add a new area code t comes down to numbers. there are 83 million assigned phone numbers in california for some 35 million people. we have more now in our continuing coverage of this story. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta tells us some people say it will be a hassle to add a new area code. he is live now with this story. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, with the explosive devices such as cell phone we are simply running out of numbers. so at san jose city council the public utilities commission held a hearing on adding a new area code to the south bay

gingrich impeached bill clinton in the matter.nk infidelity will be a disqualifying issue. perhaps his positions on the issues. perhaps something else. but, um, do i believe in forgiveness? yes. do i believe that the speaker should go out there and make his case on other issues? yes. will this disqualify him? no. >> i think it will. i think it's just a great line. i can see every straying husband coming home and saying to his wife, honey, i'm just loving my country. nothing i can do about it. i mean -- >> over and over and over again. >> right. >> george, will this hurt him? >> sure. forgiveness is god's business, not the electorate's business. the answer is, gentlemen, don't try this at home. it really doesn't work. >> what do you hear from republicans about that statement, jon? because, his infidelity is not new. we have known about it for a long time. this was a rather unusual -- >> defense. >> he's had 12 years to come up with an answer for this. this is the answer? it did not play well. >>> speaking of not playing well. anoth

it is not clear if bill clinton was aware of the labor action outside the hotel. but his press secretary said he did, indeed, speak at the st. francis tonight. >>> come april sales tax rates are set to go up at a number of california locations. here in the bay area the rate will go up in six cities but not the same amount in each one. you can see the new rates there on your screen. they will go into effect in these areas. the voters approved the increases in the november elections. >>> san jose residents wade in tonight on plans to add a new area code t comes down to numbers. there are 83 million assigned phone numbers in california for some 35 million people. we have more now in our continuing coverage of this story. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta tells us some people say it will be a hassle to add a new area code. he is live now with this story. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, with the explosive devices such as cell phone we are simply running out of numbers. so at san jose city council the public utilities commission held a hearing on adding a new area code to the south bay

president bill clinton was in town. michael jordan and the chicago bulls were playing the utah jazz. christina's mother and brother were watching the game in the fort order game when christina walked out of the home with her dog and never b returned. today the sergeant says he has a suspect and that these sketches widely publicized at the time were no help. fbi says it has discredited a joggers account that she saw two men anyway forward grenada with christin. says he believes the kidnapper drove up to christina on park flats road, pulled a gun and ordered her to get in the car. he says a soldier who was walking his own dog here at 7:30 saw no one, but on his way back to the same spot ten minutes later, this time his dog alerted. >> and as he turned around he saw greg sitting there with his leash, christiania was go. that soldier walked back down here and i think he just missed the abduction. >> reporter: christina's mother found greg walking home 45 minutes after christina disappeared. >> christina! >> volunteers joine

carol quigley and bill clinton -- he gave him a verbal kiss in his second nomination. he was one of his best investors. he wrote a book. i was hoping lee rogers would mention this. [bell rings] president chiu: thank you of fremont. next speaker please? if you could use -- if you use the microphone to your right. >> i have lived here for 20 years, and the office of the board of education is a highly- esteemed office. it should be able people who do not have enough money -- what would it take to see it become an office? that is sort of the double mind theire. people do not want to spend the money, jobs being what they are these days. thank you. president chiu: any of the members of the public first to speak on this topic? seeing none, public comment on this item is closed. unless colleagues anyone would like to say anything -- i will close this and move to item 43? without objection, this hearing has been held closed, and now we are considering item 44. supervisor mar. supervisor mar: i would like to think supervisor kim. i think it is a really nice when we can be on boa

1991, george herbert walker bush was at 89% approval and every democrat ran for the hills, and bill clinton beeat him months later. a week is a lifetime in politics and three months is an eternity. that is what republicans are getting. >> that is why it may end up as a dark horse. i think it mitch daniels will not run, certainly huckabee won't, palin won't. barbour was also a lobbyist, a tobacco lobbyist. it is not a good environment to run and if you are a former lobbyist. >> michelle bachmann was up in new hampshire over the weekend. >> don't forget, she told the people of new hampshire that it was great to be in the state that fired the first shot in concord. it was concord, massachusetts. >> thank you for setting the record straight. i thought i was misinformed. march madness. >> i pettitte with caroline and they lost -- i take north carolina and lost, and the next year they won for me. >> that is president obama on espn taken his n.c.a.a. tournament brackets. i don't want it talk about that. i want to talk about are deducted, secretary of education, and -- and op-ed -- about arne dunca

he was bill clinton's energy secretary, ambassador to the united nations, and most recently, governorw mexico. gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us. before we get to the crucial issue of japan and nuclear energy, let me ask you, regarding gadhafi's threats and the possibility of terrorism. do you think there's an increased risk now with the military activity over libya? >> i think you have to assume there's an increased risk in the sense that he's a proven terrorist. it's wise to assume he's got the intent to retaliate. i think his capability is much degraded. we've raised the level of our protection and security over the years. i think his capability in the u.s. is not that great. if this operates today as it did when i was in office, we have unfolded a plan to track his operatives in the united states and to make sure they're not in a position to do something. >> so we're really prepared? >> we are prepared. we have to watch him here in the u.s. and look at american interests overseas. people that are traveling or living overseas. >> his son said, no, that's not our target,

blood literally running in the streets, was something that -- nobody wanted to stand by the way bill clinton's administration stood by and came to regret it. >> the health-care law passed a year ago this week. a progress report. >> after a century of striving, a year of debate, a historic vote, health care reform is no longer and on that promise. it is the law of the land. >> that was the president obama on march 23 after the law passed. states had sued the obama administration to block implementation of the law. they argue that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. neeina, when will this go to the supreme court? >> in the late fall at the earliest, and be decided in 2012. >> which way? >> i'm not 100% sure. i do know this -- the one group of people that is accepted that is going to happen, and i am the only person here who lives with this every day by marriage, our doctors and hospitals. they are preparing. they are preparing to change the whole system every dramatically. some of them are scared, some of them are looking forward to it, but they are preparing. >> you asked which way it g

ambassador to the united nations under president bill clinton, and the arab league, the african union, and others that are not fully committed to air strikes, and president obama said the international community is fully behind the action in libya. >> first, you have to remember that the international community did pass this through the union, so there is that international credibility. as this goes on longer than people expect, this is the first time they have done this. it happened very quickly. it is a healthy debate going on. it is not clear it will remain an unanimous block to do it, but i think with the american leadership, you will see it largely remaining intact. >> i would like to ask you another question about the united states, but first, for the united nations and the question of moral relativism, there are so many other instances in which the u.n. could have sanctions some kind of action but did not. >> welcome to the real world. we are not going to be the world's policeman, but when we have a brutal dictator who is threatening to kill this people and is marching his army

and i didn't want to show bill clinton that fact that he lasts only one scene in the book and then he'sgoner, right? - he wouldn't like that, and, well, at least you didn't put an intern in. - no. [chuckling] - and i notice there's a literary technique that you resuscitate which has been out of fashion for quite a while, which is to telegraph what's coming in the chapter at the top of the chapter. that was done a lot in victorian novels, of course, and in the 18th century, because they were serialized in newspapers and so on. but, for instance, when you write, "the attempted escape" before it even happens, you're telegraphing your plot. why? - well, i like to make it a page-turner. i like people to want to turn the page. i do telegraph it a little, but often i telegraph it in a way that doesn't quite capture the complexity of what's going to happen. you know, my son, who's a filmmaker, said to me when i was writing this book, "if you have a message, buy a billboard; if you want to tell a story, write a novel". and so i decided really to tell a story, and the reviews so far have been ter

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the total bill clinton shortage bishopsgate was round about one billion pounds. imagine twenty times the amount of devastation in city centers around the united kingdom. the ira never won their war in ireland but the british lost theirs on the streets of the city of london. did you think this was going to change the politics of northern ireland when this bomb went off oh no doubt about it and i schall the devastation and realise what a launch those bombs were ushered in eighteen months we'll be talking peace. at the height of the troubles the ira churned out car bombs as if on a production line. but you don't need a secret army to launch a car bomb attack. even the smallest terrorist cell can make a one off fertilizer bomb. in one nine hundred ninety three the same year as bishopsgate car bombers would return to america and strike again at new york's financial district. the target was the world trade center. on friday feb nineteenth a massive explosion ripped through the underground parking garage of the north tower. david williams was the chief f.b.i. investigat

bill clinton says the earthquake, tsunami, forces no country can withstand. >> japan is a wonderful organized society, problems getting out of their financial collapse just when i think they are doing it they have an earthquake and plans well constructed and well protected it's a any in the world, found out there are some things that no structures can resist. >> mr. clinton was in town to address an internet convention. a northern california man, meanwhile, one of the world's leading earn quake engineers happened to be in tokyo on business when the quake hit. surveying the damage in sendai, one of the areas most devastated. we've been talking to him via skype. we checked in last night. he tells us its evident to him japan's tsunami warning helped save lives but the sea walls correcting coastal cities were not as effective. his finding bittersweet for a scientist that used to play on those very beaches as a child. >> actually, when i was a kid i camped out on the beach and i clearly remember the day, you know. and i remember people living in the area. now i know just the whole thing is actuall

and commended by both bill clinton and tony blair for the constructive and positive role he played. in 2005, he called for the abolition of -- after a bank robbery in northern ireland. >> if this is a problem -- and certainly homegrown radicalization is -- i am not sure how big, but we do not want it to get to be a big problem. the people that you call are not the people that they called in this hearing, and you do not build a hearing, as it was -- the second half of the building was an attack on the muslim community for not doing enough. >> it started with 13 dead at fort hood. that was an army captain. >> we need to know how to do something about it. this is not the way. this is more of an attack. >> the governor is playing hardball >> this is the pearl harbor workers' rights issues. it was a sneak attack. >> if you do not pass major reforms in collective bargaining, local governments were not able to balance their budget. >> all hell broke loose at the capitol in wisconsin after lawmakers passed a bill that strict many rights from state workers. protesters thought that they had s

blood literally running in the streets, was something that -- nobody wanted to stand by the way bill clinton's administration stood by and came to regret it. >> the health-care law passed a year ago this week. a progress report. >> after a century of striving, a year of debate, a historic vote, health care reform is no longer and on that promise. it is the law of the land. >> that was the president obama on march 23 after the law passed. states had sued the obama administration to block implementation of the law. they argue that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. neeina, when will this go to the supreme court? >> in the late fall at the earliest, and be decided in 2012. >> which way? >> i'm not 100% sure. i do know this -- the one group of people that is accepted that is going to happen, and i am the only person here who lives with this every day by marriage, our doctors and hospitals. they are preparing. they are preparing to change the whole system every dramatically. some of them are scared, some of them are looking forward to it, but they are preparing. >> you asked which way it g

in the last few years, of course, he's teamed up with former rival bill clinton to raise money for theictims of the indonesian tsunami and hurricane katrina. the former president described how that has brought them together in a very personal way. >> this man, whom i'd always liked and respected, and then run against in a painful campaign in some ways, i literally came to love. and i realized all over again how much energy we waste fighting with each other over things that don't matter. >> the current president could not make last evening's event because he's traveling in south and central america. he sent a videotape greeting. last night was the first time all the former presidents have been together since the obama inauguration. by the way, you'll be able to see the broadcast this coming monday march 28th here on nbc. >>> wall street traders had the chance to look up the balcony and see genuine heroes this afternoon. as recipients of the medal of honor sounded the closing bell. about 30 of the 85 living recipients of the medal are here in new york this week, for an annual gathering.

there is a great story about bill clinton. it's new hampshire. >> right. >> rose: and he needs money. and he calls you up. >> one of his staff called me up. i was running sony then. and said-- . >> rose: you raised money for him already. >> hi raised some money for himment and gave some exposure on the west coast when he first came out as the governor of arkansas. and i was quite taken by his ideas and conviction and the way he told tory-- stories and the way he lived. he knew everything about everything and was free to tell you about it it was a wonderful experience. >> rose: and wanted to tell you. >> from a kid from boston this was as close to, you know, valhalla as i could imagine. >> rose: right. >> and all of a sudden when he called and i think they had come in second or third in new hampshire, and he said, we need the money to go on, i think it was wisconsin. i might be wrong. we need the money. how much dow need, 90,000. $90,000, yeah, 1,000 a person, and we need it by 3:00. and he grabbed the phone. he said peter, it'

bill clinton had it pretty openly. president obama had a little less openly. but he's a good people person. tavis: david brooks is a good person too. his new book is called "social animal: the hidden source of love, character and achievement." of course we read him every day on the "new york times." thanks for being with us. >> it's good to be here. tavis: blair underwood next. stay with us. always pleased to welcome blair underwood in addition to his role in the nbc primtime drama "the event." he stars in "i will follow" from the african-american film festival releasing movement. here's a scene from the show than airs on nbc monday nights at 9:00 called "the event." >> unfortunately senator, all i can tell you is it's a matter of national security. >> those two words are so overused. and your government has been able to rid them of any meaning. and in the process this made the country less secure. >> senator, you've held public office for all of two weeks. you weren't even elected. you want to be outraged, your state has the highest unemployment in the countr

house speaker newt gingrich on the impeachment of bill clinton. gingrich, as mark shields said, once complained clinton made him ride in the back of the air force one and "new york daily news" label and a cry very and -- but they did work together and accomplish some things. >> let's hope. he certainly has the capacity to raise money. he has sort of a temporary position. he is at an exploratory stage. a little tension in his own staff because a political guy said he would announce the exports. committee and the press i said he was not any basically did not. but he did representative -- recommend that he and mr.s during bridge has featured. unfortunately, it has won a photo and it is a crowd waiting flags and smiling, mixed racially, ethnically -- lifted from ted kennedy's website. interesting for an original thinker. >> and nice shot. charles. >> i will not comment on what mark said because he is a commentator but i would say your introduction as a model of impartiality and evenhanded. crybaby, an appeasement. this is a guy of considerable achieve

bill clinton gave the jobs wickremanayake bush. clear it up. listen to other stations -- gave the jobs away. not bush. clear that up here listen to other stations. host: from e-mail -- las vegass, tj, democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. your callers are something else. elizabeth warren is trying to clean it up here the same people who are trying to take npr's money -- clean it up. the same people who are trying to take npr's money are trying to get rid of elizabeth warren. if we can fund wars that i do not necessarily agree with -- we find churches and religious things -- the government funds everything. they can fund npr. there are a lot of people out there that need it in the little towns and everything. as far as jobs are concerned, when you stop paying all of these senators to run the country and when they stop money from -- stop getting money from all of these businesses and the campaign's finance, maybe we can get people who are there to do the work, not just fill there pockets. we can start taxing companies. the reason that we

and the elected me, two years later they elected bill clinton to protect from me. it's one of the things they don't trust either party at this point. they're kind of dancing and still have a totally dissatisfied electorate but you have interest groups and outside media influences that are far stronger than they were in 1994. >> thanks, tom. after that he's covered the entire landscape i should just take questions now but i have to say something. a pleasure to be here. okay. so you already figured out we are doing the politics, which means we aren't talking about what should happen, when you would like to happen, what needs to happen, we don't deal with that stuff, we deal with what could possibly happen, and given what we do and what goes on in capitol hill and what could possibly have in the alternatives are extremely narrow, somewhere between not much and nothing. [laughter] if you think back to how difficult it was for the democrats to get health care reform through, it gives you an inkling of how difficult i probably would say impossible. i will see whether tom

to an air campaign let's not forget that the same policy was taken by hillary clinton's husband bill clinton over kosovo when nato decided to attack you and ninety nine that war was only american and the original idea of that was to bomb for a few days to bring a stop but i'm a last ditch to keep the campaign ended up lasting seventy four days i'm i fear my conviction in fact is that the european leaders and the americans who have pushed this attack on live on libya have committed the same mistake in other words they think that a quick bit of bombing will sort the matter out but in fact i think they will find that it will last far longer than a gamble for. now that air campaign never the last has been seriously criticized by russia which follows the arab league criticizing the campaign saying that it's gone way beyond what they had backed originally causing civilian deaths do you think that coalition forces will take on board this growing criticism that we're hearing from around the world. no i don't think they will but unfortunately it will of course a major factor in the sense that it will

bill clinton was president for eight years, the last four years we didn't raise the debt at all, unlike every one of the republican administrations where we raised it on a regular basis. not at all during the last administration. the last four years of mr. clinton's. and he ran the only president in your lifetime, and mine and i'm older han -- than you are, a $69.2 billion surplus. look it up, no argument, but let me say something. irrespective of who's responsible, we are responsible for fixing it. republicans and democrats, the american people know that we have a crisis confronting us. they know there is no option other than to deal with this realistically. i would call everybody in this body, republican, democrat, liberal, conservatives, attention to an article that was written by david brooks today in "the new york times." read it. read it. we all ought to read this, take it to heart. i call it to my conference's attention or caucus' attention this morning. our deep debt is a serious danger to our economy. to our future and our children's opportunities. the american people want us t

can do the investigations this is the committee if my recollection is right that brought down bill clinton right with all the investigations and what he was all about and he's got all these former lobbyists and crony capitalists on his staff i just i'm astounded that that this kind of thing is allowed is this this is something that in the last thirty years is called out less fifty years as it always been this way it is go back to ulysses s. grant we have any idea and is anybody trying to pass any laws against this i know brian baird tried one last year but then he decided not to run for congress yeah i mean it raises the question who's overseeing the overseers right i don't know for i don't know that we know for how long this has been going on but. the things that have to happen at the very least is disclosure of what these kinds of conflicts of interest on the staffs are and that's not that's not right at least that you're doing that disclosure thanks so much for being there was that my great great having the. koch industries spent more than forty million dollars in the last three years l

herzegovina war and also try to promote peace in the middle east while serving under president bill clinton after retiring from office christopher produced practice rather law and international affairs. the u.n. is secretary general has condemned be increasing violence in ivory coast the moon described the situation as quote urban one. warfare on a crime against humanity itself with a deadly shelling by security forces in a market which killed at least twenty five people the u.n. blames forces loyal to president bush who refuses to go it's right losing last year's told them sparked months of violence. all right in just a few minutes we'll take you to the historic russian city of vote on our special report but before that i'll be back in a moment with the headlines. it's not going. to say. my name is daniel smith this is julian assange we will make a short presentation about the we can fix project. the first step in the fourth to get information out about the real world. to him war. i'm going after hearing the news weeklies was the biggest. going to be a good marker for me. if i ever put it

bill clinton was in san francisco. he says the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear fallout is an economic setback for japan. he also talked about the forces of nature no country could withstand. >> japan is a wonderfully well organized society. yes, they have problems getting out of their financial collapse. and just when i thought they were doing it, they have an 8.9 earthquake. and nuclear plants that were clearly as well constructed and as well protected as any in the world, i found out that there are some things that no structures can resist. >> president clinton was in town to address an internet convention. >>> with so much information and yet so little clarity coming out of japan, there's understandably a heightened level of anxiety. tonight, though, the best and the brightest in the world met here in the east bay to put the crisis unfolding in japan into context for the rest of us. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd was at that meet tonight. she joins us live to tell us what she learned. >> reporter: jessica, people are hu

bill clinton was elected president, he won my district overwhelmingly. george bush only got 21% in my district but i was able to win and turn it into a senate race in 1994. >> we have elected president to have been in the senate and have been governor. should it be a requirement to have executive experience to serve as president? >> i don't think it should be a requirement. we have had folks who didn't have any executive experience, just legislative experience, guys like abraham lincoln. they did a pretty good job taking on the responsibility. you have to look at their leadership qualities, their character, their ability to paint a vision for the country and lead an articulate that vision. you have to look at the people you are surrounded with, the history of that person, their ability to work across the aisle in washington d.c. -- it's highly unlikely will have a situation like barack obama had with a super majority in the house and senate and be able to do things with one party. look at my time in the senate. we got a lot of things done and was able to

we lost time and time again and we ended up losing because bill clinton would veto the bill and we the the not have the votes to override the veto. i continued to fight. i continue to stand up for life and god bless . -- blessed us. [applause] hwo? how? for the first time since roe v. wade in the late 1990's, something dramatic happened. as we were talking about, remember what it was? a baby in the womb at least 20 weeks with arms and legs and eyes and ears, it is a baby. and it was being delivered all but the head and killed. for the first time, the folks on the other side could not ignore that what was being killed was a baby. it was right there in the doctor's hands as the baby was almost delivered and killeby the doctor. for the first time since roe v. wade, attitudes on- in public opinion polls changed about abortion and the continue to change. why? because we lost. hadill clinton signed that bill when we first passed it, no one would ever have heard of partial birth abortion but he did not. god blessed us for fighting the fight. we continued and we got it passed, overruling the s