thank you. >> blair, thank you very much. if blair thinks that he's going to get paid more by now giving me questions to ask commissioner mcdowell, he's probably -- he's probably wrong about that. but, you know, i do appreciate him plugging the lunch. i'm not sure whether you linked commissioner mcdowell to stalin, but i think you did. i think you did. so i may have to -- i may have to ask him about that or get you to do it. but actually this gives me an opportunity to say quickly, a lot of you have come in since i did the initial welcome this morning. we were concerned about getting everyone into the first amendment room with all of the registrants that we had and for some of you out there who are my good friends, possibly may have even discouraged you from eating as opposed to just standing up, but we have alleviated all of that. we're now going to be in the ballroom and that works better as well for c-span. so there is no -- absolutely no problem. i want all of you to come for lunch and, you know, i don't know whether i'm

blair at the end.you don't think that these tremendously important decisions which are being made and which you say that i think your phrase was the cabinet was full of people who fought for themselves, so shouldn't they have had the opportunity on quite a number of occasions when important decisions were made of thinking for themselves in cabinet and having an actual debate about it and being able to have their input as it were on that level? >> i mean, there were extensive debates in cabinet as you know from all the basis of briefings from mr. blair or myself which i think is 23 meetings of cabinets in that period from the summer of 02 to march of 2003. it was the dominant political issues. members of the cabinet were indeed thinking for themselves very extensively. some of the day-to-day, week-by-week deploam simese was not -- diplomacy was not the subjects that would have gone to cabinet. i mean, i -- the cabinet discussed the original approach back in march, and then as mark wilson made clear, thi

blair at the end. you don't think that these tremendously important decisions which are being made and which you say that i think your phrase was the cabinet was full of people who fought for themselves, so shouldn't they have had the opportunity on quite a number of occasions when important decisions were made of thinking for themselves in cabinet and having an actual debate about it and being able to have their input as it were on that level? >> i mean, there were extensive debates in cabinet as you know from all the basis of briefings from mr. blair or myself which i think is 23 meetings of cabinets in that period from the summer of 02 to march of 2003. it was the dominant political issues. members of the cabinet were indeed thinking for themselves very extensively. some of the day-to-day, week-by-week deploam simese was not -- diplomacy was not the subjects that would have gone to cabinet. i mean, i -- the cabinet discussed the original approach back in march, and then as mark wilson made clear, th

thank you. >> blair, thank you very much. if blair thinks that he's going to get paid more by now giving me questions to ask commissioner mcdowell, he's probably -- he's probably wrong about that. but, you know, i do appreciate him plugging the lunch. i'm not sure whether you linked commissioner mcdowell to stalin, but i think you did. i think you did. so i may have to -- i may have to ask him about that or get you to do it. but actually this gives me an opportunity to say quickly, a lot of you have come in since i did the initial welcome this morning. we were concerned about getting everyone into the first amendment room with all of the registrants that we had and for some of you out there who are my good friends, possibly may have even discouraged you from eating as opposed to just standing up, but we have alleviated all of that. we're now going to be in the ballroom and that works better as well for c-span. so there is no -- absolutely no problem. i want all of you to come for lunch and, you know, i don't know whether i'm

but we're still under the limit. >> blair blair blair blair. >> you noted that you graduated cum laude from the process. i didn't do that, sorry to say. my wife is in the audience. she was 5 beta kappa. >> so she should be up here. >> nevertheless, i am double duty law school and undergraduate. i really think that trump's come loudly. net is a way of saying that want you to be nice today and answer all of my questions. >> i'm always nice. sometimes i don't answer your questions. >> everyone in the audience has the official brochure or we have your official biography. all the information. i will just briefly mention a couple things and then we will get right down to. commissioner mcdowell was first appointed to his seat by president george w. bush in 2006 and was reappointed to the commission in 2009 by president barack obama. previously commissioner mcdowell was senior vice president for the competitive telecommunications association otherwise known as contel and was responsible for advocacy efforts before congress and the white house, served on the north american numbering council and

do you guys agree -- blair, you didn't agree it should be given away. but also if, in fact, they decide to do this, is blair right, should the fcc say we'll auction this off if nothing more than to just provoke congress to do something? >> well, what i've sort of propose to the fcc is they can do an auction with two scenarios. they have to write rules even if it is reallocated, public safety. what are the relationships between the public safety licensees and the other 700 commercial licensees and the fcc's broadband plan had some ideas in that regard. the other commercial licensees in the band didn't think much of the ideas so there will be controversy there. there will be rules that have it apply as to how to use the d block. the legislation talked about some sort of joint arrangements with commercial providers that are, you know, sort of described in very vague terms. so you have one path that says if it is not reallocated, we have to enact these sorts of rule and what should they be. and then one path, if it is reallocated, what should it be. will th

we are still under the limit right now. >> blair, blair, blair, blair. [laughter] >> we are at the limit. you graduated cum laude. i did not do that, at i am sorry to say. my wife is in the audience. she was phi beta kappa. >> she should be up here in the chair, then. [laughter] >> nevertheless, i am a fellow duke alum. i think that trumps cum laude. i want you to be nice today and i want you to answer all my questions. >> i am always nice. >> everyone in the audience has the official brochure where we have your official biography. i just want to mention a couple of points and we will get right onto it. the commissioner was first appointed to his seat on the fcc by president george w. bush in 2006. he was reappointed to the commission in 2009 by president barack obama. that means your term runs through 2014. quite correct. >> previously, the commissioner was senior vice president with a telecommunications association and was responsible for advocacy efforts in the white house. the served on the board of directors of north american billing and collection,

blair at the end. you don't think that these tremendously important decisions which are being made and which you say that i think your phrase was the cabinet was full of people who fought for themselves, so shouldn't they have had the opportunity on quite a number of occasions when important decisions were made of thinking for themselves in cabinet and having an actual debate about it and being able to have their input as it were on that level? >> i mean, there were extensive debates in cabinet as you know from all the basis of briefings from mr. blair or myself which i think is 23 meetings of cabinets in that period from the summer of 02 to march of 2003. it was the dominant political issues. members of the cabinet were indeed thinking for themselves very extensively. some of the day-to-day, week-by-week deploam simese was not -- diplomacy was not the subjects that would have gone to cabinet. i mean, i -- the cabinet discussed the original approach back in march, and then as mark wilson made clear, th

blair at the end. you don't think that these tremendously important desions which are being made and which you say that i think your phrase was the cabinet was full of people who fought for themselves, so shouldn't they have had the opportunity on quite a number of occasions when important decisions were made of thinking for themselves in cabinet and having an actual debate about it and being able to have their input as it were on that level? >> i mean, there were extensive debates in cabinet as you know from a the basis of briefings from mr. blair or myself which i think is 23 meetings of cabinets in that period from the summer of 02 to march of 2003. it was the dominant political issues. members of the cabinet were indeed thinking for themselves very extensively. some of the day-to-day, week-by-week deploam simese was not -- diplomacy was not the subjects that would have gone to cabin. i mean, i -- the cabinet discussed the original approach back in march, and then as mark wilson made clear, this cam

[applause] >> thank you, blair.oday, we are listening to a special program featuring blair leviv, architect of the broadband plan. we're return soon for the questions. we encourage you to make questions now and remind you your questions should be brief and to the point. we welcome you all here especially those who are guests. we hope you will join the city club and become active in its ongoing civic dialogue. we are pleased to welcome guests that tables hosted by the define partnership, case western reserve university, the cwru technology services, ibm corporation, one community, and connect your community. thank you for your support. now, we would like to return to our speakers for our traditional city club question and answer period. we welcome questions from everybody including guests. holding the microphone is program manager terry miller and marketing manager heather. now our first question please. >> actually, if it's all right, i'll let the panel say a word or two first, and then we'll open up the floor for q

blair was coming from.wasn't it the case any way as a witness from sis put it to lessen his evidence that it was clear that nothing short of decisive action in iraq was one to satisfy the americans? so in signing up to the u.n. route kuhl was about what was in their mind? and was about why they were determined that it was going to do nothing to fetter their ability to take military action or require a second resolution? >> i don't think you can generalize about the americans, not even about the american administration. indeed, to make a profound error if you do that. i think that there was, to coin a phrase, a gleam in the eye of some members of the administration about military action, but my experience -- >> including the president? >> no, i was about to see that. no. my experience with president bush was that she in the end when faced with the decision was much more thoughtful than he is often credited for, and not -- and he was subject, of course, to very strong and conflicting pressures but there are a

blair, less so under gordon brown, was used more for briefing of cabinet colleagues and discussion of that kind rather than for acute decisions. i mean, it depended on the issue. >> i think we'll talk about some of those issues later on. up now also lord williams has been -- >> williams or wilson? >> williams. yes. they all become lords eventually. as the then dr. williams noted in his statement, there was -- for some reason you say he was a very assiduous -- the text hadn't been cleared with the proliferation office in the foreign office, it was quite an important discrepancy between the sort of standard intelligence line as it were and

blair, blair, blair. >> over the limit. all right. well, i saw on your official that you graduated cum laude. that's very impressive. i didn't do that, sorry to say, but my wife is in the audience and she was phi beta kappa. >> she should be up here in this chair then, so -- or that chair, maybe. >> nevertheless, i'm a double dukie, right? law school and undergraduate. so i really think that that trumps cum laude being a double dukie and that's a way of saying i want you to be nice today, and i want you to answer all my questions. >> i'm always nice. >> okay. okay. >> sometimes i answer some of your questions. >> all right. let me just -- i'm going to -- everyone in the audience has the official brochure where we've got your official biography and all of the information. i'm just going to mention iefly a couple of things and then we'll get right onto it. commissioner mcdowell was first appointed to his seat on the fcc by president george w. bush in 2006, and he was reappointed to the commission in 2009 by president barack obama. at me

blair on the 21st of january. and these are the records of his conversation with president bush on the 3 december, 2001. the paper which he sent to president bush which was dated the 4th of december and was entitled "the second phase of the war against terrorism." and then the record of the talks which sir david manning and sir richard dearlove held with the opposite numbers in the white house on the 6th of december, 2001 when they delivered the paper of the 4th of december. the talks were held on the fifth. the record is dated the 6th, i think. so there are these three records of a set of exchanges between number 10 and the white house, between the prime minister and the president and their advisors. these records are classified, but we discussed them with mr. blair on the 21st of january. have you had a chance to refresh your memory? >> i read obviously the transcript of mr. blair's evidence. >> if you want me to recall every paragraph in those documents. >> no. we hope you would have had a chance to reread the

blair on may 21 of january. and these are the record of the conversation with president bush on the third of december 2001. the paper which he sent to president bush, which was dated the fourth of december and was entitled the second phase of the war against terrorism. and then, the record of the talks, which sir david manning and sir richard gere was held with their opposite numbers on the sixth of december 2001, when they delivered the paper of the fourth of december. the talks were held and there were these three records of exchanges between number 10 on the white house between the prime minister in the president and made faces. these records are classified in the book we discussed with mr. blair on the 21st of january. have you had a chance to refresh your memory? >> i've read obviously the transcript of mr. blair's evidence. >> to want me to recall a paragraph in this document? >> no, we hope to get a chance to reread the documents before coming here today. >> i've spent a very large part of the last six we

>> tony blair? >> why about libya? >> yes. >> are you suggesting that some of these individuals have had contact with the opposition? >> she talked yesterday with the chaddian president, and these are collectively figures who have, you know, far closer contacts and broader ties. let me reverse that. you know, closer ties and broader contacts than we do, so we have been talking to a wide range of people trying our best to understand fully, you know, what is actually happening on the ground. >> should it be a source of concern we have no direct contact with the opposition in libya? >> this is still an unfolding, you know, situation, james, so i'm not going to rule out that at some point we may well reach out to other figures in libya society. in fact, i suspect that we will, but i can't tell you any direct discussions have occurred at this time. >> in the briefing, the u.s. is going to use full extended intelligence capabilities to monitor. clearly, the u.s. is already doing that, but it seemed to be a shot over the bow

she's justbeen elected chancellor: >>blair: it sometimes sounds incredibly idealistic to say, if we bring a group of young women together and mix them up regardless of where they come from, their religious background their ethnicity their wealth that they will have more in common than they will find to disagree about...it sounds like a fairy tale but i think the asian university for women is a concrete example of how that is really true. >>it's providing diversity, special care for the students...it is providing a lot of opportunities >>if i were at home i would be a married woman >>the name is very perfect, the asian university for women...the name is giving the whole vision andmission of women ...what they want to be...it's saying it's time for women to get up and they go ahead and see the whole world that they want to see... >>reporter: le empowerment. she gave a key speech at a symposium held by the university and attended by leadingeducators, business leaders and politicians from around the world. >>hasina: education is both evidence of success in fighting discrimination as well as a

much money from his people so openly and brazenly and a force for good kickbacks barack obama tony blair they're good if there's a revolution great will send them the vodaphone in the starbucks no revolution great will send in some bombers and some tear gas canisters we make money no matter what happens because we're over drug stores and politicians but the other important thing about this this is. class of global kleptocrats globally connected elite who plunder their own countries together and this brings me to this next story egypt's mubarak likely to retain vast wealth mubarak family may have as much as seventy billion dollars stashed away a money jim ol who is a professor at princeton said that mubarak's assets are most likely in banks outside of egypt possibly in the united kingdom and switzerland mubarak his wife and two sons were able to also accumulate wealth through a number of business partnerships with foreigners well the club to craft the plunder together stay together you know this is the global kleptocratic class and they are all working together there colluding as adam smi

tony blair is usually a reverse barometers if he says that they can be a breakthrough of democracy in the maghreb we probably have to be a bit pessimistic for the peoples of north africa i think algeria is the one to watch the french are certainly watching it with is because there are oil interests there the people have suffered have not benefited from masses of money masses of exports we'll have to see what happens in algeria and i think that's the country to watch at the moment. we just heard from mr a mood of discontent in the region has also been spreading to algeria where thousands have been gathering to demand the resignation of the president more than thirty thousand policemen have been deployed to prevent an uprising similar to that in egypt hundreds of demonstrators have been detained in clashes across the capital of kiev as the country's been under a state of emergency for nineteen years to outlaw public demonstrations in the wake of the uprisings in tunisia and egypt the government said it would lift emergency. if you just joined us welcome this is r.t. come to you live fro

tony blair is usually a reverse barometers if he says that they could be a breakthrough of democracy in the magreb would probably have to be a bit pessimistic for the peoples of north africa i think algeria is the one to watch the french are certainly watching it with hawk eyes because there are oil interests there the people who have not benefited from money for exports we'll have to see what happens in algeria i think that's the country to watch at the moment unless the european powers and the united states continue to support those dictators even while a democracy and people power bizarrely. iran and syria i don't think they understand me spell it out for them this is a failure of u.s. and european policy they will remember that the people of these countries don't embrace democracy and see the united states as part of the liberation action very interesting to hear we have to say thanks very much for sharing your thoughts with us live here in r.t. author and journalist afshin rattansi joining me live there in london thanks thank you. this is all from the russian capital we've got m

the jason blair episode, obviously. i think there's probably something in general to bill's sense of the papers natural institutional by aziz. i want to be careful here about how life raise this. and i think one of the reasons i was asked to do this -- and by the way, thank you, fred, for asking me, and frank, it's nice to see you, and thanks to the st. francis college. but life and one of the reasons that i was asked to do this, is why when certainly a liberal, there's no question about that. if you read my stuff, you know i'm liberal. but democratic to some extent of liberalism as well. over the years i have been critical to some extent of the multiculturalism. politics on the left, that was my first book -- here it is, i will just show it. it's an old book now. actually i don't really agree with 100% of it anymore. >> i played a role in helping him shake his ideas. >> i'm sure he's been to quote against me in his rebuttal. that's fine. but i have been somewhat critical of multiculturalism from a liberal perspective.

in the genie co-efficient index here's some reasons that i'm going to look at first headline tony blair mubarak is quote immensely courageous and a force for good. yes he actually said this on the piers morgan show we're not going to actually listen to his words because i just can't stand listening to him but i'm going to say what i think he was actually saying mubarak is immensely courageous for looting so much money from his people so openly and brazenly and a force for good kickbacks barack obama tony blair they're good if there's a revolution great will send then the vodaphone in the starbucks no revolution great will send in some bombers and some tear gas canisters we make money no matter what happens because we're over drug stores and politicians but the other important thing about this this is. class of global kleptocrats of globally connected elite who plunder their own countries together and this brings me to this next story egypt's mubarak likely to retain the vast wealth mubarak family may have as much as seventy billion dollars stashed away amman each amal who is a professor

suggested that while she allegedly was the one who got the drugs and turn them over to bob blair whopassed along to an employee to sell. the d.a. also said walsh admitted his role in the crime to investigators. welches' attorney said his client is remorseful. >> when you look at the amount of money that was involved and how what was affecting his life. what were you thinking? but again we as human and beings make mistakes. we have to accept responsibility for things and then we move forward. that's what we will do in this case. >>pam: at the end of the hearing the judge agreed to reduce it we'll should bail to $400,000, but others felt remains of $900,000. both will room turned a court. at year-old boy had died after reports say was punched by his dad. antioch police learned about the attack on tuesday when a doctor delta medical center called to report that an infant suffered major injuries have been brought into the hospital. the baby remained in them vegetative state with multiple broken bones, a lacerated liver and leading his brain before succumbing to his injuries today. >>jacq

she's justbeen elected chancellor: >>blair: it sometimes sounds incredibly idealistic to say, if we bring a group of young women together and mix them up regardless of where they come from, their religious background their ethnicity their wealth that they will have more in common than they will find to disagree about...it sounds like a fairy tale but i think the asian university for women is a concrete example of how that is really true. >>it's providing diversity, special care for the students...it is providing a lot of opportunities >>if i were at home i would be a married woman >>the name is very perfect, the asian university for women...the name is giving the whole vision andmission of women ...what they want to be...it's saying it's time for women to get up and they go ahead and see the whole world that they want to see... >>reporter: le empowerment. she gave a key speech at a symposium held by the university and attended by leadingeducators, business leaders and politicians from around the world. >>hasina: education is both evidence of success in fighting discrimination as well as a

the conspirators stripped of his powers and pensioned him off live blair's neff became the new general secretary of the central committee of the soviet communist party. everyone except for close relatives cold shouldered who shelf in the first days of the his resignation. was down to business true that he surrendered without putting up a finite she must've realized he had no chance of winning the battle for power only the scene which was a great new tragedy for him because he's closer to say nothing could be treating him. he was sent into what could be described as a political exile he was given a country house near moscow. the majority of what few visitors he had were intellectuals who were sincerely unhappy to see the end of the crucial full. paint a ski was crucial guest on his seventy seventh and last birthday. when we went out for a walk i said mr hershel could i make several drawings and take some pictures of you he said sure go ahead. he has several photos as a reminder of that last meeting with. nikita khrushchev died in october one thousand nine hundred seventy one. he never h

blair at 28 points.usins had 33 and they didn't even play griffin the second half because they wanted to get ready for the dunk contest and the real all-star game on sunday. dunk after dunk after dunk, 22 assists as the rookies won that game. here's the one, though, that people are going to remember. little beaver, just doing it and doing it to death. this guy is terrific. a canadian set up grains and then between the legs and hits a three pointer. four assists, two rebounds, and of course he gets the mvp. anybody else, you.net medical examiner it. but the east beat the west 54- 49. san jose state beat weaver state, oliver score only 9 points. it's a trade rumor that won't go away. carmelo anthony who is in los angeles for the all star game met with the knicks owner last night and a report came out that the nets of new jersey and denver have agreed on the players to be traded, but carmelo has to agree to sign a three year deal. as of right now, he's a denver nugget. among the 12 hall of fame finists, mul

jason blair episode, obviously a black eye. i think there's probably something in general to bill's sense much the papers natural, institutional biases. i want to be careful here about how i phrase this. i think one the reasons that i was asked to do this, and by the way, thank you, fred, for asking me and frank and thank you, it's nice so' you. thanks to st. francis. i think one the reasons that i was asked, while i'm certainly a liberal, there's no question about that. if you read my stuff, i'm a liberal. i'm a critic to some extent of liberalism as well. i have been critical over the years to some extent of multiculturism, identity politics on the left, that's my first book was -- there it is. can we just show it. it's an old book now. i actually -- i don't really agree with 100% of it anymore. >> i played a role in shaping his ideas. >> i'm sure he's going to quote me against me in his rebuttal. that's fine. i have been somewhat critical of multiculturism from a liberal perspective. that perspective being in a nutshell that

. >>> well, the cold weather made for some dangerous driving conditions here 349 blair -- yarr -- here in the bay area. the vehicle spun out here and landed on its side. a caltrans crew showed up and put sand on the road. nearby, crews responded to highway 37 near the napa bridge in vallejo. >>> things are getting better for drivers headed to the sierra. this was the scene around 3:00 a.m. near truckee. the roads were plow and traffic was moving freely. there's no rain require minutes on 80or highway 50. but boy, yesterday, it was a different story. 80s was should down for a time because of dangerous conditions. at this time last night cars were driving through but the roadses were covered in snow -- roads were covered in snow. >>> kelly moran sent us this picture of the sun peering through a tree in cob near clearlake. that community is under snow. in potter valley, in, the snow has -- the snow has covered the vineyards there. if you would like to see our photos go to ktvu.com. and if you would like to submit photos go to ktvu.com. >>> it appears experience paid off for a pilot today

correspondent published what i thought was a very helpful piece about the sexing up of the data from the blair administration, error by and saying that it was perfect information that was perfectly frigid purposely issued, the governor general and chairman of directors at the board of the bbc were forced to resign, a very telling moment meaning the government, even in a country like britain, we are not used to it in the united states and it raises the question of if we're going to a more publicly funded system, how do we make sure that the ultimate -- autonomy of journalists is maintained. >> so, let's stay on that note a little bit. "the oakland tribune" fell on hard times. how you think about the government stepping in? >> i agree with my colleague, but let's talk about how we get there. we have come together tonight against the backdrop of national discourse that has plundered into racial epithets, homophobia, threats to the lives of elected officials, their families, and my former colleagues being spat upon. that is how the conversation has deteriorated. by starting point is that a thrivin

>> again, i'm not tony blair, so -- tony blair's spokesperson. he actually has an able spokesperson. >> do we know anything about the american who was detained today? and i want to ask you about the second american. >> i am staring at a statement by the, you know, that came out of pakistan today. we have seen reports that dehaven has been detained by police, and we're trying to obtain access. that is all we know. >> what about the other american who had the court appearance? >> i do not know that we have had consular access yet. i did not think that requesting the report that there is an american in detention, but beyond that, it is hard for us to know exactly what the circumstances are. >> you have no reason to understand why he has been detained or whether it is connected to the other case of the tension? >> i would not suggest is connected to the other case. >> about the other case, what is your understanding of what happened today in court? >> mr. davis was in court today. he presented the court with a copy of a diplomatic notes that affirms

we have over 30 blocks, that's a lot of bonni blairings starting neighborhood watch. thank god for safe and una because that organization is really helping us kick started. that's a great way to build communality. what's a neighborhood watch a block by block level not on a territory. you have to go get to know your neighbors. how many of you know your immediate neighbors or people that live 2 doors down from you. you would be surprised how many in your neighborhood don't. through a neighborhood watch program we are making neighbors get to meet each other it's a great way to build communality. our news letter we have a yahoo group over 600 people. we make it easy to join. we have a website where you type in your e mail address to the website and you sign yourself up. i don't have to sign you up you can do it quickly and easily through the website. we also just launched a wiky. how many of you guys know wik pedia? not that many of you. wiky is i'm excited about this tool. it's an imagine a website that everybody in your community could contribute to. that's a wiky. i we