our jim bolden is in athens. papademos is a man who the markets will put a little bit of trust in given his previous job. does it look as though he's going to emerge at the top in greece? >> reporter: charles, i think the markets will be extremely unhappy. because he is the man that has been rumored since last thursday, frankly, that he would probably be prime minister. with that in mind, it's been a real interesting weekend where the two main political parties have been wrangling to try to find somebody like papademos who is -- we should be hearing in about one hour if this does take place, that he is the man. we were supposed to hear monday night. but it seems as there's been a little hiccup which isn't going to please european partners. we'll see whether or not he does pk the next prime minister and they try to ram the austerity back through the parliament in the next couple of months, charles. >> it's interesting. this is an exercise in coalition building. i'm not sure that greece is particularly experienced

let's go live to athens where we can join jim bolden. the day is young over there in the greek capital. let's have a quick look at what we could see coming out of greece and this confidence vote, jim. >> reporter: well, it's a lot of different scenarios we could see today. at least we know today i think we will get a definitive answer, won't we, nina. by midnight athens time we should have a vote in the parliament for this confidence vote. that will decide many things, of course, it will decide whether mr. papandreou's government survives and also decide in many ways whether mr. papandreou himself stays as prime minister. he might win a confidence vote but there's a deal behind the scenes for him to step down anyway. then there's a government of national unity. last night the opposition leader rejected mr. papandreou's call for this coming together under mr. papandreou. they called again for him to resign and called again for snap elections. mr. papandreou is saying that's a disaster. we should not be having snap elections at a time when

is she em boldening them? >> yes, i think they need to get the hells angels like they did with the riots of the rolling stone concert. and then sweep it around. what is surprising to me is the misplaced grievances. what about the fannie mae and freddy mac? who gave the wall street bailouts? again they talked about some peaceful protests about the tea party, and then we have a violent -- some peaceful protests, but when you take to the streets and you have to endanger lives, it is what america is great about at least in terms of being able to have the free speech. >> so you are all for peaceful protesting and altimont? >> jedediah, what do you think of the poll that working class people or lower class people support it less than people who make over 100k. >> a lot of the people involved with the protests are actually pretty rich kids. they showed a survey in new york, the daily caller had it up where a lot of these people who were down there were living in apartments much better than what i am living in or many

it in bolden's our staff to be more entrepreneurial. it is a great opportunity for us as a journalistic organization and for people -- in the region. >> this is c-span's " program.ators" >> will alhurra keep it separate channels in iraq after the troops leave? >> we think there needs to be an american boys -- american voice ther. e. it is part of the local scene. we have big government spokesperson calling us up and say, can i go on today. we cover local issues. we have a lot of correspondence. we are seen as the credible broadcast. we have been even broadcast at 9:00. it is picked up in the press. there have been stories told to me by our correspondent. the iraq channel has a larger percentage than the rest of the channel. it is the primary source of information in iraq. it plays a slightly different role. >> are you required to present the official government position on issues in iraq and across the middle east? >> there is no requirement. our purpose, our mission is to describe, journalistically, the dance of the day -- the events o

i'm joined now by new york county district attorney, scott bolden and conservative political columnist to talk about that. i guess the easy take away is surprise, surprise. people like obama more, but it's not that simple. >> it isn't. i think the 67% really should be a problem because 95% of african americans and people of color voted for obama four years ago and now it is down by some 30%. the other thing that is troubling is that 54% of independents had a disapproval of the leadership of obama. and so those two groups are the ones that really put him over the top. i would be concerned if i was in the obama campaign. >> armstrong, over the year 2009, according to gallop, the poll numbers went from 61% approval to 36%. is this about the economy or a racial issue? >> this is an issue of accountability. it's an issue of greed. we should not allow republican or democrat race. it's a fact that the president has not created jobs. up in 2010, he had a democrat controlled senate that passed its bill, they have little or nothing to show for it. people are still suffering. the president gives

it creates opportunities, and it em boldens our staff to go out as correspondentings. it's a great opportunity for us as a journalistic organization as well as for the people in the region for democratic developments. >> host: this is c-span's communicators program, our second week looking at u.s. sponsored broadcasting services. the guest, brian conniff, president of the middle east broadcasting networks, keach hagey is with the "politico," our guest reporter. >> guest: will they keep their separate channel in iraq after the troops leave? >> guest: yes, we have every reason to believe that's the prudent thing to do. in fact, if any, with the departure of the u.s. troops, there's more of a reason for there to be an american voice, so to speak, there, but that channel is unique, different than the pan-arab channel we've been talking about. this is -- this channel is almost seen as an indigenous iraqi channel. it has -- it's part of the local scene. we have the government spokesperson calling us up and saying can i go on today? we cover local issues. we have a lot of cor

the thank you. >> general bolden, thank you for being here. >> mr. chairman, thank you for allowing me to be here. too many other members of the subcommittee, what to thank you for the opportunity to appear before this committee today and discuss the outlook for human nasa spaceflight program. on the first to thank the congress for approving and yesterday awarding the congressional gold medal to astronaut senator john glenn, near young, michael collins. and senator nelson and senator hutchison, especially thank you both from the bottom of my heart for your inspiring words yesterday during the ceremony. it meant a lot. contrary to popular belief, this has been an incredible year for nasa. we have completed the u.s. space station. we are taking key steps in moving into the future of exploration beyond low earth orbit and watched a private company or the spacecraft around earth and do your bit and retrieved intact. celebrated 50th anniversary of human spaceflight and witnessed the successful safe conclusion of the historic space shuttle program. orbitin

let's go over to the greek capital and to jim bolden. so jim, we have the government is dead, long live the new government. the prime minister is bowing out but we don't know who the next one is. >> reporter: no, we don't know the next government, the next prime minister, though, local shares are higher and you know, bit end of the day today we should know who this caretaker will be, who will be the statesman who will run it through mid-february. it will be, more importantly, the make-up of this government when you have the lead party and the main opposition party agreeing yesterday to at least try to put together a government and they would then be able to push the austerity package through. this morning, anyway, charles, it looks as if the two main parties have tried to agree to get that austerity package through. the markets are shifting their focus right to rome where it should. >> is anyone being mentioned as a caretaker prime minister, jim, and what will be the runners and riders? >> yep. even up to last thursday, the former vice c

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jim bolden has been talking to agent thennians joins us live from the greek capital. quite a rift between popandreou and perhaps his own ministers who are caught wrong-footed by this referendum demand? >> reporter: i think it's getting a lot clearer that we seem to have what i would call a split between the finance minister and the prime minister. the finance minister saying in cannes last night that this is about the future of agrees and europe when others say if they agree to the referendum, it's only about the latest bailout agreement made in brussels last week. there is definitely a fundamental split. the finance ministry saying the minister won't speak on camera. let's see if that changes. other people are speaking and speaking a lot about this massive confusion here on the streets of athens. >> it's not about protests and riots this week in athens. the streets are peaceful. it's about why the prime minister, george popandreou, made the shock announcement late monday that he wants the greek people to vote on the austerity package already agreed with the eu and im

cnn's jim bolden is in athens, and, jim, will prime minister papandreou survive this?a long and confusing day here in athens. the prime minister is refusing to resign. the opposition leader is refusing to come together in some sort of national unity. it seems that this idea of a referendum could be off but it's not absolutely sure. what's at the balance here? greece's very future within the euro and the eu. and that's why markets and analysts are so concerned that greece could actually destabilize the entire european union just at a time when they could be heading back into a recession. erin? >> thank you very much, jim. something that's going to affect america, too. >>> we've just learned some breaking news. closing arguments have just concluded in the trial of michael jackson's doctor conrad murray. the judge is going to give it to the jury to start deliberating sometime tomorrow morning. ted rowlands was in the courtroom. here now with us out front. any idea how long it will last? >> that's impossible to tell. the fact is there was six weeks of testimony. if they go

, we would not be in a position to hear what i hope will be a positive message from administrator bolden other distinguished witnesses from concerning the key nasa -- the three key nasa centers. many said the nation as a crucial crossroads in her human spaceflight program. we are for the first time in over 30 years without the means of transporting astronauts into space. for july, the passage of the 2010 nasa authorization act last year in an overwhelming bipartisan and bicameral show support, provided the direction needed to remedy the situation as soon as possible. this hearing is intended to provide the committee with a progress report on how nasa is doing and carrying forward the provisions of the lot in the venus on the course outline by the loss. we are in a difficult economic times as we all know the fiscal challenges their creed and that is no less true at nasa than the rest of our federal household. in the relatively short time i served on the subcommittee along with more casual observations of nasa's spaceflight programs over the years have developed a sense of confidence and t

lola may bolden davis, born in texas, anderson, texas, to ollie prat sanders and charlie bolden. she was their second born. she attended allen farm school up to the eighth grade. she joined rock west baptist church. at age 16 she moved to houston, texas, and acquired her first job as a housekeeper. at age 18 she met the love of her life, ruben george davis sr. a year later they had their first child, pamela. she went on to attend franklin beauty school. eventually she opened her own business. it was known as the lola davis beauty nook. she later had three additional children, ruben, paula and winwick. she was hired at texas instruments in 1969, and while she was working there she received her g.e.d. later, she received her associate degree from houston community college. she enrolled at texas southern university and graduated with a degree in education. she taught in the houston independent school district, mind you, this is a person who dropped out of high school, received a g.e.d., went on to get an associate degree, got her degree in education, and now she's teaching in the ho

i have a quote that will solidify that notion from john bolden himself.id on fox news, "iran has made little secret of its desire for hegemony in the persian gulf. the critical oil and natural gas producing region that we fought so many wars to try to protect our economy from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices." i do not think it can be any more clear than that what this war was about three it has made ray hunt rich. host: i'm going to stop you. you have made your point. we're going to run out of time with the general. general, would you like to respond to the policies he raises? guest: first of all, i am a military service and ouncei -- military servant and i have been serving in iraq for a number of years. i disagree with what you are saying. you are entitled to your opinion. host: these two articles you have been quoted about regional concerns. we've seen a lot of reporting about increased tensions between the united states, israel, and iran. is there any evidence on the ground of increased presence

charles bolden jr. >> mr. speaker, mr. reed, mr. mcconnell, ms.bers of congress, we are guests as we embark on -- members of congress and guests, as we embark on the next journey in space exploration, we stand on this -- on the shoulders of those we honor today. america's confidence that we can go farther into the unknown and achieve great things as a people rests on the achievement of these men. when 50 years ago this year, kennedy challenged us to reach the moon, to take longer strides toward a great new american enterprise, these men were the human face of these words. from mercury and gemini i through the landing on the moon and the apollo program, their actions achieve the web will of a nation for the greater good of the human kind. just as we call on the four individuals we honor today to carry out their mission, we now call on another generation to go where we have never gone before. as we honor these heroes, i want to recognize the hundreds and thousands of dedicated nasa employees and industry partners who contribute to the incredible suc

they might double down and might actually be trying to reorganize and raise more money and now em boldened this? >> well, steve grubbs made it clear to me that this is his read on the call, which is essentially that the campaign will continue. i asked him how mr. cain sounded and he said he sounded strong but clearly disappointed. he made the point that he's going to go on and give his foreign policy speech later this afternoon. so i think it was one of knows calls where you can't ask any questions, that the staff was just -- that mr. cain was speaking to his supporters so it wasn't open to a q and a where somebody might have asked the question about whether he was thinking about possibly withdrawing. i think it's one of those situations where the word reassessing, you can take it to mean whatever you want at this point. >> gloria, it seems to me as if it was obvious that in leaking this they wanted us to find out about this, know about this big meeting and the fact he's reassessing. why do you suppose that's the case? >> when you have a conference call with 90 people or so, chances are we

charles bolden jr. >> mr. speaker, mr. reed, mr. mcconnell, ms.bers of congress, we are guests as we embark on -- members of congress and guests, as we embark on the next journey in space exploration, we stand on this -- on the shoulders of those we honor today. america's confidence that we can go farther into the unknown and achieve great things as a people rests on the achievement of these men. when 50 years ago this year, kennedy challenged us to reach the moon, to take longer strides toward a great new american enterprise, these men were the human face of these words. from mercury and gemini i through the landing on the moon and the apollo program canno, tr actions achieve the web will of a nation for the greater good of the human kind. just as we call on the four toividuals twe honor today carry out their mission, we now call on another generation to go where we have never gone before. as we honor these heroes, i want to recognize the hundreds and thousands of dedicated nasa employees and industry partners who contribute to the incredible suc

charles bolden jr. >> mr. speaker, mr. reed, mr. mcconnell, ms.bers of congress, we are guests as we embark on -- members of congress and guests, as we embark on the next journey in space exploration, we stand on this -- on the shoulders of those we honor today. america's confidence that we can go farther into the unknown and achieve great things as a people rests on the achievement of these men. when 50 years ago this year, kennedy challenged us to reach the moon, to take longer strides toward a great new american enterprise, these men were the human face of these words. from mercury and gemini i through the landing on the moon and the apollo program, their actions achieve the web will of a nation for the greater good of the human kind. just as we call on the four individuals we honor today to carry out their mission, we now call on another generation to go where we have never gone before. as we honor these heroes, i want to recognize the hundreds and thousands of dedicated nasa employees and industry partners who contribute to the incredible suc

jim bolden is live in athens. jim, good morning. what's the latest here? >> reporter: good morning.es, the prime minister will be most likely stepping down in the coming days. today we should be hearing who will be caretaker for this unity government. the bottom line for the unity government is that this government, whoever runs it, will need to pass through these tough austerity measures, cutting the deficit, meaning cutting people's pensions, people's salaries, cutting state jobs. there's still a lot of people here who work for the state in areas that we wouldn't have in places like the u.s., or they've been privatized many, many decades ago, still working for the state here. so, to push all that through, the idea now is you need to have political strikes, you need people from the left and the right working together to do that. that's what the president is trying to hash out. if he can sort that out in the coming days, the markets will be relieved, for sure, christine. >> and jim, this is all an effort to try to secure the bailout funds that are being passed out to the country rig

the idea that we have a timetable, he speaks to the timetable idea, basically em boldening the enemy,d get out and john huntsman, time to bring these guys home. >> dave: the question would you negotiate with the taliban and mitt romney was clear, saying we don't negotiate with terrorists, i would not negotiate with the taliban, but i think that newt allowed a little opening there for potentially dealing with the taliban, if in fact we have to. was there any game changers last night though? i guess as a viewer, i didn't see it that way. ryan, earlier, said he saw herman cain as a clear loser and newt gingrich as a clear winner. he's clearly the most well-versed when it comes to foreign policy if not for rick santorum. >> clayton: there was criticism heaped on the obama administration for taking out awlaki, a measured american born citizen, assassination overseas. >> if you engage in war against the united states, you are an enemy combatant. you have none of the lifl liblts of the united states. and there's two left, a huge gaffe here that far too many people get confused over. civil dw

i have a quote that will solidify that notion from john bolden himself. he said on fox news, "iran has made little secret of its desire for hegemony in the persian gulf. the critical oil and natural gas producing region that we fought so many wars to try to protect our economy from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices." i do not think it can be any more clear than that what this war was about three it has made ray hunt rich. host: i'm going to stop you. you have made your point. we're going to run out of time with the general. general, would you like to respond to the policies he raises? guest: first of all, i am a military service and ouncei -- military servant and i have been serving in iraq for a number of years. i disagree with what you are saying. you are entitled to your opinion. host: these two articles you have been quoted about regional concerns. we've seen a lot of reporting about increased tensions between the united states, israel, and iran. is there any evidence on the ground of increased pr