the central committee of the communist party the. job which office general secretary. because gorbachev was elected in march night in eighty five a wind of change was in the air at a strike i was a mouse in the country like nikita khrushchev. but the people he talked with enough franken straightforward manner he was far more find and civilized. gets closer to people close enough. which often appeared in public together with his wife practiced previously unseen among other service leaders. was active in the nation's public life in servia times many people resent the habit they blame the country's first lady for swaying decisions. grace ago died of leukaemia in september one thousand nine hundred ninety before passing away she said that forming victims of a severe illness and dying would be the only way to get people to understand her this time the kremlin medicine was helpless. but i am missing a friend i have lost during his hard struggle my beloved wife that's what is lacking in my life i always remember that. morris shields president of russia nine hundred ninety one

the central committee of the communist party to. mikhail gorbachev as general secretary.because gorbachev was an accident much nine hundred eighty five a wind of change was in the end of the strike it was announced in the country like nikita khrushchev. but the people with the franken straightforward manner he was far more refined and civilized. gets closer to be. close enough. which often appeared in public together with his wife a practice previously unseen among other service leaders. was active in the nation's public life in soviet times many people resent it to have it they blame the country's first lady to sway decisions. brace ago virtually died of leukemia in september one thousand nine hundred ninety before passing away she said that forming victims of the severe illness and dying would be the only way to get people to understand her this time the kremlin medicine was hopeless. but i am missing a friend and i have lost during his hard struggle my beloved wife has been that's what is lacking in my life i always remember that. wars yields president of russia ninete

are having today at this minute when we are hearing the first results from the from the central election committee well here here's the poll here's how here is how the the public opinion polls over there has been predicted that the voting will be well how accurate is that how how good a word were they have a stairwell will you. trust this year oh yeah i saw because this approach to software. curing the polls or exit polls it's. not the first time. sold our pollsters are very very well equipped. to learn them not much more from from western experience although personally i trust it's that this figures well there was information published during the last couple of weeks that putin's popularity was rising over the over the last month and it's specially over the last like like one or two weeks before the election that he really he really made sort of a breakthrough in the polls in the popularity so good but he didn't seem for me didn't seem to do anything special so so do you believe this is so it and why is that happened. well i think it's probably true that the the protest movement straightly van ou

are having today at this minute when we are hearing the first results from the from the central election committee well here's the quote here's how here's how the the public opinion polls are those asian predicted that the voting will be well how accurate is that how how how good were well where they stand well the lead but it should be interesting this year. saw because this approach is so for. curing the paul's examples it's not the first time that. sold our pollsters are very very well equipped. of a lot of them not much more from from western experience although personally i trust this service figures. there was information published during the last couple of weeks that putin's popularity was rising over the over the last month an expression over the last like like one or two weeks before the election that he really he really. sort of a great thrill in the polls in the popularity so good but he didn't seem for me he didn't seem to do anything special so do you believe this is so and why is that happened. but i think it's probably true that the the protest movement slightly bent out of steam. i

i ran for the democratic central committee in 2004. i ended up sharing the committee. it was a gradual process for me. by the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and in politics. >> what did you learn from campaigning for supervisor? >> i learned a lot. i knocked on about $15,000. -- i knocked about 15,000 doors. i met a huge number of people. that is the best way to learn about the neighborhood, the city, and what people want and what their concerns are. i feel i can do so much more than before and started campaigning. -- i feel like i know so much more than before i started campaigning. we're all part of the left on the national standard. i am a good liberal democrat. in the san francisco spectrum, and probably considered more middle of the road. -- i am probably considered more middle-of-the-road. i am very independently comes to the issues. i do not vote the party line. a judge each issue on its merits. that is how i am. >> what do you feel are some of the biggest issues facing san francisco

he said the party's central committee is taking the issue seriously and an investigation has started into the allegations. he said the investigation has made progress, adding that wang would be punished severely. the premier suggested the government won't make the findings of the investigation public. >>> japan says it expects to see improvement in china's restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals. in line with world trade organization rules. chief cabinet secretary says he expected the matter to be settled through the dispute settlement procedures. he said japan takes more shares of imports and has repeatedly asked for export restrictions to be eased. japan is filing a trade case against china with the united states and the european union. they contend that china's breaking international law by limiting rare earth exports. >>>ed deadly shooting rampage has taken the u.s. defense chief on a highly sensitive mission to afghanistan. will promise president karzai the strictest punishment for the crime, but it remains to be seen how well he'll be able to calm afghan anger. nhk repor

a news agency reported the decision by the communist party's central committee to replace him, who was the secretary. the vice president will assume the post. a close aid was dismissed as head of the public security bureau on february 2 pd. he later visited the u.s. consulate. the incident triggered speculation that he may have been seeking asylasylum. he has been questioned on corruption charges. so what happens behind his bow's removal? we have the analysis from beijing. >> reporter: widely expected to be named to china's communist party at the convention later this year. now the subject of an investigation was his right hand m man. so it was inevitable that beau be made to take some responsibility over the cscanda involving his aid. the dismissal came one day after the attack without mentioning him by name after the closing of the national congress. it was the first public criticism over the scandal by a top chinese leader. many say that and the fact they are behind him is a power struggle within the party as the time approaches for changes in leadership. it is believed that the cur

election committee will release their town and show here is a broken now i am not a question the central electoral committee was quoted as saying that there were cameras will not show faces now then how will it be possible to identify a person that's responsible for a fraud because fraud is what we are looking for indian retransmission so if someone does the fraud but we can see his face so. he wouldn't do much correct but it's not such a system will not show. more than more than a half of the screen so the it will show faces but not then latched let's say and. fraud in the election as one of the more the world legally prosecute. they persecuted both saying. country if you see the police can find a criminal using the web cameras installed somewhere in the streets. or you can see anything over there but there is this much better ok. two hundred work working simultaneously and many many hours in a row does that mean there is a possibility of internet collapsing i don't rush your understanding on the beginning of the project we really were afraid of the collapse of the internet or russia bu

there is a sound recording as well and chief of election committee will release that out loud and show you who's approaching. the question least central electoral committee was quoted as saying that there were cameras will not show faces now then how will it be possible to identify a person they're responsible for a fraud because fraud is what we are looking for in the transmission so if someone does the fraud but we polls he's faced so. much correct but it's not system will not show. more than more than a half of the screen so those it will show faces but not been watched. and. fraud in the election is one of the more swirls legally prosecute. persecutor both saying and currently if you see the police can find their criminal using the web cameras installed somewhere in the streets we. can see anything with this much better. two hundred working simultaneously and many many hours in a row does that mean there is a possibility of internet collapsing i don't rush and. around the beginning on the beginning of the project we really were afraid of the collapse of the internet through russia but right now we i'm quite sure that the internet

well the central election committee have been very dismissive of these remarks from the league of voters they'll be putting forward their their own official viewpoint on what happened. these elections we're hearing now happen later on wait in the state we'll hear their official report now they have ten days to compile that report after the voting is finished they're well ahead of schedule haven't done so the vote on sunday is wednesday today and they say that they will ever have that report for us late on wednesday their official report into exactly what went on cheering at the voting rights he is peter oliver and moscow thank you. now despite of the fact that more than forty five million russians voted for putin their self-support is still being dismissed by some countries former top british diplomat david miliband didn't mince his words when it came to the election results criticism as some political commentators describe it as ironic at best. has more. a ruthless dictator who's days are numbered not exactly the language of international diplomacy but that's what britain's former forei

>> i think the state central committee will resolve that question and the sooner it gets resolved the better. >> mr. speaker -- >> stock act today moving forward in the senate. at the same time, the citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington has released a report that -- >> well, that's a real bipartisan operation. >> it shows that 248 members of congress, though, have paid family members either through their campaigns or through their official offices. and family members as close as like their spouse or their siblings or sons. do you think there is a problem with that too here in congress? >> listen, i think all members should be held to the highest ethical standards. and i believe that virtually every member of congress tries to do that. but i think that question has been out there for some time. the rules of the house make it very clear that having relatives on your official payroll is against the rules of the house. i think when it cops to the issue of campaign funds, if there is legitimate work being done, people ought to be paid for it. but i'm not aware of all of thes

this calculator life on these cranes of the central election committee. meeting on saturday two likely putin. was leading now sixty one points eighty one percent coming in second days i mean that these are gonna. be the new communist party of prostrate are you. getting seventeen point eight percent number is that a candidate from the liberal democratic party of russia. years receiving eight percent of the vote. into condoms a candidate. getting seventy two point six percent has no knowledge only the last on the list is. near on us here as we point six percent he is a candidate from a just russia not sure of how is it now the turnout in the presidential election of two thousand and twelve is reported to stand at your feet to the six groups sons with these elections definitely goes down in history as the most helos a morning toward if you want the most transparent one and by far the most expensive or equipping all ninety eight thousand polling stations across the country almost doubled the initial cost of the votes and the price of c.c.t.v. system this nati

committee, which we created last spring. following up to the tax exclusion we passed for the central market and tenderloin area. ere able to sign our first committee benefits agreement with sandusk. we're looking more -- for more considerations for the cac to consider. actually, i do know mr. michael nulty very well. he really does intend many defense and has an incredible relationship with the committee and knows a lot about the issues. i would be very happy to support him for a residency. i think it is upon that the c.p. held by a person with particular expertise or experience working with the homeless population, purses just sitting on boards and advising on a myriad of issues. we do have folks that are able to represent that perspective on this cac already. while i do not know mr. daniel hlad very well, i do know the work of hospitality house. tenderloin, 63, and midmarket area, and i am appreciative of the shelter that you run, the drop-in center will -- where folks can come in to get employment. and doing arts at the gallery. i know hospitality house works very closely with the homeless population here in

the moment it's just over ninety two percent of the ballots now that's according to the central election committee and putin is in a confident lead with around sixty four and a half percent of cast in support of his candidacy the prime minister has already met with some of his supporters in fact with tens of thousands of supporters who've gathered online years in a square which you can see behind me i know it's empty now but just a few hours the place was packed with people president meeting with video was there as well putin was saying some strong perhaps even emotional words one point tear went down his cheek although we should explain for later that that was called simply by the windy weather the prime minister's also visited his campaign headquarters where he's talked with his supporters both in moscow and in some of russia's regions in video conversations. must clearly many of you know there were some insulin people that you couldn't back in their place those people who finished work is the working class but what you did together with your colleagues people who actually work in factories plan

true geo is independent from the central election committee and its founders promise to come up with reports just as independent meanwhile that all five candidates had quarters it's been mostly about training observers this election also has set a record number of watchdogs almost a million including seven hundred international observers. i was invited to this election doors open day it was good training for everyone we could see firsthand how she's t.g.v. systems work she transparent ballot boxes it will be the first presidential election in russia which not only will be filmed on hundreds of thousands of web cameras but which has been rehearsed to a couple of days before the actual both those who wish to take part were invited to cross their ballots not for candidates today but from history including alexander mcqueen don't ski peter the great winston churchill and. he will be too great twenty six molds is only hours before russia's next piece of the great is named but even before the ballots have been counted many warn all the new wave of protests. protesters in december demonstra