polluted with them it's a nice taking a gamble it's pricey bets on a non tested thirty nine year old chris dodd and ntt has promised change and the snow to differ. until tomorrow never dies but i didn't expect much because and say we're not going to charity he needs me to open the windows that open a business but i expect what everybody expects that the celtic peoples problems it creates jobs and so. gives us some sense of wellbeing. the goodness and grace. to book. in the red sea red sea raking leaves creating job cuts in taxes and slashing bureaucracy. but if he gets a majority would still be faced with having to deal with the non unwieldy conditioned but the lotto would heal people. nope the us ms and russia has given ukraine a fresh injection of cash. it follows hot on the heels of monday's meeting between ukrainian opposition leaders sign gemini styles and morocco russia says the court by and for what i find the municipal center of moscow seeks to maintain its influence meanwhile the ukrainian delegation is on there was to cease this was on offer from donating. we highly appreciate this aw

chris dodd made $3.3 million as chief of the american motion picture association.kes over $1.8 million a year as the head of the banking lobbies financial services round table. joining me now to discuss all this is the author of "the shadow lobbying contest." congratulations on a thoroughly depressing piece of writing about what exactly is going on with money spending and special interests in washington. there are these shadow groups that you describe that are funded by big business interests that claim a certain amount of money spent on lobbying, when in reality that number is much higher. you cite the electronic payments coalition group that's opposed to a dodd-frank provision that capped the amount banks could charge retailers. they only spent $1 million on lobbying, but the actually spending you estimate is $17 million. walk us through that. >> the lobbying disclosure act is outdated. it only covers a certain type of lobbying. you hire someone to go to congress and ask people about a bill to pressure staff and lawmakers on a certain position. really the lobbyin

the senate including being the administrative assistant chief , international policy advisor to chris dodd. and a stint with the robert byrd, one of the great characters of american politics. there are few companies he did not touch. i'm sorry. power that he moved their headquarters from texas to greenwich, which was quite amazing. he was assistant dean of the fletcher school of law and policy and director of communications for the number in position or place intelligence in the united states of america. as thecently communications director of the national geospatial intelligence agency. manage the 16 satellites that guide our navigation systems in the united states. it's quite remarkable. they have 16,000 employees to do that. i think they were doing something else. what are you think? anyway, now he has the role of being chairman of the public utilities regulatory -- what's the last word? authority. [laughter] let's not how i want to introduce him. he has a lot of skills outside of all of this incredibly serious and important and incredibly intelligent view of the world. he does marvelou

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i'm joined by seasoned political pro, chris dodd, now the ceo in a parallel political universe, as ther of the motion picture association of america. am i too cynical in how i laid this out, or is this as politically savvy as we all think it is? >> it's the iowa caucuses. >> it is. it really is a big deal. >> you're right. it is the night, there'll be globally about a billion people who watch the oscars. 40 million here in the united states. it is super bowl night in a sense. >> right. >> it celebrates the achievements, and this year in particular, i think a great year for film, given the nominees in the various categories, directors, best actress. so in a sense, as you point out, there are dollars obviously associated with this. in addition to the recognition that you akmeev by being nominated, and, of course, winning. >> it's interesting with all of the focus, it seems as if the movie studios now, they just decide, okay, if something -- if they think something can get oscar buzz, then they say, okay, we'll wait to release it right around -- it's almost now they applaud for the a.d.d.

i think of chris dodd, tom harkin, paul simon, henry waxman, george miller, just to name a few. a great class runnir office and serving for the right reasons. when i hitchhiked across the globe as a young man, i also realized no country has a monopoly on religion, culture or virtue. we're all together. we're all people. we're all in this together. and all people basically have the same dreams for their family. to put food on the table, make ends meet, take care of their kids, health care they can afford and a clean environment for their families to explore and enjoy. the united states senate can make people's dreams a reality. we're so lucky as americans to have this institution under our constitution, written by very perceptive forefathers. it offers what few institutions in the world can boast, the opportunity to make a difference when history calls. one of the greatest privileges i've had in this job is having one of the best staffs on the hill. they are sitting behind me, some of them. they are just terrific. they have always been ready with big ideas and dedication to answe

that thing chris dodd told me that. at least you'll know what is going on up there. and i talked to people. he's not a senator. he's too big to have that relationship. i never write or talk about it, but i ask him what is going on. you have to have somebody to tell you what's going on. you read the papers, but come on. you have to figure out. roosevelt used to play cards with these guys. franklin delano roosevelt felt the need to play cards with the senators because he wanted to talk about, well, you know, the judge doesn't like you. you have to spend time with the kids and grown-ups to hear what they think. no one will stop you at a bus stop until you everything they know. after three or four hours of playing cards they will tell you a lot. that is the adult relationship. i used to work in the old days before newt gingrich came along and changed a lot of the stuff they were actually friendly and made deals. people like -- i'm in on. speaking about jerry ford and tipper best friends. rostenkowski. these congress people would drive 14 hours on thursday night to chicag

chris dodd told me that. make one friend on the hill. at least you know what is going on up there. a friend. i guess he is too big to have the relationship. used to ask him what is going on? you have to have. somebody on te inside telling what you is going on or else you don't know. you read the papers. figure it out. and roosevelt used to play cards with these guys. franklin delano roosevelt felt the need to play cards with the senator during the course of the game after a few drinks, somebody would say, jo doesn't like you. you got to spend time with the kids and the grown-ups to hear what they really think. nobody will stop you at a bus stop to tell you everything they know. but after three or four hours of playing cards they will tell you a lot. that is the adult relationships. so it. used to work in the old days before newt gingrich came along and changed a lot of this stuff they were actually friendly and they actually made deals. people like bob, i was thinking of jerry ford and tip were best friend. and rostenkowski and, these congresspeople would drive 14 hours on thursday

chris dodd, tom harkin, henry waxman, george miller, just to name a few. and hitchhikers on the globe it is a religion and culture and virtue. we are all together. and we are all in this together. and we all have the same dreams for our family. to put food on the table, to take care of the kids, health care they can afford and a clean environment for the families to explore and enjoy. we are so lucky as americans to have this institution under our constitution written by perceptive forefathers and it offers the opportunity for us to make a difference. one of the greatest villages that i have had is to have the best staff on the hill. sitting behind me. and we have always been ready with big ideas and dedication to answers if there is a vision and my staff has been in it. i'm very proud of myself for another reason. a woman and a man working in my office didn't know each other until they start working in my office and i got together and i got married. six times. and they have all worked except for one. and over the years and it meant so much to me. then ove

senate including being the administrative assistant chief of staff, international policy advisor to chris dodd. and a stint with robert byrd, one of the great characters of american politics. there are few companies he did not touch. i'm sorry. he had such power that he moved their headquarters from texas to greenwich, which was quite amazing. he was assistant dean of the fletcher school of law and policy and director of communications for the number one position or place in intelligence in the united states of america. most recently as the communications director of the national geospatial intelligence agency. they manage the 16 satellites that guide our navigation systems in the united states. it's quite remarkable. they have 16,000 employees to do that. i think they were doing something else. what do you think? anyway, now he has the role of being chairman of the public utilities regulatory -- what's the last word? authority. [laughter] that's not how i want to introduce him. he has a lot of skills outside of all of this incredibly serious and important and incredibly intelligent view of th

i think you know that later on i ended up in pretty intense negotiations with chris dodd, the three detroit companies in one room and the uaw with us and the foreign relations business office again and multiple meetings with the uaw, multiple meetings with the big three. i became very aware of what the uaw interests were. it was not the company or companies it was solely their survival. and with that certainly when they came to chat and area and began doing what they're doing i had an inside, i felt like coming into what the uaw was about. as a matter of fact, bob king had been transparent about what his goals were. i don't know if i would have said these things, but he has publicly said that they cannot survive as egg growing entity unless they're able to unionize the transplant. let me use that word. when they were meeting with me that in 2008 transplant was a pejorative term. looked down on these companies. there were not american companies. they did not employ americans even though gm has measured to the major plants in china and other places. they were different. i had in sites that we

chris dodd. patrick kennedy. henry the wax man. george miller. and max baucus.trict of columbia. >> it's like that back to the future photo. >> kind of is. >> something happens and you ruin everything if you go back to the future. let's talk about somebody else. samantha power is somebody who had a very interesting confirmation hearing when she was going to become the next ambassador to the united nations, she is something who said controversial things in the past about our country and our intentions and many people speculating, including marco rubio in his questioning, was she the right person to represent our country in the united nations? there is a tweet that came out that made a lot of people wonder if she was the right selection but she ultimately got confirmed. it revolved around danny pearl. she was asked to speak at a foundation named in danny pearl's honor. >> danny pearl was beheaded in 2002 by cleland -- by khalid sheik mohammed. this is her tweet. >> pearl, who was beheaded could have been prevented by individual accountability and reconciliation. w