we are right there at the christian science monitor here on our we need also speak to him and perhaps they first serve politics at the university of kent adrian so that if putin does become president he will have to make a sincere effort to attract money from abroad. i think for the best will only be forthcoming in much greater scope when corruption and the rule of law you know are changed there's too much rampant corruption and too little rule of law. i think it has the authority to do something about that and i think after. two presence he needs to strengthen those institutions and he needs a government i can implement with presidents media to perhaps becoming prime minister that might be possible but it's not just changing now you need to also change policy and you need to implement across the country we could minister capacities around russia. fortunately still a reality of what's going simply to go by when cities but that's not the case for the region so you really need much greater determination and implementation that it's up to the ruling town and to make that happen. well it'

fred we are right there at the christian science monitor what it has been as i'm sure you know a big day for russian politics along with the ruling party united russia to other major parties held their conventions ahead of december's elections to the duma the lower house of the russian parliament and communist party was one of them is that they got it to work out their election strategy under select their election candidates one of the oldest parties in the country consistently wins a large number of seats in the parliament and its leader also running for the presidency on a regular basis this year's election is not likely to be an exception this latest poll places the communists second only to ignited russia among other parties attempting to make it to the duma just russia party the liberal democrats and they recognise the democratic opposition party known as your book. all right so you would like to live from moscow with me rory sushi i just to remind you of our breaking news this hour just a short while ago the russian prime minister vladimir putin announced that he will run for t

and fred we'll get christian science monitor that letting a putin becoming president again may not be a bad option for the rest as they already know. people become more certain that there is one. paper the system of power in russia that it's here to stay with think that's what this the message of the world is but it's not a bad message. despite some of the troubles of the you know between the west and east. and was seen as kind of soul reliable predictable part of the. russian interests very assertively. that we not see what they like to see in the united states but it works for them it's they know him he's a known quantity and he is predictable a lot capricious or excessive in any way so i think that people will just settle with the idea that we've got putin for at least six more years if not twelve. to build relations with russia on the p.c. . and tracking money from abroad is crucial to developing russia's economy and plants the professor of politics at the university of kent in england believe the creative becomes president he should make this a priority i think for the best would

we did also get a moment he will speak to fred we are of the christian science monitor it. does become president it won't be the worst option for the west as they already know him as. but people will become more certain that there is one. type of system of power in russia and it's here to stay i think that's what this the message to the world is not it's not a bad message i don't think. despite some of the troubles of the continuing you know between the west and east. putin was seen as kind of solo reliable predictable . partner the. russian interests very assertively and that may not see what they'd like to see in the united states but it works for them it's the mill he's a known quantity and he is predictable. capricious school or excessive in any way so i think that people will just settle down to the idea that we could put in for at least six more years if not twelve. then we'll build relations with russia on that basis. now the head of russia's foreign affairs committee konstantin call such off the talk to us about what today's news crash mean for the country's foreign

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i'm joined by fred we're here in the studio with me he is the moscow correspondent for the christian science monitor adrian pap's in cambridge is a lecturer in politics at the university of kent and in london we cross to jonathan steele he is the international affairs commentator for the guardian all right gentlemen this is cross talk i mean she can jump in anytime you want but first i shall want to walk us through about what happened at united russia's convention that's very clear the guessing game is officially over prime minister vladimir putin is said to run for president in two thousand and twelve election his candidacy endorsed of the united russia party convention by incumbent president. so if you're going privilege and you're having the proposal to have the electoral lists of the party united russia i'm to do some party work on condition of good performance in the parliamentary elections and my readiness for practical work in government i believe it will be right for the congress to support the candidacy of luck in your plan to not go for a new presidential election the announcement and spec

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for a major european a major american publication simply national geographic magazine the christian science monitor the international herald tribune and the financial times he's also written numerous books chronicling his experiences and insights on the people and politics that he's covered as a journalist he's also the founding director of the institute for media and global governance based in geneva switzerland you first reported on afghanistan just before the soviet invasion in one hundred seventy nine and served as an eyewitness to some of that country's tumultuous events over the past thirty years his latest book killing the cranes or reporters a journey through three decades of war in afghanistan is a personal account of the people wars chaos and strife that has defined that nation for more than a generation and with our nation now stuck in a decades long war in afghanistan i think it's insights are much needed they were sure they welcome to the program they very much thank you for being with us killing the cranes cranes cranes you know well it goes back to. an encounter i had with most of to

they given permission from the wire service since o were "christian science monitor" six-- per week online. january and fruit-- reinforce the notion and the other problem is how do you change the culture that basically says information should be free? then the haq question. i read what murdoch said to sky tv we will stop google from searching but and i think his e-mails are printed out so he can read them by the way. [laughter] and he tries to put it to you on the defensive he is paying 125 million to the book publishing industry and to those comes to realize you need professional content to use the generator content andy advertiser does not want their ads you have to have more professional content and to generate more income but i wish the near times hedican answer but i would rather be the near times zandi dispatch for the detroit news alert other newspapers. they have a particular problem of a huge debt load that are coming due and they have to pay them. >> the npr interview said it was full of contradictions and and what are those experienced that it. >> some are benign some are less b

and "the christian science monitor." an article about finding work. "which way to the jobs?" that's the latest story in "the christian science monitor. "high unemployment will last. and this is why. to reduce unemployment the economy must create enough new jobs to absorb the existing out-of-work and entrants into the labor market. shierholz has calculated how many jobs would be needed to lower unemployment to 5% over five years. her estimate is 16.9 million. that's an average of 282000 jobs a month. " that's a piece this morning in "the washington post." also here's the opinion section of "the washington times." "happy leisure day" they say is a day about taking a break from work not celebrating unions. we'll talk about right-to-work states, nonunion states, and we'll get a perspective on that as well. next the impact of regulations on jobs. caller: yes, the problem that we have is that the government wants to regulate carbon dioxide. it will cost lots of money to regulate that. in fact, there's not a whole lot of technology to do that. in fact, it is going to cause more jobs

listen to the advice afl-cio president trumka had when the president spoke at a christian science monitorast week. >> if you only propose what you think they'll accept, they control the agenda. i urged limb to propose what was necessary to solve the problem. and i hope he does that. and if he doesn't, if he falls into the nibbling around the edge, we will judge him that way, and working people will judge him that way. >> jimmy hoffa, do you agree with what you just heard? >> i agree the president la to do more than what he's been doing and i think he's going to do that on this coming date, on thursday, when he announces all this. i agree with most of the things. i think what trumka is saying, the president has to be bold. go don't for what basically will be satisfied by the right wing in congress. come up with something that will solve the problem, put people back to work. jobs, jobs, jobs. that's what he wants. that's what people will rally behind, and he's got to get back on that footing saying this is a program that will work. infrastructure, putting people back to work, jobs training,

members-- and eric cantor hlunch with him and a bunch of other reporters hosted by the "christian science monitor" on thursday, he was sweetness and light. he was talking about common ground, finding point of agreement, and that that was important. memberes of congress understand, jim, that american voters are disgusted with the congress. they're disgusted -- >> lehrer: 82% of them. >> that's right. with the rancor, with the petty partisanship, and so forth. in the past what, has been the source of consolation for individual members of congress is voters have said, "can't stand the congress, but charlie, my guy, is okay, or sally, they're okay. it's the other 534 horse thieves you have to watch out for." well, that's changed. now we've seen polls that actually show a majority of people willing to get everybody out of there. >> lehrer: including billy bob. >> billy bob, a victim all. so i think that there's that understanding that people do want a more grown-up sense, a sense of working together, and that perception. the presidential candidate exist in a separate world. that was republican primary

new york times, christian science monitor reporting that in several hours worth of interviews she calledn luther king, jr. a phony. called ga a horrible pushy woman and whether powerful women in politicser with leez bee ans and in the cuban missile crisis, jackie

of the christian science church, which the attack by the liberalism of the day, and she decided that free independent journalism would support her church, so we have the christian science monitor. that model is pretty well established as a way and advocacy organization, the church, can support real journalism, and it continues to this day. the question is, how to your it?anizate how'd you find that this is the case for flat to be attached to the case for journalism? that is something you have to think about and figure how you are going to do that. you have to then roll with the punches. if the or journalism does not take you where the organization does not like, then you what to think about having a journalistic enterprise. >> transparency is interesting. he's a couple words out how technology has allowed or the soil they did or accelerated the ability for an ad is he -- and advocacy organization -- >> the american red cross often functions like one. they have some the first people on the ground when there are earthquakes. the technology is accelerating the need to be transparent, and when people take a source of information, they are willing to take it from aarp or the red cr

christian science church was being attacked by the journalists of the day. she decided that free independent journalism would support the mission of her church, hence we have the christian science monitor. that is pretty well established. an organization like the church can support journalists. it continues to this day. the question is, how do you organize it within your organization. how do you fund it? is the case for philanthropy attached to a mission about journalism or independence? that is something you have got to think about and think about how you are going to do that. then you have to roll with the punches. if journalism is taking place that the organization does not like, you have got to go with that. you have to accept that as part of what you are doing. if you're not willing to do that, you might want to rethink the idea of having a journalist enterprise. >> if you could say a couple of words on how technology has allowed or accelerated the ability for an advocacy organization to act as a news organization. >> absolutely. we are seeing that at the red cross. it is not a journalism organization, but it functions like one. that some of the first people on the ground when the

he told the christian science monitor in 1982 -- quote -- "there comes a time in a nation's life when additional money spent for rockets and bombs far from strengthening national security will actually weaken national security. when there are people who are hungry and not fed, people who are cold and not clothed." mark hatfield once castigated democrats in the 1980's for not speaking up strongly enough about what he considered excessive military spending during the ronald reagan administration. he was the only senator to have voted against the vietnam war and the persian gulf war. politics wasn't his first calling. he was a college professor, then college president. in 1956 elected to the oregon state legislature where he was instrumental in passing measures banning be racial discrimination in housing, aing decade before the government considered civil rights laws in washington. from there it was a steady climb. state senator, secretary of state. 1958 he was elected governor becoming the youngest ever in the state, reelected in 1962. he successfully ran for the senate in 1966 with a s

we will be joined by the christian science monitor's anna mulrine.tly returned from afghanistan. it is a live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a discussion of the relationship between congress and the ministration with former senate majority leader trent lott and former senator of norse dakota. the iraqi washington center for an hour and a half. the event was moderated by c- span. >> my name is that doctor alan gross. i am the director of economic affairs. it is my pleasure to welcome you to the first conversation since the series. it is sounded in the her lifelong friendship of two leaders from opposite sides of the aisle. alan simpson and republican who served for many years and norman mineta from california who served as the secretary of commerce and the clintons administration and is he secretary for transportation in the bushes ministration. they met during world war ii when the simpson's boy scout troop is it did in wyoming antelope -- at the center were the secretary's family was interned with other japanese- americans. despite their eventual p