things would actually go out and promote. >> host: that doesn't make sense -- why would the clinton administration and the bush administration pushed the banks to make loans that are going to default knowing that the backstop will be the american taxpayer? it just seems incredulous that very smart people wouldn't see that this problem was common. wasn't this foreseeable? >> guest: i think it was, there were people saw it coming but the problem is there's a tendency in washington and you've probably seen this up close, there's a tendency to engage in social engineering to say here is this issue or this problem . >> host: big government solves problems. >> guest: you get a unintended consequences that people don't think about. there were some people who probably saw that it would hurt the capitalist system in the daycare and other people who thought i don't think that's going to happen and when we give these people homes and they will care about them, they will make the payments because there is the pride of home ownership. sounded but the problem is the loans have a much higher failure rates than o

walter slocombe has discussed how the one strategy the clinton administration did have that was kind of long term led to poor results. eric adelman has made the case that the d.g.p. was a success and guided the administration but as hesitanted at by the questions this morning perhaps part of that focus of that document blinded us to the rise of radical islam and terrorism. so the question is maybe these doctrines and long-term planning things are not that great. do you agree with that? i have some sympathy for bob zelikow's suspicion about grand strategies. if you look at the list of the nine points, they are not bad plaidç attitudes but they are l platitudes. being flexible, conflicting interests, so on. they are good guidelinesç but they are no at vandal. i think strategies involve choices. my classic example is the real strategic decision of roosevelt's decision in 1941 and 1942 to first establish and then stick to a germany first approach to winning the war. i think it is interesting that whatever else went wrong with the clinton administration's russia policy -- and there were

and the banks would promote the davis. >> host: that doesn't make sense -- why would the clinton administration and the bush a administration push banks to make loans that are going to default knowing that the backstop will be the american taxpayer? it seems incredulous that very smart people wouldn't see that this problem was coming. wasn't this foreseeable? >> guest: there were people that saw it coming but the problem is there is a tendency in washington, to engage in social engineering to say here is this issue or here is this problem. >> host: big governments also the problem. >> guest: the problem is unintended consequences and the people don't think about it. people probably saw this would hurt the capitalist system and didn't care and other people thought i don't think that's going to happen. when we give these people homes they will care and make the payments of with the pride of ownership and some of them did have but the loans have a much higher failure rate and other loans. bank of america for example in 2008 said it loans were 7 percent of their loan foreclosures but 29 percent of

what did -- discussed want strategy the clinton administration did have that was kind of long-term lead to poor results. eric edelman made the case that dpg was a success, guided the administration. perhaps part of that focus lighted as to the rise of radical islam and terrorism. the question is, maybe these doctrines and long term planning things aren't that great. you agree with that? >> i have some sympathy with grand strategy. if you look at the list of nine points, they are not bad platitudes but they are platitudes. be adaptable, be flexible, take account of conflicting interests, and so on. those are good guidance for living and deciding but not a strategy. i believe strategies and all the choices. my classic example of a real strategic decision was roosevelt's decision in 1941 and in 1942 to first establish and then stick to it that germany first approach to winning the war. i think it is interesting, what ever else went wrong with the -- it was not from lack of the strategy. there was a clear decision it was important, a clear decision on how to do it, which was to back yeltsin

and i served in both the carter and clinton administrations.o i'm glad so that paul wolfowitz isn't the only one to say something nice about hoe one of my mentors in the launch and motorsports picture hangs in the wall. >> in the presence of leadership of an organization that i'm at least as proud to have worked for as the department of defense. i want to take away, sort of like erik, i want to take a particular case rather than to try to serve a whole history of the clinton administration. >> and that's the relationship with russia. because the clinton administration came to office at a special time in american history. because of the profound change in the soviet union and indeed other changes. people have mentioned that the the profound change with the eend of apartheid which was coming in south africa and a variety of other things. and central to this, to the administration was the question of russia. because i think in general, the administration came into office thinking foreign policy -- although important -- would be a secondary conside

some of us felt it was a monumental achievement during the clinton administration. e war funding was not included in the budget during the bush administration, that was a great concern. menem -- many of us felt the budget numbers were not true at that point because there was a so much off the books. my question is -- can president obama -- what measures were taken in the clinton administration to achieve that surplus that president obama might take now to reverse this trend of debt and achieve a similar surplus? were there unique circumstances or is it possible for president obama to do this? guest: that is a really good question. when you look at the history of the 1990's, it teaches lessons. when president clinton took office, there was a large budget deficit and people were concerned about it. that is when the concord coalition began in 1992 as a result of concern about rising deficits and debt. what happened was a couple of things -- one was a continuation of the paygo rules we talked about and caps on congressional spending. these are programs to go through the

host: she served during the clinton administration as the chief of protocol.ne question of planning is the dinner menu because the prime minister is a vegetarian. guest: yes, the white house social office does plan a dinner menu. i wouldx++!s that maybe lamb ( served, and of course, fresh vegetables, knowingco that he ia vegetarian. the protocol office puts all of this together with the embassy with -- to get the likes, dislikes, food preferences for the prime minister and send all of that to the social office. it is worked on until it is protected by the embassy and they come up with a fabulous dinner menu. i am sure it will be quite acceptable to the prime minister. host: i will put you on the spot for does a moment, if i may. have you ever been in a situation during your years of the white house where things did not go as scripted? and if so, what were the circumstances and how did you respond? guest: [laughter] occasionally we did have things that did not go esker did. what you do is you improvise. -- did not go as scripted. what you do is you improvise. i

during the clinton administration, it finally happened. it was not going to happen overnight.s view -- he was a one are doing this -- was that we should not delay. delay is going to be harmful. at the end of the day, on the eve of the vote, bush made it clear, i have forgotten whether it was publicly or in a leak, that we would recognize ukraine. gorbachev was very upset about this and you did as a betrayal. robert gates says it was a victory of domestic policy over principle. i would like to think it's a victory of one principle over another. the principle is a change is happening here. if we try to stand in the way, it's actually going to be bloodier than if we encourage it to happen. the people pushing for stability were genuinely concerned that this could lead to military actions by the soviet army and all hell could break loose. dick cheney was concerned that if it looked as though the u.s. was hesitating and possibly willing to see an intervention, that could be the worst thing of all. it was time to cut and cut cleanly and not be dithering about it. i'm sure it helped f

the internet ether is who would apply the same critique of faulty lessons to the bush 41 or clinton administration administrations that you have given here, were? were similar mistakes made or successes realized in afghanistan or iraq? should the mast and south asia played a larger role in u.s. national strategy after the collapse of the soviet union than was actually the case? and a final question, what factors shape strategy in this period? >> yeah, thank you. >> the question about intentions is important, of course. britain has the capability, the soviet union, the russia has a capability of 40 million, 50 million americans. united states has the came of eliminating costa rica from the map. so the point is that we don't worry about any of those things because there is no intention to do so. it's not that there isn't capability of doing that. huge countries, militarily powerful countries, have lived next door to very small military, uninterested countries for very long tames and could take them out any time we wanted to. we could attack canada, and they're not even looking in the right direction

host: she served during the clinton administration as the chief of protocol. one question of planning is the dinner menu because the prime minister is a vegetarian. guest: yes, the white house social office does plan a dinner menu. i wouldx++!s that maybe lamb ( served, and of course, fresh vegetables, knowingco that he ia vegetarian. the protocol office puts all of this together with the embassy with -- to get the likes, dislikes, food preferences for the prime minister and send all of that to the social office. it is worked on until it is protected by the embassy and they come up with a fabulous dinner menu. i am sure it will be quite acceptable to the prime minister. host: i will put you on the spot for does a moment, if i may. have you ever been in a situation during your years of the white house where things did not go as scripted? and if so, what were the circumstances and how did you respond? guest: [laughter] occasionally we did have things that did not go esker did. what you do is you improvise. -- did not go as scripted. what you do is you improvise.

a project in 198214 years after he died in 2006 party 13 years since the beginning of the clinton administration so i wanted to be fresh and have a little bit of perspective and then also said it, look, this is not for the same reason i didn't want to be arthur schlesinger and pretend to be objective passing judgment on him, this is a book of judgment so much although i try not to conceal my opinions because i think that's part of interacting. it's the primary record, it's a hint of what it's like to be sitting with the president is wrestling with the history as it happens. that it was okay window in history to do that and i started transcribing my own dictation tapes toward the end of 2006. >> host: did you talk with him about it? >> guest: i talked with him out when i was starting the book but i talked to him about that when we were doing the tapes. he actually suggested this in the second term about the time that he trusted me enough to show me where he was hiding away the tapes because he wanted me to do it in the second term. >> host: where were a bank? >> guest: in the sock drawer in the b

what i thought was a very reasonable offer back in the 1999, 2000, the last years of the clinton administration, when secretary albright talked about a road map to better relations with no preconditions. and the iranians turned it down and most observers, mom american observers basically said the iranian bluet and this was a good opportunity and they couldn't do it putting it in 2003, we had the same thing from the other direction. it's a good idea if you can get all of these issues out there but it may be too hard to do. so maybe it's this -- if not one at a time at least dealing with them somehow individually also you can do it simultaneously the problem has been that when we have made progress on certain issues such as we did in 2001 and early 2002 on afghanistan or as we did in the late 90's when we were exchanging a lot of scholars and journalists and athletes and travel and tourists and travel became much easier and things looked promising, up until now those efforts haven't gone anywhere. they haven't led to a lessening of tension. they haven't led to any broad engagement some. but i sti

made what i thought was a very reasonable offer back in 1999, 2000, in the last years of the clinton administration when secretary albright talked about a roadmap to better relations with no preconditions. and the iranians turned it down and most observers, non-american observer is basically said the iranians blew it. this was a good opportunity and they couldn't do it. in 2003, we have the same thing from the other -- from the other direction. i mean, it's a good idea. you can get all of these issues, all of these issues out there, but it may be too hard to do. so maybe it's those -- or at least, if not one at a time, at least dealing with them somehow individually, all though you can do it simultaneously. the problem has been that when we have made progress on certain issues, such as we did in 2001 and early 2002 on afghanistan. or as we did in the late 90's when we were exchanging a lot of scholars and journalists and athletes and travel and tourist and travel became much easier and things looked promising. up until now, those efforts haven't gone anywhere. they have been -- they haven't led to

almost from day one in the bush 43 and ministration or the way it is conducted during the clinton administration but also to some extent during bush 41 administration. problems came out from late- 1980s and 1990's. it seems to me that the most recent administration was interested in overcoming all of it by acting quickly, by seizing opportunities while they're there, by interpreting history directly and acting on the. there's nothing wrong with that. those things are good and honorable. the problem is that one has to read with the kind of circumstances are that one is operating in. understanding that crucial policy difference in what can be done and what cannot be done. i think this is where the bush 43 administration got wrong. the question from the organizers are deficiencies with regard to foreign policy in the 1990's. they're quite a few. walking away from afghanistan was a big mistake. i can understand. we have some historical resources on a wide that mistake was made. afghanistan is not an easy country to cooperate in. having the political situation that was there and the movement. the rad

relations began to improve under the clinton administration, continued under the bush administration. i do not think it is any exaggeration to say that the west india relations are something of an oasis of bipartisanship. today, india is a member of the g-20 and an essential factor on a full range of issues. the goal should be to fashion a strategic partnership. there is a need for wide ranging consultation to in grain habits of consultation -- to ingrain habits of consultation. i want to thank the prime minister for being here. i want to welcome his entire delegation, including his most able ambassador and want to thank the gentleman standing here, lee hamilton, who is president and director of the woodrow wilson international center. i could not be more pleased to introduce the prime minister. lee hamilton resented the ninth district in the u.s. house of representatives and he is a model of what a legislator of to be. -- ought to be. congressman hamilton? [applause] >> good evening to you all and thank you for coming. i told the prime minister a moment ago that he was appearing befo

during the clinton administration, the republicans and newt gingrich basically laughed at bill clinton who was trying to take out osama bin laden. i agree with him. i thought he was "blogging the wagging the dog." bill clinton tried to take out osama bin laden and they said he was trying to skirt the issue of money kolinsica lewinsky. president obama is trying to do the right thing. the republicans are demagogy iig it again. i'm calling as a republican. host: did you vote for president obama? caller: yes, i did. host: "obama vows to finish the job." they are suggesting 35,000 more troops may go. this is all speculation from various sources inside the white house and perhaps the pentagon. i also want to show you the "los angeles *." --"los angeles times." our next phone call is from minnesota. this is jack on the independent line. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: give me and little time here. i want to comment on people who call in and complain about republicans like the last guy. there are a lot of republicans who hated the last administration. undersecretary of the tr

was almost the only foreign policy issue other than israel and some trade issues that the clinton administration faced with a was a domestic constituency that made any classical political electorate as opposed to legitimate domestic interests in foreign policy. that was the fact that there were ethnic groups in the united states who were in favor -- fell in the central european country in asia. domestic policy and domestic politics and preferences have an impact. one thing that is striking in my mind is the change from a small group that cares passionately about the issue. boston is the -- bosnia is the classic case. there were almost 10 congressmen and some people in the world who were very interested in an aggressive policy for bosnia. as soon as we had an aggressive policy, you realized there were a lot of people with good or bad reasons opposed to it and there was the classic day when the republican-controlled house of representatives during the coast of the war boded against a greater effort -- against the -- during the kosovo war and voted against a greater effort. >> we have about two mor

still obama and we like what you're doing and erick holder, you know he come from % the lu clinton administrationroblems from the 90's. these people are out of touc$ with reality and real people in this country. host: tim brown, how is mayor bloomberg weighed in on this? guest: he's come down on the side of president obama and holder. i don't know his motivation mind that. i know that he respects the office. he's in office. he's the mayor of new york city and respects the office of the president. and in probably wants to work with them. i don't know what goes on in a great mayor. he and ray kelly. the commissioner of the police department i have great faith in them keeping this city safe. "táry these war criminals in a civilian court and give them the same protections that you and i have as united states citizens. host: warren, ohio for the never forget 9/11 coalition on the republican line. allen, are you there? allen from ohio? caller: am io on. caller: i have to u support the gentlemen. this president has abandoned the american people 100 (ercent from healthcare to afghanistan, to the um... yo

put on one percent of the population and it stayed on until recently -- i think until the clinton administration. and al gore came up with the internet tax. wilson got us into the income tax and the federal reserve. there was an engine tax during the civil war. the big central government tried to implement the income tax all way until 1961. it finally got put in by wilson. the left never gets tired of spending other people's money. we do not need taxes. what we need is jobs, and we need to cut taxes and promote small business as much as we can. host: from "usa today," this item about the pentagon completing its for a good review on january 15. "the pentagon says its review of personnel, health and other policies in light of the fort massacre will be completed by january 15. defense secretary robert gates announced through the last week and named former pentagon officials to head it." welcome to the program. caller: i don't think they are taxing up the rich, per se. anybody who is obviously making money because of the war going on because of the stock purchases -- that is the only reason they wan

whether it is the hill or the administration or the indian-american community is represented as well. >> who is not here this evening? >> the big name that is not here is bill clinton. that is a big surprise. during his own administration, he had 30 state dinners. more of a case of then there, done that. he had another engagement. -- the case of been there, done that. everyone was hoping that 0 per would be there -- oprah would be there, but she did not show up. >> there were a lot of republicans who did not show up. >> a lot of congressmen and senators are back in their home districts. for instance, representative john boehner went back to ohio. he got the invitation, but he is probably going -- back in ohio. >> how do you r.s.v.p? >> you r.s.v.p. to the white house. it is a very fancy, engraved in by. they get a list from the state department, and there are submissions of names that go on from all corners of the administration and they will everything down. if you are lucky enough to get an invitation, you r.s.v.p. back to the white house. >> how much lobbying goes into getting an invitation? >> there is a list -- the state department will make a list of the indi

it has certainly been a big issue since the clinton administration. in two dozen a president obama made it essential aspect of his campaign, tying it into the fiscal situation. on the campaign trail he never actually favored a certain type of health care plan, he stressed bringing down costs and making health care more accessible and affordable, leaving a lot of room for debate. host: vivian, good morning. caller: i was calling to say that with at the war's going on in afghanistan and iraq, they should be spending and on all americans. people are out of jobs. what can they do other than go to the emergency room? the right situation is to bring those folks home and use the money so that people can get their own health care. people are dying. host: this is richard on the independent line. good morning, richard? gloria? this morning, gloria. you are on the show. caller: but i am calling about today, in 2005 the legislators in the state of california, as always, debated the health issue. i had an episode with my sister, she needed a hip replacement and sh

he previously served as the deputy secretary and counsel to the clinton administration.he board of the environmental law institute that he served as a senior fellow for the world wildlife fund, and was vice chair of the board of american rivers. among his many other professional activities, he also worked for a number of years in the private sector where he chaired the environment land and resources department. said he is superbly qualified to give us the keynote talk. so thank you very much for joining us. [applause] . . >> what are the impacts going to be in terms of economics, in terms of social impacts. how is it going to affect our energy needs, and opportunities? what investments are we going to have to make? these are hugely important issues. and i would to share with you briefly a few perspectives. but first i have to establish my credentials. because despite the very kind introduction some of you might say, he's with the interior department. why are we listening to this guy? let me explain, and see if i can justify by existence here in front of you as a keynote

and then the deputy economic advisor in the clinton administration where you worked on issues surf as the asian financial crisis and the w.p.o. entry. you will be an asset as you work with the or g-20 partners. you will be coordinating with ustr and other agencies to open key asian and other markets for exporters. the senate will expect you to keep in mind the competitiveness of american businesses and american workers i must take a moment to comment on this committee's rigorous vetting process. it is troubling that the staff found some discrepancies in the information that you submitted. no one disputes your talents or economic and financial issues, and you have a reputation for honesty and integrity. in fact, i have heard from people all across the country atesting to your honesty and integrity. so it is unfortunate that it took some period to get full and complete information on these relatively minor tax problems. i know the ranging -- ranking member and the chairman share that view. all of us on this committee take very seriously the duty to pay taxes in full. from this revie, it

you were the deputy national economic adviser during the clinton administration. where you work on a global economic issues such as the asian financial crisis and china's wto entry. your experience will be an enormous asset as you work with r g-20 and other international partners to address the global financial crisis. you will be coordinating with ustr and other agencies to open key asian and other markets for u.s. exporters. the senate will expect you to keep in mind the competitiveness of american businesses and american workers. i must take a moment to comment on this committee's rigorous vetting process. it's troubling that the staff found some discrepancies in the information that you submitted. no one disputes your talents on economic and financial issues, and you have a reputation for honesty and integrity. in fact, i have heard from people all across the country attesting to your honesty and integrity. so it is unfortunate that it took some time to get full and complete information on these relatively minor tax problems. i know the ranking member and the

to my immediate left, tom graham, special representative on arms control during the clinton administration. to my immediate right, ken adelman, the thompson, the author of a new book ago the halt and the of." -- "the hawk and the dove." >> i would like the record to show that i was ken adelman's lawyer at one time. >> tom, let us start with you. tell us what it was like. was the decision to go for salt i the direct result of the idea of strategic priority, or was it that one side or the other saw an advantage that the other was getting, and through a treaty could try to control the? -- try to control that? >> i was once asked what would have happened to the soviet icbm program if there had been no interim agreement? he said that we would have continued building icbm's until our generals said we had enough. i think the united states was very much interested in stopping the soviet increase in the number of their icbm's and their icbm launchers. we did want an agreement that would halt the continuing in very considerable buildup in soviet offense, because if it was not stopped, we would have

. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton will represent the obama administration for saturday's commissioning of the "uss new york." that's what an anonymous white house official tells the ap anyway. the billion-dollarship, the bow contains 7 1/2 tons of steel from the world trade center towers. >>> welcome back. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade. it's thursday today. swine flu forced a school district to cancel a program that encouraged perfect attendance. students won charm bracelets, gift certificates, or even ski lift tickets for showing up every day. school officials say it boosted test scores and qualified them for state money but they don't want kids spreading h1n1 so just in case so they won't miss class. >> and in this time of very potentially unprecedented flu season, we do not want to encourage children to come to school if they're not feeling well. >> the superintendent says last year during swine -- during flu season, i should say, so many kids called out sick they had to have makeup days on saturdays. >>> police released 911 calls to capture the last words of a new jersey pri

under both the clinton and the bush administrations. it has the biggest budget, and since many of the things the pentagon has asked to do were beyond its standard purview, guess what it did. it contracted out. if you don't know how to do something, hire someone. and that is what the pentagon has done. in the process the dod has become contracting central. now, i think that dod's faithful execution of government wishes is that marble. but just because the pentagon is able to do something doesn't mean that it should be doing it. and i would submit that promoting american values through the u.s. military overseas, the u.s. military being a massive symbol of coercion rather than usually undercuts the very values we seek to promote, and i think i would just offer you as exhibit a afghanistan and the cause of reconstruction there today. that's a pretty depressing picture. and in my book i didn't want to just cite problems, i wanted to point to solutions. so let me sketch in broad strokes some things i talk about in the last chapter of my book

she was the administrator of the environmental protection agency under president clinton and went ono have a distinguished role in the policy world. it is my great pleasure to introduce carol browner. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. it is a pleasure to be here with all of you and to follow chairman bingaman. i have the pleasure of working for a president who believes and is working hard to change the energy future of our country and the world. with the support of many of you here, today, one of the first things he was able to do was sign the recovery act and as many of you know, dan was an instrumental part of creating that recovery act. $80 billion in clean energy investments, sometimes called the recovery act, the largest energy bill to ever pass the united states congress and i think we would all agree. we are proud of what is happening with the recovery act. many of you were part of making it a success. the money is rolling out the door. we are seeing mothballed plants reopening and there is a factory in pennsylvania and because of a tax credit, it has been retired

. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton will represent the obama administration for saturday's commissioningthe "uss new york." that's what an anonymous white house official tells the a.p. the bow contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the world trade center towers. >>> and those are some of the headlines we're following for you this thursday morning. it is thursday. welcome back. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade. swine flu for the next couple days, we really have our eye set on the storm. it's hurricane ida. looks like it's beginning to make landfall right around that nicaragua coast. it's not moving very fast at all. it's only drifting to the northwest at about seven miles per hour. it's a weak hurricane. 75-mile-per-hour sustained winds but enough to generate big swells across the coast. also, tremendous amounts of rainfall. watch the path of this thing as it basically hugs the coast of nicaragua in towards honduras. hopefully it rains itself out, but if it does emerge into the caribbean, it may begin to pick up steam over the weekend. then if it hits the yucatan peninsula and goes on

administration or the indian-american community is represented as well. >> who is not here this evening? >> the big name that is not here is bill clinton. that is a big surprise. during his own administration, he had 30 state dinners. more of a case of then there, done that. he had another engagement. -- the case of been there, done that. everyone was hoping that 0 per would be there -- oprah would be there, but she did not show up. >> there were a lot of republicans who did not show up. >> a lot of congressmen and senators are back in their home districts. for instance, representative john boehner went back to ohio. he got the invitation, but he is probably going -- back in ohio. >> how do you r.s.v.p? >> you r.s.v.p. to the white house. it is a very fancy, engraved in by. they get a list from the state department, and there are submissions of names that go on from all corners of the administration and they will everything down. if you are lucky enough to get an invitation, you r.s.v.p. back to the white house. >> how much lobbying goes into getting an invitation? >> there is a list -- the state department will make a list of the indian

hillary clinton said yesterday the race would be legitimate even if abdullah quit. a senior administration official says the white house supports a credible process, not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back to june of 2005. they're trying to learn the identity of the decomposing corpses found in this man's home. anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. police went to his home to arrest him last week, and they found six bodies inside and outside. two of the corpses are black females and one of them died a violent death. sowell was released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you've heard a lot about the so-called public option in the house version of the health care legislation. well, the congressional budget office estimates that only 2% of americans under the age of 65 would use that option. the cbo also estimates the vast majority of americans would keep their private insurers if the house bill becomes law. even though the cbo is a nonpartisan economic analyst, the health insuranc

and from the previous administration of clinton and hillary clinton herself all agreed this was going on in iraq. i want to know why you try to blame it on the vice-president? guest: i think it is one thing to have information that saddam hussein may be trying to build things. it is another to use it to justify invading the country. there are other things that could have been done. and that were being done with saddam hussein to keep him lockblocked in. he was a terrible leader. the country is prole better for the fact that he was not there. it caused diversion from afghanistan and the loss of 4000 americans. and and told people being permanently disabled. there is quite a price to pay for whatever results we are getting. host: you spoke earlier about the technology challenges facing us -- though tsa and cia watchless. there is a lead story this morning on tracking sex crime offenders. it gets trickier. . . guest: if you are very clever with hacking, you could probably brought a bank and nobody would know. host: do you think officers are relying more on data then on the street reporti

it's a dramatic break with previous administration policies, both the clinton and the bush administration policies, which demanded the prosecution of marijuana distributors, even those acting in accordance with state law. it's prohibited for any use under federal law, meaning that no matter what the states' laws are, it's still a federal crime to use it or to distribute it. the obama justice department is saying it simply won't enforce those federal laws as long as you're legal in your state. i think that's kind of the summation of where you are. and i know that you had limited resources. so i understand. did you personally approve the issuance of this new policy? >> i did. >> do you agree that this is a dramatic break from past administration policies? >> it's certainly a break. i'll let other people decide whether it's dramatic. >> it's a break. cancel the word "dramatic." >> it's certainly a break. but it seems to me it's a logical break given, as you indicated, the limited resources that we have. the use of marijuana in the way that these state laws prescribes, which is for medical pu

clinton was president. and so the current administration said were going to get immunity to all of these people. what we're going to do is consider the possibility of considering the possibility of prosecuting some low ranking bad apples who strayed from the illegal policy in the secret memos. it is a very dangerous idea because that means a president, any future president can tell a lawyer, write me a secret memo that says this crime is legal and it is now legal. if you can think of any power that doesn't give a president, you are smarter than i am. it looks like apple in power and we know what that does. we have the power of war. president bush did not have wars declared that he had vague authorizations that he did not comply with the terms that he submitted like to congress, and the authorizations lost all relevant over a period of years to the ongoing wars, and we have mercenaries fighting our wars out of congressional oversight, out of the rule of law. and we now have more troops in the field than we ever had when bush and cheney were president. we now have a larger military budget and we h

clinton. transport that was pretty amazing. hospital administered was beside himself with anxiety. he came looking for dennis. the president is on the phone. i don't care who's on the phone, i'm not leaving that. the administrator was going, but it's the president. i don't care if it's the president. finally, he talked us into it. dennis spoke to him and president clinton was very gracious and generous, warm. he also spoke a logan. he has written personal notes to the family. he was really an amazing support. >> host: matthew shepard was attacked on october 6, 1998, and died on october 12, 1998. bar, al on nebraska, it just a comment and question. i'm an agnostic, but i think it is fantastic because of the total acceptance of all people. i was really, i thought it was great that you're a member of the church and between that and the unitary churches, i'm really glad that they exist. for the acceptance of anyone. but my question to you is, if you could and feel comfortable, i don't know the circumstances of the murder of the night of the murder, and if you're comfortable explaining what happened that evening, maybe there's other people listening to also don't know how he was murdered that evening. could you expl

secretary of state hillary clinton said the race would be legitimate even if abdullah quit. a senior administration official says that the white house support as credible process not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back to june of 2005. they are trying to learn the identity of the decomposing corpses found in this man's home. anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. when police went to his home to arrest him they found the six bodies inside and outside. police say two of the corpses are black females and that one of them died a violent death. sowelle was released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you heard a lot about the so-called public option and the house version of the health care legislation. well t congressional budget office estimates only 2% of americans under the age of 65 would use that option. the cbo also estimates the vast majority of americans would keep their private insurers if the house bill becomes law even though the cbo is a nonpartisan economic analyst the health insu

secretary of state clinton will represent the obama administration for saturday's commissioning of the uss new york. that's what an anonymous white house official tells the ap. the bow contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the world trade somewhere towerses. those are some of the stories we're foeling for you on you had thursday as we get warmed up to the weekend. right now, a jury hearing closing arguments in the murder trial of an iowa mother. these live pictures here, prosecutors staying michelle killed her 2-year-old son and then tried to kill her 7-year-old son last fall. and she's sitting on the right hand side of this picture you see here. her attorney has argueded she was mental ly ill and could not understand her actions, but a psychiatrist testified yesterday that she knew right from wrong. we'll get you updates as we learn more. >>> and we're expecting bernard kerik to plead guilty to federal criminal charms. the associated press telling us that kerik was facing three separate trials for corruption, tax fraud and lie to go the white house. a source close to the case told the

[applause] >> secretary of state hillary clinton and other members of the obama administration are at a white house forum to discuss efforts to combat hiv and aids. this event comes on the eve of tomorrow's world aids day. it is 30 minutes. >> good afternoon. members of the president's cabinet, members of congress, members of the diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the white house. and good afternoon. we are here today and on the eve of world aids day 2009 to commemorate this important day of remembrance and recommitment. we have come a long way in responding to the hiv pandemic but we have a much important work left to do. out like to acknowledge some of the key leaders whom we have with us today. first a champion among all congressman barbara ley, where are you? please thank you. [applause] >> congressman lee is chairman of the black caucus and she taught me that she flew back from much warmer climates to be with us here today. of she had long been a champion and for people living hiv/aids. we also like to welcome mayor, mr. mayor, please thank you. [applause] the may

administration or the indian-american community is represented as well. >> who is not here this evening? >> the big name that is not here is bill clinton. at is a big surprise. during his own administration, he had 30 state dinners. more of a case of then there, done that. he had another engagement. -- the case of been there, done that. everyone was hoping that 0 per would be there -- oprah would be there, but she did not show up. >> there were a lot of republicans who did not show up. >> a lot of congressmen and senators are back in their home districts. for instance, representative john boehner went back to ohio. he got the invitation, but he is probably going -- back in ohio. >> how do you r.s.v.p? >> you r.s.v.p. to the white house. it is a very fancy, engraved in by. they get a list from the state department, and there are submissions of names that go on from all corners of the administration and they will everything down. if you are lucky enough to get an invitation, you r.s.v.p. back to the white house. >> how much lobbying goes into getting an invitation? >> there is a list -- the state department will make a list of the indian-a

women's health issues during the last administration and now has carried over into this administration under hoil clinton at the state department. so, you know, poor health is the great equalizer. >> i know. >>. >> thanks, fran, for coming by. we'll try these later. >> yeah. >> i appreciate it. >> same to you. >> when we come back, jon and kate. oh, them again. >>> the never ending saga of jon and kate and kate sobs in a one-our special. >> this woman has suffered enough with that haircut. i mean -- >> and the rest of america. >> when prince charming left snow white, of course she misses him. she needs a personal assistant. she has eight children. first of all, people don't know this -- i don't know if you've had children. but your libido is left at birth and -- >> where are you getsing your information. >> i have children. >> maybe her brain is in the placenta. >> any way, i feel bad for her. >> she says that she's still in love with jon. >> do you still love jon? >> a part of me always will. it's hard to be married to someone for ten years and to say, no, i don't love them anymore. it doesn't work real

emanuel, chief of staff in the white house, hillary clinton, secretary of state declared don't let any crisis go to waste in government and administration that things that we also think to create a crisis so that it couldn't go to waste? it is a legitimate question we are going to watch but thank you for asking. i read a section arguing we shouldn't have any presidential declarations of emergency without explicit act of congress to affirm this. next question, please. >> again, don't be shy. >> usurp. >> do we have the statesman both sides of the all at present there are going to be able to speak up and start defending some of the americans that do have a concern about where we are going? i seem to see a deafening silence on both sides of the aisle that there doesn't seem to be much of the way of open discussion about what we are seeing. >> the two parties -- i've never been a member of either of the democratic or the republican party and when i rode the obama nation i made it clear i was not voting for john mccain. i am a member of the constitution party and i voted for chuck baldwin for president. and by the way, the constitution party

at 2:30 eastern on c-span secretary of state clinton and health and human services secretary sebelius discuss the obama administrationpolicy on hiv and aids. and at 4:00 eastern freelance journalist and filmmaker uncovering iran's presidential election. held there in solitary confinement due to his election coverage. he talks about his experience, and we will have live coverage on c-span. >> regulating the internet, one of the topics tonight with meredith attwell baker, the newest republican commissioner. on the communicators on the c-span 2. >> and now back live to foreign policy discussion looking at china's emerging role on the world stage. analysts aren't examining the nation's transformation as a global leader in areas such as economic policy and how the status as impacted u.s. this live form is being co-hosted by the brookings institution and the australian national university. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we are waiting for the brookings discussion to continue on the look at china's growth policy. here is an

administration. i also worked closely with then-senator clinton on a bill to save lives and decrease costs by promotingreater use of electronic medical records. time after time i've advocated that we set partisan differences aside and work on the 80% of the issue that will really make a difference for most people. unfortunately, rather than working with republicans to develop a commonsense solution, the majority drafted a flawed bill that spends too much, does too little to cut health care costs and puts seniors' benefits on the chopping block. the white house and democratic leader should have responded to these concerns with alternative ideas that actually address the health care issues that most americans care about: their cost. unfortunately, they decide to simply try a more aggressive sales pitch. as a result, opposition to it will only continue to grow. if this bill continues to move forward in spite of what most americans are telling us, i'm going to keep offering amendments geared at bringing down health care costs for american families, scaling back total health care spending and protecting sen

clinton and a second bush and obama? >> guest: first of all, there has not been a change in the new regulations that come on to the financial world between any of the to administration changes. >> host: i will back up. raising an interesting point*, not a democratic republic in body essentially would you are saying the differences everyday, the key financial issues how we do with wall street and who is head of the fed. >> it seems like one of the least partisan things in washington because if you look at the sheer regulations that are passed the continuation of the fed chairman under the changes from republican to democrat both times, there is not a tremendous amount of difference. there is more financial deregulation done under clinton. >> host: and secretary of treasury? >> guest: who also was associated with goldman sachs. this has to do with wall street and it comes from the presidency webber not there is a democratic republic 10. >> host: paulson was also there it. >> guest: he was there and ahead of goldman sachs jimmy cayne treasury secretary in the republican under george w. bush. bob rubin was a democrat but they were both for the same deregulation. he coul

it's my pleasure to introduce the administrator of the environmental protection agency under president clinton, and went on to have a very distinguished role in the energy business and policy world. it is my great pleasure to introduce carol brownard. >> [applause] >> thank you, dan, for that introduction, and it is indeed a pleasure to be here. with all of you and to of course follow chairman bingaman. i have the distinct honor of being part of an administration of working for a president who believes and is working hard to change the energy future of both our country and the world. and with the support of many of you here today, one of the first things he was panel to do was sign the recovery act. and i think as many of you know, and dan was an instrumental part in helping to create that act, $80 billion in clean energy investment. "new york times" called the recovery act the largest energy bill to ever pass the united states congress, and i think we would certainly all agree. we're proud of what's happening with the recovery act. many of you are part of making it a success. the money is rol

clinton and a second bush and ann obama. how does this happen? >> first of all there hasn't been a change in the regulations that come on to the financial world between any of those to the administration changes. we hope there would be. texted me back that one up. not a democrat or republican. but what you are essentially saying collodi's kind of key financial issues and how we do with wall street, it's not safe to be a heck of a lot different. >> this seems like one of the least partisan things in washington. if you look at just the two regulations that were passed, the continuation of the fed chairman under the changes from republican to democrat bill * there isn't a tremendous amount of difference. in fact there is more financial deregulation done under clinton than there was under the first. >> and the secretary of the treasury. >> the secretary of the treasury to happened also to be affiliated with goldman sachs. this revolving door from wall street and goldman sachs into the presidency. whether or not there is a democrat or republican president. >> when i was there. yes. he was head of goldman sachs. became treasury secretary. he was the republican. of course the democrats and t

contractor's decision to continue the dome and president clinton used the contractor's decision to be a symbol of national resolve. it was not the administration's decision to continue the construction of the dome. seeing the dome under construction by the tens of thousands of union soldiers that marched to washington, facing an uncertain future -- marched through washington, facing an uncertain future, gave them a sense of continuation of the country. that great white dome, rising slowly above the capital, was a symbol of the future of a united country. it was seen as a sign of a successful outcome of a civil war, reuniting a country that had been torn asunder over the issue of slavery. >> on top of the symbol of unity stands a statue of freedom. it was put atop the dome in the summer of 1863 while the war still waged on. >> the way that the architect decided to finish off the exterior of the building had the statuary. the architect felt it was better to finish off the united states capitol with a statue. the supervising engineer wrote his favorite sculptor who was living in rome and ask him to come up with an idea. in his letter, he said he di