fareed was one of those 16. he and several of his fellow afghan sni workers had seen too many of the executions like the one he had just recounted. now the three of them stood in awed silence as if listening for whit perked images and whispered messages. fareed has the correct humble posture for being in this place, ben thought, as he removed the camera from his shoulder and bent over. when ben rose up from carefully placing the camera on top of its case, he noticed the other three men looking at him with strange expressions. don't move, they said. ben froze. there was a fluttering sound above his head. a moment later, a dove landed on ben's shoulder damp from sweat and strained from supporting the camera. the dove dug its talons into ben's shirt securing its position, then twisted its head back and forth eyeing ben with curious scrutiny. from god, from god, whispered fareed, his legs suddenly filled with energy. he gradually came to his feet not wanting to flighten the dove off -- frighten the dove off ben's sh

tonight: how college towns are faring in the recession. that's all ahead. but now, for some of the day's other headlines, over to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. hari. >> hari: thanks, judy. pro-government militiamen in iran attacked anti-government protesters for a second day. they threw rocks and tear gas at several thousand university students in tehran. more than 200 people were arrested after mass protests on monday in tehran and across the country. today, iran's top prosecutor demanded even tougher action. officials in india plan to charge a chicago man with helping to plan the terror attacks in mumbai last year. they said today they're building the case for an indictment of david coleman headley. he's already facing charges in the u.s. it's alleged headley scouted out the hotels and a jewish center that were targeted in mumbai. 166 people were killed in the siege. the first lethal injection in the u.s. to use a single drug was carried out in ohio today. kenneth biros, 51, was executed this morning. he was convicted of murdering a woman in 1991, and

fare, the train or plane fare, to get here. we appreciate the witnesses who are here being with us and testifying, and i look for it during their testimony. and mr. chairman, i would ask unanimous consent at the appropriate place that this folder a statement from additional witnesses be placed in the record. >> without objection, so ordered. and now we'll hear from the gentleman from new york for five minutes. >> let me thank you for holding this hearing and your attention to this matter. i also thank my colleague from new york, mr. ackerman, for the energy that he is shown on this matter. the first time i heard the name bernard madoff was a year ago tomorrow night, december 10. i was stopping by a holiday event on the north shore to meet with constituents. the person hosting it told me that shot was going through the room because they had just learned that day that there life fortunes, handled by mr. madoff who i had never heard of before, had been lost in a ponzi scheme. the arrests were made the next day in the story broke.

with, but jim baron, this is the kind of game that gets you eligible for the ncaa tournament if you farer league. paris taking it coast to coast. he's fouled. cothran will pick up the foul. >> mike: we talked about biko paris as a point guard but he's been very impressive in the press breaking it himself, ala ty lawson, what he used to do last year at north carolina. >> tim: take a look at rhode island to this point in the season. we mentioned early loss at vcu, the game was in richmond. they don't have many home and home opportunity. this is a two-to-one contractual situation. they'll play two here and one game at home. >> mike: good job by davidson on the road as well, and play oklahoma state. a very challenging nonconference schedule. >> tim: if you can win one or two of these, along with finishing in the top three of your league, it boths well for an at-large opportunity come march. sanders takes it away. biko paris, cyprus christian. knocked away. stays with it. martell did a nice job of keeping his feet that time. and just going up straight, making the block. paris much shorter. he

most of them just could not afford a car fare or the bus fare, the train or plane fare, to get here. we appreciate the witnesses who are with us here this morning and i testified. i look forward to hearing their testimony. i would ask unanimous consent that at the appropriate place, that this folder of statements from additional witnesses be placed in a witness. >> without objection, so-called -- so ordered. and i will hear from mr. king for five minutes. >> let me thank you for holding this hearing and your attention to this matter. but we also thought -- thank my colleague from new york, mr. ackerman, for the energy he has shown in this matter. the first time i heard the name bernard madoff was a year ago tomorrow night, december 10, i was stopping by a holiday event on the north share to speak with constituents. the person hosting the event told me that shot was through the room because they had just learned that day that they're like it's fortunes -- they're like fortune's handled by mr. madoff had been part of a ponzi scheme. the next day, the story broke. i could see the shock

most of them just could not afford a car fare or the bus fare, the train or plane fare, to get here. we appreciate the witnesses who are with us here this morning and i testified. i look forward to hearing their testimony. i would ask unanimous consent that at the appropriate place, that this folder of statements from additional witnesses be placed in a witness. >> without objection, so-called -- so ordered. and i will hear from mr. king for five minutes. >> let me thank you for holding this hearing and your attention to this matter. but we also thought -- thank my colleague from new york, mr. ackerman, for the energy he has shown in this matter. the first time i heard the name bernard madoff was a year ago tomorrow night, december 10, i was stopping by a holiday event on the north share to speak with constituents. the person hosting the event told me that shot was through the room because they had just learned that day that they're like it's fortunes -- they're like fortune's handled by mr. madoff had been part of a ponzi scheme. the next day, the story broke. i could see the shock

most of them just could not afford a car fare or the bus fare, the train or plane fare, to get here. we appreciate the witnesses who are with us here this morning and i testified. i look forward to hearing their testimony. i would ask unanimous consent that at the appropriate place, that this folder of statements from additional witnesses be placed in a witness. >> without objection, so-called -- so ordered. and i will hear from mr. king for five minutes. >> let me thank you for holding this hearing and your attention to this matter. but we also thought -- thank my colleague from new york, mr. ackerman, for the energy he has shown in this matter. the first time i heard the name bernard madoff was a year ago tomorrow night, december 10, i was stopping by a holiday event on the north share to speak with constituents. the person hosting the event told me that shot was through the room because they had just learned that day that they're like it's fortunes -- they're like fortune's handled by mr. madoff had been part of a ponzi scheme. the next day, the story broke. i could see the shock

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in ourinal installment torrow, john looks at how rhee is faring her third year amid anger over her style and rent yoffs. >> bwn: again, the major delopments of the day: the nate passed a health care reform bill-- 60 to -- down rty lines. laakers will now try to work out differences beeen the senate msure and a house versio and huge snow and ice storm spad across more othe midwest on one of the most heavily traveled ds of the year. the newshours always online. hari sreenivan, in our newsro, previews what's there. hari. >> sreenivasan: onur web site tonight,ou can compare the house and nate health care reform bil that democrats will try to reconcile after the hoday break. that'sn our "rx for reform" page. also, check out our educatn site, "nshour extra." there are daily clsroom activities, in-dep lesson plans, and opportuniti for students to y their hand at writing and reportg. and finally, some go news from elkhart, iiana, the heart of unemployment coury. paul solman went there elier th year to report about manufacturing towns hardit in this recession. he's posted a foow-up blog th shows

separated, you know, letting them know how they are and trying to find out how they're loved ones are faringt people we would have known of. >> how did you come upon this project and how do you select the letters? >> well, that was pretty insane. i went through thousands of letters over the course of five years. and some of the themes naturally emerged so i wanted to look at black family life through letters. and so after a while there was sort of an organizing principle through these themes and then i arranged them chronologically. but i tried to kind of create a narrative to show the historical arc so the book begins with the letters of people in the 1700s. some were slaves and some like benjamin baniker who was writing this powerful letter to thomas jefferson was free and one of the last letters in the book was written in 2008 by alice walker who wrote barack obama to congratulate -- you know, to say what his election meant. so it has this amazing arc showing the history of african-americans enslaved and free over three centuries. >> you're a journalism professor at nyu. what surprised yo

authorities to bring in quality contracts with the power to determine local bus routes, frequencies and fares? will she agree with me that any proposal to revoke these powers will make the right and be completely contrary to the local democratic accountability? >> i think these quality contracts have been an important step forward in transport and it would be folly for the local transport act powers to be revoked which is one of the things that the party opposite is threatening. it shouldn't happen. >> nigel evans. >> we have an administration run by tweedle d and tweedle dumb. if the prime minister really does want to give the people of this country a great new year cheer, that he will announce a general election sooner rather than later? >> i don't think that turkey is going to fly. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i frequently receive representations from small businesses in my constituency about the costs of government regulation. would my right honorable friend agree with me that in these difficult times it is essential for the government to reduce the burden of regulation. and cano she tell m

in our final installment tomorrow, john looks at how rhee is faring in her third year amid anger over her style and recent layoffs. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: the senate passed a health care reform bill-- 60 to 39-- down party lines. lawmakers will now try to work out differences between the senate measure and a house version. and a huge snow and ice storm spread across more of the midwest on one of the most heavily traveled days of the year. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari. >> sreenivasan: on our web site tonight, you can compare the house and senate health care reform bills that democrats will try to reconcile after the holiday break. that's on our "rx for reform" page. also, check out our education site, "newshour extra." there are daily classroom activities, in-depth lesson plans, and opportunities for students to try their hand at writing and reporting. and finally, some good news from elkhart, indiana, the heart of unemployment country. paul solman went there earlier this year to report about

at the same time, gelb is trying to revamp the met's reper tory updating the productions of classic fare and commissioning new operas from today's composers. >> there is no room for compromise. we have to move forward for this art form to stay connected to be successful, it has to be making progress all the time. >> reporter: or? >> or it will recede and it will lose its public and people will lose interest in it. >> reporter: it's still, of course course, great music and great singing that distinguishes opera and the met. but one of its biggest stars rene phlegming is well aware that her art form is fighting for survival in a very changed culture. >> it wasn't that long ago that an upwardly mobile person in our society felt that the road to that was through culture and education. >> reporter: including opera. >> exactly, music. people had meos. we have really achieved something. we own a meo. that is gone. that is completely gone. so we have to be creative about finding other ways to develop new audiences. >> mezzo-soprano plays the jealous princess. >> reporter: doing her part fleming

we go back to november to look at how chancellor michelle rhee and her schools are faring in the third year. >> on a thursday morning in october six weeks into the school year, members of washington, d.c.'s teachers union gathered to send a message. >> and our schools. we will not be controlled by fear. their message was for d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee who had unexpectedly laid-off 229 teachers to close a budget shortfall. >> we have been totally disrespected. we have been treated like we don't matter. >> i was laid-off on friday. on saturday i look online on the newspaper, "the washington post" and it's about it's good we got rid of the plan lessons. >> the city council took up the issue weeks later alleging that rhee overstepped her authority in making the layoffs and engineered the budget shortfall in order to get rid of teachers she didn't want. >> by your own admission, you have stated on the record that you made an administrative decision regardless of the law and the process that is in front of you to follow. >> my understanding is that i do have the authority as the a

and, well, in alaska -- and while in alaska medicaid patients may fare better, what's happening is at the cost, the expense, if you will, of medicare patients. so you're robbing peter to pay paul. and keep in mind that as we look at the c.m.s. letter, the chief actuary's letter, it doesn't even address the democratic leader's desire to bring to the floor the provision that would expand medicare to those ten years younger than the current threshold age for medicare. so what we are seeing within this analysis is probably just the floor in terms of what the impact will be if we allow for this expanded medicare provision's buy-in, if you will. again, mr. president, my state's seniors are absolutely suffering on medicare with virtually no primary care doctors who will see them in -- in our state's largest city, and now we have got experts saying that medicare's patient access to care is going to suffer. we simply cannot -- we cannot expand broken health care systems. we've got to fix the systems. you don't fix them -- you don't expand the broken thing and hope that it's going to fix itself

going to a job center in oakland trying to figure up if it was worth coming up with the train and bus fare to get there in a time of soaring unemployment because now the financial crisis had spread far beyond subprime and wall street. it was hitting everyone. and even healthy companies were terrified that they would lose access to credit or that their customers would lose access to customers and they were trying to cut costs as quickly as they could and they simply were not hiring so dorothy who had never lacked for a job was sending out applications and not getting any responses and starting to grow really depressed, beginning to fear that she might never work begun. -- again. at one point she got a job and her would-be employer checked her credit and discovered she had bad credit and turned her down on that basis. dorothy made some bad choices. there was some very bad judgment which goes into explaining how this happened. and, in fact, in almost recounting of any individual financial disaster, it seems pretty obvious that we can quickly find decisions that should have been made different

ravens faring very well in the selection, ed reid, ray lewis and ngata. ray rice and laron mclane will be packing bags. lewis is no stranger to the pro bowl. his 11th appearance. ben grub was selected as an alternate. >> never gets old. it never gets old because you get respect from a certain level of players fans and coaches. you have to take that from one of the highest honors outside of making it to a super bowl because that's what it's all about. it's about having the respect for your peers in this game. i always dreamed of playing in the nfl but this pro bowl thing is surreal to me. you know, i never thought that one man's success is achieved alone. you guys voting for me, everything else counted, you know. we all played a part in it. feels great. you know, all the work that i put in, all season, and back to the fullback position, getting respect from the players, you know, that's a big thing for me. >>> navy is gearing up for their new year's day match-up with missouri. on the other side, we'll take an in depth look. >>> and comcast sportsnet is gig

authorities to bring in quality contracts with the power to determine local bus routes, frequencies and fares? will she agree with me that any proposal to revoke these powers will make the right and be completely contrary to the local democratic accountability? >> i think these quality contracts have been an important step forward in transport and it would be folly for the local transport act powers to be revoked which is one of the things that the party opposite is threatening. it shouldn't happen. >> nigel evans. >> we have an administration run by tweedle d and tweedle dumb. if the prime minister really does want to give the people of this country a great new year cheer, that he will announce a general election sooner rather than later? >> i don't think that turkey is going to fly. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i frequently receive representations from small businesses in my constituency about the costs of government regulation. would my right honorable friend agree with me that in these difficult times it is essential for the government to reduce the burden of regulation. and cano she tell m

host: among the journalists on this list, at 37 fareed zakaria. guest: he brings a lot to the table. some of these sunday shows you get a lot of politicians and consultants. it's refreshing to see real experts on tv. host: mike on the line. go ahead. . . due to technology and all these other things. guest: i think charlie rose is certainly one of the most insightful interviewers and journalists around today. we do not have many journalists on the list. if we did, he would have to be on it. host: this is the first time a foreign policy has put together a list like this? guest: we had a list a few years ago about public individuals -- intellectuals. we talked about geo strategists and politicians, right in our warehouse. host: how does an intellectual differ from a politician? guest: in a global thinker is speaking to a wider audience. host: how many people were involved in putting this together? guest: about 10 of us on our editorial team. host: did you speak directly to the people to get information about them, were they gleaned from interviews, s

we've also been very frank and have done our homework about how have states fared who have tried to accomplishese objectives by maintaining a voluntary system and not getting everyone in. and what we have found across the country is that if you don't get everybody in, then those systems -- those promises are very hard to keep because it means that people in the system, in a voluntary system will pay more. sos3÷v that is why we have come the public with the proposal that is very aggressive. we didn't wait for anyone else to tell us to do it. we heard the american people. we heard them here in detroit. and we heard them throughout the country back in the summer of 2008. and they asked the same question that this lovely young lady asked me. what are you going to do? we are prepared to not only commit but to guarantee and be federal rules and regulations that will be implemented at the state level that people can expect the system will work. they can get in. they will not fall out. they will be fair and equitable. we want transparent rules. we are prepared to meet them.2. and we want to be very cl

host: among the journalists on this list, at 37 fareed zakaria. guest: he brings a lot to the table. some of these sunday shows you get a lot of politicians and consultants. it's refreshing to see real experts on tv. host: mike on the line. go ahead. . . due to technology and all these other things. guest: i think charlie rose is certainly one of the most insightful interviewers and journalists around today. we do not have many journalists on the list. if we did, he would have to be on it. host: this is the first time a foreign policy has put together a list like this? guest: we had a list a few years ago about public individuals -- intellectuals. we talked about geo strategists and politicians, right in our warehouse. host: how does an intellectual differ from a politician? guest: in a global thinker is speaking to a wider audience. host: how many people were involved in putting this together? guest: about 10 of us on our editorial team. host: did you speak directly to the people to get information about them, were they gleaned from interviews, s

. >> well, there's unquestionably a dynamic fare between meeting the needs of the war fight and the war operational decisions on day-to- day decision may take a longer view on insuring and appropriate accountability and controls are maintained, whether they are construction programs or equipment or maintenance, personal services across the board. we have spoken earlier this hearing about the challenges this expeditionary force has proposed to the oversight system of the department of defense and that it was understrength initially and outgunned, if you will, in terms of meeting. that afghanistan was a secondary priority to iraq. there is a need to dig out of a whole. there has been a lot of thought and attention. as to what kind of efficiencies could conceivably be gained by reviewing the current contract. oversight requirements and procedures that the military commands and their civilian counterparts have to meet in afghanistan, i would defer to the commission on what might be done as results of any comprehensive review there. i mean certainly, our priority is to make sure that fraud,

and the federal government in my state will pay the full fare for those avid people for three years. and after that, far more than we get paid now. hhs will set the initial rules for the state exchanges. for those getting into the exchanges have to be fair. the opm plan, that's the plan that will be part of the exchange will be set up by the government, the office of personnel management. and again community health centers and a basic plan can be created by the states which i think is very important and i want to thank her re-cantwell for working so hard on not. so if people tell you, we don't have anything to do with public options, they're really not right. you have to look carefully at this bill. now, i want to talk about the deficit. we reduced the deficit between 2010 and 2019 by $132 billion between 2020 and 2029% to a $1.3 trillion deficit reduction, according to the congressional budget office. that is a nonpartisan office. this bill reduces the deficit. i'm going to say one more time. this bill reduces the deficit and the reason is we invest in prevention and that pays off.

but let's take a moment to examine how europe, which does allow re-importation, has fared in terms of safety. british authorities say counterfeit drugs often exchange hands between pheuplgd men and are repackaged multiple times before reaching a legitimate hospital or pharmacist. this creates opportunities for counterfeit products often produced in china and shipped to the middle east to penetrate the european market. in 2008, british authorities identified 40,000 doses of counterfeit kasodex. the presiding officer: the senator has used five minutes. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i would like to ask for about three more minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. hagan: thank you. in 2008 the british authorities identified 40,000 doses of counterfeit caseodex, a hormone treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer. the european union seized 34 million fake tablets at custom points in all member countries. in other countries around the world the world health organization estimates that up to 30% of the medicines on sale may be counterfeit. as a result, numerous people have

i go to my sem fares and help him out. he told me several ever his colleagues are going to quit all together if this becomes law baz they are fed up with bureaucrats. he had to do some emergency surgery in england while he was over there. he said the conditions were absolutely horrid. that's what we are headed for. don't tell me it is not going to be government run. it will be sooner than later. i'm happy with what i have. i'm telling you if this thing is not repealed, i predict there is going to be a war over this. host: the senate is now going to vote on the debt ceiling, whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. that's the last vote of the day, they they will adjourn for the year. the next call from missouri. supportive of the bill. caller: i'm for this. the only insurance i have is from the va. they saved my life and legs. i've never been more happy to have something. host: i could act like a republican and say i got mine, the hell with you. i do have mine. i got other generations. both my boys are public serve ands an

i go to my sem fares and help him out.told me several ever his colleagues are going to quit all together if this becomes law baz they are fed up with bureaucrats. he had to do some emergency surgery in england while he was over there. he said the conditions were absolutely horrid. that's what we are headed for. don't tell me it is not going to be government run. it will be sooner than later. i'm happy with what i have. i'm telling you if this thing is not repealed, i predict there is going to be a war over this. host: the senate is now going to vote on the debt ceiling, whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. that's the last vote of the day, they they will adjourn for the year. the next call from missouri. supportive of the bill. caller: i'm for this. the only insurance i have is from the va. they saved my life and legs. i've never been more happy to have something. host: i could act like a republican and say i got mine, the hell with you. i do have mine. i got other generations. both my boys are public serve ands and wi

. >> well, there's unquestionably a dynamic fare between meeting the needs of the war fight and the warzone, making the right operational decisions on day-to- day decision may take a longer view on insuring and appropriate accountability and controls are maintained, whether they are construction programs or equipment or maintenance, personal services across the board. we have spoken earlier this hearing about the challenges this expeditionary force has proposed to the oversight system of the department of defense and that it was understrength initially and outgunned, if you will, in terms of meeting. that afghanistan was a secondary priority to iraq. there is a need to dig out of a whole. there has been a lot of thought and attention. as to what kind of efficiencies could conceivably be gained by reviewing the current contract. oversight requirements and procedures that the military commands and their civilian counterparts have to meet in afghanistan, i would defer to the commission on what might be done as results of any comprehensive review there. i mean certainly, our priority is to

american consumers fare far better than wireless customers across the globe. a recent study found that the average price for the u.s. is lower than most countries and we have the highest usage per month and we have the most competitive market and those 26 countries. i propose that americans pay more for wireless usage only in the sense that they have more to buy. all of this has been increased -- has come with increased customer service. we have received the highest rating among all of the service providers. the rate for complaints for our customers has been about eight out of every 1 million customers. at the same time, the entire industry is doing better. the american consumer satisfaction index had a press release that said satisfaction for wireless customers reached a new all-time high. the entire industry continues to move into the right direction. the american wireless industry is and continues to be an american competitive success story. the wireless industry has been blessed by lightheaded regulation and i suggest that it is in the best interest of ame

1,270 sites designated where pollution and contamination present a danger to public health and well fare. throughout the history of the program, the e.p.a. has found one site where conditions are so severe and the contamination is so pervasive that it warranted the declaration of a public health emergency. that declaration occurred on june 17th of this year. the e.p.a. administration jackson found a public health emergency exists at the superfund site in libby, montana. libby, montana is a beautiful town, small town, surrounded by millions of akers of federal -- acres of land. it is an idyllic spot where families -- it is also a town that's gone through lots of stress -- lots of economic difficulties of the -- the timber industry has virtually shut down, mining there is not quite what it used to be in years past. people have worked together, they love libby. it is almost isolated in the northeast of montana. most people have not been to libby, but they have a wonderful sense of community in their hometown. however, liberty is also a superfund site. it is the home after big mine. it is a

we have the ability to fire across the border, artillery, air strikes, the fare -- direct fire weapons, and that actually happens with a fair amount of regularity, but it happens with coordination. we have mechanisms in place with the pakistani army so that as an incident occurs, before we shoot, we immediately contact them and work out the details so that they in fact improve the engagement with the enemy. that reduces -- approved the engagement with the enemy. that reduces misunderstanding. we try to make sure we do not create issues. we also try to prevent but the pakistani military -- the pakistani military and thus, preventing any kind of scene 3 >> we do not pursue across the border. we do not have the ability to do that, is that correct? >> i like to take that part for the record, whether they actually legally can, we have not been doing that. we have not been going across on the ground. >> so they are under orders not to do that? >> let me take that for the record. >> i wondered, because you had testified that organizational operational changes were going to need to be impleme

numbers that tell a story about how america's economy is faring overall. in the first months, the numbers were nothing short of devastating. the worst recession since the 1930's has wreaked havoc. yesterday, they continued a positive trend of diminishing job loss. for those that were laid off last month and the millions of americans who have lost jobs in this recession, a good trend isn't good enough. trends don't buy groceries or pay the rent, or college tuition. and when you can't be productive and provide for our families, make the most of our lives, reach our dreams. it is true that we are in a different place when 2009 began. because of the recovery act, we are no longer facing the potential collapse of our financial system. we are no longer losing jobs at a rate of 700,000 a month. and our economy has grown for the first time in the year. but many of our neighbors are out of work because it has not translated into all the jobs that we need. stung by the british recession, businesses are still wary about adding workers. instead of hiring, many are ask

i asked how this bill fared in the house of representatives when it was considered yesterday. the vote was 395-34. there were 164 republicans who voted "yes" on this bill. it was clearly an overwhelmingly positive bipartisan vote, and there's no reason why it won't be the same here in the senate. but there's a problem, and the problem is this: tomorrow the funding for our troops runs out. it's the end of our continuing resolution and funding. now we're not going to leave them high and dry, but we are going to leave them uncertain if we don't act decisively and quickly. why would we do this to them? military families across america, as we go into the holiday season, i'm sure are saddened by the absence of their loved one who may be in iraq or afghanistan, saddened by separation from children and other loved ones that they would like to avoid in their lifetime but they've offered it up for this great country. with this kind of uncertainty and sadness and emotion, why would we be uncertain when it comes to funding our troops? here's where we are. we offered this yesterday. we sai

the privacy act and the fare information practice principles i would add argue that we are at another -- i would argue that we are at a crossroads. we would take a broader look at privacy at large and let me explain why. one of my advisers is about to buy a home computer with a quad corp. chip running at 2.66 gigahertz. it costs under $2,000. in the early 1990's, a slower supercomputer cost about $2 million. these advances have created extraordinary benefits for consumers and had tremendous implications for privacy. the computer calls for data collection appears to be approaching zero. a data storage costs are lower, too. the complement's unbelievable advances in chip technology. companies can store and crunch massive amounts of data relatively cheaply. these developments have allowed companies to collect data about consumers in ways that were never conceivable before. behavioral targeting is one of the many ways that companies can use data to try to find out which addresses arent able to respond to a particular and. many know that the number of speakers spoke about the importance of

2014 and that is 1.5 million californians in the federal government in my state will pay the full fare for those at the people for three years and after that far more than we get paid now. hhs will set the initial rules for the state exchanges of this getting into the exchanges have to be fair. the opium plan, that is the plan that will be come a part of the exchange will be set up by the government, the office of personnel management and again community health centers and a basic plan can be created by the states which i think is very important and i want to thank mowery kahlil for working so hard on that. so, if people tell you, we don't have anything to do with public options they are really not right. you have to look carefully at this bill. i want to talk about the deficit. we reduce the deficit between 2010 and 2019 by $132 billion between 2020 and 2029 there is up to $1.3 trillion deficit reduction according to the congressional budget office. that is in nonpartisan office. this bill reduces the deficit. i am going to say it one more time. this bill reduces the deficit and the r

the large group market actually fares a little better. this is the remaining 70% of the insurance -- of those insured in the united states, and basically the c.b.o. report says that for them there is a chance theirs may go down by a percent or two, but it's basically -- it could be stable at a zero percent change as well, because the individuals in the large group market, those who get their insurance from larger employers, have less liability of a harmful impact because they have that large group that can continue to negotiate to control their health care costs. so what do they say? even under the best scenario, there have been nine or ten studies of this, and the c.b.o. report is the one that is the most favorable toward the bill. most of the other reports said that the rates are going to go up for everybody. even if you take c.b.o.'s numbers, 30% of the people in this country are going to see their insurance rates go up, not down. the other 70% can expect basically the status quo. in other words, not any change at all except maybe a sl

fares and texas? >> how should this be paid for? mr. chairman, oversight of transit bill safety is a key function required to ensure a safe system and maintain public trust. this concludes my statement and i am happy to answer any questions. >> thank you. mr. cristy. >> distinguished members of the subcommittee, i think you for the opportunity to discuss the roles and responsibilities -- i thank you for the opportunity to testify. we are over 100 years old and we are the fifth largest transit authority in the u.s.. we provide service to over 1.3 million passengers per day oversight was originally established in 1964 and are pursuant to the enabling legislation. the department instituted the program in 1995 as mandated a lot. the oversight of the bta includes the ability to promulgate rules and regulations and issue corrective action. in january of 1980, the department mandated service regulations for rail transit operators. in august of this year following an accident in boston, the department became the first transit oversight agency t

. >> well, there's unquestionably a dynamic fare between meeting the needs of the war fight and the war on day-to- day decision may take a longer view on insuring and appropriate accountability and controls are maintained, whether they are construction programs or equipment or maintenance, personal services across the board. we have spoken earlier this hearing about the challenges this expeditionary force has proposed to the oversight system of the department of defense and that it was understrength initially and outgunned, if you will, in terms of meeting. that afghanistan was a secondary priority to iraq. there is a need to dig out of a whole. there has been a lot of thought and attention. as to what kind of efficiencies could conceivably be gained by reviewing the current contract. oversight requirements and procedures that the military commands and their civilian counterparts have to meet in afghanistan, i would defer to the commission on what might be done as results of any comprehensive review there. i mean certainly, our priority is to make sure that fraud, waste, and abuse are p

company like expedia and orbitz is required to give the people lowest amount of fare, simply when peoplego online. they think it is illegal for supermarkets to change prices for different people during the same day. generally speaking, people believe that the government enforces laws about privacy far more than it does. so, there is a sense that there are laws out there, people have, this great sense that laws protect them far more than they actually do when it comes to privacy. >> joel, who you found anything similar to that or different? >> our findings are largely similar, actually. i think that consumers have a general perception that information is collected about them online. i think they're uncomfortable with the idea of third parties but for the most part they think if the information is being use, sold, to target them they believe they given notice ahead of time and their prior consent is required. similarly with the government kind of protecting or government laws protecting the use of their private information, i think they feel relatively comfortable that, there's, sufficient

. -- space faring nation has to face up to that.lly, i wish to thank the administration and you for the trust to put in my colleagues and myself to address what is one of the great examples of america's leadership. with that, mr. chairman, i would be happy to answer questions. >> since we have of votes and have five and a half minutes left, we will -- since we have a vote, and we have 5 1/2 minutes left, we will recess and come back for questions. thank you, we are recessed. -- thank you. we are recessed. >> the committee will resume. we were able to get two votes done on the floor. please excuse the interruption. let me turn to senator vitter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. augustine -- upon finding it impossible to identify a viable program with the budget we have now, your committee suggested an annual increase of roughly $3 billion in nasa's top line, adjusted for inflation adds 2% -- at 2% in the coming years. can you tell us how you arrived at those numbers? >> the first of all analyzed the budget with today's baseline, of co

numbers that tell a story about how america's economy is faring overall. in the first months, the numbers were nothing short of devastating. the worst recession since the 1930's has wreaked havoc. yesterday, they continued positive trend of diminishing job loss. for those that were laid off last month and the millions of americans have lost jobs in this recession, a good trend isn't good enough. trends don't buy groceries or pay the rent, or college tuition. and when he did the productive and provide for our families, make the most of our lives, reach our dreams. it is true that we are in a different place when 2009 began. because of the recovery act, we are no longer facing the potential collapse of our financial system. we are no longer losing jobs at a rate of 700,000 a month. and our economy has grown for the first time in the year. but many of our neighbors are out of work because it has not translated into all the jobs that we need. stung by the british recession, businesses are still wary about adding workers. instead of hiring, many are asking them

multimillionaires, billionaires fared far better than middle-class families under the bush administration. let's not continue that ill-fated tradition in -- in this congress. mr. president, i want to also speak for a moment and ask that it be placed in a different part of the "congressional record." i rise to honor first sergeant brad simmons -- the presiding officer: so ordered. mr. brown: okay. i rise to honor first sergeant bridally simmons, united state states -- bradley simmons, yais marine corps, for his years of service in the united states senate and for his continuing service to our nation and to the marine corps. for the past year, first sergeant simmons has worked in my office and served the people of ohio as the first enlisted marine fellow in the united states senate ever. before joining the senate, first sergeant simmons served in kuwait with the 3rd assault amphibian battalion. he also participated in the initial attack and continuing operations in iraq. his heroic senate as a section leader during that time earned him the navy and marine corps commendation metal and a comb

so personality, voice, unique analysis, being fareed zachariah, being paul krugman tends to be an important readers to identify with you and come back to you because they can get the basic facts from a thousand different places. >> and you get more of a reaction. i mean, if you go can up on, you know, if you look at the comments on blogs -- not now necessarily the blogs themselves even -- but the comments on the blogs it's a tremendous amount, it's a tremendous amount of vie tube ration, of attitude nicing, of posturizing, you know, and i know it from my own question and answer site, you know? i get a few comments, i'm just trying to answer people's questions, i have other people help me try to do it. i got linked in by a woman named mercken tennessee megan mccartal to a libertarian the blogger. and then i got 50 comments, you know, on the blog, on this one post. the rudest bunch of, you know, just whole bunch -- [laughter] some of them intelligent, i'm not taking issue, you know, with them disagreeing or agreeing, but it was bill crouse. it was the a different purpose than what i, at least

>> guest: we've fared better than most states. a very solid conservative governor, and he's just been very tight with the dollar, if you will. our state we don't borrow money, our constitution prohibits it. what an unusual idea here in washington, but literally nebraska has no debt, not even for highways or roads. but they just did come out of a special session where they had to cut over 300 million which is a huge number for nebraska just simply because the recession has impacted people. they're not earning as much, therefore, they pay less in taxes, they're not spending as much, less sales tax. so they just came out of a special session. you add more burden, more federal unfunded mandate to any state, including nebraska, and it would be a crisis. >> host: on the floor today is expected a vote on senator ben nelson's amendment, the abortion language as it's being referred to. the amendment mirrors restrictions in the bill approved by the house last month but is more restrictive than what is in the senate bill now. currently, it w

but let's take a moment to examine how europe, which does allow re-importation, has fared in terms of safety. british authorities say counterfeit drugs often exchange hands between pheuplgd men and are repackaged multiple times before reaching a legitimate hospital or pharmacist. this creates opportunities for counterfeit products often produced in china and shipped to the middle east to penetrate the european market. in 2008, british authorities identified 40,000 doses of counterfeit kasodex. the presiding officer: the senator has used five minutes. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i would like to ask for about three more minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. hagan: thank you. in 2008 the british authorities identified 40,000 doses of counterfeit caseodex, a hormone treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer. the european union seized 34 million fake tablets at custom points in all member countries. in other countries around the world the world health organization estimates that up to 30% of the medicines on sale may be counterfeit. as a result, numerous people have

this is rooted in concerns about the public health and well fare, but what it really endangers, what it really endangers are jobs, economic recovery and american competitiveness. some have praised the endangerment finding as a step forward in our nation's efforts to reduce its emissions. they view it as an affirmation that human activities contribute to global climate change. such a conclusion is within e.p.'s authority and appears to be appropriate given the years of research indicating this is the case. those same scientific findings underscore my desire to address this challenge in a pro-active way. but, unfortunately, the endangerment finding is not just a finding. and despite what some in the administration have claimed, its effect is not limited to the science of global climate change. in reality, the finding opens the doors to a sweeping and a con so routed process that -- convoluted process that will require the e.p.a. to have economywide command and control regulations. once that finding is finalized, the e.p.a. no longer has discretion over whether or not they can impose re

president, i like the phrase because it suggests that louisiana, in general, would fare very well under the bill overall. and, really, nothing could be further from the truth. this bill, overall, sells louisiana short. it sells louisiana out. in fact, rather than the louisiana purchase, i think the bill could be very accurately called the louisiana sellout. now, what are those costs and those serious problems for louisiana i'm talking about? let's start with medicaid, the program for the poor. let's start with tha that $300 million fix. it's certainly true that that fix is there, the $300 million benefit to the state under our medicaid program. but, mr. president, that's not all of the picture. that's not even all of the medicaid picture. because besides that fix in the bill, overall, there's a dramatic expansion of medicaid. a huge expansion. and louisiana state government and louisiana taxpayers have to help pay for that expansion. and that extra cost to the state government -- to state taxpayer is way more than th the $300 million benefit. by very conservative estimates by the louisi