behind the headlines, finland's first woman president. >> hello. i'm bonnie erbÉ.welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the politics of birth control. >> all of a sudden, access to birth control, not abortion, is a major political issue. a hearing on birth control versus religious liberty in congress this week featured an all male panel. the republican chair barred testimony from anyone who supports women's access to birth control. that prompted new york democrat carolyn maloney and our own eleanor holmes norton to storm out in protest. meanwhile, former senator rick santorum surges ahead in the gop nomination race, also opposing use of birth control. he calls birth control "harmful to women," and opposes abortion in all circumstances, even rape or incest. he calls pregnancy as a result of rape a gift from god. >> linda chavez. are americans in din engineer of losing access to birth control. >> no. should they be faced to pay for it for others? that's the question. >> 57% of them support of governor

the president of finland.he looks like conan o'brien. >> a little bit. >> yeah, a little bit. >> conan referred to it in his tv show. >> her name is taria. >> either way, whatever this guy was looking at, he got caught in an embarrassing moment. >> yeah. good story, gale. thank you for bringing it. >>> mixed martial arts time. you know something crazy is about to happen. >> this is worse than scoring on your own hoop in basketball. >> see the knock-out punch and it's not what you think. and it's time for the stars to hit the red carpet. sunday is academy awards night. >> yeah, everyone knows that. >> but have you seen the video on how to care for oscar? we've got it on "right this minute." ow)r@u9 >>> welcome back too the show. don't forget to check in at rightthisminute.com. great videos all day long. >> if you have ever had -- you wish this guy was your friend. >> this is surveillance footage, and you see a bike just resting against a wall, and you see the guy. he comes up, inspects the bike, and decides he

karma is being built in a factory in finland which isn't even a real country. fins reacting to the news? >> do you really want him constructing your automobile? i don't think so. i think he shouldly locked up. the whole country should be. i love finland, actually. they say the government says the problem are typical for start up p cs. should the conversation just end there? orbs, okay. >> we should know what green means. green means the same as smart. nobody wants to buy it except congress. you build it and they won't come. >> i come pleatly disagree with that. i completely disagree with that. we do want to be green. and we eventually do want to have greener cars. i don't think that's the problem. i think we are dealing with an administration that is forcing us to deal with it right now when the economy and the people are not willing to spend the money on it. it is just not working. >> i'm sorry. i think it was just a small disagreement. >> i know dpirl scouts that have sold -- girl scouts that have sold more cookies than volt. the girl scouts are selling them.

has claimed bronze in the race at eighth world cup stage in contrast to finland the twenty four year old athlete makes only twice on all the shooting ranges political of start to time for car to france by five seconds to finish it took silver and with three gold went to the legendary beyond all of which beat his closest rival by eighteen seconds and two misses during shooting. staying with winter sports where. zuckoff screw has won the world cup in this competition the russian team led by support finished third at the final stage in calgary but that result was enough to top the overall standings though the day belonged to germany as the group of maximum and one of the stage he's bought the bench in the second in the final standings to germany to lead by a shotgun finished second on the night and third overall. let's now move to the ice way team russia has failed to win the state of the euro haka to the swedish games in a loss to the public on the final day of the competition for male it was sweden who won the tournament as the graining world champions finland three one on sunday the

want to world rally racing now where you are a lot full of finland has taken the lead at the grand prix of sweden despite winning just one of the ten special stages completed so far but he's fought to a stage win and three second place finishes to overhaul comparator and make him in it by seventeen seconds claimed three of the day's stages but some troubles on course let him to second place overall of norway currently lies twenty seconds behind the leader a time world champion sebastian up came off route stage seven finish the day in seventh place with almost a two minute gap. and finally cycling frenchmen not tomorrow has won this sixth and final stage of the twenty eight twelve tour of qatar tom boonen of belgium sued over all victory there at the last competition boon and came home just fifteenth but this was enough to secure first support overall for the belgian while britain's mark cavendish suffered some bad luck i say went down during the finishing sprint this left him in sixth place overall but it was demar who celebrated victory in qatar as final stage he out sprinted russian d

the third stage of the euro haka to the swedish games that sunil win over reigning world champions finland at the open air olympic stadium in helsinki goals from things beginning in soft made the game for the russians the other match of the day the czech republic needed a shootout to defeat tweeting to one that's mad but with the winning shot there russia on saturday in their battle sweden start home while the czechs take home finland. now you'd have thought if you had three olympic gold medals to a name you might become ten. to retire russia's resting champ and boy is having none of it it could be in life at a record faith sound like games in london as our correspondent now reports. three time olympic champion bull vice our side is already a living legend in russia's republic of dagestan but his achievements have all the potential to become near and reachable if he qualifies and wins the london games as the thirty seven year old freestyle wrestler prepares for his fifth olympic experience. all my actions today whether i get on the team or not all done for the benefit of wrestling i have a

onto world rather racing now where you're a much a lot full of finland has taken the lead at the grand prix of sweden despite winning just one of the ten special stages completed so far but for the case for a stage win and three second place finish holcomb patrick mckibben advice seventeen seconds that latter claimed three of the day's stages but some troublesome course led him to second place overall. of the way country lies third twenty seconds behind the leader a time world champion sebastian who came off the route at stage seven finish the day in seventh place almost a two minute gap. moving on to golf now where rory mcilroy and thomas bjorn share the lead after this second round of the dubai desert classic shooting a seven under par sixty five beyond manage a series of birdies and no dropped shots in a sixty five to lie on thirteen under. a one hit two years ago feat the world number two from northern ireland all soon made several birdies in another round of sixty five. who hate nine birdies in his first eleven house on thursday signed for three hundred sixty nine. really gets you

to the suite at the channel one cup while the other two participating nations also backlit out as finland telkom the czech republic. meanwhile over in the english premier league manchester united have the chance to leapfrog rivals manchester city at the summit that if they're able to beat liverpool it all trafford later on saturday a win for salix ferguson's men would put them a point above city with their rivals no playing until sunday there are seven other things just taking place later on saturday the pick of which placed tottenham fifth place newcastle spurs manager harry redknapp of course strongly linked with the england vacancy this week chelsea will be looking to hang on to fourth spot with the winner everton. sunderland fresh from the seven one win of a block the last time out. if you keep he's brought into training as well no so overall the situation looks much more positive in the period when we go into. period that will decide our season and therefore it's good to have the players back . i think it's quite important because in one week we play a. three games in three different

the competition for nail in sunday's other games hosts sweden take on the reigning world champion finland the sides are currently in action the latest score the three one to the swedes remember the winner of will win the entire tournament. meanwhile in youth ice hockey the emma chill showcase put a pic of the aist against the best of the west and it was the west which came from behind to win a second challenge cup title in a row row before then and now explains. these men are all about twenty years old but they will regain the skills he sure the young hopefuls represent a youth hockey league game a chill a tone thirty three producing players for your strongest league the gay chill pulling in north star game tradition once a year at the peak of the image of eastern conference plays the best from the west in the so-called challenge cup with every move showing this is far from just an it is a game new and of skill from the very beginning to the joys of back to middle corrina in one of russia's main us hockey centers gorst it was these two who took the lead through on the board of spoke play

this is finland's former finance minister, who has won the country's presidential election. the conservative politician is an openly gay environmentalists in the runoff, taking more than 60% of the vote. he's finland's first conservative head of state in more than half a century and is supportive of the country's continued membership in the european union. going to switch attention to greece now, as leaders there are resuming talks on a new package of austerity measures. this is after failing to reach agreement over the weekend. it's becoming a common enough occurrence. they're discussing reforms demanded by the european union and the i.m.f. as a condition of receiving the bailout package, which in total amounts to some 130 billion euros, leading to be in place in mid-march if athens is to avoid a debt default. aaron is following this very closely, with good reason. another huge cause of concern,. >> yes, deja vu, right? here we go again for greece. you were giving some of the details, but this is critical again. we talk about it, but it's very critical. come march 20, march

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militia has claimed braun's in the men's pursuit race at the eighth world cup staging controller to finland a twenty four year old athlete maced only twice on all the four shooting ranges well it could last up to matar for car of france while five seconds at the finish with silver with fruit misses while gold went to the legend beyond doubt and then a wedge and beat his closest rival by eighteen seconds and had two misses during shooting. staying with winter sports where. the course crew has won the world cup in the competition the russian team led by those who call finished third at the final stage in calgary but that result was enough to top the overall standings though the day belonged to germany as the crew of material on aren't one this stage of actually came home second in the final standings to germany to lead by a man elma shot a finished second on the night and third overall. let's move to the ice way team russia has failed to win the stage of the euro haka to a. swedish games into a loss to the czech republic or the found a over competition for male in sunday's game hosts sweden t

competition for male it was sweden who won the tournament as a date with reigning world champions finland three one on sunday the swedes are now on top of the pocket or with one ton and left. you in youth ice hockey the n.h.l. showcase put the pick of the eight. against the best of the west it was the west which came from behind to win its second challenge cup title and arrows. explains. these men are all about twenty years old but they will regain the skills to show off the young hopefuls who present a youth hockey league game a chill at tellme factory producing players for europe strongest league. holding a north star game tradition once a year the peak of the eastern conference plays the best from the west in a so-called challenge cup with every move showing this is far from just an it is a game of skill from the very beginning to the joy of a packed arena in one russia's main hockey centers. it was these two to go through on the board of spoke play gil three minutes from the first intermission the opening of the second period saw the eastern team extend their early onset of turning th

so the cold rush are breaking subzero temperatures as they play finland in their first ever open air match in helsinki. football first though and england under twenty one coach stuart pearce has been named as the interim manager of the national side following fabio capello's sensational resignation on wednesday night pearce will be in charge for england's friendly at home to holland on february the twenty ninth sixty five year old capello quit his post after four years in charge the italian was due to leave the three lions at the european championships in june but stepped down after a meeting with the football association his decision came after the f.a. informed him of their decision to take the on by. away from his captain john terry his trial for the alleged racist abuse of q.p.r. defend the anton ferdinand has been postponed until july if a chairman david bernstein says capello's exit will not affect in the twenty twelve preparations properties prime minister david cameron says the italian will be missed. would rise ational masses for the eurozone in place based kind of training

defeat wasn't enough to not rush for top spot in the overall standings meanwhile in the other game finland hundred outlets rushing the bottom side the czech republic winning seven zero. in football preparations are taking place ahead of this year's africa cup of nations final ivory coast will be the overwhelming favorites when they take on zambia and the decisive clash in gabaa on late on sunday the ivorians booked up place in the final with a one nil victory over mali in the seventies on wednesday the pre-tournament favorite haven't reached the showpiece final since back in two thousand and six before with salomon kalou says the elephants team spirit could be the secret to their success. we're working on the. team spirit and working together and you can see with every game we played even destroyed came down to defeat in you know and. to defend so i think that the spirit does well we're looking for we want to win together and that the motto was go. most important piece to go home with it to feel that's what we. well zambia reached the final after a surprise one nil win over garner in the s

blades of glory russia move top of the euro hockey toronto to know when i will finland in their first ever open their mouth. and ace turned out roger federer is set to take part in the first round of the davis cup for the first time in eight years as switzerland as the usa. but first to football in england under twenty one coach to a pace has been named as the interim manager of the three lions they sell to fabio capello's surprise resignation on wednesday night pace will be in charge for england's friendly at home to the netherlands later this month sixty five year old capello quit his post after four years in charge the italian was due to waiting with the european championships in june to step down after a meeting with the football association it decision came after the f.a. took the captain's armband away from john terry whose trial for the alleged racist abuse of keep ya defend anton ferdinand has been postponed until july f.a. chairman david bernstein says capello won't affect england's euro twenty twelve preparations. will be organizational masses for the euros only place based

with a winning shot their rush hour election on saturday when the sweden while the czechs take on finland. now you'd have thought if you had three olympic gold medals to name you might be content to gracefully retire russia's restaurant. it's having none of it it could be in line for a pair of record fifth son games in london as our correspondent in my course of now reports. three time olympic champion by cyrus eighty of these already a living legend in russia's republic of dagestan but he's achieved all the potential to become near and reachable if you call it flies and wins the london games as the thirty seven year old three star wrestler prepares for his fifth olympics period. what you would call my actions today with regrets on the team or not all done for the benefit of wrestling i have a very clear objective and i understand what is required of me what if i prove stronger than the other guys then i will make the team if not well i've never been afraid to lose my turn around and go home were it would be welcomed in any case whether i win or lose. while depending russia's colors is st

i have a buddy who lives in finland. fred me to go visit him. -- threatening to go visit him.ith spring-like temperatures going. as of this afternoon, the winter 2011-2012 tied for seventh format on -- seventh warmest on record. only three winters have been warmer than this one. a mild winter for sure. temperatures are still relatively mild, which means the weather system tonight will kick of rain showers. the winter weather as far as precipitation goes. a little bit of snow and sleet mixing in with the rain. even in north central pennsylvania, relatively mild. it looks like the heaviest of the rain will stay to the south for the next few hours. a sprinkle or light rain showers are and the possible. computer models are generating a pretty decent rain across the lower eastern shore. by morning, partly cloudy skies. for lows tonight, this is what we would expect for an afternoon high this time of year. southwest wind at 5 to 10. sense that coming at us right about. you can see with the snow is expected over the next couple of days and get a feeling for the storm track. the pacif

. >> tucker, i was kind of surprised to discover the president of finland was a woman. that was her husband -- that can't be legal. >> a lot of things are legal in scandinavia we don't put up with. i mean, bad furniture, kiddie porn and bad behavior. >> isn't finland not scandinavian? >> no, it is not. >> of course it is. >> no, it is a different language group. >> they have it on their birth certificate. >> like you can believe a birth certificate, am i right? >> sweden, norway and denmark. >> and iceland. >> i don't think so. >> i think real scandinavians -- >> look ambassador to the u.n., what do you think you know? >> i am team bolten on this one. >> brooke, is there a gender reversal for this? is there somewhere women stair at guys when they don't think they are being watched? >> i sympathize with the princess here. being canadian i have been to many, many royal dinners and it is a big, big problem. >> are you the king? >> you know the unicks. >> we should probably do this whole segment -- just went straight to hell. >> in the future if you could not stair at brook

to come and transform the legacy of past wars into works of art on the shores of the gulf of finland he's found hundreds of sea mines made during world war two and the cold war the artist uses them to make remarkable objects this mine for example will become a fireplace. i think it will make a nice fireplace. the sea mines picked up by come in sync ships the artist so-called military style doesn't mean he's succumbs to fashion instead it's an attempt to create works of art using something that was originally intended for destruction and murder. you don't miss that you can make anything you like from these oval shaped minds. you can make sculptures out of them you can even make a race car. come in those from news bulletins that missile defense components will soon be installed close to his country. he says nato missiles can easily be turned into beautiful sculptures. in. the amount of effort spent on making such weapons would be much better spent funding the arts. the people involved in this experiment testing their capacity for survival and the nuclear aftermath have finally reached

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