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what money he owes some casino or some drug lord somewhere tried cavities we're going to sell as franken country for a few quid the objective of the outside forces that being the i.m.f. which is controlled by the us which is controlled by wall street is to simply grab all of greece's for pennies on the dollar and antics the entire country of theories and that they should forego their sovereignty and their independence now they're just one more day lead congratulations you're now in significant and your entire five thousand euro history just got flushed down the toilet. you can watch the price report at half past the hour here on our t.v. meanwhile in other news the man recently arrested in russia's chechen republic for the murder of a prominent journalist. has been officially charged investigators say they have enough evidence to prove the thirty seven year old suspect is the killer who shot. years ago artists are still has the details certainly for a case that has been going on for about five years now and they certainly have been moving fast since the arrest of. the chechnyan connectio

my time is expiring so i will yield back to senator franken. >> thank you. thank you and mr. pincus' testimony, he states that businesses that engage in wrongdoing will remain fully accountable for their actions because government enforcement, not private litigation, deters corporate wrongdoing. professor cox, i want to ask you about this. the walmart litigants are now filing with the eeoc in less time i checked, the eeoc had a backlog of 86,000 private sector charges, and the eeoc has dated that quote the private right of access judicial forum to adjudicate claims is an essential part of the statutory enforcement scheme. relevant to the at&t case a gal report found the fcc doesn't regulate carriers contract terms. it has few rules that address services consumers receive from wireless phone carriers and conducts little monitoring of consumer complaints and does not enforce its billing rules for wireless carriers. professor cox, what is your understanding of the role that suits american citizens play in our civil justice system? are they redundant because there are are the gov

my time has expired, so i will yield back to senator franken. >> thank you and mr. pincus' testimony he states that businesses that engage in wrongdoing will remain fully accountable for their actions because government enforcement not private litigation deters corporate wrongdoing. professor cox, i want to ask you about this. the example you mention about the walmart litigants are now filing with the eeoc. the last time i checked, the eeoc had a backlog of 86,000 private sector charges, and the eeoc has stated that quote the private right of access to the judicial forum to adjudicate claims is an essential part of the statutory enforcement scheme. relevance of the at&t case the gal report found that the fcc doesn't regulate carriers contract. it has few rules that address services consumers receive from wireless phone carriers and conduct little monitoring of consumer complaints and does not enforce its billing rules for wireless carriers. professor cox, what is your understanding of the role american citizens play in our civil justice system? are they redundant be

cnn contributor john afterlon reports to al franken, arnold schwarzenegger. >> he is associated with were to show he was serious and really take the time to learn the issues, you get him in a democratic primary he could get enough percentage to make a runoff and make a run as an independent. no one should count this one out. >> alec baldwin is filming in florida but has taken to his twitter account, weighing in onnant my weiner writing he should not resign. it's a long way until november 2013. >> this is someone who friends have said he's really into politics, always been into issue, he's the kind of celebrity who likes to argue politics at dinner parties. john said he would have to learn the issues but something that's -- alixer to him. >> wouldn't be out of realm for new york. >> a lot of places people would say why does this make sense, but in new york -- >> there you go. >> he has had issues in the past with his temper. i would assume if you're going to be the mayor of new york for any kind of politician in new york, you have to be able to deal with a lot of people. did that come

senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director mueller, i want to start off today by associating myself with senator durbin's remarks and commending you for your tremendous service to this nation. it is in large part because of your tenacity and leadership that we haven't seen another major terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. that is no small achievement and i want you to know that i am grateful for all you have done to reshape the f.b.i.'s counterterrorism strategy. i don't think it should come as a surprise your department has been heavily criticized over the last 10 years for significant misuse of the department's surveillance powers and other major civil liberties violations. i think you have done extraordinary job, but i also believe that term limits exist for a good reason. term limits are like sunshine laws, they force us to bring in new leaders who take a fresh look at things, and that is almost always a good thing. i'd like you if you could to take a minute to talk about some of the most controversial aspect

cnn contributor john avlon points to celebrities turned politician like jesse ventura, al franken and if he was to show she was serious and really take the time to learn the issues and get him in a democratic primary, he could make a credible runoff and he could run as an independent. so no one should count this one out. alec baldwin is -- he writes it's a long way until november of 2012. he also weighed in on anthony weiner, writing that he should not resign. wolf? >> all right, thanks very much, mary snow reporting. >>> a mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter breaking down in court as graphic evidence is shown, dramatic developments today in the the casey anthony trial. >>> and a controversial oval office meeting between president obama and an african leader accused of massive corruption. >>> plus the chicago businessman accused of playing a part in a mumbai terror attack averted is now in. [ male announcer ] the inspiration for its shape was an archer drawing his bow. ♪ could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? ♪ the all-new cadillac cts-v co

therefore, today i have introduced legislation along with senators blumenthal, merkley, franken, whitehouse and bill nelson to end excessive speculation once and for all -- once and for all. the american people cannot continue to be ripped off by wall street, who are artificially driving up the price of oil and gas. i am very pleased to also announce that congressman maurice hinchey will be introducing this piece of legislation in the house. this legislation mandates that the chairman of the cftc take immediate actions to eliminate excessive oil speculation within two weeks -- two weeks. one, our bill requires the chairman to establish speculative oil position limits equal to the position accountability levels that have been in place at the new york mercantile exchange since 2001 -- 2002. 2001. this bill requires the chairman -- so that wall street investment banks back their bets with real capital. three, under this bill, goldman sachs, morgan stanley and other investment banks engage in proprietary oil trading would be classified as "speculators" instead of bonafide hedgers. and, 401(k)'s

senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director mueller, i want to start off today by associating myself with senator durbin's remarks and commending you for your tremendous service to this nation. it is in large part because of your tenacity and leadership that we haven't seen another major terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. that is no small achievement and i want you to know that i am grateful for all you have done to reshape the f.b.i.'s counterterrorism strategy. i don't think it should come as a surprise your department has been heavily criticized over the last 10 years for significant misuse of the department's surveillance powers and other major civil liberties violations. i think you have done extraordinary job, but i also believe that term limits exist for a good reason. term limits are like sunshine laws, they force us to bring in new leaders who take a fresh look at things, and that is almost always a good thing. i'd like you if you could to take a minute to talk about some of the most controversial aspect

senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director mueller, i want to start off today by associating myself with senator durbin's remarks and commending you for your tremendous service to this nation. it is in large part because of your tenacity and leadership that we haven't seen another major terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. that is no small achievement and i want you to know that i am grateful for all you have done to reshape the f.b.i.'s counterterrorism strategy. i don't think it should come as a surprise your department has been heavily criticized over the last 10 years for significant misuse of the department's surveillance powers and other major civil liberties violations. i think you have done extraordinary job, but i also believe that term limits exist for a good reason. term limits are like sunshine laws, they force us to bring in new leaders who take a fresh look at things, and that is almost always a good thing. i'd like you if you could to take a minute to talk about some of the most controversial aspect

senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director mueller, i want to start off today by associating myself with senator durbin's remarks and commending you for your tremendous service to this nation. it is in large part because of your tenacity and leadership that we haven't seen another major terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. that is no small achievement and i want you to know that i am grateful for all you have done to reshape the f.b.i.'s counterterrorism strategy. i don't think it should come as a surprise your department has been heavily criticized over the last 10 years for significant misuse of the department's surveillance powers and other major civil liberties violations. i think you have done extraordinary job, but i also believe that term limits exist for a good reason. term limits are like sunshine laws, they force us to bring in new leaders who take a fresh look at things, and that is almost always a good thing. i'd like you if you could to take a minute to talk about some of the most controversial aspect

franken: mr. president, i rise today to express my strong opposition to the amendment offered by my colleague from oklahoma which we will be voting on tomorrow. before i talk about the substance of the amendment, i want to comment on the procedure through which it was offered. there was no warning to senate leadership or to any of our colleagues, and while technically it wasn't in violation of senate rules, it undermines the basic comity that makes this body work. it's a disservice to do business this way, to our colleagues, to bipartisanship and to the american people who sent us to washington to get things done by working together, so i'm disappointed in the way this was handled. now, let me talk about the amendment itself. today, families in minnesota and around the country are paying painfully high prices at the pump as oil still hovers around around $100 a barrel. what this amendment does is cut the legs out from under the most viable alternative to foreign oil that we have. despite decade af

anin the land of al franken we move the needle on a of it. there's countries that have been at this intersection before. in the late 1970's, the country was in big trouble, we were facing foreign security threats and a new president about to be sworn in walked out of the united states capitol. it was an overcast day in the early year of 1981. his name was ronald wilson rageen and as he took to the podium to take the oath of office, he remembered later in his ma'am aways that the clouds parted in a brief moment and he felt a ray of warmth hit the moment at the very moment he was being sworn in. he put his hand on his mother nell's bible and he laid his hand on the verse, second chronicles 7:14 which says this -- if my people who are called byy name will hum nl -- humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then i will here from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land. that passage doesn't say if those people over there do something. it says if my people. the responsibility first comes to us. and so this is

and in the land of al franken we move the needle on all of it.efore. in the late 1970's, the country was in big trouble, we were facing foreign security threats and a new president about to be sworn in walked out of the united states capitol. it was an overcast day in the early year of 1981. his name was ronald wilson rageen and as he took to the podium to take the oath of office, he remembered later in his ma'am aways that the clouds parted in a brief moment and he felt a ray of warmth hit the moment at the very moment he was being sworn in. he put his hand on his mother nell's bible and he laid his hand on the verse, second chronicles 7:14 which says this -- if my people who are called by my name will hum nl -- humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then i will here from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land. that passage doesn't say if those people over there do something. it says if my people. the responsibility first comes to us. and so this is the united states of america and the way forward will

franken: thank you. madam president, i have six unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. franken: thank you. madam president, i rise today to discuss what i think is one of the clearest threats to americans' digital privacy and to introduce legislation that i think will go a long way toward addressing this problem. madam president, americans have valued and sought to protect their right to privacy for a long, long time, and so have the representatives that they have elected to be a part of this chamber. but in the past few decades there has been a fundamental shift in the nature of our right to privacy and the privacy threats that we face. because when i was young, when people talked about their right to privacy, they talked about prote

and in the land of al franken we move the needle on all of it. there's countries that have been at this intersection before. in the late 1970's, the country was in big trouble, we were facing foreign security threats and a new president about to be sworn in walked out of the united states capitol. it was an overcast day in the early year of 1981. his name was ronald wilson rageen and as he took to the podium to take the oath of office, he remembered later in his ma'am aways that the clouds parted in a brief moment and he felt a ray of warmth hit the moment at the very moment he was being sworn in. he put his hand on his mother nell's bible and he laid his hand on the verse, second chronicles 7:14 which says this -- if my people who are called by my name will hum nl -- humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then i will here from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land. that passage doesn't say if those people over there do something. it says if my people. the responsibility first comes to us. and so this