fromm was one of the founders. in fromm kept it afloat for the first 20 years refunding, a lot of fun name. amnesty was pretty shaky its first decade, would've folded probably without fromm's updates now what i am suggesting here is recall people like gates, going back to andrew carnegie, the big money people who deal with causes that are removed from us, but a major philanthropist for progressive political causes. i'd like to just mention a few of the causes he was involved in. two cases. one, probably the most important, most skillful case amnesty ever had, his cousin hide bron was an ostrich and tristan mason got out alive. the man was the editor of a libra newspaper in west berlin and the stasi kidnapped they made him go fishing with his hands in icy water and he was almost dead inside to realize they've got to get the guy out quick. so he mobilizes amnesty early on. all the others i really co-opt her to. so amnesty pleads for the worst of the stalinists to basically release him and of course he ignores him, so

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. >>> today's escape fromm alcatrz triathlon was grueling as one athlete died right after plunging intoters for the swim portion. race officials say they believe the 46-year-old man from austin, texas, suffered a massive cardiac event during the first part of the triathlon which begins at alcatraz island. we talked with the race organizer who says that in the 33-year history of the triathlon nearly 100,000 athletes have participated and this is the first time someone has died. >> if you're an athlete and something happens you want to get assistance as soon as something happens to you, in the water or on the bike or on the run. and he got that assistance today. unfortunately, you know, any type of assistance we could give him, it just wasn't enough. >> triathletes did hit chillier t waters this year because the race was moved from june to march because of the america's cup. the race organizers says that likely was not a factor. participants from the age of 7 to 70 years old finished the race today. >>> new at 11:00, imagine someone you knew suddenly went into cardiac arrest. what would y

let's give it up for david fromm. [cheers and applause] >> thank you.ow, and my son, nathaniel, and my daughter, bea. for us, i think danielle deserves special reck us in, because such an important part of my journey on this issue has been the extraordinary and lovely and moving ceremony she gave for my oldest friend, jonathan rauch, when he married michael lye two summers ago now. and it was danielle who made that beautiful event for 100 people. i'm delighted to be here also with my friend margaret hoover who spoke first, you know if? if you had been so minded, you could have staffed this, you could have had a list of speakers entirely made up of hoovers, eisenhowers, bushes and cheneys. it wouldn't be quite the republican convention, but pretty close. and, in fact, i speak here today as one of the more than 130 republicans and conservatives who signed ken mehlman's brief in favor of equal marriage rights. [cheers and applause] and i think if ken had had another week, there'd have been twice as many. you know, republicans and democrats in this country

once again with democratic strategist paul be gala and david fromm.t gingrich said that beating up on hillary clinton is not a winning strategy for republicans coming up in 2016. he said you have a combination of large donors and very clever consultants. neither of whom have any interest in building a healthy party. so they look for nasty ways to have more impact, if it becomes how clever we can be in vilifying hillary clinton, that's a party that will not win in 2016. but isn't that always how it goes, how you can cleverly vilify the opponent? >> look, partly he's talking about happened to him. he thinks the reason he got in trouble were the consultants and donors were against each other and doesn't think why they were against him. this is not strategic advice. this is tactical advice. the problems doesn't have a message from middle class america. that's what was missing. >> 1998 at the american nationals held in santa barbara -- >> what are your talking points in the debate. that is the very last thing. the first question is, what is your big offer

"newsweek" identities contributing editor david fromm will moderate. that is live at 11 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> do you find that washington and silicon valley on two different planets? >> i think that's probably fair to say. you know, i think the ties are probably getting closer. these days than it was before. but i think in many ways and for a long time folks in silicon valley didn't really care i want to know was going on in washington, and likewise i think the folks in washington have sometimes been tone deaf to what's going on in silicon industry. >> technology columnist at the "san jose mercury news" as he tours this year's ces international consumer electronics show tonight on "the communicators" at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> next, highlights from the fed recession of question time in the australian parliament. prime minister julia gillard and cabinet members answer questions on the us government economy and the recent impose minerals resource rent tax, more commonly known as the mining tax. this 40 minute program is courtesy of australia public affairs pane