>> again, julie ellis, assistant general manager for general affairs. eric brooks makes a really important comment about having some sort of separation and making sure that -- to me, the question is how are we in ensuring transparency and accountability with how decisions are getting made around community benefit investments? because we are in the process of developing the program, specifically coming up with what are the decision making processes and how do we ensure that we are being transparent and accountable, we have been getting information from a bunch of different types of stakeholders. the issue has come up, so it is front and center, as we will come with other resources to make sure that we are doing it in a way that is responsible and does not allow for those types of misuses and inappropriate relationships to take place, but at the same time, i would also say that we are looking for opportunities, knowing that for some of our nonprofit partners that are on the ground -- i think about the number of nonprofits, whether it is in bayview/hunters

i am the general manager for external affairs. i want to welcome commissioner martin. i am glad you're here. i contend should be familiar to most of you. -- item 10 should be familiar to most of you. this came before you at your commission meeting on november 23 in draft form. as background for commissioner courtney, in late 2009, the commission directed the staff at the public utilities commission to develop a community benefits program, a comprehensive program and policy. shortly after that meeting in 2009, two consultants who had been working with us for the past year began assessing where the public utilities commission is with respect to community benefits programs, helping us develop a definition we used in the development of the policy before you today. at the meeting on november 23, we also provided the wall with an executive summary of the draft report -- provided you all with an executive summary of the draft report we had been working on around community benefits. that report will be finalized and released in february. since the meeting in november, we incor

the united states generally loses the battle in foreign affairs because it does not present its philosophy of free enterprise, libertarian beliefs, et cetera, as well as it should. sounds almost familiar to the current day, doesn't it? finally, as the project did come in the 1960s -- excuse me come in the 1980s were thereabouts, the american people realize that economic security is not necessarily freedom. they realized their freedoms are being abridged. they realized the economy is becoming too regimented and the government to bureaucratic. the people will then change the trend of events back to common sense conservative principles of government. remember his prediction was 1980. and if you recall from history, 1980, as it turned out, was indeed the year in which the american people voted for a conservative president, ronald reagan, who did indeed -- [applause] who did indeed change the trend of events back to common sense conservative principles with government. ron god cited another yaf is following events in the near future from 19 weeks to 62,000. his predictions were as follows. 1968

creating separate departments for the military and for veteran's affairs will allow the general to focuson leading and increasingly active national guard while allowing the secretary of veteran's affairs to ensure we always meet our obligations to our veterans. over the past few years, it's been my honor to serve on the board of directors for south dakota's honor flight program. this program charters flights to fly to washington, d.c. with world war ii veterans to see their memorial and other sites. it was a privilege to be associated with honor flight and meet many of these heros now in the twi light of their lives who fought so value lantly to protect our world from fascism and communism. today's foreign struggles are creating a new generation of heros who put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. we owe them our thanks and our strong support, and i'd like us to pause at this time and thank them together for their service. please join me in thanking our veterans. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] beyond the cabinet change

that just in theory we saw a challenge from his foreign affairs minister, and he will head the party in the upcoming generalction. although voters in ireland are not happy with him as a moment. there is expected to be an election in late march, and the news we had at the top of the program, an update on that. there has been a massive earthquake in pakistan, magnitude 7.4. seems to have struck the southwest of the country, and if a shallow, which could be bad. a debt of just 6.3 miles. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news

the attorney general members prosecutor's office in meetings with the ministry of foreign affairs ministry of. justice and and put a lot of political pressure interestingly judge lascaux did not close the kids. and what many of the spanish officials who are in the u.s. about a need for two thousand and nine just look we have an independent judiciary we cannot instruct them to close this investigation so what is lost judge will ask who is now joining us once again find you saying to the obama administration answer in the proper place in a corner block in what we have put into submissions in last week's one that was documented again in the recent steps in the united states against prosecuting torture that includes the closing of an investigation into the destruction of cie chips that are believed to include interrogations using torture techniques and also we laid out on friday judge will ask a very comprehensive legal overview how he can hold the bush six lawyers accountable can you tell him how he would actually hold them accountable because we have seen cases before and italy for example w

. >> reporter: a love affair apparently that will last for generations.d up at the auto show, kent will hoyte, nbc bay area news. >>> mixed news today on the economy. joblessness decreased again but job growth was below expectations. unemployment down to 9.4% from 9.8%. 103,000 new jobs were created in december. and ford announced today that it is hiring. president obama was upbeat. the trend he said has been clear for a year. >> and each quarter was stronger than the previous quarter, which means that the pace of hiring is beginning to pick up. it is a great opportunity for companies to grow and add jobs. now is the time to act. companies who are listening out there. >> republicans contend the jobless rate dropped because so many people quit looking and stopped being counted. they insist 100,000 new jobs is a tiny uptick. and claiming they can save jobs, house republicans okayed a plan to vote wednesday to repeal president obama's health care bill. >>> a package addressed to homeland security secretary janet napolitano ignited a postal facility in washin

creating separate departments for the 34eur8 tear and for veterans affairs will allow the adjutant general to focus on leading an increasingly active national guard while allowing the secretary of veterans affairs to ensure that we always meet our obligations to our veterans. over the past few years, it's been my honor to serve on the board of directors for south dakota's honor flight program. this program charters flights to fly to washington, d.c., with world war ii veterans to see their memorial and other sights. it was an honoro be associated with honorlight and meet these heros now in the twilight of their lives, who fought to protect our world from facism and military leaders. we have a current generation of heros who have put their lives on the line to protect our freedom. we owe them our thanks and strong support and i would like us to pause at this time and thank them together for their service. please join me in thankg our verans. [ applause ] >> beyond the cabinet changes i've just described, i've also reorganized the governor's office. in most governor's office ins south dakota

most of the other positions will be in manufacturing at the affair will facility plant and general motors have have a -- will have a hence at the super bowl 24 includes during the episode of "glee" which will run after the show. 30-second ads are selling for as much as $3 million a piece. you can see the super bowl light here where we are. >>> 8:37. the oakland head -- raiders not going to the super bowl they are stepping up their search for a new head coach. the job interviews began yesterday, less than a week after al davis decided not to bring cable back. the raiders will not reveal the names of the leading opponent, but hew jackson is still set to be the front runner. >>> sal doo dash i would imagine that -- sal, i would imagine things are picking up out there? >> yeah. let me update you. we are looking at the east bay as well, of course. the westbound bay bridge has been steady for the last half hour. it's improbbing there. about a 15-minute wait here at the toll plaza. once you get on the bridge, it's nice. after yesterday we had a bad today we're -- today we're having a much better

affairs. the younger generation is profoundly affected in career choices, practice locations, and the context in which they practice. in other words, what they cut down their skill set to and what they are willing to offer the community in which they live. >> they can spend a lot of years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to receive a line to practice medicine, and the cost then of liability insurance and the risk if they have to make a claim against that insurance or more than one claim against that insurance to mare future as a physician, what is that risk? >> i think the issue here is there are plenty of people who need good medical care that are not necessarily high risk, and if you feel you can have a satisfactory practice without putting your life and family at risk by up necessary liability -- unnecessary liability, many younger physicians are taking that ruth. >> that is, indeed, the crux of the problem. the quality of medical care and the availability of medical care is very much affected by the perception of the medical profession and the reality to the medical provings of the cu

i think this is a terrible state of affairs, so there's no question that the younger generation is profoundly affected in the career choices and practice locations. the context in which they practice. in other words, whasht they cut down their skill set to and what they offer their community in which they live. >> they can spend a lot of years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to receive a license to practice medicine, and the cost then of liability insurance and the risk if they have to make a claim against that insurance or more than one claim against that insurance to their future as a physician, what is that risk? >> i think the issue here is there are plenty of people that need good, medical care that aren't necessarily high risk. if you feel you can have a satisfactory practice without putting your life and your family at risk by unnecessary liability, many younger physicians are taking that route. >> and that is indeed the crux of the problem. the quality of medical care and availability of medical care is very much affected by the perception of the medical profession and the realit

generous supporter of project homeless connect. can i please get a round of applause? the president of public affairs is here to join us. randy. >> thank you, judith. i want to thank everybody who is here today to project -- to volunteer for project homeless connect. kaiser permanente has been how to sponsor for the last three years. we have 50 physicians and staff here, and this is just an amazing activity. if you look around you, you will see all walks of life in this room. you will probably see some people who are older than you and who are younger than you. you will see different cultures, different sexual orientations, people of all walks of life who are all here today working together. it is just an amazing reminder of what we can do when we fall together as a community to address the need to make a difference, to solve a problem. it does not matter who we are because the one thing we all share in common today, whatever our belief system is, the believe that we together can make a difference and that we can change the world by working together and -- in really big ways, and that is what we are here to do today. i

i think this is a terrible state of affairs, so there's no question that the younger generation is profoundly affected in the career choices and practice locations. the context in which they practice. in other words, whasht they cut down their skill set to and what they offer their community in which they live. >> they can spend a lot of years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to receive a license to practice medicine, and the cost then of liability insurance and the risk if they have to make a claim against that insurance or more than one claim against that insurance to their future as a physician, what is that risk? >> i think the issue here is there are plenty of people that need ood, medical care that aren't necessarily high risk. if you feel you can have a satisfactory practice without putting your life and your family at risk by unnecessary liability, many younger physicians are taking that route. >> and that is indeed the crux of the problem. the quality of medical care and availability of medical care is very much affected by the perception of the medical profession and the reality

here's the secretary of defense for asian and pacific security affairs and retired general in the united states marine corp.. he was formally the commanding general of the marine corp. forces in the pacific and central command. he served and lived in japan. he's also a combat veteran of vietnam earning the brown star and purple heart. he's a graduate of the u.s. naval academy and i note in concluding that service to the country is evidently a family affair for the gregsons as his son is a marine corp. officer. secretary, we're proud to have you here, and please -- ? >> thank you. >> thanks. >> pardon me while i rearrange a prop here to get my notes at the right height between the bifocals. any of you that laugh at that will be there someday. [laughter] thanks to the progressive policy institute for organizing this forum and thanks to the university of california and washington center for providing this warm venue. i join you this morning on behaver of under secretary of defense. michelle was looking forward to being here, but was called to the white house this morning for various meeting

informal dinner this evening for visiting nato secretary general, secretary of defense gates, an assistant secretary for european and eurasian affairs. it is an opportunity for secretaries clinton and gates to compare notes with the secretary-general on the outcome of last november's net of summit in lisbon and review potential issues for discussion for the next nato summit in 2012, which the united states has offered to host. all this week we are hosting the 2011 local chiefs of mission conference here at the department. it is a historic gathering never rides an opportunity for our ambassadors to be the outcomes of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review and discuss strategies for implementation of this and other key initiatives in the context of current and future budget realities. for those of you who have read it from cover to cover, i am sure everybody in this room has done so. it talks about the changing role and the changing demand of our ambassadors, as the war becomes more complicated. our operations across government become more integrated. our ambassadors or running a government operation and working through the

it said we live under a generous government in a fertile land, where freedom and equality prevail, in civil and religious affairs. without any special permission, we can enter almost any profession and make an honest living. this we consider more wonderful es, to live in a country where you could choose to be anything you wanted to be, where you had equality and freedom and fertile land. this is what they heard about. this was that land of promise that went out to these norwegian immigrants, and the flame of imagination rose in their hearts and they decided to roll the dice and take the chance. these risktakers that came to the united states. the greatest wave of immigration was irish. the second greta's was the norwegians. they came from all over. some of your dudgeon summer italian, but all of us descended from risktakers, people that had that flame of imagination in them. they understood and they saw from a distance the land of promise that was the united states, and they decided to shake the dice and make it happen. my forebears sold everything and went down to the dock. when they got there, one of their kid

does not interfere in our internal affairs on the streets of kabul you don't have to walk too far the flavor is often indian and the aroma and mistakenly spicy. in generali want i can find lots of afghan speak my language there indians who do use the engine of books and all languages are very similar and india's role particularly in the medical and construction industries here hasn't gone and recognised this is one of the projects both by the indians four years ago it brings water down from a river several kilometers away so that farmers here can easily cultivate their land these young afghans are all involved in development work they say will india fall short in terms of cash support it more than makes up for in understanding the needs of afghanistan we're working in afghanistan on basic things like dance training in other things like an american doesn't and also whenever they start a would start a project in afghanistan they're completing their main complaint american projects are often inefficient and poorly resourced while analysts say india is just better than america at developing projects afghans want and appreciate you on the afghans who are in

chair of the work in general do you agree that this that the the the question of the ratification of the new arms deal with the united states is the main is the biggest foreign affairs issue at least for russia this this month definitely years and this for two reasons one is that. this treaty is to replace the previous one start one to reach was conducted ninety ninety one and the later stage showed the soviet union existence and that previous treated included not just the united states and the soviet union later on russia but other nuclear parts of the former soviet union like ukraine bill or russia and kazakhstan this treaty is out of question right now this is fulfilled but we do not have anything else on the area or for strategic armaments and this is bad because we do not know what the other parts of the other part does we have no possibility to store to verify the the existing stocks stockpile so for warheads and akira's the missiles and the so on and so forth or the treaty is really important for itself but the second reason is that this is definitely one of the most touchable result of the reset program in relations between russia and the united states and w

this is what the document said -- we live under a generous government in a fertile land where freedom and equality prevail. civil and religious affairs -- without any special permission, we can enter almost any profession and make an honest living. this week considered more wonderful than rich's. -- this week considered more wonderful than rich's. to live in a country where you could be anything you wanted to be. we had a quality, freedom, and fertile land. this was the land of promise that went out to these norwegian immigrants in the flame of imagination. they decided to roll the dice and take the chance. these were risktakers that came to the added states. the greatest wave of emigration or irish. the second greatest way for the norwegians. some of you are dutch and some of your german and some of you are italian, but all of last descended from risk-takers. people that had the flame of imagination. they understood and saw from distance the land of promise that was the united states. they decided to shake the dice and make it happen. my forbearers sold everything and went down to the dock and when they got there, one of their kids

general hospital, harvard medical school, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fullness of the framework, it really shows the validity of the framework, it shows the reality of recovery. and so the fact people are holding on to that old language, is really impeding us from moving forward into this new framework. and daphne what type, what are we talking about in terms of the old lang

thank my for -- staff for working so hard, but also the staffs of the attorney general and also the office of public affairscause all of this is a huge group effort. we are indebted to all of you for helping to make today possible. i think we all know that much remains to be done if we're truly going to address stalking in the way it deserves to be addressed. we're inspired by stories we've heard from the perrymans today, and we're reminded then that when you take action, change is possible. hannah, you and your team are the quintessential example of the spirit of the violence against women act, and you show us that when you have courage and you're willing to step up, lives can change, lives can be saved, lives can be improved. and we will take that message home with all of us today. i want to thank everybody, again, for being here today. i hope you've been as inspired as we have, and i look forward to you joining us in addressing this most critical mission. thank you so much for being here. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> coming up in about an hour we'll get remarks from h

affairs. they actually didn't memorandum internally so that they understand internally what they're doing. they say in their internal memorandum, the general strategic goal of the group in america -- this is straight from their document, the general strategic goal of the group in america, which was approved by the shura council and the organizational conference from the year 1987 his quote in a moment of islam in north america meeting, establishing an effective and stable islamic movement led by the muslim brotherhood, which adopts muslim causes domestically and globally in which works to expand the observant muslim base, aims at unifying and directing muslim offers, present islam as a civilization alternative and supports the global islamic state for every good. having established its leadership, the memorandum states that wrote the muslim brotherhood in north america, they continue to say the process of settlement and civilization g hottest process, with all the means. the acorn, meaning the boatswain brotherhood must understand that their work in america is fakery and jihad in eliminating and destroying the western civilization from wit