marc lynch, foreign policy magazine and george washington university - thanks for being with us. and malou innocent of the cato institute, thank you for being with us on great decisions. thank you as well for joining us on this program and special thanks to our group in nevada. if you'd like to join a great decisions group in your area visit greatdecisions.org we'll see you next week. i'm ralph begleiter. >> to order a dvd of this series, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. sponsorship of great decisions is provided by the aarp office of international affairs and the european commission. >> it, it's very important that we engage with the rest of the world. we're, we're, you know, with everything going the way it is - china and everything else - it's very important that we engage with everybody. >> i think that there's a lot to be said for um, the cultural and educational and um, other

mark life, george washington universities, robert malley, international crises group. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> charlie: anthony hopkins is here. his life began in the theatre as an apprentice to the late lawrence olivia. he was in the silence of the lambs. he was nominated for three more academy awards since that time and here is a look at some of his work. >> why is it always him and never me. >> he has interest. >> christ henry, is that open? >> you never called me. you never said my name. i'd have walked, i'd have crawled. i'd have done anything. >> it's your nature to give these morning duties to your father. but you must know your father lost a father and that father lost his. but it's an obstinate course of stubbornness. >> you wake up sometimes don't you, wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs. do you think if you sayoor captain, you could make them stopped, don't you. you think if captain lived you won't wake up in dark ever again to the darkness of the lambs. >> i don't know. i don't know. >> you were asking him. >> she was matron

you president knack for that kind of production and for the opportunity to be here at george washington university. good afternoon, and thank you president knapp for that kind introduction, and for the invitation to be here at george washington university. i will be speaking at several colleges and universities throughout the year about different aspects of homeland security. i am happy to kick things off here, though, with an address on the overall state of our homeland security. so, thank you to the homeland security policy institute. i want to especially acknowledge the institute's founding director, frank cilluffo, who is a good friend of dhs. frank is one of those who were "present at the creation" of our homeland security effort after the 9/11 attacks. under his leadership, the homeland security policy institute has been at the vanguard of treating homeland security as its own discipline that demands serious study. because of this institute, and other efforts emerging at colleges and universities across the country, homeland security is taking its place among longer-standing fields -- like i

from george washington university in washington, d.c., this is ban hour and a half. >> alumni and staff and students of the george washington university, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the historic lisner auditorium for the jane goodall awards. it's a particular pleasure as well as an honor to have dr. goodall on our campus. her early work on primate behavior captured the imagination of millions. she has expanded her work to include conservation and striving for a better world. it is also an honor to present this year's global awards. individually and collectively they advance her -- advance her commitment to sustaining and flourishing all of the life forms on the earth we share. and one of the most urgent and important issues of our time, our efforts to educate and enlighten and inform are are strengthened by the many relationships we have throughout the capital area and the world. i am pleased to note that the jane goodall institute recently established a chapter of roots and shoots here at george washington. that will provide our students with yet another opportunity to act on th

devin greene and kristina sgueglia-- students at the george washington university-- heard the empire state building was getting new windows, so they hit the streets. just how many windows were there? >> okay, we have about 110 floors. >> 11,000. >> 650. >> 110 times. >> 5,550... >> 6,354. >> it's got 6,514 windows, some 26,000 panes of glass. >> that can't be right. >> we took the glass out. we pulled it all apart. we vigorously cleaned it. and we did something else. we re-used all the glass in the building. we took those dual-paned windows and made them r-8. the "r" value is a technical measurement of the resistance to heat flow. so the higher the number, the better. higher "r" value windows are built in a unique way. they have multiple chambers separated by suspended film. that clear film goes in... it goes in with a special set of spacers and other sealants. then, we fill that with gas. that further improves the "r" value to get all the way to 400% improvement. >> reporter: surace says the windows can save $410,000 a year in energy costs. >> commercial buildings are about 18% of o

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she made that announcement in a speech within the past hour at george washington university. the color coded system was implemented after the september 11 attack with levels going from green to red. the new system will be based on a simple premise. >> when a threat develops that could impact you, the public, we will tell you. we will provide whatever information we can so you know how to protect yourselves, your family and your communities. >> the new terror alert system is scheduled to go into effect by the end of april. >>> investigators are deciding whether to search -- where to search next for kidnapping victim juliani cardenas. last night stanislaus sheriffs announced divers will not go back into the murky chilly waters of the delta canal. they've already pulled eleven cars out of the water in the last six days, but not the silver toyota corolla believed to be in the canal that belongs to kidnapping suspect jose rodriguez. >>> one of the cars that was recovered from the canal has been returned to its owners. but they don't want it back. the car was stolen in november. si

. >> live pictures this morning from george washington university here in the nation's capital where agriculture secretary tom vilsack and health secretary kathleen sebelius will be announcing the latest dietary guidelines for americans. those guidelines are updated every five years and they aim to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and obesity by encouraging improved nutrition and physical activity. this is live coverage here on c-span. >> good morning. i amylin goldman, dean of the school of public health and health services here at the george washington university. it's my pleasure to welcome you this morning. i'm particularly proud our school is part of today's announcement. our dedicated research faculty work every day on issues related to food safety, obesity, policy, and epidemiology and public health students, many of whom are in attendance today, are studying how these issues affect the public's health. i also have to acknowledge and thank our wonderful staff as well as the staff at the usda and hhs for putting this event together this morning. we at g.w. share the commitme

douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i think as doug just said, it's 24/7, people rely on the media to get their information and, as the media reaching out, people are forming opinions, ideas, attitudes about what they think about addiction and mental illness based on what they'

university of the east, the flu vaccines, doctor of -- philippines, biotech knowledge fellow, george washington university seven years, george washington chief of urology five years. men's health magazine, contributor. hobbies: explorers club, a national exploration society. chairman of expeditions. michael john manyak.born, jersef age. wife, mary. seven children. roman catholic. republican. st. peter's college, b.a. auburn university m.a., public administration. united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the prot

after the break, we will speak to jeffrey rosen of george washington university.e will talk about the shootings in arizona and also look at the return of supreme court. >> "politico" reports several lawmakers are already changing their security arrangements. the republican from utah and heath shuler of north carolina say they will now be carrying their guns in home districts for protection. both hold a conceal and carry permit, but will not carry in the district of columbia. also reporting that democrat carolyn mccarthy of new york plans to introduce legislation banning the high capacity ammunition that the gunmen used on saturday. house speaker john maynard led a conference call yesterday with more than 800 lawmakers, spouses, and eight, saying the shooting could serve as an impetus for congress to lock arms in unity. he announced the capitol hill security leaders would provide a security overview this week. he said, we must rise on the occasion for our nation and show congress at its best. those are some of the latest headlines. >> thank you, mr. president, vice

listen to what jim has to say at george washington university. >> a quick break until kron4 news continues until 11:00 a.m.. a quick look at the traffic as it continues to build past the 87. >> 6:16 a.m. and the latest on the search for 4 year-old julie on and cardenas. there temporarily suspended the search for a car that was last seen, the boy was last seen in, being taken away by the ex-boyfriend of his mom. authorities say they have recovered a glove and vehicles in the canal, including two that they pulled yesterday. in nine of them with the 2003 silver toyota corolla that was being looked for in connection of the kidnapping. they're expected to examine it sonar images while they determined and the plan of action. >> health advocates are concerned that judge brown's ruling could lead to elvis. they're living those on medicare to attend visits a year and will save the country $20 million. there is a variety of cuts to medicare. while they do not like the proposals they are committed to reaching the goal to 12 1/2 billion dollars of cuts. the majority of california voters agree with gov

my name is james reid from california, i'm a freshman at george washington university, disputedly one of the most politically active schools in the country. >> yes, sir. >> many of my friends and i have aspirations of entering politics. what advice would you give to aspiring leaders of integritiesome. >> i would suggest that you find some campaigns to work in, go actively involve of yourself this public policy and find out if it's really what you think it's going to be. find a campaign to work in as well as an office somewhere that, you know, whether you're salespersonning or -- interning or -- find those places where you're passionate. i tell young people on a regular basis to give back. this is a great country, and we're different from any other country this the world because people who came before us gave back. it didn't matter whether you joined the peace corps or the marine corps. give back to our state, our country, our communities. and in that you will find your place. yes, sir. >> this is going to have to be the last question. >> my name's caleb, i'm from massachusetts, and ca

the senate i was privileged to attend an esteemed institution here in town called the george washington university and i have the privilege now to co-chair the council on political affairs, a graduate school of political management and employees to welcome the president of the george washington university thank you for being here today. [applause] a new found trend that we've become close and a relatively short period of time is the president of the building construction trade of the afl-cio about a year ago, a little over a year ago now we came together, the api and the construction trade and entry into a labor-management committee agreement whereby we worked together on issues of mutual interest so we are pleased to have a partnership with organized labor and mark, thank you for being here today. [applause] but we also introduced frank stewart the president of the american association of blacks and energy. we have worked with him before and we just talked again today further about what we can do to expand our role and responsibilities in expanding the work force in the african community. somethi

it is a graduate of george washington university and received his law degree from william and mary. it is the haunted the the state of thomas jefferson. -- is the home to the estate of thomas jefferson. it shall not take from labor the breath that it is earned. that is the sum of good government. he is come here to speak about government. this decline has been chronicled by the heritage foundation and our index will be discussed later. how will now ask leader cantor to join us at the podium. >> good morning. it is great to be here. thank you very much for that warm introduction. thank you for all of your efforts here at heritage. it is a pleasure to be here. all bus i know, enjoyed the momentous occasion of seeing the president of the united states come to capitol hill. always a treat for the nation. really, a lot of nice words and positive thoughts from the president about going forward, and supposing and proposing the possibility that we all work together, which i am hopeful of. but in my book, actions speak louder than words. and we will have to, i think, see how it is that this

the george washington university. it is my pleasure to welcome yos this morning. i'm particularly proud our school is part of today's announcement. the research faculty work every day and issues related to food safety, obesity epidemiology ane public health students, many of whom are in attendance today are studying how these issues affecs derfulblic's h health. i also have to have knowledge and thank our wonderful staff aa well as the staff at the usdato. we at g.w. share the commitment to promote health, wellness, and nutrition. our urban food task force is working to identify ways the university can support scholarship and instruction on sustainable urban food policies and provide practical information on healthy eating and food preparation to the greater g.w. community. i want to particularly acknowledge diane robinson napp wife of g.w. president. for her work and involvement in leading this effort. thank you very much. we are honored to have here today two of our country's leading health and nutrition advocates, secretary of health and human services kathleen

marvin is a james clark welling presidential fellow at george washington university and he is the edward r. mur row professor emeritus at harvard's kennedy school of government. he is also a contributing news analyst for national public radio and fox news channel. in addition, he's frequently called upon to comment on major issues of the day as one of the chief contributors to the dialogue of how we go forth as a country. marvin is distinguished the broadcast career by working for both cbs and nbc news. as i said, he was a diplomatic correspondent. he was also the moscow bureau chief for cbs before that and moderated "meet the press" in the nbc years. he has won the 2006 fourth estate award from the national press club. he's also won more than half a dozen overseas press club awards. lectured at many universities throughout the country and abroad. a graduate of city college of new york. and then from harvard and he's a continuing scholar who is currently just wrapping up writing a book on the american experience in vietnam. marvin kalb. [ applause ] >> thank you all very much. it's a ple

university of the east, the flu vaccines, doctor of -- philippines, biotech knowledge fellow, george washington university seven years, george washington chief of urology five years. men's health magazine, contributor. hobbies: explorers club, a national exploration society. chairman of expeditions. michael john manyak.born, jersef age. wife, mary. seven children. roman catholic. republican. st. peter's college, b.a. auburn university m.a., public administration. united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the prot

a former correspondent -- [inaudible] and currently in research of russian internet at george washington university. you wrote a few very interesting pieces about russian internet and the conversion between -- [inaudible] a few years ago, so i wonder what is the current state of the related internet activities and what extent there are a lot of urban legends -- so do they have the right to follow everything? what type of activities they're doing now and what is the current state of the internet, russian blog surfings? >> and i would add there's a summit in the book -- subject in the book, so i call your attention to it. >> in fact, it was quite smart to keep the distance, so it's not as if people who attack is the foreign side. there's a number of people, and according to our information they're supported by the kremlin. so it's, we can compare the movements like -- [inaudible] and some people are recruited from the rank of organizations and supervised by the same people as administration. the efforts be done -- [inaudible] when something happened and there's, for example, they had very famous atta

a bullet to do extraordinary things and it they get him within minutes not far away to george washington university and he jokes with his nurses right think hollywood couldn't have written such a script between his attempt and the air traffic leader that is the birth of freedom with ngo what consequences. it's hard to believe we are just fascinating. we could go on all afternoon. the book is called american caesars lives of the presidents from franklin a little to george bush. highly recommended. thank you so much. >> guest: it's been a pleasure. >>> coming up next, booktv presents "after words," an hour-long program will be invited guests host interview authors to read this week political pollsters scott rasmussen and dog schoen discuss their book schoen how the tea party movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system. the veterans describe to party activists as inauthentic grass-roots movement that concerned citizens who helped to shrink the size of the federal government. they examine the impact small government proponents are having on the midterm elections and potential lasting influe

and david shambaugh is director of the china policy program at george washington university. he just returned from a 14-month research sabbatical in china. susan shirk, i'll start with you first. what if anything jumps out at you about today's meeting? >> well, the two presidents definitely tried to accentuate the positive from the u.s. side i think we're pretty satisfied with the joint statement and what the chinese said about north korea. for the first time they did express concern about the uranium enrichment program in north korea. they agreed that north/south dialogue should occur basically before the six-party talks and that concrete steps need to be taken on denuclearization. i think that's probably the part of the joint statement that the u.s. side was the most satisfied with. on the other hand, when it comes to this high-level military dialogue that secretary gates was pressing for last week in beijing and they said "well, let's think about it" we saw that president hu might be coming with that and he was still unwilling to commit to that. brown brown minxin pei, is

frank sesno of george washington university is your guide. >> james, can you give us a sense of what he's experiencing. >> sure. i think i actually have special insight because i have experienced those things myself. i'm a person with chronic schizophrenia. the best way to describe having a psychotic episode is like a waking nightmare where things are crazy, bizarre, frightening, confusing. with schizophrenia you have delusions and hallucinations and disordered thinking. like i was on the roof and i said someone has infiltrated. i don't believe in joints but they do hold your body together. loosely associated words and phrases but experienceally the feeling is utter terror. >> james is feeling very alone. >> he needs support. everybody needs support. there are resources available. community mental health centers. so it might be useful for him to contact a social worker at a community mental health center and get some kind of support in his life. >> james is feeling very alone as you said and he's scared and he's staying in his apartment. he now can't go to work. he's paralyzed. he lo

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in the house and senate, i was privileged to attend an esteemed institution called the george washington university. i have the privilege dollars to co-chair the council on political affairs, the graduate school of political management, and then pleased to welcome the president of george washington university. president, to life for being here. [applause] -- thank you for being here. [applause] >> and, a new-found friend. marketeers, the president of the building and construction trade of the afl and cio. about a little over zero years ago, we came together, and -- a little over a year ago, when we came together to work together on mutual interests. we are pleased to have a partnership organized labor. mark, thank you for being here today. [applause] >> let me also introduce frank stewart, was the president of the american association of blacks in energy. we of work with him before, and talked to him today further about the old rule -- what we can do to expand our responsibilities and the work force of the americas -- african-american community. frank, thank you for being here. and, we always say t

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it is a graduate of george washington university and received his law degree from william and mary. he espouses the principles of the founding fathers. he is a strict constitutionalist, which leaves meant free to seek improvement. that is the sum of good government. he has come here to speak about this. aziz said on sunday, or at the government's spending -- as he said on sunday, rapid government spending has been chronicled b

we spoke this morning to the george washington university professor jeffrey rosen. jeffrey rosen is here, a professor of law at the george washington university. as the look at the shootings, what is the most important legal issue you are looking at? guest: there are so many. it raises a number of legal and constitutional issues. it brings up the question of whether hate speech was responsible. it was interesting to see at a polarizing speech on the internet, director moeller is also looking at that. i think it a corporate to look at that, to figure out the motives of the shootings. it would not be a corporate to suggest legally the shooter could be prosecuted or because of inflammory speech. there is a strong tradition in america of punishing speech only with imminent lawless action. for example, assassination how- to manuals have been prosecuted under the second amendment, but other than that, which can only say that it is deplorable. host: we are already hearing a lot about gun rights, legislation being proposed today. guest: of course, arizona and has one of the

an adjunct professor of asian studies in the elliott school of its financial affairs, george washington university. he has extensive government career in congressional research service and other u.s. federal agencies that lasted 33 years. we will begin with mr. larry wortzel. i'm sorry that i'm not so great with the pronunciations, but look at my name. i don't get too picky. i will be rather ruthless with the five minutes, so please confine yourself to five minutes. larry, you are recognized. thank you. >> chairman, ros-lehtinen, ranking member berman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. that use at present are my own informed by my service in the u.s. army, on the u.s.-china security and review commission and my own research. in late 2004 chinese communist party chairman ileana ros-lehtinen set out a new set of missions for the people's liberation army. these new historic missions provide the basis for china's future defense research and weapons acquisition plans. they also set the stage for a more assertive use of the armed forces inside and outside of a

later, george washington university law professor talks about a case currently before the supreme court testing the constitutional amendment which says police may only enter a person's home after showing a grounds that a crime is under way. "washington journal" is next. . . . . >> we'll look at some of the information on c-span.org. here is a story from the associated press. >> we have more to come. give us a kul this morning. you can also reach us at c-span at twitter.j. >> let's take a call from collinsville, illinois >> what do you think about this? to think that they are not as cape able or vicious >> from cleveland ohio >> what do you think? >> i think women should be able to serve in front line combat if we want equality, totally, we have to be willing to be equal in our performance. now that they have don't ask, don't tell repealed. so parity in all areas means you accept responsibility >> how do you think feel. as long as they fulfill their duties, they'll be welcome, i'm sure. >> you know what i think. if i fwot a lady serving right beside me because it's a woman she could be m

alan is the learner family and professor lecturer in law at the george washington university law school. he received his undergraduate degree from yale college and his law degree from harvard. in between his studied he served as a commissioned officer in the u.s. navy. his early legal career includes working as an attorney of cleary, and as an assistant u.s. attorney in the southern district of new york. in 2004, alan retired from public citizen to work at stanford law school as a senior lecturer. he's taught at several law schools includes harvard, new york, tulane, and china's fudan university. alan teamed up with a ralph nader to form the litigate of the consumer advocacy group. other the span of his career, he has argued 20 cases before the united states supreme court. please welcome alan morrison. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. couple of preliminary matters. i first came to the program at cato institute in somewhat less adjust surroundings as this. i recall the institute was in the basement of a small town hall on second street southeast. i was there because i, like the people

during the three day vigil that followed, a lot of us gathered in the lobby of the george washington university hospital just four blocks from here. we spent sometime grasping at straws on a subject that few of us knew much about: cardiology. but there was much more talk about richard's heart in another sense. it was a big heart. and it was a young heart. and it was young throughout his life. what a life it was. it wasn't just a career. it was a saga. and it had a plot that underscored his sheer talent, his energy, his versatility, what's been called his audacity of determination. there he is at 24, in the white house, helping wage the vietnam war. at 27, in paris, helping forge the vietnam peace. at 29 in morocco, directing the peace corps. at 36, presiding over the state department bureau responsible for east asia and as david reminded us, the south pacific. and that job, his office was on the sixth floor of the department of state which on those premises is considered close to heaven since it's just below the office of the secretary of state. so flash ahead 30 years. there he is again. back

an adjunct professor of asian studies in the elliott school of its financial affairs, george washington universitynment career in congressional research service and other u.s. federal agencies that lasted 33 years. we will begin with mr. larry wortzel. i'm sorry that i'm not so great with the pronunciations, but look at my name. i don't get too picky. i will be rather ruthless with the five minutes, so please confine yourself to five minutes. larry, you are recognized. thank you. >> chairman, ros-lehtinen, ranking member berman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. that use at present are my own informed by my service in the u.s. army, on the u.s.-china security and review commission and my own research. in late 2004 chinese communist party chairman ileana ros-lehtinen set out a new set of missions for the people's liberation army. these new historic missions provide the basis for china's future defense research and weapons acquisition plans. they also set the stage for a more assertive use of the armed forces inside and outside of asia in pursuit of expand

. >> @ good evening and welcome to the campus of george washington university. i'm tavis smiley. we have assembled a wide-ranging group of journalists to talk aout "america's next chapter" three-hour long conversation about where this country is in the first decade of the new century. let's thank c-span for covering this conversation. [applause] he is the chief political correspondent for cbs news, please welcome david brody. [applause] she is the co-founder of voto latino, maria teresa kumar. [applause] political columnist for the "washington post" please welcome dana milbank. [applause] she is the creator of one of the best sites on the web, huffington post, please welcome arianna huffington. [applause] the anchor of "at the closing bell" maria bartiromo. [applause] he is the best-selling author, please welcome dr. cornel west. [applause] he is a best selling author and former speech writer for george w. bush, please welcome david frum. [applause] the ceo of sybase and a committee of 100, our friend, john chen. [applause] i think want to start our conversation with dr. west. i

an adjunct professor of asian studies in the elliott school of its financial affairs, george washington university sorry that i'm not so great with the pronunciations, but look at my name. i don't get too picky. i will be rather ruthless with the five minutes, so please confine yourself to five minutes. larry, you are recognized. thank you. >> chairman, ros-lehtinen, ranking member berman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today. that use at present are my own informed by my service in the u.s. army, on the u.s.-china security and review commission and my own research. in late 2004 chinese communist party chairman ileana ros-lehtinen set out a new set of missions for the people's liberation army. these new historic missions provide the basis for china's future defense research and weapons acquisition plans. they also set the stage for a more assertive use of the armed forces inside and outside of asia in pursuit of expanding national interest. the pl a military modernization efforts provide the means for the armed forces to fill these new missions. china's mili

during the three day vigil that followed, a lot of us gathered in the lobby of the george washington universitythroughout his life. what a life it was. it wasn't just a career. it was a saga. and it had a plot that underscored his sheer talent, his energy, his versatility, what's been called his audacity of determination. there he is at 24, in the white house, helping wage the vietnam war. at 27, in paris, helping forge the vietnam peace. at 29 in morocco, directing the peace corps. at 36, presiding over the state department bureau responsible for east asia and as david reminded us, the south pacific. and that job, his office was on the sixth floor of the department of state which on those premises is considered close to heaven since it's just below the office of the secretary of state. so flash ahead 30 years. there he is again. back in foggy bottom. but this time on the first floor. close to the cafeteria. he took pleasure in showing off what he called his huddle. it gave him a chance to laugh at the ironies that attended the drama and occasionally the melodrama of his life. so richard had a

. >> good morning, congressman, james reid, a reporter for the campus radio for george washington university. >> good morning. >> the president briefly spoke last night about the education sector that he plans on making that a part of the initiative in the next year. as a university student, what republican initiatives can, will the majority of republicans in the house take? i know that meg whitman, the california gubertorial candidate said that education in our country is the innovation engine and i know you endorsed her, so i would hope you would speak about that. >> yes, the president spoke about education, and secondary education and spoke about th need to access to secondary education and most are goals that americans would support. the reality is that we are spending billions and billions of dollars in this area. the first order of priority is to figure out why if we are spending this kind of money, it is not working. the answer should not be to refleckir flexively say, more money. we need to know how the money is being spent and how the administration promulgating expenditures that is