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gibbons, your firm took steps to protect itself and mf global, placing mf global on debit alert. mr. dimon, despite senior attempts by very senior analysts at your firm, including mr. barry zubrow, whether the transfer request was in compliance, mf global did not sign a con fifirmatory letter t your firm demanded. without this signature, jp morgan chase ultimately transferred those funds and accepted the collateral. were you aware of the effort by senior risk management, officer at your firm, to seek compliance confirmation from mf global? >> not at the time i wasn't, no. >> why did jp morgan chase relent on efforts to secure the letter and allow the transfer without written assurance? >> i think the transfer had been made and we were doing a follow-up letter, which was not required. we were asking to make sure they had done the right thing. >> so what you're saying is even though you had placed mf global on debit alert and you limited -- you increased collateral requirements, when they asked you to transfer the money, there was no conversation about whether this money was segreg
gibbons, your firm took steps to protect itself and mf global, placing mf global on debit alert. mr. dimon, despite senior attempts by very senior analysts at your firm, including mr. barry zubrow, whether the transfer request was in compliance, mf global did not sign a con fifirmatory letter t your firm demanded. without this signature, jp morgan chase ultimately transferred those funds and accepted the collateral. were you aware of the effort by senior risk management, officer at your firm,...
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or renegotiating for annther vera gibbons says if your finances are solid, brag about it.y bring that rent doon, if you have good credit, if you have a solid employment historyy if you have good references, yoo nnee to mention that, because that makes you a model tenant, and in this environment, model tenants are very hard toocome by. other ideass-- -- offer to sign a lease longer than one year if you can. it can save a landlord cleanup or advertising costs later.-- note minor downsides likk leaky faucets or street noise for possible discounts.-- and barter your expertiss..skills like landscaping or construction might be able to help a landlord out. for consumer watch, i'm karin caifa. the debate over inner harbor saefety.who's weighing in now. 3 --adblib weather when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flow
or renegotiating for annther vera gibbons says if your finances are solid, brag about it.y bring that rent doon, if you have good credit, if you have a solid employment historyy if you have good references, yoo nnee to mention that, because that makes you a model tenant, and in this environment, model tenants are very hard toocome by. other ideass-- -- offer to sign a lease longer than one year if you can. it can save a landlord cleanup or advertising costs later.-- note minor downsides likk...
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were a revelation to his grateful relatives in south carolina, including his sister-in-law martha gibbons. >> i had no idea what he was going through. and my heart now 40-something years later just bleeds for him as to how alone and afraid and scared he was. >> reporter: during the war, the vietnamese used the flaherty letters as propaganda. he had once called the war "dirty and cruel." but today panetta is using the letters strategically. the u.s. wants stronger military ties with vietnam, including u.s. access to cameron bay and the exchange of veteran artifacts is part of breaking the ice. >> it helps to humanize the terrible sacrifice that was made on both sides. >> trying to create peace between two countries that were at war. i just think it is fantastic. >> reporter: it's been 43 years since he died serving his country, but now in the letters he wrote but could never send, sergeant flaherty serves his country still. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >> pelley: childhood cancer survivors may face a greater risk of breast cancer later on. a crash landing for a firefighting plane a
were a revelation to his grateful relatives in south carolina, including his sister-in-law martha gibbons. >> i had no idea what he was going through. and my heart now 40-something years later just bleeds for him as to how alone and afraid and scared he was. >> reporter: during the war, the vietnamese used the flaherty letters as propaganda. he had once called the war "dirty and cruel." but today panetta is using the letters strategically. the u.s. wants stronger military...
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are at odds one is working for the creditors one is working for the customers the findings in james gibbons' report which points fingers at the finger i guess at john poor design and m.f. global execs raises a lot of questions this is the trustee for the customers among them this report finds the underlying liquidity problems that m.f. global did not commence in the fall of two thousand and eleven rather liquidity had been a cause of concern before and threw out mr kors lines tenure at m.f. global yet systems and tools that would enable accurate real time monitoring of liquidity were never implemented so let's just take one angle on this m.f. global did not have proper internal systems in place but remember the federal reserve approved them as a primary dealer not long after john corazon came on board that was february of two thousand and eleven the new york fed announced m.f. global had received this designation so this status allowed the firm better conditions in borrowing it allowed them to trade directly with the fed as a counter party giving them the ability to take more risk now we kn
are at odds one is working for the creditors one is working for the customers the findings in james gibbons' report which points fingers at the finger i guess at john poor design and m.f. global execs raises a lot of questions this is the trustee for the customers among them this report finds the underlying liquidity problems that m.f. global did not commence in the fall of two thousand and eleven rather liquidity had been a cause of concern before and threw out mr kors lines tenure at m.f....
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second of all >> yes, but that's exactly what justice marshall said in gibbons. he said that it is the power to regulate, the power like all others vested in congress is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than those prescribed in the constitution. but there is no conscription in the, set forth in the constitution with respect to regulating commerce. >> i agree 100 percent, and i justice's point which was once you open the door to compelling people into commerce based on the narrow rationales that exist in this industry, you are not going to be able to stop that process. >> i would like hear you address justice breyer's other, other two principles. >> well, the other two principles are lopez -- and this case really is not -- i mean, you know, lopez is a limit on the affirmative exercise of people who are already in commerce. the question is, is there any other limit to people who aren't in commerce? and so i think this is the case that really asks that question. and then the first point which was i take
second of all >> yes, but that's exactly what justice marshall said in gibbons. he said that it is the power to regulate, the power like all others vested in congress is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than those prescribed in the constitution. but there is no conscription in the, set forth in the constitution with respect to regulating commerce. >> i agree 100 percent, and i justice's point which was once you open the...
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african-american -- actually didn't have for a matinee of the quiet honest are the first is charlie gibbons here in new york city. he worked mostly under nus extremely capable. he died about six months ago. and then gradually they just came on board. rob faison who was on the detail in texas that day. he happened to be working the midnight shift. so it's a fully integrated organization. right now the great emperor government agents. i wish they had been in my day because it would have helped me when i went to certain stores. >> yes, ma'am. >> i am fully retired. it's been very cathartic, very beneficial. i'm very glad that i did it. i [inaudible] >> i did see caroline laughed at sober up in boston at the library and we had a nice conversation with terry. introduced her and we told her about this book being written. no problem with that whatsoever. wonderful young lady. >> yes, ma'am. [inaudible] >> same number of agents that day in dallas. you have to understand that in those days there were 34 agents assigned. at any one time there are five h. and, plus the driver and supervisor. that was
african-american -- actually didn't have for a matinee of the quiet honest are the first is charlie gibbons here in new york city. he worked mostly under nus extremely capable. he died about six months ago. and then gradually they just came on board. rob faison who was on the detail in texas that day. he happened to be working the midnight shift. so it's a fully integrated organization. right now the great emperor government agents. i wish they had been in my day because it would have helped me...
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vera gibbons thank you so much. >>> it is now 26 after the hour.oming up, her new tell all book labeled their relationship as confusing and complicated. showing their romance budding. >>> a principal who dismissed god bless the usa the details of the patriotic snub coming up. >> first this day in history there he is garfield the comic strip made its debut. [ male announcer ] introducing a powerful weapon in your fight against bugs. ortho home defense max. with a new continuous spray wand. and a fast acting formula. so you can kill bugs inside, and keep bugs out. guaranteed. ortho home defense max. olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! put it on my spark card! [ high-pitched ] nice doin' business with you! [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purc
vera gibbons thank you so much. >>> it is now 26 after the hour.oming up, her new tell all book labeled their relationship as confusing and complicated. showing their romance budding. >>> a principal who dismissed god bless the usa the details of the patriotic snub coming up. >> first this day in history there he is garfield the comic strip made its debut. [ male announcer ] introducing a powerful weapon in your fight against bugs. ortho home defense max. with a new...
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personal finance expert vera gibbons explains. >> if you are going on a summer vacation lyes listen upcredit cards may safe you money. personal finance expert is vera givens. good to see you. >> nice to see you. one of the big things you can get travel insurance. >> travel sininsurance is a bige car rental insurance, lost luggage insurance they will give you money for essentials if your luggage is lost for minimum of 12-hours at least 12-hours. trip cancellation insurance which protects you and your family financially. a lot of people don't know about those benefits. >> it could really benefit you. people are also being asked to pay extra. they already happen. >> you don't want to duplicate your coverage. a lot of people make that mistake. >> travel assistance as well. they may ask for emergency travel assistance which is helpful overseas you need help finding a doctor or prescription. some call for fed cal evacuations some of them cover roadside assistance if you get stranded on the road and need help. if you need a replacement card or emergency cash they are there. >>> shopping perks
personal finance expert vera gibbons explains. >> if you are going on a summer vacation lyes listen upcredit cards may safe you money. personal finance expert is vera givens. good to see you. >> nice to see you. one of the big things you can get travel insurance. >> travel sininsurance is a bige car rental insurance, lost luggage insurance they will give you money for essentials if your luggage is lost for minimum of 12-hours at least 12-hours. trip cancellation insurance...
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we have brought in personal finance expert vera gibbons has tips on how to relax.f you drive madon't skip the tuneup. it's a bad idea. you want to make sure everything is working properly. if you give your car greater fuel economy and greater fuel efficiency. >> if you are going to fly how to you avoid all of this? >> last year we paid 2.5 billion in baggage fees alone. so iveng if you go to an airline get it to dodge a lot of these fees. you should run calculations, run the fees run the numbers. over 300 fees it looks like across all of the different airlines. you can make your choice accordingly. before you book you should go there and see. there is quite a few discrepancies from one airline to the next. it's not all listed when you do the search engine. you also might be booking a hotel. big fares are up but they are taking cue from the airlines. there are fees to check in early a fee to watch your bag, a fee for self parking. the only thing you need to do here is prioritize your amenities gym access, free wi-fi and find a hotel that includes it. confirm it befo
we have brought in personal finance expert vera gibbons has tips on how to relax.f you drive madon't skip the tuneup. it's a bad idea. you want to make sure everything is working properly. if you give your car greater fuel economy and greater fuel efficiency. >> if you are going to fly how to you avoid all of this? >> last year we paid 2.5 billion in baggage fees alone. so iveng if you go to an airline get it to dodge a lot of these fees. you should run calculations, run the fees...
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my gibbon friend has fresh fruit for breakfast. are you eating a healthy breakfast?gton. >> do you consider bacon and eggs healthy? let's look at our camera in arlington. this is in the ballston neighborhood, 62 degrees nothing but sunshine. sunrise is a few minutes from now. mostly sunny conditions through the day. $61 airport 59 in winchester 63 in hagerstown. near 80 degrees today for the high temperature, like yesterday. harper seven is in outlying areas. low 80's downtown with lower humidity. bright sunshine through the weekend with similar high temperatures next week. turning up the heat by the middle of next week. looking dry until wednesday. i will have the beach forecast, coming up. now police the >> . 70 westbound fatal crash overnight, all lanes remain closed at route 32. there's a detour. this has been the scenario since 1:30 this morning. eastbound 70, all lanes have been reopened. equipment is now gone. 70 westbound is closed. elsewhere, look at the outer loop in landover past fedex field, there's been a big crash near the john hanson highway on the out
my gibbon friend has fresh fruit for breakfast. are you eating a healthy breakfast?gton. >> do you consider bacon and eggs healthy? let's look at our camera in arlington. this is in the ballston neighborhood, 62 degrees nothing but sunshine. sunrise is a few minutes from now. mostly sunny conditions through the day. $61 airport 59 in winchester 63 in hagerstown. near 80 degrees today for the high temperature, like yesterday. harper seven is in outlying areas. low 80's downtown with lower...
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i know that when sir fred gibbons lost hid knighthood, i was blamed for -- people say things and do things, and the press say things, and i've never been involved in a briefing operation against john major. >> is the position this, mr. brown, that a sort of mythology has built up around these special advisers described in certain quarters as paranoid attack dogs or whatever, but there's no evidential basis for it, or is it the position that if they did act in this way, they acted without your instructions? >> look, you've got special adviser, they're a new innovation. they've got a role to play in defending the minister and defending the policy. you've got competition in different departments because that's the nature of politics. you've got competition, unfortunately, between ministers and departmentses and that's the nature of politics. the question is what you read into this as whether there's an abuse of the constitution. i asked my political advisers to operate under very distinct rules, and i actually had tougher rules that was the general rule that was applied to political advisers.
i know that when sir fred gibbons lost hid knighthood, i was blamed for -- people say things and do things, and the press say things, and i've never been involved in a briefing operation against john major. >> is the position this, mr. brown, that a sort of mythology has built up around these special advisers described in certain quarters as paranoid attack dogs or whatever, but there's no evidential basis for it, or is it the position that if they did act in this way, they acted without...
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we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: last summer, david cameron said politicians got too close to the press bosses. the court room today got a flavor of how close. with rebekah brooks, the news >> i think what it means was that as she put, we're friends but professionally-- me as leader of the conservative party and her in newspapers-- we were going to be pushing the same political agenda. >> reporter: david cameron rubbished gordon brown's claim that to win murdoch newspapers' support, david cameron had switched policies on media regulation and the bbc. there was, he insisted, no pre- election grand bargain with the murdochs. >> there was no overt deal for support. there was no covert deal. there was no nods and winks. there was a conservative politician-- me-- trying to win over newspapers, trying to win over television, trying to win over proprietors, but not trading policies for that support. mr. cameron claimed he was more >> reporter: lord justice leveson wanted to know just how far down the track of new rules for the press the prime ministe
we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: last summer, david cameron said politicians got too close to the press bosses. the court room today got a flavor of how close. with rebekah brooks, the news >> i think what it means was that as she put, we're friends but professionally-- me as leader of the conservative party and her in newspapers-- we were going to be pushing the same political agenda. >> reporter: david cameron rubbished gordon...
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whether you're just moving in, or renegotiating for another year, personal finance xpert vera gibbons solid, brag about it. your best way to actually bring that rent down, is to point to your historyy if you have good credit, if you have a solid employment history, if you have good references, yoo need to mention that, because that makes you aamodel tenant, and in this environment, model tenants are very hard to come by. ooher ideas -- -- offer to sigg a lease longer than one year if you can. it can save a landlord cleanup or pdverttsing costs later. -- note minor downsides like leaky faucets or street noise for possible iscounts. -- and barter your expertise.. skills like landscaping or construction might be able to help a landlord out. for consumer watch, i'mmkarin caifa. -----end----- cnn.script----- a woman takes the government... for á a lotá of m. money.these are questions we pave to get answered." how she duped them out offtwo million dollars...and how much of it... she lready spent before getting caught! caught!and a baltimore man gets a water ill for just the household normal
whether you're just moving in, or renegotiating for another year, personal finance xpert vera gibbons solid, brag about it. your best way to actually bring that rent down, is to point to your historyy if you have good credit, if you have a solid employment history, if you have good references, yoo need to mention that, because that makes you aamodel tenant, and in this environment, model tenants are very hard to come by. ooher ideas -- -- offer to sigg a lease longer than one year if you can....
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for more we're joined by new york by ryan gibbons. what's driving the day?of let's see what's going on in cabo san lucas and the fmoc. >> do you think that the expectation of big announcement from the g-20 or fed moving tomorrow is helping what's support markets today? >> it's a little bit of a wait and see mode today. we're just off the greek vote, and we're wait on that next batch of news. >> okay. ryan so, what do do i? how do i position myself? >> this is one of the markets where the key word is diversify. you need to make sure you're good across different sectors and international as well. >> i hear that. give us something network with. where should i position myself in. what would do you? >> i like technology. i'm not -- i wouldn't tell you i'm a real big fan in what i saw out of microsoft but i'm a big, big apple guy. always have been. and i like -- i like where they are going and what we're seeing out of them. >> aside from apple, who else do you like in the space? we were speaking with an analyst earlier who was bullish on groupon ahead of their sha
for more we're joined by new york by ryan gibbons. what's driving the day?of let's see what's going on in cabo san lucas and the fmoc. >> do you think that the expectation of big announcement from the g-20 or fed moving tomorrow is helping what's support markets today? >> it's a little bit of a wait and see mode today. we're just off the greek vote, and we're wait on that next batch of news. >> okay. ryan so, what do do i? how do i position myself? >> this is one of the...
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doug schoen is a former adviser to president clinton and a fox news contributor, barry gibbons and mattccall is president of penn financial group. vera, i'm going to start with you on this. mitt romney seemed a little bit more focused, but he was ticking off the things he believes have hurt small business in particular in this country on president obama's policies. >> same old stuff, right? as you mentioned one by one, he's pointing out all of the deficiencies, we've been over 8% on the unemployment rate for over 40 weeks -- month, excuse me. kids can't get a job, people are losing their homes. he's just continuing to point out the deficiencies, all the reason for obama to change his messaging and leave with the whole stick with me messaging behind once and for all. megyn: i want to ask you, matt, we're going to hear president obama say all those same things have been great for small business, and he's dug us out of the ditch. how are people supposed to make sense of this? >> when you wake up in the morning, do you feel better three-and-a-half years later or not? has obama made your lif
doug schoen is a former adviser to president clinton and a fox news contributor, barry gibbons and mattccall is president of penn financial group. vera, i'm going to start with you on this. mitt romney seemed a little bit more focused, but he was ticking off the things he believes have hurt small business in particular in this country on president obama's policies. >> same old stuff, right? as you mentioned one by one, he's pointing out all of the deficiencies, we've been over 8% on the...
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bipartisan nature, he was able to be appointed as tom involved in the transition for then governor gibbons for natural resources issues. so, you know, the fact of the matter is we could go, and i have gone into who's contributed to whom. people are contributed democrats and republicans alike. a part of the problem with this process. men and women sit on these committees are good people. people who serve in congress is good people. the system is rotten. it's up for sale. and unfortunate assumption, or the assumption that occurs is unfortunate nexus between money and power is, you know, it's inarguable. the only question is about these programs spent will the gentleman just? >> of course spent i would just point out i think that is the point the doctor made spent i don't disagree. >> this is a problem when jeff government handing out -- >> the issue is moral hazard is there. i agree with that. now, also just to make a point, there are some of my friends from the other side of the aisle who signed a letter, actually an urgent letter to secretary salazar saying look, let's get the solar progra
bipartisan nature, he was able to be appointed as tom involved in the transition for then governor gibbons for natural resources issues. so, you know, the fact of the matter is we could go, and i have gone into who's contributed to whom. people are contributed democrats and republicans alike. a part of the problem with this process. men and women sit on these committees are good people. people who serve in congress is good people. the system is rotten. it's up for sale. and unfortunate...
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this clause and say it's up to congress to police -- >> that's exactly what justice marshall said in gibbons. he said that it is the power to regulate, the power like all others rested in congress is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent and acknowledges no limitations. other than those prescribed in the constitution, but there is no constriction in the -- set forth in the constitution to regulating commerce. >> i agree 100%. i think that was the chief justice's point, once you open the door to compelling people into commerce you are not going to be able to stop that. >> i would like to hear you address justice breyer's other two -- >> the other two principles are lopez and this case really is not -- lopez is a limit on the affirmative exercise of people who are already in commerce. the question is, is there any other limit to people who aren't in commerce? i think this is the case that really asks that question. then the first point, which i was, i think the solicitor general's point, is with all due respect, simply a description of the insurance market. it's not a limit
this clause and say it's up to congress to police -- >> that's exactly what justice marshall said in gibbons. he said that it is the power to regulate, the power like all others rested in congress is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent and acknowledges no limitations. other than those prescribed in the constitution, but there is no constriction in the -- set forth in the constitution to regulating commerce. >> i agree 100%. i think that was the chief justice's...
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we have new information on the release of ms global trustee, james gibbons, and his investigation and recommendations last week. we absolutely need to get to the bottom of this issue to make sure that ranchers and farmers find those responsible for those accountable. over 100 of my constituents have their accounts rated to cover the firm's institutional losses. if anyone is the implicit, i want to know about it. mr. gibbs announced the return of approximately $168 million in cash with proceeds of excess collateral that your firm held at the time of the liquidation more than seven months ago. why did it take your firm seven months to return these funds? >> we immediately went to the trustees and the courts and told them exactly what we had in did not have. we were waiting to collect the work before returning it to them. we cooperated every step of the way with the authorities >> there was money released when amoco will, but there was $168 million determined to be held for seven months. why? it was their money, it's to have gone to them? in -- it should have gone to them. >> we were not
we have new information on the release of ms global trustee, james gibbons, and his investigation and recommendations last week. we absolutely need to get to the bottom of this issue to make sure that ranchers and farmers find those responsible for those accountable. over 100 of my constituents have their accounts rated to cover the firm's institutional losses. if anyone is the implicit, i want to know about it. mr. gibbs announced the return of approximately $168 million in cash with proceeds...
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i know that when sir fred gibbons lost hid knighthood, i was blamed for -- people say things and do things, and the press say things, and i've never been involved in a briefing operation against john major. >> is the position this, mr. brown, that a sort of mythology has built up around these special advisers described in certain quarters as paranoid attack dogs or whatever, but there's no evidential basis for it, or is it the position that if they did act in this way, they acted without your instructions? >> look, you've got special adviser, they're a new innovation. they've got a role to play in defending the minister and defending the policy. you've got competition in different departments because that's the nature of politics. you've got competition, unfortunately, between ministers and departmentses and that's the nature of politics. the question is what you read into this as whether there's an abuse of the constitution. i asked my political advisers to operate under very distinct rules, and i actually had tougher rules that was the general rule that was applied to political advisers.
i know that when sir fred gibbons lost hid knighthood, i was blamed for -- people say things and do things, and the press say things, and i've never been involved in a briefing operation against john major. >> is the position this, mr. brown, that a sort of mythology has built up around these special advisers described in certain quarters as paranoid attack dogs or whatever, but there's no evidential basis for it, or is it the position that if they did act in this way, they acted without...
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i know that when sir fred gibbons lost hid knighthood, i was blamed for -- people say things and do thingsbed in certain quarters as paranoid attack dogs or whatever but there's no evidential basis for it or is it the position that if they did act in this way, they acted without your instructions? >> look, you've got special adviser, they're a new innovation. they've got a role to play in defending the minister and defending the policy. you've got competition in different departments because that's the nature of politics.
i know that when sir fred gibbons lost hid knighthood, i was blamed for -- people say things and do thingsbed in certain quarters as paranoid attack dogs or whatever but there's no evidential basis for it or is it the position that if they did act in this way, they acted without your instructions? >> look, you've got special adviser, they're a new innovation. they've got a role to play in defending the minister and defending the policy. you've got competition in different departments...