gordon brown. can i look? all right. well, that's not very nice, what you said about miss braebrook. well, she shouted at me for talking when it wasn't even me that was talking. it was maisie that was talking. so i wrote her a note. was that note at all like this note? with the observations about her... weight? um, yes. but... she ignored it, which is very rude, so i'm writing a letter to gordon brown to tell him to fire her and put her in jail! ( siren wailing ) ( shouting continues ) ben, eavesdropping is wrong. come on, we've spoken about it. come on. but you eavesdrop on i'm a celebrity. yes, that's because it's on the telly, and you're allowed to eavesdrop people when they're being filmed by a camera. he was being filmed by a camera. what? she filmed him with a camera secretly. i heard him shout it just now. really? god, that is... none of our business. come on. the thing is, karen, i think miss braebrook made an honest mistake, and anyone can make an honest mistake, can't they? yes, but then they need to be punishe

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our own it's a complete farce i mean we know that most britain has three hundred tons of gold a gordon brown sold three hundred tons of gold when the during the period of the effects of the euro and britain would love to have four thousand tons of gold because as we enter this period of global currency war those who have the most gold are going to be the big winners like germany for example well speaking german gold one thing you have discussed with jim rickards is this notion that the united states could just sees all of germany's gold because germany doesn't actually keep most of their gold in their own country they keep it in new york or over at west point so. is this just like a test the water is maybe you know the bank of england is saying hey look we have four thousand six hundred tons of gold how do we get it pretend amnesiac that where they came from yeah i think they are testing the waters to say if anyone claims that if anyone steps forward and says wait a minute that's our goal you can bet as well it took all of its gold back germany obviously is exposed they have sixty percent of

a new scholarship in the history of the american revolution in the early public, people like gordon wood brown and many other scholars have been doing for the american revolution in the early history shah sean wollentz is another example of that the early republic what i and others have tried to do for the civil war and reconstruction period. that's only one area. i always tell college seniors at princeton when they were trying to find a subject for their senior thesis or graduate students looking for a topic on which to do a dissertation, that the first requirement is it's something that you really have to be interested in. you can't -- and my own experience i think is one example of that. i talked about the way in which i originally was going to do a dissertation on alabama reconstruction, but grew cool for a variety of reasons about that. and despite my mentor's initial unhappy with my change of choice moved into another subject, which was one that had come to interest me far more. and looking back on that, i'm sure that if i had pursued alabama reconstruction, my whole career might have be

people like david fisher, gordon wood and brown and sko l scholars have been doing forthe american revolution and the early republic what i and others have tried to do for the civil war and reconstruction period. that's only one area. i always tell college seniors at princeton when they were tried to find a subject for their senior thesis or graduate students looki ining for a topi the first requirement is something you have to be interested in. i talked about the way in which i was going to do a dissertation on alabama reconstruction but grew cool for a variety of reasons about that. despite my mentors initial unhappiness with my change of choice moved to another subject which was one that had come to interest me far more and looking back on that i'm sure that if i had pursued alabama reconstruction, my whole career might have been different. the first requirement is it's got to be something that really turns you on, that lights a fire under you. you're going to spend years on research and writing and rewriting of this dissertation and it has to be something that you're really fascinating wi

i think that's her legacy. >> brown: gordon chambers on the life and music of whitney houston.ll: again, the major developments of the day. president obama unveiled his 2013 budget, calling for higher taxes on the rich and more spending to create new jobs. and greece struggled to recover from riots and fires that swept athens on sunday, as parliament passed a new battery of austerity measures. on our web site, we're debuting a new page. kwame holman explains. >> holman: our new eurozone crisis page is a one-stop source for the causes and effects of europe's financial woes. margaret warner's recent reports from germany and italy, and much more, are on our eurozone crisis page. from another part of the world, a global post reporter in caracas talks about venezuela's presidential race, where hugo chavez will face a center-left opponent in fall elections. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, china's vice president visits the white house. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you

. >>> brown university history professor gordon wood

. >>> brown university history professor gordon wood is the author of several books on america's founding fathers. coming up he talks about his latest book "the idea of america: reflections on the birth of the united states." professor wood is interviewed by "national review" editor richard brookheiser. the new york historical society hosted this hour-long event. >> well, thank you, everybody, for coming out on this grim night. but you had a great incentive which is to hear gordon wood. i'm going to begin by paying you, gordon, a roundabout compliment. it's a little late, but it's a nice one. i had dinner with newt gingrich in 1994. and he had -- he had just become speaker-elect. the republicans had just captured the house in the '94 election for the first time in four years. and at the dinner, he talked -- turned to what i was doing. i knew what he was doing. and i said i was writing a book on george washington. and without hesitation, he said, you have to read "the radicalism of the american revolution" by gordon wood. so we all have our opinions on newt, and sometimes he's with the pub

prime minister gordon brown. in this day, the subject is africa -- transition to transformation. there is transformation taking place in africa. there is a lot of evidence to that fact. when you look at the socio- economic life of our people and our nation -- in education, in health care, in infrastructure development, manufacturing, and so forth -- lots more need to be done. -- needs to be done. there is a lot happening, but much more needs to be done. why? because we are suffering from development. tanzania gdp per capita was a $35. there are only three times of growth. we are a country with 85 house and kilometers of road. -- 85,000 kilometers of road. [unintelligible] we are part of the global economy. if something is happening in some parts of the world, it definitely affects us. the global financial crisis. now we have a lot of anxiety crisis.he beurozone we hope it will be fixed quickly. there is evidence of growth -- high levels of growth. the fastest-growing continent now. more need to be done to be very precise. in my view, africa must stay the course in pursuit of soun

but schools finance consultant kevin gordon warns districts if voters reject governor brown tax initiative in november, more cuts are on the horizon. >> our advice is to take what money you do get from the lottery and then put that into the reserves that you set aside. don't go spending it. >>reporter: that's good advice considering the state controller just announced tax revenue more than 1 billion dollars below projection. at lottery headquarters, 7 news. >> we are just getting started for you here on the news at 9:00. coming up. tow truck driver more than he bargained for big time when he shows up to this call at ocean beach. what in the world happened. >> why such a slow go for green tech despite billions of dollars in confidence from silicon valley dc. >> showers with us now but we have some dry moments over the weekend. i'll give you close-up look in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> we here in the san francisco police department will stick up for you. >> and the bay area is now the nation only police department >> and the bay area is now the nation only police departmen

. >> after an admission like brown's, not to mention the statements of those other recanted witnesses, lawyers gottlieb and gordonphill battle, and the odds are against you. >> coming up, j.j. doesn't just want the d.a. to believe him. there's someone else who may matter even more. >> i'm almost there, j. i'm almost there. people believe in me, and you need to believe in me, too. >> and coming up friday on "dateline," "mystery at moon palace." it was love at first sight. >> the latest on a sensational case of a power couple's romantic trip turned tragedy. he was a one-time producer of "survivor." she his glamorous wife who disappeared from this luxury resort among the palm trees and pools, a hunt for clues. >> security could tell something wasn't right. >> what really happened to this glamorous wife and mom? >> i'm not going to rest until justice is made. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with... get-it-done savings on everything we need... ...we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... ...or an updated bathroom... ...or a brand new look. so le

gordon. think about this guy. i mean, he's the university of colorado, he's ohio state, he's brown, he's vanderbilt, he's west virginiat ohio state. it's an incredible, incredible resume. i don't know if it's great or they wanted to get rid of you but it's pretty darn good. but anyway, the fact of the matter is i asked him to get the university presidents together and they're going to come with a capital bill for the first time in our history that doesn't have universities just going for themselves. they're working together. it is a sea change and a cultural change. now, we are also asking gordon to increase graduation rates for all of our universities. no more 14%. it has to be a tackle. we have to be patient but we have to demand it gets done because it's not fair to our families and our students to not get graduated. the emphasis should not be on enrollment. it ought to be on graduation. now, let me also say to you -- [applause] >> i've told gordon, i see up there in university in akron, kent state they get great program there. he said i want one. you can't have them, gordon. we don't want them competing with one a