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so, they marched down the hudson trying to run away and they put kosciuszko in charge of covering the rear and for kosciuszko to slow down the troops cut down trees to cover the roads. he also ruled boulders to the stream so they would flood the roads and as a result, it took the british 20 days to travel 22 miles because the blocked roads. so kosciuszko earned a reputation of having as the -- you look the terrain and in fingertips feel where the can and should be and where you should need your stand. the americans looked out because they were going to be attacked from three sides. general howe will changed course and attacked philadelphia. the british work repeled off the west so the americans only had to deal with the generals army that was marching from the north. and kosciuszko now was put in charge of where to put the canons. so he came up and drafted these plans for the battle of saratoga, which is seen here. these are kosciuszko's plans for the battle and he knew with the british coming down from the north they would not be able to fight the american army to the east because th
so, they marched down the hudson trying to run away and they put kosciuszko in charge of covering the rear and for kosciuszko to slow down the troops cut down trees to cover the roads. he also ruled boulders to the stream so they would flood the roads and as a result, it took the british 20 days to travel 22 miles because the blocked roads. so kosciuszko earned a reputation of having as the -- you look the terrain and in fingertips feel where the can and should be and where you should need your...
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if we put the chevy rain across the hudson, it stand today, at west point, the british won't be able to sail up and down the river. so kosciuszko kept arguing that you need to put the high points up there, and eventually, they listened to him. now, while he was at west point, he became friends with the general patterson. and general patterson had a black man who was not a slave, a free black man, named hull, and hull was a lively character, who was a great raconteur and told stories about his father who he said was a prince om africa and kosciuszko became so close to him, patterson said from now on you work for him and kosciuszko built a log cabin at west pointed from which he worked out of his headquarters and would always go to different hills and do drawings to figure out how to do the blueprints for west point and decided to cross the hudson river and stay there three days and do blueprints and come back. and he told grippy, as everyone called him, i'll be back in three days and well, grippy had the cabin to himself for three days. and what did he do? had a party. and he invited
if we put the chevy rain across the hudson, it stand today, at west point, the british won't be able to sail up and down the river. so kosciuszko kept arguing that you need to put the high points up there, and eventually, they listened to him. now, while he was at west point, he became friends with the general patterson. and general patterson had a black man who was not a slave, a free black man, named hull, and hull was a lively character, who was a great raconteur and told stories about his...
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on the other side of the hudson river. probably would have been unthinkable for the americans to have continued the war in that situation. >> you mentioned the disagreement rauchambeau had with washington about the northern campaign. rauchambeau summoned the grass as far as the chesapeake. july take it that rauchambeau maneuvered washington maneuvered wisely into falling on and taking on -- >> i am glad you raised that point. i didn't have time to develop that earlier. when washington met with rauchambeau at the conference, and rauchambeau wrote the letter to come to the chesapeake, washington and rauchambeau knew at that point that there was a fairly small british army, 2500 men in virginia. washington thought that was pretty small potatoes, and he wanted to go at the bigger force, bigger prize in new york. into virginia, weeks went by. by june, if they did know that cornwallace was in virginia and they knew that clinton, the british commander sending reinforcements to cornwallace so cornwallace's army was growing and cam
on the other side of the hudson river. probably would have been unthinkable for the americans to have continued the war in that situation. >> you mentioned the disagreement rauchambeau had with washington about the northern campaign. rauchambeau summoned the grass as far as the chesapeake. july take it that rauchambeau maneuvered washington maneuvered wisely into falling on and taking on -- >> i am glad you raised that point. i didn't have time to develop that earlier. when...
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with a false finally spilling the mohawk into the hudson. it now mandola involved himself in the process, he had been invited, he had been asked to becoming the engineer on the erie canal and has said no probably because he was still continuing his work in manhattan and have other projects to is doing but in any case at a certain point he asserts himself into this issue of the eastern end of the canal and he thinks, and he publicizes his thoughts, that the canal of to leave the mohawk valley and take a much shorter and cheaper and direct route to albany. along a route and i that he had after 15 years earlier. so randall stars making some noise about it and publishes some anonymous newspaper articles and anonymous pamphlets, and chief engineer right problem besides just before this section of the canal is to be built right to decide to go in exactly the opposite direction in the mud that is not take randall's direct route from there to albany or even continue along the southern side of the mohawk as it marks north and eventually down toward a
with a false finally spilling the mohawk into the hudson. it now mandola involved himself in the process, he had been invited, he had been asked to becoming the engineer on the erie canal and has said no probably because he was still continuing his work in manhattan and have other projects to is doing but in any case at a certain point he asserts himself into this issue of the eastern end of the canal and he thinks, and he publicizes his thoughts, that the canal of to leave the mohawk valley...
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>> well, most kids would not come up the hudson river in barges. they would go up the hudson river initially for a brief time in a sailing ships, but ultimately in increasingly larger steamboats. so it was a separate segment. bids went from new york city up the hudson to albany. then they bertrand's shipped to canal barges. did i answer your question? i'm not sure i did. okay. go ahead. the mules were owned by the canal companies. and you had barges that tech goods and you had also barges that to passengers. in all cases bold originally by horses for the first couple of years. then it was discovered that mules are actually pull harder and longer and with a more docile manner. anyone else? >> how many companies were there? how many cab companies or there? >> there were a bunch initially. there were a couple of guys whose names escape me know who started the first passenger canal boats and were actually intended to be a monopolist. thier advertising. one line on the canal. so again, even in the 1820's we have business interests that aren't necessaril
>> well, most kids would not come up the hudson river in barges. they would go up the hudson river initially for a brief time in a sailing ships, but ultimately in increasingly larger steamboats. so it was a separate segment. bids went from new york city up the hudson to albany. then they bertrand's shipped to canal barges. did i answer your question? i'm not sure i did. okay. go ahead. the mules were owned by the canal companies. and you had barges that tech goods and you had also barges...
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with coho falls finally spelling the mohawk into the hudson. doctrine by involving himself in the process. he had been invited, he had been asked to become an engineer on the erie canal. he had said no, probably because he was still continuing his work in manhattan and yet other projects that he was doing. but in any case at a certain point he inserts himself into this issue of the eastern end of the canal. and he thinks, and he publicizes his thoughts that the canal ought to leave the mohawk valley at schenectady and take
with coho falls finally spelling the mohawk into the hudson. doctrine by involving himself in the process. he had been invited, he had been asked to become an engineer on the erie canal. he had said no, probably because he was still continuing his work in manhattan and yet other projects that he was doing. but in any case at a certain point he inserts himself into this issue of the eastern end of the canal. and he thinks, and he publicizes his thoughts that the canal ought to leave the mohawk...
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>> most goods would not come up the hudson river in barges. they would go up the hudson river, initially for a brief period, but ultimately in increasingly larger steamboats, they had been invented in 1807 and the canal was inflated in 1825. so it was a separate segment, goodman from new york city up the hudson to albany and then they were transshipped to canal barges. to answer your question? >> i'm not sure i did. [inaudible] >> okay. go ahead. [inaudible] >> the mules were owned by the canal companies. and you have barges that took good and you also have barges that the passengers, but in all cases pulled by a originally by horses for the first couple of years, but then it was discovered that mules are actually, paul harder and longer and in a more docile manner. anyone else? >> how many companies were there? how many canal companies were there? >> there were a bunch. initially, there were a couple of guys whose names escape me now who started the first passenger canal boats, and were actually -- intended to be monopolists. they were advert
>> most goods would not come up the hudson river in barges. they would go up the hudson river, initially for a brief period, but ultimately in increasingly larger steamboats, they had been invented in 1807 and the canal was inflated in 1825. so it was a separate segment, goodman from new york city up the hudson to albany and then they were transshipped to canal barges. to answer your question? >> i'm not sure i did. [inaudible] >> okay. go ahead. [inaudible] >> the mules...
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. >> most goods would not come up the hudson river in barges, they got to the hudson river. >> initially, in sailing ships but ultimately in increasingly larger steam boats, a steamboat having been invented in 1807 and the canal completed in 1825. so it was a separate's men, goods went from new york city up the hudson to albany and then, they were trans-shipped to canal barges. did i answer your question? no, tell me. i'm not sure i did. >> [inaudible]. >> okay. >> [inaudible]. >> mules were owned by the canal companies and you had barges that took goods and you had also barges that took passengers, but in all cases, pulled by -- actually originally by horses, for the first couple of years and then it was discovered that mules are actually -- pull harder and longer and with -- in a more docile manner. anyone else? >> how many companies were this? how many canal companies were there? >> well, there were a bunch. initially, there were a couple of guys whose names escape me now, who started the first passenger canal boats, and were actually intended to be monopolists. they were -- their adv
. >> most goods would not come up the hudson river in barges, they got to the hudson river. >> initially, in sailing ships but ultimately in increasingly larger steam boats, a steamboat having been invented in 1807 and the canal completed in 1825. so it was a separate's men, goods went from new york city up the hudson to albany and then, they were trans-shipped to canal barges. did i answer your question? no, tell me. i'm not sure i did. >> [inaudible]. >> okay. >>...
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henry hudson, the september is the 400th anniversary of hudson's discovery of the river that bears hisme and his exploration of new york harbor and that was an adventure that really changed the course of history in north america. it was a very daring forge for a lot of reasons. the first one being that he was supposed to go completely in the other direction and commission sale to china over the northern coast of russia and he sort of took a left turn and came to north america and send which led him to his discoveries. his exploration of the river. the author dove hunter is a terrific writer and researcher and also a sailor so he has done his own forensic navigation and redrawn the map that plot hudson's voyage to give us new insights into what that trip was really about. >> finally we are joined by george tipson, publisher and director of walker books. celebrating its 50th anniversary. what is walker books and who is the founder? >> walker and company is a division of bloomsbury usa fountain in 1959 by sam and beth walker, it was a completely independent companies until january 1st of
henry hudson, the september is the 400th anniversary of hudson's discovery of the river that bears hisme and his exploration of new york harbor and that was an adventure that really changed the course of history in north america. it was a very daring forge for a lot of reasons. the first one being that he was supposed to go completely in the other direction and commission sale to china over the northern coast of russia and he sort of took a left turn and came to north america and send which led...
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they started with a hudson franchise and then they sold cars from amc, jeep, and later eagle. several mergers later, they were a successful jeep dealer until 1999 in 2000 they acquired the chrysler franchise and now they are a chrysler jeep dealer and have sold over 10,000 new and used vehicles over the last few decades. they have consistently held the highest customer satisfaction rating for sales and service in the state of pennsylvania. and i welcome you, jim. >> next is mr. duane paddic of new york thanks for being here. last but not least, is mr. frank blankenbeckler iii of waxahachie, texas. frank is here with his son, austin and thank you for coming. joe, do you want to say anything about your witness? >> is it time to introduce them? >> it is. i just did a half-hearted i have. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i've been down in the electricity hearing. it is my honor to introduce frank blankenbeckler. he is a native of waxahachie, texas, graduated from waxahachie high school. went to the university of texas where he lettered in basketball. he came back home to waxahachie and
they started with a hudson franchise and then they sold cars from amc, jeep, and later eagle. several mergers later, they were a successful jeep dealer until 1999 in 2000 they acquired the chrysler franchise and now they are a chrysler jeep dealer and have sold over 10,000 new and used vehicles over the last few decades. they have consistently held the highest customer satisfaction rating for sales and service in the state of pennsylvania. and i welcome you, jim. >> next is mr. duane...
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army to invade new york from canada while general howell took his army with the royal navy up the hudson river and join withburg:in albany. but then he let him come by himself, and went after washington at philadelphia. it turned out to be an egregious blunder on howell's point. most people think the british could not have won the war after 1777. what i tried to argue in "almost a miracle: the american victory in the war of independence," in 1781, the last year the war broke out board began, america was very close to defeat. james lovell, a congressman from massachusetts, rhode a letter on the second day of seventeen 81 to john adams, and he began by saying we are bankrupt with a mutinous army. washington thought america had to score a decisive victory in 1781 or there would be no other chance, and john adams, who was in europe, was writing that the french would not remain in the war beyond 1781. they were looking for an hon. exit. had there not been a decisive victory, what probably would have happened, a european peace conference, and the european powers, who had no sympathy for an ame
army to invade new york from canada while general howell took his army with the royal navy up the hudson river and join withburg:in albany. but then he let him come by himself, and went after washington at philadelphia. it turned out to be an egregious blunder on howell's point. most people think the british could not have won the war after 1777. what i tried to argue in "almost a miracle: the american victory in the war of independence," in 1781, the last year the war broke out board...
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orlando hudson 74. a couple of players are tied with 71. they're among the best in the senior circle. 2-2. >> rob: he's been playing defense the entire defense. even when he's not having a great night at the plate, he's great with a glove. >> johnny: that fouls off the 1 1st base mine. hernandez going back toward the rolled up tarp that we hope they don't have to use tonight. >> rob: a lot of people don't notice when guys are playing great defense. i do. it doesn't mean the runs are going to come. it will give these young pitchers when they do make mistakes a lot of confidence your corner infielders are going to eat it up. whether cristian, gonzalez, hernandez out there, once they play more, the younger guys will get more consistent. >> johnny: nice running catch by bruce in right field. two down. guzman retreating back to 1st. we talked about adam dunn and the success he had in cincinnati. well documented. he just hit cover off the ball as a member of the team. >> rob: yes he did. you see the camouflage that i love. he lits -- hits it righ
orlando hudson 74. a couple of players are tied with 71. they're among the best in the senior circle. 2-2. >> rob: he's been playing defense the entire defense. even when he's not having a great night at the plate, he's great with a glove. >> johnny: that fouls off the 1 1st base mine. hernandez going back toward the rolled up tarp that we hope they don't have to use tonight. >> rob: a lot of people don't notice when guys are playing great defense. i do. it doesn't mean the...
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michael horowitz, senior fellow at the hudson institute and a gentleman i have had the pleasure of knowing for the past few months. there's nobody that knows more about truth than michael horowitz. >> thank you. [applause] it is so much my pleasure to be here among heroes and to speak out for democracy in china. but i must tell you a confession. i do so for very selfish reasons. i am the grandfather of six beautiful children. and my certain view is that the hope they have and that the hope i have for them of a good life in the 21st century will wrest more than on any other single factor, on freedom and democracy in china. we talk, as we should in washington, about a muslim terrorism, and it poses real threats to free people. but muslim terrorism cannot continue forever. the world will be upset, but not ultimately shaken by what these terrorist fanatics do. on the other hand, if china remains a democracy in the 21st century, my grandchildren, my children have the risk that there century will be even more bloody than mine in the 20th century has been. so that the heroes we celebrate today sp
michael horowitz, senior fellow at the hudson institute and a gentleman i have had the pleasure of knowing for the past few months. there's nobody that knows more about truth than michael horowitz. >> thank you. [applause] it is so much my pleasure to be here among heroes and to speak out for democracy in china. but i must tell you a confession. i do so for very selfish reasons. i am the grandfather of six beautiful children. and my certain view is that the hope they have and that the...
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i point to people like edna griffin, john bibbs, and len nard hudson. they entered a drugstore on a hot summer day in des moines, iowa, at a segregated lunch counter. when the manager refused to serve them because the store did not -- quote -- "serve colors" miss griffin refused to leave. and outraged iowans responded with outrage. and they won. edna griffin won. the lunch counters were desegregated and who -- who -- but a handful knows of edna griffin or john bib intvment or len nard hudson? it is only because of the extraordinary acts of bravery by ordinary americans like these in all corns of this country that the mightiest walls of oppression have been torn down. as this nation formally apologizes and acknowledges slavery and jim crow, we must also recognize that this nation owes these individuals most known toll their friends and their family, an enormous debt of gratitude. 's awe make this formal apology, moreover, we must acknowledge and celebrate the deep lasting contributions that slaves, former slaves, and their decendants have made to this co
i point to people like edna griffin, john bibbs, and len nard hudson. they entered a drugstore on a hot summer day in des moines, iowa, at a segregated lunch counter. when the manager refused to serve them because the store did not -- quote -- "serve colors" miss griffin refused to leave. and outraged iowans responded with outrage. and they won. edna griffin won. the lunch counters were desegregated and who -- who -- but a handful knows of edna griffin or john bib intvment or len nard...
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hudson has as well as a prosecutor in numerous cases. let me assure you, the judiciary has the capacity to suggest an undue burden on the judiciary simply is not accurate. you ought to speak to some litigators and some judges before you make such statements. i say that you with respect. >> the gentleman from georgia is recognized. i am sorry, arizona. to close. >> i want to welcome my very respected friend, asa hutchinson. i understand he is on the other side of the issue today, but it shows that even the most stage and was among conservatives can become disoriented now and then. i know that he is coming from the same foundation and perspective that i
hudson has as well as a prosecutor in numerous cases. let me assure you, the judiciary has the capacity to suggest an undue burden on the judiciary simply is not accurate. you ought to speak to some litigators and some judges before you make such statements. i say that you with respect. >> the gentleman from georgia is recognized. i am sorry, arizona. to close. >> i want to welcome my very respected friend, asa hutchinson. i understand he is on the other side of the issue today, but...
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hudson had a event on this recently in washington. now, as far as hamas is concerned, it was founded by a man who was a paraplegic who worked with the muslim brotherhood in the 1960s in egypt. he came back to the territories in the '70s and created an organization. what's interesting about this it was a largely an organization of charity and nursery schools and all kinds of things for the palestinian people and the israelis for their part in the '70s and '80s decided to throw their weight behind this organization as a counter to the popularity of fatah. fatah, of course, at that time under the control of yasser arafat was responsible for scores of acts of terrorism around the world and the israelis desperately sought to find an alternative, a nonviolent alternative that could capture the imagination of the palestinian people. so the israelis sort of threw their support behind them and this is a classic case of blow-back that we saw of the mujahedeen and their ranks became members of the taliban and al-qaeda. this happened with hamas a
hudson had a event on this recently in washington. now, as far as hamas is concerned, it was founded by a man who was a paraplegic who worked with the muslim brotherhood in the 1960s in egypt. he came back to the territories in the '70s and created an organization. what's interesting about this it was a largely an organization of charity and nursery schools and all kinds of things for the palestinian people and the israelis for their part in the '70s and '80s decided to throw their weight...
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, this young woman had passed through ellis island, peering out from the boat at the mouth of the hudson river, she saw the statue of liberty. the most powerful symbol of freedom and opportunity america represents. all she wanted was chance, but never did she dare dream that her grandson would someday, this day, the this member of the u.s. congress standing before you. [applause] when i think of my grandmother, i reminded in its pure says that america is about looking forward. -- in its pure sense of america's about looking for. it is about persevering, to pass on something better for your children than you inherited. the narrative of this country's promise resides within us all. all of us here came from somewhere. we or our ancestors came to this country for the same reason -- for hope, opportunity, and a better life. this is the time that has always bound us as a nation. this is a tie that continually strengthens us as a people. above all, america is a nation of inclusion. a country nourished by its rich tradition of diversity and its tradition of immigration. this is a nation unapolog
, this young woman had passed through ellis island, peering out from the boat at the mouth of the hudson river, she saw the statue of liberty. the most powerful symbol of freedom and opportunity america represents. all she wanted was chance, but never did she dare dream that her grandson would someday, this day, the this member of the u.s. congress standing before you. [applause] when i think of my grandmother, i reminded in its pure says that america is about looking forward. -- in its pure...
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>> and this one called half moon the henry hudson and the 400th anniversary of his discovery of the river that bears his name of new york harbor that was an adventure that really changed the course of history in north america that had a very daring voyage the first being he was supposed to go completely in the other direction he was commissioned to sale to china over the northern coast of russia and took a left turn and came to america instead which led him to his discoveries here and exploration of the river. the author is a terrific writer and researcher and also a sailor who he -- so he has done his own navigation and has redrawn the map of his voyage to give us a new insights into what that trip was really about. >> george gibson publisher of walker books it is celebrating its 50th anniversary what is walker books and was the founder? >> walker and company is a division of bloomsbury usa founded 1959 by santa and beth walker a completely independent company until january 1, 2005 when we were acquired by now a division of bloomsbury the three of the old divisions and we are one of them
>> and this one called half moon the henry hudson and the 400th anniversary of his discovery of the river that bears his name of new york harbor that was an adventure that really changed the course of history in north america that had a very daring voyage the first being he was supposed to go completely in the other direction he was commissioned to sale to china over the northern coast of russia and took a left turn and came to america instead which led him to his discoveries here and...
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right now they are even at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth -- orlando hudson, the o dog, solo jack in third. kurt suzuki an r.b.i. double for oakland. >> red sox and marlins have been in a rain delay at fenway since about 9:00 eastern time, 2:15 worth and the weather in boston now is not any better than what it was since then and it's not supposed to get any better but they continue to hold off on a decision. it is an official game, we're in the sixth inning. marlins up 2-1 on home runs by dan uggla and ronnie paulino. as soon as we know more, we'll pass it along to you here on espnews. >> the rain didn't just disrupt the u.s. open on thursday, it also kept the yankees and nationals from starting on time. scheduled it begin at one:05 p.m. eastern it didn't -- 1:05 eastern. you can run 2 1/2 new york marathons -- there is no official record of the longest rain delay in mlb history, but 5:26 certainly ranks up there with other wet games. we would tell you now, but then again, we don't want to delay the highlights and longer. this was the final meeting for the yankees and the nationals a
right now they are even at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth -- orlando hudson, the o dog, solo jack in third. kurt suzuki an r.b.i. double for oakland. >> red sox and marlins have been in a rain delay at fenway since about 9:00 eastern time, 2:15 worth and the weather in boston now is not any better than what it was since then and it's not supposed to get any better but they continue to hold off on a decision. it is an official game, we're in the sixth inning. marlins up 2-1 on home runs...
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single in the fifth, the o dog, orlando hudson with a solo jack in the third.t suzuki had an r.b.i. double in the third for the a's. joe torre has managed five teams over his 28-year career and has four world series titles. currently tied with sparky anderson for fifth most coaching victories all time. bobby cox and tony la russa are two of the four managers ahead of him. both are still actively managing. >> jon lester and the a.l.-leading red sox going for a three-game sweep of the marlins, top of the second, dan uggla off lester and into the monster seats. 1-1 game. two batters later ronny paulino takes lester deep off the volvo sign for his 14th of the year, marlins win 2-1 in a rain-shortened game to avoid the sweep, ricky nolasco pitches a one-hitter for his first win since may 8. he entered the game 0-3 with a 9.64 e.r.a. in his previous four starts. >> the rain didn't just disrupt the u.s. open on thursday, it also kept the yankees and nationals from starting on time. scheduled to begin at 1:05 o'clock p.m. eastern, it didn't start until 6:31 p.m. easter
single in the fifth, the o dog, orlando hudson with a solo jack in the third.t suzuki had an r.b.i. double in the third for the a's. joe torre has managed five teams over his 28-year career and has four world series titles. currently tied with sparky anderson for fifth most coaching victories all time. bobby cox and tony la russa are two of the four managers ahead of him. both are still actively managing. >> jon lester and the a.l.-leading red sox going for a three-game sweep of the...
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whalen is a proud resident of hudson, new york.hey provide consulting services for audit tore, regular laters and he consults with global companies on a variety of financial and regulatory issues and the regional director of the professional risk managers international association and is a board adviser to a global business security risk in asia. -- huh, hu, would you please begin. >> mr. chairman and distinguished members, thank you for this opportunity. i teach at the university of texas law school and my testimony reflects my view as an academic. i agreed to be working at the securities & exchange commission. i emphasize that i'm currently a full-time academic, have been so for over two decades and after this forthcoming government service will return to my normal academic duties but i will say tied does not reflect the views of the sec and has not been discussed with or reviewed by the sec. i ask that my written testimony be include in the record. this is a seminal time for the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives. my und
whalen is a proud resident of hudson, new york.hey provide consulting services for audit tore, regular laters and he consults with global companies on a variety of financial and regulatory issues and the regional director of the professional risk managers international association and is a board adviser to a global business security risk in asia. -- huh, hu, would you please begin. >> mr. chairman and distinguished members, thank you for this opportunity. i teach at the university of...
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who named herself sojourner truth by examining her life as isabella, born a slave in 1797 in the hudson valley of new york where she lived in a dutch world, no english was spoken. african religious slavery and the dutch milieu shaped her years. as a result of that background and into an industrious outspoken and mystical person. enslavement, i maintain was the determining factor in her pursuit of a progressive agenda. and spirituality was the guiding engine. her verbal and oratory skills were the fuel. she first embraced methodism but found institutional religion too confining, too conservative and unreceptive to women. nonetheless, methodisms egalitarian spirituality, its teachings of biblical discipleship and its ability to convince her that doing good was the best way to pursue change bound her to the teachings and the doctrines of methodism even though she rejected the institutional church. the philosophy of methodism and her 1843 epiphany as sojourner truth converged into a divine dispensation that had her speak against the evils of society. she was summoned by the spirit that spea
who named herself sojourner truth by examining her life as isabella, born a slave in 1797 in the hudson valley of new york where she lived in a dutch world, no english was spoken. african religious slavery and the dutch milieu shaped her years. as a result of that background and into an industrious outspoken and mystical person. enslavement, i maintain was the determining factor in her pursuit of a progressive agenda. and spirituality was the guiding engine. her verbal and oratory skills were...
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night say willie harris' landing was the best one in that town since sully sullivanen burger on the hudsoner. >> rob: sully, i'm in his fan club. >> bob: i think everyone s you're an official member? >> rob: yeah, there's a fan club on face bacon. >> bob: nice. you and sullivan -- on facebook? >> bob: nice. you and sully type. it will be top of the order now. marco scutaro and then aaron hill. look at that. first-pitch strikes to all nine hitters so far. no nationals pitcher has done that this year. >> rob: those are some of the stats maybe we hold off until the ninth inning. >> bob: did we jinx him? >> rob: no, if he throws a ball right here, steve mccatty is going to come up here and smack somebody. >> bob: he'll have to go to the truck. >> rob: it's 10-10. now it's ok. now we can talk about it all you want. >> bob: i know. i hate friday night brawls in the booth. we've had too many of them. >> rob: yeah, you and charlie fighting over hot dogs. it's ugly. >> bob: he's off this inning. what do you expect? i don't know how you do two innings at a time. that must be exhausting. here is scut
night say willie harris' landing was the best one in that town since sully sullivanen burger on the hudsoner. >> rob: sully, i'm in his fan club. >> bob: i think everyone s you're an official member? >> rob: yeah, there's a fan club on face bacon. >> bob: nice. you and sullivan -- on facebook? >> bob: nice. you and sully type. it will be top of the order now. marco scutaro and then aaron hill. look at that. first-pitch strikes to all nine hitters so far. no...
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>> richard wise, hudson institute. two specific questions. you talked a bit about the chinese navy in general. last week, we had our session of the defense council -- i wonder if you have a readout on e whether the issues you talked about, came up, particularly the navigation issues and admiral mullen just went to russia and there is a speculation, some kind of military agreement will be in next week's some and i'm not sure if there are any navy issues potentially involved in those discussions. >> right. i think when you talk about that with china or russia, all of the services have an interest in it. and whereas i have not gotten the full readout from the chairman's talks and the team has just gotten back from china, the details i do not have. but i'm encouraged by some of the things that i hear, and, the importance of the mill-to-mill relationship is, i think, extraordinarily important to any relationship between countries, because we -- as i mentioned, the incidents in the chinese eez, the ability to pick up a telephone, and talk to someon
>> richard wise, hudson institute. two specific questions. you talked a bit about the chinese navy in general. last week, we had our session of the defense council -- i wonder if you have a readout on e whether the issues you talked about, came up, particularly the navigation issues and admiral mullen just went to russia and there is a speculation, some kind of military agreement will be in next week's some and i'm not sure if there are any navy issues potentially involved in those...
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>> i was ceo of a research organization called the hudson institute for a few years. i practiced law on the side. the legal profession was spared the embarrassment of my services for very long. one day the phone rang, and it was eli lilly and co. >> based in indianapolis? >> yes, and with one of the single biggest pieces of good fortune that came my way. i went to work over there for 11 years. >> back to politics in what year? >> the phone rang in december of 2000. it was an inquiry about coming to be part of the incoming bush administration, which i accepted. >> you mean the george bush administration? did they offer you a job as director of omb right there? >> not initially. the first call was about a different job, which i said thanks, but no thanks. i am productively occupied here, and you can get someone better for that. then they call back and i told my wife, now we have a problem. now they are calling about the one job they have that i would probably be interested in. that was omb. >> here is a piece of tape of you testifying on september 6, 2001. it is not ver
>> i was ceo of a research organization called the hudson institute for a few years. i practiced law on the side. the legal profession was spared the embarrassment of my services for very long. one day the phone rang, and it was eli lilly and co. >> based in indianapolis? >> yes, and with one of the single biggest pieces of good fortune that came my way. i went to work over there for 11 years. >> back to politics in what year? >> the phone rang in december of 2000....
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consider the testimony of burin, a prominent turkish american scholar who is a senior fellow at the hudson institute. in july of 2008, speaking before the senate committee on homeland security and governmental affairs she stated that she believed care, quote, was created but the muslim brotherhood to influence the u.s. government, congress and n.g.o.'s along with academic and media groups, end of quote, and lamented that, quote, despite being founded by leading islamists care has successfully portrayed itself as a mainstream muslim organization over the past 15 years and has been treated as such by many u.s. government officials, end of quote. or most recently in april, 2009, an advertisement in "the weekly standard" offered by american muslims applauded the f.b.i. for rejecting care. the sing thattories included representatives of six different organizations, and i submit a copy for the record. the signatories wrote, we observe, quote, that they, care, denounce terrorism in general terms but not the specific actions of islamic groups like hamas or hezbollah. they've denounce violence but
consider the testimony of burin, a prominent turkish american scholar who is a senior fellow at the hudson institute. in july of 2008, speaking before the senate committee on homeland security and governmental affairs she stated that she believed care, quote, was created but the muslim brotherhood to influence the u.s. government, congress and n.g.o.'s along with academic and media groups, end of quote, and lamented that, quote, despite being founded by leading islamists care has successfully...
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he started out 1945 a hudson dealer and then it was jeep eagle, you know, then jeep chrysler when chrysler come through. you can't take people like this -- you just can't replace people like this. i can't imagine myself -- i've never bought a foreign car but i can't imagine myself ever buying a jeep again if the golics aren't in business in pittsburgh. i don't understand how they're costing you money. i think they are a revenue stream for you guys. and if some reason this has to happen, i want to know why you're not taking care of people who spent 70 years and generations selling your cars and as you tell them that they don't have a business anymore, that you're not doing something to help these guys out in the transition. so i have lots of questions, mr. chairman. i'm just glad that you're holding this hearing today so that i can ask them. >> thank you, mr. doyle. ms. sutton from ohio, please. >> thank you, chairman stupak, for holding the hearing and thank you very much for inviting one of my constituent dealers, ellen spitzer to testify here today. mr. spitzer is losing seven of his dea
he started out 1945 a hudson dealer and then it was jeep eagle, you know, then jeep chrysler when chrysler come through. you can't take people like this -- you just can't replace people like this. i can't imagine myself -- i've never bought a foreign car but i can't imagine myself ever buying a jeep again if the golics aren't in business in pittsburgh. i don't understand how they're costing you money. i think they are a revenue stream for you guys. and if some reason this has to happen, i want...
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i saw firsthand the recovery act finally let us break ground on the mass transit tunnel under the hudson river that will ultimately create 6,000 jobs for several years and at the end of the day, when that project is finished, over 50,000 permanent jobs. i met children who will be the future riders that have train and whose parents and neighbors are involved in its planning and construction as we speefnlgt you can see these infrastructure results statewide. the recovery act required our state's department of transportation to get enough projects ready for bidding so that 50% of that funding could be set aside within 120 days, to get people to work. well, new jersey met that requirement and plans to allocate the funding for all of its projects by the end of this month. so, madam president, the recovery act has been a lifeline for new jersey, and for that fact, for millions of people across the country. now, i couldn't agree more that accountability is crucial. we understand that every dollar in the recovery act belongs to the american taxpayer. they deserve assurances that their money is b
i saw firsthand the recovery act finally let us break ground on the mass transit tunnel under the hudson river that will ultimately create 6,000 jobs for several years and at the end of the day, when that project is finished, over 50,000 permanent jobs. i met children who will be the future riders that have train and whose parents and neighbors are involved in its planning and construction as we speefnlgt you can see these infrastructure results statewide. the recovery act required our state's...
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he's an adjunct senior fellow at the hudson institute and professor emeritus at the city university ofnew york. this event was hosted by the yivo institute in new york city. to find out more visit yivoinstitute.org. >> bookexpo america new york city 2009 we're here with a publisher of basic books. what does a publisher do? >> a publisher is just the title i have. i run the imprint of basic books so we have editorial, marketing, publicity, design and i just end up making the final decisions on things. i say a lot of yes or no's all day long. >> what do you say yes to. >> whether we'll acquire the book, how much we'll pay it and how much resources we'll put on promoting it and the final call a lot of a over b i like this jacket over this one. what the price should be. a budget of small decisions. it all adds up to big decision because bunch of small ones along the way. >> now, how long have you been in books and where did you come from before basic. did you always want to be a publisher? >> no, imúx found the book business -- i was in retail. i ran a bookstore in washington for 10 years.
he's an adjunct senior fellow at the hudson institute and professor emeritus at the city university ofnew york. this event was hosted by the yivo institute in new york city. to find out more visit yivoinstitute.org. >> bookexpo america new york city 2009 we're here with a publisher of basic books. what does a publisher do? >> a publisher is just the title i have. i run the imprint of basic books so we have editorial, marketing, publicity, design and i just end up making the final...
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>> that may not be including the three accidents we are investigating right now which include the hudson river, denver 737 continental. these were not fatal but they were major air carrier, major loss and of course now air france that we are participating with the french authorities. >> we should say that we are discussing this through the lens of a tragedy and understand always that's the case and the tragedy exist in the cockpit as well. in some ways i feel bad about talking to to people who flew an airplane that can represent themselves and get we are very concerned about what happened and what could have been done differently and how we make shrek others reporter plants understand things we can learn from this crash will be implemented. mr. babbitt, one final question. you will no doubt appear before this committee many times. i understand that when you are asked whether you have sufficient funding at the faa i believe most
>> that may not be including the three accidents we are investigating right now which include the hudson river, denver 737 continental. these were not fatal but they were major air carrier, major loss and of course now air france that we are participating with the french authorities. >> we should say that we are discussing this through the lens of a tragedy and understand always that's the case and the tragedy exist in the cockpit as well. in some ways i feel bad about talking to to...
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that may not be including the three accidents that we are investigating right now which include the hudson river, which include denver 737. these were not fatal, but there were major air carrier, major hull lost. of course now the air france that we are participating with the french authorities. >> we should say that we are discussing this through the lens of the tragedy boy and understand always that is the case. the tragedy existed in the cockpit, as well. in some ways i feel bad about talking to to people who flew to can't represent themselves es ad yet we are very concerned. all of us are very concerned about what happened and what could have been done differently and what we can do to make certain that others aboard airplanes understand there are things we can learn from this crash. one final question. you will, no doubt, appear before this committee many, many times. i understand that when you are asked whether you have sufficient funding at the faa i believe most witnesses are instructed to support whatever the president's budget request is. the last person i recall who came to the
that may not be including the three accidents that we are investigating right now which include the hudson river, which include denver 737. these were not fatal, but there were major air carrier, major hull lost. of course now the air france that we are participating with the french authorities. >> we should say that we are discussing this through the lens of the tragedy boy and understand always that is the case. the tragedy existed in the cockpit, as well. in some ways i feel bad about...
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last year the five counties i represent in new york's hudson valley received more than $1.2 million in federal reimbursement for costs associated with detaining undocumented aliens. funding that is essential for local law enforcement to keep our communities safe. scaap requires the federal government to step up to its responsibilities and foot the bill for its failure to enforce our immigration laws. we must continue to support this vital public safety and taxpayer protection program. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? mr. fleming: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, recently elections were held in iran with the iranian government declaring ahmadinejad the landslide winner over mr. subey. few saaby is claiming the -- musabi is claiming that -- people went to vote. he is calling upon his supporters to remain vocal and protest the results of this election, and they are turning out in the tens of thousands but many have been killed
last year the five counties i represent in new york's hudson valley received more than $1.2 million in federal reimbursement for costs associated with detaining undocumented aliens. funding that is essential for local law enforcement to keep our communities safe. scaap requires the federal government to step up to its responsibilities and foot the bill for its failure to enforce our immigration laws. we must continue to support this vital public safety and taxpayer protection program. and i...
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this ran afoul of the test established in the central hudson case. as it was not sufficiently narrowly at this tailored -- narrowly tailored and would have separate impacts on community. -- from the community to the community. you'll clean it up, won't you i confused you? the court then noted since the massachusetts statute was based on the f.d.a.'s rule, the f.d.a. rule would have similar unconstitutional effects on the nationwide basis. as justice sandra day o'connor wrote in -- for the court, quote, the oun formally broad sweep of the geographical limitations demonstrates a lack of tailoring, end quote. additionally the proposed rule in the kennedy bill would require ads to use only black text on white background. again the united states supreme court found a similar provision unconstitutional. zauderer, i'm doing all right with you today? , and the office of disciplinary council n. that case dealing with advertisers in legal services the use of colors and illustrations in ads are entitled to the same first amendment protection given verbal speech
this ran afoul of the test established in the central hudson case. as it was not sufficiently narrowly at this tailored -- narrowly tailored and would have separate impacts on community. -- from the community to the community. you'll clean it up, won't you i confused you? the court then noted since the massachusetts statute was based on the f.d.a.'s rule, the f.d.a. rule would have similar unconstitutional effects on the nationwide basis. as justice sandra day o'connor wrote in -- for the...