not all self-professed independence came independently.here is a substantial body of evidence to show that many self-declared independence are in fact partisans. political scientists, william they are in his classic book "the swing voter in american politics," notes that these hidden partisans "embrace the independent label and the residences of civic virtue associated with it but their actual attitudes and voting behavior are every bit as partisan as those who embrace party labels more openly," dale in massachusetts. caller: good morning. i was a republican and went to independent. there is no difference between either one of them. you know, i have an idea. we have a couple of years, less than a couple of years, until the next election. if c-span could have a series that deals with terminals. maybe have someone on from every state. maybe one or two states a week or so and see if we can get a binding ballot question. to see what the people want. if you leave it up to the politicians, you know which way they are going to go. if c-span, if i

independent greeks are also refusing to talk.sfor discussion. >> thank you very much indeed. thank you for joining us. waiting to see if she is going to be a member of parliament as well. it's not going to be in government with syriza. that is the big shocking story out of athens this morning. >> great work there on the ground. we spoke to him couple of weeks ago. he was counted as a possible finance minister. stay with us. you don't to miss that. ♪ >> welcome back. we are streaming on the ipad. these are the stories of the day. let's get back to greece. we are joined by the member of the syriza party. we spoke to a couple of weeks ago. it's surprising lot of people that the coalition would be with the independent routes. you don't get along with them. what kind of coalition argue in visioning? >> what they hope for is a vote of tolerance from them. in terms of social issues let's not beat around the bush about it. what we are hoping for is the number one issue that concerns the nation and europe is one where the independent gree

or be independent. the night before the referendum, the city center was hitting with people who were dancing in the streets. independence seemed hard beat away. the no campaign one. the scotland it divided country as people had fared? we are meeting again with one of the campaigners for independence. his goals are for social equality and a social welfare system. he was sure that the campaign for independence had the upper hand right up until the vote. how are you feeling about having lost the referendum? >> i do not think we lost. there was a percentage of scottish people who voted for years. that was once -- 1.6 million people, 45% of the voting total. i think the word lost certainly is not the case. >> peter stephenson supported the opposite camp in favor of remaining part of the united kingdom. he believed an independent scotland would have been economically unstable. something he wanted to prevent. he is not satisfied. >> 45% of the scottish people voted for independence that is a huge percentage. p

and it is not -- it is called "the dearborn independent," but honestly it is not independent at all. it is a free country. call it what you like. independent. but actually it was totally dependent on the ford motor company. and not surprisingly, if you were to read a run of the paper, its views and the views of henry ford are remarkably similar. that should not surprise us. that would be true of any newspaper that reflects the views of its owners. but the paper is very much in favor of pacifism. it likes prohibition. meaning that it is in favor of limiting alcohol, which ford thought was wicked. it supports all sorts of old traditions. one of the most interesting articles, and the title of the article tells you a lot about the outlook of henry ford. is an editorial that was entitled "the old ways were good." now what is the irony? i mean, it is an astonishing irony. yeah. >> ford was modernizing america. he made a car, and he is saying the old ways were better. >> this is exactly right. there is nobody who did more to bring new ways to america, to transform america, than henry ford i

to continue to have them as independent units. we put a kitchen in there and have doors that separate out the units and have separate entries. >> well, they are not independent to the extent that the vestibule for the lower unit is indeed a private space and it a fully functioning unit and by coincidence, the upstairs neighbors want to come down and access the washing machine or their car. that for me is kind of a little bit of a giveaway for a quality independent unit on the lower floor. >> commissioner richards. >> i want to go on record as supporting families in the city and i support legal expansions of residences where we can to keep families in the city. i guess the question i have for staff, there were a lot of bulletins and planning code items cited in the documents that were given us. is there anything that is materially factual inaccurate that jumps out at you? anybody? >> good evening commissioners, corey teague, there are a couple of issues brought up, one was about whether or not the ground floor unit specifically out

there were somewhat independent newspapers, more than there are now. the media was controlled by the government. certainly most of the -- almost all of the broadcast media was controlled by the government. there were some independent newspapers, but even they were somewhat meek. but it's gotten much worse now. as i said, recently we had a situation where editors of both government-run and private newspapers said they were not challenge the government. they would not print anything that was critical government because they didn't want to be seen as promoting terrorism. of course this is exactly what the sisi government is saying is that any kind of criticism of the government is equate that go with terrorism. and what you saw with the al jazerra journal assists is they were simply trying to interview members of the opposition of the government that had been in power. and that is equated with promoting terrorism. what we are seeing now is media completely cowed by the government and saying they are not even going to attempt to question what the governmen

american independence to be understood in practical terms. he was very resistant to the philosophical case for american independence. he says nothing about the declaration of independence even in his private letters, though we know for a fact he was present in parliament when it was read to the members. he was certainly aware of it. he never writes about thomas jefferson. very interested in other people. he writes a lot about washington, little about hamilton but he is wary of the more philosophical and more radical side of the american founding generation, and as you see in reading burke, that was not his way of thinking about politics. >> host: let's talk about the philosophical basis for the american revolution as articulated by paine youch mentioned the pennsylvania constitution which he had a role in drafting. when you go to our great interactive in the bill of rights gallery you can click on any provision of the bill of right, see the first amendment, and then compare it to the pennsylvania constitution in 1776 and see how similar in so

he said -- called it the independent accountability review board. the report was independent. jerry connelly, another member of congress, said it was the independent accountability review board process. greg starr who you just referenced, a colleague of yours who's testified twice on this committee, said the first two hearings said this -- thank you for inviting me today. this is at the last hearing. to provide insight on the department's progress to implement the recommendations made by the independent benghazi arb. i mean, they use the term independent almost as if it's part of the title, part of the official title. now, i think there are problems with that claim. secretary clinton picked four of the five members of the board of this so-called independent board. secretary clinton was never interviewed by this so-called independent board. sheryl mills, her chief of staff, wasn't interviewed by this so-called independent board. sheryl mills, her chief of staff, was given a draft copy of the report before it went public to make edits of this so-called independent board. admiral

the independent also predicting some sort of a showdown here.y talk about how greece and the eu are on a collision course. syriza is going to find itself in confrontation with the eu as it looks to relax the austerity program that has been imposed by berlin and brussels. it is interesting to look at the german press and how they are focusing. in frankfurter, tsipras is -- out of frankfurt, tsipras is facing a dilemma. he's going to have to compromise with the troika or face a . bankruptcy. concessions will be necessary from both sides, says this paper. whether or not this is possible remains to be seen. >> other papers are worrying about a domino effect. >> this paper says that the european wide consensus on austerity has cracked wide open. they are talking about a revolution in athens. the revolution, according to the independent, is down to -- bound to tempt other countries to 10test austerity. there is another anti-austerity party in spain called podemos. it has made political games lately. you can see this article in el pais it talks about t

the rise of independent, that rising independent doesn't participate in the process. >> and they don't vote in the primary. in some states they can. >> also, the polarization even in states -- only in four states was the presidential election decided in five states. >> four states. that's unbelievable. our, quote, swing states. there are only four of them that do this right? virginia, florida north carolina. >> that's ohio. >> those are the only four with less than five points right? that's unbelievable. >> i want to go back to this because this is one area where tom and i have some disagreement. that's the voting rights act. i think the voting rights act is long overdue. you had large parts of the south that didn't have any black congressmen at all. so the voting rights act gave blacks -- >> it was really a bigger problem on the local level. it was locally elected officials that blacks wouldn't get elected to any position. >> prior to 1992, seven states didn't have a single black member of congress. >> here's what happened though. this didn't have to be the result that you went up aga

it's hard to be independent. how can that be addressed? >> well again on the part of the member state on the heads of state should translate into the willingness to provide adequate funding. but you see most african governments receive support from e.u. from ifm world bank. they have to rely on external sources to fund it's budgets. it makes it very difficult to try to channel those funds. but again the heads of state need to have the willingness to properly adequate the a.u. for everybody to fulfill-- >> well funding is one thing. cooperation and working together something else. do you think that that needs more work? >> well, it appears that the corporation is there. they set up an insurance body to pay money to these stricken areas. this is some of the progress that we're making but that. >> certainly seemly endless line of challenges. we appreciate your perspective. thank you very much, indeed. so still to come we take the story on boko haram where nigerians continue to arrive in chad. >> we're not at the sun

our line for independents. caller: although he is not an african-american, i think pope francis draws upon a lot of the techniques and sentiments martin luther king -- i have to commend you on having tavis smiley on not too long ago. i learned so much from that program and i admire tavis smiley very much. i wanted to give a shout out to my late parents. i remember as it young girl in baltimore when martin luther king was assassinated and my father called us all to prayer and had us get down on our knees and start praying. we knew our city would corrupt in violence. -- you were up to in violence. my father was not an activist but he knew a great man had passed. i often think about that day. host: mentioning pope francis who is on the front page of the washington times this morning holding a mess with about 6 million people in attendance in manila. next to that picture is an article of martin luther king jr.'s mart -- martin luther king the third. he is dismayed by recent violence against police, the destructive

>> as to amazon comments taken up by a lot of independent publishers and authors. andrew albanese i think you recognize the point that andrew -- amazonas lot done a lot of good for authors and publishers. >> i think that's absolutely true. that is the amazon argument. my problem with amazon as you can publish a book through amazon and use their self-publishing platforms but if you are a library it's difficult to buy those books. once you buy them on kindle you can't easily transfer them anywhere else. but i would agree entirely and author has a book that wants to reach and not in skin do sort more easily than ever before in history and amazonas meant a part of that. >> our next question please. >> hi my name is shock. i want to reiterate a few comments in a question. i want to reiterate what the first commenter said were the question that she asked. really to get to the point the hardest that rational choice theory doesn't really work. there was an analogy that was about food and when you look at poor black and latino communities we don't have access to food in cer

adams combined his hopes for both inoculation and independence.imming with excitement over the previous day's exchanges in congress, adams wrote a pair of letters to his wife on july 3. in the first, he repeated his hope that one hospital will be licensed in every county if not every town before exclaiming you will see in a few days a declaration setting forth the causes which have impelled us into this mighty revolution. he wrote about smallpox first before describing they had come up with this declaration. he reflected on the chain of events that brought on the declaration and remarked on its suddenness. he said it is the will of heaven that the two written in america should be sundered forever. again he repeated, it is the will of heaven that america shall suffer calamities more dreadful. those trials will inspire americans with virtues and correct many follies and vices with threatened to dishonor and destroy us. knowing his wife feared the spread of smallpox in boston and was anxious to inoculate, his letter cast the revolution as the furnace

go ahead. >> why did they choose independence as the main city? was there a vision that made him choose independence? >> it's a great question. i think it is connected to an early group of mormon missionaries that he sends just beyond this part of missouri into what was then just called indian territory. there is a specific reason why smith and the mormons are interested in the missions to indians. i should have talked about this when we talk about the book of mormon, so thank you for asking. it allows me to get back to it. the book of mormon suggested that the lamanites would eventually return to the true church. that they would be redeemed. the early mormons believed that the indians of their day are the lamanites, the descendents of that book of mormon people. and they will soon return to the true faith. that tends not to happen when smith sends out indian missionaries. but from the group of missionaries that comes here and does missionary work in the indian territories, this part of missouri, you know, is on smith's mind. and it's also availab

. >> since our independence up till now only progress that has happened in bangladesh has land thanks to prime minister sheik as inkna. in private members of the ruling party speak of the so-called singapore model. but it's unclear if bangladeshis are seeing the benefits. >> nasma begham used to be a garment worker but the jobs in that area have dried up. >> translator: the gas bills keep rising, the utilities keep rising but the landlord says he has to raise the rent because they can't pay the bills. >> reporter: her husband is also unemployed. nasman wonders how long she'll be able to afford these cramped quarters. al jazeera dhaka. >> camp after al qaeda in the arabian peninsula said it was responsible. >> after the house used by the houthis as a base. that house belonged to a member of the shia group. there is one person injured in a blos, it was a big blast and it damaged the neighboring residences as well. not very far from the president's house the president of yex lives in yemen lives in that neighborhood. however on sunday a similar improvised explosive device exploded in the

and america has a birthday to celebrate. 100 years of independence. the centennial exhibition at philadelphia is the biggest the nation has ever seen. out of 40 million americans, 5 million would come to see it. there is much to see. if the festival has one theme it is power the conquest of energy made possible by iron steam, and coal. the main attraction is a giant corliss engine. president grant and the emperor of brazil join to set the big machine in motion. at last, inventors are making use of america's fast -- vast store of natural resources. visitors remember the unfailing good humor of the crowds that centennial summer. times are hard in 1876. but on this occasion, the humblest or the newest american can take right in his country. -- can take ride in his country. memorial hall still stands where grant opened the centennial 100 years ago. smiling colombians still extend a welcome to all of north and south. at dusk, the great plaza still echoes to the band, the voices the excitement of the century past. their buildings tell us of these people, th

guest: the primary is open to lots more voters, including independents. whereas the iowa caucus is restricted to republicans. independents are allowed to vote in the republican primary if they choose. while evangelicals are an important part, they don't dominate in new hampshire the way they might in iowa. it is a much more full spectrum republican party. from that candidates find in new host: we have a line set aside for those of you who live in new hampshire or ohio. that number is (202)748-0003. you can also join the conversation -- a lot of you sharing thoughts on our facebook page. or send us a tweet. fergus cullen, mitt romney says he is thinking about a third bid for the white house. what is your reaction? guest: there is a lot of respect for mitt romney here. there is a lot of goodwill. he has campaigned here twice before. in 2008, he received 32% of the vote. he built on that in 2012 and one won the primary going away with 39% of the vote. it's a large base of people who like and respect him and wish he were president today. what i am not necessa

perhaps some independence but it really is the independence of one's personal conviction not to cross that line and to be able to tell even some of these powerful -- someone that's powerful even as president to say he's gone too far. professor rosenkranz, i would be interested in your view of whether the attorney general can be truly independent. >> i don't think independence is quite the right word. the executive power is vested in the president which it should be. but the president is delegated to the attorney general to advise him on legal issues. that's delegated, again to the office of legal counsel. and it's crucial for that function to be performed with as much integrity and independence as possible. at the end of the day, the president can disagree with the attorney general, can overrule the attorney general, can even fire the attorney general. it's esernings for the attorney general to -- essential for the attorney general to say no if necessary. mr. president, i explored every legal option and this is something you cannot do, this violates the constitution. >> professor turl

we have independence in north america. can we go to independence right now? we are producing almost 9,000,000 barrels a day. so we're producing aalmost half of what we're using. importing the rest. most of it comes from canada, some for mexico, and the rest from opec. if we could put north america together, we have __ but i cannot get the leadership in washington to even focus on energy. the reason? >> the reason is what all the rest of the sessions today have been about. they make it difficult to do things in d.c. now, and more productive at the state and local level. so how much of your plan for natural gas can be done at the state level? >> we have place a lot of emphasis, and we have gone real results. in defense of washington __ on the only person up your who is defending washington. >> that is correct. >> but i'm a patriotic american and i'm old, so that goes along with. but washington has no interest in energy because energy is not a problem. washington is driven to stories that they see every night, and crisis is everything. and energy __ smooth. the

it's shot to pieces. >> independents are wrong.ur case for independence was never predicated on the price of oil. >> that's a bonus for the scottish economy. >> the value of oil to scotland became the central economic issue during the refer endsum. how striking then that the halving of its value hasn't affected opinion here at all, which seems increasingly certain in scotland ability to stand up for itself. laurence lee, al jazeera, dundee. >>> how film makes makers are looking for small screens to make a make a big impact. in sport, ivory coast fights off an extra exit from the sfroon kurp of nations. more shortly. . >> the sundance film festival is underway in the u.s. for independent film workers seeking recognition of their work. rob reynolds. >> the streets of this old west town are full of film makers and producers hoping their independent movies will be hits. increasingly the sign of success is not top building on a cinema marquis. orlando online video on demand and high quality television networks are competing fierce lee w

independence blue cross.fearless. . >>> if you're skiing in the poconos this weekend i'd add the deep freeze layer. >> it's already feeling like 12 degrees below zero in the g poconos now. it kind of hurts when you walk outside even here for philadelphia and the surrounding regions. it already feels like single digits. >>> i want sthoe i want to show you the two different scenarios. rain through parts of south jersey and delaware. this track would give us more cold air, more snow and rain farther to the south. this is one scenario. we're also watching a different set up. this would be giving us a little warmer air moving in. you see sunday 10:00 p.m. there's rain/snow line already. we'll be sehv5ájz and snow moving in. this right around philadelphia notice how there's more rain here in the scenario. in this case more warm air moves in. rain/snow line north of philadelphia. it would mean more rain for the area. this will be one of those situations where we have to watch it set up as it's moving in and see wh

and for independents 202-748-8002 for independent. we will take a short break and be back with more of your calls and comments. you are watching and listening to c-span's "washington journal" january 25th. back in a moment. monday night on the communicators, net neutrality, reclassifying broadbast as a utility and other key issues facing the federal communications commission in 20s 15. >> i, nor one, believe the bi-partisan consensus that has been in place for almost two decades has served us pretty well. the clinton fcc in 1998 that decided that the internet would be an information service, not a more heavily regulated tell communi indication service. it was chairman of both political parties, chairman kinniard chairman martin powell and jimikowski that recognized light-touch regulation was the best way to deploy broadband. both parties have recognized light-touch regulation is the best way to go. but as you know the debate has taken a turn starting with the presidentts announcement in december. we now stand poised to consider what i

he said -- called it the independent accountability review board. the report was independent. jerry connelly, another member of congress, said it was the independent accountability review board process. greg starr who you just referenced, a colleague of yours who's testified twice on this committee. the first two hearings said this. thank you for inviting me today. this is at the last hearing. to provide insight on the department's progress to implement the recommendations made by the independent benghazi arb. i mean, they use the term independent almost as if it's part of the title. part of the official title. now, i think there are problems with that claim. secretary clinton picked four of the five members of the board of this so-called independent board. secretary clinton was never interviewed by this so-called independent board. sheryl mills her chief of staff, wasn't interviewed by this so-called independent board. sheryl mills, her chief of staff, was given a draft report before it went public to make edits of this so-called independent board. admiral mullen a co-chair o

texas was able to have its independence from mexico and we celebrate san jacinto day every year. it is a state holiday. there's a beautiful portrait on the green drapery which shows stephen f austin in one of the most iconic paintings in his tenure. painted by an unknown artist possibly in new orleans. other paintings would include likenesses of lamarr. lamarr was instrumental in making sure the capital stayed in austin. at that point in time it was named waterloo and he was hoping this would be the place where the capital of texas would remain. we have more recent paintings in the senate chamber including barbara jordan, lyndon baines johnson, former president of the united states. the only textile in the historical artifact collection is the flag from the battle of san jacinto. it normally hangs on the dais behind the speakers rostrum. we only have it on display when the legislature is in session. it is very fragile and we try to keep it protected under the red drapery. we usually have a replica hanging in its place because the legislature will gavel in it january of 2015. we h

every lawyer has to be independent. the attorney general even more so and i pledge to you, that i -- i take that independence very seriously. >> you have did that in my office and i appreciate that. because i think you will be a great attorney general if you'll do that. last august you gave a speech in switzerland in which you praised attorney general holders initiative to limit mandatory sentences. but prosecutors including even the attorney general did not have authority to decide that entire categories of defendants will not receive a sentence that the congress has mandated. isn't that another example of using prosecutorial discretion to really in effect change the law without congress. >> senator with respect to the material that you are referring to when i did give that speech i was referring to the department's smart on crime initiative, which seeks to manage another intractable problem of the large number of narcotic defendants and the limited resources we have to -- >> i want to help you with that. >> yes, and p

we have independence and north america. that is it. can we go to independence right now? where producing a must 9 million barrels a day. we are producing half of what we're using an importing arrest. most of it comes in canada. some of it for mexico. and 3 million from opec. we could put north america together. i can't get leadership in washington to even focus on energy. the reason -- >> the reason that makes it difficult to do anything in washington, d.c. to do things now. how much of your plan for natural gas could actually be done at the state level? >> we have. we have placed a lot of emphasis and gotten results. we can get it at the state level, but in defense of washington d.c., i'm the only other person here defending washington. i am a patriotic american and i'm old. washington has no interest in energy because energy is our problem. washington is driven to stories that they see every night and crises are everything. the natural gas and oil industry in the united states have done on him believable job for america. let me tell you, they did not do it for america.

but what we now know is many of the independent expenditures are not independent. they are being mad by groups affecting as unregulated extensions of the parties and candidates that. again, nothing i have said is particularly controversial or in dispute. this is a reality. some blame poor coordination laws. i will close by simply saying given the extraordinary challenge of crafting a coordination law that could truly trigger that. if that is their last line of defense, they are in trouble. thank you. [ applause ] >> hi, my name is brendon fisher. i'm general council with the center of media democracy. as taylor said there's a lot of groups that have been pushing the envelope by forming these single candidate pacts that technically avoid coordinating but others have asserted that the coordination rules really don't apply at all. the most glaring example of this is wisconsin where republican and democratic prosecutors have been investigating possible coordination between governor walker's campaign and independent groups like wisconsin corporate growth which spent mil

and then people like jonathan poulton who became an independent musical success in saving independentukes across success by storing in doing gag as an indie. all of those companies, all of this in vigils rather represent an existing proof that it's possible to be success of your independent. that matters a lot because non-independent art sectors of the publishing world has been subject to the same 21st century mergers are not station that every other sector has been subject to whether it's logistics or retail or finance. we are down to five big publishers, forget labels and five big studios. we are effectively out of competition. you don't have to be a radical that the sellers get a worse deal. you see that reflected now the kind of deals as a major publisher or studio offering to the creators to sell it. if you are a musician and one of the very lucky key musicians and manages to get a wreck or deal, and includes a standard accounting crack this breakage is a line item that dates back to the era of physical records that represent a statistically likely percentage than in the factory

and territorial independence. economic support, and now this negotiation with the imf and our partners including the imf is very important for us. defensive support again, we don't demand from anybody the lethal weapons. we have a very strong army to defend our territory. but defensive technology is also the things which we need because the only strong army can help us to keep the territory and the standing we do not provide offensive operations. so political, economic defensive, and moral support -- this is all for key ingredients for supporting ukraine. and for all four things, we already have a very strong message. i want to thank the audience because you represent herein call (202) 585-3880 davos -- herein call (202) 585-3880 in the very near future, i'm optimistic. i think we can stop the war. when we stop the war, it would be absolutely a new, different country. when you feel yourself comfortable and happy together with a new ukrainian people. thank you. [applause] >> is to president, my last question -- you

video on demand is a lifeline for independent films. the vast majority of people who wind up seeing the 123 pictures at sundance this year will watch online. that's good for filmmakers and film aficionados. >> unless you live in a major market a lot of times you don't get the opportunity to see films if you don't have a local art house theater. certainly that is a great avenue for these more moderately budgeted movies and these smaller movies to sort of have this alternative release option. >> for consumers it's not just a matter of wider choice and more convenience. it's also a question of cost. a family of four will often spend $50 or more on a trip to their local multi plex. they can enjoy an entire year of films online without living their living room. >> time for sport robin. >> there has been drama in the english fa cup. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> but first to the african cup of nations. ivory coast will spoil the party, the ideal start with a goal seven minutes in, mali seems to be in full control at that time but it was

every lawyer has to be independent. the attorney general even more so, and i pledge to you that i take that independence very seriously. >> you did that in my office and i appreciate that because i think you'll be a great attorney general if you'll do that. last august you gave a speech in switzerland in which you praised attorney general holder's initiative to limit mandatory sentences to only some of the criminals who congress said should receive them. but prosecutors did not have authority to decide that entire category of defendants will not receive a sentence that the congress has mandated. isn't that another example of using prosecutorial discretion to change the law without congress? >> senator, with respect to the material that you're referring to when i u gave that speech, i was referring it to the smart on crime initiative which seeks to manage another entractable problem of the large number of narcotics defendants and the limited resources we have to handle those and prosecute them. >> and i want o to help yo

independent investigation. we have taken multiple approaches and i think it is difficult as we talked earlier. it is difficult to have a one-size-fits-all type of solution. because there are -- there can be high-profile incidents whether it is in in custody death or an officer involved shooting it's not controversial in the nature of the case. so the goal for me is to make sure when there is an issue of trust at the core, that we let it run the normal course, that the city's prosecutor does their investigation and we have our internal investigation. what i have done throughout my time is brought the normal course of business there is still a lack of confidence in the community and people are not shy about making that known if there is still a lack of trust. on multiple occasions we have pulled together an independent panel. criminal justice experts and others to take a look at that and to do the investigation, to review all of the materials and the data that is out there and make an independent assessment. with

our independence was not predicated on oil. that is a bonus to the scottish economy. >> how striking the haling of its value has not affected the opinion here at all in scotland's increasing ability to stand up for itself. al jazeera dundee. >> the operation to raise the fuselage of airasia flight. they were able to recover four more bodies from the site. the operation will resume on sunday. >>> u.s. president barack obama is on his way to india for three-day visit. relations between india and the united states has been strained in recent years. al jazeera's white house correspondent takes a look at what is at stake. >> as u.s. president barack obama leaves for india, it will be a trip of firsts. his first attending a foreign country's national day. and the first time india has asked an u.s. president to be a guest as they celebrate republic day. as they watch the military hardware parade by, they hope will result in more u.s. companies including defense contractors. >> there seems to be a momentum in the relationship that had

every lawyer has to be independent. the attorney general even more so, and i pledge to you that i take that independence very seriously. >> you did that in my office and i appreciate that because i think you'll be a great attorney general if you'll do that. last august you gave a speech in switzerland in which you praised attorney general holder's initiative to limit mandatory sentences to only some of the criminals who congress said should receive them. but prosecutors did not have authority to decide that entire category of defendants will not receive a sentence that the congress has mandated. isn't that another example of using prosecutorial discretion to change the law without congress? >> senator, with respect to the material that you're referring to when i u gave that speech, i was referring it to the smart on crime initiative which seeks to manage another entractable problem of the large number of narcotics defendants and the limited resources we have to handle those and prosecute them. >> and i want o to help yo

perhaps some independence, but it really is the independence of one's personal conviction not to cross that line and to be able to tell even some of these powerful -- someone that's powerful even as president to say he's gone too far. professor rosenkranz, i would be interested in your views of whether the attorney general can be truly independent. >> i don't think "independence" is quite the right word. the executive power is all vested in the president, which it should be. but the president is delegated to the attorney general to advise him on legal issues. that's delegated, again to the office of legal counsel. and it's crucial for that function to be performed with as much integrity and independence as possible. at the end of the day, the president can disagree with the attorney general, can overrule the attorney general, can even fire the attorney general. it's essential for the attorney general to say no if necessary. to say, mr. president, i have explored every legal option, this is something you cannot do, this violates the constitution. >> professor turley, i know that senator

independent. don't think it is not has the interest of the american people. my comment is really about our youngsters. i'm 56. i have two children. and i think the visas allowing the educated to come into our children and compete against that come to our country and compete against our children who also have educations. the chamber of commerce wanted them of the shareholders wanted, except for the people who raise our children here. and at a care of you are democrat or republican. it's just wrong. both sides are giving our children to a future that is not as bright as the one i had growing up. host: freddie from the dale mississippi, republican line you're next. caller: this administration has been terrible at trading anything. are you still there? host: yes, go ahead. caller: i'm not for doing any kind of trading. i wish they would stop all the trading. host: why would you want to stop all trade? caller: there are taliban leaders in it. host: let's hear from jc, fort worth, texas, democrat line.

sound judgment, legal acuemen, and independence. in all of my interactions with loretta, her approach to addressing and resolving issues invariably involved gathering information to understand the issue, obtaining input from stakeholders, and making a decision based upon the facts and law. as you heard ms. lynch yesterday commit to a collaborative and clib brat approach, i can assure you that she will follow through. while not an attorney, i do recognize that loretta was nominated and confirmed twice as united states attorney in the eastern district of new york, served on the attorney general's advisory committee, and was named as a chair of the committee in 2013. and her favorable reviews by the executive office foreunited states attorney which called her exceptional any-- exceptionally well qualified. i never known her to base a decision on politics. she showed fairless, respect for others, and deep sense of duty. her office embraced those qualities in their work. as i previously stated, a multitude of criminal investigations incl

it sounds like we have the independent greeks. there's a coalition formed. >> now that we are passing in the process for forming a government, so we have to be persistent and understand the next steps. >> it's interesting, we look at the economy now not only in the eurozone oil prices are lower. we have the ecbqe. we were talking about this, too. arguably in the best position here in terms of the economy to try to negotiate here. but his time is very short. we know the banks are a problem. the ecb will cut off funds at the end of february. are you not more concerned? >> yes, as we are mentioning we're in the best position. and at the same time we have low euro. we have low oil prices and we have lower interest rates. >> it makes greece isolated because they're not going to buy greek bonds. the stock exchange itself shed a fifth of the value in the last three years. what gives investors confidence here? is it a u-turn as far as it is concerned? >> as you probably have noticed, the day after the announcement the stock exchange has b