john ashcroft, everyone made fun of him.covered up a naked statue, that he covered it up with curtains. every time he gave a press conference the snickering camera people were trying to get the boobs behind his head. >> there is three boobs there. >> he got grief from the press. look at him, he is covering statues. because they set him up. >> the liberal myth that there is this archie bunker religious zealot around every corner who wants to be president. they are waiting for the redneck in the cowboy hat to appear, i don't want nude statues. they make them up. >> just the way that sammy davis jr. goaded archie bunker when he kissed him on the cheek. >> a child is forced to wear a t-shirt of shame. it must from hot topics. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome; with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute a c

john ashcroft. it is not the question, but it is the follow-up. john ashcroft everyone made fun of him and there were many stories written about the fact he covered up a naked statue that was in the press room of somewhere he was giving a press conference. he covered it with curtains and everybody called him a prude and a puritan. the reason was every time he gave a press conference all of the snickering camera people when off to the side of the room. he was sig -- sick of having a picture of boobs over his head. >> there are three. >> so he got grief from the press. everyone chimed in. they said look at him. he is covering statues. they set him up. >> you know you pinpointed and there is like an archie bunker now wants to be president. and i don't think obama is muslim. i don't want nude tach yous. statues. >> they just make it up. >> they do. the same way he kissed car chee bunker on the chief. >> a preview of the new book "a hobbit's tale." first a child is forced to wear a t-shirt of shame. it must be from hot topic. >>> did her shirt cause hu

you say to john ashcroft said that john ashcroft and the attorney general was going to pick the mayorf philadelphia and he won in a landslide. the investigation did continue. 15 people on the corruption charges and tax evasion charges and of course as you know the attorney general doesn't fight when the fbi investigates. >> guest: first that was partisan between democrat and republican but part of the practice has been not to surface the investigations and the final weeks of an investigation. people on the justice department would tell you if they are going to place a listening device in the office of the high public official that rises to the level of the attorney general so let's set that aside. he was never prosecuted or convicted of anything and it was a tremendous disservice. it was going to be surfaced once the bug was found. my view not raised in the philadelphia he saved the city from financial disaster and partnership. there was a guy as mayor but fulfilled his promises for the afterschool programs and do many of the things that are desperately needed in that city. i battled

demands a supreme court that honors our constitution -- and an attorney general whose name isn't john ashcroft. and courage means standing up for gun safety, not retreating from the issue out of political fear or trying to have it both ways. i'm a hunter and i believe in the second amendment but i've never gone hunting with an ak-47. our party will never be the choice of the nra -- and i'm not looking to be the candidate of the nra. today, i ask all of you to enlist in a mission that is bigger than any of us. for each of us has extra days -- not just for ourselves but to share. and i hope to be the president who asks all of us to serve -- because in the end, the ideals of the nation will not be realized by presidential decree, but by the national service that can only be measured in countless acts of individual commitment to do what's right for america - every day, in every community -- in many different ways -- from helping a child learn to read to giving senior citizens the chance to give more of their talents and strength. and the force of all those extra days joined together can open a new

they conspired to assassinate condoleezza rice and john ashcroft.in they failed. >> on or about february 13th, 2004, traveled to the fallujah area of iraq. >> there he may have made an important connection. >> he was in fallujah at the same time we believal baghdadi was in fallujah. >> what about back in boston? as first reported eight known terrorists attended this came privile bridge mosque a point the mosque denies. >> is there any information you can give us about this guy? >> you don't remember seeing him? >> no. not a clue. >> why do you think the mosque keeps ending up attached to terroris terrorism? >> nobody knows. this is a mosque. everybody is welcome. >> after his jihad tour abu samr completes his science degree at uk ma-- u mass. they started translating on-line messages from bin laden's inner circle. >> by 2006 they initiated the investigation and spoke with him. >> the co conspirators would have code words like peanut butter around jelly by jihad. >> what are you doing? >> making peanut butter and jelly. >> he fled overseas to an area

campaign and fbi by the you mastermind of the campaign to reelect him, use this bug you said that john ashcroft and the attorney general was trying to pick the mayor of philadelphia. and philadelphia. and john street won in a landslide. the fbi investigation did continue. fifteen people were sent to prison on corruption charges. his brother went to prison on tax evasion charges and of course as you know the attorney general doesn't decide who the fbi investigates. >> first of all, 1st of all, a partisan race between a democrat or republican. the practice practice has been not to surface these investigations in the final weeks of an election. i think people around the justice department would tell you, if they were going to place a listening device in the office of a high public official that rises to the level of the attorney general. never a prosecutor, never convicted of anything. it was a tremendous disservice to him for that story to surface a month before the election. >> but he -- >> it was going to be surfaced. it was going to be surfaced once the bug was found there was going to be serv

conspired to assassinate then national security advisor condoleezza rice and attorney general john ashcroftn or about february 14th, 2004, they traveled to the fallujah area of iraq. there he may have made an important connection. >> he was there at the same timal baghdadi was in jewfalluj. >> at least 8 new terrorists attended this cambridge mosque a point the mosque denies. >> is there any information you can give us about this guy abu samra? >> i can't. >> you don't remember seeing him? >> why do you think this mosque keeps ending up attached to terrorism? >> nobody knows. this is a mosque. everybody is welcome. >> after his jihad tour he returns home to boston and ends at you mass and they began producing violent propaganda videos and translating on-line messages from bin laden's inner circle. >> the fbi investigated and spoke with him as well as bohada. >> they would have code words for peanut butter and jelly. >> what are you doing? >> right now i am in culinary school making peanut butter and jelly. >> in 2012 tear reck hahana was convicted and is now serving 17 years. he refused our

he found a bug in his office and you masterminded the campaign to reelect him and he said john ashcroft and the attorney general was trying to pick the mayor of philadelphia. they won in a landslide which they were proud of. the fbi investigation to continue. 15 people in the street circle were sent on corruption charges. his brother went to prison on tax evasion charges and of course as you know the attorney general doesn't decide who the fbi investigates. >> guest: first of all david, there's a purpose and respected record and republican. just as the department practice has been not to surface these investigations in the final weeks of an election people around the justice department would tell you if they were going to place a listening device in the office of a high public official, that rises to the level of the attorney general selects said that issue aside. john street was never prosecuted or convicted of anything and it was a tremendous disservice to him a month before the election. it was going to be surfaced once the bug was found it was going to be surfaced. so my view of joh

they also coincide to assassinate condoleeza rice and then attorney general john ashcroft. they failed. >> in 2004, he traveled to the fallujah area of iraq. >> there he may have made an important connection. >> he was in fallujah at the same time that we believe that al bagdadi was in fallujah. >> what about connections he may have made back in boston? as first reported, at least eight known terrorists attended this cambridge mosque, a point the mosque denies. >> is there any information you can give us about this guy? >> no information. >> do you ever remember seeing them? >> no. >> no clue. >> why do you think this mosque keeps ending up attached to terrorism? >> this is false accusation. nobody knows. this is a mosque. everybody is welcome. >> after his jihad tour, he returns home to boston and completes his computer science degree at u-mass. he, along with others, began producing violent propaganda videos videos videos and translating online messages from bin laden's inner circle. >> the f.b.i. initialed an investigation and spoke with him and another man. >> the co-co

take note of is the fact when my father was arrested nearly 12 years ago on february 20, 2003 to john ashcroftnt on national television and made pretty extraordinary claims about who my father is completely distorting and outright lying about my father, calling him a terrorist on national television. and of course, years later, none of that has borne true. my father was acquitted by 12 ordinary jurors in florida. he said from the very beginning this is a political case. i think what people should take away from what has been a nightmare for our family is the fact that the united states of america, there is no room for political prisoners am in no room for politically motivated prosecution. my father was vindicated. even if he eventually did have to leave the country. i think when we look back at this case in history, we will see it is really shameful part of our history. it won't be -- it won't be something that anyone look at with any kind of pride. so i hope we learn a lesson from this case. >> laila, the impact on you and the other members of your family, the many years of this ordeal? >> o

bug and you master minded a campaign to re-elect him using this bug place bid the fbi and saying john ashcroft, then the attorney general, was trying to pick the mayor of philadelphia. and john street won in a landslide. the fbi investigation continued. 15 people were sent to prison on corruption charges. brother went to prison on tax evasion charges, and of course as you know, the attorney general doesn't decide who the fbi investigates, and cleaning up municipal corruption is -- >> guest: well, first of all david, that was a partisan race between a democrat and a republican. the justice department practice has been not to surface these investigations in the final weeks of an election. so i don't think it's a -- and it is, i think people around the justice department would tell you, if they're going to place a listening twice in the office of a high public official, that rises to the level of the attorney general. so, let's set that issue aside. john street was never prosecuted, was never convicted of anything and it was a tremendous disservice to him for that story to surface a month before

was an fbi bug and you masterminded a campaign to reelect him, use this bug place by the fbi and john ashcroft and the attorney general were trying to pick the mayor of philadelphia. the investigation and john street won in a landslide, which you were very proud of that the fbi investigation did continue. 15 people in the street circle was sent to prison on corruption charges. his own brother went to prison on tax evasion charges and, of course as you know, the attorney general does inside who the best -- doesn't decide to the fbi investigates. cleaning up corruption is important. >> guest: first of all david that was a partisan race between a democrat and republican. the justice department practice has been not to service these investigations in the final weeks of an election, so i don't think, and i think people around the justice department will tell you if they're going to place a listing device in the office of a high public official, that rises to the level of the attorney general. so let's set that issue aside. john street was never prosecuted, was never convicted of anything and it was

it was ted kennedy and john ashcroft and dan coats that said no and beat back that effort. and then passed the religious act this past week the supreme court used to protect a muslim's right to have a beard inside prison. that was this unusual left/right coalition. following that open society institute said what will we work on next. we thought second chance act that rob portman went to work on. john conniers has been involved in it for years. danny davis. it was, again, a left/right coalition. the essential message of the second chance act is that prisoners are people we should care about. their future after they leave prison is something that matters to us. and human dignity is an important part of it whether you are religious or not. those of us who are religious know each of us is a child of god created in his image. it's that divine spark that gives us dignity. government should never strip anybody of that no matter what they have done. and yet piper has done such a good job humanizing prisoners. prisoners are continually debased. i was in prison a little over 29 month

and it was ted kennedy and john ashcroft pat layhe and dan coates that stood up and said no and beat and institutionalized persons act which this last week the supreme court used to protect a muslim's right to have a beard inside of prison. this was this unusual left-right coalition. following that, jean guerrero said what are we going to work on next and we thought the second chance act, that rob portman went to work on, stephanie jones and john conyers have been involved, danny davis and frank wolf, and again a left-right coalition. and the essential message of the second-chance act are prisoners are people we should care about. the future after they leave prison is something that matters to us. and human dignity is an important part of it. whether you are religious or not -- those of us religious know each of us is a child of god created in his image and it is that devine spark, the emago deity and the government should not strip anyone of that and piper has done a good job of identifying prisoners. when i was in prison a little over 29 months a thousand times i was told, you ain'