is judith here? i hope so. if you are, stand up. i just want to say that the legacy award for lifetime achievement is given out every year. it goes to someone who has played a strong will in the process of the minority business community over 25 years or more. we're very proud that they chose one of our own at the sba. as i understand it, she will be recognized more formally tonight at the gala. i wanted to make sure that we also recognize her today. congratulations to our illinois district director, judith. [applause] our first award is the national 8a graduate of the year. it is given to a firm that represents the true spirit of the 8a program. the award is highly competitive. the criteria are tough. they must make the most of the training and the mentoring opportunities in 8a. 8a is a business development program. they must show how they have grown to be an independent force in the marketplace. they must give back to their community. our winner has done all that and much more. she was born and raised in buffalo , in buffa -- she

[applause] judith is married to noam's younger david, david. noam was born december 7, 1928 in philadelphia. by the age of ten, he was writing an extended essay against fascism and about the spanish civil war. don't be discouraged. [applause] at 14, he was getting his education, as he tells it, in the back of the 72nd street subway station here in new york. you go up the front, that is where you buy newspapers and the french newspaper stand where people would rush by, by their papers and go but it was the back, less populated stand where the stragglers would be where his uncle ran the newspapers the and and they would sit in debate and discuss politics. that is where noam says he was getting his education. i hear that they just opened the back again, about four years ago, the sell side of the second st. newspapers dam. maybe they are little concerned about some young chomsky's getting educated for the future. within two years, that education clearly got him fourth because that 16 he was at the university of pennsylvania. he went on to be, to th

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. >> reporter: for years, 64-year-old judith martin, a diabetic and cancer survivor struggled to pay her health insurance premiums. >> it was almost $900 a month. there was just no way i could do that. >> reporter: a former school teacher, martin resorted to using free clinics before massachusetts passed its landmark health insurance reform in 2006. the plan, known as commonwealth care, mandates that every resident have health insurance. those who couldn't afford it, like martin, are subsidized, which means she now pays $176 a month, $700 less than before. >> it's a very safe feeling. i feel protected. >> reporter: three years into the program, massachusetts has the lowest percentage of uninsured in the country, 2.6%, compared to the national average of 16%. >> another open your mouth a bit. >> reporter: but the success hasn't been cheap. in its first year, the plan cost $133 million, 17% under budget. last year, costs rose to $628 million, 33% over budget as the economy faltered and thousands of laid off workers signed up for the program. this year and ncommonwealth care is expected

the obama adnistration's new under secretary of state forublic diplomy and public affairs, that's judith mchale, and a pakistani journali. accoing to the "times," she told him howmerica wants to ild bridges to the muslim world. his response, quotin should know that we hate a amerans. from the bottom of o souls, we te you." >>> and now to o weekly roundtab. our look back at some of t week's mosimportant international newstories. tonight 'll discuss. the esidential election in afghanisn. can it be considered success? what comes next? the ongoing curity nightmare in iq. at least three more people were killed in a bombing at a mart ne baghdad today. and then controveral decision to let that lian man convicted in the bombing of pan anlight 103 go homto die. y were the obama administration's protests ignored? joining us this week a charles sennott. he is the executive editornd vice president of "globalpos" and dagmar aalund. she is the depy international editor of "the wall stet journal." welcomto the two of you. >> tha you. >> all right, let's stt with afghanisn. a lot of americ money, a lot

obama administration's new under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, that's judith mchale, and a pakistani journalist. according to the "times," she told him how america wants to build bridges to the muslim world. his response, quoting now, "you should know that we hate all americans. from the bottom of our souls, we hate you." >>> and now to our weekly roundtable. our look back at some of the week's most important international news stories. tonight we'll discuss the presidential election in afghanistan. can it be considered a success? what comes next? the ongoing security nightmare in iraq. at least three more people were killed in a bombing at a market near baghdad today. and then that controversial decision to let that libyan man convicted in the bombing of pan an flight 103 go home to die. why were the obama administration's protests ignored? joining us this week, charles sennott. he is the executive editor and vice president of "globalpost." and dagmar aalund. she is the deputy international editor of "the wall street journal." welcome to the two of you. >> th

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judith from wood river, nebraska. when the left protests, they are called community organizers, yet, when the right protests, they are an "angry mob?" "mr. o'reilly, your points about the health care town halls is right on. the polls tell a story. most americans now oppose obama-care." and gabrielle from lefttown, pennsylvania. i am 8 years old and love the factor, even know i don't understand half of it. don't worry, gab "elle," many adults don't understand any of it, but you are way ahead and thank you for watching "the factor" in lefttown, pennsylvania. it's the same as levittown, new york. how about with your website? there's the address. i can't say it. i better read it for people with bad sight. foxnews.com/o'reilly. i've been doing this for 13 years and i still can't say the address. it's ridiculous. pray for me. email us with pithy comments, name and town, name and town, if you wish to opine. when writing to us, here is the word of the daye. we're bringing back. do not be a popinjay. a lot of people think it's

is judith here? i hope so. if you are, stand up.e legacy award for lifetime achievement is given out every year. it goes to someone who has played a strong will in the process of the minority business community over 25 years or more. we're very proud that they chose one of our own at the sba. as i understand it, she will be recognized more formally tonight at the gala. i wanted to make sure that we also recognize her today. congratulations to our illinois district director, judith. [applause] our first award is the national 8a graduate of the year. it is given to a firm that represents the true spirit of the 8a program. the award is highly competitive. the criteria are tough. they must make the most of the training and the mentoring opportunities in 8a. 8a is a business development program. they must show how they have grown to be an independent force in the marketplace. they must give back to their community. our winner has done all that and much more. she was born and raised in buffalo , in buffa -- she was born and raised in buff

this moment and i must say just as we were going to press i got a note from the researchers saying, judithlled in and she is engaged. it is a guy and he is a democrat. [laughter] everything and happily and i hope the did it -- i hope the book did. i'm so happy to be here with you all day and thank you so very much for having me. [applause] .. >> okay. the first note i got was a thanks to the booksellers. my publisher gave that to me. [laughter] >> i didn't know this was for booksellers until she said that. [laughter] >> you know, i don't want to thank you that much. we had six novels now and you've sold 11 copies. [laughter] >> but thanks. [laughter] >> i've been thinking somebody was reading to me that the day after "spooner" comes out, who is that guy that wrote -- this guy can't write a line but -- da vinci code. [laughter] >> dan brown right after i am and he was thinking, you know, if you had some extra covers. [laughter] >> i don't think -- oh, we can put them in bibles. not bibles somebody will take home and read but like the kind that everybody puts in hotel rooms or swears on. i m

sisters to get them to say something about his childhood and growing up and all and thomas's sister judith wrote back general howard he was as old well brought up boys are and that is all she would say about him. >> nason? >> your remarks are interesting. i never realized just how effective a commander georgetown was rather than the reputation as being a great defensive general but isn't it a fact that the main theater of operations was against the union army against the army of the potomac against the army of northern virginia mainly defeating robert e. lee and the fact is thomas never had an engagement because of the situation. it was demoted in that situation against robert e. lee so we don't really know how well thomas would have done in grants place other than the fact thomas reduced -- was very careful about casualties. >> as bruce canton remarked, of richmond and washington, d.c. or the nerve centers of the war, and so the focus of the war was, the political focus was in many ways on the eastern feeder, but he concluded actually the really decisive fighting was in the west and the s

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he was the man responsible for getting new york times reporter judith miller jailed for 85 days. he also, patrick fitzgerald, subpoenaed her cell phone records and those of new york times reporter of ho chi minh and got the cell phone records and went up to the second circuit court of appeals. so to me this is his third encouragement. why would patrick fitzgerald care. if peter lance's book was meaningless or some crazy conspiracy theory, why would a guy on his level bother? let me give you the story today, and at the end, and people in the audience who can ask question at the end and those people watching this at home, then you can maybe ask your self, you will have an answer or maybe why he didn't want this book to see the light of day. ali mohamed, there are few figures in the history of a rather cool islam to match olli mom and. okay. in my first book, well, before i get that let me just mention that in any great war, in any military combat, and we have a friend of mine who is a distinguished navy veteran, and my father was a navy chief i am proud to say. in any great war you

judith warner has i think a really great piece in the "times" today about this whole hillary saga. going to look at women's issues which are absolutely completely central to whatever is happening in the developing the third world. she gets over there and nobody wants to talk about anything but her husband and you're in a country where mass rapes have been going on for years now, and all these horrible things have been happening. you are exhausted, i admit. this stuff happens. it's still not utterly desirable, i would think. >> but gail, you wrote more articulately than anybody else in the 2008 election. unique challenges that women face. i would agree with you that women face a greater challenge in the public spotlight than any other demographic group. do you think hillary once again is being treated differently by a different standard because she is a woman? >> yeah, partly. it's also that from the very beginning of her career and her story, the complication of being married to the biggest political story has always been there. everything that she's done. so the interesting thing

is judith here? i hope so. if you are, stand up. i just want toay that the legacy award for lifetime achievement is given out every year. it goes to someone who has played a strong will in the process of the minority business community over 25ears or more. we're very proud that they chose one of our own at the sba. as i understand it, she will be recognized more formally tonight at the gala. i wanted to make sure that we also recognize her today. congratulations to our illinois district director, judh. [applause] our first award is the natiol 8a graduate of the year. it is given to a firm that represents the true spirit of the 8a program. the award is highly competitive. the criteria are tough. they must make the most of the training and the mentoring opportunities ina. 8a is a business development program. they must show how they have grown to be an independent force in the marketplace. they must give back to their community. our winner has done all that and much more. she was born and raised in buffalo , in buffa -- she was born a