done by twenty twenty five now joining me now from our new york studio on all of this is frederick kaufman he is harper's contributing editor he has covered commodities extensively he is offer a short history. the american stomach i want to thank you so much for joining us now as these economic ministers need to try and tackle the rise the volatility of commodity prices what is really behind them because there are a lot of factors people talk about wall street speculation something you've written extensively about but also normal factors like crop failure and you know inflation so really break it down what do you think is really driving this volatility this time around well you're absolutely right a supply and demand certainly matter and we have climate change richard throughout flood syndrome where we have pio fueled mandates on the supply side and of course on the demand side we see emerging middle classes along the world however added to this conflagration and what we're seeing is a whole new level of volatility in the markets and this is really been in place since the first price spike

[applause] we have den kaufman, karen granen, claire watckins, bayard fong, and richard kirtchee. commissioner wynns: president, i just want to clarify it -- president mendoza: 1 second. i want to thank the members for being here this evening. commissioner wynns: i want to clarify something. twice, the funding has been mentioned as being $30 million. since voters voted for $60 million, i think we ought to explain that the funding is supposed to be $60 million a year. only $40 million of that through the first third and the third third would be under the control of the school district because of budget issues at the city. that has been reduced so it actually is $30 million. that does not include the one- third that goes too early education. just so voters do not think they voted for 60 but it is really only 30, once we get there it is supposed to be $60 million, $40 million of which is in the control of the school district. president mendoza: thank you. any other comments from board members? i want to thank you as well. it is one of the first bodies i sat on as well. i encourage yo

home the winning run with a sack fly lifting the royals to a 6-5 win over the o's last night from kaufman field. the royals' fourth straight victory. and francoeur who you saw fly ball to right. ball game over. game 2 set for tonight again in kansas city. >>> maryland casino provide job opportunities along with an alternative form of entertainment. coming up, we look at how casino businesses are doing and how the revenue is being broken down. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good about serving. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa. it's quick, easy and something everyone can agree on. ♪ nutella. breakfast never tasted this good. >>> welcome back on this wednesday may 4th of the this morning the white house is revising and correcting details about the deadly raid in pakistan that killed osama bin laden. with a-- when the navy

up in what we now have as the crystal clear data in the last several years largely funded by the kaufman foundation out of kansas city and augmented by others. two important findings that i hope you take you that will augment the even more compelling stories about people and families and the appreciation of the human situation and that is, first, 91% of those u.s. born workers in the united states from the 1990's to 2005 were better off because of the immigrant, both documented and undocumented, presence in the united states. their earnings were enhanced by about 2.7%. why? it's complicated and i'll send a link to the commission so you can look at the exciting charts and graphs and do that to your heart's desire. it comes down to a simple idea which is intuitive and you know it. the economy is not a fixed pie. when you expand the labor curve, a simple economist will say the price of labor goes down and we're all hurt. the more people that work here, the more people that are chasing jobs and we're all doomed. wrong. the expansion of the available labor force creates opportunities that did

david kaufman says there's no evidence that supports the sexual benefits of herbal supplements. you want viagra, take viagra. >> it improves the neurotransmitter release, necessary for erection. that's different than rolled oats. >> reporter: osama bin laden, like many other people, could have taken oat seed to reduce stress, lower his cholesterol and calm his nerves. >> it's good for people of all ages. it's good for men, women, children. >> reporter: being the most-wanted man in the world, it's understandable how osama bin laden might have suffered from stress. in the east village, i'm joe torres, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> for everything. >> found all

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that's frederick kaufman contributing editor for harper's magazine and author of a short history of the american stomach and as i mentioned earlier part of this whole story is the world bank is predicting the end of dollar had germany and a rise in the chinese renminbi and euro to form a multi-currency monetary system they predict is happening by twenty twenty five now the decline of the dollar both in value and as the you as the global rather reserve currency is something that investors like george soros and jim rogers have been talking about for a while some of those comments coming on this show but i asked peter schiff president of euro pacific capital if it was significant that the world bank was saying this and if that date was significant here's what he said. the current system is unsustainable and the longer the world tries to preserve the u.s. dollar as the reserve currency the worse the global imbalances are going to become the more inflation the world is going to suffer so the sooner the world understands this and look for an alternative i think gold is the best alternative th

we will see if michelle kaufman decides to get later in this week as well.ll follow a lot of political news. host: what about the impact it would have on mitt romney? guest: mike huckabee had a real chance to lock up a lot of voters in western iowa. his message resonates there. it was an opportunity for him. i think that is what is going on there. it is an opportunity for medtronic to connect with some of those people -- mitt romney to connect with some of those people. guest: it makes i will wide open. is michele bock when the favorite? one story not to ignore is that mitt romney could end up making a push. mike huckabee caught fire. it will be interesting to see if ms. romney tries to make a place in iowa. if he does and it goes on to win new hampshire -- he could do well. well. host: your reaction to one person's candidacy? guest: he will keep the conversation likely. he will push other republican candidates into debate and take positions that they may not want to take during the general election. at the end of the day, he will not be president of the uni

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kaufman requiring the administrator defense logistics agency strategic materials to develop a plan just a wish the earth materials and an amendment by mr. kaufman regarding the gao report on competitive versus the sole source contracting in the defense industrial base. >> the chair recognizes ms. castor. >> thank you mr. chairman. members, i believe it is very important that of the 2011 national defense authorization act includes a common to the special operations forces for the successful osama bin laden operations when special forces brought osama bin laden to justice in obscure pakistani compounds the commander and personnel of special rations command central command and related command in the regimental across this country have every right to be proud and the joint special operations command for the operating base in afghanistan with the admiral and that we all understand the collaboration, the talent, the indication to the critical missions by all of these brave men and women. german foreign very mentioned earlier that the bin laden mission gives a window into the modernization of

are when they stepped to the podium, and then i will read a statement from congresswoman michelle kaufman -- michele bachmann. our first speaker is william temple. he was the face of the tea party and leader of 1.9 million t partyers who marched against obamacare in september 2009. is a veteran of the secret service, the pentagon, and the vietnam combat veteran. that is william temple. the second speaker will be willferra -- joseph ferra. he is a nationally syndicated columnist with creators news service and author of "the tea party manifesto" and other votes. our third speaker is brian, the chief economist for first trust advisers in wheaton, illinois. is a former chief economist for joint economic committee of the u.s. conference and a member of the advisory council for the federal reserve bank of chicago. our fourth speaker is dr. daniel j. richards, the senior fellow of the cato institute and former economist for the u.s. senate finance committee. we have the reverend brian, the director of the tea party founding fathers, a member of the red river tea party, in shreveport. he is a fel

we will see if michelle kaufman decides to get later in this week as well. we will follow a lot of political news. host: what about the impact it would have on mitt romney? guest: mike huckabee had a real chance to lock up a lot of voters in western iowa. his message resonates there. it was an opportunity for him. i think that is what is going on there. it is an opportunity for medtronic to connect with some of those people -- mitt romney to connect with some of those people. guest: it makes i will wide open. is michele bock when the favorite? one story not to ignore is that mitt romney could end up making a push. mike huckabee caught fire. it will be interesting to see if ms. romney tries to make a place in iowa. if he does and it goes on to win new hampshire -- he could do well. well. host: your reaction to one person's candidacy? guest: he will keep the conversation likely. he will push other republican candidates into debate and take positions that they may not want to take during the general election. at the end of the day, he will not be president of t

kaufman for a comprehensive study of the selective service system. >> is there any discussion on the amendment? mr. turner, the gentleman from ohio, is recognized for five minutes. >> i want to again thank the chairman wilson for his work on on the important issue of sexual assault. there a number of revisions is placing the bill that are very important and respond to the needs of victims of sexual assault so i appreciate his work there. one of the provisions here is again a part of a strong act that i've worked with representative tsongas on. this is an important one and that's it numbs of sexual assault in the military are provided a response coordinators and unfortunately there currently is not a privilege in that communication and the alleged attackers have been able to use the sexual assault response coordinator that the victim advocates against the victims using, forcing their testimony against the victims. this will help correct that and i thank chairman wilson for his leadership on that. >> the gentleman yields back. is there further debate on the amendment? >> mr. chairman?

kaufman. >> aye. >> mr. gair mend di. >> aye. >> mr. rooney. >> aye. >> mr. critz. >> aye. >> mr. plats. >> aye. >> mr. ryan. >> aye. >> mr. ridge elle. >> aye. >> mr. rupers burger. >> aye. >> mr. gibson. >> aye. >> mr. johnson. >> aye. >> mrs. hartsler. >> aye. >> mrs. castor. >> aye. >> mr. heck. >> aye. >> ms. sutton. >> aye. >> mr. schilling. >> aye. >> mrs. han bus sa. >> aye. >> mr. runyon. >> aye. >> mr. scott. >> aye. >> mr. griffin. >> aye. >> mr. pa lot sew. >> aye. >> mr. west. >> no. >> mrs. roby. >> aye. >> mr. brooks. >> aye. >> mr. young. >> aye. >> mr. rogers. mr. courtney. >> no. >> ms. giffords. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes were 54, the nos were 5. >> the amendment is agreed to. the chair now recognizes mr. cooper for the purpose of an amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. amendment number 164, i would ask to be distributed. >> the clerk will please distribute the amendment. without objection, the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >> gentleman from tennessee is recognized to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amend

this is a service, a recognition that i took over from our colleague, senator ted kaufman after he served here in the senate, and i'm proud to continue this tradition where on a regular basis we come forward and honor one of those federal employees who contributes to making our nation safer, making our nation more efficient, allowing many of us in america to enjoy the benefits of our country, oftentimes, again, without a lot of recognition. the individual that i'm recognizing today is robert harris who is the deputy legal advisor at the united states state department. mr. harris has played a critical role in advancing american foreign policy around the world. he has served as the lead negotiator on several important bilateral and multilateral agreements, on antiterrorism, extradition and global environmental protection. he also provides advice on issues ranging from treaties to law enforcement and intelligence. but it is mr. harris' work to advance human rights around the world that sets him apart. in recent kwraoerbgs the united states -- years the united states had fallen out of complia

kaufman. >> aye. >> mr. gair mend di. >> aye. >> mr. rooney. >> aye. >> mr. critz. >> aye. >> mr.plats. >> aye. >> mr. ryan. >> aye. >> mr. ridge elle. >> aye. >> mr. rupers burger. >> aye. >> mr. gibson. >> aye. >> mr. johnson. >> aye. >> mrs. hartsler. >> aye. >> mrs. castor. >> aye. >> mr. heck. >> aye. >> ms. sutton. >> aye. >> mr. schilling. >> aye. >> mrs. han bus sa. >> aye. >> mr. runyon. >> aye. >> mr. scott. >> aye. >> mr. griffin. >> aye. >> mr. pa lot sew. >> aye. >> mr. west. >> no. >> mrs. roby. >> aye. >> mr. brooks. >> aye. >> mr. young. >> aye. >> mr. rogers. mr. courtney. >> no. >> ms. giffords. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes were 54, the nos were 5. >> the amendment is agreed to. the chair now recognizes mr. cooper for the purpose of an amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. amendment number 164, i would ask to be distributed. >> the clerk will please distribute the amendment. without objection, the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >> gentleman from tennessee is recognized to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amendm

former attorney kaufman. >> the door remains open. >> reporter: it's taken some unusual modern-day twistso not, and i repeat, do not use any type of electronic devices, houston astros. including tweeting, texting, blogging, or any other means at all. >> reporter: while no jurors' faces are shown on camera and their names are protected in open court -- >> who are you? >> ms. 1312. >> reporter: they know the names of the potential jurors and their online lives that most thought would remain quiet are not. >> did you ever tweet cops in florida are idiots and completely useful? >> yes, i did. >> this is on your facebook page? >> yeah. >> reporter: lawyers have near instant access to questions. like one man said he had never been arrested before until the defense produced a mug shot. >> is this a photograph of you, sir? >> is that a crime? >> when someone goes to your facebook page or your twitter account or at myspace or googles you online, they're going to find what they think is all about you, and the more they know about you, the better it's going to be to help them determine how you might

we will see if michelle kaufman decides to get later in this week as well. we will follow a lot of political news. host: what about the impact it would have on mitt romney? guest: mike huckabee had a real chance to lock up a lot of voters in western iowa. his message resonates there. it was an opportunity for him. i think that is what is going on there. it is an opportunity for medtronic to connect with some of those people -- mitt romney to connect with some of those people. guest: it makes i will wide open. is michele bock when the favorite? one story not to ignore is that mitt romney could end up making a push. mike huckabee caught fire. it will be interesting to see if ms. romney tries to make a place in iowa. if he does and it goes on to win new hampshire -- he could do well. well. host: your reaction to one person's candidacy? guest: he will keep the conversation likely. he will push other republican candidates into debate and take positions that they may not want to take during the general election. at the end of the day, he will not be president of t

kaufman. >> aye. >> mr. gair mend di. >> aye. >> mr. rooney. >> aye. >> mr. critz. >> aye. >> mr.e. >> mr. ryan. >> aye. >> mr. ridge elle. >> aye. >> mr. rupers burger. >> aye. >> mr. gibson. >> aye. >> mr. johnson. >> aye. >> mrs. hartsler. >> aye. >> mrs. castor. >> aye. >> mr. heck. >> aye. >> ms. sutton. >> aye. >> mr. schilling. >> aye. >> mrs. han bus sa. >> aye. >> mr. runyon. >> aye. >> mr. scott. >> aye. >> mr. griffin. >> aye. >> mr. pa lot sew. >> aye. >> mr. west. >> no. >> mrs. roby. >> aye. >> mr. brooks. >> aye. >> mr. young. >> aye. >> mr. rogers. mr. courtney. >> no. >> ms. giffords. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes were 54, the nos were 5. >> the amendment is agreed to. the chair now recognizes mr. cooper for the purpose of an amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. amendment number 164, i would ask to be distributed. >> the clerk will please distribute the amendment. without objection, the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >> gentleman from tennessee is recognized to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment has to d