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illinois senator mark kirk. that's 13 new republican senators in this last election. we only need four more senators and we win the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to
illinois senator mark kirk. that's 13 new republican senators in this last election. we only need four more senators and we win the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to
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ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time. i'm glad he's finally had the opportunity to visit here on this committee. i would like the committee to know for the record he and i used to bet dinners, and he still owes me one. [laughter] now, mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas, i know you're well aware of the benefits of trade in that area, i'm sure you know the dallas area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. 2008 alone almost $7 billion to both nafta and cafta. the numbers go on and on. and three years before the u.s./australia agreement exports from texas to trail ya averaged $7 billion, an increase of 66%. before the u.s./chile agreement, texas exports to chile were declining. since the agreement, texas exports have increased by 107%. you know, those numbers just tell me that we're spinning our wheels. this agreement was signed in 2007, and this is 2011, and we still haven't finished 'em. now, i'd like to know why we're delaying because other nations in the world are taking our place in th
ambassador kirk and i have known each other for a long time. i'm glad he's finally had the opportunity to visit here on this committee. i would like the committee to know for the record he and i used to bet dinners, and he still owes me one. [laughter] now, mr. ambassador, as a former mayor of dallas, i know you're well aware of the benefits of trade in that area, i'm sure you know the dallas area is the ninth largest metropolitan exporter in the united states. 2008 alone almost $7 billion to...
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and kirk douglas was adorable.s to -- i didn't know it actually said that on the top of the envelope. and then, melissa leo. kirk douglas, he was great. and he was taking so long to say who the winner was. did that kind of help with the nerves? >> exactly. you got it. you know. exactly right. so, the category gets called. and there he is. and i have enough time to think, oh, my gosh. if i go up there, that means i'm going to get an oscar from kirk douglas? >> uh-huh. uh-huh. >> so, i weighed that out. and on he went. and it was funny and cute and adorable. and i had met the kid that they were playing with the cane in the dressing rooms downstairs earlier. omar sharif. his grandson. omar sharif. sweet kid. anyway, i'm weighing all this, as he's going on and on. i have a chance to look over at amy, for good luck. and now, he's opened it. yeah. and i haven't been to bed since. >> you haven't been to bed yet, have you? >> you and i haven't. you neither. >> you have mr. oscar with you. >> he's here. he's a little drunk.
and kirk douglas was adorable.s to -- i didn't know it actually said that on the top of the envelope. and then, melissa leo. kirk douglas, he was great. and he was taking so long to say who the winner was. did that kind of help with the nerves? >> exactly. you got it. you know. exactly right. so, the category gets called. and there he is. and i have enough time to think, oh, my gosh. if i go up there, that means i'm going to get an oscar from kirk douglas? >> uh-huh. uh-huh....
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ladies and gentlemen, ambassador ron kirk. [applause] >> let me begin by thanking congressman hoyer not only for the kind introduction, but for his friendship, for his leadership, to senator cardin and all of the elected officials in the audience, but especially i want to take one moment and thank all of you in this room. i am proud to be from texas, i love my country, but i'm a partisan democrat, and i served in a partisan role. i just want you to know there's not a single statewide elected official, democratic-elected official in the state of texas. i'm soaking all of this in today. [laughter] but i'm also telling you all, i want to thank you for continuing to send and support enlightened, strong, good leaders to our united states congress like steny hoyer, like senator cardin, senator cull cow sky and -- senator mull cow sky and, please, don't ever take this for granted because we saw what happened last year, every community doesn't have the luxury key of someone who will stand up and fight for the issues that you know are
ladies and gentlemen, ambassador ron kirk. [applause] >> let me begin by thanking congressman hoyer not only for the kind introduction, but for his friendship, for his leadership, to senator cardin and all of the elected officials in the audience, but especially i want to take one moment and thank all of you in this room. i am proud to be from texas, i love my country, but i'm a partisan democrat, and i served in a partisan role. i just want you to know there's not a single statewide...
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ambassador kirk we welcome you and look forward to your testimony. i would ask that you keep her testimony to five minutes and mr. ambassador your full written statement will be made part of the record. you are recognized for five minutes. welcome. >> thank you mr. chairman and ranking member levin and members of the committee. it is indeed an honor for me to have an opportunity to visit with you today. in a state of the union address present obama told america the future is ours to win. if we rise to the challenge. to compete for and win the jobs and industries of the future, america must end of the -- out innovate out educated not build the rest of the world. ustr is doing our part to keep america globally competitive and our work is producing results. u.s. goods and services, exports through the first 11 months of 2010 were up 239 billion dollars over the same time period in 2009. and we are on -- to reach present obama's exported national goal of doubling exports by the end of 2014. to ensure that american firm's continue to generate jobs and eco
ambassador kirk we welcome you and look forward to your testimony. i would ask that you keep her testimony to five minutes and mr. ambassador your full written statement will be made part of the record. you are recognized for five minutes. welcome. >> thank you mr. chairman and ranking member levin and members of the committee. it is indeed an honor for me to have an opportunity to visit with you today. in a state of the union address present obama told america the future is ours to win....
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ambassador kirk, we welcome you and look forward to your testimony. you keep your testimony to five minutes. mr. ambassador, your full written statement will be made a part of the record and you are recognized for five minutes. welcome. >> thank you, mr. chairman and ranking member levin and members of the committee. it is indeed a and honor for me to have an opportunity to visit with you today. in a state of the union address, president obama told america that the future is ours to win. if we rise to the challenge. to compete for and when the jobs and industries of the future, america must now in ovate, elder educate and out build the rest of the world. ustr is doing our part to keep america globally competitive and our work is producing results. u.s. goods and services, exports through the first 11 months of 2010 were up $239 billion over the same time period in 2009. and we are on pace to reach president obama's export goal of doubling exports by the end of 2014. to ensure that american firms continue to generate jobs and economic growth, opening g
ambassador kirk, we welcome you and look forward to your testimony. you keep your testimony to five minutes. mr. ambassador, your full written statement will be made a part of the record and you are recognized for five minutes. welcome. >> thank you, mr. chairman and ranking member levin and members of the committee. it is indeed a and honor for me to have an opportunity to visit with you today. in a state of the union address, president obama told america that the future is ours to win....
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thanks again, ambassador kirk. you have spoken of many elements of the at ministrations trade policy agenda and i am encouraged by your statements on the south korean agreement. i am disappointed that the administration has not been more forward leaning on the plans for columbia and panama's trade agreements. as members of this committee including myself as is repeatedly said, american employers, workers, farmers, ranchers are put at a disadvantage every day that we delete tier in washington, so i continue to hope the administration will yield a clear plan with specific areas of concern, specific timetable for considering all three of these agreements in short order, and i strongly believe we should consider all of the agreements, all three of them in the next six months and hope we can work together to make that happen again, thank you for your testimony today. for now, the committee is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] >>> right now to the 60's and the annual congressional dinner hosted by the washington press
thanks again, ambassador kirk. you have spoken of many elements of the at ministrations trade policy agenda and i am encouraged by your statements on the south korean agreement. i am disappointed that the administration has not been more forward leaning on the plans for columbia and panama's trade agreements. as members of this committee including myself as is repeatedly said, american employers, workers, farmers, ranchers are put at a disadvantage every day that we delete tier in washington,...
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we are moving of the pedestrian signal and constructing an ada compliance kirk raab. -- curb ramp. it will increase the crossing distance, and it will visually narrow market street to motorists. the project has been environmentally cleared and is ready to proceed. it is approximately $61,000. the department of public works staff will move forward and the public will finalize the design. the design is scheduled for completion in fall 2011. the project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012. finally, i can take questions, and i also have a staff. >> commissioner wiener? commissioner wiener: thank you. i just want to complement staff on more -- moving forward with this. it is an improvement to the area. it is a dead area that can be used -- it is a dead area that no one can be used. -- can reuse. this stretch of market around the safeway, it needs more activity. the whole foods project will add increased foot traffic. commissioner campos: great. thank you, commissioner. colleagues, any other questions? is there any member of the public would like to speak on this item? please come
we are moving of the pedestrian signal and constructing an ada compliance kirk raab. -- curb ramp. it will increase the crossing distance, and it will visually narrow market street to motorists. the project has been environmentally cleared and is ready to proceed. it is approximately $61,000. the department of public works staff will move forward and the public will finalize the design. the design is scheduled for completion in fall 2011. the project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012....
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and with $280, kirk jacobson, $278 and they're still on the job. city officials say that it is not just salaries but also have the payouts that are hurting the city. with a $110 million budget deficit. last year, negotiations before and the firefighters and the city were to layoffs. firefighters refused to take a salary cut. if you'd like to see the entire list of the workers in the salaries? www.kron4.com >> jacqueline: live look from our downtown san francisco cam. jury and light showers with bursts of heavier rain. >> a victory-- >> jacqueline: it is a little bit low with dreary conditions in those light showers. cooler conditions and temperatures in the 50s. only 50 degrees and some a file, 55 degrees in redwood city. some rafeal. and we're for to see tonight and into tomorrow. continuing showers and gusting winds. this rain and wind could get worse. and heavy rain concentrated in the north bay early tomorrow. pushing south bay-area wide in the afternoon. even gusting wind. for that storm is on stormtracker 4. the tail end of to the coast. not
and with $280, kirk jacobson, $278 and they're still on the job. city officials say that it is not just salaries but also have the payouts that are hurting the city. with a $110 million budget deficit. last year, negotiations before and the firefighters and the city were to layoffs. firefighters refused to take a salary cut. if you'd like to see the entire list of the workers in the salaries? www.kron4.com >> jacqueline: live look from our downtown san francisco cam. jury and light...
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captain kirk of that the police department will speak next. he was involved in the inception of the program and the supervision of the daily basis of the program since it started. christine and i were guests that were well received there. i also learned that captain kirk is also called capt. k all over las vegas. this is his first visit to washington, d.c. welcome to the capital. >> thank you, and good morning, everybody. i am a vevery excited to be her our sheriff was unable to be here because of other commitments, but after talking with everyone the wanted someone from operational level, so here i am. i would like to think that immigration policy is never one in las vegas. secondly, the invitation here today, i appreciate that and for the opportunity to share our program with everyone here. we're very proud of what we've done. immigration policy has become a major focus and concern the past few years. i am not here to represent any political viewpoint. i would like to study, and i think the study has done a great job of informing all interes
captain kirk of that the police department will speak next. he was involved in the inception of the program and the supervision of the daily basis of the program since it started. christine and i were guests that were well received there. i also learned that captain kirk is also called capt. k all over las vegas. this is his first visit to washington, d.c. welcome to the capital. >> thank you, and good morning, everybody. i am a vevery excited to be her our sheriff was unable to be here...
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thank you ken, ambassador kirk. you have spoken to many elements of the administrations agenda and i'm encouraged by your statements on the south korean agreement. i am disappointed that the administration has not been more forward leaning on plans for colombia and panama trade agreements. as members of this committee, including myself, as it was repeatedly said, american employers, workers, farmers, ranchers, are put at a disadvantage every day that we delay here in washington. so i continue to hope that the administration will let out a clear plan with specific areas of concern, a specific timetable for considering all three of these agreements in short order. and i strongly believe that we should consider all of the agreement, all three of them in the next six months and hope that we can work together to make that happen. again, thank you for your testimony today. up for now the committee is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudib
thank you ken, ambassador kirk. you have spoken to many elements of the administrations agenda and i'm encouraged by your statements on the south korean agreement. i am disappointed that the administration has not been more forward leaning on plans for colombia and panama trade agreements. as members of this committee, including myself, as it was repeatedly said, american employers, workers, farmers, ranchers, are put at a disadvantage every day that we delay here in washington. so i continue...
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she had an interesting blend in with kirk douglas. (laughter) >> in mind? for me? >> yes for you. >> reporter: as for the best actresses natalie portman fort the black swans. >> this is the most important role of my life. >> i have the feeling of my career has peaked. >> reporter: this year's best director was for the kings speech as well. >> colin firth, geoffrey rush and myself. (cheering & applause) i am only here because if you guys. i hope the reference does not make you jealous. >>bryan: i will you know to expect smith monday. the >> @ now, here is gabe slate, with some tech news. >>gabe: could not find i've had.here is a picture in this e- mail. and i patted his plan to stay on top of the top public. high-resolution screen. it'll be good if they use this life as on the f 14. it'll be lighter and then in. you can watch video from your ride head of doors living room tv. same price for cheaper. $500-the hundred dollars range. shareholders are requesting that the company has no official plan and strategy. says steve jobs cannot be ceo of, (cheering & applause) .
she had an interesting blend in with kirk douglas. (laughter) >> in mind? for me? >> yes for you. >> reporter: as for the best actresses natalie portman fort the black swans. >> this is the most important role of my life. >> i have the feeling of my career has peaked. >> reporter: this year's best director was for the kings speech as well. >> colin firth, geoffrey rush and myself. (cheering & applause) i am only here because if you guys. i hope the...
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and the winner of the one pfizer was kirk borscht.event, kirk bush --one of the winners. favored. and several cars spinning out. we will see a celebrating at the daytona 500. and pamela? >>pam: and i'm not an onshore? church, pro, daytona 500. and it is nice to you can relate. prayer. >> gary:firm glenn is going to be going to spring training. and are you ready? cannot spend any money, no more overtime. in joint motel and 19 [laughter] in july allah and how would you stand on this? in iowa the first woman, to win. the man forfeited and said it was not proper. he did not want to wrestle a young lady. and i would not do it either. i would not want to wrestle the woman is that a sexist? [laughter] there are certain sports, boxing, would not want to fight a woman. >>pam: perhaps you'd have to ask the women. and i cannot know. >>jacqueline: maybe he's afraid to lose. >> kerry:and you think that i am sexist? >>pam: i did not say that. and i do not think that women should be playing football. tennis is a sport where there is not violence. >>
and the winner of the one pfizer was kirk borscht.event, kirk bush --one of the winners. favored. and several cars spinning out. we will see a celebrating at the daytona 500. and pamela? >>pam: and i'm not an onshore? church, pro, daytona 500. and it is nice to you can relate. prayer. >> gary:firm glenn is going to be going to spring training. and are you ready? cannot spend any money, no more overtime. in joint motel and 19 [laughter] in july allah and how would you stand on this?...
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kirk, welcome to the committee. here, virtually everyone on this side of the aisle has asked about specifics as it relates to colombia and panama and we still haven't heard any specifics. mr. -- the ranking member mr. levin mentioned that the specifics do exist, though we still don't know what they are. we have, i did hear you specifically say, when mr. johnson was questioned, you mentioned the communities of pittsburgh, detroit and the carolinas as not benefiting from trade. i wondered if that was getting close to specifics and wondered how do those communities not benefit from the colombian or panama trade agreements? >> first of all, if i said that i misspoke myself. i think all americans benefit from trade. every family benefits when we make it easier and cheaper to put food on the table to feed your families, when we make is eat -- make it easier to provide the most advanced electronics for your kids to vaps their education. there are opportunities, i know you won't find it a surprise that feel like our trade p
kirk, welcome to the committee. here, virtually everyone on this side of the aisle has asked about specifics as it relates to colombia and panama and we still haven't heard any specifics. mr. -- the ranking member mr. levin mentioned that the specifics do exist, though we still don't know what they are. we have, i did hear you specifically say, when mr. johnson was questioned, you mentioned the communities of pittsburgh, detroit and the carolinas as not benefiting from trade. i wondered if that...
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kirk, please. -- ms. kerr, please. we spoke earlier today and you had some concerns about parcel months. i assume those are the averaging you were talking about earlier. are there other concerns? >> i think providing the parcel mapping shows there are two parcels next to each other and that one was skipped over for the purposes of rear yard average and. that was an issue we have brought up. i do not know if that has been resolved. commissioner antonini: i will ask stuff a question. my other question is that i am looking at this wording by the za in 82. he says the rear deck has that effect of providing a separation. there are no conditions, but it is a finding. >> correct, but in the sense that there is a requirement that the building be built according to the plans that were presented at that time. when wilson, as he mentions in his declaration, building to those plans, did require that to be provided. it was a finding that the deck space needed to be provided for the open space. commissioner antonini: the proposed so
kirk, please. -- ms. kerr, please. we spoke earlier today and you had some concerns about parcel months. i assume those are the averaging you were talking about earlier. are there other concerns? >> i think providing the parcel mapping shows there are two parcels next to each other and that one was skipped over for the purposes of rear yard average and. that was an issue we have brought up. i do not know if that has been resolved. commissioner antonini: i will ask stuff a question. my...
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. >> reporter: the president is freezing assets say is important that penalties do not kirk the libyan people. shall the limp, kron4 news. kron4 news. >> vicki: people of libya have supporters all around the world. these folks in san francisco in march for solidarity. they say the movement is not like egypt but risinuprising because theres more bloodshed and violence. >> it is getting worse and worse. there will be hundreds upon thousands more deaths. we stand with the people because we know that after 42 years of dictatorship it is time for them to go. >> reporter: we spoke with people in the rally and they are worried that the violence will get even worse. >> vicki: still ahead. how much the price of coffee is expected to go up. we talk about the union battle in wisconsin. we look at oscar fashions and we find out when that musmuch-hyped zoom tablet comes out. >> vicki: bad news for fans of that morning staple. coffee is quick to cost you more. latest on the price jump but how much we expect to spend to get your caffeine fix. >> this make the view of a joke. that cost of the cup of j
. >> reporter: the president is freezing assets say is important that penalties do not kirk the libyan people. shall the limp, kron4 news. kron4 news. >> vicki: people of libya have supporters all around the world. these folks in san francisco in march for solidarity. they say the movement is not like egypt but risinuprising because theres more bloodshed and violence. >> it is getting worse and worse. there will be hundreds upon thousands more deaths. we stand with the people...
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sports star with a forty first alpine world ski championships have gotten underway in garmisch parton kirk in germany that some folk visitors from across the globe flocking to the spear resorts to watch the opening ceremony on monday total of eleven gold medals will be up for grabs in slalom giant slalom dunhill super super combined for both men and women and a team event with members of both sexes. have lived cherish for about fifteen years working for the american government and i love the local community i love the u.s. ski team of the do it ski team. and we're here to support them i know that the u.s. ski team doesn't get a lot of fans at a lot of these races and my god there's been so much work we're so proud that's moved to cricket where mohammad amir mohammad a cif. value to appeal their bonds for spot fixing and a test with england the anti corruption tribunals the verdict was also this week by the pakistani cricket board mohammad amir's career had gotten off to a cracking start but the eighteen year old will now have to serve a five year left handed fastball returning back to paki
sports star with a forty first alpine world ski championships have gotten underway in garmisch parton kirk in germany that some folk visitors from across the globe flocking to the spear resorts to watch the opening ceremony on monday total of eleven gold medals will be up for grabs in slalom giant slalom dunhill super super combined for both men and women and a team event with members of both sexes. have lived cherish for about fifteen years working for the american government and i love the...
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i wanted to add something to what you said about kirk douglas, who was sensational.autiful last night. had a phenomenal acting career, he is also the guy who owns a lot of responsibility for breaking the hollywood black list and a lot of people don't know that with "spartacus," he insisted that the writers' name go on the movie. that writer had been black listed and that made the wall come crumbling down. >> one of the all-time great legends. >> one the all-time great legends. >> you were not a facebook fan. had all of the fame you got with this movie -- >> i am a huge fan. i didn't before i started the movie. i had heard of facebook but i'd heard of the the way i've heard of a carburetor. i can't pop the hood of my car and tell you what it does. i got a facebook account when i was working on the movie so i understand what it was about. and i took it down when i was writing the movie. so many people last night said be my facebook friend, i think i will join so i can be friends. >> i can't imagine the friends you have now. >> real quickly, what is next? how do you fol
i wanted to add something to what you said about kirk douglas, who was sensational.autiful last night. had a phenomenal acting career, he is also the guy who owns a lot of responsibility for breaking the hollywood black list and a lot of people don't know that with "spartacus," he insisted that the writers' name go on the movie. that writer had been black listed and that made the wall come crumbling down. >> one of the all-time great legends. >> one the all-time great...
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sports now where the forty first alpine world ski championship have gotten underway in garmisch spartan kirk in germany visitors from across the globe flocking to the city resort to watch the opening ceremony on the evening a total of eleven call made to be up for grabs slalom giants like john mills super g. super combined football and women a team of fans to be. live sharing garmisch for about fifteen years working for the american government and i love the local community i love the u.s. ski team of the joint ski team i love them all and we're here to support them i know that the u.s. ski team doesn't get a lot of fans at a lot of these races and my god there's been so much work we're so proud finally are and rodgers is finding i thought being an n.f.l. champion leaves one with little time for anything else the green bay packers quarterback getting a raw and us. the boss than the glory of a seems emphatic thirty one twenty five win over the pittsburgh steelers on sunday the twenty seven year old greeted by the league's commissioner roger goodell presented with the super bowl m.v.p. trophy
sports now where the forty first alpine world ski championship have gotten underway in garmisch spartan kirk in germany visitors from across the globe flocking to the city resort to watch the opening ceremony on the evening a total of eleven call made to be up for grabs slalom giants like john mills super g. super combined football and women a team of fans to be. live sharing garmisch for about fifteen years working for the american government and i love the local community i love the u.s. ski...
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we learned early on with the recovery-oriented system of care notion, was that particularly thomas kirk's model in connecticut is that the person is considered to be in recovery the second they have that aha moment. that they realize that they need treatment for their illness and, and from then on they still consider themselves in, in recovery. would that work, i mean in other sectors? i think that, i think that that's very, very important and one of the things i want to say is that, in terms of the development of the recovery or system of care, the focus on language has not been something that i've seen. and i think that everything we do, if we're, if we're doing a conference, whatever we do, there needs to be a component in there on language. we really need to push this because it's, it's something that we can do that doesn't cost a lot of money, but it's key, it's key in how we define and how we build our systems. well i believe very strongly that the work that, that csat has done and cathy nugent within one of our branches, with the addiction technology transfer centers, is beginning
we learned early on with the recovery-oriented system of care notion, was that particularly thomas kirk's model in connecticut is that the person is considered to be in recovery the second they have that aha moment. that they realize that they need treatment for their illness and, and from then on they still consider themselves in, in recovery. would that work, i mean in other sectors? i think that, i think that that's very, very important and one of the things i want to say is that, in terms...
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ambassador kirk, the president's 2009 trade policy stated "we are in the process of developing a plan of action to adjust the pending trade agreements in consultation with congress. we plan to establish benchmarks of progress on that columbia free trade agreement." in april 2009 during a speech at georgetown university, you stated "we are looking for new solutions to the issues that have dragged on in existing free trade agreements. president obama instructed me to lead a review of the columbia agreement and to deal with outstanding issues of their." let's get to about a year later. in march of 2010, and your testimony at a sense but -- senate finance meeting. you said a u.s.t.r. was working on the issues so they could move forward on the agreement. in response to a question of the colombian free trade agreement, you stated "we are hopeful we can come to some solution over the next several months with congress so we can go back to colombia with specific goals. what we do not want to do is keep moving the goalposts. this agreement is almost singularly going to benefit the united states
ambassador kirk, the president's 2009 trade policy stated "we are in the process of developing a plan of action to adjust the pending trade agreements in consultation with congress. we plan to establish benchmarks of progress on that columbia free trade agreement." in april 2009 during a speech at georgetown university, you stated "we are looking for new solutions to the issues that have dragged on in existing free trade agreements. president obama instructed me to lead a review...
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kirk campbell was attending a trade conference with a large u.s. delegation there.ld campbell and the rest of the americans are safe. >>> now, to the other major story of the morning. the uprising in libya. as it enters the seventh day, the country's long-time leader is doing all he can to hold onto power. moammar gadhafi appeared on national tv a few hours ago to deny rumors that he'd left the country. even key members of his government are calling for gadhafi to step down. lara setrakian has more on the surging protests and the government's response. >> reporter: crowds gathered at the city square after rumors spread gadhafi had left the country. protesters say the military attacked them with lethal force. >> shooting fire, bullets and everything. >> reporter: angry demonstrators stormed the state television station, set fire to government buildings and the olympic square. in benghazi where it began, demonstrators reportedly took control of libya's second largest city. this video purportedly shows them celebrating, showing off heavy weapons they captured from the
kirk campbell was attending a trade conference with a large u.s. delegation there.ld campbell and the rest of the americans are safe. >>> now, to the other major story of the morning. the uprising in libya. as it enters the seventh day, the country's long-time leader is doing all he can to hold onto power. moammar gadhafi appeared on national tv a few hours ago to deny rumors that he'd left the country. even key members of his government are calling for gadhafi to step down. lara...
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Feb 28, 2011
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reporter: the first big award of the night, best supporting actress was announced by a mischievous kirkmelissa leo scored for her role in "the fighter". >> when i watched kate two years ago it looked so [ bleep ] easy. oops. >> reporter: also scoring his first oscar, her co-star christian bale. >> i'm not going to drop the f-bomb. >> reporter: he thanked the real life dickey ecklund for his award. best director was a royal triumph, tom hooper for "the king's speech." >> thank you to my wonderful actors. the triangle of man love, colin firth, geoffrey rush and me. helena, i hope that reference doesn't make you too jealous. >> reporter: in another expected win, best actress went to natalie portman for "black swan." >> i want to thank my parents who are right there, first and foremost, for giving me my life. >> reporter: the award for best actor went to colin firth for "the king's speech," his second nomination in a row. >> livia for putting up with my fleeting illusions of royalty. >> reporter: best picture went to "king's speech." an interesting side note i heard from an industry insider
reporter: the first big award of the night, best supporting actress was announced by a mischievous kirkmelissa leo scored for her role in "the fighter". >> when i watched kate two years ago it looked so [ bleep ] easy. oops. >> reporter: also scoring his first oscar, her co-star christian bale. >> i'm not going to drop the f-bomb. >> reporter: he thanked the real life dickey ecklund for his award. best director was a royal triumph, tom hooper for "the...
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kirk: mr. president, i'd like to suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: madam president, there is, i believe, overwhelming bipartisan support for repeal of the recent changes to the 1099 reporting -- i thank the presiding officer. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from michigan. mr. levin: madam president, i was referring to the overwhelming bipartisan support for repeal of the recent changes to the 1099 reporting requirement. small businesses in my state and across the country have told us that the new reporting requirements they face under the affordable care act will create an unnecessary burden that could make already tough times even
kirk: mr. president, i'd like to suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: madam president, there is, i believe, overwhelming bipartisan support for repeal of the recent changes to the 1099 reporting -- i thank the presiding officer. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without...
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i just heard from kirk rain and snow mix. rain and snow mix. here comes that cold air. that's right there. when this moves in it can be pouring on your house but sunny about a block or two away. it will be one of those patterns. the heaviest rain i could find closer to the radar site is down toward san jose and then los gatos over toward 101. there is unbelievable totals filtering in. if you take a rain total you can tweet me. santa rosa two inches. ben leo monday almost two. petaluma over one. mill valley almost there. temperatures will be going down. here comes the cold air. snow it's crazy. it's crazy up in the mountains. colder and breezy. winter storm warnings go until 4:00 a.m. thursday. they are going a long time for the mountains and that is around 3,000 feet. so you will encounter snow and a lot of it. colder showers. also there are winter weather advisories for the northern valleys. they are all over the place. sun and clouds. lots of possibilities for showers and thundershowers with highs in the 50s. we will keep the sunset l pattern going. things look good e
i just heard from kirk rain and snow mix. rain and snow mix. here comes that cold air. that's right there. when this moves in it can be pouring on your house but sunny about a block or two away. it will be one of those patterns. the heaviest rain i could find closer to the radar site is down toward san jose and then los gatos over toward 101. there is unbelievable totals filtering in. if you take a rain total you can tweet me. santa rosa two inches. ben leo monday almost two. petaluma over one....
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>> obviously i think ambassador kirk said today that our hope is to get south korea done in the first half, through congress in the first half of this year. and it is our hope that we can resolve outstanding issues with colombia and panama this year and then move language to the hill soon therefore. >> any thoughts on senator webb's announced retirement and the impact it may have on 2012? >> i think the president had an opportunity to talk with senator webb earlier in the morning. and thanked him for yet again for the service that he has displayed on behalf of his country. obviously the impacts that he's had on things like veterans through a post-9/11 g.i. bill represent his mark on this country and the people that have served it. i think virginia is going to be a very competitive state as it was last time in both presidential and senate elections. i wouldn't serve if i was appointed. [laughter] senator webb, i think the president called senator webb but i think that was -- >> before it was made public? giving you a heads up? >> yes. >> are you done? >> go ahead. after you. >> do you
>> obviously i think ambassador kirk said today that our hope is to get south korea done in the first half, through congress in the first half of this year. and it is our hope that we can resolve outstanding issues with colombia and panama this year and then move language to the hill soon therefore. >> any thoughts on senator webb's announced retirement and the impact it may have on 2012? >> i think the president had an opportunity to talk with senator webb earlier in the...
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. >> we brought the problem to kirk by vacuum, and it contacted the distributor. >> just went and flewy vacuum said unfortunately her mattress was inadvertently damaged during the demonstration because the product was misused by an inexperienced deal. diamond distributor said we recruit and train our people to show our product. we are disappointeded her mattress was accidentally damaged and they reimbursed carly $1400 for a new mattress. >> yea! i can go out and get my new mattress. that was great. couldn't be happier. >> kirby only sells vacuum cleaners through door to door sales people so you can't go to a local store and try them out. this is rare and they apologized to carly. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> coming up next, the year's best movies. don sanchez with his predictions who might take home the oscars tonight. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' scho get extra stuff. ♪ like musical instrents. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ because they're e only cereals with box tops for education. last year, schools earned over ten million
. >> we brought the problem to kirk by vacuum, and it contacted the distributor. >> just went and flewy vacuum said unfortunately her mattress was inadvertently damaged during the demonstration because the product was misused by an inexperienced deal. diamond distributor said we recruit and train our people to show our product. we are disappointeded her mattress was accidentally damaged and they reimbursed carly $1400 for a new mattress. >> yea! i can go out and get my new...
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it wasn't a sus spenceful oscar this year, except for kirk douglas. was he behind me?was funny, tormenting the nominees. he waited and waited and waited to name the winner. it combined the suspense of ryan seacrest with dick clark. it may have been the highlight of the show. colin firth won best act internally portman, best actress. and nicole kidman was upset. hard to tell through the botox. and christian bale in the speech forget his wife's name. he got choked up and emotional because someone moved a light. this is a -- 83rd oscar. this is my favorite oscars after the wieners. they are. and then after tonight, it's back to green lighting big ma mo ma's house. james franco and anne hathaway did a nice job hosting the show. [ cheers and applause ] this is the first time a man and a woman have hosted the oscar together on stage. once again the hollywood liberals trying to force their heterosexual agenda down our throats. james franco hosted and nominated for "127 hours," a true story of when charlie sheen got stuck under a huge rock of cocaine. now the big winner "the k
it wasn't a sus spenceful oscar this year, except for kirk douglas. was he behind me?was funny, tormenting the nominees. he waited and waited and waited to name the winner. it combined the suspense of ryan seacrest with dick clark. it may have been the highlight of the show. colin firth won best act internally portman, best actress. and nicole kidman was upset. hard to tell through the botox. and christian bale in the speech forget his wife's name. he got choked up and emotional because someone...
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president, i rise to speak in support of this amendment that i have offered with senators kirk, boxer, durbin, casey, menendez and schumer to secure aircraft cockpits against lasers. this commonsense and bipartisan amendment would protect passengers and pilots by making it a federal criminal offense to knowingly aim the beam of a laser at an aircraft. as explained in a recent article in "the new york times," a beam that is 125th of an inch wide at its origin can be two to three feet wide by the time it reaches an airliner approaching or departing an airport. end quote. as a result, when targeted at aircraft, laser strikes can instantly flash across the cockpit, temporarily blinding the pilot and the crew. one pilot described the feeling of being hit by a laser like this: "it immediately lit up the whole cockpit and it hit both of my eyes and burned both of my corneas. instantly i was blinded. it felt like i was hit in the face with a baseball bat, just an intense burning pain." end quote. f.a.a. administrator randy babbitt similarly recently warned that lasers can -- and i quote -- "d
president, i rise to speak in support of this amendment that i have offered with senators kirk, boxer, durbin, casey, menendez and schumer to secure aircraft cockpits against lasers. this commonsense and bipartisan amendment would protect passengers and pilots by making it a federal criminal offense to knowingly aim the beam of a laser at an aircraft. as explained in a recent article in "the new york times," a beam that is 125th of an inch wide at its origin can be two to three feet...
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this weekend we take you to downtown indianapolis for a look at the new kirk what it memorial library>> kurt vonnegut was perhaps the greatest american writer. a world war ii veteran. he was a user. he was a satirist. he was a political activist. he was a husband, a father. he was a friend, a friend to his fans. he would write back to his fans. he wrote more than 30 pieces of words including praise, novels, short stories, some of his most familiar books, "slaughterhouse-five," which is perhaps his most famous. "breakfast of champions," "cat's cradle," and many others. kurt vonnegut always brought in his midwestern accuse and often wrote about indiana and indianapolis specifically. if i may read a ," many people ask me why should this vonnegut library be here in indianapolis. i have many different answers. then i found this great one that said all of my jokes are indianapolis. all of my attitudes are indianapolis. my adenoids our indianapolis. if i ever separate myself from indianapolis i would be out of business. what people like about me is indianapolis. so we take that as a green li
this weekend we take you to downtown indianapolis for a look at the new kirk what it memorial library>> kurt vonnegut was perhaps the greatest american writer. a world war ii veteran. he was a user. he was a satirist. he was a political activist. he was a husband, a father. he was a friend, a friend to his fans. he would write back to his fans. he wrote more than 30 pieces of words including praise, novels, short stories, some of his most familiar books, "slaughterhouse-five,"...
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and stand next to captain kirk. [ cheers ] >> thank you guys so much. >> jimmy: our thanks to the louisfor this fantastic perm. [ cheers and applause ] louis licari. we've got one more day of perms left. happy perm week, everybody. ♪ we'll be right back with more "late night!" ♪ ♪ staying power. so whose antiperspirant will make them the last man standing? put on the meat ponchos. [ whistles ] [ bear ] the degree adrenaline series responds to spikes in adrenaline with twice the sweat-blocking power, which is good because sweat is like tasty gravy to a hungry wolf. [ wolves snarling ] aah! looks dry to me! looks dry to me too, bear. [ bear ] try the long lasting degree adrenaline series. the big guy broke from the sidelines. and just like that, the goal was no longer the end zone... but the coveted blue bag. fumble! [ male announcer ] with so many real chocolate chips you'll never forget the moments that are crammed with joy, chips ahoy! we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a trip to new orleans twice as fast! bebebebebebaaa! we get double miles every time we use our card,
and stand next to captain kirk. [ cheers ] >> thank you guys so much. >> jimmy: our thanks to the louisfor this fantastic perm. [ cheers and applause ] louis licari. we've got one more day of perms left. happy perm week, everybody. ♪ we'll be right back with more "late night!" ♪ ♪ staying power. so whose antiperspirant will make them the last man standing? put on the meat ponchos. [ whistles ] [ bear ] the degree adrenaline series responds to spikes in adrenaline...
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and stand next to captain kirk. [ cheers ] >> thank you guys so much. >> jimmy: our thanks to the louisfor this fantastic perm. [ cheers and applause ] louis licari. we've got one more day of perms left. happy perm week, everybody. ♪ we'll be right back with more "late night!" ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the latest athletic fabrics inspired stayfree® to create thermocontrol. designed with the comfort of athletic fabrics in mind, stayfree® with thermocontrol quickly wicks moisture away for exceptional dryness. thermocontrol only from stayfree®. unless it's also a scrub. lysol complete clean dual action wipes have 2 sides that go beyond ordinary wipes. you can feel the difference. one side for everyday touchups. and one to scrub tough messes. all while killing 99.9% of germs. for tips on a healthy home visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. curtis: welcome back to geico gecko: caller steve, go right ahead. steve: yeah, um, i just got a free rate quote on geico.com, saved a ton, and it only took me 5 minutes and 12 seconds! steve: i was wondering, is that some sort of record? gecko: that's a good
and stand next to captain kirk. [ cheers ] >> thank you guys so much. >> jimmy: our thanks to the louisfor this fantastic perm. [ cheers and applause ] louis licari. we've got one more day of perms left. happy perm week, everybody. ♪ we'll be right back with more "late night!" ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the latest athletic fabrics inspired stayfree® to create thermocontrol. designed with the comfort of athletic fabrics in mind, stayfree® with thermocontrol quickly...
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. >> what did kirk fought against dive from? >> the collapse. he fell down the steps of his city home. he went into a, and never came out. he often joked that pall mall cigarettes would kill him. he sued the makers of pall mall because the warning label on the cigarette package said that they would kill him and they had not yet done so. he actually happened to be smoking pall mall while standing on the steps. so two pieces of our work for created. one of our honor board members to my close friend. that actually both shared a close friend here wrote the introduction for the last book that cannot. but these two pieces of art, the first on the occasion of kurt vonnegut's bird that was created in 2003. and in the second was created when she found out that followed had died. that was 2007. we are in the front of the kurt vonnegut library in the of the galleries around. we have had the typewriter used in the 1970's. this was donated to us by his daughter. he rode many of his more familiar books during the 1970's we are happy to have this typewriter. h
. >> what did kirk fought against dive from? >> the collapse. he fell down the steps of his city home. he went into a, and never came out. he often joked that pall mall cigarettes would kill him. he sued the makers of pall mall because the warning label on the cigarette package said that they would kill him and they had not yet done so. he actually happened to be smoking pall mall while standing on the steps. so two pieces of our work for created. one of our honor board members to...