we have vaclav klaus coming on the show. so nice to meet you. >> you never know who you are going to run into on the floor of the new york stock exchange. the prime minister of hungry stopping by the set. i'm going to sit down with the president of the czech republic. vaclav klaus to weigh in on a recent policy shift from the u.s. in terms of the foreign policy situation. we get his thoughts on that as well as the economy in the czech republic. here are the business headlines, singapore's foreign wealth fund cutting its stake in citi group from under 5% to 9%. realizing $1.6 billion. the stock sale brings singapore's stake in citi before it was boosted by a debt exchange. general motors is adding a third shift at three u.s. assembly plants, resulting in the restoration of about 3,000 jobs. according to a published report in japan, toyota is raising to 6.5 million units from 6 million because of the popularity of the revamped prius hybrid. dan brown's "lost symbol" set a one-week record for publisher random house. how to inve

[applause] >> thank you, president klaus, for a very informative presentation. in 2004, i gave a speech at st. petersburg university to 60 business students, and i asked how many new who ayn rand was. she was a graduate, and one person raised his hand. a similar situation. thank you, very much, mr. president, and please stay seated. the next panel will be up here immediately. the crisis has the long time in the making. and we know that we cannot turn this around overnight. recovery will be measured in years, not weeks or months. but we also know that the economy will be strong for generations if we commit ourselves to the work that needs -- the work that needs to be done today. be done today. ñrwe will not make the mistake f

. >> we are going to have vaclav klaus on.ong views on missiles in the czech republic? >> we are a nato ally. we are in a continental defense arrangement with the united states. we're anxious to be helpful in terms of our shared world as canadians and americans. it was always a controversial initiative. i would hope and i have no reason to believe it represents in any way an america retreating from security responsibility. i hope it improves our relationship as an alliance with the russia without jeopardizing longer term security concerns we share with the united states. >> mr. prime minister, so nice to having you on the program. >> good to be back. >> prime minister stephen harper. >>> just ahead we will have charlie gasparino on the impact of ken lewis' future. >>> aig stock selling off, down 4.5% in the final stretch of the day. we'll have more on aig coming up next. um bill-- why is dick butkus here? i hired him to speak. a lot of fortune 500 companies use him. but-- i'm your only employee. we're gonna start using fedex t

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[applause] >> thank you, president klaus, for a very informative presentation. in 2004, i gave a speech at st. petersburg university to 60 business students, and i asked how many new who ayn rand was. she was a graduate, and one person raised his hand. a similar situation. thank you, very much, mr. president, and please stay seated. the next panel will be up here immediately. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> we spoke to a capitol hill reporter about the health care bill. >> you write that the german is planning changes to the legislation? >> he is trying to make it more affordable by increasing subsidies for moderate-income americans who would be purchasing insurance and raising the costs for certain high-and plants. all this is aimed at making that build more affordable for individuals and families. >> you mention the cost for the country. how will that affect the change of the cost for the bill? >> it will go up. the senate proposal came in lower than expected. the chairman max baucus had $28 billion that he was working with off the

which was a collection of essays by vaslav klaus. i am thrilled to have him here to kick off this conference. i would point out that he has agreed to take questions but when this session is over, we will not have a break. we will go immediately to the next panel. please welcome a great advocate of liberty, the president of the czech republic, vaslav klaus. [applause] >> good morning. thank you for your very nice words. distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, thank you. thank you for the invitation to come to washington and the cato institute once again and for giving me the opportunity to address the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism. i do believe the historic year, 1989, deserves to be commemorated and deserves to be commemorated not only in the countries of central and eastern europe but all over the world. also in this country. thank you for organizing this conference. i have been in this room before. i am always been very pleased to be here. it is not by chance that this conference is organized by the cato institute.