so that caused some problems for bloomberg and also for klein. ifdz on one has been they could say they had some good news, but also some unclear news. what about things like joel klein tried to create a network of smaller schools in new york city. is that something that he can claim success at? >> you know, there was mixed reviews on that. i think the small schools did have some important results. you saw higher graduation rates at some of those schools and one of the reasons that they actually implemented that was this is a very huge reform where they opened up dozens of these small schools, the reason they did that is because they have seen that those were schools where you could get low income kids graduating at higher rates. at the same time, there was i lot of scrutiny of these schools and the way they were opened and what often ends up happening is that at first in the early years they didn't have to accept english language learners and special education students, they were given a break and now it's changed. but it meant that those higher

joel klein joins us now from new york. mr. klein, eight years later, what do you see as the most significant change in new york schools? >> oh, i think the fact that our families have many more choices. we've opened up almost 500 schools over the last eight years. that's more than most cities have. in doing that instead of saying to families you only have one choice, we've given families throughout the city multiple choices. in independent studies by world class researchers the new schools we're opening including more than 100 charter schools are getting better results than the schools that they replaced, better results than comparable schools. so i think that's probably first and foremost the most important thing. the second thing is that we have built an accountability system that's based on progress so we compare apples to apples not where a child starts but wherever a child starts how much progress she makes and in doing that we certainly have focused the system on progress, on improvement and on outcomes. we've gotten res

klein, a product of new york city schools and lawyer, is taking a job in the corporate world and from the corporate world comes his replacement, cathie black, publisher of hurst magazines one of the top female ceos in the u.s. the first-ever female school chancellor in new york's history. >>> and news about a long-standing and stubborn achievement gap in america's public schools between black students and white students. for some reason, black children routinely fall behind their white counterparts and tonight, a new report is out that focuses on black males. it suggests that this gap is even bleaker and bigger than anyone first realized. our education nation report tonight from nbcs ron allen. >> the class of 2010. >> reporter: this year, the entire senior high class at chicago's urban prep graduated. 107 students, all african-american young men. while at the same time, according to a new report, most black male students performed worse than their peers by almost every measure. in fourth grade, only 12% do well in reading compared to 38% for white male students. by eighth grade, only

. >> a hit to outgoing new york city school, joel klein. when mr.n came in, a lot of people viewed him as the standard reformer who nibbled around the edges. as he saw this he made an attempt to shut down failing schools and expose bad practices and introduce concepts leak merit pay and didn't earn him fans among the teachers unions. in these days the school reform, that's the best evidence you're doing your jobs. >> okay, james. >> former alaska governor sarah palin, these two women telling federal reserve chairman telling he's got to stop printing money, not what we need and not going to fix our economic problems and who would have thought that sarah palin leading the world, coalition of central bankers and leaders overseas to get the u.s. to reform its monetary policy. >> all right. >> paul, a couple of weeks ago, a miss to the french students writhing over the proposal to raise the retirement age and this week it's fp england, and raising tuition.

let eastern now to our senior washington editor rick klein, who is in new york tonight. nice to have you here. let's go back to this poll. our numbers show that likely voters favor republicans for the house 49% to 45%. that's a major tightening since early september. when republicans led by 13 points. but you would argue that democrats are still in serious trouble on the house side. >> reporter: that's right. if you look just two years ago, president obama was the candidate of change. he embodied change. but in our latest poll, we're seeing a total reversal. people who say they're looking for new ideas or new direction, by a 21-point margin, 57% say they prefer to have republicans rather than democrats. it's as if people have given up on democrats entirely. >> as you say, a total reversal. let's talk about the senate. as we sit here, 36 hours before the voting starts. what are the key races to watch? >> reporter: the tone is going to get set in the east. in pennsylvania, one of the first states to have polls close, joe sestak has bounced back from being almost out of it

so, let's go to our senior washington editor rick klein. rick, we've never really seen a freshman class like this one. >> reporter: that's right. not only is this the largest, it is also the least predictable class of new house members in generations. yes, they delivered republicans the majority in the house, but they barely touched ground in washington today before making clear that their loyalties also reside with another party. >> i had a lot of tea party support in my district. >> our friends in the tea party are patriots. >> a lot of support from tea party members. because a lot of the things i was saying they agreed with. >> so, a lot of tea party references there, not a lot of references to the republican party. are we seeing signs of tension between the new freshmen and the republican leadership? >> reporter: it won't take long to play out. in fact, the first front in the tea partiers battles with the establishment will come just this week in a vote on earmarks and whether to ban those special projects that lawmakers so often insert

so we want to bring in our senior washington editor rick klein. rick, is there any hope that this lame duck session can achieve much? >> reporter: well, you think about it, there's a reason that all these cans got kicked down the road. they are the hardest things to get lined up and get the votes for. the likeliest movement is going to be around the tax cuts. some kind of compromise is probably in the offing. maybe attached to the expiring unemployment benefits. it's going to be difficult to get republicans and democrats on board. democrats don't feel like they have a lot of incentive to come to the table with republicans right now in the wake of the midterm losses and republicans feel 'em boldened emboldened in positions. >> let me ask you about the meeting at the white house. the key players are president obama and the incoming speaker of the house, john boehner. these are two men that don't have a lot culturally in common, they've fought a lot, at least politically. so is there a possibility their interests could align in any way that would be

time to call on staff writer for the "washington post," "newsweek" columnist ezra klein. good evening. >> good evening, keith. >> government waste and excess, the thing they made all the noise about the last two years, the earmarks to end all earmarks, this is not actually an earmark? how does that work? >> i'm surprised you didn't know about this, actually. if you look up earmarks in the congressional dictionary, it is spending i don't like. and it's actually very easy to get rid of earmarks when you get into power. you don't appropriate any spending that you like. >> you use the word appropriate, which leads me to appropriations committee. and the one sure fire way to cut spending is to sit on that committee. why aren't these budget-slashing, financial republicans and tea partiers clambering at the chance of these open seats on the committee? >> this is quite remarkable. appropriations was historically one of the most coveted seats in all of congress. it was considered a very respected position. and then later on, you were the guy who got to dole out or girl who got to

. >> reporter: there is no badder boy currently in the united states than the one bob klein brought backhis annual truffle trip to italy. >> this is the biggest truffle i have ever -- i mean, i have seen a truffle like this. but it will be in a case at a truffle fair. >> reporter: this is a normal sized truffle. this is the one everyone is talking about. 600 grams, about one and a third pounds. apparently the second largest of a very goodyear. >> 900 grams went last week to a hong kong restaurant for 105,000 euro which is about $150,000. >> reporter: klein won't discuss what he paid. truffles grow like potato. you dig they will out of the ground. how much are they? >> couple of grams. >> reporter: how much? >> like 12 bucks. >> reporter: just that? >> yeah. >> and taking pictures of the truffles for our facebook page. >> reporter: you got to be kidding. >> nope. >> reporter: that's how nuts they are for truffles at oliveto's restaurant in berkeley's rockridge neighborhood which goes nutty. >> for a broad demographic like an election not many people would know what truffles are or care, b

. >> reporter: there is no badder boy currently in the united states than the one bob klein brought backay from his annual truffle trip to italy. >> this is the biggest truffle i have -- i have seen a truffle like think but it will be in a case at a truffle fair. >> reporter: this is a normal sized truffle. this is the one everyone is talking about. 600 grams, about one and a third pounds, apparently the second largest of a very good year. >> the 900 grams went last week to a hong kong restaurant for 105,000 euro which is about $150,000. >> reporter: klein won't discuss what he paid. truffles grow like potatoes. you dig them out of the ground. talk about street value. >> couple grams? >> reporter: how much? >> like 12 bucks. >> reporter: just that? >> yes. >> and taking pictures of the truffles for our facebook page. >> reporter: you have to be kidding? >> nope. >> reporter: that's how nuts they are for truffles at this restaurant in berkeley's rockridge neighborhood which goes nuttier than any other restaurant in bay area foodie circles. >> for a broad demographic like running an electi

we also have ezra klein and sophia nelson.want to talk about the lame duck session that's getting under away let's look at things that are critical. a number of deadlines coming up. so this gives you a sense of what's at stake. the bush tax cuts expire, there's a budget bill to keep the government running december 2nd. and then you have unemployment extension, november 30th. that's the decision that has to be made. by the end of the year, they have to make a decision on bush tax cuts and whether they should expire, and that's where i want to start. it's probably the biggest issue out there. we saw some movement, some willingness on both sides, maybe to compromise. let's take a listen from what we heard over last 24 hours or so and then talk about it. >> no deal, no compromise. >> well, you're asking me -- i'm telling you what the president's position is, we need to move forward on the middle class tax cuts, we cannot afford a permanent extense of tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. >> if that's all we can get with the presi

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joining the discussion today ed rendell, galina espinoza, karen henready, jennifer palmanari and joe klein. >>> good friday morning, i'm chris jansing. this is "jansing & company." developing right now president obama in europe this morning. he is facing tough questions from allies over the exit strategy in afghanistan. in just a few moments he'll have a statement along with prime ministers of portugal. could be a rough couple of days there because a lot of european leaders who are also unhappy with the president's push for stimulus spending when they're undergoing extreme austerity measures. we're keeping our eye on those microphones for you. >>> meantime, an eternal battle set on the democratic party. first of all, the democrats and the president can't agree about what to do about tax cuts. the house majority leader steny hoyer released a statement saying the house will vote on an extension of middle class tax cuts before they expire, but, exactly what they're going to do isn't clear. at the same time, democrats couldn't get the votes they needed to extend unemployment benefits. and whil

how do we pay for any cuts anyway with ezra klein. the reinvivitalists versus the survivalists. richard wolf inside the split. the martian chronicles. the the solution on how to get there, don't try to get back? >> you might be going to mars, you know! >> fixing the filibuster, ending the earmark. mcconnell caves to the tea party. >>> and the real death of news. ted koppel, false equivalence, and the failure of television news, 2001, 2005. my special comment. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >>> good evening from new york, this is monday, november 15th, 722 days until the 2012 presidential elections. with the lame duck session of congress now underway, there is one word that has and will be tossed around repeatedly. a word that must be probed, scoured for authenticity, particularly of the white house and congressional democrats and republicans all coalesce around an understanding of it that may very well represent a collective deception. the word is compromise. the collective deception, that a temporary extension of all the bush tax cuts, maybe for a couple of yea

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that was janel klein reporting. >>>. democracy leader aung san suu kyi was moved by thousands of supporters today when she arrived at her headquarters. heu she was released from seven years of house arrest on saturday. the on65-year-old says, she hao antagonism for the military rulers who have oppressed her. >>> a marilyn county executive y says he is innocent of fbi charges involving an alleged pae to play scheme. jack johnson and his wife were arrested on friday by federal earths who came to their house with search warranties. that's when johnson told his d h wife by phone to flush a 00 chek $100,000 check down the toilet and hide nearly $80,000 in her underwear. officials whoof used wire taps y they found the cash in her bra. finally prince william surpriser troops in afghanistan. a the prince laidnd a wreath to o honor britain's war dead as parn ofce remembrance day ceremonies and then visited with troops. he served in britain's flying sea rescue helicopters. now back to lester, jenna. >> thanks. >> and jenna is here

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. >> a hit to new york city outgoing school chancellor, joel klein.e viewed him as a standard reformer who would nibble around the edges. he saw dysfunction and made attempts to shut down failing schools and grade them, expose bad practices and inproduce concepts like merit pay. these days in the area of school reform, it's best evidence you're doing your job. >> james? >> former ska governor sara palin and president elect of brazil, two women telling federal reserve chairman this week he's going to stop printing money that, snot what we need and not going to fix our economic problems. who would have thought sara palin leading the world? a coalition of central bankers and leaders overseas to get the u.s. to reform it's monetary policy autos paul, a couple weeks ago a big miss to french students rioting over proposal to raise the retirement age there. this week, it's merry old england. they had a demonstration that your honor turned ugly. mobs started ran saking -- ransacking the building there. a

moscow's main soviet era exhibition complex where it aged under the stress of over half a century sparse klein. taken apart piece by piece for restoration in late two thousand and three the worker and his collective farm companion stay disassembled in a moscow warehouse for years amidst discussion of how best to preserve it and display it for the indefinite future. the most visible loss of luster was clearly the steel a steel outer shell this was clean and covered with a special solution with the internal high strength low alloy steel frame accounts for most of the overall seventy five times mass as well as the whole installation structural integrity. ultimately the special protective coating is developed by the russian company t.s.p. c proved to be the shield of choice for the famous statues frame since that project the firm has developed ways to improve their micro spray techniques with the nano twist. let's keep up with. our attempts to improve the characteristics of micro structured protective coatings have led us to apply nano structured power. in addition to apply the protective coating.

. >> a toolbox of sorts for clients like allison klein. for her these simple posture adjustments have resolved decades of back troubles and migraines. >> it sort of resets everything. >> have i been taking 2400 milligrams of motrin for almost 20 years. >> a day? >> a day. >> his athletic career ended with back surgery and he never fully recovered. >> fast-forward 20 years i couldn't walk, carry my kids and it got to the . where i cooperate get out of bed. >> for him, learning the method through six classes like this one was life changing. >> you go on to your elbows first. >> and now stretch line is something he spends a few minutes doing every night before going to sleep. >> do this one and the next one. >> i fall asleep faster and sleep better and i wake up in the morning without pain. >> it works. that's the thing. it is simple and things you do in the course of your everyday learning. >> they are both patients with the internist with the palmetto medical foundation. they have referred hundreds of patients. >> yeah, my patients say, you

and "time" magazine's joe klein. first up, president obama called it a shellacking. several times this week he tried to show he got message. here he was wednesday -- >> i ran for this office to tackle these challenges and give voice to the concerns of everyday people. over the last two years we made progress but clearly too many americans haven't felt that progress yet and they told us that yesterday. as president, i take responsibility for that. chris: he may not be showing it there but the president does hold a strong hand because his personal popularity is stronger than his job approval. bob, you have studied presidents for a long time now. how does this president's personality help or hurt him? >> well, it's probably too cool. he doesn't have those personal relations with people, where he calls them in and says, let's have dinner and i want to let you know who i am, what i'm thinking. tell me what's on your mind. it's all done in large meetings or that real inner, inner circle in the white house. he's got to broaden it. he's got to talk to other people -- chris:

. >> let's go to our senior washington editor, rick klein, how tricky is going to be for the republican leadership to manage these incoming tea party? >> the biggest challenge facing the house republican leaders. at least 84 freshmen republicans in january. and roughly half of them are tea partiers. that's a challenge. as republicans take office. they're very aware of this republican leaders, are working to find ways to include tea partier partiers, moving forward. they're talking about weekly press conferences. many of the members of the current leadership aren't keen on that. >> the president, we heard him in india today talking about making these mid-course corrections, in response to the republican's victory on tuesday during the elections, however top republicans were on tv sounding not too conciliatory, what's the prospects of bipartisanship? >> highly unlikely. republicans know they won the election primarily because of who they weren't. they also know that the white house is looking to be looking for ways that divide republicans along the way. i think that the prospect for the n

screwed we are sure that demand will be reasonable and that we will be able to do as much historic klein says they will need and i mean certainly in the country is huge and from the economic viewpoint it's not always profitable to see install a pipe to a separate village but there are other options we could provide autonomy supply with. a chain or if you think they're all options but of course there won't be one hundred percent against supply network it's not profitable. i would have to think. thank you very much for being with us and just a reminder that my guest in the studio today said again the spokesman for the russian gas giant and that's it for now from all of us here if he wants your say on this show drop the live spotlight will be back with more first and comment on what's going on in that russia until then stay on and take.

it's raising questions about her plans for 2012, so we bring in our senior washington editor rick kleins is a very big week for her. rick, is this an important week? >> reporter: no question. this is the follow up to her run away best seller, "going rogue." in this book, she takes some strong political stands, seemingly to speak directly to the tea party. another point, she takes on "american idol." she says, did you ever wonder where the producers of "american idol" come up with the seemingly endless supply of people who can't sing but are deluded enough to get in front of a national television audience and screech out a song anyway? this comes as sarah palin's daughter bristol dances her way into the finals of another talent competition on television. >> this wasn't dancing on tv, but barbara bush was asked about sarah palin the other day. listen to her answer. >> i sat next to her once, thought she was beautiful. and i think she's very happy in alaska and i hope she'll stay there. >> very funny, but is it serious, rick? >> reporter: no question. barbara bush is channeling the republi

word now that democrats have managed to avoid a bruising internal fight as south klein's jim clie bette clyburn reached h nancy pelosi to remain in leadership. he's the highest ranked african-american in congress. more on the power struggle in a live report coming up i at the p of the hour. >>> sarah palin has advice for in coming freshman lawmakerrs. in a letter to some who had asked for her help, she told them defunding obama care should be their priority. a new ship commissioned in florida is being named for a soldier who threw himself on a grenade in iraq, saving the lives of fellow troops. more on these and the rest of your top stories coming up at the top of the hour right here on america's news headquarters. hope you'll join us. >>> hike up the gasoline tax by 15 cents a ga gallon to help pay down our debt. the deficit commission is pushing that as the average national average pushes over 3 bucks a gallon. the tax would kick in gradually starting in 2013. tracy says there i this is no tr that kind of talk. >> the economy is in the toilet. you don't just affect me as a driver. you