>> well, i think certainly when i started the kohl's line, simply vera wang at kohl's, it's all about a lifestyle. it's about women who can dress in sort of the way i dress every day of my life, which is very layered. i think wonderful pieces that you can mix, dress up and dress down. for david's, that's a whole other issue. that's the day of every woman's life that she dreams about. and i think what i really was hoping for was to bring the same level of design integrity and style and quality to women who could not afford to wear my collection dresses, which in the high-end of fashion is sort of like being in dream land. i mean you look at dresses at $10,000 or $8,000, everyone says well that's really great. and i used to just say well how many people can possibly buy a dress that costs that much money. >> right. >> and we put so much effort into our work. the deal with david's was the only way i thought was responsible, that they would respect me enough to be able to partner with me to bring that level of design and taste not to the masses, but out further. broaden our approach. >> a

i haven't forgiven you yet, senator kohl. i want that on the record. >> i have your note. >> i want to welcome our panelists. i unfortunately have to step ouflt i serve on the intelligence committee and we're having an important debate on the patriot act and its reauthorizati reauthorization. i did want to recognize the former first lady. wonderful to see you here today. ms. greenly, you were hit in pueblo last summer. you were a real crowd pleaser. i can't say the same about myself, but thank you for holding hearing with us in pueblo. i know the chairman and many members of the committee have been holding great hearingings across the kroi on the oaa. we have a great opportunity in my opinion to modernize the act for you a new and unique generation of seniors. i'm a member of the baby boom cohort. these americans, my remarks today, my people are fast approaching medicare eligibility. and i think we have different expectations, different experiences about how we can make our golden years really meaningful. so this is an import

i haven't forgiven you yet, senator kohl. i want that on the record. >> i have your note. >> i want to welcome our panelists. i unfortunately have to step ouflt i serve on the intelligence committee and we're having an important debate on the patriot act and its reauthorizati reauthorization. i did want to recognize the former first lady. wonderful to see you here today. ms. greenly, you wer hit in pueblo last summer. you were a real crowd pleaser. i can't say the same abt myself, but thank you for holding hearing with us in pueblo. i know the chairman and many members of the committee have been holding great hearingings across the kroi on the oaa. we have a great opportunity in my opinion to modernize the act for you a new and unique generation of seniors. i'm a member of the baby boom cohort. these americans, my remarks today, my people are fast apprching medicare eligibility. and i think we have different expectations, different experiences about how we can make our golden years really meaningful. so this is an important h

kohl's nomination 50-40. 60 votes were needed to move his nomination forward. here is a 30 minute portion from that debate. >> mr. president, i want to speak in opposition to the nomination of james cole forey deputy attorney general of theth united states,e who we will bea voting on a little later this afternoon. despite president obama's recess appointment of mr. kohl we have had a number of opposition statements in the committee and was not looking at smoothh sailing. i do confirmation and his permanent appointment based on concerns i have with his record and his criminal justice view on the war on terror, which iieve believe is utterly wrong and his questionable decisions with an outside consultant for aig big insurance company that had to be bailed out to the tune of i think $170 billion in this last bailout manner. he was anla independent consultt supposed to be monitoring that company for other errors they had made previously. and, that is a concern to me. ys i serve 15 years in the department o ifde justice as yof a attorney for almost 12, and aa an ass

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kohl. mr. polis: there has been a major development in the war on terror in the last few weeks with the successful defeat of osama bin laden striking a major blow to al qaeda. at a time like this, we should re-examine the restoration. mr. conyers, my colleague from michigan, put forward an excellent proposal of the many thoughtful proposals that would improve the patriot act and protect our constitutional rights. unfortunately, discussion of that proposal and debate an the vote on that proposal was not allowed under this rule and therefore i'm opposed to the rule and the underlying bill an reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. dreier: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kohl. mr. polis: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: section 215 allows the government to capture any tangible thing that might be relevant to a terrorist invest, including medical

herb kohl, owner of the milwaukee bucks, flan pis and lineage of the kohl's department store.oblems with now. they want to limit the amount you can touch. people are using the money to avoid foreclosures to make ends meet. >> what does this men bit? >> they want to again protect the consumer, limit the amount of times you can pull loans. some people may be in situations where they may have abused this, i needed to pay for certain things as americans consume. you got a lot of people in positions where they're being smart about what they're doing but realize this is money they've taken aside and put away. you're talking about putting money aside that came out of pre-tax dollars and a lot of times we get caught up in the pre-tax and seems like so much more and we go with the 401(k) and invest it. >> what i did hear on the radio they were using that term 401(k) abuse. if you look at it on the other side, what is 401(k) abuse supposed to be? too many loans or taking money out and not paying it back or what? >> they're saying there's too many loans but also as a lot of people are ta

. >>> we get the take on april's retail sales along with earnings from kohl's, macy's, and nordstrom. friday's positive sentiment had woes of on going debt problems. >>> in a battle for global brand domination, apple has unseated google from the four-year reign at the top according to the report out today. the driver of traffic to on-line news sites safe. according to a study, the search engine provides 35% of the top new web visitors. the median value of salaries, bonuses, and long-term incentive award for the ceos of the major companies surged 11% to $9.3 billion. >>> speaking of big paydays, engineers are competing for a $250,000 prize for the first human powered helicopter. the hand and foot pedaled craft has to hover above the ground for 60 seconds to claim that prize. >>> the red wings creep back, the hawks tie up chicago, and trick shots. >>> plus the lakers bow out and look like sore losers doing it. your "early morning" sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> hot temperatures once again and severe storms. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." you're watc

senator kohl had this to say.t accounts as rainy day funds. i thought they were rainy day funds. they're not supposed to be used as a piggy bank. we would like to talk about that. clyde anderson is here. what's up with it's not a piggy bank? isn't this supposed to be rainy day fund and why would capitol hill not want a guy like me or you to spend our own money if we were in a pinch? >> i think they are saying they are trying to protect the american citizen. with social security having problems, they want to make sure we have some sort of retirement fund even though this is our own money. >> herb kohl is rich. >> the owner of the milwaukee bucks. >> when do you think he tapped his 401(k)? >> i have the bill in my hand. i have a problem because i think he may be out of touch with reality of what middle class americans are going through right now. this is money that we put aside for our own savings and now they say they want to limit the amount you can touch. people use this money right now for foreclosures to avoid

other stores including nordstrom, target and kohl's reported increased sales but not as strong as analysts forecast. they say rising gas prices may be forcing consumers to cut back on spending in some areas. >>> if you're having trouble finding pants with pockets big enough to hold your ipad, help is on the way. there's a blog on the internet that tracks the cargo style pants that can hold an ipad. the blog is also accepting photos of anyone who discovered a new brand with tablet size pockets. the site is called tactical pants blog. we'll get a link up on the channel 2 website if you want to check it out. go to web links at ktvu.com. >>> donald trump announced late this morning that he will not be driving the pace car in an indianapolis 500. his sponsors the car that will run in the race on may 29th. he said it would be inappropriate to do so because he may soon declare his intention to running for president. trump has been the target of a onlane campaign to drop him from the indy 500 ceremony following his controversial comments on president obama. >>> tonight on ktvu at 5, the fight agai

kohl was first elected to his seat in 1988. he said today he would rather step down a little early than wait until it is too late. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: we turn to the aftermath of the killing of osama bin laden and the impact on security here at home. intelligence analysts are still combing through documents found at the compound where bin laden lived. among the details gleaned are reports that the al qaeda leader wanted to kill president obama and other u.s. officials. for more on the threats still posed is homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> mrs. secretary, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> woodruff: since the death of bin laden is the united states more secure or less secure? >> well, we certainly have removed a leader of al qaeda, that is for certain. but we also know that there are others out there, al qaeda related groups that are international, home group terrorists that are right in our country. so we still have to stay at a heightened state

speaker, many of us in the great state of kohl have answer -- many heroes in the great state of kohl have answered the call to serve their country and i honor -- of kohl raw doe have answered the call to serve their country. he deployed with his unit in support of operation enduring freedom and fought in kandahar province, afghanistan. on maye 18, 2011, his unit came under fire and he gave his life fighting for he -- against the taliban. he is remembered not only for his heroics on the battlefield but for the tremendous impact he had on his family, friends and community. his dwegs to family and his trademark sense of humor were characteristics of the young man for all who knew him he personifies the selflessness of service in the united states army my deepest sympathies go out to his family, his fellow soldiers and all who knew him. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. moran: despite

kohls biggest team buffalo will be contested in france in twenty eight the country winning the right to host the ryder cup in seven years time after beating off favorites spain team europe to reclaim the cup in wales last year appealing their american rivals by a solid three points the competition will soon move to mainland europe for the first time since one thousand nine hundred seven but was when spanish legend seventy dollars there also earlier this month captain is confident to win voters however of four days an emotional decision despite calls to award the tournament to spain on or off their legend germany portugal and the netherlands also offered strong came up short. the richest football club in russia just got wealthier they need some petersburg given i further injection of cash after unveiling their sponsorship deal with one of europe's biggest car manufacturers folks who are again the russian champions will hold a friendly match against byron munich on wednesday the actual details will they haven't been released as yet but it's expected to poor for any. there's such deal i

kohl on his way out.t the day we'll have names of democrats and republicans who might want to succeed him. >> great. thank you, mark. appreciate it. for the latest political news, go to ccnnpolitics.com. >>> we're having a lot of fun talking about today's "talk back question." we asked, are politicians revealing too much? carol costello is back with your responses. this is our advisory board. our field research team. and our product development staff. we know military lives are different. we've been there. that's why our commitment to serve the financial needs of our military, veterans, and their families is without equal. and why, we'll always be there for you... both here... and here. usaa. for insurance, banking, investments, retirement and advice. we know what it means to serve. let us serve you. festival of shrimp for just $11.99. combine two of our most tempting shrimp selections any way you like from favorites like crab-stuffed shrimp to special new creations like bbq-glazed shrimp or potato-cruste

the word of the herb kohl retirement is supposed to come down today.we will let you know when that is announced. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> hello. i'm peter senior, director the 21st century defense initiative here at brookings. it's my pleasure to welcome you all to take to the 21st century defense initiative. with the changing forces that are acting upon age-old phenomena of war. these forces range from changing technologies to new actors in war, to change expectations we are placing on our borders to changing doctors and you training team, even budget changes. a little over a year ago we were honored to be joined by this gentleman who sat before us a vision of how he saw some of the key issues, policy and questions that surround an important aspect in the discussion of what's changing in this realm of or. the introduction of unmanned systems. he discussed the u.s. navy's growing use of new technologies and its development, integration of unmanned systems in the current and future navy force struc

i've signed on to an important piece of bipartisan legislation sponsored by my friend, senator herb kohl from wisconsin. it's nopec. this bill would finally allow the department of justice to go after foreign countries such as members of opec for antitrust violations because of their price -- their price-fixing behavior. the other major issue we must address now is speculators in oil company subsidies. there's no lack of oil on the market. this is not a supply issue. the real problem is just pure greed of some who are taking advantage of the instability in our world to line their pockets on the backs of the american families, or a tax policy that just doesn't make any sense at all, that continues to subsidize oil companies when the price of a barrel of oil is at the highest it's ever been and the profits are at record high. this doesn't make any sense to american families. we're going to make more sense that these subsidies that they have now should only be available when the -- when the cost of production exceeds the price of a barrel of oil. that would be a commonsense solution. it wou

the colonial period you could have different currencies passing in a single kohl gnu. so you didn't need to be in montana, for instance, to spend massachusetts money. >> host: if somebody was traveling from philadelphia to new york city, what would they bring with them? >> guest: well, it depends. in the early republic period what you'd want to do was buy city paper which was bank notes printed by reputable banks in the east, places like boston, new york and philadelphia. but if you were traveling particularly to the west, you would see quite a bit of what's called western paper which was passed at a discount. it was shaved a certain percentage based on the reputation of the bank that issued it. so you'd want to have, essentially, the strongest paper currency with you, and you'd be able to buy up the cheap paper at a discount. >> host: did the continental congresses or the constitutional convention address the issue of money? >> guest: well, the continental congress gets into a lot of trouble during the revolution because they start printing their own paper currency to

perhaps because of his medical background ayman al zawahiri has long expressed an interest in using chem kohl and biological weapons. richard engel, benghazi. >>> ayman al zawahiri is not a shoo-in. the official said za what hiry is not popular within the organization and is not charismatic and has a reputation for arrogance. >>> senate majority leader harry reid has dislocated his right shoulder. harry reid is 71 years old now. he was taking a break outside while it was still wet. he twowent to lean on a car and slipped. he was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released. he was later seen wearing a sling. an aide says reid received a bump the side of a golf ball lo above his left eye from the fall, but he'll be just fine. >>> coming up, a virginia couple tell us police where y they kept their chooipt child caged in a crib. >> flooding could go food worse. >> flooding could go food worse. >> it wiwhat do we have here? oh, it's scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. advanced huh? ehh...mulch is mulch. oh, not so, pops. ordinary mulch can fade after a few months. that's mulch! naturesca

in order symptom, kohl's, jc penny also failed to meet forecasts. and analysts blame high gas prices for the cut back in spending. few other retailers did well. victoria's secret and macy's. all right. let's check in on the numbers. markets are all down live look right now the dow jones is down 48 points. nasdaq and s&p 500 also down less than a half of a percent. some of that getting help with the good earnings from general motors this morning. >>> alaska airlines is targeting local travelers with its latest promotion. the airline is encouraging people living in northern california to sign up for its frequent flier program. anyone who joins after april 27th and flies to hawaii by october 1st will be given enough frequent flier miles to automatly earn a free ticket anywhere alaska flies in the continental u.s., alaska or canada. alaska airlines flies out of all three major airports as well as santa rosa. >>> all right. time now 6:53. putting on the pressure. why a local police department is really going after a medical marijuana collective. >>> good

stevenson. >> thank you, chairman kohl. i am randall stevenson, chairman and ceo of at&t. i appreciate the opportunity to talk to you about the consumer benefits that this acquisition will provide. this transaction is about consumers. it is about keeping up with consumer demands specifically. it is about having the capacity to drive innovation and competitive prices. most important, it is about giving consumers what they expect -- fewer dropped calls, faster speeds. whether they live in a large city, small town, or out in the country. in the last four years we have seen a major revolution in wireless. smart phones and mobile applications and exploded. mobile internet usage has soared. innovation has cycle at an amazing place. consumers and the economy have benefited. our network, more than any other, has carried the load. our volume shot up by 8000%. to meet this demand over the same four year period, we invested more in the united states than any other public company. $75 billion in capital. we continue to address at a very aggressive pace. the next wave of demand is alre

local soldiers and the people in the village, i come away, i think, with a different opinion than kohl null zumwalt -- colonel zumwalt about the wisdom of engaging in wars on the ground where cultural differences are so profound that society simply does not understand each other in the way that we, we think. and i can give an example that always comes to my mind. actually, with regard to the ninth division who were above us a province or two. with all of their successes and with all of the efforts that they did, i can tell you that, you know, our local villagers and my small team of men were glad no large american unit was around us because of all the difficulties that brought up with the local people and the way soldiers interact with civilians. and i don't mean out on a mid cap or something. i just mean every day the, you know, the squad walking around through a village and just a thousand different kind of interactions that are very difficult to come away with any sort of positive sense. on either side. and i think our efforts in iraq and afghanistan as we walk away from it -- wheth

he knows a lot about kohl and the water law that made kohl the great state it is today. not only will i miss tom, i know the people of the area will as well. i look forward to working with you because i know in the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: veterans day is the day we honor veterans who go overseas and return. memorial day is the day we honor our soldiers, sailors and airmen who go overseas and don't return. monday is memorial day and all americans should give honor, praise and prayers for those who served and gave up their lives for the rest of us. they gave their youth for our future. not far from where we are today, right down the malice the newest memorial, world war ii memorial. the greatest generation, veterans that served. on the back wall, looks like a bronzed plate and you know it is not bronze, but there are thousands of stars, 4,000 stars on the world war ii mem

other stores including nordstrom, target and kohl's reported an increase in sales. >>> a surprise in california's budget crisis. ktvu's pam cook has more on why it's about more money an expected. >> reporter: good news for the state's budget, bad news for most of us taxpayers. this new development could also complicate things here in california. now the state is reporting an unexpected $2 billion surge in tax receipts. that was way ahead of expectations. it will help lawmakers close the budget deficit. the problem, the windfall could complicate the governor's push for tax increases, which he said are needed. we spoke to people this morning about what they think. >> there are a lot of single parents out here. taking more taxes would take more money from us and that would take from our families and homes. >> reporter: the money comes from income taxes. it's about 5% more than expected. governor brown's office does point out that the state constitution require unexpected receipts go back to the school. at the same time it came in from personal income taxes, corporate taxes are $650 mill

you can see where congressman o kohl is going with that. there are other two measures before a house foreign affairs committee that express a sense of congress that the president should adhere to the war powers act and change specific authorization of congress to use force in libya. one more republican measure would require the president to recommend specific reductions in non security discretionary spending in fiscal 2011 to offset the costs of the libyan operation. that measure is before the house armed servicess. despite all the grumbling about the president acting and libya without consulting congress, despite all the measures that have been introduced, house republican leaders have resisted holding any votes on the authority to bomb libya. as i said before the reason for this i will defer to our moderator the valente 26, wrote in roll-call last month when congress is faced with the choice of exercising its war powers under the constitution it is a war dance that is a sidestep. four steps left, four steps to the right and a lot of back-

a after herbert kohl announced he will not seek another term, word from politico that the former wisconsin governor and u.s. secretary of health and human services plans to run for that seat. the senate gavels in thirs morning. those are some of the headlines. >> this weekend -- slave revolt,est india, and the middle east. plus a panel discussion on the book industry. look for the complete schedule at booktv.org. >> item newt gingrich, and i am announcing my candidacy for the president of the nine states because i believe we can return america to hope and opportunity. >> follow the candidates announcements and speeches on their road to the white house and look back at their careers online at the c-span3 video library. -- at the c-span video library. >> "washington journal" continues. host: michael steele is our guest. i saw this headline in "politico." is that true? guest: i do. i like newt very much. i like tim pawlenty. unlike in number of the guys who are thinking about running for the -- i like a number of the guys who are thinking about running for the presidency. we have seen that i

kohl plans are designed for 50 years. the average age, 38 or 39 years. think about 10 years from now, when the coal plant infrastructure and the nuclear plant infrastructure has come to the end of its designed life. and yes, we can extend permits and keep those plants operating, but how safe are they? how much risk are we inviting? continuing to operate as a necessity, plants that are at the end of their design live. meanwhile, this country fritters on the edge of alternative energy. they are doing not very much about our turn to the forms of energy, for good reason. it is not ready for primetime. the any decency, the technology, the land, water requirements of new alternative energy such as wind and solar and biofuels, they have not really thought those through. were revealed when form of 100 hours, it should be 1000 hours. imagine how much land. when you are using roughly 3 acres per tower, for 100 hours, you need a 300-acre plot. to build out the size you need, you are not talking 300 acres, you are talking 3,000 acres. so the land use of wind, the la

kohl of oklahoma. the chair: -- cole of oklahoma. the chair: the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole and the gentleman opposed each will control five minutes. mr. cole: thank you, mr. chairman. last month a draft executive order was circulated that would require companies to disclose all federal company contributions as a condition for submitting aed by on a federal contract. if implemented, this executive order would effectively politicize the federal procurement process. companies and their bids would run the risk of being judged on the basis of politics as opposed to their professional capabilities. the danger of that is obvious. it's never a good idea to mix politics and contracting. my amendment would prevent the president from implementing his proposed disclosure requirements and it's worth noting for the record, congress actually considered something similar in the 111th congress, the so-called disclose act and chose not to pass that particular legislation. this is in effect a back door effort to implement something that congress has priestly decided not to legislate on.

kohl plans are designed for 50 years. the average age, 38 or 39 years.bout 10 years from now, when the coal plant infrastructure and the nuclear plant infrastructure has come to the end of its designed life. and yes, we can extend permits and keep those plants operating, but how safe are they? how much risk are we inviting? continuing to operate as a necessity, plants that are at the end of their design live. meanwhile, this country fritters on the edge of alternative energy. they are doing not very much about our turn to the forms of energy, for good reason. it is not ready for primetime. the any decency, the technology, the land, water requirements of new alternative energy such as wind and solar and biofuels, they have not really thought those through. were revealed when form of 100 hours, it should be 1000 hours. imagine how much land. when you are using roughly 3 acres per tower, for 100 hours, you need a 300-acre plot. to build out the size you need, you are not talking 300 acres, you are talking 3,000 acres. so the land use of wind, the land use o

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he said today he will not be running for the senate seat being vacated by herb kohl. representative ryan says he feels he can have a bigger impact our remaining in his current position rather than running for senate next year. the associated press writes that his decision not to run may open the door for a bid by former wisconsin governor tommy thompson. we were planning to bring you a briefing with the chairman of the joint chiefs and his chinese counterpart. they are meeting today in washington. that news conference has been postponed. if that happens, we will get it to you live or record at -- record if possible. but as of now, that has been postponed. in about 45 minutes, the senate will dabble in to continue deliberations. before they broke, they approved the nomination of susan carney to the second quarter of appeals. the vote was 71-28. they will return later this afternoon with a bill to curtail tax breaks for the oil industry. a procedural vote on that coming up a 6:15 eastern. you can follow the senate debate when they return at 2:15 on our companion network

the chair: the gentlelady from kohl yields back rp for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. chairman to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, i find myself in opposition to the underlying bill and to the amendment. mr. garamendi: you heard a very cogent argument. i don't understand why we ought to have ignorant doctors. doesn't make any sense to me. abortions are sometimes necessary for saving the life of a pregnant woman and to have a medical system in which doctors don't know about that procedure is really stupid. i won't say this amendment is that, but it's really not wise to have ignorant physicians. and it's really not wise not to have physicians at all. what in the world are we thinking here? what's the purpose of this amendment and this particular resolution? to deny american men, women, and children the opportunity to go to a doctor? we know all across this nation that there is a shortage of primary care physicians, in most of california there a a -- is a shortage of primary care physicians. plent

kohl and attorney general holder are cut from the same cloth on this issue. i'm uneasy about these two individuals holding the top two positions in the department of justice. and now the solicitor general seems to be the third one that will be coming along as one of the highest-ranking people in the department. their policy views appear to control the department of defense. in other words, if they say this is the rule, the department of defense has to give the miranda warnings and so forth if they're involved in a capture and it directly controls the f.b.i., which is part of the department of justice. as the acting second in command at justice department, mr. cole would play a lead role in decision making in the terror prosecutions throughout the country. the justice department's continued insistence on a presumption of civilian trials for terrorists confirms my concerns that mr. cole has adhered to the failed pre-9/11 law enforcement approach to terrorism, approach that the 9/11 commission and the nation as a whole recognized was in error and should be chang

i haven't forgiven you yet, senator kohl. i want that on the record. >> i have your note. >> i want to welcome our panelists. i unfortunately have to step ouflt i serve on the intelligence committee and we're having an important debate on the patriot act and its reauthorizati reauthorization. i did want to recognize the former first lady. wonderful to see you here today. ms. greenly, you were hit in pueblo last summer. you were a real crowd pleaser. i can't say the same about myself, but thank you for holding hearing with us in pueblo. i know the chairman and many members of the committee have been holding great hearingings across the kroi on the oaa. we have a great opportunity in my opinion to modernize the act for you a new and unique generation of seniors. i'm a member of the baby boom cohort. these americans, my remarks today, my people are fast approaching medicare eligibility. and i think we have different expectations, different experiences about how we can make our golden years really meaningful. so this is an import

kohl and attorney general holder are cut from the same cloth on this issue. i'm uneasy about these two individuals holding the top two positions in the department of justice. and now the solicitor general seems to be the third one that will be coming along as one of the highest-ranking people in the department. their policy views appear to control the department of defense. in other words, if they say this is the rule, the department of defense has to give the miranda warnings and so forth if they're involved in a capture and it directly controls the f.b.i., which is part of the department of justice. as the acting second in command at justice department, mr. cole would play a lead role in decision making in the terror prosecutions throughout the country. the justice department's continued insistence on a presumption of civilian trials for terrorists confirms my concerns that mr. cole has adhered to the failed pre-9/11 law enforcement approach to terrorism, approach that the 9/11 commission and the nation as a whole recognized was in error and should be chang