and we'll check in with film professor craig that while and sit down with abby alger of the leadership institute and andrew sharp of young americans for liberty about the surge we're seen in objectivism welcome to the last episode of the first week out on versus the man. they're currently about ninety thousand troops on the ground in afghanistan and that's not counting at least as many non military personnel on our government payroll in that country that we will probably never get a percent number on it costs about one million dollars to keep a single soldier deployed for a year there and according to cost of war dot com the war in afghanistan is nearing four hundred billion dollars and cost by the way iraq has cost us nearly twice that and those estimates are very conservative as they don't include things like base pay for soldiers deployed the interest on the debt that we are incurring or the cost of taking care of the troops when we come home but i'm not here to bore you with the exact figures we know that the wars are costing us more than a person can really wrap their brain around and yet s

here he is at camp obello, at a summer leadership training institute of the national student service. notice this is an integrated group. that was very rare for the day. unfortunately, we do not see joe lash in this picture. she was the executive -- general secretary of the international student service. but joe lash was the third person who i think was very instrumental in the way she transferred the role of first lady. joe lash was a jewish man, graduate of columbia university, intellectual who was very involved in the left student movement in the late 1930s. somehow he became one of her closest after her relationship with hicock waned in the late 1930s. now as a representative of the press because of her "my day" column, she attended hearings of the house un-american activities committee at which lash who played a leading and controversial role in his leftist youth organizations testifyied. lash first was a communist, or communist sympathizer. then he broke. lash said the two of them had a moral affinity. he introduced her to the nations of communist within social movements. and el

leadership. we are incorporating the institutional is a nation of sustainability into our business practices. thank you. vice president moran: again, we use this for its value -- >> again, we use this for evaluations. we go through the process before judge richard before july, of is the period june-july -- we go through this process before july. it is the period june-july. we will be looking at if we are meeting the different expectations that we set for ourselves in july. it is a way for us to judge if we are doing the job. any thoughts about the process itself? if not, you are certainly welcome to speak about anything you may be concerned about next year for the action plan, to see where they fit in. >> thank you. president vietor: one thing i did not see in here is a baseline. my understanding is that when you are doing indicator work, it is helpful to have a baseline you are working from? >> yes. in our report from 2007, we created a baseline. we found 160 performance indicators. based on that, we have updated that on a quarterly basis to the year 2008-2009. we have all of 2005-2006, plus

institutions. brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to work flecked changes of the global economy a transformation from club based to all inclusive. artsy new york where up to date and time now for the business. this is business saucy hello and welcome to the program. all products will have to rise in russia global crude prices continue to spike and then minister sergei should of course has higher targets may be needed to avoid a huge deficit at home the price for your screed blend has jumped fourteen percent over the last month but the high oil price means it's more profitable for companies to export refined products such as total and jet fuel subject to lower taxes than cre. the ruble has been extending its losses to the dollar with the all price weighing on the currency however the general sentiment remains positive says jacob no morgan stanley rush. rubel it's war for all specific story so if all prices stay at their current levels i think there's very little reason to see a weakening in the ruble if anything what i

those are the decisions to be taken by the israelis because the of the political institution, democratic and the leadership's will pay a price of their own like the idea of freedom. so i think we need to focus on what we are trying to do in the focusing on the right of israel as a jewish state and avoiding the issues that are normally seen as the dates, normal dates in the space country in spain, the u.k. and here in the u.s.. but if the israeli is the only country that is put in doubt and the question continuously mightily for the jewish people listed at israel but for all of us chaim ephriam. >> thank you. >> lorna? >> i will not surprise you i agree with my eminent colleague. if with all these things it's like a nasty cocktail with all different things and it depends on where you are and whom you are which is the most preeminent reason for you being in the camp you might potentially question whether there should be a jewish state in israel, and some of it say for example in britain is because people don't understand the jews are a nation for the people. the vast majority of jews in israel or ian glenchur

are demanding an end to western monopoly over the political institutions in brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to reflect changes of the global economy a transformation from base all inclusive. artsy new york. that's akin to the world of business with kareena hi kareena hello laurie nice to see here so russia must be the world's best place to work we have a number of billionaires and we can treat is tripled in just two euros well that's right well the latest forbes list now includes one hundred and one billionaires where the total wealth of four hundred thirty five billion dollars i'll get to that in a moment but first to our top story the peace process bob dudley meets the had no rust left in moscow in a bid to personally salvage the share swap deal between the two companies the figure of forty billion dollars may come up according to mr newspaper that's how much he's russian partners in tain he wants to get out of the way. or has the story . or b.p. wouldn't tell us what robert dudley was in town to talk about but i think it's fair enough to assume that the sixte

since then, under the visionary leadership of bob klein, the of awarded almost $1.2 billion to some 65 different institutionsresult today as the publication of more than 650 discoveries with many clinical trials under way. uc san francisco has been the highest recipient of those funds. that tells you something remarkable is going on here. researchers have made advances to develop therapies for lots of areas, including parkinson's, leukemia, neurological diseases, liver failure, and others. it is also fair to commend raw fail for doing what seemed

leadership in nato requires u.s. involvement and direction. it is just the reality of that institution. -- a you are saying that we're turning the leadership over from august to us? >> yes. [laughter] but not an insignificant way. . >> we provided expert advice on issues which the leaders are currently addressing such as a division of oil revenues, debt, as well as constitutional reform, consultation, and customary law. and workshops on how to prevent electoral violence. because of our long and deep into asia with sudan, it is a pleasure to be here today and to introduce our speakers. i want to welcome and introduce tara sonenshine. >> thank you, david. i want to add my welcome to all of you in the first few weeks of programming here. bear with us for anything that does not work. if it is great, we will take all the credit. as david mentioned, sudan is vital to our work. i want to thank the many staff people who travel between washington and sudan constantly. i know that because i find the travel vouchers. they go and come and they are really doing remarkable work on the ground. it is

today are demanding an end to western monopoly over the global institutions brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to work flux changes of the global economy a transformation from a club based to all inclusive. artsy new york well we're up to date and her let's take a look at what's happening in business where you're. because this business aussie hello and welcome to the program the pm ross nerve may have done go the golden carrot in front of their show sort of joked as t n k d p but it seems the company will serve entire bunch overnight hiking its multibillion dollar buyout prize by nearly a third of the cash international doctors and a buyout of their russian partners state interior k b p the latter have rejected all offers and now value k.b.p.s. eighty billion dollars twenty there are more than the start of the week negotiations seem to bear double both b.p. and say talks with b.p.'s russian partners have broken arts. export times and all products may have to rise in russia global crude prices continue to spike and the german this is of course says that higher purpo

institutions. brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to work flecked changes of the global economy a transformation from a club based to all inclusive. party new york as of it is next for you it's underway. hello and welcome to business sanity thanks for joining that b.p. and roll snaps and i had done gold a golden carrot in front of the show sort of jugglers ten k.p. but it seems become pentagons an entire bunch overnight hyping its multibillion dollar buyout prize i needed to be offered ten k. to be cash international ventures and a buyout of their russian partners stake in t. and take people on the line to have rejected all authors and now value ten k. to be at eighty billion dollars twenty billion more than by this startled the week because asians seem to be a deadlock both b.p. and lockstep say talks with b.p.'s russian partners are broken. export tax an oil products and i have to rise in russia if global crude prices continue to spike and the dream minister sergei shmuck also hired tyrants may be needed to avoid if

today are demanding an end to western monopoly over the global institutions brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to reflect changes of the global economy a transformation from cloud based to all inclusive for an i.r.c. new york. now let's take a look at some of the stories from around the world and they happen or you see your response crews are carrying out the first intensive searches for earthquake and tsunami victims near the fukushima near the bush era nuclear plant if you're up to a thousand bodies could be in the area or cover your which has been delayed by radiation fears efforts to stabilize the stricken nuclear plant continue after the cooling systems at three reactors were knocked out by the disaster there iran's government meanwhile has ordered the operator of the facility to pay some twelve thousand u.s. dollars to each household forced to evacuated because of radiation leaks. tony an activist has been found dead in gaza city hours after being abducted retore are gone it was seized on thursday by islamist radicals who threatened to kill him if i must real

required leadership and capabilities for the u.s. military. nhtsa was an institutionhether it was a coalition of a nato coalition, it is going to be very dependent on the day-to-day leadership. it is just the reality of that institution not an insignificant way. i meant exactly what i said in the coalition of non-nato countries. the coalition which is in a tote, which has stood -- for many decades, it is a unique institution. >> one of the things about nato, the partnership for peace program has been a terrific thing. countries have been engaged and brought in and begin to develop relationships with nato nations military's. military to military relationships are just critically important. they get engaged an interested and they begin to understand our values and civilian principles of civilian control and tell the military functions become much more professional. there are other parts of the world's were i would like to see us develop a relationship with singapore, japan, south korea, new zealand. not a formal one, but a closer relationship because those are countries

institutions. brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to reflect changes of the global economy a transformation from club based to all inclusive growing up or ny artsy new york and ask him to do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to our t.v. dot com slash usa check out our youtube page it's youtube dot com slash r t america and also follow me on twitter at lauren lyster and please do and send me a message and let me know what you think of our shows and please stick around for the alone a show is going to start in a half hour followed by adam vs the man after that i will be right back at eight pm with more news until then i'm laurin lister a season. below in fact you may recall that is where you are saying she's. no she said she's a star. the some. sleep.

institutions. brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to reflect the changes of the global economy a transformation from cloud base to all inclusive enough for ny artsy new york. joining me now for more on the role of the i.m.f. and world bank is richard s. now writer and senior fellow campaigning for the campaign for america's future thank you so much for joining us now in that report i don't know if you can hear it but the reporter was talking about the role of i.m.f. policies in developing countries that have hurt their economic growth pushing neoliberal policies and privatization and i think in the developed world people are really familiar with what exactly that means but i mean anybody on the streets of brazil where i reported a homeless person can tell you the impact it had on our country you kind of break it down a little bit what these policies are sure the i.m.f. and since its creation and especially in the last few decades has always tended to push austerity measures on the governments that come to it for oh ver

institutions. brazil russia india china and south africa say it's time for leadership of the i.m.f. and world bank to reflect changes of the global economy a transformation from club base to all inclusive. new york and for more on the role of the i.m.f. and world bank earlier i spoke with richard esko writer and senior fellow at campaign for america's future also former consultant for the world bank i asked him neo liberalism privatization just break it all down some of these i.m.f. policies and explain how they've hurt some of the developing countries take a listen. at the i.m.f. and since its creation and especially in the last few decades has always tended to push. the measures on the governments that come to it for our very severe ones in terms of social programs aid for the poor and retirement benefits that sort of thing and along with that they also have a very strongly emphasized deregulation of the banking industry the financial sector loosening the rules privatization of state owned businesses and that kind of thing i don't lot of people feel that's gone to such an extent t

really want other remarkable institutions in the country today. and i commend all of the leadershipf the institution including you, david. why are we so concerned about civility? i think the answer is we simply had a sharp decline in civility in our public forum. when i went to the congress in 1965, i wrote a newsletter back to my constituents saying that i was surrounded by a cocoon of warmth, and i said that everything was extraordinarily hospitable in the congress. if a new member of congress said that today he or she would be laughed out of the room in all likelihood. civility is on the decline in political campaigns today. we often want to demonize our opponent. we want to attack their motivation. we want to attack their credibility. we want to attack their integrity, rather than keeping the discussion on a substantive level. so you have these very nasty political attacks that take place just constantly, and we have asked public relations efforts now put together to tear down the opponent and to discredit the opponent, not just build up what is that you advocate. and they kind

coalition which is nato also requires the unique leadership, command-and- control, and military capabilities of the u.s. military. so nato as an institution that's as it does, but the military function, whether a coalition of non-nato for a nato coalition, is going to be very dependent on the day-to-day leadership and capacity of the u.s. military. >> and i would say, not just the military leadership, but the political leadership of nato requires u.s. involvement and direction. it is just the reality of that institution. >> you're saying that we're turning the mission over from us to us? [laughter] >> yes. [laughter] but not in an insignificant way, not in an insignificant way. from the paramilitary execution standpoint, i met exactly what i said. -- from the pure military execution standpoint, i meant exactly what i said. the coalition of non-nato countries is one thing. but the coalition which is nato, which has stood the world in good stead for many decades, it is a unique institution. so we should not put through that fact. . -- poo-poo that fact. >> a peace program has been a tremendous they were non-nato countries have been engaged

leadership, were people in the community care and work together to solve problems. it is a partnership. it turns out that the most common asset in those communities is a faith based institution in the urban communities. so we began to partner with those. these were small churches. we intentionally that how we could help them. do they need computers for their preschool? what else could we do to help them expand? could we allow them to clean up the neighborhood park and use it? what it led to, governor bush announcing his campaign for governor -- for president in indianapolis at one of those institutions. that is one of the armies of compassion speech. it is a wonderful speech. that evolved to the faith based initiative in the white house. to me, it was just one element of how government should participate with nonprofits, for profits, and faith based institutions to create a fabric, a network that makes this city work well. and help set up the office, but instead of leading a, i went up to harvard to teach and became chairman of the volunteer job. i worked in the white house one day and then went off to teach. >> in the middle of all this, you were put on the fannie mae board

institute for having this timely discussion. i am the executive director of the black leadership forum. we look at policy that impact black people. i want to address first the structure. this is the first panel, and they usually 10 to set the tone for the day. in that context, i think that the panel in the framework that we are looking at this discussion is a bit skewed. first, if we are suggesting, as you said, juan, it is the black- white construct addressed by most civil rights organizations, is that relevant in the 21st century? the false notion of white supremacy and the idea of race and class has not changed in america since 1619. if we extrapolate up to 1963, jobs and justice were the issues on the sons of the great march in washington. dr. king said, don't give us a favor. honor your creed. respect your promise to all of us. those issues of jobs and justice in 1963 still permeate communities of color. as lillian said, we do so in the context of a broader discussion. i think the framework of whether or not the discussion of racial issues is still relevant is a bit skewed. >> hold

we've created a major new institutions from the department of homeland security, cyber command and the 2004 leadershipoffice of the director of intelligence, national counterterrorism center, what to make sure we had a unity of effort among the intelligence community. now despite all this progress, some major 9/11 commission recommendations still remain unfulfilled. and we would suggest today that these require urgent action because the threat from al qaeda and related terrorist groups and individual tenants to violent islamist extremism assists to this day. al qaeda and related terrorist groups continue to pose a serious threat to all of us. al qaeda central has been diminished with its leadership, osama bin laden and al-zawahiri are at large. it would leave us less likely the threat is more complex and it's more diverse than any time in the last decade. al qaeda and its allies continue to have the intent and the reach to kill dozens of americans and do so in a single attack. there is a high risk of attacks we believe they will likely be small. the change in recent years is the increasing role of the

we've created a major new institutions from the department of homeland security, cyber command and the 2004 leadership of senator collins and lieberman, congress created the office of the director of intelligence, national counterterrorism center, what to make sure we had a unity of effort among the intelligence community. now despite all this progress, some major 9/11 commission recommendations still remain unfulfilled. and we would suggest today that these require urgent action because the threat from al qaeda and related terrorist groups and individual tenants to violent islamist extremism assists to this day. al qaeda and related terrorist groups continue to pose a serious threat to all of us. al qaeda central has been diminished with its leadership, osama bin laden and al-zawahiri are at large. it would leave us less likely the threat is more complex and it's more diverse than any time in the last decade. al qaeda and its allies continue to have the intent and the reach to kill dozens of americans and do so in a single attack. there is a high risk of attacks we believe they will likely be small.

those are the decisions to be taken by the israelis because the of the political institution, democratic and the leadership's will pay a price of their own like the idea of freedom. so i think we need to focus on what we are trying to do in the focusing on the right of israel as a jewish state and avoiding the issues that are normally seen as the dates, normal dates in the space country in spain, the u.k. and here in the u.s.. but if the israeli is the only country that is put in doubt and the question continuously mightily for the jewish people listed at israel but for all of us chaim ephriam. >> thank you. >> lorna? >> i will not surprise you i agree with my eminent colleague. if with all these things it's like a nasty cocktail with all different things and it depends on where you are and whom you are which is the most preeminent reason for you being in the camp you might potentially question whether there should be a jewish state in israel, and some of it say for example in britain is because people don't understand the jews are a nation for the people. the vast majority of jews in israel or ian glenchur

those are the decisions to be taken by the israelis because the of the political institution, democratic and the leadership's will pay a price of their own like the idea of freedom. so i think we need to focus on what we are trying to do in the focusing on the right of israel as a jewish state and avoiding the issues that are normally seen as the dates, normal dates in the space country in spain, the u.k. and here in the u.s.. but if the israeli is the only country that is put in doubt and the question continuously mightily for the jewish people listed at israel but for all of us chaim ephriam. >> thank you. >> lorna? >> i will not surprise you i agree with my eminent colleague. if with all these things it's like a nasty cocktail with all different things and it depends on where you are and whom you are which is the most preeminent reason for you being in the camp you might potentially question whether there should be a jewish state in israel, and some of it say for example in britain is because people don't understand the jews are a nation for the people. the vast majority of jews in israel or ian glenchur

leadership in our community and your service. as much as you have given to our city, we are behind you and do what we can to support that eagle continuing to be an institution here in san francisco. i would like to call up anyone who like to come up to accept our commendation to the eagle talon. -- eagle tavern. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. i would like to say a couple of words real quick. we are in the fight for our life. over 30 years, we have raised millions of dollars for charity but in this city through the eagle tavern. it is my passion to keep this going and with the help of everyone has gotten involved in the last three days, we are hopeful we will be able to do this for the city and our community. thank you. [applause] >> i would just like to add on top of all of the benefit fund raising for all sorts of people, that it has become a beacon -- is the jewel in the crown of san francisco globally. it is a beacon to the rest of the world. a friend from argentina described it as the eiffel tower to gaze everywhere. i'm so glad the city is behind us in helping however we can to preserve that there will be an eagle in san francisco. thank you. [

leadership and you make control and capabilities of the u.s. military. the long standing nato coalition requires thevo unique relationship of the u.s. military. nato, as an institution, acts as it does but the military function, whether it is a coalition of non-nato or nato coalition, will be dependent on the leadership and capacity of the u.s. military. >> not just the military leadership but the political leadership in nato requires u.s. involvement and direction. it is just the reality of that institution. >> you say we're turning the mission over from lost to us? us? to >> yes. [laughter] but not in an insignificant way. from a pure military execution standpoint, i meant exactly what i said. the authorities are very different. in the coalition of non-nato countries is one thing which may include nato countries but the coalition which is nato which has stood the world and could stay for many decades is a unique institution. po should noto-poo that fact -- we should not poo-poo those facts. >> one of the things about nato, the partnership for peace program has been a terrific thing. non-nato countries have been engaged in begun to develop relationships with nato n

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> libyan rebels are increasingly on the defensive as they attempt to reinforce positions. their leadership set out conditions for a ceasefire saying they will stop fighting if the gaddafi forces moved back from rebel-held areas. on friday night, the libyan government rejected the terms. on the ground, the fighting continues. >> it resembles a ghost town. on the streets, the aftermath of the trading. the rebels had captured the city. it seems fairly devoid of life. the roads are into. the shops are closed. many residents have fled. >> we were working in the city. now it is no hope or food. it is demolished. we cannot stay. >> the cities changed hands almost daily. fierce fighting continues. the rebels say misrata is hardly recognizable after days of massive artillery bombardment. civilians continue to fall victim to the fighting. in meetings with u.n. representatives, rebel leaders have proposed a cease-fire but only under certain conditions. they command that gaddafi must leave the country and lift the siege on rebel-held cities. >> gaddafi's troops are not upholding the decisions made by

leadership is commonwealth provides. today is one of those days. we've talked about the instituteg a nonpartisan institute when we talk about the issues of the time and the issues of the past so we eliminate the future. a tribute to that sense of nonpartisanship and what we can do with the commonwealth. our next speaker, senator scott rowan. [applause] >> first of all, i want to just say welcome to the kennedy family. obviously patrick committed to see you as well. while the elected officials and friends here i haven't seen quite a while in college. i want to thank the kennedy family for their history of service and sacrifice and i've had the privilege actually to speak with vicky on many occasions about her vision for this amazing facility in the sense that you don't learning. i was deeply moved by her passion and enthusiasm to do something very special for her husband and for the family and for commonwealth and for the country. i told you i would come. [laughter] a little surprise to everybody, isn't it? [laughter] all aside, what does think vicky and patrick for their warm welc

institutions prior to the transfer date. the chamber agrees consumer protection functions should remain with their existing agency until the leadership of the bureau has been confirmed. as for the second proposal we also agree if the rate of concern for the examinations a large financial institutions prior to the transfer date we would support legislation along those lines. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i am happy to answer any questions you may have. >> i would like to welcome mr. hillary sheldon as our final witness on this panel. he is director of the naacp washington bureau and senior vp of advocacy and policy. welcome. >> good morning. chairwoman capito and many of my friends on the committee is a pleasure and honor to be here to share in your discussion about improving the strength of the financial protection bureau. we feel strongly that this nascent agency needs as much support as possible to reach its greatest potential to protect the american public in ways it has never been protected before. the naacp feels a robust -- is crucial. for too long too many consumers and ethnic minority mayors have been underserv

leadership position on this. much more than we are with much more of support standby and support role and also the united nations so there are a whole bunch of different institutional tools that can be brought to bear here whether or not that means that there will be u.s. forces on the ground i can't tell you exactly i think it's unlikely i think it's more likely that you're going to see some sort of you when you worry you sponsored humanitarian intervention and some of those guys are going to go when you know armed and ready to help with that many take the form of a police units rather than a military unit it could happen in any number of different ways the more likely we are to have negotiations the more likely we are to have some kind of boots on the ground those aren't necessarily going to be u.s. troops i very quickly are reading out of time but want to play a clip of tom brokaw interviewing the the prince of side here and we'll play it very quickly i just want to get christopher's response one of the obama's for the united states and the west to. they don't have a place for could after you go. would he be welcome in saudi arabia if he were to do so i believe.

been commissioner, one of my priorities and one of my coure leadership principles is about continuous improvement. i believe if institutions are standing still and accept the status quo are actually falling behind. the world around us is always moving forward and movie " a lot quicker than in the past. -- and moving forward a lot quicker than it has in the past. when you talk about the future and a vision of the future, it does not mean you have to be futuristic like a science fiction novel. we can challenge ourselves individually and collectively to see how far we can go and how far we can push the system to make an impact on taxpayers. president kennedy once said -- i like this quote -- he said i am an idealist without illusions. what i want to posit today is that for the irs to move forward smoothly is what has been woven into the dna of the tax system since its inception in 1862. that is looking back as a core business model. a significant percentage of our business resources are devoted to helping taxpayers understand the law and providing taxpayer services. the compliance side of the irs' operations is predicated on

since i have been commissioner, my priority and core of leadership principle is about continuous improvement. i'm a big believer that institutions, if they are standing still, they are falling behind. the world around us is always moving forward. it is a lot quicker than in the past. i believe we should perform the best we can today but we need to embrace the change. we need to perform better in the future. when you talk about the future and have a vision of the future, that does not mean you need to be futuristic, like a science- fiction novel. i think we can challenge ourselves collectively to see how far we can go and how far we can push the system to make an impact on taxpayers. president kennedy once said, i am an idealist without illusions. in a bit of irony, what i want to pause it today is that for the irs to move forward, our first step is to examine what has been woven into the dna of the tax system since its inception in 1862. that is looking back at the core business model. what a significant percentage of our resources are devoted to helping taxpayers understand the law, the compliance side of the irs is largely pre

leadership as well as the pay -- patronage. my sincere thanks goes to the brookings institute for their partnership making this forum an annual events likings. ladies and gentlemen, we can talk about a lot of options or ways to find solutions to problems and challenges that we face in today's world. this evening, i would like to focus on the single aspect of the possible solutions to our problems with specific reference to core human values. this is a fact that cannot and should not be ignored. it should rather be strengthened by the west and the east or for that matter, the united states and the islamic world alike. i have also been advocating political concerns at the international level should not be dealt with from security perspective only. we need to identify the root causes of these challenges that we are facing and address them from the angles from which would be effective in mitigating these challenges. you know, i see the work from this perspective and came up with two documents. the continue for action in 2005 and the new charter of our organization in 2008. these two documents identify areas with the issue of underdevel

institute] [indistinct conversations] [inaudible] d >> california congressman but he and discusses the military budget, the joint strike fighter, the u.s. role in libya, iraq, and afghanistan, impending changes in the leadership. today at 10:00 a.m. and again at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this year's student can competition has students from across the country to consider washington, d.c.. today so that prize winner address the topic that better help them understand the role of the federal government. >> what you think we should do for this year's studentcam competition? >> lane. leed. >> we should do something that shows how they are helping the environmental footprint. >> leed. >> what is leed? >> upbuilding were used building materials that are reused, recycled, not starting from scratch. >> it is a building that will not hurt the environment, that will help it. >> using materials that have been recycled and try to make a building that is energy efficient. ♪ >> i built my house of straw. i do not give a hoot. >> i'm glad to see that this little piggy is using renewable materials. >> he also needs to and invest in energy star windows and doors. >> i will build my house of stix. sticks. >> this little p

leadership and your kindness and that of all of your colleagues. >> you are a good friend. the committee is now adjourned. thank you. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] ." [no audio] [inaudible] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> last night, president obama said that he and congressional leaders hope to announce today that a deal has been reached to fund the government for the rest of the year. the current temporary spending resolution and expires tonight at midnight. the house, senate, and white house would all have to agree on a measure. >> yesterday in baghdad, robert gates told u.s. troops that allowing gays to serve openly in the military will have little affect on the armed forces. the house armed services committee looks at the repeal of on c- ask, don't tell" span. the house will double in the 10:00 a.m. eastern and later, they are likely to continue work on a 2011 federal spending. >> throughout the month of april, will feature the winners of this year's studentcam competition. watch the winning bidders every morning on c-span at 6:50 a.m. eastern jus

leadership will get america on the right track once again. thank you so much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> that concludes our morning program, ending on a very high note. just a reminder, the luncheon right out those doors. if you are not registered and want to join us, we can accommodate you. then we have our evening reception this evening at 6:30 in venetian ballroom c or d, and the gala dinner which is going to be pretty extraordinary, following the reception. enjoy the rest of your day. >> we have the power of a cartel. >> where is that going to be? >> in the venetian room. >> we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, non- fiction books, and american history. it is all available on television, on-line, and any time through our video library. and we take c-span on the road with our digital bus, freeing our resources to your community. we are now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> kentucky senator rand paul made his first is to iowa this weekend. he was the featur

we have to continue the leadership of shake the -- shaping u.s. policy and crafting institutional agriculture. international commercial ties only get you so far in washington. they are not the only important aspect, but i believe the cause is critical to america's prosperity because our number one priority in all agencies in the u.s. government is jobs. now more than ever, our ability to create jobs here at home depends on our ability to export goods and services throughout the world. by now, you have all heard of the national export initiative, where president obama directed all of the agencies to work together to double u.s. exports in the next five years and to do so with the kinds of exports that would create 2 million american jobs. caused presents a historic opportunity to increase exports, create jobs and bolster the american economy. there is a history, of course. it was signed in june of 2007. at the time, u.s. congressional approval could not be obtained do to concerns about market access for u.s. car manufacturers in korea. starting in the fall of last year, the adminis

leadership. what has been done by the panel institution to reassure the people from the south and the north, and those in the north and south that after july night there will be no retribution, to be no violent act against them? because i was part of a team a couple of months ago visiting both the north and south, and every people we interviewed, expressed fear that there would be either retribution or their properties or physical safety would be jeopardized after that day. thank you very much. [inaudible conversations] >> trying to the side the way i should speak from. what a few of the house. it's better? good. only on the matter of the pipeline, the issue of the ownership of the oil infrastructure, pipeline, and whatever else attached to it, this is one of the matters that is still under discussion. and, indeed, they are regular in terms of negotiations that president buyoya was talking about. they are particular subgroups discussing each one of these issues. including issue of oil. but it's been agreed that with regard to the specific issue of the ownership of the infrastructure, oil infras

leadership is commonwealth provides. today is one of those days. we've talked about the institute and we talked about it being a nonpartisan institute when we talk about the issues of the time and the issues of the past so we eliminate the future. a tribute to that sense of nonpartisanship and what we can do with the commonwealth. our next speaker, senator scott rowan. [applause] >> first of all, i want to just say welcome to the kennedy family. obviously patrick committed to see you as well. while the elected officials and friends here i haven't seen quite a while in college. i want to thank the kennedy family for their history of service and sacrifice and i've had the privilege actually to speak with vicky on many occasions about her vision for this amazing facility in the sense that you don't learning. i was deeply moved by her passion and enthusiasm to do something very special for her husband and for the family and for commonwealth and for the country. i told you i would come. [laughter] a little surprise to everybody, isn't it? [laughter] all aside, what does think vicky and

country provided dedicated leadership on major issues beginning with his maiden speech in the united states senate in support of the civil rights act of 1964, and whereas the instituteonored senator kennedy's legendary commitment to public education by forming a partnership with the university of massachusetts boston that will benefit each institution for decades to come and whereas the new beautiful institute accommodates the library and attracts thousands of visitors annually to the columbia point in the city of boston -- thank you, therefore, be it resolved that the massachusetts senate hereby congratulates the senator ted m. cede di institute of the united states senate on its historic groundbreaking and this transmitted by the clerk of the senate to the institute for the united states senate and signed by all body massachusetts senators. [applause] >> i want to apologize to the attorney general who is here with us. [applause] when something like this happens, so many people get to take vows. the staff of the edward kennedy institute has done an incredible job of getting things ready today. i want to mention paul remmy, chris cole, chris mccarthy, and the person

chorus will continue the history of leadership in shaping economic policy in the region and in crafting its emerging economic institutionalcial time can only get you so far and only get you so far in washington certainly and are not the only aspect of cloris but i believe that cloris is critical to america's prosperity. that is because our number one prior to in all agencies in the u.s. government is jobs. and now more than ever, our ability to create jobs here at home depends on our ability to export goods and services throughout the world. by now you have all heard of the national export initiative, the nai, where president obama directed all of the agencies to work together to double u.s. exports in the next five years and to do so with the kinds of experts that -- export that would create 2 million jobs. chorus is a critical piece of our nai. chorus presents a historic opportunity to increase exports, to create jobs and bolster the american economy. there is a history to chorus. obviously it was signed in june of 2007, but at the time u.s. congressional approval could not be obtained basically due to concerns about ma

institution being acquired and being changed, we put it on a very short leash. >> smith: sylvia manning is the new president of the higher learning commission, the regional accreditor that oversees chancellor. under her leadershipthe commission is taking a harder stance against accreditation buying. >> we've elevated the scrutiny tremendously. it is really inappropriate for accreditation to be purchased the way, you know, a taxi license can be purchased. every so often an institution can't or won't measure up and accreditation is withdrawn. >> smith: for jack welch, this is just the price of doing business. >> we're not going to stop educating people because we're afraid of some bureaucrat nailing us with a dotted "i" and a crossed "t." there's always a risk. you can't be afraid to go into a business because of regulation risk. >> we're working very hard to prove that we can instill the academic rigor and quality of education for the students that the school had not been delivering for many, many years. >> smith: cause you don't want to see that accreditation get pulled when you're... >> correct, but we... >> smith: ...halfway down the road? >> we won't work with a school unless the regulatory authorities want

commissioner, one of my priorities, and one of my core leadership principles, has been about continuous improvement. i am a big believer that institutions, if they are standing still and accepting the status quo are falling behind. in the world behind us is always moving forward and moving in what quicker than in the past. we should reform the best we can today, but we need to embrace change and perform even better in the future. when you talk about the future and have a vision of the future, that does not mean you need to be futuristic like in a science- fiction novel. we can challenge ourselves individually and collectively to seem how far we can go and how far we can push the system to make a real impact on taxpayers. president kennedy once said, "i am an idealist without illusions. with a bit of irony, of what i want to pause at today -- posit today is that for the irs to move a forward, we need to examine what has been woven into the dna of the tax system since its inception in 1862. that is looking back at the core business model. a cigna didn't amount of resources are devoted to helping taxpayers understand the law and providing

institute for having this timely discussion. i am the executive director of the black leadership forum. we look at policy that impact black people. i want to address first the structure. this is the first panel, and they usually 10 to set the tone for the day. in that context, i think that the panel in the framework that we are looking at this discussion is a bit skewed. first, if we are suggesting, as you said, juan, it is the black- white construct addressed by most civil rights organizations, is that relevant in the 21st century? the false notion of white supremacy and the idea of race and class has not changed in america since 1619. if we extrapolate up to 1963, jobs and justice were the issues on the sons of the great march in washington. dr. king said, don't give us a favor. honor your creed. respect your promise to all of us. those issues of jobs and justice in 1963 still permeate communities of color. as lillian said, we do so in the context of a broader discussion. i think the framework of whether or not the discussion of racial issues is still relevant is a bit skewed. >> hold