live by michael austin of johnson a member of the danish parliament the danish parliament for the liberal party hello to you mr jensen so you are the sweden democrats have been branded as nazis and they've been attacked now they've won seats in the parliament is it a result possibly of protest the voting because of the way they've been treated. i really see it like that because you see an example right now where all the established parties and also the established media in sweden doesn't like to discuss the immigration politics like for example as we do in denmark and when you know a voter would like to discuss immigration politics they look upon the different parties often day to have but only one part to discuss it and they go to the democrats this is the main reason i really believe that base reagan democrats you know doubled in size and got elected to parliament so if indeed this is a protest vote surely that must show that the people in sweden do want to discuss immigration openly so there's the sweden democrats victory show that political correctness has gone too far. i really see it like

the democratic party's victory last year ended more than 50 years of virtually unbroken rule by the liberal democratic party. but the dpj suffered a major setback in the upper house election in july. the upcoming leadership vote will be the first poll since that election. both candidates are party leaders who have long worked to put the dpj into power. in this presidential election votes will be counted according to a points system. each party lawmaker has two points for a total of 824 points. rank-and-file members and ordinary voters who have registered beforehand as party supporters account for 300 points. 100 points are allocated to local assembly members. all combined, this puts 1,224 points into play. the candidates have two weeks to campaign. during this period they'll hold party meetings in tokyo, osaka, and sapporo, to explain their policy priorities. minako misawa, nhk world, from dpj headquarters. >> thanks very much. >>> now, it's been a year since the democratic party took party and ended more than 50 years of an almost unbroken rule by the liberal democratic party. since then t

this is the first increase within five weeks and the liberal party says the initial claims for joblesswere hoping for a drop. however, jobs are scarce and still companies are cutting workers on made this sluggish economic growth. >> this is such a gorgeous afternoon on this mount pam cam with great weather up there çólooking]içç of the city.çe to the coast and even inland it is warm but not too warm. we are five, 10 degrees warmer than the were, yesterday and that warming contrac will contin. we should n to this we have this. with the 60s on the coast, 70's, and '80s and active 70's, 80's and the north bay. antioch, south bay and as we see the affects of this warmer, dry air. as we get into tomorrow morning more mild conditions to start the day. the blue represents the '50s, the blue is low 60s! the green is the 60s--and with temperatures blanket and petaluma, inland, and the east bay shores temperatures already in the 80s and that will continue until 2:00 p.m. and even at 90's in a sunspot later in the afternoon. santa rosa, 90 degrees, 78 in san francisco, 90 degrees in concord.

whether julia gillard remains prime minister or whether she will be replaced by the leader of the liberal party. >> what is the speculation of the way these may go? >> i think it is safe to say julia gillard probably woke up more confidence than sony fabric. -- tony abbott. i think members on the conservative side have said, we could still be in the game. these independents have been tight-lipped. they kept their cards close to their chest. what they have not done is given much indication of who they are going to support. one of the independent impis' comes from the capital in western australia. he has not even told his wife how he is going to decide, and it may be they are going to announce this on television live before they even tell julia gillard and tony abbott what their decision is. it has been a soap opera, and it should be gripping. >> what do you think the australian public will make of it? have they been getting bored with all the way things? >> i think there has been a definite mood shift where people are saying, get on with it and sort this out. we have entered the third week of ne

. >> the democratic party's election victory last year ended more than 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the liberal democratic party. but thdpj suffered a major setback in july's upper house election. its internal power struggle has japanese people talking. >> translator: although i had high expectations of the dpj, i can't trust either kan or ozawa now. kan is powerless and ozawa hasn't been accountable for his money scandal. >> translator: i feel deep anxiety about surviving day to day as i have no regular work. i hope a candidate who can provide permanent employment for the youth will be elected. >> the dpj leadership election will be held on september 14th. >>> now earlier, we spoke with nhk's world political commentator. >> what are the policy differences between two contemporaries? >> the main difference between kan and ozawa is whether the dpj should revise its pledges the party made last year. kan wants to revise those pledges because he thinks they are simply not affordable. initially the dpj proposed funding its pledges by discontinuing unnecessary public works projects and renewing other

party won a majority of seats in the house of commons. within days, a coalition was forged between cameron's conservatives and clegg's liberal democrats, despite the two parties being at odds on many domestic and foreign policy issues. >> we are announcing a new politics... >> warner: cameron became prime minister and clegg deputy prime minister. it's the first time in decades that the liberals have been in power. since taking office in may, the new government has moved quickly in the face of a tough recession and a record peace-time deficit. the government presented an emergency budget in june, a dose of austerity proposing cuts of 20% or more in many agencies and programs. meanwhile, public discontent with the afghanistan war grows with mounting british casualties there. the new government said it wants to start withdrawing the 9,500 british troops by next summer. nick clegg is representing britain at the u.n. general assembly this week. i spoke to him this morning in new york. >> deputy prime minister clegg, thank you for joining us. >> great to be here. >> there's been a lot of speculation in new york base on what president ahmadinejad has

minister nick clegg defends his decision to form a coalition government with the conservative party from the liberal democrats party conference sunday at 9:00 on c- span. >> this week on "the communicators," looking at privacy and delicate -- telecommunications policy. our guests are linda woolley and geoff chester. >> this is the third installment of "the communicators"' look up on one policy. we will be talking with advertisers and consumer groups. joining us is linda woolley of the direct marketing association, and juliana gruenwald continues as our guest reporter. if i could start with some testimony from just -- jeff chester, the guest following you with the center of democracy. he talked about the advertisers, and this is what he had to say, and we would like to get your response -- industry self regulation, it is clear, has failed to offer meaningful protections to consumer privacy. >> noticed and choice has been the hallmark of the self- regulatory program, which has been in existence for some 30 years. we absolutely believe that an informed consumer who has the opportunity to make a decisio

in britain, the new torie prime minister and his associates in the liberal party have come up with extraordinarys that are coming or they promise are coming or they think they can get to the house of commons and employment without blood in the streets. cutting government to permit a 20% in some cases, 40%. nothing happens until actually about two months from now. then it starts to bite. they have been helped by sort of english nostalgia for a more simple time. what is going to happen? can you actually go and cut expenditures at a time when you have high unemployment? aren't you going to raise unemployment and have a seven backlash against this -- have a said in a backlash against this? and when people find out they have to do with out and it is not a nostalgic trip down memory lane but brutal reality of less money and fewer things. >> well, i think it is an indicator of the pathology of the times. the public debt is now a subject that people are discussing in a del. ordinary citizens are concerned about it. the interesting irony here is that for decades, the last two or three, there has been a l

of speech before sunday's poll michael jensen a member of the danish part of the mint for the liberal party says the establishment unwillingness to discuss immigration has resulted in an unfair election. we have an example right now where none of these parties and none of these media in sweden like to discuss it because they feel it's like you know it's not political correct and it's like a blanket drawn all over. this media on all this really staff this month so this should be a wake up call to all of you all parties seem in that light the democrats were not allowed to take part in the debates on the last debate and they weren't even allowed to run a commercial at some private solutions as all the other parties were in bed with god i don't believe that the elections were fair and therefore have decided that i'll take the issue up in the council of europe where proof that mark and founding members tried to discuss it and see how we can make sure that should. also not only free but also fair in the future well staying in europe as stony has officially launched its countdown to entry into the

tighten laws on immigration the alliance is a minority made up of the christian democrats and the liberal party policies are thought to be aimed at gaining the support of gerd wilders the leader of a controversial party known for its anti muslim stance. and a high level united nations panel have started hearings on sexual violence cases in the democratic republic of the congo victims began sharing their experiences as part of efforts to improve treatment and support this comes after the release of her preliminaries un. report into the rape of hundreds of civilians including children in the north kivu province two months ago the panel will visit troubled regions throughout the country to conduct more than one hundred hearings over the next ten days. don't forget you can also find plenty more on the stories we cover along with the video when blogs one click away at our t.v. dot com. online amazing footage captures a scene petersburg pedestrian narrowly avoiding getting crushed to death thanks to quick thinking and even quicker feats. find out why moscow's gay community has been allowed to hold pr

will not deal with what's been called a racist party michael astra jensen a member of the danish liberal party says the establishment is unwilling. unwillingness to discuss immigration has resulted in an unfair election. we have an example right now where none of these fabulous parties and none of these media in sweden like to discuss it because they feel it's like you know it's not political correct it's like a prison and kids drawn all over. this media release they stop this from and so this should be a wake up call to all of the all seeing in the light the democrats who are not allowed to take part in the debates on public t.v. the last debate and they weren't even allowed to run to commercial ads on private televisions as all of the all the politics were in that we don't believe that the elections were fair and therefore have decided that i'll take the issue up in the council of europe where profound mark and founding members tried to discuss it and see how we can make sure that the election since we also not only free but also fair in the future is stoney a has officially launched its cou

standstill with the news that iran a father who was killed in london the leader of the biggest liberal party in pakistan died near his home after suffering multiple stab wounds and head injuries known for his strong and see the taliban stance he claimed asylum in the u.k. in one nine hundred ninety nine after being accused of terrorism by the pakistani government. a fast moving storm has a rip through new york leaving one person dead and causing massive damage to the city strong winds of up to one hundred sixty kilometers per hour knocked down trees tore off roofs and left at least thirty thousand without power a woman was killed when a tree fell on our cars was parked on a road in the bar of queens some rail services have also been temporarily suspended because of fallen trees. in what i'm sorry thousands of students and teachers have hit the streets demanding more funding for education protesters side severe conditions in schools and universities and accuse argentina's top politicians of neglecting free public education critics say most of the country's school facilities haven't been renov

tighten laws on immigration the alliance is a minority made up of the christian democrats in the liberal party the policies are thought to be aimed at gaining the support of geert wilders a leader of the controversial party known for its anti islamic stance. north korea has published a photo thought to be of the country's heir apparent for the first time it's the only picture released of kim jong un which is thought to be up to date he was appointed to to keep party positions earlier this week it's being viewed as a gradual transfer of power due to the ailing health of his father kim jong il. the high level united nations. paddle have started hearings on sexual violence cases in the democratic republic of congo victims began sharing their experiences of as part of efforts to improve treatment and support this comes after the release of a preliminary un report into the rape of hundreds of civilians including children in the north kivu province two months ago the panel will visit the troubled regions throughout the country to conduct more than one hundred hearings over the next ten days. turning

tighten laws on immigration the alliance is a minority made up of the christian democrats in the liberal party policies are thought to be aimed at gauging the support of group wilders the leader of a controversial party known for its anti islamic stance. a high level united nations panel has started hearings on sexual violence cases in the democratic. of congo victims began sharing their experiences as part of efforts to improve treatment and support this comes after the release of a preliminary un report into the rape of hundreds of civilians including children in the north keys in the province two months ago the panel will visit troubled regions throughout the country to conduct more than one hundred hearings over the next ten days. to explosive devices the equivalent of at least ninety kilos of t.n.t. have been diffused in russia's stabber polar region and what authorities have called a terrorist attack around three thousand people were evacuated from nearby buildings as well as a school for safety reasons the first bomb in a car was supposed to have been set off by the vehicles alarm syste

standstill with the news that emraan father who was killed in london the leader of the biggest liberal party in pakistan died near his home after suffering multiple stab wounds and head injuries known for his strong anti taliban stance he claimed asylum in the u.k. in one thousand nine hundred nine after being falsely accused of terrorism by the pakistani government. a fifty year old man committed suicide after killing us mother and shooting a doctor at a hospital in baltimore the gunman became distraught after receiving news about his mother's health the john hopkins hospital part of the world famous university before taking his own life the man hold himself up in a room for two hours police had to close down a hospital section that would be surgeon is expected to recover from his injuries. in what i saw as thousands of students and teachers to hit the streets demanding for funding for education protestors site severe conditions in schools and universities and accuse argentina's top politicians over neglecting free public education critics say most of the country's school facilities haven't

in britain, the deputy prime minister has told the liberal democrat party to hold serve as the coalition government lays out its plan to cut public spending. he said the next few years would not be easy but argued the liberal democrats should focus on the future when the british economy gets back on track. we have this report from liverpool. >> he came here knowing not everyone in his party is happy with the decision to share power with the conservatives. the last few days have been about offering reassurance. for the seville liberal democrats may have walked into a political trap. >> the liberal democrats and conservatives are and always will be separate parties with distinctive histories and different futures. but, for this parliament, we work together to fix the problems we face and put the country on a better path. this is the right to government for right now. >> many here worry about what will happen next month when the government comes out with its plans to cut the country's deficit. some liberal democrats are concerned that the poorest will bear the brunt of the cuts. >> yes, it

the deputy prime minister and it clegg has told his liberal democratic party to hold -- the deputy prime minister nick clegg. he said the next few years will not be easy, but the liberal democrats should focus on the future as the british economy gets back on track. >> nick clegg came here knowing not everyone is happy with a decision to share power with the conservatives. the last few days have been about offering reassurance. >> the liberal democrats and conservatives always will be a separate parties with distinctive histories and different futures, but for this parliament we work together to fix the problems we face and put the country on a better path. this is the right government for right now. >> many worry about what will happen next month when the government unveils its plans to cut the deficit. some liberal democrats are concerned the poorest will bear the brunt of the cuts. nick clegg told supporters that sometimes in politics you have to play the long game. >> the years ahead will not be easy but they will make a difference our country needs. stick with us as we restore our c

before the dpj came to power, the liberal democratic party had three short-lived prime ministers. as for the democratic party, i've stayed in my post for only three months. from now on, i will fully work on reviving the japanese economy. i will get through the three years with that determination as prime minister. >> kan was up against powerful politician ichiro ozawa in a race to lead the dpj and the country. the election was decided on a points-based system. slightly more than 1,200 points were available. kan won 721 points, while ozawa took 491. kan claimed the vast majority of points from rank and file members and supporters. he also gained more points than ozawa from local assembly members. but they essentially split the points from dpj lawmakers. with three decades in politics, kan is considered a popular figure who understands the needs of ordinary citizens. the 63-year-old took over as democratic party leader and prime minister at the beginning of june. after hatoyama resigned. his first few months in office have been tough. the dpj suffered a major setback in july's upper

party's upper house members. those he visited included naoki tanaka, son-in-law of the late former prime minister kakuei tanaka whose faction ozawa belonged to while he was in the liberal democratic party. meanwhile, carrying out prime ministerial duties, kan met nobuaki koga, head of rengo, the labor federation. kan's campaign decided that lawmakers in his group will return to their constituencies over the weekend to solicit support from the party's local assembly members as well as other registered party members and supporters. the race is heating up following kan and ozawa's public debate on the japan press club on thursday. the election will be held on september 14th with the winner effectively assured of becoming prime minister because the dpj holds a majority in the lower house. >>> japan has decided to impose additional sanctions on iran which has been ignoring demands to halt the nuclear development program. the sanctions will ban 15 institutions with suspected links to nuclear proliferation from doing business with japanese national partners. they also include a freeze on the assets of 88 organizations and 24 individuals linked to iran's revolutionary guard wh

interesting opinions coming from participants but first let's hear from the leader of the liberal democratic party and also the state duma deputy chairman. why isn't anyone talking about and evaluating the builder birth group they get together once a year and the decisions they make are the ones that are actually put into effect across the globe and especially here in europe parliaments are nothing compared to them the chief players on the security scene seem to be clubs like to build a burgers their members are mostly retired politicians including members of the european union and this presents a problem but we must first overcome anti russian feelings in europe so we can build a new system of security and stand up to these builder bergs together. so we have the issue of security that's the theme of today today the second day of today's forum now security and the form of government is very closely that we've been speaking to some of the participants and they are giving their opinion whether security. which form of government which form of democracy specifically and again as we've heard russian pr

liberal democratic party leader and the state duma deputy chairman. why isn't anyone talking about and evaluating the builder birth group to get together once a year and the decisions they make are the ones that are actually put into effect across the globe and especially here in europe parliaments are nothing compared to them the chief players on the security scene seem to be clubs like to build a burgers their members are mostly retired politicians including members of the european union and this presents a problem but we must first overcome anti russian feelings in europe so we can build a new system of security and stand up to these builder bergs together. well then you have european security of really is an issue here and it's a year in the security and zero global concern that's why we have a large contingent from asia from western europe because this is not just a cooperation although it's an issue in this should have coming from russia dmitri medvedev did propose this it's an issue that is affecting everyone so we'll hear from all sides differ

liberal democrats have a choice. the most important for our party is our next may's election where we defeat the coalition can it. many liberal democrats are following that clyde off a cliff. >> we have to make sure that we respect lib dem voters, but baiting them is not enough. we have to beat the conservative party. we have to have an alternative. you can never win a general election just by being at the opposition. we need a cheerless opposition, exposing more they go wrong, but we need a labour party that can earn people's trust by having a credible alternative on jobs, on health, on crime and at the social behavior. those of the big issues where we have to be back on the pitch as the party of government. >> did the government cuts are not inevitable. you should have seen tory mp' s faces when george osborn did his budget. they want to see it cut back for all time. we need to place herself where ordinary british people are. they do not want the big cats that tories are proposing. they want to see a big program of public-sector housing. they've f

. >> is this going to be a referendum on the liberal wing of the democratic party? >> pelosi, reid, obama. >> the liberal wing of the economy. >> is this -- he has not tried a solution. >> oh, morton. >> come on. >> 6% of the entire gross national product. >> that's not enough. >>> mexico is celebrating its 200th year of independence. two centuries and there's good news. it has a $1.4 trillion economy. the 12th largest in the world. mexico is a vital business partner with the united states. to whom it trades 80% of its exports. mexico has a modern service based economy and it is expected to grow by 4% this year. but 18% of mexicans live in poverty as compared to 12% of americans. 5.5% of mexicans unemployed as compared to action party mad strengthening the economy a priority. another priority for him to end the drug war. president calderone blamed the united states' appetite for drugs, and route to dealers in the u.s. drug war violence on the ease of buying deadly weapons on the u.s. side of the border and moving them across the border. the president says 80% of the

party. liberated this people from. criminal liability for awhile it into law the parents of russia are saying the current laws are outdated and unfair and claim that we will be back to buy most of the internet users in the country and that is around forty percent of the electorate piracy surely is a controversial subject but let's face it it's now grown into an international phenomenon that some official pirates even getting into european politics but before the pirates of russia can even dream of getting into the state do work they'll need at least forty five thousand members just to register and the question is even if they do have the right amount of supporters are they ready to come out i mean themselves you've got this kind of orgy moscow. venezuela's ruling past president chavez has won the country's done well and election but early results so it's missed out two thirds needed for an outright majority now the opposition bloc bills put forward by the ruling party opposition leaders all think they won the popular v

the less important thing for our party is the next election so we defeat a coalition cabinet. we need liberal democrats to realize that they should not follow him. >> we have to make sure we respect voters to get them back. we have to beat the conservative party. that means opposing, but also having an alternative. you can never win a general election just by being good opposition. we still lead an opposition and expose where they go wrong, but we needed labor party to our people's trust i have a credible alternative on jobs, health, crying, antisocial behavior. labor needs to be on the pitch not as opposition but as a party. >> they are not inevitable costs. you should have seen tory faces when george osborne did his budget. this is not about going to extremes but ordinary british people. do not want to see the big cuts in services or the jobs it goes with that. they want a big program in public-sector housing. they do want more job security. as these cuts rollout, people will say -- >> i think we should be very careful about these ideas that the coalition is new politics. in the budget they

. >>> well, hundreds of tea party supporters rallied in the heart of the liberal bay area. dunlop is in mill party where the tea party served notice even here they will be a force in the november election. >> reporter: they were feeling good but acknowledged they are out numbered here in the bay area. an island of conservatives in a sea of liberals they are mad as hell and determined to throw the incumbents out. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: patriotic music and traditional themes are familiar but they gathered in mill valley don't want to be identified with mainline political parties. key note speaker john yu, berkley law professor and author. >> president obama thinks the regular message of law enforcement are going to protect us from future 9/11 attacks. >> reporter: jason explains what attracts him to the tea party. >> primarily a fiscal responsibility issue but if nothing else there is an energy about it when you are someone like me who wants to be involved and active, it is just nice having people putting their money where their mouth is. >> reporter: john yu noted tea parti

we saw today elizabeth warren who is a darling of the liberals in the democratic party, brought in notxactly to run this new consumer agency, but kind of a special advisor to the president so she kind of cannot escape confirmation scrutiny, who is she, what does she bring to this, and to what degree was this decision to bring her in a political one? >> i think it was very political in the following respect. they passed -- consumer protection was one of the hallmarks of the democratic approaches to financial regulation. though interestingly, hank paulson, the bush treasury secretary when he recommended financial regulation a couple years ago had a consumer protection component to it as well. elizabeth warren has been a consumer advocate for years as a college professor and someone who has spoken out and been on the congressional oversight panel for the tarp program, trying to see how that's been administered. and she's somebody who is going to stand up that agency. they face a huge fight. republicans are fighting the administration across the board on major and controversial appointment