this legislation at long last begins to break our addiction to imported foreign oil and put us on a path to true energy security. there is a scientific imperative to act. the evidence on global warming, on the consequences of carbon emission is overwhelming, and we have based our bill on the science. and there is a moral imperative to act. we have obligations to protect and preserve the environment for our children and the generations that follow. and there is an economic imperative to act. this legislation is an enormous jobs bill for america. it will promote investment and growth for decades ahead creating jobs for the new energy economy of the 21st century. people in industry have told us that as soon as this legislation becomes law we will find billions of dollars invested in infrastructure over the next five years. we can see an incredible lost opportunity if we don't act now. these are amazing, developing new technological centers around the u.s., and we can see those jobs going overseas. and that technological superiority going overseas as well. and this bill is affordable. contra

there was disagreement on that for a long period of time. last year, president bush decided that global warming was, in fact, a challenge that must be met. this is not a partisan issue, it is the issue in which we have gain consensus. global warming affects everyone of us. to those who complained about the cost of the bill, we are all paying the cost of carbon emissions already. certainly, as i pointed out earlier, we are paying the cost of being hostage to those abroad who provide our energy. the longer that we wait to act, the more we will pay, year after year after year. if we take action now, we can get jobs, growth, clean energy and energy independence for less than the price of a postage stamp a day for each of us. with this bill, the united states will be able to argue persuasively and credibly for global action on a challenge that knows no borders. we understand that if the chinese do not act, or the indians do not act, the air that they belch will soon come to this continent and our children and families will be at risk. this is a global

the new administration and congress have the chance to build a long lasting change and reform, and the opportunity to carry out a new democratic agenda. education reform, national service, health reform, energy, fiscal responsibility, and long- term growth. on the democratic leadership council, the organization that al built from the ground up is taking on a new challenge. under bruce's leadership, house legacy lives on. the power of a good idea can still inspire our party and to transform our nation. >> 25 years ago, he had the courage to see it was time for a different kind of democrat. today, our party is stronger, and our country is better off. he was right. ideas are worth fighting for. that is as true now as it was when the democrat met a hope. >> looking back at his two terms in office, it would be hard to think of a single american citizen who was a private citizen that has had a more positive impact on the progress of american life in the last 25 years than al from. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a former dlc chair. [applause] >> i hope everybody in this audience has a gr

and we will at long last for tricia urban and other people cover pre-existing conditions.nfortunately for her it is far too late because of her loss of her husband andrew. i wanted to talk about two other major issues went into a about another constituent. one is that we should have in my judgment a public auction like medicare. and when i think a public auction i think of two words, a lot to talk about and not enough time in opening statements but i think of choice and competition. but we really want competition we should have that in the bill and have that in the final bill that we work on. and we ought to give people a choice with regard to their health care. the major point that i'm going to be making like a broken record is about our children. our promise in this legislation not just in the bill in front of us. i believe the bill in front of us lars and it's his promise but in the larger legislation when we get to working with the finance committee and a final comprehensive bill the promise should be this. no child worse off the especially children that

question about could india -- the indian mistrust of the pakistan army is earned, first of all, and long-lasting, so they would take a lot of persuasion that the pakistan decision to fight violent extremists within pakistan, the idea is the greatest threat to pakistan a security is in turtle, we have to focus on that. the corollary to that is the india threat has receded for is not as important. that is very important to all of us but the indians won't believe that is a genuine decision. they will shift capabilities and not put that kind of pressure on. >> i agree with that totally. i will also say after the mumbai attacks people were expecting retaliation and this just added to the dynamic george has described. i think indians are keeping the pattern dry, and we will need to wait and see if they can trust that this is the direction pakistan is going. >> in the back? .. >> just briefly, you reflected a long-standing indian frustrati frustration. and it's true. i know in the first part of this decade, that when indians or others would say there are still can't, isi backed kansai jihad he groups o

this is a moment to take on as long last a defining challenge of our time, global warming. i know my colleagues can seize this moment. if they only will. the substitute talks about a manhattan project. i think the sentiments expressed in the substitutes are good ones, the objectives are good ones. but america voted for action, not additional studies. america voted to make a difference, not to make a point. america voted for the change we could believe in. that is what this bill represents. i know that they can look back from a future in which america is independent of foreign oil. there has been much talk about taxes. tragically almost every debate we have on this floor devolves into we are going to raise your taxes. my fellow americans know about having their expenses raised because the foreign poet tates who hold us hostage because they provide so much of our energy gave us a new tax at the gas pump, and every american remembers it. why? because we have not taken the action necessary to become energy independent. and so our gasoline prices at the pump for my commuters who

finally, at long last, colombia appears to be winning the war against the terrorists that have made life miserable for far too many years. last summer the world was treated to the images of smiling u.s., french, and colombian hostages when a daring colombian army raid freed them from the terrorists. this included three u.s. defense contractors and one hostage. they had been held dating back to february of 2002. the u.s. state department estimates that 30,000 30,000 pan disarmed. madam president, i look forward to this relationship. but i'll be very candid, i'm concerned about the present. i speak about the colombia trade agreement that is languishing in the executive branch. however, i have mixed emotions. we should, in my judgment, be embarrassed by this inaction. i recognize the populism opposing trade, but i cannot understand the opposition to the colombian free trading agreement. it levels the playing field for u.s. workers, farmers and small business. over 09% -- 90% of colombia's exports to the united states already enter this country duty free. they have for years under the andian

the issue is whether or not, at long last, a decade later our colleague from massachusetts, senator kennedy, mite, mike dewine, our former colleague from ohio, henry waxman from california, tom davis of virginia in a bipartisan basis have tried year in and year out to get this done. we haven't been able to achieve it. so i know the game. but this is not a game. this is life and death with people. for 10 long years we've. mr. bennet: able to pass legislation -- mr. dodd: for 10 long years we've not been able to pass this legislation. if people are going to insist on long-term amendments based 0 on a short-term appeal, we will have done great damage. so i appreciate immensely the position the majority leader has taken. and my colleagues know because i did go through the process last week in our committee. there are any number of appealing amendments. and i want to thank the members of the committee who wanted to vote for some of those amendments. i see my good friend jeff merkley from oregon here, a member of the committee. there are a number of amendments that he and i would have liked to ha

so at last, at long, long last, a group of us, republicans and democrats, have said, you know, if we disagree on so much, how about if we agree on tourism? can we agree on promoting trav travel, to say to the english, the italians, the spaniards, the french, the folks from india and thailand and china and elsewhe elsewhere, you're welcome to this country, we want you to come to this country, we want you to see what our country's about, to experience this country is to have a sense of wonder about the greatest democracy, the most significant and longest surviving democracy on earth. and to go home with that understanding of what a great country this is. that's what we want. and even -- even as they come here, and as i indicated, we don't -- by the way, we don't believe that our nearest neighbors, mexico and canada, are irrelevant. we have a lot of people coming from mexico and canada, and god bless them, they are great neighbors. we welcome them. we are told they spend on average about $900 to $1,000 per trip. the foreign travelers from overseas, by contrast, spend about, $4,500 per t

essential, not only to ensuring oversight, but also to ensuring our efforts are effective, and indeed, long lasting. congresswoman kirkpatrick's amendment works to include a review of the illegal southbound flow of cash under that reporting. i believe we should oversee north in addition to southbound flows of cash across our borders. only through a comprehensive approach and understanding of what we are facing can we truly be successful. i support the gentlelady's amendment. and i congratulate her for offering it. and i would be most honored to yield to our distinguished chairman. mr. berman: i thank my ranking member for yielding. i want to add my support. the fact is, i had a chance to go to mexico city and the gentlelady from arizona is absolutely right, the guns are one issue, but the huge amounts of cash that are transported are another. and her amendment makes what i think are some good provisions in this legislation on strengthening the initiative even better and i urge its adoption. ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from arizona. mr. kirk: mada

finally, and this is just a quick summary, i know, but finally we will make sure at long last a preexisting condition does not prevent you if getting the kind of quality health care you have a right to expect in america today. and as we move forward on this legislation, mr. president, i wanted to make sure we highlight the fundamental obligation we have not just in the bill but especially in the bill but even beyond this legislation and that is the obligation we have to get this right for the american people but to get it right especially for our children. the presiding officer knows that the great progress we made this year on children's health insurance. thank goodness we got that done. instead of having six million kids this america covered by the children's health insurance program we're, by way of the legislation we passed this year, we extend that to almost 11 million kids. that was wonderful, and a big success. but it is not enough. we have to make sure the other five million children out there who don't have coverage today will get it. but especially for a child who happens to be in

at long last, they saw light and could move freely.hough they were still hobbled by their weak legs, and they probably faltered as the conquistadors urged them to the gangplank. perhaps as they faltered, they took in the periphery and gazed across the sea where an albatross was passing, following it all the way to the equator and beyond and as their eyes swept the horizon, they must have experienced a sense memory of the wide open space in the new world where they would once roamed before it had a name. perhaps, they felt that strange tingling of hot, drying, no wind that raises its hack on all living creatures and makes the neurons crackle wheel sea monsters and vast armies of sea seaweed growing from the canyon floors. perhaps as they drank in the air for the last time, they never felt more alive. then they were spooked down the plank by thirsty, desperate men who cursed loudly and waved things to scare them and they skidded down the gangway shrieking in fear, thrown to the seas, so the ar mad did a could watch the wind. during these

you already done, but we are grateful for the work you are about to do as we work together to at long last enact reform. help treat form constitutes one of our most important domestic priorities. we know the cost of doing nothing is simply too high. as the president has said, unless we fix what is broken in our system, everyone's health care is in jeopardy. reform is not a luxury, it is a necessity. today in america we have the most expensive health system in the world. we spend 50% more per person than the average developed country, spending more on health care than housing or food. health insurance premiums have doubled since 2000. the high cost of care is crippling businesses who are struggling to provide care to their employees and stay competitive in this global world. small businesses and their workers, the backbone of the american economy, are suffering. as recently as 16 years ago, 61% a small businesses offered health care to their employees. today, only 38% do. last week i was ivisiting business owners in new jersey who met with me the sacrifices they have had to make in their co

have you no sense of decency at long last? have you left no sense of decency? i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, after that speaker, i find it necessary to correct him with regard to a portion of his screed. please no that in the process that he referenced, one of our members, who is a subcommittee chair of appropriations, the committee chair, mr. obey, handled the matters. when the member referred to by the previous speaker recused himself and on the floor, when the matter was brought here, the committee chair handled that matter. now i heard that gentleman talk about shenanigans. let me tell you something, mr. speaker. what happened in the house of representatives yesterday, and i'm only hear 17 years, but the dean of the house of representatives, mr. dingell was down here this morning for a one minute and spoke of the disgrace that took place yesterday and someone would come in here and talk about shenanigans? what was that yesterday? how could we possibly have gotten about the business of dealing wi

of american foreign policy, which will give the president the tools he needs to bring peace and long-lasting stability to pakistan. the peace act authorizes the president to provide assistance for pakistan to enhance economic development, human rights, cultural and educational programs, the judicial system, and the democratic institutions in order to strengthen civilian rule and long-term stability. this bill does not allow pakistan to use any of this assistance to upgrade or buy new f-16's or upgrade its nuclear arsenal. the reporting requirements in the peace act provide the necessary oversight provisions which require pakistan's government and the obama administration to inform congress on the progress and uses of our assistance and i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 1886 and i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i reserve the balance or our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. >> mr. spe

, now, some months and it has taken some while to get to this point but today, finally, at long, long last, we passed this legislation and we will have it open the floor of the senate at some point in the future when the majority leader sees fit to bring it to the floor of the senate and we will have further debate here about points of it but it is exactly what we ought to be discussing. how do you make america more secure? how do you make america less dependent on foreign oil and things over which we have no control or very little control? develop an energy program here at home that makes a lot of sense. that does a lot of everything and does it very, very well. i think that is what we have continue this morning in the energy and natural resources committee. now, mr. president, i want to talk about one other issue today. that issue is something that has been announced by the president this afternoon, just after lunch, and it deals with the president's plan for financial regulation. i know that my colleague from utah just described it from his perspective. i have great respect for him. let

host: based on those hearings for judge roberts and alito, how long will these last? callerguest: they usually go ina couple of weeks. some senators want more thorough answers. the nominees say only so much. it is a dance that goes on for a couple of weeks. it's a lot of attention. america finds out who this woman is. that can be a telling point. if she comes across poorly, then the shift becomes. starts. host: maryland, you are next. what are your thoughts on taxing health benefits? caller: i hope the republicans are --. it becomes even more relevant than they are now. i work for the government, and i have health care insurance that covers everything. why can't the same thing be done for the entire population? i get free education for the entire population and health care. i am happy. host: florida, on a republican line. you are next. caller: i don't favor taxing health care benefits. the government needs to look at quake -- quit paying so much for medicare and medicare -- medicaid patients. medicaid pays to put a $6,000 bed in your house. it just has to stop. it wou

long ballgame last night. zimmerman 0-for-5 with a walk.alk in the 11th inning did set up adam dunn's walkoff hit. good speed out there, guzman at second, nick johnson behind him. they play zimmerman absolutely straight away in the outfield. that's outside. 1-1. by the way, the interleague ledger, american league 75, national league 66 including the two games from today. >> rob: it's getting a little tighter. >> bob: yeah, getting up there a little bit. another week to do something about it. and the nats have been doing their part the last few days for the senior circuit. the national league is a little older than the american league. >> rob: check out that last pitch. maybe trying to look too much. look at how far out that arm comes, shows the pitch to the hitter. there you see it from the side angle. >> bob: hitters like to focus on the release point and that's a long way to go with the eyes in a split second. 1-2 delivery. >> rob: it's a good thing with lefties and some of the bullpen guy, it's deception. you want to try to, you know, hi

so every government does not have the energy to respond that might not last for long was the concern of the framers. the writers of the federalists knowing quite well the objection to what they're doing, this kind of energy bill aside in a minute ago. they actually do something interesting in the federalist paper which is the introduce energy in government without ever mentioning the executive until late in the federalist papers. madison on the other side of that founding debates that bill mentioned a moment ago and the federalist 37 says energy and government is essential two that security against an external and internal and that prompt and salvatore execution of the laws which enter into the very definition of good government. of course, it is about 40 essays that the writers of the federalist papers tell us at this energy is to be in in the executive. and that is where we find the statement that the bill quoted, that energy in the executive is a visiting character but which they meant characteristic of good government. again i should emphasize the good in the formulation. a gover

last year was certainly interesting. it was a long week last year.ing 91. i'm lucky everything worked out going the way it did. but probably it was the best thing for me to have the surgery. get it done, get it healed up and be ready for this year. >> add a little more loft to the driver, what's behind that decision? >> i don't get the ball in the air like i used to. when i first came out here, i was a 6.5 degree driver, and now i'm up to 10 now. so, you know, i'm not looking forward to when i get to the 40s. >> the old man's trying to go for his 15th major title. back to you. >> well, woods attempting to match the record for most u.s. open championships. he's targeting his fourth american title this week at bethpage black. tiger edged rocco mediate last year at torrey pines. he won at bethpage in 2002, and pebble beach in 2000. >> when it comes to plaxico burress, giants coach tom coughlin says that train has left the station. coming up, what new receiving targets are pulling into the meadowlands? plus, jay cutler wanted out. he was shipped to chica

competitors in japan or germany, they knew that the health care system was dragging this economy down long before last fall. and for small and medium sized businesses across -- across this country who have seen their premiums dedicated to keeping their employees insured grow by 10% or 12% or 14% a year, far outpacing the similar increase in revenues coming into their coffers, they knew health care was weighing this economy down long before the newspapers discovered that this economy was in crisis and in trouble last fall. if we really want to emerge from this recession stronger than ever if we really want to be competitive in the global stage if we really want to recognize the strength of this economy lying in the hundreds of thousands of two and five and 10 and 20 person businesses out there in each and every one of our districts, we've got to fix health care this year. we can't just do it with a band-aid here or there, pardon the pun. we've got to do it with real reform that at the same time lowers the cost of care and expands access to more people. i happen to think it should be a right as a matter

night his back which is continued to act up on him is still hurting and hurt last night. play as longas i can and last night of course his longest bat. 1-2 delivery to him breaking ball and that would just miss outside. gourds good back door breaking ball. hernandez hasn't gotten the call. >> gary: seven home runs last 28 games. and that pitch will be taken. and the count is full 3-2. squeeze on the strike zone here. he's going to have to work one inning against cust sitting fouls back into the screen. >> buck: cust has a degenerative disk in his back and causes back spasms. something he's going to have to deal with. not much he can do in the middle of the season to address it. rest it when it tightens up and hope that doesn't happen very often. >> gary: 3-2. cabrera on 1st base. you can do that with a bad disk you can play again tomorrow. big cut. >> buck: hernandez comes up with a strikeout and that high fastball, 95 miles an hour. he's got enough zip on the fastball to blow good morning three strikeouts. no walks for hernandez. he's given up three hits. no runs charged to him. good

the alternative would mean we have a long inquiry, lasting years, where everybody would revolt -- where everyone would be represented by lawyer and i think that's not the way to learn the best lessons from this conflict. >> of the events of the iranian relations over the weekend will demonstrate -- every in elections over this week and will demonstrate how fragile this has become. the plans and resources exist for british military greengage meant should the iraqi government ask for it? -- do the plans and resources exist? >> we have signed an agreement with the iraqi government about what support we can give them in training, what naval support, what help in the short, medium and long term. it means there is a very significant reduction in troops, the early very few british soldiers on the soil, but the arrangements we have with the iraqi government will be similar to the bilateral relationship their strong and other parts of the region. >> i fully understand it wouldn't be appropriate to go into detail, and i don't wish anything to compromise the safety of the hostages. can he give ass

long look. home run last night is 19th against the orioles.h -- 11th moses's hit against here at camden yards. he's had 7 home runs, chasing mel.roll they don't get him. >> jim: when you stand up on e mound, and you have to throw, either on a ground ball back to you, throwing downhill, so its easy. if you separate your hands o early, and of course, this isa snap throw, right there, his hands aren't together. you can see brian just tryingo catch it from going into center field. i would imagine that's a stoln base. because he wasn't going back to the base. >> gary: infield is drawn in d sheffield will foul that one right straight back. so beltran will be credited with a stolen base, butting a runnr at -- putting a runner at third and the orioles figure this to be a low scoring ballgame will try to cut the run off. the infielders are thinking o, my gosh, we're drawn in and lk who we're looking at. 2-2 delivery, sheffield and the off speed pitch is struck out. >> jim: awfully good curveball. curveball's been g

somerset maugham's short stories that i picked up and a bookstore in long beach last summer, of course one of the big influences on the writing so i love to read them together when i can. >> children's author emma walton hamilton, what is the key to writing a children's book? >> gosh, i would say respecting children as readers and not talking down to them. if any thing it is basically about trusting their judgment and their intelligence and hopefully speaking to what interests them and what they're passionate about. >> water children and interested in? >> well, just about everything adults are for the most part, their world around them among growing up, learning new things, music, arts, sports -- you name it, all the same things we're interested in. >> , have you written? >> i have written to us now about to release the 70 the children's book that i actually cowrite with my mother. >> what is it like working with your mother as a co-author? >> is a great pleasure. we weren't sure it would be a pleasure, we were both bossy and opinionated and we thought mother daughter working together

it can't last long. so is the obama administration going to continue this spending increase with only the revenue from the so-called rich? how can they continue running annual deficits with no end in sight? they can't. inevitably the spending spree, the exploding deficits will land squarely on the middle class in the form of higher taxes unless we do something. the reality is that the obama administration can't continue the unprecedented level of spending while claiming to hold the middle class harmless. now, if you don't believe me, listen to leading economists. martin sullivan, a former economic aide to president reagan, actually, who backed president obama last fall said and i'm quoting -- "you simply can't tax the rich enough to make all this up." unquote. he goes on to say and the quote continues: "just getting the budget to a sustainable level, there needs to be a broad-based tax increase." leonard butman with the tax policy center said and, again, i'm quoting -- "there is no way we're going to be

just look at the alternative -- it would mean we would have a long inquiry last year's where everybody represented by a lawyer rather than themselves and that is not the way we're going to learn the lessons from this conflict. >> thank you mr. speaker, the evidence of the iranian elections of the weekend will demonstrate just how unstable this region is likely to be,. will this be to assure the house the plans and resources exist from a british military greengage mentor should of the iraqi government ask for it and not just to be left up to the americans? >> mr. speaker, i think the honorable member takes a great interest will know we have signed a new agreement with the iraqi government, about what support we can give in training, they will support we can give them and help in the short term and long term and obviously it means significant reduction in troops, very few british tubes on the soil but close cooperation between our two countries and the arrangements we have a direct the government will be similar to the bilateral relationships that are strong and other parts of the region

if the government does not have the energy to respond, it might not last long. this was the concern of the framers. the writers and the federalists new there was criticism. -- knew that there was criticism. they did something interesting in the federalist papers. they mentioned the need for energy in government without mentioning the executive until late in the papers. madison was on the other side of the founding debate that bill mentioned. federalist 37 says that the energy in government is essential to that security against internal and an external danger and to the execution of the laws that enter into the very definition of good government. it is about 40 essays later that the writers of the federalist papers tell us that this energy needs to be in the executive. that is where we find the statement that bill quoted that energy in the executive is a leading characteristic of good government. i want to emphasize "good" in that formulation. he can be republican and salute the rule of law and still not be good. it might not be able to last. good republican gove

it's going to take a long time to correct what's gone on in the last eight years. he isn't going to be make everybody happy. but as long as he is doing what's best for the united states and for the people. how long do you think it's going to take america to get right? guest: how much time do you have? >> that's a great question. we just don't know how long things are going to take to turn around. and that's going to be the key question. if this presidency really comes to an end, it's going to be because the economy doesn't turn around quick enough and it has to turn around quick enough to make a difference in the mid-term elections. so there really isn't much time here for them to show some progress, because otherwise he is looking at a repeat of the clinton era. and if he loses authority or even majority in congress, then weakened presidency can go on for a very long time and severely curtail anything you can do. so his claim to greatness kind of lives and dies on the elections next year. host: an e-mail from gary, i've been trying to recall presidentses and their

the key to all of this is i think the culture of chaos and the question of how long it will last i think is an important one and determining the dynamic between the president and the success of these big initiatives -- and in ports and one in determining the dynamic between the president and the success of these big initiatives. as a size of the economy starting to stabilize, you can already see the power of destruction taking hold, for instance, the nancy pelosi story this week and revisiting this question and rather heated debate over the use of terror techniques against suspects. the less chaos the less sense of emergency and the easy those kind of stories take root and threatens to derail that -- initiatives that are important to the president and the majority party. health-care reform will obviously be the bigger challenge going forward. addressing some of these big issues like illegal immigration, which it is a big portion of the unemployed population, there are among the most expensive people who are off the books. if they're going to address health-care problems, how are we going

he gave up two long balls in his last start in toronto. right now the royals only 2-4. trying to win back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks. they're in cleveland. top 5 now. royals leading 2-1. >> curtis grander son gets that one. his game is tied at 3. go to the bottom of the ninth. bases loaded. scott podsednik, slices it down the left field line. josh anderson, watch the fan, watch the fan. oh oh. jim leyland wants to argue. >> that hurts, who knows what happens in extra innings. but 4-3 finish. third homer in his last four games. he's ten home runs behind reggie jackson on the all times list. >> all right, twins ace minnesota trying to win three in a row on the road for the first time this season. adam kennedy, what a find he has been for the a's. two-run shot, ties the game at 3. bottom nine, tied at 3. davis the bloop hit to right, a's win 4-3. oakland starting to pick up steam. the a's won nine of 12 overall, which includes a 7-game win streak in that. >> ian stewart has been red hot. top four, continues that streak. number 12 on the year. rockies u

the saudis might be tempted to link, a quick attack not lasting long would probably be even less effective, and i doubt they could prevent repetitive attacks involving retribution. there is no question that israel can do this on its own, if we are serious about it. beyond that, i think we certainly need to do more than just that. we certainly could and should offer nuclear guarantees to every country in the region, israel included. that is to say, any force involving nuclear weapons, involving iran as a nuclear power, would be considered a threat against the united states. i think we have sufficient capability to make that stick. we can certainly consider the possibility, also, of perhaps suggesting a nuclear-free zone in the middle east. that would require israeli cooperation. if the israeli government says iran, if it even has one, opposes an existential threat to israel, israel is saying that its nuclear deterrent is not deterring the iranians. the israeli argument is that the iranians might be irrational and that if they have one bomb, they might use against the israelis, thereby creat

bat to try to harden the end where you're rubbing on the sink in the bathroom to have the bat last as long as possible. i've never seen the explosion and strength of the hitters throwing the bat head. mark hit a home run and snapped his bat off. >> rob: elijah one time earlier this year -- >> rob: it's uncanny these bats are breaking at the rate they're breaking. i know major league baseball studies every one of them. that's headed to mlb headquarters. they're going to try and figure out what's going on. >> 3-2 to phillips. >> johnny: catches the outside corner to call a strike. 3-0. low on the outside corner. brandon phillips tried to steal a walk there. >> johnny: the information systems powerhouse -- 3-1. top of the nationals order coming up as we go to the bottom of the 8th. guzman, johnson, zimmermann. they need two to tie. >>> we're back at nationals park. 2-0 reds as we move to the 8th inning. we join you to join the party this summer at ladies night on thursday. the next is tomorrow at 7:30. to learn more about ladies night visit our website. >> thank you debbi taylor very much

would be barack obama is an office during the best he can and it's going to take a long time with what has gone on the last eight years. she won't be able to make everybody happy but as long as he is doing what is best for the american people and the united states how long do you think it will be before america can get right, 20, 50 years? >> host: how much time do you have, david? [laughter] >> guest: that is a great question. we don't know how long things are going to take to turnaround. and that's going to be the key question. if this presidency really comes to an end it's going to be because the economy doesn't turn around quickly enough and it hasn't turned around quickly enough to make a difference in the midterm elections, so there isn't much time for them to show some progress otherwise he's looking at a repeat of the clinton era and if he loses authority or even a majority in cullom chris, then the weakened presidency can go on a long time and severely curtailed anything you can do so his claim to greatness sort of lives and dies on the elections next year. >> host: an e-mail from garrey in maryla

long time. over the last several years they have increased accuracy and trajectory. began transitioning from liquid fuel to solid fuel missiles which are more mobile. the tested a missile for the second time last month. it was deemed successful. it is significant because it is an extended range nuclear- capable solid fuel cell. if they decide to, there will be able to route those and send them. the third is where they're heading in where they might enter said. that is the space program. iran four years ago became the world's first muslim space- faring nation. they have had regular commercial tests of satellites. the problem with that is that even though it is benign by itself, the technology need to boost one into space is almost an identical to we need to add a third stage to a medium-range missiles. what you see is this intersection of programs that might be isolated, but they could have a synergistic effect. that is what we thought about look at their nuclear program and their strategic fit. the takeaway is that the program is mature and they are proceeding quickl

their entire model was to make the job last as long as they could. they worked half taste, half- hearted. that is the model of most unions, including the uaw. could you imagine everyone in this country working at that pace? imagine if your doctor said that he would make the surgery last longer, what kind of productivity would we have?

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long process. >> thank you. you had the last word this evening but not the last word because it is a long process the this testimony has been excellent. some of my colleagues might have written questions which they would forward within two weeks please respond. all of your written testimony as part of the record and by thank you all for excellent testimony and your presence this afternoon and i will adjourn the hearing. thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> you are watching public affairs programming on c-span. next we will hear from the son of the former shah of iran. topics on "wshingt-- washington journal" include health care and iran. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> july 4 weekend, see an unfamiliar side of george washington. join us for this conversation live on "book tv." >> now, remarks by the former crown prince of the iran, reza pahlavi. he talks about the political unrest in iran and the islamic revolution. from the national press clu

long process. >> thank you. you had the last word this evening but not the last word because it is a long process the this testimony has been excellent. some of my colleagues might have written questions which they would forward within two weeks please respond. all of your written testimony as part of the record and by thank you all for excellent testimony and your presence this afternoon and i will adjourn the hearing. thank [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> coming up next, washington journal. after that, newsmakers representative mike pence. later the senate health care legislation has a markup. >> conservation at the beginning of the 20th-century was a battle. >> historian douglas brinkley on teddy roosevelt and his leading role in the early days of the conservation movement. >> he was not a holistic -- he believed in hunting. he did not believe in hunting so you would make a species extinct. he cared about butterflies, he cared about what flier

didn't last that long. and those of you who were around at the beginning know there was plenty of doubt as to whether it would. that was pretty important to struggling capitol hill staffer with two young daughters and a big mortgage and something i will never forget. thank you, conduct robb. [applause] >> from the very beginning will marshall has provided much of the intellectual capital of the new democratic movement. many of the ideas that define new democrats today are grounded in the work that will has done as policy director of the d.l.c. and president of the progressive policy institute. thank you, will marshall. [applause] >> to the chairs of the d.l.c., dick gephardt, chuck, sam nunn, president clinton, joe lieberman, ever,bayh, tom vilsack, harold ford jr., thank you for all you have done and for those still here thank you for your perseverance. i appreciate it very much. so many people and so many of you have supported the d.l.c. and p.p.i. over the years. and, believe me, i appreciate it very muc

had he failed at that, the players -- first of all, he wouldn't have lasted as long as he d. secondly, the players would be nowhere near as rich. that was a huge moment. because remember, the owners are going, collusion, what collusion? we just don't want to hire that guy for that kind of money. and without a salary cap, that was the only way that they could keep a lid on it. and he succeeded in not only stripping that away, but keeping the salary cap out of this sport, and that's why baseball players not only are as rich as they are, but are still getting dab many are getting paid when they're not playing years after the fact. >> and the salary cap may be just around the corner, so timing -- >> but not for fehr. >> bad timing with the steroids, probably good timing with the salary cap. up next -- a funny thing happened as manny ramirez was finishing his 50-game ban. he showed up in a minor league uniform. >> this is jeff norman. he doesn't get health insurance from an employer, so he's been buying it himself for years. he's healthy, so he wonders why his rates keep going up.

is it largely because of events we did or failed to do in the last few years or largely because of long-term changes and demographics with which we're currently out of touch or a mixture of the two? >> i think there's a real combination of those sorts of factors. to begin with there's an element of paying the price of our successes. if you asked a conservative in the early 1980's what the issues were you would have heard crime, tacks, health care, today it's likely none of those issues will be at the top of their list the reason is conservative successes. successful reforms from a successfully reformist conservative movement that changed the tax codes somewhat and the well fare system dramatically and changed urban law enforcement dramatically. and so that the kinds of things about which conservatives were very creative and entrepreneurial a generation ago are non-issues. and the challenge of directing yourself to new issues is very complicate. . conservatives have been uncomfortable with health care for a long time and takes real work and confidence where you see the health care issue somew