margaret thatcher gave me an award for bravery a couple of months later. without that award and the publicity that surrounded it, i would never have been selected as a conservative candidate for ec. -- for a safe tory defeat. >> but then you swam the river. >> that was at the age of 61. i guess my career was founded on the river. the river has always had a strange allure for me. i have a flat on the river looking across, further down. ever since i moved in 15 years ago, i said that i was going to swim across that river. you cannot live by the river and a swim to the other side. -- and never have swum to the other side. i kept telling people that i would then it became a joke. one evening, i suddenly thought that now was the night. i waited until what i thought was high tide. i did not realize that high tide is given in greenwich mean time. this was the british summer time. i got the time of the tide it wrong. of course, you want to swim at slack tide when there is no current. swam an hour before the tide turned and a friend came with me. we did not have li

i remember the words of margaret thatcher; consensus is what satisfied everybody but nobody believes in that. normally this is the reality and such kind of organisation is very difficult to make a very specific decision. >>reporter the summit ended with a reinvigorated organisation, and a declaration that will take it in a new direction. >>one that sees greater co-operation and integration between countries that stretch half way round the world, and possibly even a new alliance one that encompasses both the euro-atlantic and the eurasian community. >>kazakhstan is also the current chair of the shanghai co-operation organisation - an alliance of countries that between them cover a quarter of the world's land mass and account for a third of the global population. the organisation held its summit recently in dushanbe, the capital of tajikistan. we were at the event to discover more about an organisation that will grow in importance as the global economic balance shifts to the east. >>reporter: a little-known entity to much of the western world... the shanghai co-operation organization i

the conservatives in the 1980's, margaret thatcher very famously rose it. and for some generations that still has resonance. the prices of things they buy could well go up as a result of that. we should remember that's a 20%. most people in the u.s. don't think in those terms in terms of the sales tax. this is a sales tax on everything except food which is going to be 20% on top of the regular retail price. so people will notice that. they will notice also after the years where a lot of money was going into the n.h.s., they will notice that money is not going into the n.h.s. anymore. the administration -- >> the n.h.s. stands for? >> the national health service which i'm sure many people in america, since they're always told their system is better than the n.h.s., they hear about it all the time. the government has said that not cutting will be a real cut for n.h.s. spending. it will go up slightly in real terms. but for the n.h.s., like in the states is facing enormous pressure from rising cost of drugs, and the aging of the population. that feels like a c

it's all right so british airport authority one of the first enterprises to be privatized by margaret thatcher it becomes controlled by private interests a lot of people are saying well the reason why there aren't enough plain d.i.i. serves and there is no ability to deal with this crisis because the private cheryl has effectively have bankrupted the b.a.a. so that is just working on a subsistence basis and isn't this one of the problems of privatisation as a you've got a and an entrenched oligarchs just skimming the cream off the top and leaving institutions like the airports not being able to function outside of an absolute very narrow set of you know climate conditions isn't this true basically after. that they're being skimmed off the top here but we literally should go respond by saying that the pension funds are investing in these protests companies who are all in this together and we should all suffer together and we should invest in the ices the runways because it hits all of our profits in terms of pensions that would be there oh yes and no we are the same argument during the b.p. dis

of believing in people and limited government and the kinds of things that ronald reagan and margaret thatcher talked about. >> do you expect to stay in washington? >> i don't have definite plans. if i continue to fight, i will spend some time here. arizona will always be home. >> you recognize that staying in washington becomes part of what everybody says happens to former rep is. >> i will not move my family here or become a permanent resident. we will keep our home in arizona. if i continue to come to washington to visit -- this is a great place and it is you need. many americans don't understand how lucky they are. >> you bite records early in the conversation to the tea party. you have been involved with which you think is going? >> i think there are two possibilities. it either becomes an ongoing force in america as part of the political process or there is some risk that if they are not listened to and the powers that be don't hear the cry for change by the tea party people, there is the possibility they become a third party. i think that is a possibility but i am not convinced it would

i remember the words of margaret thatcher; consensus is what satisfied everybody but nobody believes in that. normally this is the reality and such kind of organisation is very difficult to make a very specific decision. >>reporter the summit ended with a reinvigorated organisation, and a declaration that will take it in a new direction. >>one that sees greater co-operation and integration between countries that stretch half way round the world, and possibly even a new alliance one that encompasses both the euro-atlantic and the eurasian community. >>kazakhstan is also the current chair of the shanghai co-operation organisation - an alliance of countries that between them cover a quarter of the world's land mass and account for a third of the global population. the organisation held its summit recently in dushanbe, the capital of tajikistan. we were at the event to discover more about an organisation that will grow in importance as the global economic balance shifts to the east. >>reporter: a little-known entity to much of the western world... the shanghai co-operation organization i

the conservatives in the 1980's, margaret thatcher, the increased the vat very sharply, and to some, that still has a resonance. the price of things they buy, it could well go up as a result of that. most people in the u.s. do not think in terms of that with a sales tax. this is a sales tax on everything except food, which is going to be 20% on top. >> do you have another tax that you pay? >> not really. we pay tax on transfers of property, so whenever you transfer a property, you pay a proportion of that. that is in the lower portions of the tax. we also have what are called domestic rates. it used to be called a domestic rates. this is a local authority, your town hall or whatever, and you pay a tax according to the value, very approximately according to the value, of your property, but all of these taxes are very small compared to vat and income tax, which are the big ones. >> what percentage of your income would you pay? or what percentage of your property value would you pay a year? >> let me see. i think i pay about 1,500 pounds per year. >> something like $2,500? >> that is ab

margaret thatcher gave me an award for bravery a couple of months later. without that award and the publicity that surrounded it, i would never have been selected as a conservative candidate for ec. >> but then you swam the river. >> that was at the age of 61. i guess my career was founded on the river. i have a flat on the river looking across, further down. ever since i moved in 15 years ago, i said that i was going to swim across that river. you cannot live by the river and a swim to the other side. i kept telling people that i would then it became a joke. thoughting, i suddenly that now was the night. i waited until what i thought was high tide. i did not realize that high tide is given in greenwich mean time. this was the british summer time. i got the time of the tide it wrong. swam an hour before the tide turned and a friend came with me. we did not have lifejackets or a boat. there have to be a risk that you would die or it would not be real. we were swept a mile upstream by the kurds. -- the thames. we were in there for about half an hour before w

in the 1980's, margaret thatcher rose to vat sharply in the recession of the early 1980's.n some generations, that still has resonance. we should remember the that is 20%. in the u.s., they do not think of it in those terms. here, that is a tax on everything except food. it is 20%. >> do you have property taxes? >> not really. we have taxes on transfers of property. whenever you transfer of property, you pay a proportion of that as a tax. we also have domestic rates, called the council tax. this is for your local authority, your town hall or whatever. you pay tax according to the value of your property. but all of these taxes are small compared to vat. >> going to the council tax, what percentage of your income or your property value would you pay per year? >> i think i pay about 1,500 pounds a year. i have a high-valley property. >> so that -- i have a high- valued part. >> so that is about $2,500. >> yes. on a property worth about $2 million. it is not enormous. >> in the u.s., you can pay $15,000 for something like that. what other kinds of text you -- tax do you have? h

on being able to look across the table and say here's a man or woman i can trust and to quote margaret thatcher famously, can do business with. >> that's a factor. so when you're reading a cable and international press that some ambassador is reporting that you're a material individual or you're flighty or you're not trustworthy, it's sort of... puts that seed of doubt in your mind, can i trust this government i'm dealing with? can i trust this other leader i'm dealing with? and it makes our job a lot harder. that's one piece of it. the other piece of it of course is if i were the intelligence chief of iran,n, these countries really trying to do harm to american interests, i've got a treasure trove there. many of the inner level workings of how america goes about trying to check mate us. >> rose: so you're saying there is material there that people could use? it's not just a question of embarrassment or trust. there's things they could use in the material? like what? tell me how that works. >> well, if you know exactly what the state of a discussion... the state of the appreciation of your coun

in the 1980's, margaret thatcher -- for some generations, is that still has resident.people will be focused on that. we should remember that the 20% -- this is a sales tax on everything but food. it will be 20% on top of the regular retail price. they will notice that money is not going into the in a jazz anymore. the administration -- the national health service. the government has said that they are not cutting -- there will not be a real cut for nhs spending. for the nhs, that feels like a cut. after years for the spending was rising rapidly, it will feel like a cut for everyone else as well. >> if you have a serious operation and you had your choice, would you go to the nhs or would you pick the best hospital in the states? >> i think that there is a strong feeling that the best hospitals are world leaders. my son has a moderate parts issue -- a moderate heart issue. for emergency care, the nhs has extraordinarily high standards. for some other kinds of care, if you want to get your hip replaced, or some parts of cancer treatments, there would be hospitals in the s

in the 1980's, margaret thatcher -- for some generations, is that still has resident. people will be focused on that. we should remember that the 20% -- this is a sales tax on everything but food. it will be 20% on top of the regular retail price. they will notice that money is not going into the in a jazz anymore. the administration -- the national health service. the government has said that they are not cutting -- there will not be a real cut for nhs spending. for the nhs, that feels like a cut. after years for the spending was rising rapidly, it will feel like a cut for everyone else as well. >> if you have a serious operation and you had your choice, would you go to the nhs or would you pick the best hospital in the states? >> i think that there is a strong feeling that the best hospitals are world leaders. my son has a moderate parts issue -- a moderate heart issue. for emergency care, the nhs has extraordinarily high standards. for some other kinds of care, if you want to get your hip replaced, or some parts of cancer treatments, there would be hospitals in the

the conserve tisch in the 1980's, margaret thatcher, increased v.a.t. very sharply in the middle of a recession in the early 1980's and for some generations that has resonance. the price of the things they buy could well go up as a result of that. we should remember that's a 20% -- most people in the u.s. don't think in those terms in terms of a sales tax. this is a sales tax on everything except food which is going to be 20% on top of the regular retailer price. and where a lot of money was going into the n.h.s., they will notice that money is not going into n.h.s. anymore. and the administration -- >> n.h.s. stands for -- >> the national health service which i'm sure many people in america since they're always told that their system is better than the n.h.s. i'm sure they hear about it all the time. but the government has said they're not cutting -- there's not going to be a real cut for n.h.s. spending. it's going to go up slightly in real terms but for the n.h.s. facing enormous pressure for rising cost of drugs and the aging of the population. that

. >> i mean, oprah winfrey's on the list, queen elizabeth's on the list, angelina jolie, margaret thatcher >> secretary of state hillary clinton. for the ninth straight year, which i thought was very impressive. taking the top three for the men, george w. bush and bill clinton also rounding out the top three. >> interesting here, not on either top ten list for men or women, no supreme court justice, no current senator or congressman no, athlete, no scientist. >> and no rob nelson. i'm very surprised. >> stunning. >> i mean, what happened? >> where's "the situation"? >> where's "the situation"? >> where's the crew on this tuesday morning? >> mike sorrentino, "the situation." >> halloween show. get your reaction to this, a new study that comes from "the daily mail." more than 60% of women in relationships do not feel comfortable eating in front of their partner, and almost half get shy when undressing, according to research. >> huh. you know -- >> what's your reaction to this, michael? >> let me say this. >> break it down. >> for the first part of it, eating sometimes -- i am kind of weird a

mikhail gorbachev, margaret thatcher, vladimir putin, nelson mandela. impressive doesn't do justice to his resume. he was also very kind to a first-time author when something called "it's getting ugly out there" was published. i have actually known larry king since my days at wnbc television here at new york city when he would occasionally be a guest on my program there "live at 5." he is a class act. he is my friend and i, along with millions of television viewers, are gonna miss him. so, here's the question. what will you remember most about larry king? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and reminisce with me. suzanne? >> jack, you look pretty good in that shot there. >> i was about six months younger. >> just six months. >> a couple more hairs. >> all right, jack, we look forward to all your comments. >>> don't miss larry's final show, that is tonight, that is live at 9 p.m. eastern. >>> well, it is being called a "tremendous setback for the country's missile defense system." ahead, we will show what you went wrong with a critical test. >>> plus you can the

i think of a similar time in 1977 with margaret thatcher speaking to the economic malaise that set ine we're not one to solve our problems by cuts and restraints. it was not restraint but the start of the industrial revolution, she said. it was not restricted inspired us to explore the north sea. it was incentives, positive, vital, driving, individual incentives. and to that we must repair. what is true in england is true today. for those who would build the cities and, for the frontiers a midamerica most prosperous basis in the history of the world, i submit as i said in the detroit economic club meeting within a week ago, that the new republican majority must embrace of all the economic agenda built on the timeless rhythms of economic freedom. sound monetary policy, which we have gathered about today. tax relief and tax reform. access to american energy, regulatory reform, and trade. that is a start deal i can support. let me close with a few words on monetary policy and then yield to my betters, who have thought about this more than i have. sound monetary policy is where birth begi

i think of a similar time in 1977 with margaret thatcher speaking to the economic malaise that set in great britain. of course we're not one to solve our problems just like cuts, just by restraints. it was not restraint the start of the industrial revolution, she said. it was not restricted inspired us to explore the north sea. it was incentives, positive, vital, driving, individual incentives. and to that we must repair. what is true in england is true today. for those who would build the cities and, for the frontiers a midamerica most prosperous basis in the history of the world, i submit as i said in the detroit economic club meeting within a week ago, that the new republican majority must embrace of all the economic agenda built on the timeless rhythms of economic freedom. sound monetary policy, which we have gathered about today. tax relief and tax reform. access to american energy, regulatory reform, and trade. start -that is a start deal i can restore -- support. let me close with a few words on monetary policy and then yield to my bettors who have thought about this more than

believing in people, bleeding and limited government, the kinds of things that ronald reagan and margaret thatcher did. >> do you expect to stay in washington? >> i do not have any business plans. i will certainly spend some time but arizona will always be home. >> staying in washington will say that that is what happens to all of them. >> i will continue to commit like i have been. i will not move my family here or become a person resident. we will keep our home in arizona. if i have to continue to come to washington to visit, this is a great place. it is unique in all the world. americans do not understand how lucky they are. you made reference to the tea party. you had spoken at some of their rallies. where you think it is going? >> an interesting question. i do not know. i think there are two possibilities. i think they are an ongoing force as a part of the political process, or there is some risk that if they are not listened to, and the powers that be do not hear the cry for change by the people, it is a possibility they become a third party. i think that is a possibility. and i'm not convin

i think of a similar time when margaret thatcher spoke in great britain, and she said, we are not going to solve this just by cuts and restraint. it was not restrained the start of the industrial revolution. it was not restrained that caused us to explore the north sea. it was incentive, driving individual consents -- incentive. permitting people to build fruits of their labors, we made america the most prosperous nation in the history of the world. i submitted the new agenda must build an economic growth based on free market. they are sound monetary policy, tax relief, and tax reform, access to american energy, regulatory reform, and trade. that is a start deal i can support. let me close with fox on monetary policy. -- was soft on monetary policy. sound -- with thoughts on monetary policy. a strong dollar means a strong america. they sent a definite method -- message of restraint. it does not look like the government got the message. during 2008 and 2009, the fed put in money in an attempt to rein in unemployment, yet the national jobless rate has been well above 9% for a record 18 mo

i think of a similar time in 1977 when margaret thatcher spoke into the economic malaise besetting greatritain. she said "a course will not solve our problems eyecups and restraint. it was not restraint that started the industrial revolution, it was not restraint that at inspired us to explore the north sea. it was positive, driving, individual incentive to into that we must repair." was true in england then it is true now. -- what was true in england then it is true in america now. i said that the new republican majority must embrace of bold agenda for economic growth to build on the timeless principles of free economics. they are sound monetary policy. tax relief and tax reform. access to american energy regulatory reform and trade, start. that is a deal i can support. let me close with a few thoughts on monetary policy and yield to my betters. sound monetary policy is where growth begins. sound monetary policy is the foundation of our prosperity. a strong dollar means a strong america. the american people know we cannot borrow and spend our way back to a growing nation. and it does no

of course you have to think about the fact that there wasn't books around the time of margaret thatcher, so we don't have the numbers to compare in that. feels over there has been great. i yield the sales have been great, but no numbers on them. >> host: let's look at the top five nonfiction books for 2010, according to nielsen bookscan. number one, george w. bush as of december 19, 1.4 million. janine ross, women, food in god, 640,000 copies sold what is nielsen book and, jan? >> guest: neil finn bookscan takes data from rethink its 75% of the retail market. so every time you see the back, there is a on there. nielsen captures the skills of books at the point-of-sale moment and feed them into a database that we get to look at so we can see what everybody is selling of everybody else's boat. i mean, they started as a doing it for a record if you remember for sales of records and only moved into the book part of things. it only has about 75% of the market. i believe it does not include sales from costco and djs and sam's club and also hudson news, which runs all the stores in the airport

history to the eyes of obviously a central player, but you had a [inaudible] jim callahan and margaret thatcher, some pretty hefty names of modern history, and omar maybe not as the other people in named but somebody you had to deal with when figuring out how to settle the 100-year-old challenge of the panama canal. >> that was the most difficult issue i would face. it was more difficult for me to get 67 votes to proved very unpopular treaties them to be elected president in the first place. and i think that the vote of the senate it was a right to vote was the most courageous act any member of the congress has ever taken. just one quick statistics of the 20 people who voted for the treaty in the senate, in 1978 there were up for reelection in that year. of the 20, only seven came back to the senate the next january and the attrition rate leader in 1980 was almost equal to that but was the right thing to do and it ev be added tension that had been building up but in the united states and the latin-american countries even since the late sessions of the eisenhower administration. >> so it sounds

of course you have to think about the fact that there wasn't books around the time of margaret thatcher, so we don't have the numbers to compare in that. feels over there has been great. i yield the sales have been great, but no numbers on them. >> host: let's look at the top five nonfiction books for 2010, according to nielsen bookscan. number one, george w. bush as of december 19, 1.4 million. janine ross, women, food in god, 640,000 copies sold what is nielsen book and, jan? >> guest: neil finn bookscan takes data from rethink its 75% of the retail market. so every time you see the back, there is a on there. nielsen captures the skills of books at the point-of-sale moment and feed them into a database that we get to look at so we can see what everybody is selling of everybody else's boat. i mean, they started as a doing it for a record if you remember for sales of records and only moved into the book part of things. it only has about 75% of the market. i believe it does not include sales from costco and djs and sam's club and also hudson news, which runs all the stores in the airport

margaret thatcher gave me an award for bravery a couple of months later. without that award and the publicity that surrounded it, i would never have been selected as a conservative candidate for ec. >> but then you swam the river. >> that was at the age of 61. i guess my career was founded on the river. i have a flat on the river looking across, further down. ever since i moved in 15 years ago, i said that i was going to swim across that river. you cannot live by the river and a swim to the other side. i kept telling people that i would then it became a joke. thoughting, i suddenly that now was the night. i waited until what i thought was high tide. i did not realize that high tide is given in greenwich mean time. this was the british summer time. i got the time of the tide it wrong. swam an hour before the tide turned and a friend came with me. we did not have lifejackets or a boat. there have to be a risk that you would die or it would not be real. we were swept a mile upstream by the kurds. we were in there for about half an hour before we came out shiv