the committee meets this morning to consider the nomination ofmo general martin dempsey to bethii chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. it was not long ago that general dempsey came before us for his nomination hearing to become ago chief of staff of the army. we welcome him back. thanks again for his 36 years o dedicated service to the nation and his willingness to serve asm the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. as we know from those decades of service, general dempsey is an exceptionally well qualified american soldier and leader.al we we were reminded of the last hearing, hell is also a proud we we husband, father and grandfathero huand,l dempsey, will you remain grateful for the sacrifices that you and your family have made over the years, for the devotion of your beloved wife and the military service for of your daughters and your son.ice o it is the tradition at the beginning of your testimony wil welcome the introducing of your family and friends that may beng with you this morning.nds who me >> congenital dempsey will replace admiral mike mullen asg. the chairman of the joint

my favorite interview in that chapter was with general martin dempsey. he just became the chairman of the joint chiefs. when we interviewed him, he was head of the army education core and he told a remarkable story. he was our commander who took baghdad from saddam hussein in 2003. he later went on to be sent, -- centcomm commander. he later went on to be the centcom commander. he was visiting an outpost in the far reaches of afghanistan. he sat down to interview capt. there. at the end of the interview, he realized that capt. in that isolated outpost in afghanistan, because of this hyper connectivity had access to more intelligence and more firepower than martin dempsey did when he took baghdad from saddam hussein. that has driven his whole education of the army system. at the camp, they give every new recouped and iphone and you download the application and teach the class. when you have a commander in the outpost of afghanistan with more power -- more firepower and access to intelligence than you did when he commanded the troops who took baghdad, that

my favorite interview in that chapter was with general martin dempsey. he just became the chairman of the joint chiefs. when we interviewed him, he was head of the army education core and he told a remarkable story. he was our commander who took baghdad from saddam hussein in 2003. he later went on to be sent, commander. he later went on to be the cent com commander. he was visiting an outpost in the far reaches of afghanistan. he sat down to interview capt. there. at the end of the interview, he realized that capt. in that isolated outpost in afghanistan, because of this hyper connectivity had access to more intelligence and more firepower than martin dempsey did when he took baghdad from saddam hussein. that has driven his whole education of the army system. at the camp, they give every new recouped and iphone and you download the application and teach the class. when you have a commander in the outpost of afghanistan with more power -- more firepower and access to intelligence than you did when he commanded the troops who took baghdad, that commander

my favorite interview in that chapter wa with general martin dempsey. he just became the chairman of the joint chiefs. when we interviewed him, he was head of the army education core and he told a remarkable story. he was our commander who took baghdad from saddam hussein in 2003. he later went on to be sent, commander. he later went on to be the cent com commander. he was visiting an outpost in the far reaches of afghanistan. he sat down to interview capt. there. at the end of the interview, he realized that capt. in that isolated outpost in afghanistan, because of this hyper connectivity had access to more intelligence and more firepower than martin dempsey did when he took baghdad from saddam hussein. that has driven his whole education of the army system. at the camp, they give every new recouped and iphone and you download the application and teach the class. when you have a commander in the outpost of afghanistan with more power -- more firepower and access to intelligence than you did when he commanded the troops who took baghdad, that commander

chairman of dupont, and the head of the biggest green collar employer in america, major- general martin dempsey, now promoted to chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i will just leave you with this thought. what all four of them said, it was striking how much they had in common, and what they all said was that we need workers who can do critical thinking and problem solving to get an interview. that gets to the last chapter, which is called "average is over." whatever you do, you better find your extra. the more the world gets hyper connected has just moved up. my mother-in-law was chairman of the board at a liberal arts college in the middle of iowa. last year, one out of 10 applications there were to china. -- were from china. of those 250 applications, one- half had 800 on the math portion. whole global curb is moving up. what you find out from employers, and this was the most interesting thing -- head of the washington law firm, i said to him, what has happened to your of law firm with the subprime crisis? he said we are laying people off. who gets laid off first? >> he said it is not who

during an exchange with republican senator john mccain, army general martin dempsey said proposals to cut more than that would be dangerous. >> what would an $800 to a trillion dollar cut in defense spending over the next ten years do to our readiness, general? >> based on the difficulty of achieving the $400 billion cut, i believe $800 would be extraordinarily difficult and very high risk. >> sreenivasan: dempsey added the pentagon is currently reviewing how to make the cuts the obama administration has requested, and will present those options to the president. the u.n. is starting an airlift of food aid to drought-stricken parts of southern somalia. it is venturing for the first time in two years into areas that had been banned by the militant group al shabab. the world food program will send five tons of high energy bars into dolo, on the border with ethiopia, on thursday. the agency's feeding efforts will reach about 175,000 people. and it aims to stem the flow of people fleeing their homes to kenya and ethiopia in search of aid. weapons linked to a u.s. law enforcement operation

army general martin dempsey is going to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.he highest ranking military officer. admiral mike mullen is stepping down from opposed. he will testify today on his nomination before the senate armed services committee. live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the supreme court is available at the standard enhanced the book that tells the story of the court through the eyes of the justice. 11 original c-span interviews with current and retired c-span justices. this includes an interview with the newest supreme court justice elena kagan and watching multimedia clips from all the justices. c-span's the supreme court available wherever the books are sold. >> up next a new america foundation discussion on job growth including a look at u.s. manufacturing and the role of china. this is about an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> greetings, everyone. thanks for coming out today for the unveiling of the report by the task force on job creation new america foundation. introducing one of the lead authors of the report wil

chairman of dupont, and the head of the biggest green collar employer in america, major- general martin dempsey, now promoted to chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i will just leave you with this thought. what all four of them said, it was striking how much they had in common, and what they all said was that we need workers who can do critical thinking and problem solving to get an interview. that gets to the last chapter, which is called "average is over." whatever you do, you better find your extra. the more the world gets hyper connected has just moved up. my mother-in-law was chairman of the board at a liberal arts college in the middle of iowa. last year, one out of 10 applications there were to china. of those 250 applications, one- half had 800 on the math portion. what you find out from employers, and this was the most interesting thing -- head of the washington law firm, i said to him, what has happened to your of law firm with the subprime crisis? who gets laid off first? >> he said it is not who you think. it is not last in, first out. those are the ones who are going. the once w

army general martin dempsey is president obama's choice to be the next chairman of the joints -- joint chiefs of staff. admiral mike mullen is stepping down from the post. general them see it will testify tomorrow on his nomination before the senate armed services committee. live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> with titles like "slander" and "demonic" em -- anne coulter has something to say. your chance to tweet the syndicated columnist. in-depth, starting at noon eastern on c-span to. >> president obama called for a deal in congress that would raise the national debt ceiling. the president supports a plan by senate majority leader harry reid which includes $2.70 trillion in savings, no tax increases, and no cuts to social security or medicare. the president spoke in the east room of the white house. >> good evening. tonight, i want to talk about the debate we've been having in washington over the national debt -- a debate that directly affects the lives of all americans. for the last decade, we've spent more money than we take in. in the year 2000, the government had a b

the committee meets this morning to consider the nomination of general martin dempsey to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. it was not long ago that general denvercy came before us for his nomination hearing to being chief of the army. we welcome him back again with thanks to him of his 36 years of service to our nation and his willingness to serve as chief of staff. as we know general dempsey is a well qualified american soldier and leader. as we were reminded at his last hearing he's also a proud husband, father and grandfather. general dempsey, we remain grateful for the sacrifices that you and your family have made over the years. for the devotion of your beloved wife and the military service of your daughters and your son. as is our tradition at the beginning of your testimony, we would welcome your introducing to us any family members and friends who may be with you this morning. general denvercy will replace admiral mike mullen as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff the most senior military advisor in the department of defense. admiral mullen's service in the last

. >>> an a confirmation hearing for army general martin dempsey, president obama's nominee for the chairman of joint chiefs of staff for replacing admiral mike mullen who's retiring. >>> and football fans, you don't have to worry any longer, the lockout officially ended on monday with the nfl players' association agreeing to a new contract. the nfl owners had approved the deal last week. al, football night in america. it's back, it's on. >> there you go. >> all right. >> great anticipation. natalie, thanks very much. >> will et's turn to the aforementioned al for a look at the weather. >> i like that, the aforementioned. thanks so much. we have some more aforementioned strong storms about, especially in norp theron new york state and parts of new england. risks of heavy winds and damaging hail as well. rainfall amounts, about an inch to an inch and a half in some northern parts. with ear looking we're looking at a strong risk of storms in the border. possibility of tornadoes, rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morn

inaudible conversations] >>> beginning with a hearing for the joint chiefs of staff chairman nominee, martin dempsey. then the senate intelligence committee questions the man picked to head the national counterterrorism center. and the senate banking committee holds a confirmation hearing for several financial regulators.