any guarantees of sorts from any parties that destroy cities and kill people that we would like mr allen to resent is what this guarantees that we would like him to inform us of his contacts with the opposition as well with the other countries on the international arena that support him. here only. harley i have been on. this is all preconditions by the cease fire idea completely and line what mr annan six more plug and go. and i hope that your channel understands that and to fast news agency. somebody would almost know it was the question for. the u.s. authorities or you have been watching a live news conference on the future of the cease fire in conflicts in syria taking place here and moscow and this news conference was given by the syrian foreign minister a wall the wall and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov stay with our team for more and alex's of this and of course remember that you can get the highlights on our website r.t. dot com so stay a day it was r t. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so or like you think you understand it and then you glimpse something el

smith and mr. allen>> reporter: for nancy smith, every day spent outside of prison is priceless. too priceless to waste thinking about the life that might have been. are you bitter, angry? >> you know, what was a time when i was bitter and there was a time when i was angry? but you know what? this is about me and my freedom and innocence. can i forgive and move on? absolutely. because somebody has to forgive them. so why not start with me? what kind of a christian would i be if i didn't. >> thanks to ron mott. before we leave, our thoughts go out tonight to the friends and family of mike wallace of cbs news. he died last night at 93. he had a remarkable career. most famously as a founding correspondent on "60 minutes." his reporting and interviews set a high standard for all of us in television journalism. nbc news, will have more about mike wallace tomorrow on "today," and an exclusive. at home with the duggars.

mr. mike allen. he's the co-author of a new ebook on the republican presidential race called "inside the circus." mike allen, good talking to you this morning. >> likewise. thanks, willie. >> let's talk first about wisconsin. any chance rick santorum comes back to win this or do we believe the polls that say romney could win by six, seven, eight points? >> there certainly are no signs of it. the signs are this is going to be a short night. that nbc poll showing romney up seven points. the romney war room thinks it could be more than that. could be double digits. ten points. maryland, d.c., also likely to be big romney wins. in part because that's another area where santorum failed to get on the ballot. so the romney folks think that this might be the night that the press finally says the general has begun. you mentioned the joint fund raising between the party and romney. that's the party officially saying it's time to move on and yesterday the obama campaign released its first commercial that attack

allen. >> thanks for persevering. next item, mr. president. president adams: yes. >> commissioners, item 6, presentation on the central market economic strategy report by jordan klein, office of economic and workforce development and we'll have a powerpoint in just a moment. >> so commissioners, our new commissioners, while jordan is setting up, periodically we have our staff from departments come and report to the commission on projects that are underway with the city that affects small business so that you can be updated and kept apprised of the work that they're doing and be able to ask any questions about what's happening so that you're well informed. >> well, while this is leading, i say good evening, commissioners, thanks for the opportunity to speak. maybe you have heard about central market in the news recently, so to director dick-endrizzi's point, i'm here to kind of fill you in on the work that we're doing in central market. >> jordan, would you prefer the other mic? >> yeah. let's do that. ok, here we go. rear ready. so you should

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as the colead counsel for the united states in the prosecution of robert allen stanford, mr. costa secured a conviction of 13 charges of conspiracy, wire and mail fraud. mr. costa has been credited by his colleagues as the glue that held the case together. his dedication to this case and these victims shows the core of his character and the fact that he asked for a delay in his confirmation that -- because he wanted to finish this case and assure that it was done so that the convictions would be obtained, make me proud and pleased to support his nomination to the federal bench. i'm also pleased to support the nomination of judge david come post -- david guaderrama to the western district of el paso, texas. he moved to texas at a young age. he obtained two bachelor's degrees from new mexico state university in political science and psychology, then earned his juris doctorate degree from university of notre dame law school in 1979. in 1987, judge guaderrama was appointed as the first chief public defender of el paso county and continued in that service until he was elected to t

allen. >> thank you, mr. president.er last week's argument that that -- at the supreme court, many experts believe there could be a majority, a five-member majority, to strike down the individual mandate. and if that were to happen, if it were be ruled unconstitutional, how would you still guarantee health care to the uninsured? and then a question for president calderon and prime minister harper. over the weekend governor mitt romney said that the u.s. used to promote free enterprise around the world. and he said, quote, our president doesn't have the same feelings about american exceptionalism that we do, and i think over the last three or four years some people around the world have begun to question that. my question to both of you is whether you think that american influence has declined over the last three to four years and, president obama, if you'd like to respond to that too. >> well, on the second part of your question, you know, it's still primary season for the republican party. they're going to make a decis

a decade after the war ended, our competent allen little has been back to sierra leon to see how the country has recovered from mr. taylor's rule. >> a decade of war reduced sierra leone to the poverty it has not yet escaped. in the heart of free town, children scavenge in a rubbish dump for bits of plastic they might sell for pennies. this patch of land is still known as amputee camp, though the camp itself is long gone. in the 1990's it was home to a tent settlement of men, women and children who had their limbs severed by machete or ax. this was the signature atrocity of the rebel army known as revolutionary united front or i.u.f. >> chopped off my foot with an ax. not one blow. about five, six times. >> he said he had heard charles taylor on the radio threatening to make sierra leone taste the bitterness of war. >> this is my conviction that everything was his doing. >> charles tail -- taylor was president of the neighboring state of liberia. he's been on trial for the last four years accused of arming, funding and directing the i.u.f. he's charged with terrorizing civilians, sexual violence, abductions and u

mr truman conclusion those responsible. for winning the competition but. i know it's not doesn't mccarthy if allen west and he's going to get to the bottom of it now unlike mccarthy west refused to name names but ocean were a good mccarthy i know that without a reason aims to persecute claims of communism are for it so when fred west office we had like a big drops a bombshell of all bomb shells there aren't in fact there's even entire web site out there and apparently this covert of qantas has been operating out in the open right under a very noses according to west office the congressman was there for eight of the seventy six members of the congressional progressive caucus the communist party of public referred with aggressive caucus as its allies the progressive caucus speaks for itself these individuals certainly aren't proponents of free markets or individual economic freedom. so that's right according to wes all seventy six members of the congressional progressive caucus are communists if you take a look at their website seems pretty legitimate but so whereas it's a front out front for a big

allen sugar has ever said. but he's saying londoners shouldn't back kent, he was spot on. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now that the prime minister has created the economic mess the country's in, can i be helpful to the prime minister? drop these ridiculous proposals for genal bakeoffs and celebrate the capital program for covetry. >> as i said earlier, we are spending more on capital on schools in this parliament than on either of the first two labor parliaments. i'm very happy again for education ministers to look specifically at the case in his constituency, see what can be done. i also hope he'll be joining me and inviting people on the third of may to votey yes -- vote yes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. every year millions of british people donate money to charities. they do it for the simple reason they want to help. help others worse off than themselves. i would call these actions honorable, kind and selfless. we have all heard recently that some, not all, but some of our wealthy citizens only want to donate money to charity if they can continue to reduce their tax bill. does the prime minister thi

mrs. obama? >> start packing. >> not so fast, governor. >> my responsibility is to get people to see the other side of them. >> "inside the circus," e-book by evan thomas and mike allen. "romney tried to be a regular guy, he just wasn't good at it." according to the latest "new york times"-cbs poll, when it comes to handling the economy, they are just about even. evan, may be nice guys and to finish last. >> the nice guy it stuff matters, but what matters more is the economy could the clout on the horizon is europe. feel's problems -- you can the fear of a ripple effect. if that spain has an economic crisis, europe has an economic crisis, that is a threat to obama in november. >> nina? >> we up here may not care about who is nicer, we care more about who has better judgment. but the history of elections does not show that to be the case. al gore did not become president because people thought he was not a nice guy and george bush was. >> colby? >> we are early. we have not had debates, they have not gone face-to-face with each other. romney's rather patronizing statement that he is a nice guy but in over his head will be tested in the campaign. >> charles? >> well, i

mr. cantor called the preumptive nominee mitt romney a true conservative with a prouchb track record on jobs and the economy. politico's white house chief correspondent mike allen moderates the conversation. >> thank you very much. now i'm pleased to welcome the house majority leader eric cantor. congressman cantor. thank you so much for coming. i appreciate it. [ applause ] thank you for coming. i have been covering you since you were delegate cantor. >> yes, you have. >> good morning. >> good morning, to you. thank you very much for being here. what was the -- what was the first political office you held? >> first political office was being delegate in the 73rd district of virginia in the virginia house. >> and how is that similar to what you do now? >> obviously it's similar because the premise depends on confidence that voters give you and to be able to go and reflect their views in a policymaking role. and i'll tell you, i started my -- my political career based upon the experience i had as a small business person. and i was a real estate developer and a lawyer and ran a family business along with brothers. and faced the challenges that most small business

mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize john allen and his lifetime of service to his community and the state of arkansas and our country. john currently serves on the board of directors for the lawrence county children's shelter. in the past he served as an alderman, chairman of the lawrence county chamber, a lay leader at the united methodist church and president of the lion's club. in 1980 he served on the arkansas transportation commission and national motor safety regulatory review panel. during this time he was instrumental in obtaining funding for arkansas state university to start a transportation related program with the college of business. thanks to john's efforts, a.s.u. now has logistics and supply chain management program. additionally john served as director of the arkansas assessment coordination department and arkansas state director for usda world development. john has achieved much as a public servant, but he'll be the firts to say his family is center of his life. mr. crawford: they have been married for 49 years. together they have three children, andy, andrea, and matt. he's also th

allen. in guy sitting in your studio is bragging about how good mitt romney good. he's a mr. fix it ands he's so brilliant. this man has been running for five years to be president. yet, every day he comes on with a different script. somebody has to tell him how to walk, talk, eat, sleep. to me that's not a leader. and if he knew so much, why didn't he know that all he had to do was work with the car company a little bit or say the car companies need something. instead he said, let it go bankrupt. how smart is that and he's such a businessman? i want to get to mike allen. i see him on "morning joe" and you are like a kid. you can't wait to tell bad news about the president. i wonder how good -- i never heard a whole lot of you guys until this president stepped foot. he created a lot of guys for you guys. you got talk shows now. you're writing books. you got people becoming millionaires off the back of this president. you all should want president obama to stay in office because without him i don't know where you all would be. but you all have a beautiful day. thank you. host:

allen has the latest. >> reporter: this week sanford leaders called for fairness and reconciliation as the second-degree murder case for george zimmerman moves forward. >> we want justice for trayvon and due process for mran has entered a plea of not guilty. in court papers, prosecutors say trayvon martin was profiled by george zimmerman, adding later zimmerman confronted martin and a struggle ensued. a case that has incited such passion that some legal analysts say will have to be moved from the area if it ever gets to trial. >> i don't think that a local jury can come into the case without some preconceived notion about something, especially in seminole county. >> reporter: already there's a possible issue about ethics and fairness. judge jessica recksiedler disclosed at the hearing her husband, who's an attorney, spoke with a lawyer who is representing him, a lawyer who is now an analyst for cnn. zimmerman's current attorney mark oh mere ya spoke by speaker phone. the judge suggested omh mere ya file a motion if he thinks she should be removed from the case. it may well come down to zimmerman's claim that he acted in self-defense and whether prosecutors can prove otherwise. >> if george zimmerman tak

allen. this guy sitting in your studio is bragging about how good romney is, mr. fix it. but this man has been running five years to be president. yet every day he comes on with a different script. somebody has to tell him how to walk, talk, eat, sleep. that is not a leader. why didn't he know all he had to do is work with the car company a little bit, that it needed some things, instead he said let it go bankrupt. how smart is that? he is such a business man. but i want to get to mike allen. i see you in the morning, and you tickle me. you come on like a giddy kid, can't wait to tell a joke or bad news about the president. i have never heard a lot about you guys until this president stepped foot on stage. he has created jobs for you all. you have talk shows, writing books, people becoming millionaires off the pack of this president. you all should want president obama to stay in office. without him, i don't know why you would be. you all have a beautiful day. guest: mike allen, you go first. >> thank you, beverly. you have a beautiful day, too. thank you for your passion

allen sugar has ever said. but he's saying londoners shouldn't back kent, he was spot on. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now that the prime minister has created the economic mess the country's in, can i be helpful to the prime minister? drop these ridiculous proposals for genal bakeoffs and celebrate the capital program for covetry. >> as i said earlier, we are spending more on capital on schools in this parliament than on either of the first two labor parliaments. i'm very happy again for education ministers to look specifically at the case in his constituency, see what can be done. i also hope he'll be joining me and inviting people on the third of may to votey yes -- vote yes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. every year millions of british people donate money to charities. they do it for the simple reason they want to help. help others worse off than themselves. i would call these actions honorable, kind and selfless. we have all heard recently that some, not all, but some of our wealthy citizens only want to donate money to charity if they can continue to reduce their tax bill. does the prime minister thi