government will white to see what sort of a sentence that mr blue received come february and then make a decision at that point as to whether to proceed on the second indictment if the government were to proceed on that second indictment and assuming a worst case scenario that mr blue were convicted on bias that he would be looking at whatever sentence he gets on undocking going to one coupled with added to whatever summits he would receive on on on indictment number but number two so i think the government is going to stay pat on indictment number two and see what sort of a sentence mr hooper so use your word save any chance of and it's a successful appeal that's pretty remote doesn't. well no i wouldn't say that because when one appeals a case where you're basically saying that someone made a mistake citing either that the jury made a mistake because they found that there was sufficient evidence when in fact based upon the record of the case that there was insufficient evidence or perhaps that the judge erred by allowing evidence iand that the judge should not have allowed evidence i

garnered a lot of attention it went on for about three weeks but the grand attention came because when mr blue was brought to the u.s. almost a year ago he was extradited from thailand by u.s. officials with out disclosing the extradition word it was going to take place russia was not informed mr groups attorney was not informed family was not informed critics say that this was a violation of international law particularly considering that the court decided two times in two separate separate occasions denied the u.s. has appealed for an extradition of mr coote but yet they were able to eventually get a russian citizen in the united states and try him in a u.s. court now mr booth throughout this entire trial and since his arrest in march two thousand and eight in thailand has maintained that he is not guilty of all of the charges that the u.s. claims him him that he was apart of. it is not clear whether or not mr fruit will be up healing this this verdict or his lawyer has yet to speak to the press but we do anticipate that his training will be addressing the media and in the next couple of hou

blues ahead. and david louise mr pratt with a couple of times i'd equalised the early version as a spy the result chelsea things stay on top of the grade two points ahead of pile a because in the last three one to valencia to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the next day. it was. constant and to dominate the game during the whole ninety minutes was not an easy task to cool against these champions league teams amidst the difficulties might seem shown many positive signs and if you take into account the final result it's even more positive because we now have the goal average in our favor. and is still everything to play for increased pat tillman have moved off the bottom there after a while now when i have a great style in p.r. coxwell arsenal states talk of point ahead of mass a after being held to the polish door by the french team abby emeralds. the feeling that it was a game with physically. not the sharpest tonight masi started stronger than all sinned after we got back in the game. but which reaches to keep the game. often. we should do something. with a little more determination we

blue or whatever tab. >> i might clarify, commissioner. commissioner moore: very interesting mr. paul. i only have two tabs on my drawings. the other commissioners have three tabs. i'm speaking really in the absence tab. so my criticism actually evaporates because i don't have that form attached next to mine. >> is it possible that the tab itself is gone and the pages, all six pages. commissioner moore: that's the end of mine. i don't have it. so my comment are somewhat misleading and inappropriate to the audience. i'm speaking to the absence of a piece of information which i personally don't have, the others do. if that is the point, then my point is a moot point. i don't have it. president olague: commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: it is sort of interesting because it is the progression of each tab of what has been revised and the final revision being to the right. if i'm not mistaken the revised first floor plan on 2a, shows the removal of the door already. there is no access from the street to the unit. so i'm not sure that we need to know the special restriction if the

i'm seeing blue dresses, red capes, mr. lionel richie is working his way down the red carpet.ith first time nominees and performers tonight, lmf lmfao. and this may not be the last time i say this tonight, but nice license plate. >> yeah, baby. >> i saw you guys behind me handing out 3d glasses. what's that about? >> it's on old navy, the entire store is on sale, black friday. >> what's the 3d about? what's that about? >> a special thing they have going on, popping at at you when you go in the store. but also, it's three days of sales. so, you got three days to go to old navy and get anything you want in that store but a little cheaper than it usually be. >> is this old navy right here? hey, you guys are performing the finale tonight. i hear it is spectacular. any hints? >> oh, man, it's going to be magical. we're going to have some special guests and stuff and, you know, you're going to see two dudes just excited, celebrating life. bringing the party with everybody, baby. >> lmfao, a walking party. guys, thank you very much. enjoy the amas. we have lots more stars here on the

but he turned blue within five, ten minutes. >> why mr. wells? >> well, he was dying. i liked the old man. he was a nice old man. >> as harvey described killing one patient after another, the portrait of a serial killer emerged. he was convicted of murdering 34 patients. his confession detailed a murderous life, spanning nearly two decades and three different hospitals in two states. donald harvey developed a variety of ways to take lives. he smothered with a pillow, turned off oxygen tanks, mixed arsenic into hospital meals. his favorite seemed to be cyanide, which found its way into gastric feeding tubes and iv drip lines and even apple juice. >> there are more. donald's killed more than the people i just talked about. some of them, they would not charge him with, because they couldn't prove he did it. by my calculation, i believe donald harvey killed 68 people. >> after harvey's arrest, i was called in to coach fbi agents who were going to interrogate him. so i had seen him talk about his murders before and i'm going to use that to my advantage. i expect harvey to t

mr. capital will get his debut tomorrow when the st. louis blues come to verizon center. i spoke to bruce boudreau. did not want to be interviewed on camera. he was disappointed but he was very classy regarding the caps and his time in washington. laura? >> such a surprise. thanks for the update. >>> viewers are sounding off on facebook. frank rights that boudreau took us as far as he could but lost the team. we have a ton of talent. talent doesn't win games, teams win. sam is looking to the future. he thanks boudreau for everything he did. the players need a huge reality check if they have hopes of succeeding in the postseason. >>> and we are following breaking news. republican presidential candidate herman cain is defending himself once again against new accusations that he had an affair. our sister station in atlanta is reporting that cain had a 13- year extramarital affair. cain said the accusation is false but that he does know the woman. this allegation comes a few weeks after four other women came forward accusing cain of inappropriate conduct. stay with fox 5 and

mr obama sent his. before the congress where. anyway it wasn't for the blue eyes that see the strong carts in iraq lebanon and the relation with iran and palestine c.v.r. did not give the worst in the same sense two thousand that's right syria is the target not i don't have any explanation for the behavior of the arab league except one explanation. and maturity and the professor. writers of the right things for american. companies are paying for the arab league because they were all the states of america and they can control the majority of the companies who. work in this position. still to come here on r t europe's money continues to dry up as investors take flight. closely i think the whole thing will break up it's proved to be unworkable . and britain is preparing for it with the country's chief regulator planning for a euro split scenario all the details coming your way shortly. plus the terror suspect who says he was tortured by u.s. interrogators in europe we hear why this could lay bare the cia's secret prison program. but first tensions running high o

mr. cooper? we've got the piercing blue eyes, right? pretty incredible.gover." he says he's a 36-year-old single guy in hollywood, so people assume that makes him a player, but he doesn't think of himself as a ladies man, but he loves women. there's a difference. we like that about him. >> how does this work? there needs to be someone who, he's in a lot of tabloids. people want to know who he's dating. been in a couple of popular movies that people love. you just have to have a hot streak, if you will? >> maybe the spotlight shines a little bit brighter on this guy. that's kind of how he bubbles to the surface, but you want a guy who's humble. when he heard that we were wanting to name him sex yas man alive, he thought he was being punked. that's what you want. you don't want a guy who thinks, i'm sexy, this works. you want a guy that's like, really? and bradley has fun with it. he's having fun with it and most of the guys we choose also really enjoy this title. >> how does this process work of choosing these folks? do you have a little committee? and als

mrs. the store manager for at&t we have free blue twos.--blu etooths.ine: take a look at this in south sansom's ago. a water main break about 9:30 a.m. this took workers about three hours to get this under control. this was a mess, the roads were flooded, homes were evacuated. kron4 talk with some of the homeowners that were forced to leave their homes. >> the whole was not that big earlier as the water continues to come down its bigger and bigger. there has been a lot of soil that has been drained out, so will and dirt and rocks and everything. >> i am concerned about how safe we are after this because obviously the soymeal had been eroded. i'd not know what they will say after open--afterwards. >> we just had fun things plan today in the kind of brought it down for us as a family. rubin >> we looked outdoors in the world which is flying through the garage. and that a's hit.--and that is it. >>reporter: have you heard when you can move back in? >> they do not know anything. >>catherine: building inspectors to out there and allow most of it back into th

blue he would say it. >> telling reporters at off-camera greeting, mr. plouffe works for white house so i say his views represent the white house views. top romney advisor told me this shows to them that the white house focus is not on economy but on politics. they think romney is the biggest threat. romney campaign advisor responded they believe romney in their words would say or stand for anything to get elected. they won't be shy about scrutinizing. >> bret: thank you. stocks opened the week way down. dow dropped 276. the s&p 500 lost 32. nasdaq fell 53. would you believe if occupy wall streeters are actually in the top 1%? explanation later in the grapevine. up next, the united nations >> bret: three killed were united nations employees. three others were attacked on foot and all killed. libya interim leadership chosen electronics engineer from tripoli as the new prime minister. he will appoint a new cabinet in the coming days. nato secretary general rasmussen was in libya on this, the final day of the alliance military involvement there and he prais

blue angels. it will be a wonderful show this afternoon. [applause] i want to recognize our former secretary of state and mrs. schultz. thank you for being here and giving us your great support. [applause] as we continue working on fleet week throughout the year, i wanted to give a personal thanks to the admiral of the third fleet and all of the personnel from the different armed forces for being here. the marines, navy, and coast guard. they are working with us to celebrate the tradition and recognize persons in uniform. we're doing something very special that i continue to credit the general 4. we wanted to make sure fleet week touches all the citizens of san francisco. we have found a way to do that. one of the most important things we are doing in our city is getting better prepared for the next disaster. as we do that, we recognize the military is the expert. in recognizing their expertise and humanitarian assistance around the world, we can built upon all of that. it should not surprise you that the theme this of fleet week hae evolved into disaster preparedness. it is not if. it is when. it is prudent for us to

mrs. obama. here it is. the official white house christmas tree in the blue room. >> i know for some of you this holiday season be tough. but hopefully it's times like this that make you know that you live in a grateful nation. >> from the white house, anny hong, 9news now. >> gorgeous. about 85,000 visitors are expected to tour the white house in december alone. >> this is 9news now. >> nearly three decades after john hinckley tried to kill president ronald reagan, the would be assassin wants more time outside his mental hospital. but today, prosecutors dropped a bomb shell when they argued why he should actually lose some of that free time. bruce leshan is live outside of u.s. district court in northwest and how did he look, bruce? >> lesli, i thought he looked kind of meek, emotionally flat. he was quiet. he sat sipping from a glass of water chewing on his lower lip. his lawyers want to give him more than three weeks at a time to go home to williamsburg. but prosecutors outlined a disturbing incident that suggests he may still be obsessed with the attempted assassination of president reagan. >> a jury found

blue, outfit. >> thank you, mr. speaker. he said the u.k. youth parliament cannot make a difference.well, to me, doesn't not mean we should not try? if that issue than it it proves to be how much bullying is in our society. thank you. [applause] >> what about east midlands? the one with the red top. >> i'd like to address specific issue within bullying which is lesbian gay transsexual gay bullying. is one of the most prevalent billings in our school. we heard earlier that lg tgv, 70% received death threats which is unacceptable in society like ours. that information was stonewalled with charity. america's many national campaigns, and we need a national young people's supported campaign that we can, that we can, which we can support. we should be trying to help these young people survived through their times in schools. there have been so many cases of youth suicide because of lgbt matters and it cannot continue. thank you. [applause] >> anybody from northern ireland? what about -- you, thank you. >> this year the number of -- increase by 300% since last year. among these polls, many

mr. capital and he'll get his first test tomorrow when the st. louis blues come to town. we hope to hear from dale hunter tomorrow live on the 5:00 news. >> nice to see a familiar face back, but what happens next for bruce boudreau? >> he's such a good guy and everyone likes him. he's just kind of a working man's man from toronto. i spoke with him on the phone today and said now you doing and he said i don't want to comment on camera. i don't want to say anything. i'll talk in the future. he was very dispinted but he was very classy -- disappointed but he was very classy. it's obviously a very tough time. he got a phone call this morning no, way to start your day to find out after four straight years you're being let go and this was his dream job. >> hopefully someone else will pick him up. >>> more changes coming to metro, what you can expect when the snow finally starts flying around here plus more escalator closures. we're monitoring metro next.  [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new

mr obama also sent his. before the congress work out of an idiotic night anyway it wasn't for the blue eyes but that's that syria has strong hearts here i live on and the relation with iran and palestine c.v.r. did not give the worst thing a sense two thousand and eight that's right syria is the target now i don't have any explanation for the behavior of the arab league except one explanation. and maturity under the pressure. of the united states of america because countries are in the arab league because they were ordered by the united states of america and they can control the majority of the arab countries who. are. taking this position to our senior. stay with us here on r.t. still to come europe's money continues to dry up as investors take flight. closely i think the whole thing will break up but it's proved to be unworkable britain is preparing for it with the country's cheap regulator planning for a euro split scenario we've got more coming your way. and the terror suspect who says he was tortured by american interrogators in europe we hear why this could lay bare the cia's secret prison program. but fir

mr. speaker, let's. this bag is too big to put in a little blue box.

blue labor. lord glassman because he said this very clear, labor lied about the extent of immigration. where is the apology? >> thank you, mr. speaker. on friday, three commando brigade will be marching through the streets of plymouth on their homecoming parade after a successful but costly tour of duty in afghanistan. i know the prime minister will be with us in spirit but will he today like to send a message of support to these brave and very professional royal marines of whom we're all so very proud? >> i will certainly join my honorable friend in doing that. i know the heart of the southwest and the whole country is incredibly proud of the marines. and we are proud of three commando brigade who will be marching through plymouth. i send my very best wishes for the homecoming parade and we should put on record what we achieved in the task force, carried out 37,000 patrols, found over 400 i.e.d.'s, trained over 4,100 afghanistan patrolman and made a real difference of the safety and security of that country and the safety of our country too. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister think that the great and proper

blue windows right now are a great source of light to the middle of their house. it will be completely closed off. the lower neighbor who has lived there the longest mr. smith virtually no light will get down there now. this is the south side neighbor. these are historic windows. all these windows was built when the house was bilts. this is a nice glass stained window. it's a shame that more accommodation can't be made. we would request that a smaller addition with more setbacks but mostly i would love to see the policies be artsed. president olague: and mr. williams who is your clients? >> the adjacent neighbor. president olague: mr. gwen, -- >> not him president olague: you have your own time. there were three d.r.'s. >> my name is florence uwen and my family owns the property two doors down from the subject, and although the project would not have immediate or physical impact at this time. however, one of my concern is the social impact as well as future social impact. as the attorneys stated that the construction proposed may change the whole neighborhood. we've been there for, what my daughter there -- that is the third generation and we intend t

they came in with blue suits and red ties and bushy tailed and thrilled to be working on the hill. he said mr meant 1996 by the way. he said, i'm a republican. my buddy is a democrat. he's my best friend and we go to georgetown every night and argue balti politics. our bosses won't talk to each other. was it always like that? i called over winston lord who was a member of the nixon administration. we described for them how they were very strong feelings on both sides of the equation about the war, about watergate, domestic policy, but at the end of the day, political figures as you well know would find a way to have a drink or to talk to each other or wander across the aisle to work through all of this. so much of that has been lost. as i go across the country, i'm many main street america a lot as you know, that's what i hear most of all. why can't these two political parties get together. if you go to main street america youed find the republican banker working with the democratic contractor or the guy with the back hoe or the farmer to get a loan from the bank. he may have different politi

mr. goodlatte for the time. you know, i'm part of the blue dog coalition, democrats, the blue dogs have been advocating a balanced budget amendment. since i have been in congress, i have been here in congress when democrats and republicans controlled congress and neither party has the best track record on the deficit issue and that's why i think the balanced budget amendment makes sense because we need a structural, structural requirement that brings everyone to the table and says this is what you have to do, democrat or republican. shouldn't be a partisan issue but an issue about setting a path forward that creates stability and sends the right message to the american people and rest of the world that we know how to live within our means. now, i have to say i wish we had more support on my side of the aisle than we do. i don't think it's a democratic or republican issue but an issue we all ought to be looking at. balancing the books and budget, families do it, states do it, 49 states have a requirement for a balanced budget and this country needs that, too and i urge my colleagues to put us on a path of fiscal r

blue outfit. >> thank you, mr. speaker. he said you could use parliament to make a difference.ell to me, just because it does not mean we should not try, is that the truth that proves to me how much bullying is embedded in our society that we cannot be bullied ourselves. thank you. [applause] >> what about the east midlands. who would have for the east midlands? >> i'd like to talk about a specific issue. >> i'd like to talk about a specific issue in bowling which is, and bowling. it is one of the most prevalent forms in our school and intensely discussed in some it should be picked on for orientation. we heard earlier that teens are bullied and 17% received death threats, which is unacceptable in a society like ours. it is one of the own u.k. charities. america's many national campaigns and we need a national young people supported campaign that we can -- what is the word? which we can support. we should be trying to help these young people divided through their time at school. there have been so many cases of youth suicide and it cannot continue. thank you. [applause] >> anyb

blue fin can only be caught with a rod or reel. federal agents moved in and seized that giant tuna. it will be sold overseas now. mr.ael isn't expected to get any of it. >> that is not fair. >> that is a lot of money. 754 tuna sold for more almost $400,000. >> as my kids would say that is not fair. >> i don't know what to tell you. >>> 6:18 is the time. back to sal for traffic. >> good morning. traffic is moving along relatively well. i know you are a little concerned on this big travel day for what the areas look like. we're off to a nice start. it looks like there is a little bit of a small delay as you come pay the money. again it's not major. also this mornings commute looks good on northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. this traffic looks good in san francisco. not only coming downtown but heading south to the airport. if you are driving in contra costa county highway 4 is slow but it's good. and marin county is quiet. southbound 101 from nevada to central san rafael still looks very nice. let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you, sir. we do have mostly cloudy skies. it will be a day when you get increasing cloud

mr. griffith: yes, that old red, white and blue and there is so much more to learn from you. thank you and all the soldiers who serve our nation. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as we approach the impending veterans day next week, i think it's important that we pause for a moment as a country and reflect on the contributions that these veterans have done. ms. hochul: veterans who served us from the last century and those waiting to come home with opened arms for christmas. but importantly we must give them jobs when they come home. i support sections of the president's jobs bill to hire our veterans and wounded veterans. this is so important because the last thing i want to see in this country is to give thanks to these people on one day and then to find them under a bridge because they're homeless and couldn't get a job. these people deserve better than that, mr. speaker, and i call on my membe

mr. gowdy: we need to give pause and reflects on why we're here. we're not here because chairman kline had an idea out of the blue. we're here because an activist agenda-ridden nlrb is dissatisfied with 31 days to have an election. they're dissatisfied with a 70% success rate, so what mr. kline has done and smartly so in this bill is try to get us back to the status quo and how have a level playing field where -- and have a level playing field where employees have enough information to make what may be one of the most important decisions of their life and again i will say it to my colleague, rule 11 has built in procedural safeguardad very civil, constructive, i thought, conversation about this amendment in committee and i commend our friend for that and i commend him for bringing up a frivolous lawsuits and i'm happy to work with him on how to get it done. this vehicle, while well intended, is not the vehicle to get it done. and with that i would yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from south carolina yields back the balance of his time. all time having expired, the question is on the ame

mr. president, i have shown this chart before. it's four simple lines. the blueone is the productivity index, which shows that our economy has actually gotten substantially more productive since the early 1990's, substantially more productive during this recession for a variety of reasons. one is that our companies have had to learn to compete in a way that they have not before with the rest of the world so they became more efficient. the benefits that technology has brought has driven this curve up. and unfortunately for our workers, but understandably for our businesses, they have had to figure out how to get through this recession with fewer people so they could get through to the other side. the second curve is our gross domestic product, the size of our domestic economy, and it's not where it was before the recession but it's headed back there. the other two sides are the unemployment level, which this chart says is 14 million people. i think the number is closer to 25. when you consider who have stopped looking for work and you consider who is underemployed

blue dog coalition in supporting the balanced budget amendment. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: i yield to jerry nadler for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. nadler: i have to correct what the gentleman from virginia said a moment ago when he said it would not affect social security because social security would be protected by the trust fund. this amendment says outlays can't exceed receipts. that includes social security, which the courts have held is not a debt. therefore, social security would have to be paid out of the same amounts and there would be cap against the outlays to determine whether the budget is imbalance something that is not in case today. and would require deeper cuts. if the -- if this amendment were in effect today, medicare would have to be cut by $750 billion, social security by $1.2 trillion. veteran benefits, 85 billion despite anyone may say on the floor, that's the simple truth of this amendment. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gent

mr. skinner said in that interview, he said that a lot of his core audience, blue collar folks, they needuff like that. his quote is, until all that is defined and we are certain we're going to continue to have a fragile environment for consumer confidence. so until we know what the future holds for us economically, people aren't going to be spending. >> gretchen: let's change gears because the occupy wall street protests and all across the country, i think they're entering week six now and continuing on. they continue to be -- there it continue to be arrests that happen and other things going on, crack deals and things like that and other things that we can't really talk about on tv. but jesse jackson in the last couple of days tied the occupy wall street movement to dr. martin luther king, junior's civil rights movement and that had a lot of people scratching their heads because some people don't see the direct similarity. listen first to jesse jackson and we'll tell you somebody who disagrees with him. >> it's about justice, it's about the american dream. it's about the hope that we al

mr. speaker, i urge representative lee hamilton and general brent, the co-chairs of the blue ribbon commission, to reconsider their draft report to include yucca mountain as the long-term disposal site that congress mandated. americans have already given billions of dollars to the state of nevada for the construction of a safe, long-term storage site for nuclear material. president obama and senator reid shouldn't be able to have it both ways. nevada must either rebate the billions of dollars already spent on yucca mountain or stand out of the way and allow the facility to open for business. it would create jobs in the state of nevada. south carolina has unfairly carried the burden for storing nuclear material for decades already. it's time for this waste to move on. may god continue to bless america, and i yield back the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, when i go home every weekend and talk to my constituents, there are two thi

mrs. obama will accept delivery of this 18 1/2-foot balsam fur from the state of wisconsin. in these as you tere times there is no taxpayers money involved. it's going in the blue room. if you've ever been to the white house at christmas it's a magnificent sight when the tree goes up. it will pretty much fill up the room. it's coming and we'll take you there live when they actually get the tree to the white house door. >> reporter: should be beautiful. the race to the white house. the gop field of contenders is pretty crowded, it still is despite the emergence of a few frontrunners, other candidates are barely blips in the polls. they are pressing on, no one is dropping out. why are these so-called second chair candidates staying in the race for the republican nomination? how do they do it financially. let's bring in doug schoen, and brad blakeman. doug, i guess it pays to stay in and you really don't have to spend that much yet, advertising wise? are the debates really what these candidates count on? >> when you have 20 or 25 debates, jaime, yes, you're absolutely right. the other thing about politics there is more than one job at stake. there is the presidenc

blue cross. so call today at 1-855-8-anthem. that's 1-855-826-8436. ♪ ♪ >>> the empire state building on a great fall day in new york city. mr.n says it's going to be 52 today. >> pretty fall weather. >> welcome back to "the early show." i'm russ mitchell i- >> rebecca jarvis. >>> police have reopened the case of the mysterious drown death of natalie wood. 48 hours has recovered? evidence about what really happened the night she died. >>> also this morning. can people read you like a good? >> also we will show you how to save more than 30% on your thanksgiving dinner. >>> first, we begin with a case that has been a hollywood mystery for 30 years the death of screen legend natalie wood who drowned off the coast of california in 1981. at the time, her death was ruled an accident. but now the case has been reopened and cbs news "48 hours" and vanity fair magazine have uncovered some startling new evidence. cbs lee cowan reports. >> the information we received made us want to take another look at the case. >> reporter: with that, a mystery that has gripped hollywood for almost 30 years. the death of screen icon natalie wood is ba

mr. speaker, for folks back in their offices watching on tv because the red line here is the u.s. corporate tax rate. the blue line is the oecd average, excluding the u.s. the oecd is that group of developed nations around the world, the folks we say have free economies and growing economies. this chart goes back to 1981. goes back to the beginning of the reagan era. you see, america's corporate tax rate is higher than the average tax rate in the rest of the world. this is that tax reform that i talked about in 1986. you see the tax rate dramatically drop. dramatically drop system of a short period of time, mr. speaker, we became on the red line more productive, more competitive with the rest of the world at the -- and the rest of the world was on the blue line. look at those years. do you remember those years? 1988, 1989, 1990. do you remember those productive years? i think that's when theuppy label came around, folks were buying fancy automobiles and the first big houses, i was just coming of age in that time but i remember the conspicuous consumption. why? because america was creating wealth. and then wha