clash between the two groups with ahmed has and did not participate in that clash on the side of mr how do you against the the so-called proscenium group on the contrary he acted as a mediator with time and has an organize the visit of mr how do you need to damascus to meet with the president bashar assad so he had a function an intelligence function yes it's true i agree with claude that he wasn't syria's man in lebanon definitely not he was more likely the saudi man in lebanon or more likely the american man eleven on the front yes i agree and that could put him in danger yet he had a function and it's more important i think the than the labeling the function of the guy is good could have served this indian interests because they needed they would still need to stay in touch if they want to go out of this mess with a political settlement he is the person who can house them in order to mediate with the other groups and the other man just like i don't want to violate and omar let me let me add one more i don't i don't want to get going real quickly on one more point just ok go ahead. al

mr. king. how would you describe your views on the role of government? >> i think that the government provides some of the most critical services that we lie on every day, we walk on the sidewalk and get on a bus and drop our kids off at schools, many of the things that we take for granted. i wake up, i brush my teeth and water is there provided by our incredible water department. these are critical city service and state services that we rely on every day. the government has formed the back bone of our economy like the university of california which i am a proud graduate off. we have been able to grow the tech industry thanks to uc berkeley, and the bio tech thanks to uc sf and san diego. and we need to continue to invest in our future and investing in education and investing in uc, and making sure that those intaoutions are protected. i think that government needs to step out by making sure that we are not being overly burdensome. i think that we make the citizen and businesses go to too many places at times. i think that there is a significant amount

how might mr. romney respond to the perception at least that he is just not ready for prime time when it comes to being the leader of the free world? >> i am very worried about not only the debate, but the way the coverage, the press coverage in general of the debate -- sorry, the campaign is going forward. we're simply not hearing any more about governor romney's inability to have an ordinary diplomatic conversation with our closest allies. really? going to london? how hard can that be. you and i could be better diplomats than what he pulled off their peer going to israel would be more tricky. and then going to poland. he could not allow poland? really? we simply have wiped the slate clean. as he was widely viewed as the winner of the first debate, he is getting a pass on his diplomatic and ability to do .nything right tavis tavis: i suspect there will be a debate on defense spending. what will happen there? >> i am afraid there is not a big difference between the two parties. one of the things we

member of the european parliament he's about to bring his euro skepticism to the heart of brussels mr howe thanks for talking to us now apparently doing the rounds in brussels is a popular joke which says that if the european union was a country applying to join itself it would be rejected for not being democratic enough it's an amazing thing and we've stopped being amazed by it simply. because of familiarity but we should be shocked by it that the only body that can propose new legislation in the european you is the unelected european commission if any country were run by if supreme power wielded by twenty seven people were immune to the ballot box that would be regarded as an outrage. and yet the people who talk most fervently about turning the e.u. into something like a super state are remarkably relaxed about the undemocratic nature of it and from that basic lack of democracy you get the contempt for popular opinion you get the way swaps aside referendum results if they go the wrong way and you get a sense that public opinion is an obstacle to overcome rather than a reason to change di

member of the european parliament he's about to bring his euro skepticism to the hot of brussels mr howe thanks for talking to us now apparently doing the rounds in brussels is a popular which says that if the european you.

voters, who are not being actually considered in my mind as much as they should. >> thank you. >> mr., chig how would you address the state's financial problems? >> we are about a hundred billion dollar budget here in california. we spent about a hundred billion and we bring in $80 billion revenue and that is a $20 billion budget gap, the fastest way for that is to grow jobs, we created clean, green collared jobs and brought jobs from overseas here into san francisco. she is are models that we can take to continue to grow our economy. unfortunately that is not going to be enough. we have to also look at ways to raise revenue, that is why i am in support of our governor's tax measure because it brings critical funding to schools. that is why i am supportive of making sure that we are cleaning out and becoming more efficient through what i have done through office and to make government much more receptive and efficient. >> that leads into the question about civic engagement. it is critical that people are engaged to have a safe, strong and vibrant state. what have you done and what will you do t

mr. sanchez, how are you doing today? >>> we were at the penitentiary of new mexico with inmate joe sanchez in the weeks just prior to his release date. he had already been informed it would be delayed by 15 days due to a miscalculation of his earned good time. but the news was about to get much worse. >> mr. sanchez, how are you doing today? got a little bit of a problem. in looking at your file, i have found an error -- i found -- >> you guys find errors. you never find nothing good. you're good at finding errors. just get to the point. >> okay. at this point in time i'm looking at 88 days, not 15. >> 88 days? >> and that's what i wanted to talk to you about, but i think it's more appropriate -- >> you guys are [ bleep ]. i don't know where in the hell you get 88 days or who the [ bleep ] made that up but -- >> that's what we want to talk about, and i think it's more appropriate to talk about that -- >> you guys already did it so what the [ bleep ]. you already did it. you already done it. >> no, i haven't done it. >> i

mr. james, how are you feeling this morning. he would say i am stepping, but not high. isn't that wonderful? okay. okay. i go play down by the creek. he would say yes, tkarlg, but be particular. that meant be careful because i love you and don't want anything to happen to you. it was coded in the be protected. he often said be careful now. that meant one thing, be particular, there was stuff down by the creek and he wanted me to be careful and watch because he didn't want anything to happen to me. be particular did it all. when he would say when you go over there, i want you to walk and hold your head up like you belong to somebody. that meant you were representing your family. i want you to carry yourself in a way that you represent your family well with. he didn't have to go through all of that. hold your head up and act like you belong to somebody. if you didn't, you were growing up like a weed. i love dunbar for that reason. fast forward many years later, i am a teacher of 8th grade english. i want to give my students dunbar. there is nothing for young readers. so i

mr. yee, how about the issues pleasure. >> move allqcv the items. >> qs and w?or say ayeõie5qprñ ay. >> thank you very much. >> 10.5, that concludesyk:o&÷ im 10.2, item 10.5 amends the transportation code@oi:]zo to eh a -- for cost incurred posting temporary no parking signs for film production, residential. this was6i&.g?? severed at thet of a member of the public, davig pilpel. >> good afternoon, david pilpel the ceqa determination was not made available to the public. it's apparently in the office of the secretary. i requested it this morning. it was not provided in time for the meeting. i'm interested in reviewing:lño that. i think we need to find a betteo way to have such ceqah#r determinations available, relative to your board items. on this particular on, and i also don't understand in the case of the sign fees -- excuse me posting cost related to the number of signs, how there's a direct correlation there. questions on this item upon careful scrutiny. thanks. >> chairman nolan: thankán&ct can you reply to that? >> first of all this is both the revenues

mr. horton, california has recently changed how it manages or its taxation policies when it comes to the internet, hasn't it? >> guest: yes, peter, it has. it broadened the definition of what's taxable in california to include online retailers who meet certain criteria. >> host: now, you said you've broadened. how was it before, and now who is included? >> guest: prior to the law, the sales tax didn't apply to companies that had affiliates and worked through various different groups here in the state of california. the law broadened the definition of who actually qualifies to include those individuals. so now online retailers who have affiliates in the state of california who also have some form of brick and mortar either directly or indirectly working through other groups and partnerships and so forth have nexus in california by the definition of california law and, therefore, are required to collect and report the use tax to the state of california. companies that are now included would include amazon, best buy and walmart that are making sales online. there are other criteria that you

mr. kelly, how can we come up with a plan without knowing who is going to be opting into the plan. >> part of the plan would be to strat guise how we do that. at the end of the day we have to reach out with everyone to identify who would volunteer into the program. the question is how do you best penetrate and get that information. one could be polling, one could be grassroots. we need to talk about what is sort of the best way to do that as part of the plan. i agree we definitely need to do the polling. how do you do it in a strategic way. >> juliet ellis, assistant general manager for external affairs. i think the conversation to me is reflective that there is no road map or concrete plan of a detailed preenrollment allowing folks to identify they are interested prior to launching phase i, which would be the targeted opt-out, based on the maps that you have soon before you. i think the recommendation from staff is that we move forward with the contract in that we need additional capacity to come up with -- our initial approach with the cc program especially prior to conversation with the

mr. romney's central argument has begun to fall apart. howan to reduce the deficit while simultaneously offering everyone a 20% tax cut? and why won't he tell us which deductions and loopholes he plans to close? but beneath all of these specifics is the fundamental premise that mitt romney and paul ryan have been selling, that reducing taxes will absolutely spur economic growth. there's just one problem. it doesn't bear scrutiny. look at these facts. between 50 and 1970, the economy grew at a rate of 3.9%. and this, when the average top marginal tax rate was 84.9%. now, compare this with the period from 1987 to the year 2010, when the average tax rate was just 36.4%. the economy grew at a far less robust rate of just 2.9%. we keep being told that mr. romney's been rehearsing his zingers. but let's hope that he's not going to use that line from president clinton, it's the economy, stupid, because the easiest response to that is, we know who's stupid when it comes to the economy. thanks so much for watching. thank you to the university of denve

mr. cold. how much was that bothering you?, no comment. >> jennifer: it bothered him. >> al gore: i'll just say the coal fire plant was not the only things producing steam.. [ laughing ] >> cenk: what are we expecting from bob schefer is he going to be aggressive in moderating this? is that too much to hope for? >> al gore: i think bob is a class act. he has had a lot of experience. i think he'll do an excellent job. i looked back at the transcript of his moderateing performance in one of the debates between between--didn't he moderate one of the debates between obama and mccain, and he asked a question about climate in that debate. i think he'll do a good job. >> jennifer: i also think he's such a--he's a classic gentleman. he's going to be--i'm sure he'll have heard the criticism that jim lehrer had and he's sort of the mold of jim lehrer, and he niece he has to be more guiding in this debate. >> john: and for candy crowly point out inaccuracy is bias. >> eliot: the president is viewed to having the advantage here so the pre

mr. clinton, how would you like to respond? >> i believe that character is the part of being president. you have to look at it. that has to be a part of candidates for president are being president. in terms of programs, i submitted four the from budget to congress in great detail, so heavy that would give a broken back. everything in there says what i'm for. now have come out with a new agenda for america's renewal, i plan that i believe it really will help stimulate the growth -- to grow this economy. my record on world affairs is well known because i've been president foro fouryears. nobody likes -- you know, nobody likes -- likes "who shot john? " but i think the first negative campaign run in this election was by governor clinton. and i'm not going to sit there and be a punching bag. i'm going to stand up and say, "hey, listen, here's my side of it." but character is an important part of the equation. the other night, governor clinton raised -- i don't know if you saw the debate the other night? suffered through that? well, he raised the question of my father; it was a good line, w