mr. cooper? >> thank you, your honor. just a few moments if you will, please indulge me. mr. alden -- mr. olsen spoke of the levin case. we know that if mr. levin had desired to marry mr. jeter that it would not have come at the same way. baker v nelson rejected that claim on the heels of loving on the gay couple who brought that claim relied on loving very heavily. we also think that mr. olson is simply wrong when he suggests that the baker case did not involve a claim to classification based upon sexual orientation, just gender. here is what the plaintiffs in baker said. this is the route the jurisdictional statement. >> there is no discrimination and the law against homosexuals. appellant of being denied a numerous right, they have been denied numerous rights order to assemble -- others similarly situated. this was clearly a case where they charge the classification is one based on sexual orientation as well as one based on gender. the levin case would have been the, on all fours, would have -- the baker case would have been on all fours with loving it same-sex sexual rela

mr. cooper mention the crawford case five times. not once anywhere in the crawford case does it suggest that an initiative measure somehow rises above the 14th amendment to the constitution of the united states. that is certainly what the right man case held and it certainly what the rumor case held. >> are y suggesting then that gay marriages required by the constitution othe united states >> record reddick constitution and the united states is the fundamental right of its citizens to marry. mr. cooper defined that as it has always bn between a man and woman. the united states supreme court has never said that. what the united states supreme court has said in the 14 cases involving the right to marriage is that in the context of abortion, in the context of prisoners, in the context of contraception, and in the concept of divorce that their right to marry is an aspect of the right toiberty, privacy, association, and identity. >> what i am trying to find out is if your argument here in response to crawford that there is a constitutio

mr. cooper? >> thank you, your honor. just a few moments if you will, please indulge me. mr. alden -- mr. olsen spoke of the levin case. we know that if mr. levin had desired to marry mr. jeter that it would not have come at the same way. baker v nelson rejected that claim on the heels of loving on the gay couple who brought that claim relied on loving very heavily. we also think that mr. olson is simply wrong when he suggests that the baker case did not involve a claim to classification based upon sexual orientation, just gender. here is what the plaintiffs in baker said. this is the route the jurisdictional statement. >> there is no discrimination and the law against homosexuals. appellant of being denied a numerous right, they have been denied numerous rights order to assemble -- others similarly situated. this was clearly a case where they charge the classification is one based on sexual orientation as well as one based on gender. the levin case would have been the, on all fours, would have -- the baker case would have been on all fours with loving it same-sex sexual rela

mr. cooper. >> good morning again, mr. your honor. we are engaged in an earnest in profound debate about the meaning, purposes, and definition of marriage. the issue is a momentous one. it goes to the very nation -- nature of a nation. ubiquitous social institution that is, in the words of the united states supreme court, fundamental to the very existence and survival of the human race. this court is presented with, in our submission, this fundamental question. it is whether the definition of marriage, that momentous issue, is one for the people themselves to resolve through the democratic process as they did in enacting proposition at eight. it or whether our constitution takes that issue it essentially out of their hands and the sides and for them, as of the plaintiffs argue here. >> the people love, deede california reinstitute school segregation by a public vote -- good people of california resident shot -- school segregation by public would? >> that would be instant -- inconsistent with the united states constitution. >> as inter

mr. cooper? >> thank you, your honor. just a few moments if you will, please indulge me. mr.- mr. olsen spoke of the levin case. we know that if mr. levin had desired to marry mr. jeter that it would not have come at the same way. baker v nelson rejected that claim on the heels of loving on the gay couple who brought that claim relied on loving very heavily. we also think that mr. olson is simply wrong when he suggests that the baker case did not involve a claim to classification based upon sexual orientation, just gender. here is what the plaintiffs in baker said. this is the route the jurisdictional statement. >> there is no discrimination and the law against homosexuals. appellant of being denied a numerous right, they have been denied numerous rights order to assemble -- others similarly situated. this was clearly a case where they charge the classification is one based on sexual orientation as well as one based on gender. the levin case would have been the, on all fours, would have -- the baker case would have been on all fours with loving it same-sex sexual relations pr

mr. cooper defined that as ours has been between a man and a woman. aha the united states supreme court is never said that. >> and we have no idea about when? >> it will probably be sooner than later. and that will probably be in the next few weeks. and regardless of what happens, each side will both appealed to the supreme court. >> and even with this is over, this will not be over. >> and with one attorney, there say that they are not going to be convinced that this will all be said and done until 2012. >> thank you, dan. and stay with us, for continuing coverage of proposition 8. 5:15, an analyst of what today's could mean for both sides. >> new details on the case that shocked the bay area a teenager stumbled into a area gymnasium with blood, and asking to hide. two years later, the case is finally closing. after being called monsters as the victim's family three defendants in the torture of tracey teenager were sentenced today. rob fladeboe reports that they got the maximum penalty. >> facing a gauntlet of cameras for the final time, three of the

mr. cooper. you want to tell the truth to your viewers. >> according to the state of hawaii -- >> sir, that's an abstract. >> according to the state of hawaii, the certificate of live birth and i'm quoting from the state of hawaii health department, the certificate of live birth is the standard form acceptable by federal agencies. so are you saying, colonel, you're not actually saying anything but i would appreciate it if you would and not hide behind your attorney, are you saying all soldiers who currently serve who are from hawaii should be suspect because that's what they provide? >> this is a constitutional matter. and the truth matters, and -- >> well, answers matter. >> i should point out that since that interview colonel lakin has gotten a new attorney. joining me now is thomas kenniff and jeffrey toobin. jeff, does it surprise you that -- i mean, the lieutenant colonel has gone to such great lengths to defy presidential orders, but he's now pled guilty to one count. >> well, his acts are

mr. cooper. and i am sorry. >> mena please the court, my name is david boyce.t me begin by interim one of the court's questions with respect to the effort to get a mandate requiring the attorney general to appeal. that was simply a one-sentence denial. the court did not provide any further analysis. i also would like to just be certain their record is clear that permanent injunction that was issued by judge walker relates only to the official defendants, and persons under the control or supervision of those defendants. >> sewed judge walker was wrong about the register -- so if judge walker was wrong, and she is not bound by the injunction, correct? did a that is correct. she have standing? >> we do not believe she does. we believe the decision makes absolutely clear that individuals like mr. argus, even if she were the actual clerk, which he obviously is not, would not have standing. -- individuals like ms. vargas, even issue with actual clerk, which she obviously is not, would not have standing. >> what about clerks? day klerk's issued the licenses. are they

mr. rangel has cooperated fully with the ethics investigation acting with transparency and expressing regret and apologies for his actions. quite simply, mr. rangel's trance gregses and lapses in -- transgressions and lapses in judgment do not rise to the level of censure. fairness, my colleagues, demands that we vote no. the speaker pro tempore: who yields time? >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. tanner: thank you, mr. scott. i, too, have, as mr. king said, enormous respect for the ethics committee. it's a job none of us asked for and none of us want. it has to be done to protect the house of representatives. as a lawyer, i also believe in precedent and i have searched this record and find no activity involving moral turpitude or any activity that could be classified as one with criminal intent. therefore, i think a -- an appropriate action that would protect the house as well as punish congressman rangel, would be a reprimand. i think that is the appropriate punishment commensurate with

to 3% of russia's force, we will be more reliant than in previous agreements on the full cooperation of russia. mr. president, i really don't know how we could have reached an agreement to substantially reduce our most effective method of enforcement. in fact, a recent state department report issued by the tko*epld said -- by the obama administration said not withstanding the implementation of start, a significant number of long-standing compliance issues that have been raised in the start treaty's joint compliance and inspection commission remain unresolved. defense. i am also concerned that proposals under the new start treaty may restrict u.s. missile defense capabilities which could threaten our national security. now, mr. president, of all the concerns that have been raised, i think this is the most important. it also is part of the amendment that we are going to consider this afternoon. russia and the united states each issued unilateral statements when they signed new start that clarified their position on the relationship between start and missile defenses. the official russian statement s

you knew that mr medvedev and i were tackling the issue of future cooperation which is actually come on how we were going to build up our relations when deciding on how to design the election campaign the presidential election in two thousand and eight we fully realize that many would try to sue to school with you know a common approach is building the state of russia and economic development it's because of cooperation is a significant factor in the country's internal posi put frankly speaking we could not imagine that it was going to be done in such a bold pushy and impudent way such a claim is of course seem to be insulting us pride in provoking steps which would destroy the beneficial cooperation in managing the country i must say that we've got used to it already and i asked those who make such attempts to calm down. promise the ports and larry king certainly had their touch upon some major international headlines for example larry asked about prism a debate of three says they plan that that if washington then and nato don't figure out a joint sort of even approach to the planne

mr. cooper? >> thank you, your honor. just a few moments if you will, please indulge me. mr. alden -- mr. olsen spoke of the levin case. we know that if mr. levin had desired to marry mr. jeter that it would not have come at the same way. baker v nelson rejected that claim on the heels of loving on the gay couple who brought that claim relied on loving very heavily. we also think that mr. olson is simply wrong when he suggests that the baker case did not involve a claim to classification based upon sexual orientation, just gender. here is what the plaintiffs in baker said. this is the route the jurisdictional statement. >> there is no discrimination and the law against homosexuals. appellant of being denied a numerous right, they have been denied numerous rights order to assemble -- others similarly situated. this was clearly a case where they charge the classification is one based on sexual orientation as well as one based on gender. the levin case would have been the, on all fours, would have -- the baker case would have been on all fours with loving it same-sex sexual rela

mr. assange was in sweden, he cooperated with the swedish authorities and answer their questions. he stayed in sweden for more than a month. he had asked for permission to leave sweden and been granted it. in london, he appeared promptly with the metropolitan police. this is not the behavior of a fugitive or someone seeking to evade justice. this case is separate from the accusations he faces as head of wikileaks. in the united states, he is under attack for leaking 250,000 confidential diplomatic documents. many their believe he has launched an attack on the u.s., threatened at international security, and endangers american lives. federal prosecutors are building a case against him. he could face a very lengthy prison sentence if convicted. after his release, he told the bbc that was the greater threat. >> i do not have many fears about being expedited to sweden. i have much bigger concerns about being expedited to the united states. we have a rumor from my lawyers and the united states. we have not confirmed yet that there has been an indictment made against me in the united sta

why don't you do you know that mr medvedev and i would cycling the issue of future cooperation which is actually come on how we were going to build our relations when deciding on how to design the election campaign the presidential election in two thousand and eight we fully realised that many would try to sow discord within our common approach is building of the state of russia and economic development which is because our cooperation is a significant factor in the country's internal policy but frankly speaking we could not imagine that it was going to be done in such a bold pushy and impudent way so such a claim is of course aimed at insulting as to the pride and provoke steps which would destroy the beneficial corporation in managing the country i must say that we've got used to it already and ask those who make such attempts to calm down the queen legalist. regarding what was leaked by the whistle blowing web site prime minister putin said he doesn't see a catastrophe in what happened to sort of suggested u.s. diplomats be more cautious with their internal correspondence but he a

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india i told mr prime minister today that same day is very to mitigate the comfortable part not for us you know hydrocarbon the spear of cooperation not only nuclear but i generally cooperation you've got that where we have made great progress recently with that of them in but also in the hydrocarbon sphere with you in the. studio and. we have made good progress tangible progress on some projects such as the cycling one. and just today earl of an operation was silent between i enjoy the sea and rushes to look at it but that russia is a company representing private businesses here the systemic group the elements to it that the removal. of i think this can also be viewed as a sign of the productive unfruitful cooperation with more than. just because you with that so we're looking at the prospects of this cooperation of confidence and optimism thank you the media in connection old crossbill close thank you. thank you so much. hardcopies joined state we had that was a media conference with the russian and indian leaders as a met in new delhi and there for more on this we're joined now by ortiz arun singer karen and just to ask you rea

border on afghanistan i'm very grateful to the always see secretary-general mr bush on board for being so open to this cooperation. some criticize the say and we talked about that last time for not responding quickly enough to i think questions encourage. the russian foreign ministry even said recently. in. crisis response mechanisms should be a priority. do you think these mechanisms are developing. they certainly are the next serious to summit to which will take place on december tenth will be devoted to these issues but actually one the leaders of the c.s.t. all countries met in your yvonne recently they spoke highly of c.s.t. oh efforts to bring our response to the current use crisis was prompt and effective we designed and recommended the measures which the presence then approved of the reason for criticism was different we were criticized because we chose not to send up peacekeeping forces to kurdistan however a considering the way you dance unfolded we see that we were right not to send military units there instead we focused primarily on helping the courage as authorities and law enforcement agencies to r

mr. rangel has cooperated fully with the ethics investigation acting with transparency and expressing regret and apologies for his actions. quite simply, mr. rangel's trance gregses and lapses in -- transgressions and lapses in judgment do not rise to the level of censure. fairness, my colleagues, demands that we vote no. the speaker pro tempore: who yields time? >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. tanner: thank you, mr. scott. i, too, have, as mr. king said, enormous respect for the ethics committee. it's a job none of us asked for and none of us want. it has to be done to protect the house of representatives. as a lawyer, i also believe in precedent and i have searched this record and find no activity involving moral turpitude or any activity that could be classified as one with criminal intent. therefore, i think a -- an appropriate action that would protect the house as well as punish congressman rangel, would be a reprimand. i think that is the appropriate punishment commensurate with

mr. rangel has cooperated fully with the ethics investigation acting with transparency and expressing regret and apologies for his actions. quite simply, mr. rangel's trance gregses and lapses in -- transgressions and lapses in judgment do not rise to the level of censure. fairness, my colleagues, demands that we vote no. the speaker pro tempore: who yields time? >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. tanner: thank you, mr. scott. i, too, have, as mr. king said, enormous respect for the ethics committee. it's a job none of us asked for and none of us want. it has to be done to protect the house of representatives. as a lawyer, i also believe in precedent and i have searched this record and find no activity involving moral turpitude or any activity that could be classified as one with criminal intent. therefore, i think a -- an appropriate action that would protect the house as well as punish congressman rangel, would be a reprimand. i think that is the appropriate punishment commensurate with

mr. medvedev were deciding on how we will build on our cooperation in the future, now at present, how we'll build on our relationship, when we decided as to how we should build the electorate campaign, for the presidency in year 2008, we were fully aware of the fact that many people would try to introduce a split in our joint approach to the construction of the russian federation, economy and otherwise. truth of the matter is, this is about our interaction, which is an important factor of the domestic policies in this country. but to be honest with you, we didn't suspect that this would be done with such arrogance, with such a push and being so unethically done. such assertions indeed are aimed to slander one of us to get under the skin, to provoke some steps which might disrupt, destroy the productive interaction in running this country. i have to tell you that we got used to it, and i will ask all of those who try such attempts to be quiet about it. >> larry: we will be right back with the prime minister of russia, vladimir putin. we'll ask about the situation on the korean peninsula righ

this legislation put together with cooperation of mr. cummings, mr. oberstar and with his assistance the office of legislative council and i urge all members to support h.r. 6516. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time having expired, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6516. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house >> i have a kindle that my briefs are on. i saw that justice scalia said he had them on an ipad, i thought maybe i should do them an an pie aye pad. mine are on a kindle. i also sometimes truck them around in a hard

mr no. president it has set out that. there's asian for security and cooperation in europe is currently seriously outdated indeed the last overseas summit took place eleven years ago and a lot has changed in relations between russia and or c. in the past eleven years their relations have been severely damaged during the years of bush administration and jersey russia had to pull out souls agreements on conventional arms in europe because all of the u.s. plans to deploy its missile defense shield in europe and russian president has said that there's a need to modernize always seen of course because of the reset relations between russia and the united states as well as recently during his annual address to the nation russian president has said that there is no other way forward but for russia to cooperate with nato on its aim deep plans for europe and to introduce nuclear warheads otherwise another arms race will begin if you also spoke of the end of his ability or security and the ban european security treaty proposed by the russian president back in two thousand and eight has been discussed for nearly two and a half years

allegedly turning a blind eye to the war crimes artie's alice cooper has details cos the vote is reeling from allegations that its prime minister mr house and she is the head of a major feel like crime network connected to all aspects of all guys crime here in the region including the trafficking of arms people and drugs the most seriously of all is linked to the killing of serbian prisoners during another.

mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 662, s. 3991, public safety employer and kpwhr employer cooperation act -- employer cooperation act. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: we the undersigned senators in accordance of the provisions of rule 22, hereby move to bring to a close debate on calendar number 662, s. 3991, the public safety employer-employee cooperation act of 2009. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i now withdraw that motion. the presiding officer: the motion is withdrawn. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 695, s. 395, emergency senior citizens relief act and i have a cloture motion at the desk referencing that matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in accordance with provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 65, s. 3985, emergency senior citizens relief ac

we intend to cooperate fully, mr. roe has been very good to work with. i'm not sure who the chairman will be from your side, but we have established, i think, good working relationships with virtually every member of your committee. so, as we conclude this bill, mr. speaker, i want to thank again the staff of our committee, i want to thank both the staffs on both sides of the aisle for their work in doing so much for veterans during the last four years. so i would urge passage of the kind bill, h.res. 1644, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. and so the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1644. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will entertain requests for one-minutes. the chair lays before the house the following pe

mr. kerry: i thank the senator from tennessee and i thank him very much for his cooperate effort. i yield the floor. mr. kyl: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. i think that having spoken to a couple of colleagues that it's quite likely that the first amendment that will be offered relatively soon will be on the treaty itself, so that issue won't have been -- we will have time to work the question out that senator kerry and senator corker have been talking about. mr. president, senator kerry and i were involved in a discussion about missile defense last evening, and i think that will be probably further debated in connection with the first amendment that's likely to be offered. so let me turn to another matter that is of great concern to some of us and i think will require some resolution either in an amendment of the treaty or preamble or in the resolution of ratification. and that is the limitation placed on our potential -- potential global strike weapon. this is a matter on which the senate gave its advice. our rol

we appreciated their cooperation in doing that. i also would advise mr. miller this is exactly the same language that we did vote, including the gentleman from florida, voted for in its previous incarnation in the defense authorization bail. i hope i can say it's a fairly noncontroversial issue in the house and we hope that when the light of public interest is shown in the senate they will act on this as well on we half -- behalf of america. with that, madam speaker, i tun to reserve. unless the gentleman has no further speakers? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington reserves. the gentleman from kansas is recognized. mr. moran: madam speaker, i thank the gentleman from washington for his comments today. look forward to this bill's passion ang -- passage. i encourage my colleagues to vote for it and i, too, would like to recognize the work of my colleague from kansas, mr. tiahrt, in his efforts on this topic over a long period of time. and appreciate his leadership on behalf of the people of kansas on this and many other issues. i yield ba

mr. rangel has cooperated fully with the ethics investigation acting with transparency and expressing regret and apologies for his actions. quite simply, mr. rangel's trance gregses and lapses in -- transgressions and lapses in judgment do not rise to the level of censure. fairness, my colleagues, demands that we vote no. the speaker pro tempore: who yields time? >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. tanner: thank you, mr. scott. i, too, have, as mr. king said, enormous respect for the ethics committee. it's a job none of us asked for and none of us want. it has to be done to protect the house of representatives. as a lawyer, i also believe in precedent and i have searched this record and find no activity involving moral turpitude or any activity that could be classified as one with criminal intent. therefore, i think a -- an appropriate action that would protect the house as well as punish congressman rangel, would be a reprimand. i think that is the appropriate punishment commensurate with

mr. obama is pressing for more cooperation from republicans on another top priority. the s.t.a.r.t. arms reduction treaty with russia. >> it's time to get this done. it's time to show the same spirit of common purpose on our security that we showed this week on our economy. it's time to remember the old saying that politics stops at the water's edge. >> this treatsy imposes a legally binding limitation on u.s. missile defenses. >> reporter: senate debate on s.t.a.r.t. continues today. but there are yet more key votes this weekend. repealing "don't ask, don't tell," the ban on gays openly serving in the military. many believe there is new life for the measure, which just days ago was left for dead. >> for now i'm confident that we've got more than 60 votes. >> what do we want? >> reporter: less certain is the dream act, offering a pass to citizenship for children brought illegally to this country by their parents. provided they either serve in the military, or further their education. but that measure may not survive today's senate vote. the president was scheduled to leave today for

mrs. seek and the work that she has done. this is a vital step we have taken forward with the bold cooperation of the commission, i'm going to make a motion to support the extension of the capss as requested, the capps contract as requested. as it was stated, there is the report which is important, and i think that we've put enough urgency under this issue to get some closure on some of these reports. but now it is up to us. we have the information. we have a broad group across all stakeholder groups that came together to talk about this issue, to be able to identify where we are at as a city, what steps we need to take to better prepare so we can avoid the kind of disaster that we know is coming. and i think that we, unfortunately, lost the opportunity in this last election to actually fund some of our most challenging building seismic upgrades. hopefully we can come together and find ways of funding these with the help of fema, but also we are going to come together and go to the public and actually get support for this. in the meantime, i hope that what we do is carried forward, the recommendations, including a mandatory

mr bush of us thank you very much for talking to us during this summit to what extent is organization for security and cooperation in europe is interested in proposed by president. whether proposals by present medvedev had one great merit because there were sort of a wake up call that. everybody was happy with in the family of greater europe with current arrangements regarding security a fresh look if fresh approach to be given to those issues. clearly energized the discussions and you will see as you know there was a so-called call for process and i think this laid the groundwork for the efforts of the chairmanship of c.y.c. this year and the strong push by the catholic church it to have this summit which we are having now and which in a way. to renovate and to give a new foundation to european security the mere fact of the fifty six hour meeting here means that they care about. having a better atmosphere about each other the better climate that they care about giving you the trust a new impulse a fresh admission to this organization. where they are together on the equal footing where they are as equal members o