mr. denver, you're recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranks member, and to the committee, thank you for the iitation to appear today to talk about combating corruption in ahanistan. i'm here representing the contracting work force and soldiers relying on us for timely and efficient material, supply, and services in support of expedition their operationings. when the army deploys, they depend on civilian support from contractors. the last decade brought challenges to contracting. we operated in theaters where the culture includescoupt business practices. army personnel strive to uphold the integrity of the procurement process. we appreciate the congressional attention by sevel amendments in the current version of the fy12 authorizationct as well as the investigative reports last year on host nation trucking and private security contractors. oversightas been a significant concern of the contracting community, the audit agencies, and congress. in response, we trained over 9600 contracting officer representatives cor,s is, vetting

mr. denver, you're recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranks member, and to the committee, thank you for the invitation to appear today to talk about combating corruption in afghanistan. i'm here representing the contracting work force and soldiers relying on us for timely and efficient material, supply, and services in support of expedition their operationings. when the army deploys, they depend on civilian support from contractors. the last decade brought challenges to contracting. we operated in theaters where the culture includes corrupt business practices. army personnel strive to uphold the integrity of the procurement process. we appreciate the congressional attention by several amendments in the current version of the fy12 authorization act as well as the investigative reports last year on host nation trucking and private security contractors. oversight has been a significant concern of the contracting community, the audit agencies, and congress. in response, we trained over 9600 contracting officer representatives cor,s

mr. denver to dig further into the secondary and tertiary contracts. the reality is trucking industry is a decentralized process and the bulk of your tracker is our owner operators like they are the united states and that is not going to fundamentally change. so these guys to get these contracts are able to pull together 600 or 450 south tamayo 150. that's had to pull together resources to make this happen. that's the reality of the business come in the same way in the night stayed. the key come as mr. denver said is we're trying to set that guy before he ever gets a chance to come to the table and not after the fact that your legislation gives us greater ability to do that. >> what the gentleman yield for a second? >> as early as the summer of 2009 your frequent reports of subcontractors paid money to warlords and the taliban to guarantee safe passengers calm voice. u.s. army investigators had a briefing that was the point title post nation tracking payments to insurgents. the investigators estimated the going rate for protection was $1500.1200 per tr

mr. denver, you're recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, ranks member, and to the committee, thank you for the invitation to appear today to talk about combating corruption in afghanistan. i'm here representing the contracting work force and soldiers relying on us for timely and efficient material, supply, and services in support of expedition their operationings. when the army deploys, they depend on civilian support from contractors. the last decade brought challenges to contracting. we operated in theaters where the culture includes corrupt business practices. army personnel strive to uphold the integrity of the procurement process. we appreciate the congressional attention by several amendments in the current version of the fy12 authorization act as well as the investigative reports last year on host nation trucking and private security contractors. oversight has been a significant concern of the contracting community, the audit agencies, and congress. in response, we trained over 9600 contracting officer representatives cor,s

american investors shelled out twenty four hundred dollars to only angle since mr surnow twenty four hundred dollars to denver am cutting back that five hundred dollars a mr oscar mr oscar crna. sorana and made his cement company the center of a human rights hearing on post-coup one hundred s. both cheap and expensive but out of reach for the average american the public. needs to know their decisions that are being made are they being made because of the merits of the proposal at hand or is it a perk that is due to some sort of backroom deal but with plenty on the budgetary chopping block of the debt super committee many expect lobbying dollars will once again set the agenda human ford r. t. washington d.c. . for taking a break but coming up next we have our tuesday edition of show and tell and this sunday is going to mark the tenth anniversary of the september eleventh attacks tonight we're going to speak to author the dean garton seen ross about his new book the moderns legacy for the. download the official t. obligation to go on the phone the i pod touch from the i.q. jumps to. life on the go. video on dem

mr. obama finished his western tour with a visit to denver. he is pushing his american jobs about. today he did the same as abraham lincoln high school. >>> however were critics say the nearly $450 jobs plan has little chance of passing in this divided congress. >>> >> we're expecting warm temperatures once again tomorrow, temperatures ranging from the low 70s to the coast. low 90s inland. we'll have your full forecast coming up. >>> also coming up within rumors about the new iphone five could soon be put to rest. we know when apple is expected to debut its newest model. >>> cheaters, beware, a group of students under arrest tonight. how officials figured out their scheme. >>> how the economy is affecting traffic, and this study has nothinged into a gas prices. >>> we're hearing from the warriors new president and ceo rick welts. that's later with gary in sports. [ cow mooing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no need to produce foods yourself to be sure they're 100% natural. ♪ now there's open nature foods from safeway. no preservatives, no artificial anything. all within budget. a

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twenty four hundred dollars to denver and kind back up five hundred dollars a mr. mr asker crna. sorana i mean his cement company the center of a human rights hearing on post-coup one hundred s. both cheap and expensive but out of reach for the average american public needs to know their decisions that are being are they being made because of the merits of the proposal at hand or is it a perk that is due to some sort of backroom deal but with plenty on the budgetary chopping block of the debt super committee many expect lobbying dollars will once again set the agenda when ford artsy washington d.c. . so we're taking a break but coming up next we have our tuesday edition of show and tell and this sunday is your march for temper anniversary of the september eleventh attacks tonight in the states author to be gotten seen ross about his new book the modern legacy are back in the.

denver after a star-studded fund-raiser in hollywood. the president walked onto the stage last night at the house of blues. guests included eva longoria, danny devito and jackblack. mr. obama will return to the white house today, following his denver event. >>> a local pilot is in trouble for flying too close to the president's plane. air force one deported moffett field around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. a short time later, over santa cruz, a vintage plane violated the no-fly zone around air force one. an f-15 fighter jet circled the preen as a precaution. we don't know the identity of the pilot but the aircraft is -- aircraft is locally registered. >>> 7:15. well, president obama's possible republican rival is getting ready to come here to the bay area. rick perry will visit the jordan vineyard and winery in sonoma county next tuesday for a fund-raiser. the ceo, john jordan, is hosting the event. guests will pay between $500 and $2500. next tuesday's visit comes weeks after perry stopped in san jose during a west coast campaign swing. >>> facebook is taking its 800 million users into politics. alley sop burns is live with -- alison burns is live with why facebook i

denver station angel rosado. also a former managing director of the national transportation safety board. mr.t on the video. it is shocking it seemed to have happened quickly. what did you see and how badly were these injuries >> honestly, these injuries seemed horrible. quite a few people getting cpr, on stretchers. immediately being carried off on helicopters that were quickly arriving. >> sean: if we can ask our friend from the national transportation safety board. competition is like a car race we are told in the sky. planes flying, wing tip to wing tip as low as 50 feet off the ground. speeds surpassing 50 miles per hour. these races now have attracted scrutiny because of in the past over safety concerns. do you think sir, after all of what we are seeing here tonight there's going to be further scrutiny? and maybe this shouldn't be the type of thing that is happening? >> sean, there is going to be a major investigation on this accident. this is not the first time there have been fatalities. 2007, 2008, there were multiple fatalities during the races. you are right, what you have are lap

mr. obama faces a "titanic struggle" to be re-elected. the president on the road in denvering to sell his jobs creation plan. his adviser, david axelrod, says a dark cloud hangs over the president. but he believes ultimately mr. obama will win a second term. >>> well, one top executive who likely won't be voting for mr. obama is the head of coca-cola, the coke ceo says political gridlock and complicated tax code are hurting the u.s. with more on that, here's abc's jake topper. ♪ i'd look to teach the world to sing ♪ >> reporter: for generations coca-cola has projected an optimistic vision of how sweet sugar water can unite us all. >> really, you can have it. >> okay. ♪ coke and a smile >> reporter: but coca-cola ceo is hardly smiling about his view that the u.s. will have a long, weak economic recovery and how the united states is at a competitive disadvantage with china and other countries. >> if you talk about an american corporation competing in the world today, with its chinese, with its russian, with its european, with its japanese counterparts, of course we are at a d

but even denver knows, they can't win with tim tebow playing qb. they need kyle orton. >> all right, mrd get ready for some football. thank you. >> thank you. >>> still to come, rick perry fires back in his war of words with mitt romney over social security. but might he come to regret this? >> but for our kids, these young workers at the coca-cola bottling company here in atlanta, we need to be honest with them and to say that this program will not be in place for them, they're going to be paying into a program that will not be in place, and they know that. [ doorbell rings ] hello there. i'm here to pick up helen. ah. mom? he's here. nice wheels. oh, thanks. keeps me young. hello there, handsome. your dinner's in the microwave, dear. ♪ where do you want to go? just drive. [ engine revs, tires screech ] mom? ♪ i know what works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris, to the nose. did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? omnaris relieves your symptoms by fighting inflammation. side effects may include headache, nose b

denver. >>> and the legacy game. if you are san jose state, coach michael mckenry tire, the question is how do you stop mr. lock?he will twist his ankle getting off the bus. that's about the only way you stop him. you don't let their running game get ranked up which it did last year. >> join us for the kickoff after the game. bigger and better than ever. the post-game is on tonight around 8:30:00 p.m. after the prime time game oregon and lsu. ler late than ever >> the giants opened a sear u.s. reese with first place team. and jeff keppinger just misses the home run here. cody ross on the bases. should have been out by a mile. but the throw is way off-line and it's a 1-1 game. if carlos beltran can heat up, the giants can make the stretch run kind of interesting. high, deep, and 2-run bomb. the beltran show ting. loops the single. in comes matt cain, who will single himself. beltran 4 for 4, 3 rbis. cody ross in the seventh, his 11th of the year. shades of the way he exploded last september. doing it with other bat and this spectacular catch. glove save and a beauty! that would be full extension. giants win, 6-2,

denver. >> caller: thank you, mr. waller and thank you took tv.i'd curious if you are familiar with the movie the good shepherd and what your opinion of robert de niro and also, what was the later years of donna villette? what did he do? >> guest: well, i saw the good shepherd, robert euro the italian-american may not have been cast properly for irish-american head of the oss. and so it's a drama. it takes a lot of historical aces. after world war ii, donovan was broke. he needed to go back to his law firm and earn money. from 1953 to 1954 however, if he became ambassador of thailand and the eisenhower administration was a strong anti-communist. he came back from that assignment physically frail, a very -- ended up being very ill and really spent his last years physically weakening. unfortunately he died in 1859 of our chillier sclerotic atrophy of the prank him which is a severe form of dementia, secure form of alzheimer's are your pre-shrinks in size. it's a very sad way for a man so intellectually vibrant to go unfortunately. >> host: doug wall

denver. >> college football. stanford 30 point favorite as they host san jose state. if you are san jose state, coach michael, the question is how do you stop mr. lock? >> maybe he will twist his ankle getting off the bus. that's about the only way you stop him. you don't let their running game get cranked up, which it did last year. >> join us for the kickoff after the game. bigger and better than ever. the post-game is on tonight around 8:30 p.m. after the prime time game oregon and lsu. better late than ever >> the giants opened a sear u.s. -- a series with first place team. giants down 1-0 in the third. and jeff keppinger just misses the home run here. cody ross on the bases. should have been out by a mile. but the throw is way off-line and it's a 1-1 game. if carlos beltran can heat up, the giants can make the stretch run kind of interesting. high, deep, and 2-run bomb. 3-1, giants in the fifth. the beltran show continuing. loops the single. in comes matt cain, who will single himself. beltran 4 for 4, 3 rbis. cody ross in the seventh, his 11th of the year. shades of the way he exploded last september. doing it with a bat and this spectac

mr. obama scheduled to be in the bay area september 25 all part of west coast fundraising trip. he is also set to make some stops in san diego, l.a., seattle, and denver, as well. >>> a guy walks into a bar but what happens next no joke. >> guess not. how one of apple's top secrets spilled again inside a bar. >> plus. >> that's not competition, that's a monopoly. >> the feds trying to pull the plug on a cell phone merger. why they say customers will end up paying the price. >>> starting out with similar temperatures around the bay area this morning into the 50s out there some patchy fog. but it will be much warmer this afternoon. details coming up. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get t

denver, and replace that generation with natural gas-powered units. it will also install emissions controls for another 951 megawatts of coal-fired electrical generation. and, mr. chairman, they expect that these improvements will only increase rates by 2% annually over the next 10 years. colorado's successful experience with these types of regulations stand as even further proof that effective and efficient regulations to protect our air and water bring ever-growing benefits to our nation. and blocking these regulations is a dangerous game where america's families will pay the price. the second -- mr. chairman, the provisions of these amendments will fundamentally rewrite our approaches to the clean air act regulation that have been the gold standard of our environmental law since 1990. i urge rejection of the amendment and i urge rejection of this bill. the chair: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: i certainly have great respect for the gentlelady from colorado whom i've had the opportunity to work with on a number of issues but i would say to her and others, the only regulation that we're delaying relating to mer