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we will start off with mr. james cagney. please, welcome the poet james cagney.applause] >> there is sun. there is sun. there is a snake on the path sunning. there is sun. there is water in the stream, there are daisies, there are sun. there is a snake on the path sunning, there is sun. there are trees, there are daisies there is a feather there is sun. there is the feather that she ga
we will start off with mr. james cagney. please, welcome the poet james cagney.applause] >> there is sun. there is sun. there is a snake on the path sunning. there is sun. there is water in the stream, there are daisies, there are sun. there is a snake on the path sunning, there is sun. there are trees, there are daisies there is a feather there is sun. there is the feather that she ga
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good morning 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
good morning 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...
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that she was overpowering the product he denied of the company's decision had anything to do with mrs james disclosure a lesbian relationship would take her years to win back her credibility but she was somebody who never shied away from who she was and what she believed. the fact that these women refused to accept the restrictive gender roles assigned to them and the fact that their refusal sparked such widespread resentment and backlash from panicked men is a crucial part of the history of sports and of this country it all goes back to title nine in the one nine hundred seventy two law gave young women equal opportunity in education in sports before title nine roughly one out of thirty five girls played some form of sports today that number is one at of three is amazing. it's a reform that has literally changed the lives of tens of millions of women you wouldn't know that by looking at our sports media according to a series of studies done by sociologists michael messner and cheryl cookie the major networks have pretty much stopped covering women's sports altogether. coverage of women's s
that she was overpowering the product he denied of the company's decision had anything to do with mrs james disclosure a lesbian relationship would take her years to win back her credibility but she was somebody who never shied away from who she was and what she believed. the fact that these women refused to accept the restrictive gender roles assigned to them and the fact that their refusal sparked such widespread resentment and backlash from panicked men is a crucial part of the history of...
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mr. james gray? >> mr. speaker, thank new congratulating the brave young air men and women who are still in my constituency whose c-130 hercules played a role in the evacuation. will the prime minister agree in the future the much greater role to be played by contractors who in moment this scant plans of evacuation by their own but we are saving the risk of young service lives by their plans? >> my friend makes a good point. and obviously there needs to be a deeper conversation and greater planning between companies and government, of course companies that have played an important role, but i do feel we need to make sure we get this right for the future. when we're trying to bring people out of the desert across 20 or more platforms is extremely complicated and i'm sure we can learn some lessons how to do it better in the future. >> i think all of us want to place on the record tremendous admiration for the courage of the libyan people, men, women and children who were actually fighting the dictator with th
mr. james gray? >> mr. speaker, thank new congratulating the brave young air men and women who are still in my constituency whose c-130 hercules played a role in the evacuation. will the prime minister agree in the future the much greater role to be played by contractors who in moment this scant plans of evacuation by their own but we are saving the risk of young service lives by their plans? >> my friend makes a good point. and obviously there needs to be a deeper conversation and...
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james slaughte. >> slaughter. >> mr. president, you have a quorum. >> good evening. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday, march 232011 regularly scheduled police commission meeting. would you please call line item number one, the tenant? >> that would be general public comment. the public is now welcome to address the commission on items that are not on the agenda that are within the subject matter and jurisdiction of the commission. speechspeakers shall direct ther comments to the commission as a whole. during public comment, neither police nor personnel nor commissioners are required to respond to questions presented by the public. they may provide a brief response. in addition, the police commission should refrain from entering into any debates or discussion with speakers during public comment. please limit your comments to three minutes. president mazzucco: thank you. good evening. >> good evening. my name is neil. i have spoken with you previously in the past. i have two items to talk to you about. one is one that i brought approximately a month ago. i
james slaughte. >> slaughter. >> mr. president, you have a quorum. >> good evening. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wednesday, march 232011 regularly scheduled police commission meeting. would you please call line item number one, the tenant? >> that would be general public comment. the public is now welcome to address the commission on items that are not on the agenda that are within the subject matter and jurisdiction of the commission. speechspeakers shall direct...
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mr. -- >> bond, james bond. >> reporter: he's the man every man wants to be. except for these guys. the chance to play the part. james bond, never won an oscar. but never lost a fight. and your number one film character of all-time -- >> that's the big tease. cynthia mcfadden here from "nightline," tom bergeron from "dancing with the stars." that was some night last night. >> i'm exhausted, frankly. >> we're grateful you're here. from "dancing with the stars" to choosing the favorite star, not easy. but why is this list unique? >> it was distilled from great people in the business. kevin spacey, james lipton, susan sarandon, mel brooks. they got us to number ten in each category. >> you and i considered ourselves movie buffs. but i had no idea what you were going to embark on tonight. >> who knew that judy garland wasn't the first choice to play dorothy in "the wizard of oz"? and we will name names tonight. very famous. >> we have to narrow this down to the list, of course, which is difficult. i was curious. best film of all-time, was there a favorite of yours that didn't make the c
mr. -- >> bond, james bond. >> reporter: he's the man every man wants to be. except for these guys. the chance to play the part. james bond, never won an oscar. but never lost a fight. and your number one film character of all-time -- >> that's the big tease. cynthia mcfadden here from "nightline," tom bergeron from "dancing with the stars." that was some night last night. >> i'm exhausted, frankly. >> we're grateful you're here. from...
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>> james: mr.tric company and knowledge for years before the explosion they rejected installing the bells that could shut off the gloves or remotely control them. the pipeline was not seamless as records did state. it was welded had never been subjected to testing. we're following the latest advance where all else ceo is speaking of for a crowd where we anticipate he will unveil the new ipad-2. more on that coming out. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] for a limited time, call to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. it's our fastest internet for the price. oooh. videos online? here? how much is that? nothin'. at&t high speed internet at home inclu
>> james: mr.tric company and knowledge for years before the explosion they rejected installing the bells that could shut off the gloves or remotely control them. the pipeline was not seamless as records did state. it was welded had never been subjected to testing. we're following the latest advance where all else ceo is speaking of for a crowd where we anticipate he will unveil the new ipad-2. more on that coming out. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll...
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now joining us from washington is nuclear expert james acton. mr. acton, good morning to you once again. >> good morning, chris. >> let's talk about the breaking news we're getting this morning. we're finding out this morning the high levels of radioactive radiation exceeding 1,000 millisievert per hour found in water in a trench outside of reactor two. i know you've always said if there's radioactivity outside of the reactor, then it becomes a really dangerous situation. just how dangerous is this level right now? >> well, 100 millisieverts per hour is a large radiation spill and clearly a matter of severity. you know, the reports that we're getting at the moment are not entirely clear. there's a description of a trench filling up. so if that's right, then at least that water appears to be, for the time being, relatively contained. and the hope will be that they can drain it before it starts spilling out of that trench. >> all of this corrosive radioactive seawater that was additionally dumped on the reactor to cool it in the initial days, now it n
now joining us from washington is nuclear expert james acton. mr. acton, good morning to you once again. >> good morning, chris. >> let's talk about the breaking news we're getting this morning. we're finding out this morning the high levels of radioactive radiation exceeding 1,000 millisievert per hour found in water in a trench outside of reactor two. i know you've always said if there's radioactivity outside of the reactor, then it becomes a really dangerous situation. just how...
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james p. hoffa general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters mr have great to have you with us good to be here first of all that question ohio it looks like a since you were there i would argue all day we had forty thousand people was excited a lot of great speeches and a lot of people are fired up about you know the heaven their jobs taken away and demonstrating that they want to fight back and they're mad as hell about what's going on public employees losing their right to negotiate right to collective bargaining that was the issue and it was a tremendous demonstration the same thing i was also in madison wisconsin the same thing we had a tremendous demonstration there and last saturday there were over one hundred thousand people showed up in madison so we're speaking out and the people are speaking out but we've had such a overwhelming republican majority in the house and senate in these various areas it's hard to fight it back so what we've got to do is to demonstrate get this word out create a buzz to talk about what's about fairness in america that's what we got to tal
james p. hoffa general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters mr have great to have you with us good to be here first of all that question ohio it looks like a since you were there i would argue all day we had forty thousand people was excited a lot of great speeches and a lot of people are fired up about you know the heaven their jobs taken away and demonstrating that they want to fight back and they're mad as hell about what's going on public employees losing their right to...
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mr. president! >> and a bullet meant for president reagan nearly took this man's life. 30 years later james brady is still fighting for gun control. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. just two days ago, libyan rebels seemed ready to move on moammar qaddafi's home town and possibly on tripoli, but tonight, they are on the move in the other direction. their weapons, machine guns for the most part are, no match for qaddafi's heavier weaponry. secretary of state hillary clinton said today no decision has been made about whether to arm the rebels, but there are also reports that president obama recently signed a secret order authorizing covert support for them. no word on what that support might include. meantime, qaddafi's inner circle is shrinking. his foreign minister moussa koussa is said to be seeking asylum. still the big news tonight is the rebel retreat. mandy clark has been with them on their odyssey and reports tonight from benghazi. >> reporter: the rebels are r
mr. president! >> and a bullet meant for president reagan nearly took this man's life. 30 years later james brady is still fighting for gun control. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is off tonight. just two days ago, libyan rebels seemed ready to move on moammar qaddafi's home town and possibly on tripoli, but tonight, they are on the move in the other...
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about the disaster we're now joined live by james jackson a professor of tectonics activity ingrid university many times have being with us here on our team mr johnson so how large a scale is the disaster well it's a very knowledge or create three scale of the disaster is unfolding now would be earthquake is certainly one of the ten biggest in the last hundred years. and so the death toll we now know that it stands it's a several thousands but it's it's rising steadily hour by hour are we talking hundreds do you think off alison's. thoughts on the hundreds. of innocent wouldn't be surprised if a few thousand it's always very difficult to find out what happened. and if it likely do you think that the off the mouth of the tsunami will wash out the countries that are on the warning list as well throughout the pacific basin. yes the tsunami will certainly hits other countries around the base and it is really quite easy easy thing to actually forecast now. if this thing on steady ground we know that it's the extension of the so-called pacific ring of fire so why wasn't it ready for this earthquake i think it probably was really i mean japan is pr
about the disaster we're now joined live by james jackson a professor of tectonics activity ingrid university many times have being with us here on our team mr johnson so how large a scale is the disaster well it's a very knowledge or create three scale of the disaster is unfolding now would be earthquake is certainly one of the ten biggest in the last hundred years. and so the death toll we now know that it stands it's a several thousands but it's it's rising steadily hour by hour are we...
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. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. golden gate project, mr. to your ride will track it with louisa and error. ---golden gate bridge, thought he ride. -- foggy righde. a massive blast blew from the parent plant that was the second explosion since saturday trent lott has more on the government's response. >> reporter: plants as thick white smoke over the new jet power plant monday lost is the second of of facility since saturday lows of some of the plan remain elevated. the government says the radiation released does not pose any immediate safety or health risks people are not so sure. >> i indeed the consent ought to know what's going on and scared. as experts say the threat of a meltdown is still very real. this is a task made even harder because the earthquake knocked out the facility. the tsunami flooded the backup generators. they generally have the onset of a cogeneration but what happened with the economic i have no idea we never anticipated a tsunami. as the search continues japan's prime minister in a plea for strength to is people. >>
. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. golden gate project, mr. to your ride will track it with louisa and error. ---golden gate bridge, thought he ride. -- foggy righde. a massive blast blew from the parent plant that was the second explosion since saturday trent lott has more on the government's response. >> reporter: plants as thick white smoke over the new jet power plant monday lost is the second of of facility since saturday lows of some of the plan remain elevated. the...
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james clapper said that, given qaddafi's military power, "in the longer term, the regime will prevail." mr. obama said clapper was giving a "hard-headed assessment about military capability", not a statement of u.s. policy. police in saudi arabia apparently kept the lid on attempts at mass protest today. hundreds of security officers were on the streets in riyadh. several hundred people did demonstrate in the heavily shiite eastern part of the country. in yemen, record crowds-- up to 40,000 people-- turned out in sanaa. they demanded again that president saleh step down. witnesses in southern yemen reported police fired on protesters near aden. at least nine were wounded. and in bahrain, security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to drive off crowds. defense secretary robert gates warned nato defense ministers today against a quick exit from afghanistan. the first withdrawals are set to begin as early as july. gates said the strategy should reflect conditions on the ground and not political considerations. at the same time, the ministers, meeting in brussels, endorsed a list of citie
james clapper said that, given qaddafi's military power, "in the longer term, the regime will prevail." mr. obama said clapper was giving a "hard-headed assessment about military capability", not a statement of u.s. policy. police in saudi arabia apparently kept the lid on attempts at mass protest today. hundreds of security officers were on the streets in riyadh. several hundred people did demonstrate in the heavily shiite eastern part of the country. in yemen, record...
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mr. sterling closed all the way up. it's engineered hole 20 ft.. we will without. >> james: for more amazing wetter video--for more amazing weather video go to our website. and if you have a need to send them in breakingnews@kron4.com. >> justine: coming up we will find their what's been happening in libya, here's a live look to the james lick freeway a little bit of rain on their road, we'll also get a look at the radar and the forecast for the rest of the day. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. storm tracker 4 we are falling heavy selling hit the north bay, over san rafael, met moderate-heavy rainfall affecting high 101 in the pacific coast highway. honestly falling this, just a number of cells moving to the bay area. >> justine: violent continues to escalate in libya as several loud explosions and gunfire rang out. hours earlier gaddafi bart route to fight back. president obama is praising allied forces for saving lives. >> will not to give out. >> reporter: the libyan
mr. sterling closed all the way up. it's engineered hole 20 ft.. we will without. >> james: for more amazing wetter video--for more amazing weather video go to our website. and if you have a need to send them in breakingnews@kron4.com. >> justine: coming up we will find their what's been happening in libya, here's a live look to the james lick freeway a little bit of rain on their road, we'll also get a look at the radar and the forecast for the rest of the day. we will be right...
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mr. speaker, in the days of merry old england, king james commissioned the translation of the bible into english. he made it possible for the common man to have access to the scriptures. this is the 400-year anniversary of the 1611 translation of the king james version of the bible. those seeking religious freedom carried the king james version to the new world. millions of american school kids used the king james for decades as a basis for learning english. pioneers carried it in covered wagons in the west and some family, the only bible they had or the only book they had was the king james bible. u.s. military took pocket copies of the version in both world wars. and hundreds of courtrooms use the bible to swear in witnesses. and presidents still place their hand on a king james bible at their inauguration. for 400 years the king james bible has made it possible for the judo christian beliefs of the good book to be read and studied in the english language and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from m
mr. speaker, in the days of merry old england, king james commissioned the translation of the bible into english. he made it possible for the common man to have access to the scriptures. this is the 400-year anniversary of the 1611 translation of the king james version of the bible. those seeking religious freedom carried the king james version to the new world. millions of american school kids used the king james for decades as a basis for learning english. pioneers carried it in covered...
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mr. president, we ask that the yeas and nays be ordered. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the question is on the nomination of james e. shadid to be the united states district court judge. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? the senate will be in order. there being none, on this vote the yeas are 89. the nays are zero. the nomination of james e. shadid to be united states district court judge is confirmed. the question is on the nomination of anthony j. battaglia to be united states district court judge. ms. klobuchar: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the next two votes be ten-minute votes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. ms. klobuchar: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators present wishing to vote or change their vote. if not, the vote on tha
mr. president, we ask that the yeas and nays be ordered. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the question is on the nomination of james e. shadid to be the united states district court judge. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? the senate will be in order. there being none, on this vote the yeas are 89. the nays are zero. the nomination of james e. shadid to be...
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mr. walker's amber restorative. >> hitchens: my cup overflows. >> kroft: hitchens has a legion of close friends that includes writers martin amis, ian mcewan, and the critic jamesenton, all of whom attest to his superior intellect, social skills, and a legendary constitution that allows him to consume staggering amounts of alcohol. author christopher buckley recalled a restaurant lunch that began at 1:00 p.m. and ended near midnight. >> christopher buckley: at the end of this ten-and-a-half hour epic lunch, i would have happily checked into the nearest hospital to have oxygen, blood, and extensive liver work. i think he went home and wrote an essay on george orwell. >> salman rushdie: christopher never does anything by halves, you know, so his attack is always a 250% attack. >> kroft: salman rushdie occasionally hid out in hitchens' apartment after the ayatollah khomeini authorized his murder for blasphemy. and graydon carter, the editor of "vanity fair," is a longtime hitchens employer, having assigned him to write about everything from what it's like to get a complete spa makeover to what it's like to be kidnapped and water-boarded. hitchens quickly concluded
mr. walker's amber restorative. >> hitchens: my cup overflows. >> kroft: hitchens has a legion of close friends that includes writers martin amis, ian mcewan, and the critic jamesenton, all of whom attest to his superior intellect, social skills, and a legendary constitution that allows him to consume staggering amounts of alcohol. author christopher buckley recalled a restaurant lunch that began at 1:00 p.m. and ended near midnight. >> christopher buckley: at the end of this...
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james, tenn., independent caller. caller: i have worked hard my entire life, mr. forbes, and recently retired. i have worked my whole life, and really not paid attention in sending leaders to washington. now, i have had the time to sit back over the past year, watch c-span, our politicians, and what does happen, and it is like while america was sleeping, we trusted, and everything got out of whack. around the beltway in washington, d.c., it seems everyone is doing well, but the rest of the country is not doing well. people like you, your father, we need your help. for my sons, my grandchildren, and my daughters, we need your help. host: steve forbes? guest: you make a valid point about washington doing well while the rest of the country is struggling. we saw the same thing in the 1970's, when washington rule and the rest of the country went through the ice for red disinflation, the high taxation that made it a miserable -- through the tremendous inflation and high taxation. it was a disastrous decade. the federal reserve was printing too much money, and it really hurt the economy, sending oil
james, tenn., independent caller. caller: i have worked hard my entire life, mr. forbes, and recently retired. i have worked my whole life, and really not paid attention in sending leaders to washington. now, i have had the time to sit back over the past year, watch c-span, our politicians, and what does happen, and it is like while america was sleeping, we trusted, and everything got out of whack. around the beltway in washington, d.c., it seems everyone is doing well, but the rest of the...
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james, tenn., independent caller. caller: i have worked hard my entire life, mr. forbes, and recently retired. have worked my whole life, and really not paid attention in sending leaders to washington. now, i have had the time to sit back over the past year, watch c-span, our politicians, and what does happen, and it is like while america was sleeping, we trusted, and everything got out of whack. around the beltway in washington, d.c., it seems everyone is doing well, but the rest of the country is not doing well. people like you, your father, we need your help. for my sons, my grandchildren, and my daughters, we need your help. host: steve forbes? guest: you make a valid point about washington doing well while the rest of the country is struggling. we saw the same thing in the 1970's, when washington rule and the rest of the country went through the ice for red disinflation, the high taxation that made it a miserable -- through the tremendous inflation and high taxation. it was a disastrous decade. the federal reserve was printing too much money, and it really hurt the economy, sending oil pr
james, tenn., independent caller. caller: i have worked hard my entire life, mr. forbes, and recently retired. have worked my whole life, and really not paid attention in sending leaders to washington. now, i have had the time to sit back over the past year, watch c-span, our politicians, and what does happen, and it is like while america was sleeping, we trusted, and everything got out of whack. around the beltway in washington, d.c., it seems everyone is doing well, but the rest of the...
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mr. rollins' melodic sensibilities, playing style, and solos have delighted audiences and influenced generations of musicians for over 50 years. [applause] james taylor. the 2010 national medal of arts to james taylor for his remarkable contributions to american music. his distinctive voice and masterful guitar playing are among the most recognized in popular music and his expansive catalogue of songs has had a profound influence on songwriters and music lovers from all walks of life. [applause] the 2010 national humanities medal recipients, accepting for daniel aaron, anna mundow aaron. the 2010 national humanities medal to daniel aaron for his contributions to american literature and culture. as the founding president of the library of america, he has helped preserve our nation's heritage by publishing america's most significant writing. [applause] bernard bailyn. the 2010 national humanities medal to bernard bailyn for illuminating our nation's early history and pioneering the field of atlantic history. dr. bailyn's two pulitzer prize-winning works, "the ideological origins of the american revolution" and "voyagers to the west," have opened
mr. rollins' melodic sensibilities, playing style, and solos have delighted audiences and influenced generations of musicians for over 50 years. [applause] james taylor. the 2010 national medal of arts to james taylor for his remarkable contributions to american music. his distinctive voice and masterful guitar playing are among the most recognized in popular music and his expansive catalogue of songs has had a profound influence on songwriters and music lovers from all walks of life....
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mr. o'keefe pretend to be members of a muslim education group who are considering making a large donation, they said, to npr. then they secretly reported their meeting with two npr executives. now, if the name james o'keefe rings a bell with members of the united states senate, it should. remember some of the other things that he was caught doing? it was james o'keefe and his colleagues who posed as telephone repairmen and tried to lie their way into the office of our colleague, senator mary landrieu of louisiana. they were going to try to make one of their gotcha videos there, but they went too far. in fact, at the end of it, mr. o'keefe pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of entering federal property under false pretenses. a federal judge sentenced mr. o'keefe to three years of probation, a fine of $1,500 and 100 hours of community service. this same mr. o'keefe in 2009 posed as -- with some of his friends as a pimp and prostitute to secretly film a discussion with staffers of the grassroots antipoverty of group acorn. their video of that meeting was so inflammatory that congress vowed to eliminate all federal funding for that group. i cannot tell you, mr. president, how many amendments we had on t
mr. o'keefe pretend to be members of a muslim education group who are considering making a large donation, they said, to npr. then they secretly reported their meeting with two npr executives. now, if the name james o'keefe rings a bell with members of the united states senate, it should. remember some of the other things that he was caught doing? it was james o'keefe and his colleagues who posed as telephone repairmen and tried to lie their way into the office of our colleague, senator mary...
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mr. reid: senators should expect two roll call volts beginning 5 clock:30 p.m. monday. the first on the confirmation of executive calendar number 10, nomination of jamesemanuel b boasberg to be a united states district judge for the district of columbia. the second vote will be on a motion to invoke cloture to the motion to proceed to calendar number 17, the small business reauthorization act. if there is no further business to come before the senate, dislai it adjourn under the previous order, following the remarks of the assistant majority leader of the senate, richard durbin. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: are we still in morning business? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. durbin: i rise to speak about the issue of interchange fee reform. last year congress enacted landmark reform of the swipe fees that visa and mastercard impose on the deb the debit car. the amendment i offered passed and was later signed into law. it was the first amendment i think out of the first 26 that was held to a 60-vote standard. every other amendment before was held
mr. reid: senators should expect two roll call volts beginning 5 clock:30 p.m. monday. the first on the confirmation of executive calendar number 10, nomination of jamesemanuel b boasberg to be a united states district judge for the district of columbia. the second vote will be on a motion to invoke cloture to the motion to proceed to calendar number 17, the small business reauthorization act. if there is no further business to come before the senate, dislai it adjourn under the previous order,...
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mr. earthquake is doing his earthquake thing. >> he is working. >> i know. i was going to say. you're on the clock, my friend. well done. >> i am on the clock thank you. >> thank you, jamesw we are going out to our other reporter christin ayers. she has been live in pacifica all morning where the beaches have been cleared and she has been out with all the looky- loos. they have their cameras ready. we had for a while thought maybe the worst had passed but then we talked to len in santa cruz and the water began to recede a little there so what's happening where you are in pacifica, christin? >> reporter: you know, we're actually seeing a bit of the same phenomenon out here. if you take a look back here, you can sort of see the waves have just started to come back now. but we saw a moment where the water really did recede in this very bizarre fashion and you can sort of see the outline here of where the water was earlier today where the sand just sort of saturated and then where it is now. it's setback quite a few feet. and in fact just a few minutes ago it was setback several yards much further than that. maybe 50 or so yards back from where it was. so certainly that happ
mr. earthquake is doing his earthquake thing. >> he is working. >> i know. i was going to say. you're on the clock, my friend. well done. >> i am on the clock thank you. >> thank you, jamesw we are going out to our other reporter christin ayers. she has been live in pacifica all morning where the beaches have been cleared and she has been out with all the looky- loos. they have their cameras ready. we had for a while thought maybe the worst had passed but then we talked...
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mr. president, i rise in support of two of the nominees. i rise in support of two of the nominees, sue myerscough and james shadid to be u.s.ct judges for the central district of illinois. these are nominees which i presented to the president and passed through the review not only by the white house but through the senate judiciary committee and now come before us to be considered before the united states senate. this day has come not a moment too soon for central district of illinois which i call home. it includes 46 counties. since last august the central district of illinois has handled one -- had only one district court judge out of four. there's supposed to be four and unfortunately three seats have been vacant. they have been judicial -- the only active judge, mike mikuski has done an an amazing job keeping the judicial system running for the past seven months. mike in years gone by had had some health issues and i asked him whether there was anything they could do to leave the stress he was facing being the only judge out of four in the district and he said only the senate can relieve this stress. so today mike, we'r
mr. president, i rise in support of two of the nominees. i rise in support of two of the nominees, sue myerscough and james shadid to be u.s.ct judges for the central district of illinois. these are nominees which i presented to the president and passed through the review not only by the white house but through the senate judiciary committee and now come before us to be considered before the united states senate. this day has come not a moment too soon for central district of illinois which i...
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james, tenn., independent caller. caller: i have worked hard my entire life, mr. forbes, and recently retired.i have worked my whole life, and really not paid attention in sending leaders to washington. now, i have had the time to sit back over the past year, watch c-span, our politicians, and what does happen, and it is like while america was sleeping, we trusted, and everything got out of whack. around the beltway in washington, d.c., it seems everyone is doing well, but the rest of the country is not doing well. people like you, your father, we need your help. for my sons, my grandchildren, and my daughters, we need your help. host: steve forbes? guest: you make a valid point about washington doing well while the rest of the country is struggling. we saw the same thing in the 1970's, when washington rule and the rest of the country went through the ice for red disinflation, the high taxation that made it a miserable -- through the tremendous inflation and high taxation. it was a disastrous decade. the federal reserve was printing too much money, and it really hurt the economy, sending oil p
james, tenn., independent caller. caller: i have worked hard my entire life, mr. forbes, and recently retired.i have worked my whole life, and really not paid attention in sending leaders to washington. now, i have had the time to sit back over the past year, watch c-span, our politicians, and what does happen, and it is like while america was sleeping, we trusted, and everything got out of whack. around the beltway in washington, d.c., it seems everyone is doing well, but the rest of the...