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mr. simon did -- i max sawicky barry levinson so i'm thinking about tom fontana -- but that david simon did all the other writers, the work that they did, they took the time to try not to paint that broad stroke he accused them of. he made sure he covered many different facets of people. there was not necessarily one good guy, one bad guy. you know, i think they try to make it as human as possible. so i can't personally agree with that even just coming from a critical standpoint. >> the show was, when it was on, was relatively popular but not this huge sensation. then it became a -- this kind of cultural trove like people do feel like they know baltimore because -- is that how -- when they come up to you like -- >> every day, every day. i'm associated with "the wire." "the wire" never ended for any of us who were on the show because it's still such a part of the social consciousness but not just in the united states and baltimore but around the world. it's a great thing to still be a part of. so, yeah, people feel they know baltimore and i think unless you have been here and lived here for

warren buffett -- the madness was wall street was maxed out of the deal. mr.artners -- what is in store for transactions for commendations for the next three quarters? he lives in airports he is in new york today, how much are you in airports right now, is the phone ringing off the hook? jjiim: yes. people are marching into 2015 and saying that this is the year to transact. tom: what is the difference in the strategy of sellers and buyers. ? jim: seller's perspective, how are you going to get a better matter -- market. corporate acquirers are saying now is the time to do a dream deal. from the corporate side of the equation, m&a is the number one tool to drive future stock prices. tom: we always focus on the megadeal, take us below the megadeal to the moderate deal. it is another transaction. what do you do right now to affect that transaction? jim: the level of activity of billion dollar deals and below is flat from last year. a billion dollar plus is up about 25%. the deals are driving the markets. -- big deals are driving markets . buyers and sellers are fi

mr. chairman i would object. two objections were heard. >> a three minute rule. >> now we are negotiating. >> free is my max. >> we will revisit the issue after we finish this section . how about that? next the gentleman from california mr. garamendi is recognized for the purpose of offering an amendment. >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> at the clerk would read the amendment. >> it wasn't my idea to put me last. without objection the amendment is considered as read and mr. garamendi is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, this is an effort to try to get the information that we need to make some informed decisions about how we are going to carry out our strategic defense, nuclear defense systems. the elements that are asked for in this report another briefing but a report of the nuclear weapons undergoing life extension, all of them. what their development program is, the warheads their modernization and the platforms on which they will be deployed. and the cost estimates associated with each of the lifecycle costs. as i've said several times and this will be the last time i see see -- save at least tonight but i intend to

texas republican congressman max thorn berry joining us from capitol hill the chairman of the house armed services committee. congressman, mr. chairman i should say, thanks very much for joining us. let's get right to what the white house says the nuclear talks, they say that's a separate issue because the critical need to keep nuclear arms out of iranian hands, do you agree with that compartmentalization? don't include these other issues as part of these nuclear related discussions? >> no. i think that's impossible to segregate these issues out. and a couple reasons, number one, is if the nuclear talks are perfectly successful and achieve our goal of delaying iran getting a nuclear weapon it will give them more money through the relief of sackions to be used for other activityies. it will fuel the sectarian wars around the middle east it will add to the instability, because they're going to have a lot more money to do it. secondly, though isn't it interesting, that in the midst of the delicate phase of the iranian nuclear negotiations iran would choose to dial up the pressure in yemen to the point of sending this convoy et

michael: ok, before we go to questions from the audience, janine, max wrote in "the wall street journal" recently, mrama is launching airstrikes against the islamic state but refusing to commit any ground troops even though they are essential to insuring the success of airstrikes. would you support the use of u.s. ground troops in iraq to defeat isis? janine: like i said, i think the more, our ground troops, we have to be very careful. ground troops to assist local forces i think it is helpful training, elping plan and there is a mushy line there. when we take the fight on unilateral that is when we make the fight about ourselves. that said. michael: are you either way for boots on the ground? janine: it looks like a u.s. fight that will feed their narrative. i know it is uncomfortable, this is the uncomfortable thing about it. michael: take the shackles off. janine: i'm not as freaked out ground forces for various things in general. i agree with audrey. if we're serious about one of our core values in the region, which is, helping civilians who are, you know, massively displaced and hurting -- you h

mr. president, it is a picture of the great joe louis and max shmele. and they both signed that picture before they died. i had the good fortune when joe louis spent so much time at caesar's palace, to have met him. i have a pictures, a big thing on my wall of my deer father-in-law who worked with fighters. he's got a picture -- i got a picture on the wall -- they are all together -- with jack dempsey, with primo carnero a big man. sugar ray robeson all of these -- none all of them, but many, many great fighters above that picture, and it reminds me of my minor league boxing. so mr. president i just am very excited about watching this fight. las vegas has been the entertainment capital of the world for a long, long time. and we're happy that that in fact is the case. but a few short years ago as the presiding officer knows, we were hit really hard. the debacle that took place on wall street hurt nevada more than any other place. we haven't recovered totally but we've recovered significantly. the 2008 economic collapse took a heavy toll on nevada. a quar

mr. president. i was joined in the senate side by former finance committee chairman max baucus. together senator baucus and i worked with the leaders on the house energy and commerce and ways and means committees to craft legislation that would repeal and replace the s.g.r. with an improved payment system that rewards quality efficiency and innovation. while many critics deemed our efforts a lost cause we introduced our bill in late 2013 and got it reported out of the finance committee on a voice vote. that same legislation formed the basis of the s.g.r. bill that passed overwhelmingly in the house with 392 votes at the end of march. now the bill is before the senate. it is my hope that we will act quickly to pass this bipartisan, bicameral legislation and send it to the president's desk as soon as possible. this s.g.r. bill is historic for a number of reasons. first of all it demonstrates what congress is truly capable of when members work together, and while that type of cooperation used to be commonplace around here, it has in recent years been in short supply. the bill also