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mr. presidenti to my friends, the republicans,t ihat can't imagine who will voe for this. we've got b to move beyond partisan politics and do what iw right. and i don't know how many.ns but not all republicans will vote for that. - cascaded in the press. unwilling to move to that but ii couldn't do that. i't do have to file cloture to . to proceed. they won't even let me do that. but we are going to get to it because i know the procedures i are not here and i can get to this bill and do it next week. w but i just talked with the tipme of the iceberg with this mean-spirited h.r. one. the federal reserve chairmanere arey bernanke said these cuts and there are many more like them, a already said there will cost a significant number of jobs.oodys mark, the chief economist at adr moody's and former chief economic adviser for john mccain. the said it would cost our jobs. country 700,000 jobs. -- those that cuts place -- those kutz on please too heavy a burden on se, working families, -- low-income children and asks for any r sacrifice from those who we can be a necessary tax pay
mr. presidenti to my friends, the republicans,t ihat can't imagine who will voe for this. we've got b to move beyond partisan politics and do what iw right. and i don't know how many.ns but not all republicans will vote for that. - cascaded in the press. unwilling to move to that but ii couldn't do that. i't do have to file cloture to . to proceed. they won't even let me do that. but we are going to get to it because i know the procedures i are not here and i can get to this bill and do it next...
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mr putin here and. i want to. you mentioned. al mentioned the upcoming elections in which he may take part as a presidential candidate mr gorbachev you know that russian star of russian politics and celebrated his eightieth anniversary recently giving a couple of interviews and in some of them he criticized sharply both medvedev and putin in particular one of the things that he blamed them for is that he said why are these two people going to decide who we should have as the next russian president so why isn't putin answering to this criticism and do you agree that mr gorbachev had grounds for such criticism. well first of all i would rather say once again but truly tauriel means a primitive. and current state. mr prime minister has always been very tolerant towards criticism this is where he's not answering it he's extremely flexible and he's tolerant towards the criticism. the reason i think this is my personal point of view the reason that no answer came from either of the subjects of the criticism of mr gorbachev you all from representatives spoke to people is very simple and none of them has never said that they would sit to
mr putin here and. i want to. you mentioned. al mentioned the upcoming elections in which he may take part as a presidential candidate mr gorbachev you know that russian star of russian politics and celebrated his eightieth anniversary recently giving a couple of interviews and in some of them he criticized sharply both medvedev and putin in particular one of the things that he blamed them for is that he said why are these two people going to decide who we should have as the next russian...
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mr. elbaradei announced on local television that he intends to enter his name when the presidential nomination opens. elections are expected later this year. and mr. elbaradei has called on military leaders to delay a referendum on constitutional amendments which include limiting presidential terms. the 13 people have died and 140 wounded in cairo after clashes broke out between muslims and christians. officials say the violence broke out on tuesday night when a group of couldn't ib christians blocked a -- of coptic christians blocked a highway after a church was -- >> and a committee set up to review the constitution. his first speech since protests last month, king said individual and collective liberties were to be expanded. >> moroccan state tv on wednesday night and a rare appearance from the head of state to usher in plans for broad political reform. >> taking into consideration what we have developed in participation in power attempts for reform, we have decided to form a special committee to review the constitution. >> morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. ex
mr. elbaradei announced on local television that he intends to enter his name when the presidential nomination opens. elections are expected later this year. and mr. elbaradei has called on military leaders to delay a referendum on constitutional amendments which include limiting presidential terms. the 13 people have died and 140 wounded in cairo after clashes broke out between muslims and christians. officials say the violence broke out on tuesday night when a group of couldn't ib christians...
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mr. gbagbo to accept something. >> the disputed presidential election. for the first time, armed supporters of the challenger, they are fuelling fears of civil war. he has been recognized as the winner, but still, the incumbents, -- incumbent refuses. >> this is a last chance for a positive outcome. >> but whether he is listening or not is mute. for many there, the worry is not who will lead their country but how to escape it. recently, thousands have fled to neighboring liberia. this is a boy who is 12, and he would normally be studying here in the ivory coast's second city. the violence has forced its closure, some think he regrets. >> i do not want to stay at home and not go to school. i want to go back, because school allows us to make progress. >> but for that to happen, there must also be political progress, and that will only, -- only com e if mr. ouattara's offer is accepted. >> this is bbc news. the headlines. japan is trying to cool the nuclear reactors to event a meltdown. and the death toll from the tsunami continues to climb. our corresponde
mr. gbagbo to accept something. >> the disputed presidential election. for the first time, armed supporters of the challenger, they are fuelling fears of civil war. he has been recognized as the winner, but still, the incumbents, -- incumbent refuses. >> this is a last chance for a positive outcome. >> but whether he is listening or not is mute. for many there, the worry is not who will lead their country but how to escape it. recently, thousands have fled to neighboring...
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mr. president. >> schieffer: presidential aide lynn nofzigger lost no time sharing reagan's joke with the rest of the world. >> he said to the doctors in the operating room, "i hope you're all republicans." >> in a way this event formed a bond with the american republicans. >> reporter: author dell quint inwilbur. >> after the shooting people saw him as a person. he was a guy who laughed at death and cracked jokes. american people liked that. it enabled them to separate the person from his politics. >> schieffer: the combination of skillful message control and reagan's rapid medical recovery was a game-changer for his presidency. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> schieffer: appearing only a month later before a joint session of congress, it was clear ronald reagan was back on track. >> you wouldn't want to talk me into an encore, would you? >> he got a lot of benefit down the road. iran-contra another controversy may have sunk another presidency. they didn't sink his. i'm sure it's because the people of america got a glimpse of someone without a facade on. he had the most scr
mr. president. >> schieffer: presidential aide lynn nofzigger lost no time sharing reagan's joke with the rest of the world. >> he said to the doctors in the operating room, "i hope you're all republicans." >> in a way this event formed a bond with the american republicans. >> reporter: author dell quint inwilbur. >> after the shooting people saw him as a person. he was a guy who laughed at death and cracked jokes. american people liked that. it enabled...
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kennedy presidential library and museum. and our third, mr. duke blackwood, director of the ronald reagan library and a fairly constant host to me when i get up there. >> we'll start out by recognizing the -- i'm going to -- i'll catch those when we get -- when we get to them. but we'll go ahead and what we're going to do is we'll have the first three give their testimony. we tried to limit you to five minutes. if you have a lengthy statement, or anything you would like to have included in the record, that will be part of the -- made part of the proceedings today, but first we'll recognize mr. ferriero. >> by the way, if david has to have something put in the record, make sure it is not all of his archives. that could be over our limit. >> we'll make note of that. thank you. and you're recognized. welcome, sir. >> chairman mica, chairman issa and chairman of the other committees, i appreciate the opportunitto testify to you today on the important role of the presidential libraries. both the nation and to their local communities. presidential l
kennedy presidential library and museum. and our third, mr. duke blackwood, director of the ronald reagan library and a fairly constant host to me when i get up there. >> we'll start out by recognizing the -- i'm going to -- i'll catch those when we get -- when we get to them. but we'll go ahead and what we're going to do is we'll have the first three give their testimony. we tried to limit you to five minutes. if you have a lengthy statement, or anything you would like to have included...
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mr. obama in 2008 for the democratic presidential nomination.she has been mentioned as a possible candidate for 2016. >>> and former president bill clinton was in san francisco last night. he address aid crowd of internet due -- he addressed a crowd of internet gurus talking about e-commerce taxes. he said the issue should be open for discussion and that online commerce is healthy once again. >>> 5:49. a new measure is fighting for gay rights. senator dianne feinstein introducing a bill that would repeal the federal ban on same- sex marriages. the respect for marriage act would let same-sex marriage couples enjoy the same benefits as opposite sex couples. >>> and the most popular choice for san francisco's next mayor is not even a candidate. in a pol 17% of respondents said they would vote for ed lee even though he is not running. former board of supervisor member mikhail supervisors came in next, and the board of supervisors president may select david chiu. >>> twitter making a promise to san francisco. what it will take for them to stay in the
mr. obama in 2008 for the democratic presidential nomination.she has been mentioned as a possible candidate for 2016. >>> and former president bill clinton was in san francisco last night. he address aid crowd of internet due -- he addressed a crowd of internet gurus talking about e-commerce taxes. he said the issue should be open for discussion and that online commerce is healthy once again. >>> 5:49. a new measure is fighting for gay rights. senator dianne feinstein...
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correspondent for in mr lauren obviously right now we're talking about these possible republican presidential candidates that are making their trips but is this a requirement for democrats as well. i'm glad you asked that because they do want to point out that it is both right now we're seeing republicans because obviously obama is up for reelection in two thousand and twelve but experts say that both sides of the aisle do this and it's very important if you look back to the two thousand and eight elections i had that we saw obama ad words clinton all making trips clinton also going when she was a senator for new york so definitely both sides of the aisle make these trips i'm just curious who pays for these trips i mean the some of the come out of their own pockets do they raise money. well in many cases it's actually the jewish political organizations that pay for them the republican jewish coalition was in talks for to send pale and she did not end of going through them but they sent a barber they sent mitt romney back in two thousand and seven they sent george w. bush's well years ago a pa
correspondent for in mr lauren obviously right now we're talking about these possible republican presidential candidates that are making their trips but is this a requirement for democrats as well. i'm glad you asked that because they do want to point out that it is both right now we're seeing republicans because obviously obama is up for reelection in two thousand and twelve but experts say that both sides of the aisle do this and it's very important if you look back to the two thousand and...
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shortly after the discredited iranian presidential election of june, 2009, mr. mashaei was appointed as the presidential chief of staff after a very brief and unsuccessful attempt to serve as the vice president of iran. since then, the persecution and repression of people in iran has steadily increased. thousands of peaceful protesters, dissidents and activists have been detained after mr. mashaei became chief of staff. now, let there be no doubt, mr. mashaei, like his president, is directly responsible for human rights abuses in iran. he should not be granted a visa to enter the united states of america, and he, like his president, should be designated under u.s. law as a human rights abuser in iran. mr. mashaei's visit will come just four days after the united nations secretary-general released an interim report on human rights in iran. the report states -- quote -- "the human rights situation in iran has been marked by intensified crackdowns on human rights defenders. women's rights activists, journalists and government opponents. concerns about torture, arbit
shortly after the discredited iranian presidential election of june, 2009, mr. mashaei was appointed as the presidential chief of staff after a very brief and unsuccessful attempt to serve as the vice president of iran. since then, the persecution and repression of people in iran has steadily increased. thousands of peaceful protesters, dissidents and activists have been detained after mr. mashaei became chief of staff. now, let there be no doubt, mr. mashaei, like his president, is directly...
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presidential salary? doesn't it violate article 2 of the constitution? mrs. boxer: we did check this with the legal counsel. and they told us that the legislation drafted does not increase or diminish the salary of the president. it with holds pay during the shut down to raise the ceiling. there are definitely questions, and we're told only the president would be able to cal exthis -- challenge this legislation in a court of law. mr. leahy: but what you're saying is that even though it goes directly the constitution, which says its compensation shall not be increased or diminished during the period for which he has been elected, that unless he objected, by the same token then why couldn't we just raise the pay of a president unless he objected? mrs. boxer: i'll repeat what i said. this legislation that's drafted does not increase or decrease the salary. it would withhold it and if the president felt that was a violation, he, himself, would have to challenge it. mr. leahy: but we have some responsibility in this body to actually pass laws under the constitutio
presidential salary? doesn't it violate article 2 of the constitution? mrs. boxer: we did check this with the legal counsel. and they told us that the legislation drafted does not increase or diminish the salary of the president. it with holds pay during the shut down to raise the ceiling. there are definitely questions, and we're told only the president would be able to cal exthis -- challenge this legislation in a court of law. mr. leahy: but what you're saying is that even though it goes...
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. >> republicans warn no entitlement reform can occur without presidential leadership. but mr. obama highways shown little no interest. so all the gridlock is over cuts so small, compared to the overall nature of the problem, they'll hardly make a difference. >>> president obama is become in washington, d.c. this morning after visiting a florida high school. that is where he taped his weekly online video address calling for both democrats and republicans to avoid a government shutdown. >> my administration already put forward specific cuts that meet congressional republicans halfway. and i'm prepared to do more. but we'll only finish the job together. by sitting at the same take, working the our differences, and finding common ground. >> earlier this week, congress passed a stopgap spending bill that keeps the government running until march 18th. a new plan must be agreed on to keep the government in operation until the ends. federal fiscal year, september 30th. >>> mike huckaby is defending his comments about actress natalie portman. during a radio show, huckaby agreed with a
. >> republicans warn no entitlement reform can occur without presidential leadership. but mr. obama highways shown little no interest. so all the gridlock is over cuts so small, compared to the overall nature of the problem, they'll hardly make a difference. >>> president obama is become in washington, d.c. this morning after visiting a florida high school. that is where he taped his weekly online video address calling for both democrats and republicans to avoid a government...
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estimates 365 people have died in violence since the presidential elections in november. the u.n. says patara won but mro concede power. >>> from india there is word tonight that child actress ali lost her home in yesterday's massive fire in a nearby slum. she was in the world winning slum dog millionaire. her paper clippings and the pictures from the film's success were all destroyed in the fire. no one was killed but 21 people were hurt in the fire that left more than 2,000 people homeless. >>> and from cuba, comes news that albertawho accompanied che on his famous motorcycle journey has died. he was 88-year-old. in 1952 the two young medical students went on an eight month trip around latin america and saw firsthand the effects of extreme poverty and repression. che helped fidel castro rise to power in 1959. >>> 35 hours after one u.s. rocket crashed into the ocean, another on a top secret mission, successfully lifted off from cape canaveral this evening. >> and liftoff of the united launch alliance atlas 5 rocket carrying the second otv. >> atop the rocket is the unmanned x37b spacecraft which some
estimates 365 people have died in violence since the presidential elections in november. the u.n. says patara won but mro concede power. >>> from india there is word tonight that child actress ali lost her home in yesterday's massive fire in a nearby slum. she was in the world winning slum dog millionaire. her paper clippings and the pictures from the film's success were all destroyed in the fire. no one was killed but 21 people were hurt in the fire that left more than 2,000 people...
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but, like a lot of presidential speeches, mr. president, this is great sounding, rah, rah, nice title, but pretty disappointing from my point of view on substance much first of all, let's -- substance. first of all, let's talk about the premise of a speech, a blueprint for a secure energy future. i was hopeful on hearing about the plan for this speech that we would be seeing an unveiling of a real energy policy, including, moving in the right direction in terms of domestic production, utilizing our domestic energy resources. but, unfortunately, mr. president, this is more of the same. in fact, the president admits freely this is absolutely more of the same. he says -- quote -- "today my administration is releasing a blueprint for a secure energy future that outlines the comprehensive national energy policy with push since the day i took office." close quote. so this is simply a restatement of the last two years of policy. in my opinion clearly failed, clearly counterproductive policy that has helped us get to $3.60 at the pump an
but, like a lot of presidential speeches, mr. president, this is great sounding, rah, rah, nice title, but pretty disappointing from my point of view on substance much first of all, let's -- substance. first of all, let's talk about the premise of a speech, a blueprint for a secure energy future. i was hopeful on hearing about the plan for this speech that we would be seeing an unveiling of a real energy policy, including, moving in the right direction in terms of domestic production, utilizing...
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mr. president, we admire your presidential grace, and i had the opportunity to see it on the ground. funny, we were over there smiling, having a good time, but it was kind of sad. we are in there, they are out there. not you. [laughter] but we have life after the senate, it is fun. it has a great pace to it. time,t that point in president bush and president clinton walked together. today's letter, i was on the ground, and i had the opportunity to spend time with john frist, being on the ground, saying the response to one of the three worst earthquakes in history. and him and president clinton getting together and raising a huge amount of money, creating hope for hundreds and thousands of people. you really demonstrated life outside of washington gives all sorts of opportunities to participate and look people up in some ways. i applaud your work in haiti. to my colleagues, harry reid and mitch mcconnell, the leadership era, this portrait is fun and nice, and i am honored, but it represents an era. and there are no two senators past or present who did not do more to shape that era and
mr. president, we admire your presidential grace, and i had the opportunity to see it on the ground. funny, we were over there smiling, having a good time, but it was kind of sad. we are in there, they are out there. not you. [laughter] but we have life after the senate, it is fun. it has a great pace to it. time,t that point in president bush and president clinton walked together. today's letter, i was on the ground, and i had the opportunity to spend time with john frist, being on the ground,...
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mr. davis, and currently cosponsoring resolution x 06, which establishes a bipartisan, presidentially appointedsunset commission identifies field programs and those that achieving their goals to review them and subject them for termination. i suspect the commission would refuse this committee's work. with your experience, what are your thoughts on this at the legislation were enacted into law? >> if i were in congress, a cosponsor. that's a good place to start. for the things you have to members to remember is if you start talking about programs that don't work, their are a lot of interest groups out there that we don't care about efficient the time they push members and they have theirs in this or the time it's over. that's great whether gao or commission that can call the ball strikes. then it gets harder for somebody to defend some of the subsidies and programs that may not. i think it's a wonderful idea and another starting point on this. the only point i would make assault is, the sustainability is keeping the momentum going. it's easier to make government work more efficiently and take of
mr. davis, and currently cosponsoring resolution x 06, which establishes a bipartisan, presidentially appointedsunset commission identifies field programs and those that achieving their goals to review them and subject them for termination. i suspect the commission would refuse this committee's work. with your experience, what are your thoughts on this at the legislation were enacted into law? >> if i were in congress, a cosponsor. that's a good place to start. for the things you have to...
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presidential run against president obama. >> the commander in chief's latest command: stand up against bullying. >> because putting a stop to bullying is a responsibility we all share. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athlete >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973 that led to president nixon's resignation. he detected political trends early. he was a regular contributor on talk shows. >> farm workers are protesting the sentencing for two of the three defendants charged in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who was two months' pregnant. the judge approved the deal in the stockton court today. maria mennez decide of heat stroke after working in a vineyard outside of stockton. her core temperature reached 108 degrees. the victim's uncle spoke at the hearing and explained why the defendant should serve time. >> it would be an example so that employers would have more care with their workers. they would have better treatment, dignity and respect on the job. >> the three defendants include t
presidential run against president obama. >> the commander in chief's latest command: stand up against bullying. >> because putting a stop to bullying is a responsibility we all share. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athlete >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973...
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mr oh i think it's a really good idea. but i think if you could go back to washington. and take over having a. presidential i'd be making a ton of money. and i think a lot of. the strong. countries i had. the great. the bobbie i want the private is. appropriate when the nightclub to. private. it's like i was a good critic a lot of the time. and a great deal of those. i'll get more on all our stories and our t. dot com we've plenty lined out for you online the tasty and traditional way of saying goodbye to winter russian style blur in about the muscly it's a whole evening. and discover the slavic version of the boogie man it's a grandmother who works her evil on misbehaving children now the frightening fairy tale is heading for the big screen or even more in the arts section at r t dr mark . it's the season for one group of people to head up high and get dirty for the chimney sweeps of moscow it's a busy time what's more you can forget the stereotypes about only being men was the brooms on the city's skyline as tom barton reports it's not just guys doing the dirty work it's snowy and cold on this moscow roo
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presidential run against president obama. >> the commander in chief's latest command: stand up against bullying. >> because putting a stop to bullying is a responsibility we all share. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athletes >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973 that led to president nixon's resignation. he detected political trends early. he was a regular contributor on talk shows. >> farm workers are protesting the sentencing for two of the three defendants charged in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who was two months' pregnant. the judge approved the deal in the stockton court today. maria mennez decide of heat stroke after working in a vineyard outside of stockton. her core temperature reached 108 degrees. the victim's uncle spoke at the hearing and explained why the defendant should serve time. >> it would be an example so that employers would have more care with their workers. they would have better treatment, dignit
presidential run against president obama. >> the commander in chief's latest command: stand up against bullying. >> because putting a stop to bullying is a responsibility we all share. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athletes >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century...
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mr. president, we and our your post-presidential grace and i had the opportunity of seeing it on the groundsmiling, having a good side, but it is kind of sad. we are in there -- they are out there, and we're in here. you will see the interlocking relationship. at that point in time, president bush and president clinton locked together. two days later house on the ground with others who had been doing so much and had the opportunity to spend time with john frist who is doing surgery, seen response to one of the worst earthquakes in history. then president bush and president clinton getting together, raising a huge amount of money, invested, not throwing money at haiti, invested in creating hope for the future. you demonstrated so many ways that life outside of washington gives us opportunities to participate and lift people up in so many ways. i applaud your work in haiti. if had the pleasure working with you there. to my colleagues, harry reid and mitch mcconnell, the leadership -- the portrait is nice and i am honored, but it represents an era. note to senators both past and president who
mr. president, we and our your post-presidential grace and i had the opportunity of seeing it on the groundsmiling, having a good side, but it is kind of sad. we are in there -- they are out there, and we're in here. you will see the interlocking relationship. at that point in time, president bush and president clinton locked together. two days later house on the ground with others who had been doing so much and had the opportunity to spend time with john frist who is doing surgery, seen...
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possible talk of a presidential run. we'll ask mr.can finance his own campaign. and skating icon scott hamilton opens up about his latest health scare. the brain tumor that resurfaced. he'll tell us how he's doing and how he keeps his amazing positive attitude. it's infectious. >> it is. ann has a look at the headlines. >> hi, guys. a defiant moammar gadhafi appeared on libyan state television this morning and declared again that he will not step down despite mounting international pressure. he said he'll fight to the last man and woman and blamed the foreign media and al qaeda for the uprising against him. forces launched a counter offensive for control of a key oil installation and today britain said it is starting an operation to air lift refugees stranded on libya's border with tunisia. >>> two u.s. warships moved closer to libya this morning. defense secretary gates says the ship wills help with humanitarian relief. south korean activists will go ahead with plans to send information about the uprising into north korea by balloon
possible talk of a presidential run. we'll ask mr.can finance his own campaign. and skating icon scott hamilton opens up about his latest health scare. the brain tumor that resurfaced. he'll tell us how he's doing and how he keeps his amazing positive attitude. it's infectious. >> it is. ann has a look at the headlines. >> hi, guys. a defiant moammar gadhafi appeared on libyan state television this morning and declared again that he will not step down despite mounting international...
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mr. david cameron on the safety of nuclear power plants in the uk. then on road to the white house, an interview with possible gop presidential candidate and former press -- pennsylvania senator brooks santorum. also, a look at geraldine ferraro vice-presidential nominee acceptance speech at the 1984 democratic convention. tomorrow on washington -- on "washington journal" a look at what congress will be working on this week with corbels and jake sherman. also, a discussion on u.s. involvement in libya and terrorism fears with mike baker a former cia covert operations officer. and they look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners, and the transition to a nato command and control. that is the president's speech on libya monday night at seventh 30 p.m. eastern live here on c- span and c-span radio. -- 7:30 p.m. eastern like you're on c-span an
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mr. davis, and currently cosponsoring resolution x 06, which establishes a bipartisan, presidentially appointedsunset commission identifies field programs and those that achieving their goals to review them and subject them for termination. i suspect the commission would refuse this committee's work. with your experience, what are your thoughts on this at the legislation were enacted into law? >> if i were in congress, a cosponsor. th's a good place to start. for the things you have to members to remember is if you start talking about programs that don't work, their are a lot of interest groups out there that we don't care about efficient the time they push members and they have theirs in this or the time it's over. that's great whether gao or commission that can call the ball strikes. then it gets harder for somebody to defend some of the bsidies and programs that may not. i think it's a wonderful idea and another starting point on this. the only point i would make asault is, the sustainability is keeping the momentum going. it's easier to make government work more efficiently and take off to
mr. davis, and currently cosponsoring resolution x 06, which establishes a bipartisan, presidentially appointedsunset commission identifies field programs and those that achieving their goals to review them and subject them for termination. i suspect the commission would refuse this committee's work. with your experience, what are your thoughts on this at the legislation were enacted into law? >> if i were in congress, a cosponsor. th's a good place to start. for the things you have to...
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mr. boehner might not want to discuss. i think she's going to cause a lot of confusion, a lot of chaos within the republican caucus. but if this furthers her pr presidential it. >> i want to end with george on this. donna is right. confusion and chaos are words that come to mind with congresswoman bachman sometimes. you wrote a biting commentary about mike huckabee, newt gingrich, sarah palin, versus some of the more serious, adult republican presidential possibilities. where is michelle bachman in this? >> she's not among the serious contenders. some voters are not inflamed in the way some others are. >> we'll have to leave it there. >>> back with more from japan after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] imagination. its supply is limitless. its power is beyond measure. imagination carries us into the future... and helps doctors see what they couldn't before. it provides funding so that solutions beyond our grasp... become within reach. ecomagination. healthymagination. capital. imagination at work. makes anything... everything... possible. ♪ ♪ ♪ an ibm computer system named watson won jeopardy. but the real winner? human kind. life is really about questions and
mr. boehner might not want to discuss. i think she's going to cause a lot of confusion, a lot of chaos within the republican caucus. but if this furthers her pr presidential it. >> i want to end with george on this. donna is right. confusion and chaos are words that come to mind with congresswoman bachman sometimes. you wrote a biting commentary about mike huckabee, newt gingrich, sarah palin, versus some of the more serious, adult republican presidential possibilities. where is michelle...
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mr. davis: thank you, judge carter. the real question when it comes down to presidential support of this, presidents, regardless of party, don't tend to want to relinquish power but i think from a congressional prerogative there's so much importance in changing the dialogue, the dye dialogue between the house and senate on capitol hill, but also the dialogue between the executive branch and the legislative branch. and to this point the thing that i would share, president obama during his campaign called for a post partisan era. and then as soon as his legislative agenda did not pass he moved to want to implement everything but regulation that could not get through the house and the senate. the reality is to get to the postpartisan era and restore balance between the congress and the executive branch is to pass a bill like this. a senior e.p.a. executive who has to remain nameless because who have this person is shared with me, he thought a concept like reins was a great idea for two reasons. not from a partisan perspective. and this is somebody in an agency that's regulating. the first thing that he shared with me was h
mr. davis: thank you, judge carter. the real question when it comes down to presidential support of this, presidents, regardless of party, don't tend to want to relinquish power but i think from a congressional prerogative there's so much importance in changing the dialogue, the dye dialogue between the house and senate on capitol hill, but also the dialogue between the executive branch and the legislative branch. and to this point the thing that i would share, president obama during his...
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mr. robert einhorn said in seoul that the united states will seek the u.n. security council presidential statement to condemn north korea's uranium enrichment program. so do you think -- to expect china will join you? >> well, we have initiated consultations on a potential security council reaction to north korea's uranium enrichment program and we wo h
mr. robert einhorn said in seoul that the united states will seek the u.n. security council presidential statement to condemn north korea's uranium enrichment program. so do you think -- to expect china will join you? >> well, we have initiated consultations on a potential security council reaction to north korea's uranium enrichment program and we wo h
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. >> live saturday possible gop presidential candidates, haley barbour, newt gingrich, mr. santorum, mr. cain, and mrs. bachmann in des moines. >> once again live at the brookings institution. we're standing by for a discussion on the role of civil society in egypt as the country puts together a new government. a constitutional referendum was held last saturday and parliament elections set for june. live discussion getting june way -- getting underway at 1:30 at c-span. early today we got an update from a reporter in libya. >> host: joining us now ms. sly on the "washington post" in tripoli. what's happened in the last couple of hours in libya? >> guest: well, it's pretty quiet here this morning. we don't have much activity here until the night time. last night we had a lot of exposures. i've accounted more that we've had on any previous night. it seems that the strikes have intensified in the capitol last night. >> host: ms. sly, what's it like being in tripoli? where are you staying? are you able to get out of the hotel? do american forces know where the foreign correspon
. >> live saturday possible gop presidential candidates, haley barbour, newt gingrich, mr. santorum, mr. cain, and mrs. bachmann in des moines. >> once again live at the brookings institution. we're standing by for a discussion on the role of civil society in egypt as the country puts together a new government. a constitutional referendum was held last saturday and parliament elections set for june. live discussion getting june way -- getting underway at 1:30 at c-span. early today...
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mr. davis, and currently cosponsoring resolution x 06, which establishes a bipartisan, presidentially appointedsunset commission identifies field programs and those that achieving their goals to review them and subject them for termination. i suspect the commission would refuse this committee's work. with your experience, what are your thoughts on this at the legislation were enacted into law? >> if i were in congress, a cosponsor. that's a good place to start. for the things you have to members to remember is if you start talking about programs that don't work, their are a lot of interest groups out there that we don't care about efficient the time they push members and they have theirs in this or the time it's over. that's great whether gao or commission that can call the ball strikes. then it gets harder for somebody to defend some of the subsidies and programs that may not. i think it's a wonderful idea and another starting point on this. the only point i would make assault is, the sustainability is keeping the momentum going. it's easier to make government work more efficiently and take of
mr. davis, and currently cosponsoring resolution x 06, which establishes a bipartisan, presidentially appointedsunset commission identifies field programs and those that achieving their goals to review them and subject them for termination. i suspect the commission would refuse this committee's work. with your experience, what are your thoughts on this at the legislation were enacted into law? >> if i were in congress, a cosponsor. that's a good place to start. for the things you have to...
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mr. einhorn said, one of the possible outcomes of that consultation could be a presidential statement. >> another thing -- why did it come up at this point of time that you suddenly started raising this as a loud voice? does it do -- anything to do with, like, the chinese government taking -- i mean, sitting as the chairman position at the security council this week*? >> i don't know that there's any particular timing of it. we just simply made clear that we continue to focus on full implementation of un security council resolutions. we want to see north korea undertake all of its international obligations. and we have made clear that, in our view of denuclearization of the korean peninsula, that has to take into account the uranium enrichment program. that's the position of the united states and that's something that we continue to talk to others about. >> same topic -- >> how is your talk with china? >> hmm? >> have you been trying to -- i mean, i know you've -- >> have we talked to china about this program? yes. >> same topic. >> yeah. >> chinese nuclear envoy mr. wu dawei said in an i
mr. einhorn said, one of the possible outcomes of that consultation could be a presidential statement. >> another thing -- why did it come up at this point of time that you suddenly started raising this as a loud voice? does it do -- anything to do with, like, the chinese government taking -- i mean, sitting as the chairman position at the security council this week*? >> i don't know that there's any particular timing of it. we just simply made clear that we continue to focus on...
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mr. president, i came earlier today from testimony that was provided by former senator alan simpson and former presidential chief of staff erskine bowles about the consequences of our failure to act if we don't get our comprehensive deficit and debt under control. this is a problem that's not going to get easy. every day we fail to racquet, we add $4 billion -- every day we fail to act, we add $4 billion to our national debt. unfortunately, some of the proposals are coming -- particularly from the house at this point -- the house budget plan does nothing significant to address our long-term deficit and debt issues. mr. president, i travel around virginia a lot. yesterday i was down with our colleague from georgia, senator chambliss, where we met with literally hundreds of business leaders from across central virginia, and their message was clear: no more games, no more showmanship, get something done. and that "somethin something tht done is a comprehensive approach to our nation's fiscal challenges. that will mean, yes, cutting down on spending. that will mean, as we will, making our tax code more efficie
mr. president, i came earlier today from testimony that was provided by former senator alan simpson and former presidential chief of staff erskine bowles about the consequences of our failure to act if we don't get our comprehensive deficit and debt under control. this is a problem that's not going to get easy. every day we fail to racquet, we add $4 billion -- every day we fail to act, we add $4 billion to our national debt. unfortunately, some of the proposals are coming -- particularly from...
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mr. craig has been brought in to assist in that effort to avoid indictment on the front end. >> reporter: edwards began his affair with hunter during his presidential run in the 2008 campaign and the two had a child together. >> the campaign goes on. >> reporter: two years later, edwards' marriage to wife elizabeth crumbled. she died in december after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. >> it's his fall from grace was so swift and so complete there is absolutely no way that he can rehabilitate his image enough to be back involved in politics. >> reporter: but a tarnished image could be the least of edwards' problems. if he is indicted he could face a federal prison sentence. but sources close to the case say an indictment is not eminent at the moment. in fact, they say the justice department is now reviewing whether the allegations against edwards even if they were true would violate any laws. chris? >> jan, you're a lawyer. reading the tea leaves here, what do you make of mr. craig taking on this case? >> chris, i have seen greg craig in a lot of different cases over the years. they all have one thing in common -- he takes clients he believes in
mr. craig has been brought in to assist in that effort to avoid indictment on the front end. >> reporter: edwards began his affair with hunter during his presidential run in the 2008 campaign and the two had a child together. >> the campaign goes on. >> reporter: two years later, edwards' marriage to wife elizabeth crumbled. she died in december after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. >> it's his fall from grace was so swift and so complete there is absolutely no way...
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mr. president, i came earlier today from testimony that was provided by former senator alan simpson and former presidential chief of staff erskine bowles about the consequences of our failure to act if we don't get our comprehensive deficit and debt under control. this is a problem that's not going to get easy. every day we fail to racquet, we add $4 billion -- every day we fail to act, we add $4 billion to our national debt. unfortunately, some of the proposals are coming -- particularly from the house at this point -- the house budget plan does nothing significant to address our long-term deficit and debt issues. mr. president, i travel around virginia a lot. yesterday i was down with our colleague from georgia, senator chambliss, where we met with literally hundreds of business leaders from across central virginia, and their message was clear: no more games, no more showmanship, get something done. and that "somethin something tht done is a comprehensive approach to our nation's fiscal challenges. that will mean, yes, cutting down on spending. that will mean, as we will, making our tax code more efficie
mr. president, i came earlier today from testimony that was provided by former senator alan simpson and former presidential chief of staff erskine bowles about the consequences of our failure to act if we don't get our comprehensive deficit and debt under control. this is a problem that's not going to get easy. every day we fail to racquet, we add $4 billion -- every day we fail to act, we add $4 billion to our national debt. unfortunately, some of the proposals are coming -- particularly from...
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presidential campaign is now under way. that's a lot of plane for one guy. call it trump force one. it arrived in iowa, carrying donald trump's top adviser. one mr. michael cohen. he's checking the prospects of a trump for president campaign. really? president trump? >> he's made a tremendous fortune for himself. and what would be fabulous is to see him put that ability and his talents to work for the rest of us. >> reporter: trump himself just appeared with other key advisers on the season opener of "the apprentice." >> the circus is back in town. and you're looking at the ring master. it's showtime. >> reporter: showtime in iowa has a very different look. last night, the first cattle call of the 2012 presidential race. with five republican presidential wannabes, each trying to claim the mantle of most conservative. there's newt gingrich, taking aim at the president's men. >> what if we on the very first day had a president who said, we are now abolishing, as of this minute, every, single czar in the white house and their offices, and cutting spending. >> reporter: long shot, rick santorum, posting about being called an ultraconservative. >> my
presidential campaign is now under way. that's a lot of plane for one guy. call it trump force one. it arrived in iowa, carrying donald trump's top adviser. one mr. michael cohen. he's checking the prospects of a trump for president campaign. really? president trump? >> he's made a tremendous fortune for himself. and what would be fabulous is to see him put that ability and his talents to work for the rest of us. >> reporter: trump himself just appeared with other key advisers on...
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mr. ryan horn said, one of the possible outcomes of that consultation could be a presidential statement. and another thing, why does it come at this point in time that you suddenly started raising this? does it do anything to do with chinese government taking, sitting as the chairman? >> you know, i don't know that there's any particular timing of it. we simply made clear that we continue to focus on full implementation of u.n. security council resolutions. we want to see north korea undertake all of its international obligations, and we've made clear that in our view of denuclearization of the korean peninsula, that has to take into account that uranium enrichment program. that is the position of the united states and that's something we continue to talk to others about. >> what about china? have -- >> have we talk to china about this program? yes. >> chinese nuclear envoy said in an interview that nobody wants to put preconditions. what is your response to? >> well, we want to see any dialogue be constructive. so, you know, i'm not sure you call a precondition. we just want to make sur
mr. ryan horn said, one of the possible outcomes of that consultation could be a presidential statement. and another thing, why does it come at this point in time that you suddenly started raising this? does it do anything to do with chinese government taking, sitting as the chairman? >> you know, i don't know that there's any particular timing of it. we simply made clear that we continue to focus on full implementation of u.n. security council resolutions. we want to see north korea...
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mr. chairman. gentleman, good morning. "the new york times" reported last week and talked about a secret report ordered by the president back in august what fell under the rue bream of presidential study, relative to identifying potential arab uprising. >> actually, i saw that story. i asked the question about the report. it was a draft, never went anywhere. so it never happened. >> fair to say whether it was ordered by the president i assume the joint chiefs and the secretary of defense have ready for justified every contingency. >> every crisis. is that fair to say? >> yes. that affects -- let's say the mediterranean, what's happening in libya. we look very hard. >> each and every day. >> at the future as best as we can. we as the secretaries point out more than once our ability to predict historically has been pretty lousy. certainly we have been concerned about what has been, i guess, building in the middle east over time. specifically, but i don't think anybody predicted the the -- wht would cause it and when it would happen and the speed. >> you know, some people attribute it, i don't know whether you it call it an intelligence failure, that we didn't know the depth of wha
mr. chairman. gentleman, good morning. "the new york times" reported last week and talked about a secret report ordered by the president back in august what fell under the rue bream of presidential study, relative to identifying potential arab uprising. >> actually, i saw that story. i asked the question about the report. it was a draft, never went anywhere. so it never happened. >> fair to say whether it was ordered by the president i assume the joint chiefs and the...
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presidential candidate. let me begin with the headline in "baltimore sun." this is the headline, house speaker bay nor faces hard choice in budget talks. last year in negotiations with democrats, mr. boehner appeared to be ready to propose $26 million cuts, on top of $10 billion already signed into law. to make matters even more complicated for boehner, tea party activist have said we think we should put for $9 billion in cuts. mr. forbes, where do you come down on this? >> well, i think the more cuts that you can get, the better. but i think though in terms of where the republican should go on this for now is a focus on the health care bill. as you know, there's $105 billion amazingly slipped into the thing in the 2700 page bill. i think the gop should focus on blocking that and say we have to revisit the whole debate on health care and not just focus on specific cuts, but get to something larger. most americans are very real doubts about this health care bill. and i think the republican should use the lever of these budget talks to get to that so we don't get focused on just a small number out of $3.7 trillion. let's focus on the big thing which is health care and 16% of our ec
presidential candidate. let me begin with the headline in "baltimore sun." this is the headline, house speaker bay nor faces hard choice in budget talks. last year in negotiations with democrats, mr. boehner appeared to be ready to propose $26 million cuts, on top of $10 billion already signed into law. to make matters even more complicated for boehner, tea party activist have said we think we should put for $9 billion in cuts. mr. forbes, where do you come down on this? >>...
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mr. chairman. gentleman, good morning. "the new york times" reported last week and talked about a secret report ordered by the president back in august what fell under the rue bream of presidential study, relative to identifying potential arab uprising. >> actually, i saw that story. i asked the question about the report. it was a draft, never went anywhere. so it never happened. >> fair to say whether it was ordered by the president i assume the joint chiefs and the secretary of defense have ready for justified every contingency. >> every crisis. is that fair to say? >> yes. that affects -- let's say the mediterranean, what's happening in libya. we look very hard. >> each and every day. >> at the future as best as we can. we as the secretaries point out more than once our ability to predict historically has been pretty lousy. certainly we have been concerned about what has been, i guess, building in the middle east over time. specifically, but i don't think anybody predicted the the -- wht would cause it and when it would happen and the speed. >> you know, some people attribute it, i don't know whether you it call it an intelligence failure, that we didn't know the depth of wha
mr. chairman. gentleman, good morning. "the new york times" reported last week and talked about a secret report ordered by the president back in august what fell under the rue bream of presidential study, relative to identifying potential arab uprising. >> actually, i saw that story. i asked the question about the report. it was a draft, never went anywhere. so it never happened. >> fair to say whether it was ordered by the president i assume the joint chiefs and the...
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mr. speaker, we are coming up on the one year anniversary passage of the patient protection affordable care act. president obama during the 2008 presidentialampaign repeatedly promised that this would be an open and transparent process. he acknowledged the people's right to know. in fact, he said over and over again, not negotiating behind claused doors but bringing all parties together so that the american people could see what the choices are. so that the american people could see what the choices are, with you instead of doing that -- but instead of doing that, may of 2009, a secret meeting of six special interest groups down at the white house, in september of that year, i began sending letters. in january, 2010, i filed a resolution of inquiry so we could see what went on in those meetings and what the deal was. but unfortunately we were shut down. this year now after new leadership of our speaker and chairman upton and the energy and commerce committee, once again we are asking the white house to voluntarily provide us that information. and what do they respond? they said it would be too vast and expensive. so they acknowledge the in
mr. speaker, we are coming up on the one year anniversary passage of the patient protection affordable care act. president obama during the 2008 presidentialampaign repeatedly promised that this would be an open and transparent process. he acknowledged the people's right to know. in fact, he said over and over again, not negotiating behind claused doors but bringing all parties together so that the american people could see what the choices are. so that the american people could see what the...
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mr. president, i would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. >> the clerk will call the role. >> more than 100 years ago, gary's grandfather left on a steam boat bound for america. presidentialcon >> a look at social security in just a moment. first, an update. the associated press reports that a person with direct knowledge of the decision told the ap that u.s. representative senator giffords will attend. the family and doctors have not yet publicized the decision. a news conference was scheduled for friday in houston. her husband, mark kelly, is leading the space shuttle's next mission. now to social security security. the congressional budget office estimates that the reserve, the social security reserve will run out of funds by 2037 if nothing is done to address the problem. today, the short fall was explained and what can be done. spoke to the economics club in washington, and this is an hour and 10 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> it's searching. there we go. okay. very good. well, objective was to come talk and thank you very much for the invitation to come and talk to you all today and share about what we know and think we know and to have the opportunity to lea
mr. president, i would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. >> the clerk will call the role. >> more than 100 years ago, gary's grandfather left on a steam boat bound for america. presidentialcon >> a look at social security in just a moment. first, an update. the associated press reports that a person with direct knowledge of the decision told the ap that u.s. representative senator giffords will attend. the family and doctors have not yet publicized the...
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but, like a lot of presidential speeches, mr.president, this is great sounding, rah, rah, nice title, but pretty disappointing from my point of view on substance much first of all, let's -- substance. first of all, let's talk about the premise of a speech, a blueprint for a secure energy future. i was hopeful on hearing about the plan for this speech that we would be seeing an unveiling of a real energy policy, including, moving in the right direction in terms of domestic production, utilizing our domestic energy resources. but, unfortunately, mr. president, this is more of the same. in fact, the president admits freely this is absolutely more of the same. he says -- quote -- "today my administration is releasing a blueprint for a secure energy future that outlines the comprehensive national energy policy with push since the day i took office." close quote. so this is simply a restatement of the last two years of policy. in my opinion clearly failed, clearly counterproductive policy that has helped us get to $3.60 at the pump and
but, like a lot of presidential speeches, mr.president, this is great sounding, rah, rah, nice title, but pretty disappointing from my point of view on substance much first of all, let's -- substance. first of all, let's talk about the premise of a speech, a blueprint for a secure energy future. i was hopeful on hearing about the plan for this speech that we would be seeing an unveiling of a real energy policy, including, moving in the right direction in terms of domestic production, utilizing...