mr. carlson's website ran with it big. they pushed the story hard enough that it was picked up as a tucker carlson scoop all over the fox news channel. multiple shows on that channel. and lots of fox news channel's radio shows, too. again, this was days before the 2012 election. it also got tons of online traffic from the conservative mega website the "drudge report." as a result of the allegations, the fbi sent investigators to the dominican republic, alleged site of the senator's alleged hookering to investigate those charges. but a funny thing happened on the way to that conservative media scoop. bob menendez did survive the last-minute onslaught of allegations before the election. s he re-elected in november. it emerged lots and lots of news networks had been shopped this story about menendez and hookers. politico looked into it, did not think it was credible to publish. the "star ledger" in new jersey had, shopped that story. looked into it, found it not credible enough to publish. the "new york post" which i'm sorry

mrs. carlson, and thank you to michelle from your staff as well. >> i understand you're still working with mr. rose. >> we are. >> okay. we'll see you back next wednesday. >> you got it. >> thanks, everyone. >> okay. madam clerk, we're done with our different departments. we have items 15 and 16 left to go, so can you call item -- both of them together. city clerk: fiscal year 2014-15, 2016. item 16, hearing on the mayor's addressing funding for non profit corporations or entities for the two fiscal years. >> we have kate howard to speak on both of these items. >> good afternoon, supervisor, kate howard. i'm here to speak on items 15 and 16. item 15 is a resolution approving the allocation of the budget incentive savings fund. the administrative fund -- it's saving into the fund which can be used on one time expenditures in those departments that have the savings. all of the projects that are recommended to -- recommended for the expenditures in this fund were proposed by either the committee on information technology or the capital planning committee. the budget that is in front of you in

carlson and megan mcardle on the corporate invasion. the program with defense secretary chuck hagel. we are here at the pentagon. mr. secretary, thank you for being with us. >> out, always a pleasure. -- al, a pleasure. --we know it will shut down we know the malaysian airline was shot down with a surface-to-air missile. russia has a lot of covert personnel. wouldn't the russians have to know about it? >> you have just stated the obvious that the surface-to-air missile had to come from russia. the training provided to operate the surface-to-air missile system most likely came from russia. whether that russia knew specifically about this incident or not, i don't know. the international investigation that the united nations responded to our call for on friday with a resolution that was passed and the russians voted for it, we will find out. we will track this all the way back. >> if the russians were complicit, john mccain said there should be helped pay. hell to pay. what would that be? >> they will come out the losers but we should wait for the facts. the russians have been instigating this trouble in eastern ukrain

carlson and megan mcardle on the corporate inversion. we begin the program with defense secretary chuck hagel. we are here at the pentagon. mr.ry, thank you for being with us. >> al, always a pleasure.

carlson and megan mcardle on the corporate inversion. we begin the program with defense secretary chuck hagel. we are here at the pentagon. mr.ry, thank you for being with us. >> al, always a pleasure. >> we know t

carlson and megan mcardle on the corporate inversion. we begin the program with defense secretary chuck hagel. we are here at the pentagon. mr.thank you for being with us.

carlson and megan mcardle on the corporate inversion. we begin the program with defense secretary chuck hagel. we are here at the pentagon. mr.retary, thank you for being with us. >> al, always ea

carlson, bring me the ensilo media -- encyclopedia. he opens it in front of the class, it says harry s. truman. aha, mr.n, the ensilo field ya says it gets a period. i said, well, they're wrong. oh, students, how lucky we are, mr. rogan is smarter than the encyclopedia britannica. my, how fortunate. so for the next two weeks i'm getting this, columbus discovered america in 1492, oh, mr. rogan, was it 1493? i got sick of it. i went home, dear mr. be truman -- [laughter] you're not going to believe this, but you know that report i sent you and mailed the letter. just gone, and the school year ended, and that was it. toward the end of summer between seventh and eighth grade i come home from playing one day, and there's another letter from harry truman. and a very lengthy letter, and he's explaining in the letter, i had two grandfathers, one was named solomon, one was named ship, my planters just gave me an s -- parents just gave me an s. people use it with a period or without a period, and for the very first time i noticed his own letterhead had no period, harry s, no period, truman. i didn't have mr. port

mrs. cheney said if we have a marital squabble, it will be your dream. i will see how i do. we'll start with a question from margaret carlson, she always knows the right to think to ask. i will have each of you chime and i will plunge in. are you more like the bushes who did not discuss politics at dinner or the kennedys who always did? >> with the family, liz and lynne and i, we tell old war stories of the campaign i was involved in and the train wrecks and we've had a lot along the way. >> mrs. cheney? >> that's a good description. it varies. when dick was asked to be vice president, he thought it was a good idea. i was not sure. give up your house and job and move. we were not dead broke -- excuse me. [laughter] [applause] liz would be out painting. so our level varied. >> any actual fights? >> oh, sure. >> none we will talk about today. i want to say seriously, it is a real tribute to my mom and dad we talked politics at the dinner table and we talked about what was happening and the world and in the news. they treated mary and i like adults who had something to contribute from an early age. >> mrs. cheney, you were out

carlson who always knows the right thing to ask. i'm doing to have each of you chime in, and then i'm going to plunge in with mrs. cheney.y, are you more like the bushes who didn't discuss politics at dinner or more like the kennedys who always did? >> when the family is alone, liz and mary and lynne and i, we usually end up telling old war stories about cam pages we were involved in -- campaigns we were involved in. it's always funny, it always involve train wrecks. the funniest political stories are the train wrecks, and we had a lot of train wrecks along the way. >> and, mrs. chain think? , your -- >> that's a good description. i think the level of enthusiasm for political life varies. when dick was asked to be vice president, he thought that was a great idea. [laughter] i was not so sure, you know, give up your job, give up your house and move. we weren't dead broke, excuse me. [laughter] [applause] but liz and mary was even more reluck about the than i, duh liz, we like to joke, was out in the back yard painting yard signs. >> any actual fights? >> oh, sure. none we're going to talk about today, mike. [laughter] no,

mrs. cheney said if we have a marital squabble, it will be your dream. i will see how i do. we'll start with a question from margaret carlson, she always knows the right to think to ask. i will have each of you chime and i will plunge in. whoyou more like the bushs did not discuss politics at dinner or the kennedys who always did? family, liz and we tell old war stories of the campaign i was all soft in. involved in and the train wrecks and web a lot along the way. cheney? >> that's a good description. it varies. was asked to be vice president, he thought it was a good idea. i was not sure. give up your house and a job and move. we were not dead or broken -- excuse me. broke -- excuse me. [laughter] [applause] liz would like to apologize was out painting. >> any actual fights? >> oh, sure. >> non-will talk about today. it is a real tribute to my mom and dad we talked politics at the dinner table and we talked about what was happening and the news.and in the they treated mary and i like adults who had something to contribute from an early age. you were outy with a book -- criminal. >> 4 more years. >> i was backstage and i w