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mrs. kennedy's life.this ises the red room, and the reason i showed this is that that was the first room she completed in restoration. but they this was the day of her husband's funeral. and she insisted that she meet those who were coming from afar, those who were diplomats, the diplomatic corps from abroad. and so she stood with her brother-in-law, senator edward kennedy, to her right, and she insisted on greeting everyone who had come to pay their respects to her husband. on a more glittery note, again, we remember her for her state entertaining. in the short amount of time that she was in the white house, and it was only a little over a thousand days, she and her husband threw 16 state dinners. in the first term, full four years of the w. bush term, they held, i believe, it was two. now, mind you, 9/11 happened during that time, there were security issues, but the bushes, the second bushes from texas were just not as interested in that. they weren't as interested in state entertainment, they weren't a

mr. kennedy. >> personally, i find this a very exciting proposal. supervisor mar: thank you very much. >> thank you. supervisor mar: next speaker. >> i've lived at parkmerced in district 7 for 14 years. i see this proposal as a very positive revision. provides solid, new family- oriented housing, a neighborhood where you can do many more things in a neighborhood without driving out of the neighborhood to other parts of the city or to other towns. it being propose at a time when many reports say san francisco will see a great amount of growth over the next 20 years. it's right on time. it provides jobs both during and after the construction. rent control has be taken care of. i'm impressed by the work you are doing. i think this will lead to a presicident. make sure you can keep that in place. if this project is not approved, one of my big worries is not that it will go back to the era of benign neglect, but back to the era that i call aggressive exploitation but it was a relentless battle at the rent board and they sold off blocks of the neighborhoo

mrs. leland kennedy and her guest, ms. tina hoskaovich. , and his wife, mrs. patty shinseki. mr. john john kuhni and his wif, mrs. barbara kuhni. >> i feel great about being here tonight and i'm wearing a rented tuxedo. no, what are you wearing? i'm a lawyer in chicago. you guys all look great. mr. robert b. hansen and his wife, mrs. kathleen hansen. mr. douglas redacker. the honorable senator amy clowbashar and her husband, mr. john mittsler. >> this would be, o.k., cost $170. >> and the shoes? >> $29. yes, that's correct, macy's. there you are. thank you. >> mr. eric garsety and his wife, ms. amy wacliff. mr. james rogers and his wife, mrs. mary ann rogers. mrs. carol fulke and her husband, mr. bernie fulke. mr. samuel palmisano. the honorable secretary timothy geithner, secretary of the treasury, and his wife, mrs. carol geithner. mr. jerry sykes and mrs. barbara rosaovich mr. david leanhard and his wife, mrs. laura lionhard. mr. euro -- antonio perez and his wife, mrs. laurie perez. mr. robert mcdonald and his wife, mrs. diane mcdonald.

mr. david kennedy answered questions from members on the british economy from reforms to criminal sentence these procedures, and foreign-policy issues. on the greek debt crisis, he stressed that the u.k. would not be involved in the eurozone aid package to greece. also, ed miliband question the prime minister on concerns expressed by military chiefs on the mission in libya. >> order. questions to the prime minister. kerry mccarthy. >> happy anniversary. question no. one. >> thank you. hank you, mr. speaker. anhappy anniversary. question number 1. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i was unaware of that event but i join in giving you happy anniversary. how much the give tribute corporal lloyd newell and private garrison they were talented dedicated soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice overseas for the safety of british people at home. we send out our deepest condolences to their families, their friends and their colleagues. mr. speaker, this moing i had meetings with ministerial colleaes and others and in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings today. >> carrie mc

mr. kennedy runs a juvenile correctional institute in massachusetts. >> i wonder what your definition ofn of church and state is and how it will affect your decision-making. >> governor pawlenty, take that one first. >> the protections were designed to protect people of faith from government, not government from people of faith. this is a country that in our founding documents says we're a nation that's founded under god, and the privileges and blessings at that we have are from our creator, they're not from our member of congress or county commissioner. 39 of the 50 states have until the early phrases of constitution languages like minnesota has. it says we the people of minnesota, grateful to god for our civil and religious liberties, and so the founding fathers understood that the blessings that we have as a nation xom from our creator and we should stop and say thanks and express gratitude for that. i embrace that. let's spend a little time talking. >> let's spent time talking about it. senator, let's start with you. what role does faith play in your political life? are there certain

mr. ambassador kennedy for coming up here. i want to make a statement that your department has been exceptionally responsive. it's not a perfect world, and we follow-up on different things but for the record every time we needed information, you've been responsive, at least from my perspective. i thank you for that. i'm going to bounce around a bit. i'm a contracting guy, so i'll be interested mostly in contracting, and i found part of your statement very interesting, and that was you state that you're going to have an assistant secretary certify that adequate resources are available and provided for contract oversight and to get the job done. when are you going to implement that? >> that has been implemented. >> so it starts in fy -- end of 11, start at 12? >> end of 11. >> okay. here's my point, and maybe you intend to do it or maybe it's something you ought to think about. the part is plan and execute. the staff needs to be in place. you need to plan how you utilize the staff, and then execute and effective in getting the j

kennedy's in 1961. mr. obama was keeping a promise he made when he visited the island in 2008 as a candidate. >> when i ran for president, i promised to include puerto rico, not just on my itinerary, but also in my vision of where country needs to go. i'm proud to say we've kept that promise, too. >> suarez: puerto ricans are u.s. citizens, but pay commonwealth taxes to run their own government. and while they don't pay u.s. federal taxes, residents do serve in high numbers in the military and participate in some federal programs, including food stamps and welfare. those programs have been important in recent years, as the territory was particularly hard hit by the recession with unemployment at nearly 17%. the president has promised help. >> we've been trying to make sure that every family can find work, make a living and provide for their children. that's why our economic plan and our health care reform included help for puerto rico. ( cheers and applause ) >> suarez: while in the capital, san juan, the p

kennedy visited in 1961. mr. obama will spend about 5 hours on the island before heading back to washington for a democratic fundraiser. >>> 6:36. the democratic president was the main target in the new hampshire debate last night. >> no surprise there. it was the first major debate among the gop who hope to challenge him next year. >> what's happened in this administration is that they have passed oppressive policy and regulation after obamacare being first and foremost. >> he failed at a time when the american people counted on him to create jobs and get the economy moving. >> this economy is stalled. it's like a train on the tracks with no engine. >> talk about opting out of obamacare? why can't we opt out of the whole system! >> a little theme there, huh? minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann announced at the debate she has filed the paperwork for a white house run. newt gingrich and tim pawlenty also taking part in the debate. >>> coming up on the early show erica hill, bob schieffer hosting a special tow

mr. chairman. welcome, ambassador kennedy, and thank you for your time this morning. i wanted to start by saying that i was really, um, very encouraged to see the secretary put together the quadrennial development and diplomacy review plan. i think it's long overdue. i know it was a really painful process, but i think it was, it will bear fruit. but i'm wondering what already has been done as a result of that. we've had the u.s. agent i for international -- agency for international development before us, and they have started taking action on some of the things, on procurement reform that were in that qddr. they are very much interested in continuous improvement, and goodness knows they have problems with their contracting, but, um, but they're looking at the need for change. you know, in contrast when i look at your statement and i look at the state department's responses to our recommendation, there doesn't seem to be any recognition that things in iraq and afghanistan are any different. um, you know, in fact, comparing the model that you have as most effective and

but for more on this let's cross live to washington with george kennedy a former diplomat for the u.s. thank you very much for joining us mr kenny now the resolution authorizing u.s. involvement in libya will now go to the senate floor and if finally approved what effect will this have on the war in libya. not very much at all the house has already indicated that it doesn't really approve. the president has said that he'll go ahead and do whatever he wants to do anyway so you might argue that this adds a little bit of legitimacy to what he's doing but i think it's more of a distraction really the war about libya in a sense if we want to try to really understand it isn't about libya but it's about the u.s. wanting to go off and have a series of wars or even because that's what we do if it weren't libya it would be somewhere else it would be syria perhaps iran maybe then israel and but. the real question is why does the u.s. want to always. go out and have a war and i will washington says this time its mission is limited that's why the war powers act has not been violated do you think this argument doesn't hold water . well

kennedy center. >> yes. this is a very powerful man. >> rose: mr. establishment in washington. hugely respected by all. >> yes, yes. but it's our belief having done the reporting and having interviewed many, many people that worked there at the time and having andeen the outcome and seen the investigations that arose after he left the scene, he's also... very interesting he's on the board of goldman sachs. it was... what was very interesting to me when we were doing is work was to see how linked goldman sachs and fannie mae are. there were a lot of interchanging relationship there is which was very fascinating. >> rose: that you thought was improper? >> nothing improper but it's just this revolving door between washington and wall street. or this sort of two-way street between washington and wall street that i had forgotten about the level of detail. >> rose: that's always been a part of the washington/wall street relationship. bert rubin, the secretary of the treasury of the clinton administrati was from goldman sachs. paulson secretary of the treasury was at goldman sachs. ye

kennedy captivated the world with her goodwill tour to india and pakistan in 1962. over time, first ladies' overseas trips began to take on more weight and meaning, and criticism. mrs. obama raised eyebrows last summer, for a lavish private vacation to spain, amid negative economic news. this week will draw a different kind of attention. now at this point, mrs. obama is not scheduled to meet with nelson mandela. that could change. he is 92 and in frail health. she is definitely scheduled to meet with his wife. brian? >> kristen welker in jo berg traveling with the first lady on this trip. >>> and when we come back from a break tonight, seemingly out of nowhere, in just a few years time really, tonight the dangers posed to children by food allergies in this country. what we have learned now. >>> and so much more than just a side man, tonight the sound the big man left us all. . . a. l. l. . . a. ll. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. on every surface in your mouth. but did you know those same germs can build up and form a resilient layer called biofilm? biofilm germs are strong enough to survive daily brushing. thankfully, there's listerin

mr. speaker. because during the time since president kennedy started the peace corps and those wonderful people go overseas, many times those volunteers, those young americans, become victims of crime in these foreign countries. and when they become victims of crime in some cases our own country abandons them. between 2000 and 2009 the peace corps itself says there were over 221 rapes, attempted rapes, almost 150 major sexual attacks, and 700 other sexual assaults. that's 1,000 crimes against american peace corps volunteers. recently the peace corps has announced there is an average of 22 rapes a year against american peace corps volunteers somewhere in another country. this is not acceptable, mr. speaker. we are talking about real people. they are real stories and they are real victims. i'd like to mention just one of those persons i know personally. i have gotten to know jess since this crime against her has occurred. she joined the peace corps in 2004. on her first day as a peace corps volunteer in bangladesh, a group of men started sexually groping her as she was walking to the house that she

kennedy and her guest. the hon. secretary of veterans affairs and his wife. >> i feel great about being here tonight, and i am wearing a -- you guys all look great. mr. douglas redeker. the hon. senator and her husband. >> this cost $170. there you are. thank you. mr. eric garcetti and his wife. mr. james rogers and his wife, mrs. mary ann rodgers. -- rogers. the hon. secretary of the treasury, timothy geithner her, and his wife, carol geithner and . mr. david leonhardt, and his wife, lauren. mr. antonio perez and his wife. mr. robert mcdonald and his cdonald.ane macdonal mr. robert gillette and his wife, ms. lisa bunche. mr. mark ayers and his wife, deborah ayers.

kennedy and roosevelt the uneasy alliance. he is currently writing his trip american presidents during wartime. i'm sure many of you also know mr. beschloss from his television work. he served as nbc news presidential historian on the "pbs newshour" and in 2000 by the one and emmy for his role in creating the discovery channel's decisions that shook the world of which he was a host. and last but certainly not least as professor susan is professorn dunn another protÉge colleague and friend. she is depressed in pairs third century professor of arts and humanities. most recently she has written roosevelt purge how fdr far to change the democratic party published in 2010 by harvard university's l press. roosevelts purge has received a henry adams prize awarded by the society for history in the federal government and was a finalist with "the los angeles times" but prize in history. as mentioned earlier professor dunn is is the co-author of james macgregor burns of the three roosevelts, printers and leaders who transformed american in a 2004 biography of george washington. i think that has everyone adequately introduced so enough of

mr. obama approved in san juan on the first official presidential visit to puerto rico since john f. kennedyyears ago. >> puerto rico, i don't need to tell you that we're not there yet. we're not where we need to be, but in these challenging times, people on this island don't quit. we don't turn back. >> reporter: in fact, puerto ricans who live on the island mr. obama toured for several hours can't vote for president, even though they're american citizens but puerto ricans who live in the 50 states can vote and the president needs those votes, particularly in florida. matt baredo follows the behavior. >> the population is becoming much more influential than it used to be. >> reporter: president obama got wide supports in 2008 but his failure to pass immigration reform and the struggling economy mean he has to work to get those votes again. >> i think the president has a lot of work to do to shore up the latino vote and it's no surprise he's been doing so much outreach in the last two months or so. >> reporter: democrats have reintroduced the dream act, a bill to provide citizenship to immig

mr. chairman. senator lugar, members of the committee, i appreciate the effort kennedy to appear before you today. as president obama's nominee to become u.s. ambassador to the islamic republic of afghanistan. and i am very grateful to senator mccain for his most generous introduction and for his recognition of the foreign service as my colleagues that over the years has labored hard on behalf of america's vital interest and sometimes paid the ultimate price. it also grateful to the president and secretary clinton for placing their trust in me. if confirmed, i look forward to cooperating with you to advance america's's interest in afghanistan. i had the privilege of opening the embassy in kabul in january, 2002. as you noted. i worked closely with president karzai in those early days and developed respect for his commitment to a stable unified afghanistan. if confirmed, i look forward to renewing our relationship and working together toward that vision. i also had the honor of serving as the u.s. and buzzer to pakistan from 20042007, which developed my understanding as a region and which is confir

mr. dallek. i find what you're saying very interesting. thank you, c-span. some political rhetoric talks about kennedy'sing vietnam, but from what i have read of the pentagon papers, eisenhower actually started the conflict when he started buying war munitions from korea to vietnam to support the french in 1953. my sense is a question -- i think kennedy, with his national security action memo #263, where he actually drew out 1,000 advisers from vietnam, proved what he intended as to vietnam. what do you think about that? guest: i agree. in my book, "an unfinished life," about john kennedy, what i argued, essentially, is that -- you are quite right -- he issued the directive to mcnamara to withdraw the advisers by the end of 1963. he was very skeptical -- doubtful about having a sustained, american operation there. he certainly did not think that putting in a large number of ground troops was going to be a good idea. in fact, he told schlessinger, that it would be like a man taking a drink, the effect would wear off, and taking another drink and another. he was absolutely right. by january, 1966, there w

mr. chairman. there is a difference between the mission of the u.s. military and the mission of the state department. the mission of the united states military is to engage the enemy. >> ambassador kennedy, the chairman is taking my time and that was his question. i am going to stop you right there and you can come back on this second round to answer that question, if you do not mind. i want to go back to the business as usual idea again. i in your statement, you talked about on an ad hoc basis being able to pull together the resources that you need. i was reading a report from october 2009 about the embassy compound last night. clearly, the emergency coordination office was set up quickly. they point to that organization. the ad hoc office was responsible for a lot of the problems at the baghdad embassy. >> that was a one-of model set up by the then existing director. that is not a model that had ever been used before. it was implemented along military lines. that model is no longer used in the state department. it was used once on the baghdad project and was distorted by me when i became undersecretary. >> i wonder a little bit when i hear you talk about the ability to keep what you h

mr. chairman. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] 's bay shuttle endeavour return for its final landing at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral florida. endeavour is nasa's fifth space shuttle constructed as a replacement for challenger. endeavour flew its first mission in may of 1992. nasa's thirty-year space shuttle program is scheduled to end this summer with the final mission of the space shuttle atlantis targeted july 8. >> touchdown. deployed by greg johnson. forward gear touchdown. after a journey of 6.5 million miles endeavour landing in darkness and illuminated by the dedication of every astronaut scientist engineer flight comptroller mechanic and dreamer that helped it fly. youngish of completing his 120th millionth mile after screw delivered an attention to the international space station will sift through the darkness for years to come. >> endeavour. >> 122 million miles flown during 25 challenging spaceflights. your landing leaves a legacy for this amazing vehicle that will long be remembered. welcome home, endeavour. >> thank you houston. you know the space shuttle is an amazing ve

mr. chairman, there is a difference between the mission of the u.s. military and the state department. the mission of the united states military is to engage the enemy. >> ambassador kennedy, but chairman thibault is taking my time and that was his question. i will stop it right there and you can come back in the second round to give the answer to that question. i just wanted to go back to the business as usual idea again. in your statement you talked about on an ad hoc basis being able to pull together the resources you need. i was raising the state ig report from october 2009 about the new embassy compound last night and clearly emergency project coordination office you set up would fit into your model. they point to that organization, the way that private was organized and ad hoc office was responsible for a lot of the problems in the baghdad embassy. >> that was a one-off model set up by the existing director. it is not a model that had ever been used before. it was implemented along military lines and that model is no longer used in the state department. it was used once on the baghdad project and it was discarded by anyone i became undersecretary. >> i worry a littl

mr. crowley holds a bachelor science degree of physical sciences from the ohio state university, master's degree in international relations from the university of pennsylvania and a master's degree in public frustration from the john s. kennedyschool of harvard university and we welcome all three b. this afternoon. i see no we operate on a five-minute rule. if you can keep your remarks to that time, there is a lighting device on the table that will warn you in the red light comes on. your time has concluded and will ask questions for the same period of time and without further ado, would begin welcoming you ms. haslach. >> thank you for holding this hearing and invited me to appear before you today to discuss the issues facing iraq and the challenges associated with the united states transition in the military led to a civilian led presents. i'd like to take time to submit our joint written testimony for the record. a significant national and truth in iraq that requires continuation of strong u.s. support to ensure that we do not lose the fragile progress that has been achieved through tremendous sacrifice. we face a critical moment that will determine whether we achieve our goal of the sovereign, stable and self-reliant ira