mr. kennedy was very much a dominant figure in almost everything that went on in the political life of john even more dominant on their prayer life, and kept after them for all the reasons that good mothers do. i mean, make responsible children. but they kept very, very close track of what each was doing. and so i would not disagree with anybody who thinks they were enormously influential. the only thing i am conscious of, however, ambassador kennedy could not influence certain people in the democratic party. i mean, people that we were supporting, he frankly did not spend who are you thinking of? >> well, i'm just thinking about one fight that we had, and he just was not responsive. i mean, well, bobby was the responsive one. and what happened was that bobby had indicted the brother of a congressman from new york, and the congressman who had been very, very responsive to us wanted desperately for the indictment to be withdrawn. body refused. -- body refused. they didn't talk to the ambassador said no, he is going to do what he does anyway. so it costs us something, but not a great deal. bu

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mr. sheldon kennedy. mr. sheldon kennedy was a professional hockey player. he skated for the united states of america. during his career, he was terribly abused and then he was abused a second time because people were more at protecting the coach and the brand. mr. kennedy we want to hear not only your story but all of your recommendations about that. then we also want to turn to michele collins, who represents the group established by congress, the national center for missing and exploited children. she comes to us with a tremendous background and experience. she oversees the cyberattack line. i say to my colleagues we already have a congressionally authorized recipient report with child sexual exploitation. she has and then also the child victim identification program. so we need to know again from a policy level. and then a senator casey, did you want to introduce your representative from pennsylvania? >> yes. i will be brief. we can go on for awhile. i've known frank along time and i'm grateful he's with us. frank is the executive director of the support

mr. sheldon kennedy. mr. sheldon kennedy was a professional hockey player. he skated for the united states of america. during his career, he was terribly abused and then he was abused a second time because people were more at protecting the coach and the brand. mr. kennedy we want to hear not only your story but all of your recommendations about that. then we also want to turn to michele collins, who represents the group established by congress, the national center for missing and exploited children. she comes to us with a tremendous background and experience. she oversees the cyberattack line. i say to my colleagues we already have a congressionally authorized recipient report with child sexual exploitation. she has and then also the child victim identification program. so we need to know again from a policy level. and then a senator casey, did you want to introduce your representative from pennsylvania? >> yes. i will be brief. we can go on for awhile. i've known frank along time and i'm grateful he's with us. frank is the executive director of the support

mr. sheldon kennedy. mr. sheldon kennedy was a professional hockey player. he skated for the united states of america. during his career, he was terribly abused and then he was abused a second time because people were more at protecting the coach and the brand. mr. kennedy we want to hear not only your story but all of your recommendations about that. then we also want to turn to michele collins, who represents the group established by congress, the national center for missing and exploited children. she comes to us with a tremendous background and experience. she oversees the cyberattack line. i say to my colleagues we already have a congressionally authorized recipient report with child sexual exploitation. she has and then also the child victim identification program. so we need to know again from a policy level. and then a senator casey, did you want to introduce your representative from pennsylvania? >> yes. i will be brief. we can go on for awhile. i've known frank along time and i'm grateful he's with us. frank is the executive director of the support

mrs. kennedy, relax. when you called the police, you asked for homicide.the canasta game. plus! i found his cat starving this morning. how do you explain that? okay, uh, why don't you wait downstairs, mrs. kennedy? and we'll take a look around for you. thank you. [whistling] what are you doing? background music. [continues playing] you know, they don't keep playing the same thing over and over. sure, they do. [sighs] hard to concentrate. isn't it? hey, randy. look at this. what do you got? makeup kit. bandages. skin disease. that's interesting bedtime reading. his appointment book. looking pretty busy every weekend. captain, look at this. last new year's eve, he played a private party for mandy bronson. [enthusiastic kissing] [moaning] [giggles] boy, this must be the best first date in the history of first dates. maybe we should quit while we're ahead. mm. i'm so glad your boss needed my help. mm, me, too. whatever happened with that case? oh, it's over. bronson went back to his leper colony on camino island. he says he loves it there. really? mm. ah. well

mrs. kennedy.said if we're having the people over for christmas, let's think about how to decorate and christmas theme and that's the 50th anniversary of the christmas theme this year. >> that's why you wrote about the book? >> i wanted to learn about the first lady's style and i came across pictures of a kennedy private christmas, it drew me in, seeing the little children, john-john and caroline dressed up for christmas. >> jamie: incredible. >> and found not just the kennedy with the great intimate pictures, but every first family does and i was taken with that. >> jamie: you've actually been there and helped the bushes. laura bush was one of the people you worked with, what an honor. >> incredible honor. >> jamie: what was different about the way they decorated? >> well, mrs. bush was so incredibly elegant and just very, very gracious and i wasn't sure how involved she'd be with decorating. she was so involved. she really cared what it was going to look like for the american people, and she took

mrs. kennedy, you have been listening to our conversation. what have you heard? >> well, i have heard a lot about my father. >> mrs. kennedy? go ahead. now we can hear you. >> well, i have heard a lot about my father. i have enjoyed reminiscing a little bit. my father, to me in my heart, was not a racist. he was a politician. he is the man that i want to remember and i want my children to remember. this is a man that, in his later years, reached out for forgiveness and received that forgiveness. >> do you think that he did have some racist tendencies in the 1960's? >> in my heart, i do not think that. i think he was just a politician. that does not make it right what he did. like i said, that the man i want to remember -- one who reached out for forgiveness and received that forgiveness. >> mrs. kennedy, can you tell us about the day your father was shot? where were you? >> i was in college. i attended troy university. i was sitting in a classroom and i remember looking at the clocks. i was in the classroom alone waiting for a class. i remember looking at that pa

mr. kennedy, that takes me to my next question for your recommendations. repeatedly in the face you said we need the tools. hey, i am for that. what would those tools via? because consistently, each one of you talked about training and education. two different things, education and training. tell us these tools does she feel so passionate would have a big impact. >> the first time we started trying to do this since we started education and catch the bad guy. get your back up against the law will find out who is a or perpetrator in here. so what we've are we going to youth serving organizations, all volunteers, every adult with her he schools, say the whole national youth football situation and so forth. it's not what you're different a college coach or little league coach, if you have power of the players. >> what are the tools? >> the tools are brought based education on all abuse bullying, harassment, education believing very good person and position of power and give them tools to recognize them and to act on them. when we go into the organization it's

mr. kennedy? >> aye. ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thanks, kara. and thanks for the tears in all our eyes.e is particularly proud of you for what you have done. thank you so much. [applause] >> i mentioned eddie march before. we travel to israel one time and it was shortly after the invasion of kuwait, and part of what we did in the trip, we went everywhere in israel and when it was a group of people from the plo. they were supporting saddam insane invasion of kuwait. fill was in the. is the kind of thing where generally people are polite, ask a few polite questions. the world was pregnant with worry about what might happen in the middle east and what would go on. and ed markey looked at those folks and said, you owe better to your children and your grandchildren. you will have to explain to them how you have made mistake after mistake, and never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. i had two reactions. i couldn't believe the boldness of the sky, and is trying to figure out if we could keep our backs to the wall as we were leaving the room. [laughter] i was impressed with his cand

mrs. kennedy also did the "nutcracker," and she took actual ballet slippers and put them on the tree.gh of to hang big items open the tree because the scale is so big and the bushes spent each christmas at catch david and she also put the star on the national tree. >>alisyn: your heyday when laura bush was in the white house and how you developed and decorated the theme. >>guest: the first lady is always kind of the commander and he of christmas, it is her vision and we execute it, it is what she wants but i have to say i love laura bush and her style, elegant and timeless and one thing in the back we teach you owe to copy the different first lady's style. >>alisyn: she did "home for the holidays." >>guest: they chose it the summer before 9/11, so, it was even more poignant when 9/11 happened, the importance of home and the family. >>alisyn: with a double meaning because after 9/11 everyone was wanting to be home based, but, also, her daughters went to college. >>guest: right, so she was probably thinking my girls are going to come back, what better theme than "home for the holidays,"

romney lost that election and he lost badly after taking an early lead in that race against ted kennedy, mrp losing by 17 points. if mitt romney becomes the republican nominee for president this year, i think you will probably hear that story from indiana and others like it again. as he travels around the country making the argument he's uniquely qualified for the presidency on the basis of his private sector experience, i think he can expect democrats to point out mitt romney's private sector success may have been very good for mitt romney but it really wasn't all that good for the regular people he threw out of work, whose americans jobs he shipped overseas. real people in real places like marion, indiana. mitt romney is not yet the nominee. he contends with newt gingrich to get the republican nomination, you're already seeing a variation of the 1994 indiana critique of mr. romney, except this time it's using 21st century language. this ad just started airing in iowa from the liberal group, moveon.org. incidentally, i have to say, i'd be surprised if lefty groups like moveon.org start run

. >> kennedy mr. undecided?> well if you truly don't want to spend time with any of them, write down nine. , but it's got to be one of these eight people. everybody write it down? okay. lauro, who did she write down? >> newt gingrich. how many put down newt gingrich? by one, two, three, four. why, laura? >> i would like to talk with them and see if he really is as tough as he appears. >> what you want to spend a weekend with them? >> he invited me. >> what's it going to be like? >> interesting. >> anything else? what are you going to do a. >> anything else? what are you going to do a weekend? >> question him. >> okay, renÉ. >> i'd like to get to know somebody that seems so powerful, just to get more of a personal side. would it be fun? >> yeah, i think so. >> what are you going to do? >> i don't know. i was going to put obama to play basketball, but he was in on the. i don't notice interests are not further to find out. >> tina, you are going to the gingrich is for weekend? why? >> i think it would be fascinatin

mr. t, kind of the "a-team" meets flotus. from jacqueline kennedymichelle obama, each first lady has put her own unique stamp on the holidays at the white house. joining me now is the author of "christmas with the first ladies," colleen burke, who is also, by the way, part of the white house decorating team in 2008. welcome. >> thank you. >> you got to put that picture in some context. what was mr. t doing with nancy reagan? >> i love that picture, too. nancy always had a celebrity santa and one year, it was mr. t. and i guess he pitied the fool who went to the white house for christmas. perfect picture. >> what inspired -- we said you were on the decorating team, but what inspired you to write a book about christmas at the white house? >> actually,s just wanted a souvenir book when i came home, learn more about different first ladies and their styles, i couldn't find what i was looking for, i decided to write it and i was just amazed by all these great pop culture moments in our history. >> well, let's start with jackie keep kim. you profile each f

mr. gorbachev recalled president kennedy a great president.t leader would -- that does not happen often when a soviet leader would call an american leader a great leader. i came to washington, and there were no ideological spies anymore. illusions were destroyed. we would capitalize on those who wanted to make money. i will tell you one case because it may be interesting how you treat intelligence and what may happen. john walker was one of the guys i have in mind. he was the total money motivated guy. he was a volunteer. he would work for the next 20 years. we recruited his son and brother. anyway, in 1968, i am acting chief of kgb station in washington. august 21st, the soviet troops are about to move into czechoslovakia's to crush the anti socialist element. i received a cable from moscow saying that if the ambassador -- that i should go to the ambassador. i bring him the cable the troops will enter czechoslovakia tomorrow to crush the anti- soviet, c.i.a.-sponsored revolt. that was really a moment. i have access to jon kyl, walker's inform

polls but he said the front-runner has lined up with ted kennedy, paul krugman, obama's campaign, and the pulitzer department, and assaulting mr. romney is a job killer for his role in private equity. and newt did this a couple of days ago sounding like paul krugman and ted kennedy. it's hard when i see republicans saying that newt's the conservative alternative, it baffles me. but there are other parts here. it's fascinating. about what mitt romney has done. talking about bain career being a success, at that he succeeded in rescuing the olympics he succeeded, the massachusetts governorship he succeeded, crafting bipartisan health care plan, he succeeded, subsidizing health care without breaking the bank, he didn't succeed. but he's got a pretty good track record of getting things done, mitt does. >> and the gingrich comment about bain capital, which you reference there, has done something i thought was impossible. it has pushed george will into mitt romney's arms. he's so offended by what gingrich said. >> well, it is offensive. and mika, this is the thing that, again, baffles me about newt gingrich. a lot of people ask, why

mr. sunny rollins. [ applause ] >> president barack obama recognizing the nation's top artists receiving the kennedy of them. the fifth one he's about to talk about meryl streep, actress, of course you know of "sophie's choice," "a devil wears pra s p" this is the reception taking place before the kennedy center event. >>> it is a dhate that will liv in infamy. this year a passing of sorts, children of survivors stepping up to fill a gap. mike, thanks fg that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? the discount double check? it's when we comb through your policies and make sure that you're getting all the discounts you deserve. no, i get that part, but you guys are doing my move. the discount double check move? that's my touchdown dance. so you're a dancer? no, i'm a quarterback. oh, a quarterback. mrr. i'm a robot. mm, mm. ee, er, ee, er. get out of here. [ male announcer ] aaron rodgers got his. how about you? rodgers! discount double check! [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >>> with this country marks the 70th anniversary of pearl harbor. this wednesday, i

but before air force one touched down tonight at kennedy and took off from scranton international airport in eastern pennsylvania where mrthe economy and jobs plan at a local high school. he talked about policy, about his jobs plan. critics say that both legs of this trip, new york and scranton was more about politics than policy. he stepped out of the white house and on to the campaign trail. here is speaker boehner who began leveling these charges last month. >> nothing disappointed me more than what happened over the last five weeks. to watch the president of the united states give up on governing, give up on leading and spend full time campaigning. >> it is debatable. it's whether a trip to push for a jobs plan adds up to a campaign stop that, is the question if it takes place in a battleground state like pennsylvania. what is not debatable is this. president obama has been spending a lot of time on the road in states that are crucial in his re-election. >> hello, cincinnati! it is good to be in orlando! it is great to be back in pittsburgh. it is great to be back in the motor city. it is good to be back in asheville

mr. gingrich then tried to win iowa the following day by attending the celebrity studded kennedy center honors in washington, d.c. tickets for that event were apparently $5,000. he then continued trying to win iowa today by taking a meeting with donald trump and making their joint announcement about his vision of poor children being apprenti to donald trump. donald trump, himself, has a book that has just come out apparently, shocker. this working out great for him. if you've got a book to sell, it's obvious why you'd want to be a presidential debate moderator. it's obvious why you'd want to be associated with the front-runner for a major party presidential nomination. it is harder to see why that major party would want to be associated with you if you are donald trump. mr. trump's book promotion/self-promotion media appearances today, he not only announced the newt gingrich endorsed poor children as apprenti program but also made a weird crack about the religion of two of the republican party's candidates for president. and he continues to push the theory that president obama is secretly fore

. >>> well the stars aligned last night for the kennedy center honors, where every was a little star struck. >> i'm a big star struck. i'm about to see mr. robert deniro. he thought elmo how to act on sesame street. >> politicians and artists came together to honor those in the arts. >> reporter: for washington d.c. this is as hollywood as it gets. where the powerful meet the popular. among the five kennedy center honorees, meryll streep. >> reporter: song writer and performer neil diamond. >> when it comes to neil diamond, i am a believer. we're all believers. >> reporter: cellist, yoyo ma. >> tonight we honor the best cello player. tonight we cellobrete you can say. yoyo doesn't just play the cello he rocks it. >> and barbara cook who made her broadway debut in 1939. >> barbara cook belongs on that very short list of beloved new york treasures. >> reporter: the annual award ceremony brings together the greats in music, stage and screen. recognizing their distinguished careers and commitment to their craft. earlier in the day, president obama praised them for sharing their gift. >> by expressing themselves they helped us learn somethin

mr. garre, can i go back to justice kennedy's question? this was not an appeal. the question was how me capital cases is there no appeal. he had been convicted and had appealed, right? >> the direct proceedings had concluded. >> to direct proceedings were over but he had appealed up to the state supreme court the d.c. circuit, to? >> he did. >> he did. and this was a postconviction. >> it was but when the state sets up the system and allows for appeals committee can't arbitrarily deprive him of an appeal based on the sort of circumstances your. >> that maybe but i don't think it's extraordinary that there be no appeal. >> i'm not aware of any state that does not allow appeal in postconviction proceedings. >> it can be allowed but it would not be seen to be excellent that it not be sought. >> in this case, there was a direct appeal, and then there was this proceeding that we are talking about here. the trial judge waited for 18 months. so, you think there's some merit to the underlying claim. any statistics on whether or not, on how often an appeal is abandoned or

kennedy in 1994. >> that was nasty. the high road is a savvy move for a front-runner with virtually no money at all. guess whose super pack put out an ad attacking newt gingrich? mr. millionaire. let's bring in our panel with us from washington. analyst and former rnc chairman and msnbc analyst david corn. chief for mother jones. good afternoon to both of you. i want to get to newt in a second. we have breaking news this afternoon. tragic news indeed. donald trump will not moderate his much-anticipated debate. this is a catastrophe and i'm close to tears. i'm dabbing my eyes. you might think this is because nobody wanted to tar 'tis pate. donald said i am not willing to give up my right to run as an independent candidate. so that there is no conflict of interest within the republican party i decided not to be the moderator of the news max debate. david corn, what is your reaction to that? >> you know, martin, the car at the circus with the clowns, it just lost its driver. i think he fired himself. god love donald trump. he is doing it for the betterment and the security of the republic. there may come a time in june, july, or august when we need him to run for pr

mrs. michelle obama. [applause] >> well, good evening, everybody. welcome to the white house. what a spectacular-looking crowd here. [laughter] >> i want to start by thanking david rubenstein, michael kaiser and the kennedyr trustees and everyone who has made the kennedy center such a wonderful place for so many people for so many years. i also want to acknowledge my good friend caroline kennedy for continuing her family's legacy of supporting the arts and finally i want to thank the creator of the kennedy center honors and the co-chair of the president's committee on the arts an the humanities, george stevens. [applause] george and his son michael are still bringing this show to life and we are grateful to both of them. tonight, we honor five giants from the world of the arts. not just for a single role or a certain performance but for a lifetime of greatness. and just to be clear this doesn't mean that they're over the hill. [laughter] it just means they've come a long way. now, at first glance the men and women on this stage could not be more different. they come from different generation, different walks of life, they have different talents. and they've traveled different paths. and yet they belong h

both parties, including president john kennedy -- kennedy, senator ed kennedy, congressman conte and house speaker tip o'neill. 2341967, mr. trant was appointed postmaster at the westfield post office. a title which he proudly held while serving as -- for many years. mr. trant was actively involved in sports programs for the young people of westfield, including the westfield little league, westfield babe ruth and westfield american legion baseball he and his wife mary were devoted parents to nine children, he pass aid way in 2002, having lived a life that is an example and inspiration for all who knew him. mr. speaker, i urge the pass abbling of h.r. 2767 and ask my colleagues to join me in honoring william trant's service to his country and community. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. clay: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. issa: i have no further speakers and would ask the gentleman from missouri if he has further speakers? mr. clay: we have no further speakers. mr. issa: i reserve my right to close but have no further speaker

just gave $5 million to the kennedy center, went into the government, became vice prime minister, and was very active in privatizing russian government property on behalf of mr. prokhorov himself. that was the origin of mr. prokhorov's enormous wealth. over time, as you know, some russian businessmen proved to be unable to grow from their previous unsavory routes, and some prove they are capable of much more. [unintelligible] i think it has been demonstrated that he is a successful business leader, and he established himself as a formidable presence in russian politics. so far, he had an uneasy relationship with russian government was but region but was considered basically on a very short leash -- but was considered basically on a very short leash. the chances that he would be elected are zero, because the russians are in a populist mode. they do not like oligarchs who made their money in the 1990's, and who by teams in the united states, instead of contributing to russian causes. also, you know, there was a scandal were prokhorov was arrested in france for importing call girls. he was found innocent because they were not professional prostitutes. they came

mrs. murphy wants to rent her spare bedroom out, that she could not discriminate. he has a longer history of pro civil rights activity. >> let me ask you about the relationship between barry goldwater and john kennedy together in 1952. >> they had affection for each other. when barry goldwater was rising in the early 1960's, he was very much compared to john kennedy. this handsome, charismatic guy. there was a famous store they talked about campaigning together and writing the same campaign trail and debating each other lincoln and douglas style. this is often taken as a testament of this old civil time. i suspect that john kennedy was speaking cynically and thinking if he could get this guy on a platform and forced into mouth his what were then unpopular views, i can wipe the floor with him. >> history changed in dallas on november 22, 1963 following the assassination of president kennedy. senator barry goldwater said this. >> he was a very decent fellow. he is the kind of an antagonist that i have always enjoyed. he would fight like a wildcat for his points and his principles. there was never anything personal about it. i imagine that i have debated the president more on the floor of the senate t