the chief of the national guard bureau represents only the army and air national guards national guard's and the proposed legislation would thus alter some of goldwater-nichols careful balances by for example altering the fact that each service's statutorily represented by one service chief in the joint chiefs and b are biting the only two of the department of defense's six statutory components with additional joint chiefs representation. second, elevating the chief of the national guard through to represent national guard equities to the joint chiefs could create legal confusion as to whether the army and air force chiefs of staff continue to represent their total force. current law the chiefs -- met the chief of the national guard through to advise the army and air force chiefs of staff on all national guard matters. currently i noted a party received letters from the chairman of the joint chiefs and the service chiefs to detail their concerns with the proposed legislation. the chairman and vice-chairman vice chairman of the service chiefs are far more conversant with respect to the op

on the matters related to the national guard, the army national guard and the states of the national guard united states. my question is this: is there not an inconsistency with an adviser participating as an equal with the principals whom he is advising him? as you would be as a member of the jcs, along with of the chief of staff and the army in the chief of staff. >> thank you mr. chairman. the rest best way to answer that is to get the empowerment act of 2008, which established the dod directive that secretary gates signed in 2008 directing the conduct of my job. if i could read from the organization management peace which you referred to it says the chief of the national guard bureau is under the authority to the direction and control of the secretary defense. the secretory normally exercises his authority and direction to the control of the army and air force. for matters pertaining to their responsibility and the law. and the second section i would like to refer to is that as a principal with advisor to the secretary defense, to the chairman of detroit chiefs of staff, it allow

not a nation that any of us would want to live in but a functioning nation state. they wanted to go back to that. the bond negotiation process showed that. and we took our eyes off the ball. we promised nation-building but then we diverted all of our resources to iraq and i think we will long rue that decision. >> is there any place else in the world that the u.s. is nation-building? >> to some extent we are in libya and we should acknowledge that. we were part of a multinational operation that unseated a long-serving dictator. moammar gadhafi was a dictator for more than four decades and we are working with our allies with a transitional council that's made up of various rebel forces. we are part of this process. to say we're involved in nation-building we don't have to do it through military occupation or we have to do it just ourselves but we are part of this process and if nation-building fails in libya, our military operation will have been a failure as well because if a new gadhafi arises then we wasted our time and wasted our assets. if we can contribute to

national guard forces. another recommendation which was implemented by congress was establishing the national guard bureau as a joint activity of the department of defense, enhancing the functions of the national guard bureau to include assisting the secretary of defense in coordinating with other federal agencies, the adjutant general's of the state, combat command with responsibility for the night states homeland, the u.s. northern command, we require that at least one deputy of the u.s. northern command, again the combat and men with responsibility for the united states, that at least one deputy be a national guard officer in the grid of lieutenant-general, and we have increased the number of unified and specified combat and commend commissions for a reserve component officer. we all are grateful to the witnesses, to the men and women with whom they serve, for service to our nation. we think the witnesses for being with us today. before calling on senator inhofe, will know that we had two votes today as

leo haley, national commander catholic war veterans.- president vietnam war veterans. richard l. denoyer. gary frye. samuel l. huhn./ jeffrey gibson, national commander army and navy union of the usa. h. gene overstreet. david boyles. bill hutton. james scarborough. james twohey. edward t. brogan. bill lawson. donald l. marks. the associate members of the committee are located in the box is to my left. hold your applause until the end, please. norma luther. jeanette early. janet broussard. peter forbes. s. sanford schlit. carl barrett jeffrey ladue. mike lynch gerald de arancisco. david fletcher. laurie montgomery jack klemp. gerald yamada j. david bailey. darlene baker. charles able. walker williams. tim moon. vicky haiduk. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing our veteran national leadership with your applause. [applause] it is now my pleasure to introduce our veterans organization host, founded in 1919, the military order of the world force was formed at the suggestion of general of the armies, john j. pershing. as a ve

62nd national book awards.ow, this is always a special night, and it's made more special this evening by the many award winners we've got in the audience. i'd like to acknowledge some of the award winners here, and it's quite a list. please hold your applause until i have mentioned them all. we have national book award winners john ashbery, of course, edward ball, julia glass, john casey, gordon reid, colin mccan, andrew solomon, judy thereman, and time winier. pulitzer prize winner, yusef. national book circle winner, francine. and short story award winner and edith. elizabeth philips and bread award winner, amanda forman, mcarthur fellow, tony winner, of course, john lisco,. michael moore, neil conan: thank you for being here tonight, and let's give them a hand. [applause] i'd especially like to thank our financial supporters without whom we cannot bring you the national book awards. again, hold your applause until i mentioned them all. the premier sponsors are barnes & noble, randomhouse, google, book publis

one nation gone under.with my good friend with mr. forbes, to reaffirm that our national motto is in god we trust, yesterday, day and tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: reserves. mr. forbes: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman for introducing this resolion. in god we trust is an important part of american history and this resolution is necessary to ensure that it remain a part of our history. today, some individuals argued that the constitution says america cannot have any mention of god in a public atmosphere. these folks argue that americans must be censored when they talk in public about god and even religion. i disagree with that contention and the supreme court agrees with that contention and using the writings of our founding fathers as a guide, i believe they would disagree with that contention. what make

start nation building.just looking for more trouble. i would say why don't we mind our own business? >> governor romney, where do you stand? >> wolf, that is a foreign policy, it's different than president obama's, it's similar in some respects. president obama's foreign policy is one of saying, first of all, america's just another nation with a flag. i believe america is an exceptional and unique nation. president obama feels that we're going to be a nation which has multipolar balancing militaries. i believe that american military superiority is the right course. president obama says that we have people throughout the world with common interests. i don't agree with him. ooh think there are people in the world that want to oppress other people that are evil. president obama seems to think we're going to have a global sentry, an asian sentry. i believe we have to have an american sentry where america leads the free world and the free world leads the entire world. president obama apologizes for america. it's

the world is nation-building? >> we should acknowledge that. we were part of a multinational operation that unseated a long term dictator newmar khadafy had been in power more decades and we have been working closely along with our allies with the traditional council made up of the various forces so we are quite of part of this process to in say we are not in gage we have to do the military active patients or trust ourselves if nation-building feels in libya our military operation will have been a failure as well because if the new arises and we have wasted our time and assets. if we can contribute to a participatory peaceful society the will be to our benefit as well as the people in the region how can we not do nation-building? >> besides our own willingness to nation-building to the other aspects needed or dwelling population and international allies. when have the three of those besides germany and japan would if the three of those things coalesce well? >> bickel lesson number of the cases i point out so in other words and after de symbol w

be one nation gone under. i'm proud to stand with my good friend with mr. forbes, to reaffirm that our national motto is in god we trust, yesterday, today and tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: reserves. mr. forbes: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman for introducing this resolution. in god we trust is an important part of american history and this resolution is necessary to ensure that it remain a part of our history. today, some individuals argued that the constitution says america cannot have any mention of god in a public atmosphere. these folks argue that americans must be censored when they talk in public about god and even religion. i disagree with that contention and the supreme court agrees with that contention and using the writings of our founding fathers as a guide, i believe they would disagree with th

because if there was a national law there would be national standards. this is actually worse. the law in effect will actually be the law with the -- of the state of the weakest concealed weapons permit that would essentially become the law of the land because you could use that perfect knit in -- permit in any state this. allows people who are ineligible to go to another jurisdiction and get coin sealed weapons permit and use that concealed weapons permit anywhere in the country except their home state. states have different minimum standards for concealed weapons such as some require minimum training so that you know what you're dealing with. others deny permits to certain sex offenders or domestic violence offenders. all of those minimum standards will be overridden by this bill which -- because permits from other states will have to be recognized. basic controversy, madam chair, presented by this bill is the question of what happens if more people carry firearms. so many people believe if more people carry firearms, the crime rate will go down. the studies i have seen concl

that's who pays the salaries at the national restaurant association. if they don't do the right thing, do i hear boycott, anyone? >> no, i don't have any of those skeletons in my closet. let herman be herman. i'm trying to -- have you ever been accused of sexual harassment? >> there's nothing to this. >> can you now confirm that these allegations were made. >> i would be delighted to clear the air. i have never sexually harassed anyone. i am unaware of any sort of settlement. there's nothing else there to dig up. >> was there any behavior on your part that you think might have been inappropriate? >> in my opinion, no. yes, that was some sort of settlement three months' salary. i'll never know why jesus came to love me so >> what i can now remember, what i couldn't remember, it's just been difficult trying to recollect many of the pieces that happened 12 years ago. i was aware that an agreement was reached. didn't intend to contradict myself. my campaign was made aware that this story might break ten days ago. there are factions that are trying to destr

that makes the fiscal solvency of our nation a national security issue. sacrificing our strategic needs to pay the bills -- we have to make smarter decisions about where and how we spend our money and how we address current and future threats. two areas i focus on is the nuclear arena as well as cyber security. we face particular challenges in cyber and yet not quite gotten our arms around with a chap -- what those challenges are and how we guard against that threat. we face the threats from pierre competitors and asymmetric actors -- peer competitors and asymmetric actors. we're threatened by the current budget situation. a nuclear deterrent must remain credible while we simultaneously work to save revenant -- save revenue. in cyberspace, there have been upgrades to our defense system but we still have a long way to go to keep pace with the challenges every day in the digital realm. on both these points, where can we be making more efficient investments in nuclear and cyber in order to soften any larger program impact from constraining budgetary requirem

we also know the prayers of those who came to nationals park have been answered. bucheers and pennants replaced with prayers and candles. this was a gift from wilson ramos himself earlier this year. >> he was one of the people who made a point of circling the field to make sure that everybody get a chance to meet him, say hi to people. >> the local star was kidnapped wednesday by a group of armed men. sources say he has been found safe. fans are rejoicing and questioning if major league baseball should step in and prevent a repeat of the future. >> if we don't have them involved and protected back home in their countries, it is not worth it. >> the getaway car, discovered last night gave authorities a lot to work with. at the country's communication minister said he was freed in central venezuela. >> hopefully some of the people in the area where he was held dropped a dime on the people who took him. >> abductions for rent some run rampant in venezuela. -- abductions for ransom run rampant and venezuela. >> i am overjoyed. if he is all right, that is fantastic. >>

was could we be at war with a non-nation state? and i think president bush made that decision for the country that night. and that was an important decision because once you make that call, then the united states can turn to the laws and rules of warfare to deal with al-qaeda and the threat of terror itch. all -- terrorism. all of those, i think, were on display not just in our invasion of afghanistan, the use of troops and drones to wipe out much of al-qaeda's existing leadership at the time of 9/11, but also was put fully on display, i think, in the successful operation to kill osama bin laden over the summer which i think of as president obama's greatest foreign policy/national security achievement in the last two and a half years. there you saw intelligence provided by people who'd been detained under the laws of war, electronic surveillance producing more intelligence all put together to locate where osama bin laden had been hiding, and then the use of military force to go out and kill him. under the rules of the criminal just

we've now from the national restaurant association as well.e play the little clip of what joel bennett just said at the top of the hour making the announcement on behalf of his client. >> in 1999 i was retained by a female employee of the national restaurant association concerning several instances of sexual harassment by the then ceo. she made a complaint in good faith about a series of inappropriate behaviors and unwanted advances from the ceo. those complaints were resolved in an agreement with her acceptance of a monetary settlement. she and her husband see no value in revisiting this matter now, nor in discussing the matter any further publicly or privately. in fact, it would be extremely painful to do so. she is grateful this she was able to return to her government career where she is extremely happy serving the american people to the very best of her ability. she looks forward to continuing to work hard for them as we face the significant challenges that lie ahead. she wishes to thank the media for the restraint they have shown her. an

i say this nation's future is not afghanistan. this nation's future is not iraq. this nation's future is how prepared we are to meet the 21st century competitive challenges, that's economic and that's education and that's going to play out over the asia pacific region and we're either prepared for that reality or we're not. i don't want to be nation building in afghanistan when this nation so desperately needs to be built. >> pelley: let me make sure i understand-- bring all the troops home today. >> here is what i would keep behind because we still have work to do. we don't need 100,000 troops nation building, meant of whom can't cross the wire. i think we need a component that gathers tactical intelligence. we need enhanced special forces response capability for rapid response and we need some ongoing commitment to train the local afghan national army. that's not 100,000 troops. we are fighting an asymmetric threat, a counter-terror threat, not only there but in wazirstan and other other corner of the world and we need to prepare for that as the reality of our 2

a nation is a joint effort. and we have to see it that way. one of the key fact here is that all of our accomplishments, all i let's come each and every one of us has been our teachers. we are more indebted to our teachers than anybody in our society. [applause] >> yes. and let's not do any thing that makes their job harder. [applause] each and every one of us i hope has had one or two teachers who have changed our lives, be made to see an open net the window and let in the fresh air and changed her outlook, changed her love of learning, which is really what it's about. curiosity. curiosity is one of the essential elements of being a human being. curiosity is what separates us from thebbages. .. accelerators, like gravity. the more we know, the water we want to know. and i applaud particularly those teachers who encourage their students to ask questions, not just to know the answers to every question, but to ask questions because by asking questions you find things out. and later in life especially, i have never embarked on a project for one o

here is a national journal. it will be on page ten, thoughtful analysis and page 11 united technologies advertisement. in the next session, the editor of the national journal daily will further highlight some of the latest findings of the poll and what they might mean for the upcoming election. once again on behalf of the united technologies i want to welcome you to this morning's event reva thank you. [applause] >> an introduction to the brilliant mind sitting before you. i know that charlie cook is a very familiar face to many. he was once described by bob schieffer as the cook report into the bible of the political community we are thrilled and fortune that charlie writes for national journal and national journal daily at least twice a week. joining charlie is not cooper, the editor of national journal daily and editor of matthew's responsible for the fabulous credible accurate and intelligent reporting you read every day and also joining us is reid wilson, a veteran of 2006 and the 2008 campaign and is curre

here at nationals park, fans here have heavy hearts for number 3. >> i walk by nationals stadium everyay. this morning when i walked through it, i was saying a prayer for him. >> this is the first time that something like this happened in our country. we have, in the past, problems but without -- this is important. >> reporter: kidnapping for ransom are not uncommon. they're sharply on the rise. 618 of them happened in 2009. but none have happened to major league baseball players. meanwhile, here in the district, fans have been tweeting out that they want to meet here and host a vigil here at nationals park at 6:00 tonight. everyone hoping for the very best. jessica? >> thank you, surae. surae chinn live at nationals park this morning. >>> republicans will have a working majority in the virginia state senate next year. the race is over in the 17th district. incumbent democrat ed how can conceded the race -- ed houck conceded the race to bryce reeves. it gives reeves a 222 vote lead. houck said thursday he will not ask for a recount. the senate will have a 20-20 split with republican li

to me, it was a national shame and disgrace to deploy national guard troops after 9/11 without adequate body boomer or equipment -- body armor or equipment. this will make it very hard for that to happen again because the chief of the national guard bureau will be in the room with his counterparts talking about the needs of this force and hopefully the coordination and collaboration through this new change will allow the force to be ready, deployable and will never go back to that time period in our history where the guard and reserve was called up without adequate equipment, body armor, ready to go to war. this is a change that i think makes sense post-9/11. it doesn't interfere with the day-to-day operations of the military. doesn't confer any power on the national guard they don't already have. it's just one more voice at a table at a time when i think that voice needs to be heard. the world has changed. our nation's defense needs have changed post-9/11. and we have 67 cosponsors, and i'm very proud of the fact that this is one of the most bipartisan pieces of legislation i've ever b

we know he is a national treasure but he is really a national treasure.the highest political arenas and contributed to the civil rights movement. he has contributed more to the intellectual lives of national then i'm sure i even realize and it is with great admiration and great fondness that i present mr. john seigenthaler . [applause] >> thank you. i wish i was worth waiting for, but i'm happy to be here with all of the and so glad you waited and so sorry i made to wait. i had a little fender bender. call the copsd to but the young lady was afraid of her job so i was stuck literally five minutes away. i planned to be here three minutes early. but some how seigenthaler standard time to cold and i am fashionably late. i apologize for that. i want to talk today a little bit about what the new technology has done in opening up a new world for those who need information and i also want to talk first about what the new technology has done that inhibits access to new information by distorting or misrepresenting. i might dwell-- on a deeply personal aspect of th

all of our nations -- australia, the united states -- all of our nations have a profound interest in the rise of a peaceful and prosperous china. that's why the united states welcomes it. we've seen that china can be a partner from reducing tensions on the korean peninsula to preventing proliferation. and we'll seek more opportunities for cooperation with beijing, including greater communication between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. we will do this, even as we continue to speak candidly to beijing about the importance of upholding international norms and respecting the universal human rights of the chinese people. a secure and peaceful asia is the foundation for the second area in which america is leading again, and that's advancing our shared prosperity. history teaches us the greatest force the world has ever known for creating wealth and opportunity is free markets. so we seek economies that are open and transparent. we seek trade that is free and fair. and we seek an open international economic system, where rules are clear and every nation pla

we do not need to nation build when this nation needs to be built. we need something. >> congresswoman bachmann, let me bring you in. you are a member of the intelligence committee. do you think, governor perry has said pakistan should no longer receive u.s. aid because they have pakistan has been the epicenter of terrorism. there are al qaeda a training ground there's. they are one of the most violent and unstable nations. 15 of the nuclear sites are available by the hottest stock -- you titlists. you ask me about the money. this is a dual answer. spain nation that lies does everything can imagine. this is helping the united states. whatever our action is, about helping the united states and our security. >> he would continue that? >> i would continue that. i think the obama policy of keeping your fingers crossed is not working in pakistan. pakistan is a nation that is like too nuclear to fail. >> it shows they have america's best interest in mind. it is important for us to send the message across the world that if you are not going to be an ally of

and of all nations. whatever the experiences that come to them and to us all this day, grant that we may meet them with confidence and never-ending good will. keep us ever faithful to our duties, committed to doing justice in truth and loyal to our nation and its lofty ideals. bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within the people's house be for your greater honor an glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approve the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts. mr. pitts: i ask the guests in the gallery to join us in sing the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute

economy in the nation. to one in which we have had perpetual political gridlock. because of the supermajority requirement. so i bring to this house my own 35 years of experience with a constitution that would -- that does impose a supermajority. it simmably has not worked to the ben -- it simply has not worked to the benefit of the state of california. to visit such a thing upon the united states in my view, in my experience of 35 years in public life in california, would be a great disaster for the united states. one in which we would have perpetual gridlock. already in this house this year my republican colleagues are very upset about the united states senate not being able to do anything because of the 60 vote requirement. you keep talking about the 19 job bills that are over there that are tied up. it's the 60 vote requirement that has tied them up in the senate. last year it was the democrats that were complaining about the senate not being able to move because of the 60 vote requirement in the senate.

we have to take our nation back. the possibility to dream big in this nation and to be able to achieve it and be able to take it back. unfortunately, we have become a nation of crises. we have an economic crisis. we have an entitlement spending crisis. we have got an energy crisis. we have got an illegal immigration crisis. we have got a 44 -- we have got a moral crisis. the biggest crisis we have is a severe deficiency of leadership crisis. [applause] here is how we get this nation back on track. this is one fundamental difference between a businessman and politician. i've never held high elective office before. i am a businessman. the politicians, they want to propose stuff. it will get us -- have a chance of being passed. businessmen will proposed solutions that will fix the problem. we need to fix problems in this country. the way i approached solving problems -- i did it for over 42 years. you make sure you are working on the right problem. you make sure you assign the right priority. surround yourself with good

tonight the fans are planning a candlelight vigil outside national parks. -- outside national stadium one hazards from his abductors. the state department says all this is alarming. there's growing concern this morning for the safety of washington nationals catcher wilson ramos. he had been back home with his family in venezuela when four armed men reportedly snatches him. >> there have been relatives of his kidnapped before, but this is the first i have heard of. >> this man is from venezuela and there are a number of all players in venezuela would read about this specific crime. >> it's more complicated when it is a high-profile person. >> authorities say the vehicle used to and adopt him was found 24 miles north of valencia bu the town where he was captured. the nationals have put out the following statement -- so now there are paris abroad and in d.c. just a little while after he finished his rookie year in washington he will be able to return safely for the start of next season, they are hoping. -- so now there are scaprayer in d.c. >>> after nearly a month of stalemate, the sena

national commander. bill mulei. national president, pearl harbor survivors association.nal commander, region of american veterans. william mcswain. korean war veterans association. albert gonzalez. national commander, american g.i. forum. albert fauk. a jewish war veterans of the usa. caroe beaugard. -- carole beaugard. prisoners of war. frederick iliad. vice-president, of vietnam veterans of america. richard denouier. veterans of the foreign wars of the united states. garry frye. samuel hune. blinded veterans association. jeffrey gibson. national commander, army and navy union. h. jane overstreet. noncommissioned officers association. david boyles. national vice commander, the american legion. bill hutton. military order of the purple heart. james scarborough. fleet reserve association. james tuey. marine corps lead. edward t. brogan. military chaplains association. bill lawson. paralyzed veterans of america. donald l. marks. legion of valor of the usa. the social members of the committee are located in the boxes to my left. please hold your applause until the end. jean

a wreath at arlington national cemetery. the first lady will also be there. the ceremony gets under way at 11:00 this morning. >>> it was a big brain freeze and it has one presidential hopeful doing some serious damage control. coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >> you will tell you, it is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone, commerce, education and the -- what was the third one there? let's see. commerce, education and the -- >> gop candidate rick perry explanation his embarrassing moment during wednesday night's debate plus he pokeed a little fun at himself with a little comic relief. that is coming up next.  >>> governor rick perry trying to pick up the pieces following his disastrous perform innocence we had night's cnbc debate in michigan. >> you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government i would do away with the education, the commerce and let's see. can't. the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> perry spent the day yesterday trying to make up for the slip-up by making

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] . >> we are live at the national press club where maryland democratic gov. martin o'malley, briefing on the economy of the 2012 election and jobs. live coverage on c-span. >> good morning. welcome to the national press club and today's news program. i am ed lewis, a member of the newsmaker committee. thank you for being here. this might be a good time for everyone to put their mobile device on a vibrant, if you will. this morning, we are fortunate to have as our guest the governor of maryland, chairman of the democratic governors' association, martin o'malley. with the 2012 election around the corner, we hope he will share a few notes from his election playbook on the role democratic governors will play nexteir party's resurgence year. first elected in 2006, he was reelected last year with 56% of the boat, a 13% margin over his opponent. under his administration, maryland has cut nearly $7 billion in spending, at the same time, the state has made huge investments in educati

major league baseball and the national league and the nationals said the league's department of investigations is working with authorities in this case. the 24-year-old just completed his rookie season with the nats and was in his home country preparing to play his winter season with his venezuelan team. >> it's obviously of great concern to us, you know. we did cite in our country specific information the very real dangers of kidnapping and violent crime in venezuela and we condemn these kinds of violent acts and, you know, we stand by to help in whatever way possible the family if they contact us. >> at noon today venezuelan intelligence could confirm that ramos was still alive. his family remains quiet. they continue to pray for his safe return. ramos made the league minimum, $415,000 this season. at this point police and the family are waiting for a phone call from the kidnappers. they they the kidnappers will be calling asking -- they think the kipnappers will be calling asking for rain some soon. >>> on the news edge -- for a ransom soon. >>> on the news edge the new walter reed medical

it was the sixth and largest state in the nation to approve this. one decade later, we have full voting rights in the united states. helping newly enfranchised women, a new political movement was founded. >> starting in the 1920's, it was a movement created by the suffragettes moving forward to getting the right to vote. all of the suffragettes were interested in educating the new voters. >> non-partisan, not endorsing candidates >> -- endorsing candidates, getting the right to vote and one they have their voice heard. >> the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage is taking place throughout the state. bancroft library is having an exhibit that highlights the women's suffrage movement, chronicling what happened in california, bringing women the right to vote. >> how long does this mean going on? >> the week of the 20th. people do not realize that women were allowed to vote as early as the 1920's. in the library collection we have a manuscript from the end of december, possibly longer. >> in commemoration of 100 years of voting in california. 100 years

the national debt. the national debt. you don't permit the interchange but everybody else does. >> they're different. >> 5.7 trillion. >> the national debt was 10 trillion. it's now 15 trillion. the 50% increase is exactly right, john. the public debt is what is held by corporations, foreign countries, sovereign funds, individuals, guys like clarence who have it in retirement accounts. >> and bush's -- stake is the debt increase almost doubled? did it not? >> yes, probably from 5 trillion to 10 trillion. >> that's correct. >> yes. and now it's up from 10 to about 15 trillion. >> and one term. >> of the super committee talk of 1.2 trillion over a decade is less than 10%. what is that? 8% of over the course of a decade. >> republicans arguing among themselves as to whether they can break this no-tax pledge put out in the mid-90s by grover norquist, and pat toomey, who was former president of the club for growth and anti-tax guy who on the super committee, put forth a plan that volunteered $300 billion in

you have heard it before, the first in the nation, iowa caucuses, always first in the nation. well, some people worry that iowa -- mostly rural state with a relatively small population, plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter, citizens need to harb things now the firehouses and school gyms and community centers. candidates can't just make big tv buys, they earn their votes, handshake by handshake n. iowa, a well-fund, well-known politician can learn he doesn't have what it takes or a small campaign can catch a second win. this cycle, president obama is a formality. but it's a different story for republicans, criss-crossing this state for more than a year. august 2010, des moines, iowa, 17 months until the 2012 caucuses. it's 100 degrees at the state fair. and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is feeling the heat. >> fast-forward with me. what are you going to do? >> it's his fourth trip to iowa in nine months. >> we have fire hired a staff in iowa. are you running for president? >> i haven

there is so much national influence on this question.re is the need for one european voice in this, but this voice does not exist. >> chancellor merkel and westerwelle have said it is part of germany's identity. what does this actually mean? >> germany's one of our most important parts, how we see for policy and now we see germany's role in the world, that we stand united with israel. that means for the future that by the situation of america and of the american president that germany's days closer with israel than it was before. and we would have to take more responsibility on the issues of israel. that means that we are no longer neutral or a moderator in this situation. we stand clear on the side of israel. >> we will also be taking an in- depth look at the palestinian statehood later in the program. german authorities are investigating suspicions that right wing extremists may be responsible for the murders of 10 people over a seven-year time span. from 2000 to 2006. prosecutors say they're looking into the killings of eight people o

always first in the nation.e people worry that iowa, mostly rural state with a relatively small population plays too big a role in the electoral process. the counter argument goes like this. in iowa, individual people still matter. citizen need to hash things out in firehouses and school gyms. and community centers. candidates can't make big tv buys. they earn their vote handshake by handshake. it's in iowa a well-funded, well known politician can learn he doesn't have what it takes and where a small campaign can catch a second wind. this election psychothe democrats choice should be formality. president obama. but this is a different story for republicans. who have been crisscrossing this state for more than a year. >> bret: august 2010, des moines, iowa. 17 months until the 2012 caucuses. it's 100-degrees at the state fair. and former minnesota governor cartim pawlenty is stealing the heat. it is his fourth trip to iowa in mine months. >> bret: you hired a staff in iowa. are you running for president? >> i hav

archives to arlington national cemetery. at the national archives the source of american exceptional is and is displayed in a single document, the declaration of independence. the key in this document is our founding fathers assertion that we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, and that we are endowed by our creator with inalienable rights, which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is this assertion that our rights come from god and makes america truly exceptional. we are the only country in history to assert that each of us personally receives our rights from god, not from bureaucrats, politicians or judges but from god. this means that each of us is personally sovereign. this is why our constitution begins we the people. we the people lone power to the government. government never loans power to us. [applause] this unique endowment by our creator is why americans are citizens while other governments often treat their people as objects. in many countries the government and p

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the head of the military council addressed the nation this evening.ing parliamentary elections will begin next week. as scheduled, they will be spread out over three months with the final results not known until march. also, the presidential election will take place no later than the end of next june. but that did not satisfy the protesters. they chant in arabic, "leave, leave." the exact word they chanted to former egyptian president hosni mubarak in february. he was forced to resign days later. "we will not leave," he says. "we are here until we see changes. now nothing has changed. we will not be fooled." the u.s. state department says the expected force used against demonstrators and urged egypt authorities to protect universal rights of egyptians to express themselves. three american college students were arrested by egyptian police were allegedly hurling fire bombs at police. the boys attend drexal, indiana and georgetown universities. they were able to contact their mothers and their schoo schools. the muslim brotherhood are expected to win the

are not christians a third nation? and so on. are the muslims of china a nation separate from other chinese? are the muslims of england did different nation from the other english? how are the muslims here different from the hindus and sikhs? did they not drink the same water and breathe the same air and derive sustenance from the same soil? what is there to prevent them calling their respective religion? are muslims all world over a separate nation? are other muslims of india alone to be a separate nation distinct from the others? bengali muslims speak the same time as a hindu, eat the same food and have the same amusement. the suggested partition is a way of strife. live and let live or mutual forbearance and coloration is the lot of white. that is the lesson i learned from the koran, and the bible and a guitar. the man who championed the divide for a moslem homeland was the president of the muslim league, brilliant lawyer seven years younger than gandhi and linked to the good iraqi speaking part of the indian subcontinent. wha

walmart. >>> right now on nations nation, developing news.ven chu denies solyndra was awarded a half billion dollar loan because of political ties. also developing, the connecticut electric resigns over a snowstorm that left more than 800,000 people without power for weeks. today's "news nation" gut check, an airline said to pitch in money for fuel in a lay over or else the plane wouldn't take off. going green, the star of entourage and activist joins me live. taking the blame today, energy secretary steven chu said he made the final decision and not the white house a federal len to solyndra thatilater went bankrupt. he said he always had the best interest of taxpayers in behind. >> i want to be clear. over the course of solyndra's loan guarantee, i did not make any decision based on political considerations. >> live from capitol hill. interesting and compelling testimony today, luke. >> yes indeed. the secretary of energy coming under fire from the house energy and commerce committee. steven chu is an academic. he is not well versed in polit

national guard. for one active member of the military, you can provide three or four members of the national guard. they are a great resource and a great value. they are ready to serve overseas when called. they can respond in the united states for a fraction of the cost of other federal resources. host: a couple of people are weighing in on at twitter about homeland security. maverick says -- in what if a governor has a difference of opinion with federal efforts? what they feel that the national homeland security efforts are too heavy-handed? guest: if it is a specific emergency response under the control of the governor, and virtually all of them are, the governor has that authority to tell federal resources to stand down. some governments feel very strongly about respecting their authority and if something is going on within their state. they will put an end to it through their own chains of command. one of the key things to remember here is that we have learned so many lessons about the partnersh