we also have no brussels, no belgium, but european towns, towns in europe, trying to find one another and to press, to put pressure on mayors and regional ministers to commit themselves to invest in bicycle policies. so those towns can learn from one another. as i told you, brussels, i have found several similarities with the two towns i have been getting to know now yesterday and today. we have about one million inhabitants. brussels is 10 to 10 miles on distance and i agree with what has been told here that that is in favor of promoting cycling because the distances are never too long, although we also have a difference of height. i mean, like amsterdam is plat as a pancake we would say. brussels does have some, well, ups and downs. an important issue politically is that we have -- we are, in fact, giving big gross national product to the country, 20%, although we're only 10% of the population, but yet most workforce is coming from abroad, from flounders, from outs. so they are coming in at 9:00 in the morning and the workers are again leaving to the north or the south of the countr

this is out well than four hundred days without an official government is a world record but belgium still has no solution on the horizon things and likely to get even worse deep divisions between the dutch and french speaking hopes of the nation may well cause it to split into pennant leaked. reports some say it could start a chain reaction across the whole of europe. so wait till they're divorced before planning their next marriage but not one load near the southern region of belgium the country's been without effective government for a record fourteen months french speaking while looms in the cells and flemish speaking flanders in the north disagree on pretty much everything many analysts think the most likely outcome will see the country break into as soon as it splits with flanders is complete the world will look to hook up with france for richer or poorer but mainly for richer going it alone when your small region is clearly not appealing and while they say political clout is important the main appeal is money . as part of france in everything but name that we have the same language we watc

no sense. so divorced before planning been mixed marriage. or the southern region of belgium a country built effective government record fourteen months for it speaking in the cells and flimsy speaking floors in the north disagree on pretty much everything many analysts think the most likely outcome will see the country break into as soon as it splits with floor this is complete the world will look to hook up with france richer or poorer but mainly for breach of going it alone when your small region is clearly not appealing and worldly say political clout is important the main appeal is money and that is what the loonie is part of france in everything but name that we have the same language we watch french t.v. not belgium but above all i recall is controlled by french firms. polls suggest that hall from sixty percent of the french want to become one presidential front runner marine le pen last week said she was with the southern half of bill jim with president sarkozy's ruling party and the opposition already in talks to tie the knot we have contacts with other parties with

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no joke as a retreat. splitting up separatist movements grow in the palm of vacuum of government bereft belgium with skeptics saying the end is nigh for its future as a single nation states. u.s. house of cards obama threatens to veto a republican debt ceiling plan as the ongoing debate threatens our economy we're ready using jumps to help a country that's. moscow and washington to exchange visa blank placed on a diplomatic route waive the death of the insignia magnitsky who worked for u.k. financial firm linked to fraud in russia. and on business the economic revival of the north caucasus a multibillion dollar project aims to transform the troubled region into a tourist hot spot will have all the details for you in business in twenty minutes . very warm welcomes you this is a live from moscow top story now divisions between the dutch and french speaking homes of belgium threatening to turn one nation into to permanently separatist movements again in momentum in the political vacuum that's made forming a government impossible and a bushel or for some fear it could start a chain reaction spreading to other pa

belgium. and for the rest of his life, he hated the cold. there was no weather that was too warm for him, and he hated, hated, hated the cold. i remember when first lady hillary clinton came to speak up in rhode island when he was governor. he was wearing this enormous black sheepskin coat, very thick and very warm. as he prepared to step outside of the state house and go out on the stone deck looking over downtown on a cold, cold winter afternoon, and mrs. clinton started needling him about how jack kennedy didn't need a coat, it's really not very fashionable and people are going to question how tough you are if you go out there and have this big coat on. she needled him enough that he ended up handing off the coat, went outside into the bitter cold, made the introduction of the first lady, turned to welcome her to the podium, and out she came with a smile ear to ear, wearing his coat. he loved that kind of exchange with people and i think immensely loved the clintons. he was one of the first governors if not the first governor to endorse president clin

their the stress in the heart of europe belgium spain currently has the highest unemployment rate in the e.u. twenty percent. media has warned a u.n. envoy that no peace talks will be considered until nato stops air strikes a government spokesman also insisted that obviously the ship is non-negotiable earlier this week that un envoy held talks with the rebel council in benghazi where he also made little progress towards a peace deal going civil war in the us started four months ago and has taken the lives of over two thousand people. egypt's official news agency says former president hosni mubarak is weak and refusing solid food hospital officials say he is suffering depression and weight loss caused by not eating enough to sustain his health but mark is supposed to stand trial in a week accused of ordering the killing of protesters and corruption over eight hundred forty people died during the popular uprising which forced mubarak from office in february. a massive fire has got to plastics factory in california the burning plastic produced a large plume of black smoke which was visible for miles the factory makes plastic bins used for harvestin

their distress in the heart of europe belgium spain currently has the highest unemployment rate of the e.u. over twenty percent. levy has warned a u.n. envoy that no peace talks will be considered until nato stops airstrikes a government spokesman also insisted that leadership is no negotiable earlier this week the u.n. envoy held talks with the rebel council in benghazi where he also made little progress towards. peace deal then going civil war in libya started four months ago and has taken the lives of over two thousand people. in egypt's official news agency says former president hosni mubarak is we're going to refusing solid food hospital officials say is suffering depression and weight loss caused by not eating enough to sustain his health but barca supposed to stand trial in a week accused of ordering the killing of protesters and corruption over eight hundred forty people died during the popular uprising which forced mubarak from office in february. they also say that money doesn't grow on trees have obviously never been to russia illegal logging is thriving all across the country as people learn how to profit from natural disasters articho

no anything else. in india on. the move joint people to. go to the grand imperial. to talk. closely. to go. run to the kennel was hotel treat. to see belgium's breakup irreconcilable differences between the countries to the south strive to become a region of france that's raising concern that separation could spread and. fresh violence erupts in the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the un security council is holding an emergency meeting behind closed doors. and spy plans the u.s. says it won't stop since flights need china. outrage over the violation of chinese sovereignty. hello and welcome mrs arty it's ten pm thursday night my name's kevin know it our top story for you belgium may be an international by word for unity with its nato and e.u. headquarters but it faces a messy breakup of its own with an irreparable north south divide. bushell explains next the split the tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. so wait till they're divorced before planning their next marriage but not well known near the southern region of belgium become trees been without effective government for a record fourteen months free speec

belgium and new jersey. can you imagine they have 12,000 rockets pounding new jersey's cities? trenton, you know? where was frank sinatra born? >> hoboken. >> how did you know that? pretty good. no, i knew that. that was a trick question, but okay. so all of these cities are pummeled by rockets. what do you think the people of new jersey would do? they would do anything and do everything. >> it wouldn't take 12,000 rockets, mr. prime minister. i have been there and looked at the extraordinary cash of rockets that are stacked behind the police station scpi. often said it wouldn't take several thousand. it would only take one. >> not only the american people. i say the same is true of any european countries in the world, true of russia and true of china. israel is held to a standard. >> it seems very illogical that israel would be asked to sit back and take another few thousand rockets when no other nation on earth would tolerate that. >> a lot of people say they recognize israel's right to exist. but they don't give israel, they don't recognize israel's right to defend itself in order to exist. and that's where we begin to see these -- this criticism of israel. i think it is unwa

belgium. america doubled in size and france disappeared from the new world. there are real consequences to on disciplined spending of our federal government. the clock is ticking -- loudly. i have no confidence they will come to any reasonable settlement which is why i mentioned the 1% reduction in spending. i would start with energy subsidies and the department of and energy. but 71st. i would go from there. [inaudible] politics is not hard. you just need guts. uni the courage to stand by your convictions and quit worrying about the next election. when you run for president, you cannot go any higher. >> in terms of the short-term decision, what else would you do? >> i would not take the special- interest money. why would kick them out of the room. i would put small business people in the room. they now have to make decisions. we had a meeting in washington in 1982 with an economist from columbia who said the battle of the 21st century will be between china and america. he think america will win because we are innovative and we treat them like dirt. i would go back to january 1st, 2008, and do away with all regulations since then. and we were doing well as a nation. >> i have a fe