it is either 50% or the top two vote getters move on to the general election when it is a non-partisan seat like ours. when you look at the chart in front of you, if you had a 50% rule, how many of those people would have been the winning person, what percentage would have gotten in november? the highest is 1998, were you got almost 40% of the vote, but you would have gotten 50%. under the 65% rule, there is only one election since 1990 when you have a 65% winning margin. one of the other interesting tidbits, in 2008, we had a presidential primary in february, the regular primary in june. there is a little differential. as soon as you take the presidency of the election, it dramatically drops the number of people who are voting in the election and the primary. having that top ticket item to draw people out is what impacts how many people showed up more than the local offices. chairperson campos: a question on that? vice chairperson avalos: so you are inferring that 65% threshold is more arbitrary? >> it does not exist anywhere else that i could find, any other major city across the cou

. >> 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 ago this year, we won the right to vote. around 1911, this is how it would have addressed. and here we are, dressed the same. [chanting] >> we have the right to vote. >> whether you are marching for a cause or voting in the next election, make your voice heard. thank you for watching. >> you can see that it is amazing. you can hear that it is refreshing. you reach for it because it is irresistible. and the taste. simply d

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is she non-partisan? what are you? >> i am a registered democrat.ave been a democrat my entire life. but more important that my sort of democratic leanings is is that i am about kids. i am about any policy that is pro-children and pro-the families that are struggling every day to make sure their kids get a great education. so i have, you know i have supported things in the past that i am still -- i still do today that some people think are republican issues. i make the republicans mad when i talk about the need for regulation and national standards on the other side. >> you are making everybody mad. >> but at the end of the day, you know, i think that the partisan politics actually have to be put aside and we have to focus on a group of policies that are going to put children first. >> okay. we will talk about that in one second. it's really important to know sort of what works. but you have created this students first and you plan to raise a billion dollars to invest in education. how does that affect billion get spent? >> the bill yon will be spen

. >> 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

independent and non-partisan, of course. informed and informative, a public conversation at which is more empirical and opinionated. this is what we must have. the facts are a measure of life and death. that is why on several occasions, in the past two years, i've spoken directly to the australian people about our mission in afghanistan. mike annual statement to the parliament has been an important for a moment -- might annual statement to the parliament has been an important mechanism. so has the defense ministers led to the statements to the house. sadly, the deaths of australians serving in afghanistan have also been occasions for me to express the nation's grief and to restate the nations resolved. to reassure us trillions, not only about what we are doing there and why, but for how long. for two reasons, this is another important time for an extended statement on our commitment to afghanistan. first, ever since 1915, april in australia has been seized them. it is our most solemn national promise that in the morning of t

safe was launched as an action-oriented, non-partisan organization dedicated to reducing america's oil dependence by advocating for comprehensive energy reform. safe has done extraordinary work at getting the energy security a issue on the public agenda, thanks in part to its dynamic and strategic founder, safe's president, ceo robbie diamond, who is with us today. in 2006, under robbie's leadership, safe formed the leadership council. they were dedicated to reducing the u.s. oil dependence. it includes four men who are with us today. all are former marines who care deeply about our country and it's future. and i'll introduce them by the order in which they're seated. frederick w. smith, and co-chair man, fred hit knees to information. fedex is a 38,000 logistical company serving 32 countries with 677 employees, handling more than 6 million shipments every day. he is known as the market of free enterprise and free trade. bob lutz, the former vice chairman of the chrysler corporation. the auto industry made him a legend largely focused on product development that included senior positio

so we are hosting a series of non-partisan voter education training events across the country. we will train and support outreach volunteers who will collaborate on voter education and turnout campaigns targeting women in their states. in april, the aauw actions fund will be hiring on the ground staff to help coordinate volunteer activities and voter education efforts. we'll be producing and distributing psas, public service announcements, campaign materials and other resources specifically designed to underscore the impact of the upcoming elections and the impact on the issues women care most about. and then finally, in the month leading up to election day, 2012, we'll be using all of the resources of the aauw action fund, our social and traditional media reach, our mailing list, our relationships with aauw's partners, and to drive home that message that elections matter for women and girls, and go and vote. so i do encourage you in your organizations, we're already having coalition partners come in with us. we want to help you in your efforts as well. we have just hired a per

safe was launched as an action-oriented non-partisan organization by educating policy makers and advocating for comprehensive energy reform. safe has done extraordinary work in getting the energy security agenda on energy security issue on the public agenda. thanks in part to its dynamic and strategic founder, safe's president, ceo, robby diamond who is with us today. in 2006 under robby's leadership, formed the leadership council. committed to reducing u.s. oil dependence. the very distinguished leaders on the energy security leadership council includes four men who are with us today. all are former marines who care deeply about our country and its future, both are national security and are energy security. and i'll introduce them by order in which they're seated. frederick w. smith, chairman and ceo of the fedex corporation and co-chairman of securing future energy security leadership council. fedex, fred smith needs no introduction in washington neither does fedex, but let me do that nonetheless. fedex is a $32 billion transportation and logistics company serving 222 countries with 260,0

looked at this whether it's bowles-simpson, the senate six, domenici or the whole range of other non-partisan and bipartisan efforts out there, all come to the sap basic judgment, there's a no plauzal way politically and no really sensible way economically to try to restore physical cable stability without that and tax reform should be part of that, but it's -- but it's, it requires spending savings, too. >> so just to clarify for our audience, am i right in understanding you to be saying that the president would be interested at year-end in a broad discussion about tax reform, as you address this series of questions that you mentioned? >> well, absolutely. again, you need a -- i think tax reform is coming. it's inevitable. it's necessary. it's all about the shape of it. and you know, we're going to have to make another substantial contribution on the spending sis'd side, too and they should proceed from parallel and we need a framework for doing those things at the end of the year. >> so let me shift now to -- >> can i say one more thing? it's important. >> yes. >> the important thing about

. >> we're non-partisan and nothing proves that better than the fact that we're an equal opportunityic. we are clearly not endiedre to either party ath b obmstuedou,nd e eupmih. and work with lobbyists basically to get around or gut the very rules they were just involved in. i will say at or the senate banking committee under chairman tdd is our chief and forr bl tes e bl inre,itar dy inoinva bix the taxpayer and it would show the world that you would have an industry, and in particular, a very small concentrated part of that industry that can literally take it all down. we need strong regulations. it's not a liberal or kesh active thing. we need to protect thela th lof ohe ol, thg se iea reang tiit fedis t fact o the matter, and we appreciate your efforts to republicing of. the ability to actually. you know. herehowene's neweemehen ack tallest building and how we got it. [ ale announcer ] is is coacrker. st witback pain.whose noopy and a choice take advil now and m. or chooseleve and two pills for a day fr of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too ha

and when i entered that, i was sort of non-partisan. i was a graduate student. then i worked for the governor of wisconsin for a year. and both of those were republican state senator, republican governor, and out of that then i got the -- the summons, if you will, the opportunity to go to washington as a congressional fellow which was a year-long proposition and also paid. i had to feed my family. the predominant impact those experiences had, i really thought i wanted to be a political science professor. i had worked hard at that and i had done everything except the dissertation for a phd, and wisconsin is a great school, very strong department. what i found after i had been back here for a while and based in part on those early experiences was i decided i was much more interested in doing it than i was teaching about it. so when it came time for me after we lost the '76 election, and i had to go find something to do, what i really wanted to do was to go run for congress, put my name on the ballot. and i was impressed and felt very strongly that if somebody like

>> the way the ryan budget helps president obama is you have non-partisan organizations saying if youpt the ryan budget 15 to 30 million americans will lose their health insurance. if you adevelopmented the ryan budget you have $4.6 trillion in revenue that is lost. and yet, ryan said it is budget neutral. how? he won't say. serious people who looked at the ryan bucket say this is the most fraudulent -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> one at a time. but the serious number that vote may only be about 2% of the voters. [ laughter ] >> explain how he balances the budget? >> by going as barack obama has done which is taken our deaf sirt and getting it to 14 or 15 -- >> guys let me ask you one question, which loopholes -- tax loopholes will he close so he can recroup trillions of -- >> obama or mitt romney? >> either one. >> i'll take mitt romney. >> okay. >> and mitt's answer -- >> it should be -- >> what is it? >> he can't tell you, because mitt romney hasn't said. >> give him a shot. >> what it should be and it is at this point in time is to close as many tax loopholes as will not hurt -- >

$30 billion and now the state's top analysts are saying not a fast and a 10 page analysis the non-partisan legislative analyst's office says the high- speed rail system relies on " the highly speculative federal funding and that is to be basically stops the offices to urge the legislature to reject gov. brown's request of $40.7 billion in state bonds to get the project started in central valley we talked to dan richard stillman of a high-speed drill bored with told us the business of analysts is wrong to think that all the project's $68 billion in funding needs to be identified before any attack is delayed. we respectfully disagree with the analysts commented that this is it will all the money identified the next 20 years with the notes transportation projects as ever had an opposite and that somehow we to go forward with the this is wrong. it began hearings this morning of the governor is thunder requested final decision by lawmakers to be delayed until this summer this report though, it gives political cover to lawmakers who are already against the project to reject what could be the sta

you are a non-partisan group, i hope you are a progressive -- but nonetheless you are looking at thistional point of view. you are not affiliated. >> no i'm not, and when i look at reporters, there is this flexible notion that you report both sides of the story. so i say if there is a hit and run accident do you treat the victim and the driver the same? no, you don't. >> exactly. >> so we're seeing this with press reporting, they all do it, and you have never going to solve a problem if you use that type of reporting. >> the blue dog democrats on tuesday who got voted out and orrin hatch who targeted for a primary, because anybody viewed in the center is targeted by the extremes. do you think some of the things you suggest here would allow for there to be centerists. >> open primaries is another way. do away with having the extreme dominate. but until we change the money system and the culture a little bit, if you think about the vial ads now post citizens united that will be shoved down people's throats. in a state like michigan voters will be like the goose being force fed are all o

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senator burr this in reality should be a non-partisan issue. think the most abused phrase on capitol hill is "thank you for your service." do you know how angry that makes me? thank you for your service, but do not ask me for anything. quit thanking me for my service and do something. i know many people who will stand up in front of the bright lights and give a speech while you have a choir humming "america the beautiful" behind them but when they leave from behind the cameras and bright lights, they do completely the opposite. >> how much exposure that you had on this film? what happened at the oscars? >> the film premiered at the tribeca film festival. it was almost a year ago. after that, we started screening the film all over the country. we did do a special screening on capitol hill last june, right before the senate vote on 277. it has received a tremendous amount of coverage. we made it to the oscar short list, at the top 15 films vying for an oscar. we did not make the final five. that was a big push. a short version aired on msnbc. a n

. >> we're non-partisan and nothing proves that better than the fact that we're an equal opportunityic. we are clearly not endiedre to either party and we'll criticize wall street. you're right, and one of the big problems turned around, and the eupmih. and work with lobbyists basically to get around or gut the very rules they were just involved in. i will say at or the senate banking committee under chairman dodd is our chief and for the public interest coming out of those places. we don't just look at whether it's a liberal or conservative policy, or pro bank or anti-bank. what we do is focus on the public interest. the public interest, it's hard to deny -- is not in vag bix to the taxpayer and it would show the world that you would have an industry, and in particular, a very small concentrated part of that industry that can literally take it all down. we need strong regulations. it's not a liberal or kesh active thing. we need to protect the country and treasury and a >> i have -- yes. after a few years of saying that one way or the other, dennis, and all the rest, i mean, along w

he is a senior writer for the center for public integrity which is a nonprofit, non-partisan investigative news organization. in 2001 he published a real page turner. to the o'neal and the democratic century. his writing has received a slew of prizes including last night as you may know when jack receive a los angeles time book price for biography for clarence darrow. [applause] here are our panelists and off we go. before we get into the theme, who knows if we will stick to this scene or not? i have been looking for threads. having a devil of a time. i thought if each of you might begin we will start with you, dick, perhaps talking about how and why you got into writing about the berlin airlift especially considering the books that preceded it. >> there are two reasons. one was that jim wrote about eisenhower. i originally planned on that. i learned that he and evan thomas, former editor of newsweek were doing eisenhower and my agent said you must be out of your mind. the real reason that i wrote that book was on abu ghraib. i was so disturbed about the way america was -- what america was

according to the non-partisan group the policy center, our tax code is unbelievable.t taxpayers $1.3 trillion every year. this year alone 45% of small businesses reporting spending more than 80 hours a year, two full weeks dealing with federal taxes. maybe the best example is, well, this. this is the country's current tax code. i want to make sure everybody knows this is what it would be if i printed it out. i don't want to murder that many trees. this paper will be used to print something worth while and like the tax code, because it is pretty vile, it is out of control when you look at the numbers. simplifying the code will reduce the cost and burden and preparation for companies and people and spur economic growth. we're thinking forget about the gimmicks and fighting and work towards real reform. america can and must do better and both sides of the aisle that these papers are absurd and while we're at it, it is things like whoever own this is 100-year-old baseball that i get to hold again, a quarter million dollars. what if i, oh, yeah. that could happen. maybe th

how much and how it will >> well, i'd say this is non-partisan because i do think the obama administrationtinued the same thing of the bush administration which to my extent was to put off the problem, to kick the can down the road in a lot of ways. i look at the fundamental issue of our housing market is a combination of weak demand and excess supply. so some of these things were aimed at keeping foreclosures off the market which would lower supply but ultimately they drove out the problem. you know, i'm of the opinion that if we had taken the 30% decline in six months rather than four years we'd be in a much healthier spot today. so ultimately market fundamentals asserted themselves whether you wanted them to or not. it was really a matter of the speed of adjustment. >> and you're station measures taken by the government made the problem worse? >> in many cases i think they did. you encourage people to stay in place. i like to use my stylized example of if you're a carpenter in tamm be, you're not going to find a job there any time soon, that market is way overbuilt but if you have a sit

since then, carne ross has founded independent diplomat, a non-partisan, non-governmental organization that offers advice on negotiating strategy and international law. he's also working with the occupy movement to create an alternative banking action group. his new book couldn't be more timely. there it is - "the leaderless revolution: how ordinary people will take power and change politics in the 21st century." talk about anticipating the spirit of the moment. this is a call for change everywhere, by everyone convinced that governments are in thrall to the one percent. carne ross, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> you're either very fortunate or very prescient or both to have worked on this book for several years and to have it come out right in the midst of these global uprisings. what did you see happening, at the time, that led you to think something was going on? >> the sort of fundamental inspiration for it was something that is occurring to people across the world. and is now kind of manifesting itself in these popular protests, both in the west and in the middle east. it's