we did not say obama state secrets. state secrets have been used so much to keep things secret that should not have been kept secret. that is the problem. by the way, let's take a look at the great statements of the president on this subject. he said we have got to rein in state secrets privilege is. he has acknowledged that the privilege is over broad and over used. he also plans to embrace several principles of reform. he has agreed the state secrets should not be used to protect information merely because it reveals the violation of law or it may be embarrassing to the government. his administration has also continued pressing an aggressive view of the state secrets privilege is in the court, adopting arguments perfected by the prior administration. earlier, this year, in the mohammad khatacase, the administration maintained that the prior administration's sweeping assertion that the very subject matter of the case was a state secret and that that should prevent judicial consideration of the case. the case was about t

on many 30 of this year -- on march 30 of in the year president obama stated -- and i quote -- "we cannot and must not and will not let our auto industry simply vanish. this industry is like no other. it's an emblem of the american spirit, a once and future symbol of america's success, a once and future symbol of america's success. it's what helped build the middle-class and sustained it throughout the 20th century, and it's a source of deep pride for the generations of american workers whose hard work and imagination led to some of the finest cars the world has ever known. it's a pillar of our economy that has held up the dreams of millions of our people. these companies and the industry must stand on their own, not at words of the state." so, to conclude, the government's move is aimed at providing stability for the automobile industry and for american workers across our great nation in these uncertain economic times. our science of th sense-of-the-e resolution affirms that the taxpayer should be protected and the government should get out of the auto business as soon as possible. throu

president obama stated on march 14 of this year that 95% of america's 150,000 food processing plants and warehouses go uninspected each year. wow. each year 74 million people in the united states are sickened by tainted food and about 5,000 die, according to the c.d.c. that's on food alone. then, with regard to drugs. i look forward to working with chairman waxman, madam speaker, and with mr. dingell with regard to drug safety because right now we have 11 international mail facilities. by the united states government. you count the three private carriers that also have international mail facilities and they are taking up around 30,000 drug packages that are coming in to our country by people who are going on to the internet. every time we do an inspection of those mail packages we find that 80% of them are either counterfeit, knockoffs or adulterated drugs. when in fact you do the math and you say, ok, wow, take that 14 times 30,000 times 365 then times 80, we are looking at -- give me the real math? 80% -- what? 96 million. think about that. 96 million drug packages coming in. so wha

state. but this year president obama, vice president clinton and vice president biden and the secretary of state secretary have stood silent on the bill. the legislation goes exactly in the wrong direction. so much so that even president obama, vice president biden and secretary of state clinton are running away from it. so should we. and i yield back the balance of my time. >> i thank the gentleman. i now recognize the distinguished chairman of the full committee for an opening statement. >> thank you, chairman. thank you, ranking member emeritus -- i mean, chairman emeritus. the president is running away from a lot of things so this is just one more of them. that doesn't mean that the consideration is not extremely important. we've been here before, ladies and gentlemen. i'm for state secrets. there are some secrets that we've got to keep away from citizens and congress people and everybody else, bloggers. but, wait a minute, which ones? well, that's what we're here to try to sort out. we didn't say abolish state secrets. and, look, state secrets have been used so much to keep things secret th

states on to a stronger footing. this is the time to isolate iran. i think that what obama should do is get all the allies, india, china, russia, and take it straight to ahmadinejad that we will not allow iran to have nuclear bombs. i think that if the united states -- there is no way that ahmadinejad can be stronger. host: how would bring together an alliance with other countries around the world force the running in's hands -- iranian's hands? caller: they can do this politically. if the european union in the united states can have some options in terms of economic prosperity, it will force the iranians to tell ahmadinejad that we do not want you in power. host: hit them in the pocketbook and it will change their nuclear policy? caller: yes. host: pa., tom, democratic line. go ahead. caller: i have noticed that nobody is really saying anything about this. what about people realizing that obama will not always be in the white house? for instance, many people might realize -- think about how different the last administration is, goals and ideals? some people, like the repub

obama's leadership. please join me as the american medical association welcomes the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. let me begin by thanking nancy for the wonderful introduction. a monte sank one doctor who is the chair of the board of trustees -- i want to thank one doctor who is the chair of the board of trustees. thanks to all of you for bringing me home, even if it is just for one day. from the moment i took office as president, the central challenge we confronted as a nation has been the need to lift ourselves out of the worst recession since wwii. in the recent months, we have taken a series of extraordinary steps, not just to repair the immediate damage to our economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting and sustained growth. we are here to create new jobs and unfreeze our credit markets, stemming the loss of homes and the decline of home values. all of this is important. even as we have made progress, we know the road to prosperity remains long and difficult. we also know that one is essential step on our journey is to control the spiraling costs of hea

rights and a most egregious way, and we hope that the ngo community in the united states is very hopeful that president obama and secretary of state clinton will not give president uribe bay free ride but will point out that 95 labor union leaders have been killed in colombia over the past year. that he licensed but presidential secret service to tap phones of human rights workers. there has been simply -- and i notice " the new york times" this money goes after president chavez as a day aspire were of zelaya's attempt to extend his term but the fact is, of course, uribe has also distorted the constitutional process in colombia and extended the term bear. -- there. it limits the influence when it comes to discouraging president zelaya. host: why such a visible overall -- all will office meeting between the president of colombia and president obama? guest: columbia is a huge country, and it important country. and it is a rock of stability in latin-american. -- in latin america. but it will not be if the human rights terms of the colombian people are not addressed. and the army and many of its elements have be

according to less day-to-day editorial page, quote, the obama administration's decision to increase the bush legacy of the state secrets doctrine has all the elements of hypocrisy. anthony romero the executive director of the aclu has written when it comes to key national security policies, the obama administration discontinuing a path paved by the previous administration. the new administration has embraced or superficially

the obama administration position state secrets, makes it hard to distinguish from its predecessor. according to usa today's editorial page, quote, the obama administration's decision to embrace the bush legacy has all the elements of hypocrisy. anthony romero, executive director, has written quote back when it comes to key national security policy the obama administration is continuing along the path paved by the previous administration. the new administration has embraced or only superficially modified several policies held over from the bush era including the use of the state secrets plane that the justice department invoked to throw out the suit. this is not change, this is more of the same. mr. chairman, i am thankful that mr. obama has had some epiphanies lately. i hope that he accelerates them because national-security, the economic future and constitutional future is at stake. with that said, i am going to give mr. grossman an opportunity, they said this is not change, this is more of the same. will give you a chance to agree or disagree. >> i agree entirely and it is quite h

obama. we work regularly together. he knows that france is a friend of the united states. l issues and hope to continue that. barack obama, welcome. welcome to your family. >> it is wonderful to be back in france, particularly on this day, because this day marks not only the triumph of freedom, but it also marks have the transatlantic alliance has allowed for extraordinary prosperity and security on both sides of the atlantic. the fact that france fully reintegrated into nato this year under president sarkozy's leadership is just one further indication of the degree to which u.s., french cooperation can help to underpin not only security in europe, but also a more secure and prosperous world beyond europe. i very much appreciated president sarkozy's leadership on a whole range of issues. he mentioned a number of them. france's leadership within europe in understanding the need for us to have tough diplomacy with the iranians, to reach out to them, but also insist we cannot afford a nuclear arms race in the middle east. our close collaboration on a whole host of issues with

great honor and privilege for us to welcome back home to chicago the president of the united states, barack obama. [cheers and applause] the president will be coming in in just a soaked. just a couple words to him. mr. president, we appreciate that you've taken the time out of a busy schedule to join us and we're grateful for your efforts to make the path toward health system reform as open and inclusive as possible and in particular that we have been included in those efforts. you have said that a test of the american ideal is whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history or whether we act to shape them. america's physicians want to help shape a better future for our patients and our country. [applause] we know firsthand that change is needed and that the status quo isn't acceptable. [applause] we appreciate the investment you've already made to help physicians in four areas. first, the purchase of health i.t. equipment. and we looked forward to standards for intraoperablity. [applause] and we thank you for the investment in comparative effectiveness research to enhance quality m

so please join me as the american medical association welcomes the president of the united states, barack obama! [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. [applause] good to see you. thank you. thank you so much. please, everybody. be seated. thank you very much. you're very kind. thank you. let me begin by thanking nancy for the wonderful introduction. i want to thank dr. joseph -- the chair of the board of trustees as well as dr. jeremy lazurus. thanks to all of you for bringing me home, even if it is just for a day. you know, from the moment i took office as president, this central challenge we've confronted as a nation has been the need to lift ourselves out of the worst recession since world war ii. and in recent months we've sake taken a series of extraordinary steps not just to repair the immediate damage to our economy but to build a new foundation for lasting and sustained growth. we're here to create new jobs. to unfreeze our credit markets. we're stemming the loss of homes and the decline of home balance. all this is is important. but even as we've made pro

wilson: madam speaker, president obama has stated that cap and trade would cause elect trick bills to skyrocket which forces families to pay more. he also declared yesterday that cap and trade would only be paid for by polluters. the president seems to imply through his statements that american families and small businesses, those who will see their electric bills skyrocket are the polluters who should pay for this legislation. i disagree. families, farmers, manufacturers and small businesses across america do not deserve this national energy tax. we do not need to threaten the financial well-being of american citizens or the competitiveness of american businesses in a global economy. house republicans have consistently offered and all-of the above energy plan that will invest new exploration in new resources and promote conservation. our strategy is built on the american spirit of ingenuity, not a repressive policy of higher taxes and job losses. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. and also, i'd like to extend my con

states. >> does the obama administration and doris prime minister netanyahu to the palestinians must recognize israel as a jewish state? >> i know you're focused on the adjective their. we do think that, yes, to the palestinians need to recognize the right of israel to exist and on the sleeve at that. >> but hold on a second, is a the position of the obama administration that israel should be defined as a jewish state? >> i'm going to lead the president's words stan. you know that yesterday he said he was committed to the jewish state of israel, senator mitchell said and i will let it stand at that. >> president clinton said when he was tried to work a deal in 2000i believe that demilitarization was acceptable. and i'm paraphrasing but he did use the word demilitarization. has the obama administration tacitly agreed with israel that any palestinian state would not be allowed to have a standing military? >> well, i think i'll just say that in any solution that we work out -- israel needs to have its security concerns taken very seriously and worked out. but i'm not going to jump ahead and say w

obama administration. the cable that the secretary ascending to diplomatic corps is here in the united states, it is a marker as not just a continuation of the commitment of the bush administration to fighting in the trafficking in modern slavery, but in anticipation -- but an intensification of the obama administration. i think it's something that those of us who work in the field whether it is here in the state department, people like myself web and federal prosecutors and investigators working with the ngo's, that is something we're seeing a positive response to. as far as the counter trafficking response, i would like to leave you with two things. one of which is the notion that because we are in a time of economic crisis, guest workers are particularly vulnerable because of the way in which recruitment is often done. we see a problem in the worker programs

president obama recently stated in the only cap and tax scheme that it will work in this way. he's quoted as saying it has to have higher energy costs. they have to quote-unquote, skyrocket. i urge my colleagues to reject this bill that is all economic pain and no environmental gain and instead join me for supporting the american energy act that promotes and develops domestic energy source, encourages conservation, and advances renewable technologies while pursuing america's competitive edge. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. speier: -- ms. sanchez: thank you, madam speaker. today i come to the floor to honor an individual who has sacrificed over 42 years of his life for this great nation. brigadier general james p. coal ms has proudly and gallantly served his country on foreign so in the countries of vietnam, afghanistan, and iraq. he was

i was glad to see president obama speak, but i'm concerned that the message did not heard back here in the united states. one of the earlier caller was saying that she did not like barack obama because she thought he had a muslim part. it seems to me like we still do not get it over here that these are people like our fellow christians that have extremists as well. i got to know a muslim working for the audit department and he was a wonderful gentleman. he just had a different faith in may. i think we need to bridge the gap between understanding what muslims are about. guest: the caller is absolutely correct. the issue of terrorism exists in every faith. it has existed in every phase, including christianity in various phases of history. in fact, even more recently, if you look at what happened in the issue of northern ireland in recent decades, one thing that always raises my concern -- that is how the issue of israel /palestine has fed into a discourse that basically goes to say that you have jews and you have christians on the one hand and then you have muslims on the other hand. president obama did t

let me read from a better -- letter that the president of the united states, barack obama, from my home state, a former community organizer, wrote, sent yesterday to the chairman of the senate finance committee, max bachus, and the chairman of the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, senator edward kennedy. he wrote, quote, i strongly believe that americans should have the choice of a public health insurance option operating alongside private plans. this will give them a better range of choices, make the health care market more competitive, and keep insurance companies honest. and the other thing he could have said is that it's also going to save us money by helping to reduce the costs all around for health care. in fact, there's been estimates that over 10 years, about $3 trillion can be saved because there will be this choice of this health care option. and it is about time that the united states joined the rest of the industrial world and said, yes, our people are going to get the health care they need. that it's going to be a right, not just a privilege for those

states and the british for meddling or making social networking available. by simply saying that they stand with the people. this morning, we heard from the press, essentially asking obama and the state department to say more about this. if this -- is this going to be the pathway? >> what you can see, they are using this as a foil, the great satan, to justify policies and gain public support. we do not want to get into this necessarily, but what you saw over the weekend, was a very strong statement by the government. the fundamental principles that the country was founded on. these are principles that we will be standing up for. this is where we see this violated. >> if they will accuse the united states of meddling, will there be a willingness to do more about this, on the part of the united states. >> we have done a lot and because of the reasons i have spoken about before, i am not necessarily thinking that we have to get into a kind of washington-tehran polemic. we have to coordinate. the secretary is doing this, coordinating the approach with the allies and we have to do these things together. it is not productive for the united states, to be in the front. we have

president obama has stated if he were to start over again he would favor single-payer system book argues it is too radical. well i come from philadelphia where revolutionary ideas are celebrated, not dismissed. our most famous radical document begins with these words: we, the people. not we, the insurers but we, the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union to promote the general welfare and secure the blessings to ourselves and prosperity to ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of america. this nation captured the world's imagination with a bold ideas that the people first. it's time for our own and generations revolution. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, dr. tsou. we are privileged to welcome dr. gratzer, you are on. >> thank you, mr. chairman and the committee members of congress. mr. chairman of, i'm delighted to have received such a warm introduction listening to the accomplishments he spoke of i was reminded a former colleague who commented me that on paper i seemed quite interesting. [laughter] mr. chairman and members, i've been

president obama and secretary clinton has repeatedly stated their deep commitment to strengthening our partnership with india. and save you any as one of the key countries in a 21st century that will help shape the world of the 21st century. and let me describe briefly how we plan to work together to expand our cooperation on a wide range of bilateral and global issues. the first is a global security. the mumbai attacks last november reminded us all that the united states and india face a common threat of terrorism and must work together and with nations around the world to combat this danger. the u.s. response to the mumbai attacks reinforced the unprecedented cooperation that has taken place between the u.s. and india on terra financing, law enforcement, training, and information sharing. in recent months the director of the federal bureau of investigation, the director of the cia, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and national security adviser general jones all had visited india to underline and strengthen that cooperation. i might add that general jones conveyed an invitat

this morning, we heard the -- essentially asking president obama and the state department to say more. is this narrow path the u.s. is treading going to be the path and if so why? >> what you are seeing in iran what we saw on friday is what you have been seeing all along. they are using the u.s. as a foil, a way to justify the policies or gains, public support. we don't want to get into a polemic necessarily on this. what you saw over the weekend, you saw a very strong statement by the president, setting out these fundamental principles that the country was founded on. these are the kind of principles that we are going to stand up for, wherever we see them being violated. >> if the iranian government is going to accuse the u.s. of meddling, why wouldn't there be a willingness to say more or do more on the u.s.'s part? >> i think that we have already done a lot. because of the reasons i laid out before, i don't necessarily think we need to get into a washington/pteron polan pteront. i don't think it is necessarily productive. the u.s. does not need to be out in the front on this. >> th

state. here is the concession speech by barack obama. . the yes, we can speech. a critical moment of testing for his speech writers, too. fascinating seeing them react and seeing him react. when they realized that the numbers weren't coming in, especially around the man chester area, there's this obviously stunned reaction inside his circle. and a handful take the long walk through the hotel to obama's suite where he and michelle obama were staying. david axel rod, the senior strategist, his campaign manager and otherors. and they knock on the door, david says, we've come up short. it looks like we're not going to make it. and they're all looking to see how he is going to respond. and they were surprised themselves. now, these guys were not exactly short of respect and adulation for their candidate. but they were surprised. his reaction was, what happened? what do you think happened? so they go through it and they say, well, there was a massive flip roonched. the undecided voters went for her. he said, well, let's pretty much give the same speech. obviously we ne

at a press conference today after the ruling, the president obama was asked about his is administration's position on state secrets. he responded, i think that the state secrets doctrine should be modified. searching for ways to redact, to carve out certain cases so that a judge can review information without being in open court, there should be additional tools so that it is not such a blunt instrument. congress should provide those additional tools. >> i will begin the questioning by recognizing myself for five minutes. judge, during the subcommittee in the last congress, your testimony last year as supporting requirements had system -- a substantial way -- wait, the government seeks to withhold as a state secret. is that accurate? do you believe we should recall -- require that the courts grant automatic deference? that is the standard in the senate companion bill, but not this one. >> when i was here before the house judiciary committee last year, you did not have a bill yet. we were talking about principles and legislation. one of the then administration officials raised the proposal that at most diff

i love my state, the land of lincoln, the home of obama. but my state is also home to george ryan, a governor who is now in prison, governor blagojevich, a man who is on his way, and a home who's home to chicago politics. i see this body headed in the same direction. what happened here last night was a clear step in the wrong direction. the majority has shut us out of one of the last rights of the minority, the ability to offer an amendment to appropriation bills. the majority now has even continued this trend into rules disallowing several noncontroversial amendments, a second of which i offered that would have added more funding to the minority business development agency, an agency which under the current bill will see a funding decrease over what the house appropriations committee approved last year. . mr. speaker, i ask the majority this. with a 40-seat majority, what do they fear in an open arena in the competition of ideas? what do they fear with letting a good idea stand the test of time, allow a hearing, allow debate, and allow thei

he writes -- president obama was right to exercise caution, both because the united states should not imply false promises it will not able to keep and the increase could come indeed, heard them. and, paradoxically, european political leaders have been outspoken in criticizing the iranian government's abuse is precisely because obama's restraint gave them room to act independently. views in "the washington post." the editorial writers of "the wall street journal," meanwhile, has obama and the roads, the lead editorial did they write, the risks of doing nothing are even more serious now because it would show the north and the world that you and sanctions would mean nothing. this article about north korea and iran. on north korea they write the threat of a north korean attack on the south is small, but also the danger of nuclear proliferation, the u.s. and its allies, is clear and present. we know p'yongyang has proliferated to iran and syria in the recent past. senator john mccain said yesterday -- he was on "face the nation" -- that the u.s. should board the boat the u.s. is shadowing

they were asking for president obama and the state department to say more. is this narrow path that the u.s. it is treading going to be the path, and if so, why? what you saw on friday is what you have been seeing all along. that is using this as a kind of foil. using the great satan, using the u.s. as a way to justify the policies or to gain public support. we do not want to get into this. what you saw over the weekend was a very strong statement by the president. setting out these fundamental principles that our country was founded on. these are the, the principles that we are going to stand up for, and wherever we see them being violated. >> if the iranian government is going to go ahead and accuse the u.s. government of meddling, why would there be a willingness to say more or to do more on the u.s. and's part? asking for an investigation of human rights abuses at the u.n.? >> we have already done a lot. because of the reasons are laid out before, i do not think that we need to get into a washington, tehran polemic. we need to coordinate. the secretary i

obama administration. this is something the united states congress must do. to reorder the balance of power, the separation of power. we ought to be looking at how are things classified? i know how things are classified in some agencies. there's someone in a cubicle. you have experience that. you make a statement saying that it could be unduly burdensome for the courts to have to actually review the information. what leads you to that conclusion? >> that it would be unduly burdensome to reveal classified information. in certain cases, especially those that are challenging extensive secret programs, there may be enormous amounts of data. >> how many of these have you been involved? >> i am not a litigator. >> you haven't been involved in any of these cases? >> i and researcher, i don't litigate cases. >> let me suggest to you, i have been involved, and mr. hudson has as well as a prosecutor in numerous cases. let me assure you, the judiciary has the capacity to suggest an undue burden on the judiciary simply is not accurate. you ought to speak to some litigato

states citizen? the question is where does obama come out of the political system of the united states, chicago, the other system worker optus de kansas city during the 20's and 30's and he went to jail. so i think the country ought to know what type of system this man comes out of. >> host: door back routt -- >> guest: i was born in england, raised and educated and went to oxford university. came out to washington posted by the financial times and moved from the financial times and to "newsweek" and i left "newsweek" early this year. so that makes about 12 years in the united states, three presidential elections i have covered, and proud father of three american children. >> host: and chicago? >> guest: chicago, look, he is a chicago politician but as people in the circle tommy there are two strands to chicago politics and illinois politics. there is the reformists and party machine. and obama was never part of the party machine. in fact he lost his first national race, the race for the house of representatives in 2000 because he was a bad at that kind of machine and ethnic politics that characteri

this morning we heard from the former prince pahlavi asking president obama and the state department to save more. is this narrow path of the u.s. is treading? and if so, why? >> well, i think when you have seen in iran which use of friday is when you have seen all along and that is using this as a kind of formal common using the great u.s. as a way to justify a policy for gain public support. so we don't want to get into a polemic necessarily on this. i think when you saw all over the weekend as i said before was a very strong statement by the president setting out these fundamental principles the country was founded on and these are the kind of principles we are going to stand up for wherever we see them, wherever we see them being violated and >> but if the iranians government is going to go ahead and accuse the u.s. of meddling, why wouldn't there be a willingness to say or do more on the u.s. apart for example asking for an investigation of human rights abuse at the u.n.? >> i think as i said before we've already done all lot and i think because the reasons i went out before i'm

. >> the second time around, barack obama was the first democrat to win the state presidency since 1964. he won by one point. you won by how many? >> 18. >> how did that happen, and why did he win? >> i think president obama earned his victory in our state. first of all, he invested a ton of his own time and an incredible amount money. i think it helped him that we had a competitive primary. indiana had not had one probably since bobby kennedy won in 1968. we have a late primary. because of the unusual dynamics of the nomination context, we had an unusual primary. finally our state got paid attention to. he had a head start from all that, and he never let up. give him credit. it was a hard-earned victory. >> the motorcycle. how much do use it? >> i am using it more and more. i have written them since i was a kid. vijay i have r-- i have ridden r years. someone sometimes comes along and says this is not very gubernatorial. it gives you a way to have a little fun in the job. >> what is the for the issue have ridden since you have been governor with a security detail -- what is the farthes

obama and i, and the people of the united states have extended to us their warmest welcome and i would like to thank them sincerely. president obama and i met last time in april in london during the sidelines of the g-20, and today is our second meeting. meeting. during my talks with president obama we had a very substantive talks. we have talked about the security situation surrounding the korean peninsula, but also about the future of our korea u.s. alliance and/or joint vision for the future. and of course we have agreed on the joint vision for the future, and i think this is a testament of our common commitment because for the last 60 years since the korean war, our relationship has been one of a strong security alliance and a partnership. now the future in this new era is about not only strengthening our mutual partnership, but also working together side-by-side to tackle issues of global concern. on that regard i am extremely pleased to note that today is a meaningful and very significant day for korea u.s. alliance of really upgrading to a new plateau of our relationship and par

the previous administration, president bush, the current and ministration, president obama, secretaries of state in secretaries of defense from both administration have reaffirmed our national commitment to get aip done. got it. loud and clear. it is going to take some money. it is going to take some time. there is an understanding that working inside the defense line will not get a defense line. properties just will fidget working of the properties will not get it done. there have to be improvements on the infrastructure. those of us who have had a pleasure of going there understand. it is 10% growth almost overnight. you cannot do that anywhere in america without some infrastructure considerations and improvement. that means money, and that takes time. there are labor cost. you have to go back to the marine corps. there are training issues attend to the transfer. the marines in okinawa still not get all the training they need to get them right there. we have to move some of them around. aip is not without challenges. previous of the stations have expressed their commitment to get it done. ther

president obama has been clear that the united states will not use the global financial crisis as anxcuse to fall back on protectionism. the u.s. was encouraged by the early visit to washington of india's new minister of commerce and industry anand sharma. e and commerce secretary gary lauck affirmed their attention to form strong bilateral ties. one early sign of that is our intention to begin negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty per gal and of the revenue picture. another is our plan to reinvigorate the ceo forum and hold our first meeting on the margins of the u.n. general assembly this year in september. secretary

state of california. with the government deadlocked over $24 billion hole in its budget the obama administration and the state's congressional delegation say they just cannot hold the state's hand through this one. asked if the federal government should help california with its crisis, democratic senator dianne feinstein, the state's senior senator asked, do know what the state is getting a stimulus money? $50 billion. president karzai is accusing afghan guards of working for u.s. coalition forces, of killing a provincial police chief and at least four other security officers today and it demands that u.s. forces hand over the guards. however, the u.s. military spokesman says no american forces from any branches including special operations were present or involved in the incident. finally, politico says that mitt romney's campaign team express another run for the presidency -- that is falling in event where former aides and advisers met for fund-raiser to help raise money for the statehouse races of barbara, stuck. but a former campaign workers as it was also a romney political family reunion and added that th

it is my pleasure and honor to introduce the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. thank you so much. thanks to all of you, thank you. please, everybody have a seat. before i get started, as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. [applause] that would be proud. -- dad would be proud. to heather and all the others that made this evening possible, thinking some much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my i want to express my appreciation for the opportuni

it is my pleasure and honor to introduce the president of the united states, barack obama.ause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. thank you so much. thanks to all of you, thank you. please, everybody have a seat. before i get started, as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. [applause] that would be proud. -- dad would be proud. to heather and all the others that made this evening possible, thinking some much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that were not funny enough when we did this five weeks ago. [applause] -- [laughter] what ever. the jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list. [laughter] [applause] i am just joking. for me, there is no contest. why bother hanging out when celebrities -- with celebrities when i can spend time with people that made me one. i know where my bread is buttered. plus, we have our own luminary's here. john is here from wyoming. i'm sorry, john skip this evening. for those of you

president obama went there and was speaking to these people like children. who is the united states -- where we -- where did we get the audacity to go to other countries and dictate who can defend themselves, who can do this? we do not have that right. who put us in charge? regular americans shake their heads and say, who are we? we do not have the right to dictate these answers. if israel has military capabilities, who are we to say other countries do not? it is hypocrisy. if the middle east did not have any valuable oil, do you think we would really care? i would like him to answer that. thank you. guest: the issue of oil is obviously very important. it is very important -- is a very important factor behind the involvement of the united states and other western powers in that part of the world. there is one phrase that the color used. that is tribal. the arabs have always been at the crossroads of human civilization. this is a major civilization. it has failed in modern times to produce the kind of results that would make of it a self sustaining, flourishing civilization. the pres

obama's speech in israel misstates history. he compares the palestinian problem. it was caused by arabs in 1948 when they attacked israel. they could have had a palestinian state. they attacked israel. the arab armies and palestinian irregulars. host: mr. guttman, your response? guest: the elections, president obama got a large percentage of the jewish vote, which is higher than any other faith group. however, when you look at polls, when you ask jewish voters when they base their decision on, they find it to be number six or number seven. jewish americans don't vote primarily by the staff in israel. the economy takes a higher place when you ask jewish voters how they make their mind up. one more point is when you look at polls of american jews, most of them support a two-state solution and most of them support the free sentiment activity and there are different views as to what does it exactly mean? so far what president obama has been saying is pretty much in sync with the views of the jewish community over here. host: on line pro-palestinian advocates say winds of change in washington. the challenges facing palestinian advocate s. positive views of israelis a

the previous administration, president bush, the current administration, president obama, secretaries of stateand secretaries of defense from both administrations have reaffirmed our national commitment to get aip done. got it. loud and clear. it's going to take some money. it's going to take some time. there is an understanding that just -- working inside the defense line at guam won't get -- defense line, inside the department of defense properties won't just get it done. there have to be structure in guam. those who have been the pleasure of going to guam understand it's a country of, i think, 175,000 people. we're going to move another 15 to 18,000 marines and independents down there. that's a 10% growth almost overnight. you know, you can't do that anywhere. without some infrastructure considerations and improvement. that means money and that takes time and there are labor costs. to go back to the marine corps who will move 8,000 other guys and girls down there. there are training issues attendant issue. i'm preaching to the choir, in okinawa don't get all the training done down there. ai

obama wants to expand broadband in the united states. how's that impact your business? >> well, first i should say if we're talking about obama. i like him and i this is great we have a president, intelligence, educated and with a judy house temprement but i disagree on some of the policies. this is america, i can do that. this whole stimulus packet we can go into but this little angle. the people getting that money it's quite questionable whether they even want it and two companies have announced they're spending 17 billion each. the private sector is doing 35 billion dollars of what obama is doing with 7 billion dollars. i think that's more of a political pin to stick in the wall than actually going to contribute. >> how behavorial are the adds on google that hold information and target you with certain searchs? >> we use that kind of technology and i actually don't understand and would be happy to hear from a listener, what would be so offensive about that. when you walk into nordstrom the guy knows you and remembers you and says i remember those shoes you were lookin