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robert pinsky, who was poet laureate of the united states from 1997 to 2000. he has written about the events of september 11. and lauren french, a junior at the george washington university and editor-in-chief of the school's newpaper, "the hatchet." her home town is jupiter, florida. we ask you three because you do come from different experiences. robert pinsky i'm going to begin with you. what has osama bin laden meant to americans? what has he represented? >> interesting to think about representation. he was represented in what turned out to be his own propaganda films as being sort of in a rustic setting with rocks around him. our cartoons put him in that cave. he turns out to have been true to his origins as an heir of a very, very very rich family. he was living in a compound in the city. how we will remember him has changed drastically. i was very moved by something i read in the local paper where somebody in boston who lost his brother said this is in a sense fulfilling. it's justice. and there's some gratification or satisfaction of the justice. but i

the region country clubs civility shirts and fun this piece of the first earth book well sure can pinsky swiss are still close knit hold bill to leave notes come golden eagle chico to. twelve thirty pm in moscow these iraqi headlines washington has revised its promise to release the image of the corpse of osama bin laden saying it could instigate more violence but constant backtracking by the u.s. on its account of the mission against the outside a leader is feeding more suspicions and. international criminal court wants to arrest colonel gadhafi for alleged war crimes against libyan civilians and meanwhile coalition forces are accused of intervening in north african country to stop its leader from jumping off the greenback in oil trading. a russian rocket gets rolled onto a european launchpad as part of an ambitious spacefaring joint project the move is to make sure everything is in order ahead of a summer launch meant to turn a new page in outer space exploration. but the situation in libya far from resolved we talked to a blogger a musician an independent journalist about nato's role

the meridian constituents suborning sure to find this piece of the first book oh sure can pinsky switzer closing the whole. scope. bt coach. welcome back to you live from moscow i will do some show the headlines and president obama says but russia should take part in building anti missile radars in europe reassuring warsaw today moscow washington friendship and want to harm other continents. and belgrade agrees to extradite former general ratko to the hague on a war crimes charges despite his ongoing health problems meantime subbies accused up arresting him only so we can join the e.u. . georgian the protesters appealed to the e.u. to probe excessive harassment following the government's independence day crackdown on the left hundreds wounded and take. a big problem it's economies and meltdown and it's isolated regime has a few places to go for help a former leader. see how this might pan out for the future that's next. down to the official ante allocation to your body for i pod touch from the. lights on the. video on demand. my old. omissions for you now in the palm of your. com. hello

creek in the steepness medicine this is true and can pinsky make good switching look you can skin on skin. now so it's in. gold gone to washington and finally gets mad it's been hunting for in afghanistan for so long we ask what's next for the country that paid an enormous price for the u.s. led invasion. stuck in violence the cell stalemate in libya prompts more talk about coalition ground troops going in but experts say the move could spike the conflicts death toll in north of. beit rages in russia as a growing number of sexual assaults on children's are said initiative to introduce chemical castration for pedophiles. ten am in moscow i matras a good to have you with us here on r t our top story with the u.s. having killed the man who was the reason for going to war in afghanistan nearly ten years ago many are questioning what's next for the military operation there tremendous cost of the campaign both in money and human lives suggests the temptation is big for washington to declare mission accomplished and pull out what is our he's a very important iraq war spent a lot in the deat

s roy kim pinsky miko twitching look you think of scott parkin. now so to. talk about the main headlines now in our weekly news from ballots continues to sweep through the arab world the brutal crackdown of the testers in syria fresh winter air strikes in libya it's of the force of the chills going down these young same homes as russia last winter solution into syria arguing it could ignite another fully fledged civil war in the region. the world's most twenty five years since the worst nuclear accident in chernobyl plus some to bring you out of course we are spending contamination column inches away from the air from. sixteen terrorists killed in a string of successful unseen terror for a short stuff has moved corpses among them in some form of truck and person reaching for three children people. are next to part two of our special report and in this tea party. i want to talk about cap and trade or as i call it can't tax and i think probably most of you do as well. but first i want to talk about global warming for a minute here's the last thirty years you'l

corinthian escape plan this medicine this is wrong kim pinsky we could switch it to look you talk of skin on skin. now sort of. the week's top stories here on r.t. america's most wanted terrorist is killed by u.s. troops bringing a cheering crowd onto the streets but leaving some puzzled by inconsistency is in the united states with version of events. nato members look at siphoning support for the libyan rebels with gadhafi has frozen assets but russia warns the alliance's involvement is getting dangerously close to a ground invasion. troops tanks and arrests in syria with no sign of an end to the fighting in washington and the e.u. deploys sanctions to force the regime to end its violent crackdown on its citizens . why does not give a person to roll out the big guns for the annual victory day parade party looks at why some people in the former soviet states are siding with hitler instead. we are running down the week's top stories here on out say welcome to the program of course the week's been dominated by the death of the world's most notorious terrorist after ten years on the run

the meridian country club so willing sure to punish peter the first or at all sure can pinsky switzer chill close me hold bill to let me let's go golden eagle chico to. the week's top stories america's most wanted terrorist is killed by its troops bringing cheering crowds on the streets but leaving solve puzzles by consistencies realizing state's version of that it's. eighty members the kids siphoning support for the libyan rebels from exam fees frozen assets were dropped so once the alliance is unfolded red is getting dangerously close to a ground invasion. troops at times and arrests in syria with no signs of an end to the crisis in washington around the e.u. deploy side missions so that was the regime to end its crackdown on its citizens. as mosque a prepares to roll out the big guns for the annual ground victory day parade on t.v. and said why some people and former soviet states are sleeping with hitler instead it's. a very warm welcome to you this is our see life from moscow the weeks have been dominated by the death of the world's most notorious terrorist after ten years on the

and the really in country club suborning sure to find this piece of the first earth not sure pinski swiss are still close knit hold built in let me let's go gold digger chico to. the week's top stories here on our t.v. and al qaeda leader osama bin laden was killed in a covert u.s. operation after a decade long manhunt but terror threats around the globe lives on. as the u.s. and the e.u. promised more sanctions against the syrian government for its crackdown on protesters military intervention in the country looks an ever increasing possibility. and final polish for military pageantry scores of russian troops marched through central moscow in preparation for a major display on the upcoming every day. of the week so main headlines this is r.t. and of course the one that dominating story the world's most notorious terrorist has been killed after almost ten years in hiding some up in martin was shot during a covert u.s. navy seal operation they found nine eleven mastermind living in a million dollar mansion about fifty kilometers from pakistan's capital because our teams and he said now rep

in the region country clubs so boring sure to find this piece of the first book not sure can pinsky switzer chill closely hold bill to let me know it's come golden beachy coach. of the week's top stories as russia blocks a un resolution over syria could ignite another fully fledged civil war in which questions are raised over who will be next to sink into violence. it seems to persuade people that there could be a terrorist list of troops stationed it's easy for people in france to believe well that they have a right to listen to my vocals which they do proud steps up security at home preparing for friends from nato forming a government is accused of invading people's privacy. the world marks the anniversary of the worst ever nuclear accident or the radioactive threat still present twenty five years after the disaster. plans of punishment was a controversial piece of the tickets a state prize critics say it's an act of vandalism and i'm not. sure you're watching r t and our weekly news review welcome to the program well this week the arab world has remained inflamed nato bombing still raini

in the region country clubs so gloomy sure to find this piece of the first earth oh sure can pinski swiss until closing the hold built and then the glitz come golden teco to. say to those families who have lost loved ones as terror justice has been done us president perms osama bin ladin has been killed in a special operation but questions already being asked over who initially supported the world's most wanted terrorists. the death of colonel gadhafi son and grandchildren in a nato bombing sparking outrage in tripoli as supporters storm western embassies forcing the u.n. to withdraw its staff from the capital the us. really a reward system started in the past fifteen years. has been a result of me if you want to get an r.t. exclusive the founder of controversial online whistleblower wiki leaks shares his thoughts on who really makes international conflict possible. and following the fish if we get inside a nuclear power plant to take a glimpse at its workings in the safety provisions in place to prevent another fukushima disaster. six pm in moscow why matricide been taboo with us here on

and the really intricate suborning sure to find this piece of the first earth oh sure can pinsky switzer till closing the hold bill to let me know it's come golden bt coach. on our team tonight how bring out a future palestinian state russia says the unity between hamas and fatah is paying for the process of the recently reconciled parties to hold talks here in moscow. the opposition in georgia claims a revolution started pledging to oust president saakashvili shortly after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at antigovernment protesters and. i'm with greece's debts climbing fast the e.u. takes a hard line on athens deepening the schism between the nation. and our top story in business was kind of budget deficit by more than half its yaz record oil prices have caused investment help that hurt during the crisis we'll have more on that and other stories in our business bulletin accomplishing that. this is our tease ten pm monday evening here in moscow will more come from me kevin i mean here at our team tonight our top story political unity among all palestinians is needed to achieve

the big building so closer till i see it ski corinthian have skipped this medicine this is room in pinsky go twenty two look you because come on . now so it's in. the week's top stories as the u.s. appears ready to denounce the syrian government for its own lawful as a lawful for his brutal crackdowns on protesters but we take a look at what's next for the country. libyan rebels leave washington disappointed empty handed after the white house dashes expectations of official recognition and cash from the colonel can often it's frozen assets. as the head of the international monetary fund is detained on charges of sexual assault r t explores the repercussions of the arrest. and grandiose military displays marking victory day across russia while ukrainian veterans face a new battle with nationalists who assaulted them on the holiday. eleven pm in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on r t thousands are fleeing syria where violence is raging despite the government's promise of dialogue with the opposition international pressure is mountin

drew pinsky's rehab facility. didn't work. still struggling with drugs and alcohol. couple days struggling to got through this. tony danza, marilu henner, at his bedside holding vigil for jeff conaway. and we certainly wish him recovery. hopefully he will recover. he had a drug overdose. >> that's tough. >> vigil by his bedside with those stars. >>> we will lighten the mood a little bit here. let's answer, you know, a critical question in hollywood. those who may know christina hendricks of "mad men" she is coming out saying look it is official, real, my breasts are the real thing. >> she is -- >> au naturel. >> au naturel. she gave an interview. they're so real, that any one who has seen or touched a breast would know, she says. >> this is what everybody loves about her, the 1960s, really, i would call it even voluptuous, figure, great to see. we had that waif phase for a long time. don't you prefer a real, curvy woman? >> i don't like the heroin chic, skinny, boney. curves are beautiful things. and she certainly has them. >> she is beautiful. >> if there is anythin

drew pinsky, post of "dr. drew" on our sister network hln.ut why monogamy was important. his insight was dead on. >> we hear the salacious details, should we be surprised by this behavior especially when it comes to arnold? >> i think we shouldn't be surprised, but we should not endorse it or look away. number one is these people are our leaders and they set the cultural tone and what's normative for our kids. and to some extent we have to remember that and we have to hold leaders accountable to be leaders. also behind the idea of sort of accepting men behaving badly, some sort of cultural endorsement that men gain power and money in order to act like this, which is a sad, sad indictment on the male psyche if that's indeed the case. and then finally people go, oh, if they hadn't gotten caught, this would have gone on indefinitely. the same is true of any problematic behavior. when people come to psychologist, a psychiatrist, for treatment in addiction-- >> if women had the positions of power in our society, or are we just built differently? >

. >> host: i love when you talk in the book about seÓul pinsky giving his order on how to win.your success is a reaction. you cannot go beyond your constituency you have to go back to where they are and be humble. all of those fauzi things you talk about and use and he was a genius and worked on it was effective. >> guest: and it was entertaining to read that is a really good read and that is why this day i looked at the people who are motivated and helped to craft the into the person million which is the hybrid of journalism and a provocateur and sometimes even an entertainer. i look at hunter thompson and those people were granted wide by the left to become hybrids of journalism and the truth telling entertainment but when a person like andrew breitbart, no, you must exist in the box we give you. you are only allowed to do this and you must put your conservative while you do it. i'm not king to allow the left to define me to tell me what fox could be and i hope the people who are conservatives and the women who are conservatives are inspired to realize we have a once in a lif

pinsky and dr. eagle, we appreciate your willingness to invite me here today and allow me to address members of the student body as well as individuals who are part of the faculty and administration at the school of public health at the cardiovascular center and also at the medical school. it is good to be back at michigan and in the university of michigan. i grew up as a wolverine fan. my brother went to michigan state. and he was elected to the board of trustees there so i have divided loyalties but i've been a wolverine fan for a long time and it's good to be here and see how the campus has grown and the it's like being home and i really appreciate the chance to be here in michigan. i'm going to talk today about repealing and replacing president obama's healthcare system. and i know that some people when i talk about doing that say, wait a second, i've heard your plan in massachusetts is a lot like president obama's plan and so why is it that you're so anxious to repeal this plan and replace it w