major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> hello and good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. we begin tonight by taking note of the eighth anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion of afghanistan. the aim was to defeat the taliban and deny al qaeda a home base after the september 11th attacks, but today the taliban are resurgent, the war has become increasingly deadly for america and its allies and osama bin laden remains a free man. the afghanistan conflict has gone on longer than anyone imagined it would. for his part, president obama says he will not substantially reduce the number of troops in afghanistan nor will he change the mission. the question is, will he expand the american military presence beyond the 68,000 troops already committed as the war becomes increasingly unpopular? in tonight's "lead focus," we want to assess the stren

this bill provides $430 million in rdtne for the development of the f-136 engine and provides $130 million for engine procurement. it provides a multiyear procurement for f-18's. as a nation we owe more than our gratitude to the brave men and women in uniform and their families, past and present, for the sacrifices they make to protect our freedom. i'm pleased this legislation includes a 3.4% pay raise, a half percentage point above the president's request. we also increase active duty spending over 2009 levels. this is essential for easing the burden on our forces. i'm pleased this measure prohibits any increase to tricare prime and tricare health care fees. finally the bill increases in $500 to $1,100 the amount of supplemental subsistence allowance to low-income members with dependents so members need not rely on food stamps. in closing, i want to say to my fellow republicans, inunderstand your opposition to the inclusion of hate crimes in the defense authorization bill. i committed to each of you that this vote should be a vote of conscience, and i understand you're on the horns of dil

what perspective can you provide us?iran will continue to be brought up in almost any security briefing, and you can provide us, rather than, they cause mischief. what can you take away to give us on how to deal with this nation? view of those three statements that say, you know, maybe this nation overall, much like other nations we have had to deal with, has similar goals but comes about it from a different way. >> i would just say first, if we went there to bleed, that they wouldn't conduct attacks, it's hard to say. what i tell you is, i know right now, on a daily basis they conduct attacks on iraqi security forces with no u.s. forces around. so i'm not sure that tracks with that statement. what i would say is, again, i think iraq needs to have a relation -- iran needs to have a relationship with iraq, but it has to be the right kind of relationship. i think free trade and a relationship that helps with religious activities, et cetera. but again, i think that they have objectives that aren't clear to us. iraq is impor

what perspective can you provide us?iran will continue to be brought up in almost any security briefing, and you can provide us, rather than, they cause mischief. what can you take away to give us on how to deal with this nation? view of those three statements that say, you know, maybe this nation overall, much like other nations we have had to deal with, has similar goals but comes about it from a different way. >> i would just say first, if we went there to bleed, that they wouldn't conduct attacks, it's hard to say. what i tell you is, i know right now, on a daily basis they conduct attacks on iraqi security forces with no u.s. forces around. so i'm not sure that tracks with that statement. what i would say is, again, i think iraq needs to have a relation -- iran needs to have a relationship with iraq, but it has to be the right kind of relationship. i think free trade and a relationship that helps with religious activities, et cetera. but again, i think that they have objectives that aren't clear to us. iraq is impor

he is in the latest security vehicle provided by the united states army. that m-16a2 rifle was furnished by the congress of the united states. the ammunition for that rifle was furnished by the congress of the united states. the body armor on that soldier was funnished by the congress of the united states. and the vehicle in which he rides that security vehicle, was furnished by the congress of the united states. as this young soldier, this young corporal goes down the road, look at that soldier and answer the question, did you vote to support me as a >>> the committee will come to order. we welcome our guests, witnesses this morning, as well as my colleagues. the title of this morning's hearing is "the future of the mortgage market and the housing enterprises." this is a subject matter which there has been a tremendous amount of committee interest and others over time, and we have had -- rich, i counted up last night, just this year alone 70 hearings. >> i believe it. >> i could not believe the numbers just on the various subject matters. most of it has b

we will make it easier for them, particularly because a lot of them are already providing coverage at exorbitant rates to their employees. insurance should not be 80% more expensive for small firms as it is -- should not be 18% more expensive for small firms as it is for large firms. this will sponsor of the opener ship and jump-start job creation. this is what else it will be for state. it will mean stemming rising premiums and costs to state governments of roughly $95 billion a year. it will mean reducing drug costs by increasing the mccain drug rebate. it will for the benefit state and federal governments alike and it will mean curbing the up to $141 billion worth we are expected to spend each year caring for the uninsured. that is what it means for states. that is what it will mean for business. that is what it will mean for america. we are at that rare moment where we have been given the opportunity to remake our world for the better. it is that rare moment when we have the chance to seize their future. as difficult as this sometimes is, what is apparent about the american spirit

the bill provides $5.4 billion to the u.s. army corps of engineers to address our nation's vitally important water infrastructure needs. it moves us forward in funding the construction and maintenance of our nation's ports and navigational waterways which are crucial to our economy and international trade. h.r. 3183 also makes great stridse in protecting our communities from natural disasters by providing $2 billion for flood production earths -- protection efforts. money is included for the department of energy's efforts to decrease our reliance on foreign sources of oil and increase our investment in technologies that use energy more efficiently and to expand energy sources right here at home. while providing $2.2 billion for research in energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts such as solar, wind, biofuels and hydrogen, this bill also invests in conventional energy sources by providing $787 million for nuclear energy research and $672 million for fossil energy research. mr. speaker, there's no more important mission f

fossil fuels currently provide the vast majority of the world's energy. due to their availability, there affordability, and their versatility they will continue to do so. oil and natural gas line are projected to supply nearly 60% of the world's energy needs through the year 2013. with this increase energy demand, we also foresee a second party challenge, reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use. globally, we expect globally related emissions to rise by an average of 1% per year through the year 2030. much of this growth will come from rapidly developing nations such as china and india. meeting the challenge of reversing this trend in greenhouse emissions will require every nation, industry, and consumer to help. our best hope for bringing change to the world's massive energy system is to harness the power of new technologies and free markets. this will allow nations and peoples to work together and invest in integrated solutions. these solutions leverage technology to expand supplies, increase efficiency, and reduce emissions. time an

other providers who were cut in excess of the productivity adjustments in a given year. that exemption and criteria remains. >>ñr another question. there is a reduction of the subsidy for the medicare drug benefit. if so, this will increase premiums on medicare patients. is that the way you see that change working out? >> no, sir. a clarification in the modification is that the intent of this provision was to apply this commission's scope of recommendation to all parts of medicare and what this does is clarify parts c and d. >> it refers to part d premiums. >> i will refer to my colleague. >> it says federal premium subsidies to the plans. it will have the effect of increasing premiums. >> well, the point of the clarification was to suggest that there are ways of reducing the federal spending for medicare part c and d. it is not directing the commission to do that by suggesting there are alternate ways of reducing spending. >> if you reduce subsidies, you will increase premiums. isn't that correct? >> if the commission was to choose that route, that could be the effect b

but when your summoned to provide health care, the purpose is to provide health care. that should not be viewed as loss. i think is very important that we define what we expect, that in our system we are, again, opening this up for more customers with the insurance industry. it is important that the majority, i do not think it is too late to say we should expect that 85% of what they have, what they spend goes to actually providing health care for people. if they're going to be participating, we should be requiring that they be spending their funding on providing health care for people. thank you, senator rockefeller, for the amendment. >> mr. chairman? >> senator grassley. >> i presume the amendment is well-intentioned, but as i look at it icn that in a strip of nightmare that is going to do considerable harm to a lot of progress that we have tried to make the delivery of health care. and i will try to explain that, but i also want to ask staff some questions of the process. one thing i can find fault with senator rockefeller is there is going to be greater transparen

we want to provide as adequate set of health care benefits as we can. >> couple of points to make here. i think some of these arguments that were made seem very inconsistent. i think he just pointed out some of the inconsistensies. some of our earlier amendments it was talked about fewer people would have coverage that some of our amendments would cause fewer people to have coverage because we wanted to exempt them from an individual mandate. here, you are exempting them from the individual mandate. we were decried earlier for saying that that eliminates the goal of universal coverage and it would seem to me that this amendment is doing the exact same thing. the other inconsistensy that i see is we are exempting folks from the criminal fnlt it is for these very folks but they will still apply to the rest of the folks. >> we exempt all criminal penalties, everyone from any criminal penalty. >> from now on. does the criminal penalty also include the $25,000? isn't that part of a criminal penalty? >> never would have happened anyway but just to make sure we said anyone who does not pay th

tional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> hello and good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. the intense debate over this country's strategy in afghanistan will undoubtedly be fueled by what has happened there to american and nato forces in recent days. nato reported today that two more soldiers, including one american, were killed in separate bomb attacks in southern afghanistan. and on saturday, in nuristan province on the border with pakistan, hundreds of insurgents attacked two remote american bases. eight u.s. soldiers were killed in what was the deadliest battle for americans in more than a year. and that is making not just the americans wonder about the ssion but its allies in afghanistan as well. in tonight's lead focus, we bring you the british perspective. rags martell of itn focused on what the soldiers on the ground are saying as the fighting intensifies. >> reporter: it's not unusual to get a fright from an explosion in afghanistan, but defense secretary bob ainsworth got into far mo politically sensitive territory

besides providing jobs and much-needed medical care, it brings hope. before the panels were installed, he had to rely on diesel generators like this one. solar technology is cleaner and in the long run should be far more cost effective. 64 panels here on the roof of the clinic. they were installed four months ago. with great fanfare. the panels are linked to batteries on the ground floor. the equipment automatically runs off of the batteries. when one battery loses its charge, another kicks in. the solar panel technology was underwritten by the u.s. military and supported by the iraqi health ministry. solar systems are now installed in three clinics. the latest opened last week. colonel joseph martin on hand for the grand opening says that now doctors can concentrate on what they're good at. >> everything within the clinic operates under this system. air conditioners to medical equipment to refrigerator, everything. it allows the doctors to focus on their patients rather than focusing on what supports them in the system. >> not always. before we visite

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the senate also provided hate crimes.e using this national security bill to get the legislation to the president's desk through the back door. a tactic we have seen repeated in the last nine months this bill is about national security, not social legislation. 20 use the circumstances of our sons and daughters in harm's way to legislate on social issues is unconscionable. we should not use a bill in support of our service members to support other legislation. i urge my colleagues to work toward a better alternative. i'd like to thank my colleagues, ranking member mckeon and chairman skelton, for those in favor say aye work in bringing this bill to the floor but we can do better and we must. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: i yield a minute and a half to the chairman of the oversight and fwoft reform, the gentleman from -- government reform, the gentleman from new york, mr. towns. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 90 seconds. mr. towns: thank you

a piece of paper but to provide a debate that will drive the alliance forward in a more effective and meaningful fashion and we hope that this forum will help you to achieve that. it is a particular pleasure for me now to pass to senator chuck haigel, one of america's policy thinkers and the embodiment of the biartis an nature and commitment to renewing the global challenges, what i mean by bipartisan is that senator haigel last week gave a speech in minnesota called the eugene mccarthy speech and he's about to go to michigan to give the gerald ford speech. i think that it is safe to say that this is the first time in history that one man has given both those speeches. it's also a great privilege to say welcome home to the council chairman general jim jones, as atlantic council chairman, general jones and general scowcroft led the strategic advisors group, providing leading thought and analysis on critical issues to the alliance such as afghanistan and the difficult topic of nato reform. now cochaired by senator haigel and tom henders, the group is engaged again on these difficult iss

provides financial advice to consumers, so would they then be regulated? they're a national, non-profit housing organization that's opened a hud certified counciling offices across the united states. here's a quote from their website. a.c.o.r.n. provides first time home buyer classes and helps clients -- we look at your history to see if you qualify for a mortgage. when you qualify, we can help arrange a mortgage with lower interest rates, down payments and settlement costs. it seems to me, mr. bernanke, that they would come under the cfpa and i'm wondering if you would comment on that. so if you would first comment on mr. zoellick's comments, what your feelings are about replacing the currency, then on whether or not in your opinion, a.c.o.r.n. would be covered. >> there's only three seconds. >> if i could have my time reclaimed. would this come from my time, mr. chairman? >> no, your time -- no. i will finish. only three seconds left in your time when you got there. i can let him go on for a little while, but i don't think he can give full answers to bot

major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. thank you for joining us. with crucial talks aimed at curtailing iran's nuclear program set to begin, the rhetoric is heating up tomorrow the united states along with other permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany will meet with iranian officials in switzerland hoping to convince iran to come clean about its nuclear ambitions. they may be fighting an uphill battle. today iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad said it's the west that needs to change its ways. maybe no country will be following the progress or lack of it more closely than israel. there's been a great deal of talk that the israelis will take military action against iran if the talks don't succeed. the buildup to the sitdown in switzerland. that's our lead focus tonight. as i

the company that used to provide school security suddenly folded. d.c. schools were suddenly short 300 guards. that left school administrators scrambling and parents pretty worried. >> i'm real concerned as a parent, because i didn't even let my own child go to school today for his safety. >> a d.c. school spokesman says d.c. school police hired two new security firms to fill in the gap. >>> a california man accused of having a gang sign tattooed on his seven-year-old son will not face a xharg of mayhem which carries a life sentence. he still faces a sentence for a dog paw on the boy's hip. the judge agreed with defense attorneys that any damage left by a small tattoo does not amount to permanent and painful disfigurement. that law is more appropriately applied to injuries from beatings and stabings. the man said he allowed his son to get the tattoo, because the boy wanted it. the tata ttoo is being remoostd. >>> a 42-year-old gorilla has a new outlook on life. the delicate surgery wasn't even the tricky part of the operation. >>> as many as 4,000 people

as i under it, when a person comes into the exchange, if we are going to have these benefits provided through an exchange -- >> and by the way, i am not trying to be argumentative. we want to have all these precautions in place. >> the chance of these precautions being in place are enhandlesed by my amendment. everybody comes into the exchange. everybody's identity is verified. everyone demonstrates what their incomposition is. and then if they are eligible for medicade, they can be referred at that point to medicade. but they will already have been identified and verified through the i.r.s. or through the department of homeland security. >> does the staffer agree with the statement? >> i was actually conferring with people smarter than i am to try to be better able answer your question. when'7" for current law in medicade they are required to verify, that is in section 1137 of the social security act. we don't have to specific ply apply it to the medicade expansion. what we do in the expansion is increase the minimums for income eligibility levels, but we don't specifically reapply a

major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. thank you for joining us. the obama administration's policy of engagement with iran was put to the test today in the highest level direct talks in three decades between the two countries. the u.s. was joined by five other world powers in the meetings in geneva. afterward, president obama said iran heard a clear message, that it must act on its commitment to open a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant to international inspectors. that, said the president, must happen within two weeks. there will be more talks but the president said the u.s. will not negotiate indefinitely and will increase pressure if needed. >> this is a constructive beginning, but hard work lies ahead. we've entered a phase of intensive international negotiations and talk is no subst

patients. >> kroft: when you say "provide patients," what do you mean? >> waterman: i'm just talking about lists of patients-- people's names, social security numbers, addresses, and date of birth. with those four things, you can bill for a patient. >> kroft: in order for medicare to pay, you need to have a medicare patient. where do you get those? >> tony: there'll be people that would sell you a list of maybe $10 per patient. and i'll buy 1,000, 10,000 maybe at a time. and then, you just fill in the... the patient's name and you send it. and then, i used the same patients with the same company, and then the next company, i used the same patients, and i kept using them. and they'll pay for the same patient every time. >> kroft: once the crooked companies get hold of the patient lists, usually stolen from doctors' offices or hospitals, they begin running up all sorts of outlandish charges and submit them to medicare for payment, knowing full well that the agency is required by law to pay the claims within 15 to 30 days, and that it has only enough audito

wake up ready for your day- ask your healthcare provider for 2-layer ambien cr. ask your healthcare providerh today on abc news: a second earthquake has hit indonesia following yesterday's jolt that caused widespread damage. hundreds are dead as the search for more victims continue. >> john travolta may testify again in the trial of two people in bahamas. they're accused of trying to extort millions from the actor after his son died. >> and the pilot who landed a jet in the hudson river returns to the skies. >> i'm sure a lot of people will feel safe and sound on that trip. >> finally, the 400 wealthiest americans lost a whopping $300 billion last year. >> even moguls lost a pretty penny due to the recession. >> reporter: in the last year, bill gates and warren buffet lost close to 200 million an hour. yet once given the philanthropic friends are number one and two on the list of america's richest, an enviable perch but not quite what it used to be. >> last year needed $1.3 billion to make it, this year only $950 million. beg decline in the price of admission. >> reporter: with his oracle st

host: providence, rhode island. caller: thank you both.'m curious if you can name one al qaeda member who is not also a member of the cia? guest: wow -- i cannot think of any al qaeda member who is a member of the cia. caller: how about a some of the modern who work for the cia until 2001. guest: i would imagine that as the years and decades ago on there are efforts to purchase information. for example, when i flew into afghanistan for a short mission at the beginning of the war, sitting beside me was a fellow with the cia who had a suitcase with millions of dollars because there were going to buy loyalty in there. i imagine we may have purchased information from someone in al qaeda, but that does not mean at all -- at all that there's ever meant to be a cooption of them with their loyalties for this wonderful intelligence agency. host: good morning. caller: first of all, thank you for your service. i appreciated even more now that i'm married to military. now that i'm married to marine, my concern is whether we are definitely deploying ou

do you think the stimulus has provided a jolt to the economy and provided jobs? >> i think things would have been worse without the stimulus bill, that is true. having said that it is not satisfying that things continue to be a lot worse than any of us would like. remember that a good percentage of the jobs bill hasn't even gone into effect yet. i would have had to try to have 2 go into effect sooner and have more directly related to jobs. it continues to go into the economic blood stream and to keep things as unsatisfying as they are from being a whole lot worse. a that is a long answer of saying yes but i wish it could have done more. >> bret: senator grahah, you mentioned glenn beck and said appear to be alignedie with any party but that he is aligned with cynicism. >> what i'm saying he doesn't represent the republican party. you can listen to him if you like. i choose not to because quite frankly, i don't want to go down the road of thinking our best tay days are behind us. people are genuinely upset with how much money we are spending up here. but at the en

it energized insurance companies to provide competitive in providing insurance for pharmaceuticals on medicare. it has resulted in seniors on medicare -- having pharmaceutical drug coverage, which is one of the main things that you can do on wellness. one of the biggest problems we have in medicare is hypertension and diabetes, both of which are pharmaceutical-dependent to manage their health. host: last call, you have about 30 seconds. caller: i voted for republicans democrat, but i am moving over to the independence side. my big point here is, for nine months almost, our government has wasted so much time and so much money on one bill. . caller: the v.a. never answered my questions. guest: thank you for contacting our office. i am sure you have done their responses. we try to stay on top of those. i am on the veterans committee. the secretary is doing a great to treat chronic diseases, many of which could of been prevented. host: senator mark begich, what you think about the but the senate finance committee reported? guest: i want to see the bill. i want to spend the time to read it

it provides the opportunity for different groups to build up their constituencies, to participate in politics, to form alliances and reach consensus. the level and nature of u.s. slinkys met with the iraqis will continue to change as the u.s. military draws down. iraq is making steady progress but as ale lung way to go. we must have strategic patients. through the framework agreement united states has a mechanism for supporting iraq to develop its institutionalist human capacity. success will be defined by our ability to support iraq developing capacity from governance to economics that will sustain the iraq's long-term stability. the iraqi security forces have made steady progress and our efforts over the next two and a half years will help solidify the foundation of a professional and competent iraqis security force. we must leave iraq with security forces capable of defending the mbeki people in protecting their institutions. i close as i begin by recognizing soldiers' sailors airmen marines coast guard mendon civilians currently serving in iraq. these great patriots and their fam

it sits on 58 acres providing students with the liberal arts education. but these days there's something new at the school. a school of pharmacy. >> what we want to be able to do is take that knowledge they learn and apply quality care to all the patients that are out there. particularly those patients in the underserved communities. >> reporter: last week college of notre-dame of maryland school of pharmacy welcomed its first class. administrators received nearly 500 applications but only 70 students were admitted to the four-year doctorate program. 29-year-old patrick donahue is looking forward to being a part of something so new. >> stimulating for me because i would be part of a new, something, brand new thing that is going to be good. and i would be the -- leadership is one of the qualities i think is important. it's going to come out of this whole program. and being the first class is, like, you know, kind of being the leader. and its in own way. >> reporter: administrators at college of notre-dame say this new pharmacy school helps meet the needs o

when a girl gets to the villages she is provided with emergency medication, reinstatement in school, as well as counseling. it gives them the confidence to transform from victims to leaders. >> say no! >> this is the job i have always wanted to do. it gives me a fulfillment and in girls i see myself every day. >>> this is it. michael jackson's final bow debuted this week all around the world. this is a documentary that highlights the final rehearsals leading up to jackson's last concerts in london. that was supposed to happen but we all know he died before the tour ever opened. so will this much anticipated movie finally bring closure for fans? joining me now, the entertainment reporter for the associated press. she's seen the movie. my first question has to be, what did you think of it? >> i loved the movie and i'm not a huge michael jackson fan. the movie was fantastic. the concerts would have been amazing had he lived. he was extremely musically inclined, could dance like he was 25 years old, very impressive. >> all right. we've heard from some family members who seem to be really

so we've got to provide them the insinnives, the encouragement.nd one of the things we can really do is look at the whole notion of mentor ship education programs, looking at the access to capital issue, trying to provide a free exchange of ideas that come out of all the research and almost like an ebay of ideas, to make all of these ideas coming out of federal research available to all potential entrepreneurs. >> is this the kind of thing that you might launch, an ebay of ideas? >> we need to figure out how we spread all the knowledge and ideas and creativity coming out of labs and out of universities so it's available for anybody and everybody to move forward. we know a lot of the great ideas are stuck and aren't -- and don't get moved forward. for instance, solar cells really developed by u.s. technology and u.s. research. who is it that really brought it to commercialization? the japanese? who really occupies the space and dominates the market? the chinese. >> you'll create a way to make sure an american idea gets the idea and can commercial l

women's health clinics provide critical services to women every day. in my own state, over 400,000 new yorkers receive health care from planned parenthood each year. about 50% are working adults whose jobs don't include health care benefits. our strategy for reform must protect these critical services that clinics provide and expand upon their success. the health care crisis is a life and death issue for so many americans, one that disproportionately affects women in this country. we must reform our broken health care system and disparities among race and gender and make quality, affordable health care affordable for every single american. thank you. ms. mikulski: i now yield four minutes to the gentlelady -- to the senator from washington state. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. i want to thank my colleague senator mikulski and all the women who are on the floor today to talk about this critical issue, because the rising cost of health insurance is hurting women and it's hurting our country. for the millions of women across this country who open

the yield, although it does float on a monthly basis, provide basis 4%, 4.5% yields to investors. it is a fund that's benefitted from the significant rally we've seeb, particularly in the corporate sector, and that's driven to performance over the past several months. >> paul: it's certainly deeg well, and i expect it will continue that way. let's hope so. do you personally own snartz funds or have other disclosures to make about it? >> i do own shares in this fund. >> paul: very good, indeed. i'm afraid time has run out for us. but i want to thank you for being with us once again and sharing your thoughts >> thanks, again, i appreciate it. >> paul: my guest eric takaha of the franklin strategic income fund. >> susie: tonight's commentator weighs in on the need for financial regulatory reform. columbia university's graduate school of business and former chairman of the council of economic advisors under president george w. bush. >> earlier this month, president obama delivered tough words in new york's federal hall on the need for financial regulatory reform. the president is righ

carrot of the states would be provided under the program. >> that is correct. >> so, in some ways, we would just be encouraging more expensive care. than solving the problem, which is hard to cover a population when there are state economic budget challenges. >> i think that is correct. i think you are making it very easy for individuals to make the decision if they are not in a program, they're going to go to the program that exists for them. >> so, mr. chairman, i think that this -- i would like to know with the overnight plus unemployment rate, what we have done even in states that rohrer close to double-digit unemployment rates. it would be interesting to know what the population we're talking about up until the time of the exchange and what impact that might be on the exchange. . . i think he wanted to seek recognition with respect to a vote. >> how about voting on the other thing on the amendment? are we ready for that yet? >> i am ready. i understand senator white may be in the affirmative with the harper amendment. we have one more amendment. senator kyl will not be here tomor

it energized insurance companies to provide competitive in providing insurance for pharmaceuticals on. it has resulted in seniors on medicare -- having pharmaceutical drug coverage, which is one of the main things that you can do on wellness. one of the biggest problems we have in medicare is hypertension and diabetes, both of which are pharmaceutical-dependent to manage their health. host: last call, you have about 30 seconds. caller: i voted for republicans democrat, but i am moving over to the independence side. my big point here is, for nine months almost, our government has wasted so much time and so much money on one bill. . caller: the v.a. never answered my questions. guest: thank you for contacting our office. i am sure you have done their responses. we try to stay on top of those. i am on the veterans committee. the secretary is doing a great job in streamlining the appeals process. it will bring about a quicker response. 18 years is totally unacceptable. i appreciate your call. host: senator isakson, thank you for joining us. in half an hour, you'll be able to speak with se

. >> maximum quantity increases our ability to provide this and so initially school children will be prioritized ahead of say healthy young adults. >> reporter: the doctor believes in the beginning the demand for the swine flu vaccine will exceed supply but eventually as the city receives more vaccine there will be more than enough to go around. >> eun, thank you. we are learning more about other swine flu distribution plans in our region. fairfax county's health director said today there are 1900 doses available in mist form for health care workers. mass vaccinations for kids will begin october # 24th. >> the hlth department also plans to operate vaccination clinics in schools on the weekend. the health department then anticipates that we will broaden our public vaccination efforts to other high risk groups and the general public in the following weeks. >> reporter: right now montgomery county has 2500 doses of the h1n1 nasal spray vaccine. they'll be given out at a clinic this friday to children between 2 and 18. adults aged 49 and younger who take care of infants and health care w

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little bit like going to dinner with your congressman, except the food, you have to provide that for yourself. proceed, please. mr. fortenberry: i think, if i could reframe this for just a moment, i think there's a central question we should all be asking on both sides of the aisle, including the administration. how do we strengthen health care in america? how do we answer a fundamental question as to reducing costs, improving health care for all americans, and protecting vulnerable people? if you start to frame how we move forward on appropriate public policies that inprove health care, reduce costs and protect vulnerable people, you begin to get underneath, actually, the reason we're in a circumstance now where you have a large section of america that's happy with his health care and unhappy with the rising cost. you have another section of america that has real problems with gaps of insurance coverage, either because of pre-existing conditions or loss of job and an inability to afford a product individually. that's a real problem. then you have certain vulnerable populations who,

for example, members on my side of the aisle were told that in order to provide medical bankruptcy's, -- medical bankruptcies the plants cannot be less than 65%. this was to allow hsa high deductible health care plans to meet the personal responsibility plan. we were also told how important was to have an out-of-pocket maximums in health insurance plans. senator and cynne introduced an amendment that was germane because it amendment -- it amended the bankruptcy talk. with all the talk about preventing medical bankruptc ies, which we all want to prevent, and i do, i was surprised to see a proposal that would raise the 7.5% agi flor to that 10%. so because the medical expense deduction was put into the tax code to provide protection from catastrophic medical expenses, we all agree that catastrophic medical expenses lead to medical bankruptcy. last tuesday, i asked staff, cbo, and joint tax what taxpayers would be affected under the proposal to increase the 7.5% afi -- agi floor. staff informed me that most taxpayers would not be affected. i was informed that the out of pocket minimum's

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wake up ready for your day- ask your healthcare provider for 2-layer ambien cr. >> couric: and finallyad done it before, a pilot and copilot taking off from new york for north carolina, but this time, jeff glor tells us they made it, all the way. >> glor: it's an image that would make even the most fearful airline passenger breathe a sigh of relief and for sully sullenberger, it was as if he never left the cockpit. >> it feels normal. it field like being at home again. >> glor: at home and reunited with his copilot jeffrey skiles. this was the first time flying the same route that sent their plane into the hudson river last january. passengers couldn't help but remember. >> we were over the water and it was like i hope he hasn't forgotten how to land on land. >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, this is captain sullenberger speaking. ( applause ) >> glor: you're on the plane, he gets on the intercom and says, "this is captain sullen burger." the reaction was what? >> almost a standing ovation we all clapped. >> glor: sullenberger himself has hardly had time to stay grounded in the

i have also directed the state department to provide the assistance necessary to help samoa recover, as well. we are also deeply moved by the suffering and loss of life that's been caused by the recent earthquake in west sumatra. my administration has been in the touch with the government of indonesia to make it clear that the united states stands ready to help in this time of leave and ordered my administration to coordinate with the ongoing relief and recovery efforts there. indonesia is an extraordinary country that has known extraordinary hardship from national disasters. i know first hand the indonesian people are strong and resilient and have the spirit to overcome this enormous challenge. as they do, they need to know america will be their friend and partner. today in geneva, the united states, along with our fellow permanent members of the united nations security council, namely russia, china, france and the united kingdom, as well as germany, held talks with the islamic republic of iran. these meetings came after several months of intense diplomatic effort. upon taking offic

the opportunities that they've been provided -- i don't say that lightly. we were supposed to be this new york now on a trip to see the statue of liberty and the kids are having trouble understanding why they're not here and why they can't be here doing that. stlp but it's come at such a cost to this family. >> you know, i'm still saying that it is our -- my job -- they're not working, they're playing, they run to and fro, but it is my way of working and being present with my kids. it's paying my bills. it's providing us opportunities that we wouldn't otherwise have and so, no, i don't feel like it's time to end it. if we are all enjoying it, i just feel like "kate plus 8" going on, the nine of us who want to continue it, should be able to do it. >> if jon makes this decision -- right now he's saying he wants all filming to stop, and it has stopped, tlc has postponed all filming, requecan he effectivel close down this show if he wants to? >> he can do it because tlc has always said if one of us didn't want it to happen anymore -- obviously they're not going

currently we provide compensation to composers to the tune of half a billion dollars a year. we provide compensation in a monetary form to composers because they do not have the benefit of celebrity. they are not able to go out and monetize the celebrity. geoffrey steele is a great guy who writes all kinds of songs that you know, but you do not recognize the name. if i say rascal flats are montgomery ginger, you know those names because he writes their music. we provide a promotional compensation or consideration to the artist albums or cds and get celebrity endorsements. it is generally a flat fee per station. it is divided among three licensing groups, and then they have their methods that they disburse the money. >> what about the performers who said that this is a fairness issue? >> i understand how performers feel. they have been dealing with contracts with record labels that were not advantageous to them. many times the artist created a tremendous amount of value to the recording industry for the record labels, but they come out of their celebrity without much money in

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do you think the stimulus has provided a jolt to the economy and created jobs? >> i think things would have been worse without the stimulus bill, bret, that's true. having said that, it's not satisfying to see that things continue to be a lot worse than any of us would like. you have to remember that i think a good percentage of the jobs bill hasn't gone into effect yet. if i'd been drafting the package, i would have tried to have it go into effect sooner and more related to jobs. it is what it is at this point. it continues to go into the economic bloodstream and to keep things which as unsatisfying as they are from being a lot worse. that's a long answer saying yes, but i wish it could have done more. >> senator graham, you talked about base politics. you mentioned glen beck on fox news channel and you said he does not appear to be aligned with any party but aligned with cynicism. there's always a market for cynicism. are you saying glenn beck is bad for america? >> no, i'm not saying he's bad for america. you have the freedom to watch him if you choose. he di

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new strategy, general stanley mcchrystal has ordered the more remote bases shut down and moved to provide protection in more populated areas. even then, the violence and killing in the short run is expected to rise. >> we've got a stiff fight in front of us in the coming 18 months. whether embedded with the population or fighting in the frontier, these are very dangerous, tough people. >> reporter: the tranl di in this case is that the u.s. military had already informed local elders that they were preparing to leave, and those soldiers were all set to shut down their outpost and pull up stakes and leave that valley only two days from now. lester? >> jim miklaszewski reporting from kabul tonight. thank you. our chief foreign correspondent richard engels jt back from afghanistan. he recently spent time with u.s. troops in the area where the latest battle took place. richard, you have reported from these outposts, these small bases before. i know you, nikin fact, have an msnbc documentary coming up about them next week. how critical are they to the u.s. strategy, and how do they operate? >>