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>> juliana: la policía del condado de anna randolph en maryland arresto un hombre,, y continúa buscando otro sospechoso en conexión con el robo de un vehículo ayer, luego que la policía localizó el auto robado, se que desató la persecución a alta velocidad la que los sospechosos terminaron chocando en la salida a la ruta 695 este. evans fue requerido, pero su cómplice se fugó. la policía encontró el vehículo 2 armas y un machete. - vamos a condado de fairfax, virginia, residentes están en alerta luego que más de 60 vehículos fueron analizados en el transcurso de 2 noches. la policía está pidiendo la ayuda del público para dar con los criminales, que según indican usar una pistola de balines para dañar los automóviles. los hechos ha sucedido en varias zonas residenciales.

she was not a randolph, she was a whale's. you make an interest in -- your question about the mortgaging of slaves is interesting. if you've ever visited monticello, the building uc was filled with the sleeve and equity loan. jefferson got his debt under control and decided that he could take on more debt to expand and wanted to rebuild monticello and needed to finance his shift to we. he wrote to the banking house and said, would you take 150 american slaves as collateral for a loan. they said they would. he wrote of the documents and said the title. they opened a line of credit, an equity line for $2,000 a merchant house in philadelphia. it was not money the jefferson drew upon to build monticello. and that was my point. he offered him $20,000 that jefferson could have used to pay off part of the debt that was constraining him from freeing slaves. jefferson loved the money on the table of because the slaves were so valuable. i want to address the question of debt. his debt has been greatly exaggerated. the amended complaint

philip randolph. mr. randolph was considered the dean of black randolph who organized the brotherhood of dhaka car supporters rather than the man working on the railroad when you come to washington and work through the union station, there is the bus. he had been on his own posters and. you had martin luther king jr. who was the president of the conference board in atlanta georgia and then there was wilkins the head of the naacp the national association for the offense and of colored people and born in minnesota a wonderful man and then born in kentucky later became the head of the national urban league. there was another man by the name of james former. former had attended college in texas and he was part of the debating team. this little school, this team defeated harvard and a one. later they did a study at harvard university and became very involved with the naacp and later was one of the founders of the racial equality. it was the six of us in june of 63. you write in walking in the win by salles for

philip randolph. mr. randolph was considered the dean of black leadership. he was born in jacksonville, florida. just a wonderful, wonderful man. prince of a man. in some of those meetings, he would say things like, brother man? let's stay together. we've come this far together, let's stay together. in his baritone voice, he would say something like if you cannot say something good about someone, don't say anything. there was so much respect for this man. but along with a. a. philip randolph who organized the brotherhood of sleeping carporters, represented the men working on the railroad. and when you come to washington and walk through union station, there's a bust of a. philip randolph. he's been honored, his own postage stamp. you had martin luther king jr., young martin luther king jr. who was the president of the southern christian leadership conference born in atlanta, georgia. and then there was roy wilkens, head of the naacp, the national association for the advancement of colored people, born in minnesota. wonderful man. and then there was whitney y

. >> reporter: randolph was alerted to the fire by her dog randy. >> i ran out, got every hose i had, hosed my whole house down, screamed for my husband to get a ladder, climbed up on the roof, and hosed my entire roof down. >> reporter: when san rafael fire arrived the home was already too dangerous to send firefighters inside to put the flames out. >> when they opened that door, everything had already collapsed in the stairwell. so the decision was made very early in the fire not to enter the building. >> reporter: at midday wednesday the home was filled smoking and smoldering. hours later sparked a hunt for the tenants of the $1.8 million home mr. and mrs. fletcher carson. >> we spent the day at the scene yesterday and we were searching for what we thought were potential victims of the fire, the residents that lived in the home. later it wasn't until later in the day that we got word that they were found safe. >> reporter: look at the moving van in the driveway in these photos from the marin independent journal the day the fire started was eviction day after a protracted fight betw

randolph would turn to him, exactly what he did. no one, but no one would avoid the question. >> host: welcome to booktv's "in-depth" for october 2013. we are talking with congressman john lewis, democrat of georgia and author of three books, "walking with the wind: a memoir of the movement" was his first, the second came out in 2012, "across that bridge: life lessons and a vision for change," and finally this past year "march: book 1" was released as the first in a series. if you would like to participate in our conversation here are the numbers 202-585-3880, in the east and central time zone, 3881. in the mountain and pacific time zone. you can send in a week, an e-mail or post a comment on our face book page. of you want to send a tweet@tv is our and facebook.com/booktv o is our twitter handle and facebook.com/booktv is our face book page and finally booktv@c-span.org is our e-mail address. mr. lewis will be with us for the next 2-1/2 hours ago and we will begin taking those calls in just a minute. august 28th. what was august 28

he knew randolph was a black labor leader and president of his labor union. and there was rufus lewis who had been at court in alabama state but was only interested in one aspect of civil rights and that was people getting registered to vote and he electing people to office. he had a club. the name of it was the citizens' club. and he said in order to get in, you had to be a registered voter. then, of course, we are going to need, if you ask people to stay off the buses you need the transportation system and some money to be raised and of course the last thing is if we are going to litigate you need a lawyer so the question is who is going to be this lawyer. joanne said the upfront to fred, i can tell you who we ought to get to be the spokesman. number one we need mr. nixon's folks and we need rufous lewis's folks. if either one of them is selected spokesman we may lose some of their people so why don't we find a good person who can talk and convince people and give these other men good supporting roles. she said i tell you who we ought to get, my pastor, mar

. >> juliana: la policía del condado de anna randolph en maryland arresto un hombre,, y continúa buscandoero su cómplice se fugó. la policía encontró el vehículo 2 armas y un machete. - vamos a condado de fairfax, virginia, residentes están en alerta luego que más de 60 vehículos fueron analizados en el transcurso de 2 noches. la policía está pidiendo la ayuda del público para dar con los criminales, que según indican usar una pistola de balines para dañar los automóviles. los hechos ha sucedido en varias zonas residenciales.

phillip randolph. let's give sarah credit.rah delano roosevelt is the person who takes mary mccloud bethune to meet eleanor in the '20s. they will call each other their closest friends in their own age group. eleanor will become good friends and colleagues with a. phillip randolph, especially when they begin to work together in 1939 over the marion anderson concert which is not just about the resignation from the d.a.r. so that marion anderson could perform in the district. but it's her ability to say why curse hitler and support jim crow? why curse mon and silence marion anderson. so marion anderson, a. phillip randolph, one of the leaders of the marion anderson event as well as the first march on washington which is planned for to ban -- to force fdr to ban discrimination -- federally -- i'm sorry, to ban discrimination of the defense industries. eleanor is right in there with him too. she's close. >> we only have a half hour left. and as you mentioned, eleanor roosevelt did travel to the pacific. here's a speech she made to

phillip randolph.pecially in 1939 over the mary an concert which is not about her resignation from the d.a.r. so that marianne anderson could perform in the district. but it's her ability to say why curse hitler and support jim crow? a. phillip anderson randolph who is really one of the leaders of the marianne anderson event as well as the first march on washington which s planned for to ban -- to force f.d.r. to force discrimination -- i'm sorry to ban discrimination of the defense industry. eleanor's right in there with him too. so she's very close. >> we only have a half hour left and as you mentioned eleanor roosevelt did travel to the pacific. and here is a speech she made to some of the troops. >> looking very depressed. i said what's the matter with you? and he said oh, i just can't go n. you go up to that ridge over there and jump over there. him.ay the hell with yes, sir. yes. said the here and i hell with him. but they all said the hell with roosevelt. >> doug brinkley, how did -- did she ser

north capitol street at randolph place northeast, the crash cleanup continues. they're just waiting on a tow truck. it's coming in on 66 all the way to the roosevelt bridge and into downtown. you're going to be fine. the lanes are open out of centreville all the way in toward the beltway. the beltway looks good between the toll road, annandale and springfield. all lanes are open there as well. we're in good shape coming in from the west early this morning. we'll take a live look outside. here's what it looks like on the northbound side of i-95 in lorton and up toward newington and springfield. all lanes are open as well. both the main and hov lanes on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. let's go back to the maps. what howard was referring to was a huge car fire overnight. southbound on the bw parkway after powder mill road. everything has been cleared up in terms of the lanes reopened as you head toward laurel, past route 212 down to the beltway in greenbelt you're going to be fine. we'll end with a live look on the north side of town here at georgia avenue. no de

thomas jefferson randolph. and it's a plan that went back to his father, that you try to advance in the state legislature in the previous decade, and it goes back to thomas jefferson's own plan. so this plan had been out there for a while, then an associate with the jefferson family. it's a plan that was completely unfeasible, but it is the only thing that virginians could possibly consider as a mode of emancipation. and it turns out that by a vote more than a single vote, i commemorate a clue what it is, they decide to cut off for the debate and just will not consider the question. and that is the last time, as far as i know, that the virginia legislature considers any proposal for any form of emancipation, even very gradual and under thomas jefferson randolph's plan, it would've taken several generations to free virginia of its slaves, and it would have come if you didn't follow through which it could not have been followed through because no one was about to levy the tax is and, in fact, enslaved people over

upon a review of randolph. -- upon a review of randolph i can see that is not it at all. on somet really relied social norms about when you have people in a social situation and went them invites you over and the other one objects to you enter whenwill you one of the cotenants objects? justice roberts wrote a really strong dissent saying that that is not the way to look at the fourth amendment. you're supposed to look at whether -- what is the expectation of privacy. when you share a residence with some and you lose the expectation. it should not matter. you should be focusing on the person that you should not be focusing on the person passage action. you should look at whether the person has the ability to do so. the concurrence in that decision specifically said that the court's opinion would not apply if the object is no longer present. case, when wes have fernandez under arrest with no longer a valid objection, the court is going to relook at this decision. the are either going to uphold it or they're going to go back and say this rule that we had established is not w

randolph westfall has survived 28 cancer surgeries, including four that were life threatening. he began his trip in vancouver on may 4th and has biked through richmond and oakland with his two dogs. he began biking after learning his diagnosis in 1987. >> just to prove myself, you be not sick, you just have cancer. >> he has biked more than the equivalent of more than five times around the world. he says he wants to tell other cancer patients to never give up. >>> a beautiful day out there today. plenty of sunshine. the clouds cleared. we had a little bit of fog this morning. it's pretty clear outside and dry as we go into the end of the week. it's 67 in walnut creek. temperatures up from where they were yesterday at this time. overnight lows will be cool again. we don't have a frost advisory, but it's still going to be chilly. look for mid-30s in the coolest inland bay valleys. away from santa rosa, you'll find temperatures in the mid- 30s. the forecast tonight, patchy fog like we had last night. coastal fog and even a little bit of valley fog. warmer tomorrow. in the extended

randolph >> hello supervisors. thank you supervisor for inviting us to participate in this hearing. today. the recreation and park department management that you know over 4000 acres of land. dogs are welcome on leash throughout our system and we also manage about 27 off leash dog area. around the city. we understand the goal of the national park service but we also are charged with managing land that contains sensitive natural habitat and is utilized for many a variety of recreational purposes. supervisor, at the original hearing on the ncs and need to document our department access to specific concerns. the need to document did not consider exit city parks and possible regulations on commercial dog walking would have different limits eating leading to confusion and additional impacts on city parks. as you know, the local dog walk association allows up to 8 off leash dogs per.walker where the gg nra is currently thinking about sex under the proposal. the nps and tended to address the issue of impact on city parks. the.walker legislation, i still point of concern and will continue o

. >> reporter: randolph morrison was driving the bus with his wife, barbara, on board. his son, ronnie, lost them both. >> daddy's been doing it all his life. never worried for himself, i'm sure. it was always other people. >> reporter: investigators are examining the bus service records, as well as the driver's qualifications. michelle miller, cbs news, knockville, tennessee. >> an electric car caught fire near seattle and the blowback was felt on wall street. this was the scene on tuesday. a futuristic tesla models, hit debris in the street and its lithium ion battery caught fire. soon the whole car was in flames. no one was hurt, but when the video hit the internet, tesla's stock took a dive, down 6% yesterday, and 4%. today. a filibuster made wendy davis a rising star in texas politics. now she's setting her sights on higher office. that's next. harlanscott >> until a few months ago, wendy davis was a lil-known senator in texas bu but today davis announced she's running for governor. manual bojorquez looks at her chances. >> i am proud to announce my candidacy to be

overnight there had been an accident on veers mere road and now between the twinbrook parkway and randolph signal lights are out here in the rockville area. we're told by step co. that it will -- pepco that it will be about 6:30 this morning before they can turn all of those lights back on there, the signal lights. be aware of that problem and treat of course that as a fourway stop. coming in on 270 from gaithersburg all the way into rockville and bethesda you're going to be absolutely fine. here if you're planning to head northbound 95, we'll go here first. no problems to report in spring field up to 395. in virginia looking great. southbound 95 there had been construction overnight at the fairfax county parkway and they're promising that they're picking that up as we speak. back to glue monika, thank you -- back to you. >> monika, thank you. >>> it's day nine of the government shutdown and seems like the democrats and republicans are improving their finger pointing skills rather than actually getting something done on the budget. president obama and john boehner spoke by phone yesterday

accident on veers mere road and it left several signal lights out between the twinbrook parkway and randolph road. you want to treat those as a fourway stop. pepco tells us it should be fixed by about 6:30 this morning. >> thanks, monika. >>> ed time is 4:40. i am watching your money. thanks a lot again congress. investors continue to dump their stocks. they're woardz the deadlock in -- worried the deadlock in washington over the debt limit could lead to the u.s. defaulting on its loans for the first time in history. it would freeze the market, push interest rates higher and derail the economic recovery and maybe even cause a recession. president obama warned the economy faces a deep recession if congress can't agree on raising the debt limit. checking the numbers if we have to, the dow fell another 160 points in trading yesterday. it's now wiped out all of its gains that it had for all of september. the s&p 500 was down by 20 points. the nasdaq got hammered, down by 75 points on the day. >>> apple is running out of new iphone customers. that's the word from analyst. the number of people buy

pursesbers took cash and on the employees and customers and randolph. -- and then ran off. a barricade in southeast washington today. they ame what barricade.with the >> this is the closest we have been able to get to the house. we have been here since 10:00 this morning. suspects are five in custody. very dangerous man who attacked overnight may be off the streets. cameras were rolling when police captured two of five men involved in a home invasion this morning. >> i'm afraid of what might happen. >> neighbors were on lockdown andhours as swat teams police officers surrounded the block. god for bed she is traumatized. >> a frightening night for one family in northeast. it group of suspects broke into the home and tied up the family, rob them, stole them, and burnt their car. >> i cannot imagine what the family is going through. i pray for them. >> witnesses still need to identify the man. we understand he wears a court ankle bracelet. that led police to the house. >> it is scary. it is very scary. what we are going to try to do after this happened, neighbors a going to ha

(applause) >> i want to start with the people that organized the event, jamie hopper, alex randolph, [speaker not understood], they worked hours and hours to make this event today very, very special. but one big final shout out and thank you to our project manager, mary hobson who worked tirelessly to pull this off. [cheering and applauding] >> and, mary, you get your very own lafayette park sign. congratulations. (applause) >> all right. now it is time to cut the ribbon. if you are a kid, come on up. and if you are -- had a hand in this park, come on up and we're going to be right here behind the ribbon right here. and do we have our big scissors. electeds, join me. if you are a kid, come on up. and what i will do with the kids is together we will use the big scissors. why don't you guys come on in here. all right, hold on, we're not there yet. let's not do it yet. be careful. all children with scissors, please be careful. all right. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. yeah! ladies and gentlemen, lafayette park is officially open! >> yea!

today were joined by jo ling kent and jared guy randolph.what is going on at starbucks? that company islsoicking on the goverent shut dow. starbucks took out as the -- ads in major papers promoting three. it pushes for lmakers to compromise on the budget and reopen the government. free coffee. encouraging lawmakers to come together. and ifhat was not enoh, one washington d.c. starbucks is collecting cash for furloughed workers. some may say it is nice for starbucks ceo howar schultz ys show his support, but critics argue he should stay out of politics and stick to making ffee. >> this is something he has done before, 2011, but to bickering. it will be a liitle bit less effective because last time the city will affect the politicians more directly, but we a talking about it. a great advertisement for @%arbucks. it makes people feel good about starbucks which is corporate. cotantly being fought. thiss good for us. >>o discover they're using the dive from the crushed red beetles and south america. we interviewed. what are you doing? >> he keeps

. >> there are two sled dogs by randolph is leading the way. he's a take control kind of guy. in 1987 when he was diagnosed with a high stage of melanoma. >> i decided not to die. i was 29 years ago old years old. >> when he found out about cancer he decided to take off on his bike. >> i went down to road. the idea was to die on the road. >> at 55 west physicals fall has biked around the world five times and endured 28 cancer surgeries and picked up another mission. >> i like to inspire people. don't sit and wait for you death. open your eyes and lift your head. the world is beautiful. >> he's set records for surviving outside in the freezing cold. >> 153 days is my record. >> that's not the big gest challenge. he said the hardest part isn't the cancer, the drivers. >> they put me in a ditch and leave. my left leg was almost gone. >> westfall said he was run over by a driver argentina. he embraces the challenges. >> i accept my cancer as a part of my body. just when you accept things you can change it. >> westfall's mess is simple, never give up. he's been spreading that messa

invasion attempts failed miserably he actually celebrates and writes a letter to his good friend john randolph of virginia and says this is treason but as your patrick henry said it sid is treason i glory in the name. think about that that was on twitter or on the cable show he probably would not of been thought of the same way that we think of him today but that was the atmosphere back then the country was absolutely broke in the treasury a couple years into the war congress had bad agreed to any new taxes so the treasury was broke the government was dysfunctional and radically vicious partisanship but this is what the situation was. but for great britain the war had not gone that well either particularly during the first era there's several american victories at sea by the uss constitution old ironsides against british warships and they are humiliating. great britain decided they need to give more attention with the iberian peninsula. they were starting to win the war to send our direction. in 1813, there we are admiral failed in the chesapeake. there was a british historian in the united st

so the missouri supreme court overturned his conviction, yet the randolph kelly prosecutors kept himfor ten years. he's going to walk away a free man, which is another reason we ought to look at the death penalty. >> oh, boy, greg, you're up. >> that's a great story. spending a decade in prison when he shouldn't have. >> best part of the sebelius hearing, right there. check that mustache out. yeah, that is what you call a poor man ambassador bolton, but i think he should be proud of that. that's all i got to say. is that weird, he has to walk around all day with that big circle around his head? embarrassing. >> his is not as well manicured. >> and bolton is tickled. >> you're going out to center park at night? >> when you know the government has become too big and the government does not have enough to do, this is what can happen. here in norway, they're now telling their people in norway that are married to go on date nights in an attempt to try to cut their 40% divorce rate. they are taking this idea from the 2010 film called "date night" and they think this is the best way to get

today we have susan and our friday favorite, jerry guy randolph. to both of you for joining us. hard to believe that there is a new vice you need to be aware of. a new study says it is as addictive as cocaine. you want to know what it is? oreos. rats spend as much time hanging out on the oreo part of the maze as they did on the cocaine side. funny enough, the rats go for the middle of the orioles' first, just like us. you guys have eaten oreos. who has not? a wonder if there's anyone who has not tried oreo. >> there is someone out there. >> somebody who is allergic to chocolate potful. melissa: well, there are the villains. >> well, it has clinton ended. a college you ran this research, and it was supposed to figure out, get more feedback on how highly-sugared, high-fat foods contribute to obesity. it is ridiculous because it is not going to change anything. not affecting the bottom lines. melissa: you are trying to talk about this seriously. >> little rat babies. >> a rice cake and an oreo cookie. come on. t's face it. i don't even eat oreos, i wi

let's hear from randolph in i am a lifetime republican. i have been a lifetime republican until recently. party and in the tea the republican party. it is like they are separating the party. i am the guy who is kind of ashamed to be a republican because the republican party used to stand for the people. ask you to call into the line that best reflects your views. ohio, james, a democratic caller. -- our i am calling representatives we vote in, it is a shame that if this were to go over the cliff, our veterans will not get paid. they get paid in congress. this is just not right. right thatst not this should go over the cliff and are veterans of not get paid. host: this is the 16th day of the government shutdown, the measure introduced by majority leader harry reid, among other things, what extended open the federal government through january 15th. tim on our line. tim.r: this is i just wanted to make a simple statement regarding all the branches of government. i may not know exactly how they work, but last i checked, we all pay taxes in ame

. >> and somebody call up mortimer and randolph duke. crop report is due out tomorrow which could help farmers price their products. wait a minute. the usda is mostly closed. the report's not going to happen, folks. and the farmers, they ain't happy about it. we'll tell you why. first, bill griffeth, what is coming up on "closing bell"? >> as you mentioned, jim may like apple, but he's reiterating his case for shorting hewlett-packard. we'll hear from somebody who says hewlett-packard's problems are your opportunity to buy that stock. we'll get his case on that. >>> also, activist investor barry rosenstein makes big bets on safeway and outer wall, the company that owns redbox movie kiosk. what else he's got his eye on these days. >>> and are investors too optimistic about a deal ceiling deal in washington? we're all over this massive rally. maria and i will see you at the top of the hour. should be very interesting on "closing bell." first stay tuned for more "street signs" after this. i am today by luck. i put in the hours and built a s

she did not have come vichy inherited the social secretary but they did not get along because mary randolphted lou to do things the washington society way and that is not how lou wanted to do things so they parted company after one year if she did not hire another social secretary said she introduced of what changes did was very unorthodox. >> how did they celebrate? >> they had of paul. >> it was pouring rain that day. they were soaked with the actual ceremony it in the parade but they did not attend the ball. it was considered a charity ball not now but we will think of as the inaugural ball. >> was a charity for? >> i don't have any answers. >> we will tweet dash. [laughter] >> i am the big face and of this series i know all about the president's but my question is what was lou hoover favorite activity she did in the white house? >> i am not sure there is just one. i will take to. one would be taking care of the gardens and loving the outdoors in the other issues interested to chronicle the history of the furniture and the decoration of the white house. >> host: how long were they in off

mary randolph wanted lou to hings the "washington society" way of thanks. ings. she introduced a lot of changes. she was very on orthodox. hodox.rt --i believe >> some have opted not to have an inaugural ball. >> they got soaked in the ceremony. they did not attend the ball. the vice president and his sister-in-law attended the ball. it was considered a charity ball and not an inaugural ball. >> what was the charity? >> that's a good question. i don't have the answer. -- tweet tweak it it. >> i'm big fan of this series and i know all about the president's. s. what was lou hoover's favorite activity in the white house? >> i'm not sure there was one. i will pick two. one would be taking care of the gardens and loving outdoors. chronicling the history of the furniture and decorations of the white house. >> how long were they in office before the stock market crashed? >> eight months. >> were there any warnings? >> there were some in hindsight. there had been a stock market bubble coming into office. there had been a little bit of financial volatility. it had been so

time that the virginia legislature consider any proposal for any form and under thomas jefferson randolph it would have taken several generations of his slaves and it could not have been followed through because nobody would levy the taxes and in fact, be enslaved people if they would not want to go to liberia. it was a pretty grim situation particularly for disease. and became pretty well-known. said gradual emancipation and linked to the colonization is a nonstarter for many reasons and that is what that episode was about. >> we have a question here. how many successful escapes' to a trinidad could you find? >> i don't know it be direct to trinidad but they would escapes to the british, the men would become organized as colonial marines, women and children came along later there would be dockworkers the and the british would relocate them to trinidad. some go to nova scotia some go to new brunswick some go to trinidad and those to go there are overwhelmingly those associated with the colonial marines and their settled known as company towns each were given their own village. the non com

we go to our final witness on her panel randolph may. it's good to have you back and we look forward to your comments as well. >> chairman waltman ranking member eshoo distinguish members of the committee thank you for inviting me to testify. i am the president of the free state foundation and nonpartisan free-market oriented think-tank that focuses its work by merrily and the communications policy area. i have been involved for 35 years in communications policy in various capacities including having served as associate general counsel at the fcc. i appreciate the opportunity to testify in july before this committee regarding fcc process reform. that hearing was very important but frankly the topic of this hearing may be even more important. as the transition away from communication services to traditional broadband -- will be existing public utility style framework that still largely governs communication service providers be replaced by a free-market oriented paradigm that accelerates the ongoing broadband digital transition or instead

randolph may. it is good to have you back. we look forward to your comments as well. >> chairman walden, ranking member eshoo, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify, and president of free state foundation, an bipartisan think tank that focuses its work primarily in the communications policy area. i have been involved for 35 years in communications policies in various compafts, including having served as associate general council at the f.c.c. i appreciated the funt to testify in july before this committee regarding f.c.c. process reform. that hearing was very important. frankly, the topic at this hearing may be even more important as the transition away from narrow band communications services to narrow braupped band services continues, the question confronting policymakers is this -- will the existing public utility style frame work that still largely governs communication service providers be replaced by a free market oriented pair dime that accelerates broad band transition or inst

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randolph may, mr. make him it's good to have you back. we look forward to having her comments as well. >> chairman walden, ranking member eshoo, and distinguish them as of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify. i am president of the free state foundation, a nonpartisan free market oriented think tank that focuses its work primarily in the communications policy area. i've been involved for 35 years in communications policy and various capacities. including having served as associate general counsel at the fcc. i appreciated the opportunity to testify in july before this committee regarding fcc process reform. that hearing was very important. but, frankly, the topic at this hearing maybe even more important. as the transition away from narrowband communication services to digital broadband services continues, the fundamental question confronting policymakers is this. will be existing public utilities style framework, still largely governed communication service providers be replaced by a free market oriented paradigm that acce

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