robert morris -- yes. robert morris goes bust. by the time robert morris goes bankrupt, he owes 20 times his assets. and i'm not an economist, but i think, as i try to figure out what happened to robert morris, i think it was a certain kind of businessman, you're very extended. some of the things start to head south so how do you get better? you extend yourself further. you double your bets. and sometimes that works, but sometimes that means you really start going down. and then there's another touching moment. morris, robert morris is sent to a debter's prison. he and his wife are in a debtor's prison. and a friend after nine years in europe goes to see robert morris in the prison. and he writes in his diary that mrs. morris tried to keep up a front which she couldn't. and he says, this is why i love the guy, he said i kept up a merry stream of conversation. and then he buys robert morris a house. so when he gets out of the debtor's prison, he has a roof over his head. so and maybe, if there aren't more questions, this would cert

. >> according to robert morris, the rankings are fair because they're based on a combination of reputationstreets to find out what students thought, the results were mixed. >> there's always that strive to get into the school that's ranked one higher than the next zip think in my opinion it's kind of stupid. it is. it shouldn't be that way. >> a college ranking might easily sway a college student to choose one school over another. >> biased. a little bit biased are tainted, kind of stereo typical. but important. >> we believe that we're producing something for consumers, that's our main mission. i don't think it's this pivotal force in admissions, even though it's a factor. >> what it does is it turns students into customers, education into product and gaining admission to the most selective college a prize that must be won. >> steve perry, new york. >>> coming up -- ♪ life is bigger >> the musicians behind "losing my religion" and other hits are counting their final days. moments away from the r.e.m. interview. [ female announcer ] if you're considering going back to school, you have opti

. >> reporter: according to the robert morris, the rankings are fair, because they're based on a combinationgraduation rates, faculty resources, and endowments, among other things. when we hit the streets to find out what students thought, the results were mixed. >> there's always that just, i don't know, strive to get into the school that's ranked one higher than the next. >> i think, in my opinion, it's kind of stupid. it is. it should be that way. >> a college ranking might easily sway a college student to choose one school over another. >> biased. yeah a little bit. biased, tainted, kind of stereotypical. but important. >> we believe that we're producing something for consumers, and that's our main mission. i don't think it's this pivotal force in admissions, even though it's a factor. >> what it does is it turns students into customers. education is a product. and gaining admission to the most selective college is a prize that must be won. >> steve perry, new york. >>> coming up on cnn, the tablets tee off. anything out there that can move in on the ipad's appeal, that's what we're wond

morris is up two on. and he delivers. rips one to right. back it down. scores ryan roberts and robinson. game winning hit as the all-stars win 3-2. morris has five rbis in the series and that's pitcher that will start for the chinese taipei game in the finale. redskins take on the 49ers at 1:00. hopefully the redskins prove me wrong because i actually like the 49ers in this game their defense is one of the best in the league. aaron, back to you. >> is that our new [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and you're always guaranteed the lowest prices online. so don't wait... try, compare and buy at verizonfios.com today. because there's never been a better time to build the perfect fios bundle. >>> and now a message from the ghost of moammar gadhafi. >> i am back! hah hah hah. how's it going, america? [ cheers ] what a crazy couple of weeks, huh? i don't know if you saw on

earl morris, i talk about him in this book in the context of robert mcnamara.brilliant documentarian. a national treasure. >> host: thank you very much. [applause]

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a few years later, robert fulton invented the steam boat. samuel morris, the telegraph.henry ford invented mass produced affordable automobiles. the wright brothers discovered how to fly. all of these inventers illustrate the very best of the american experience, of hope, opportunity, and entrepreneurship. they chose to be courageous, to take risks, and to follow their dreams without bothering to ask the government for money, permission, or approval. in doing so, they changed the life of every person in this room who has ever turned down a light, watched a movie, or flown in an airplane. they demonstrated that success is truly possible when a nation unleashes its god-given creativity. modern inventers like bill gates of microsoft and the late steve jobs of apple are part of this long tradition of creativity and invention. our lives are changed by pioneers and inventers. now, for a moment, forget about history, forget about the existence of the declaration and the constitution, forget heros like jefferson, franklin, martin luther king, jr., and john f. kennedy who testifi

morris delivers. base knocked to right. that scores ryan roberts and robinson canoe.inning hit. he has five rbis in the series. nats pitcher wang will start in the series finale. that's all for your morning sports. i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. >> lsu remains undefeated. >> there wasn't much offense, but the much anticipated lsu/alabama football game was still a nail biter. the matchup between number 1 and number 2 in college football was a defensive showdown. in fact, neither team was able to get in the end zone all night. however, alabama missed four field goals, including a critical one in overtime as lsu escaped with a 9-6 win. well, that's going to do tpoeut for had edition of news 4 today. back in 25 minutes with a local news update. and of course join us at 9:00 a.m. for a full hour of news. we'll have a special guest appearance from our main meteorologist, chief meteorologist doug kammerer at the

much closer to what morris dees said about conventional baird is about good, evil and orality plays and in that sense, the legal system with all do respect to my good friend robert does not, is not featured in its best way, that is a perfect setting for a cynical culture to look as dahlia said at the legal system as a machine, as the bogeyman, the ultimate bo radley. no good can come to it once you get an index number and want to become part of the system. you can never leave and that is the perception that we all have about the legal system and i think that it fits into a cynical culture where we don't believe in our institutions. we feel that everyone has failed us. god has failed us, government just failed us in our judges and lawyers as well. >> i am not sure i can add to that particular observation. but, i think each one, each panelist as broad a perspective that i believe is true. i think by the way david that's a good question that you asked. in that we have changed as a society. we are never going to be the same, not just because of things like 9/11, but because everything is real time, and so you see the underbelly of a problem or a conflict immediately