and might that be sapping our va it willty, including our economic vitality? >> definitely. shakespeare quoted jesus a long time ago, a house divided against itself cannot stand. and there is a lot of this rancor and division, and it's very unsettling for all of us. i was thinking about when i can remember when eisenhower was president and the fact that he was a great general in time of war gave the country great confidence. i think it is unsettling. it doesn't build confidence to know that our commander-in-chief at this point is not a man who ever served in the military. so if colin powell, for example, were president right now, i think there would be a lot more feeling of confidence in the country. but one encouraging thing is that the american people, you talk about our spirit, as these town hall meetings have taken place, you're seeing millions of americans that are willing to get out and say what they think and campaign and give and demonstrate. and that says to me there's tremendous vitality, and we have to have that if we're not going to just be sitting ducks. >> see,

there's only one thing that saps the lumberjack's strength -- the knotty pine.burning building. nobody ever talks about cowards -- the heart surgeon who faints at the sight of blood, the cop who gives you his gun so you can check out that noise for yourself. without cowards, there'd be no one for the heroes to rescue. so all you yellow-bellies, come on out from behind the couch. here's something just for you. [ dogs barking ] it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight the dog. [ both crying ] these kids hate taking a bath so much, they don't even like it when the car gets one. woman: hey, it's gone. it's gone. we're in the car wash, and maggie and reese are crying. i don't know why they're crying. the brushes are outside. [ both crying ] oh, come on. [ cows mooing ] what is this, beef or chicken? i like my meat to go. mom! mom! man: what's the matter? what is it? there's a snake! what? daddy! snake! there's a snake? show daddy. what is it? snake? where? [ screams ] where? what's that? a snake! [ screams ] it's a snake? mommy! man: he's

that's what they eat is sap. they chew on the park. >> he just took a card out of your pocket. i understand they are adapt at taking things. you are getting a hike phone. keep talking. >> this one is from south america. a new world monkey obviously. these guys really are adept at doing a lot of things with their hands as you can tell. one of the main jobs is helping people who otherwise can't help themselves like people in wheelchairs. they can flush a toilet. push an elevator button. >> do we have baboons? >> i thought that was a stuffed animal. >> are they monkeys are apes really? >> they are monkeys. one way you can tell is all apes have no tail. monkeys have tails. >> why do they like to hug so much? >> they're very social. they're still very young. it's a source of security. if i gave this guy his teddy bear here, he's probably going to get on it. he'll make a liar out of me. that's what they do. they hug. it keeps them safe. they are warm. plus it's really cute and they know that. >> i want to see the liamer that we have here. look at that. >> this is a real treat. they a

. >>> from a sap to a flap. is obama meddling like some kind of meddling meddler who meddles?o says the voices in my head. he reportedly asked david paterson not to run for reelection in 2010 because he is so unpopular and that would be a drag on the ticket. or was there something else involved? >> i find that stunning that the white house would send word to one of the two black governors in the country not to run for reelection. >>> paterson said he will still continue to seek office and he and obama as luck would have it have an event in new york on monday. the president had harsh words for the poor performing fellow dem. >> first of all, a wonderful man, the governor of the great state of new york, david paterson is in the house. >> greg: you know, john, i have been fired, i think two times, two or three times and every time before i was fired my boss was telling me what a great job i was doing. >> getting fired builds character, greg. >> greg: it does. >> the implication for michael steele, of course, is that there is some kind of racism between the obama administration an

most of all, 0 on a day when -- on a day when others seek to sap our confidence, let us remember how we came together as one nation, as one people, as americans united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, to stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of this day, the strongest rebuke to those who attacked us. the highest tribute to those taken from us that such sense a purpose need not be a fleeting moment. it can be a lasting virtue. for through their own lives, and through you, the loved ones that they left behind, the men and women who lost their lives eight years ago today leave a legacy that still shines brightly in the darkness, and it calls on all of us to be strong and firm and united. that is our calling today and in all the septembers still to come. may god bless you and comfort you. and may god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> at this time, president obama will pay -- >> check. >> at this time, president obama will pay special tribute to the 184 lives lost at the pentagon and on american airlines

as ham sap said, everyone prett much assumes that is going to go away, the flash trading? >> they're closing the barn door after the horse has got out. the major players and the exchanges that have allowed flash trading have said they're not going to be doing it anymore. the nyc never did to lou it. it's a little bit after the fact. by and large, the concept is fairness. everyone should get an equal look at the book at the same time. there was question about that with flash trading. so to the extent it creates a more -- the impression of a more level playing field i think most traders would welcome it. let me tell you about a couple things going on with the market here. this is one of the few days this week where we haven't seen real strength midday. remember what's been big, gold, home builders in the last two weeks or so, those are weak groups today. gold hit 18-month highs yesterday, folks. it's down a little bit. gold stocks are notably selling off. some of the big names, 4% or 5%. similar situation. we saw home builders up 15%, 18% in the last couple weeks. that group

sue sap, would you have expected to see if there was a sex assault, those charges today, or do you thinkdepends on further lab testing? >> i think it's going to depend upon further lab testing, the dna. they can still bring more and more charges to this guy, but if his dna is on this yale, you can bet he will spend his whole life in jaily. i mean the reality is that the science is so good now that if there was a sexual assault, we're going to know about it through the dna evidence. >> what about it, john burris. >> well, that's probably true it wouldn't surprise me that they were able to come up with that in the very near future. i don't know, if he'll be charged with murder one, it sounds to me and to put a -- >> what? >> and then the question of whether it's going to be -- >> did you say he's not going to be charged with a -- >> no, i said that he'll be charged with murder one, given the evidence that we have, and if you add another charge to it, i don't know if it matters that much unless you want to go to the death penalty, i don't know if connecticut has that. but certainly the more

a sap of a mrit man, which posed on the same web sight. there is no doubt about the identity of the left on. he also aringed russian efforts to approve him as a spy and reported the clay it on. sex has lon been used but the some said it had gone away to the end of core. >> of course it did. this is the nature of the business. you do what you can either to be successful or to recruit. >> not to make light of that, black soul. i think if someone were spelling like zoo they might be special -- >> oh, no! >> what's going on here. >> oh, my. this was the who will deepisode. i was dressed up as senator larry craig. >> was he the guy in the bathroom? >> yes, bathroom. >> we had to dig this up because even the crew recommends and gave you such rave reviews for your impersonation of the senator. >> hyena is miss south carolina. >> oh, the girls who couldn't sleep. vrments that's right. i was sort of hash harted about my larry craig. homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you.

. >> on a day when others sought to sap our confidence, let us renew our common purpose. let us remember how we came together as one nation, as one people, as americans. >> earlier at the white house, the president and the first lady led the nation in a moment of silence honoring the heroes of 9/11. and also remembering the victims at the time, the very moment when the first plane, of course, struck the first tower. >>> in new york, vice president joe biden mourned with families at ground zero where victims' families read the names of the 2,752 people who died there. >> joseph endomieni sr. >> david lawrence angel. >> and my father, herman charles brookhammer. we miss your smile and laughter. we love you very much. >>> in shanksville, pennsylvania, former secretary of state colin powell said that the bravery of the passengers aboard united airline flight 93 saved thousands of lives because they fought back against the hijackers. >>> also today, a key senate leader pressures the white house on afghanistan. why the chairman of the senate armed services committee, carl levin

it is sapping the economic opportunity of... that's basically...ling of the health care expenses in the last ten years explains why median household income in the last ten years shrunk in america. >> rose: and that's the reason so many people have tried to do something about health care reform and this administration at this time, according to the o.m.b. chief, may very well have it passed by congress by november 3. >> rose: right. well, here's the goal. you've got to solve this for america's economic competitiveness and the peace of mind for american families that they can always have health care they can afford. the president made a fundamental decision, the right decision, we're going to build on the system we have, employer-based health care. it has been tried, as you noted, by harry s. truman, lyndon johnson, richard nixon, jimmy carter, president clinton. there have been different successes at health care. medicare, medicaid, veterans health care, children's health care for children of parents who work without it. we have succeeded in society

that the executive branch is getting more powerful and the intelligence agency is obviously being sappedf their power. >> the intelligence anies are not going to come into the white house, laura. >> dr. schurr gait to see you as always. vial comments paid by ted kennedy's victim at chappaquiddick. it's lower than low. some town hall supporters get rough at a town pal hall. where is the outrage from the left? all of it coming up laura: are democrats politicizing ted kennedy's death? new rallying cry for health care reform seems to be win one for teddy. a writer on the huffington post even invoked kennedy's chappaquiddick vim in a discussion about the senator's legacy saying, quote: laura: wow, joining us now from detroit, radio talk show host nancy skinner. and, nancy, we should say that this woman, i guess her name is melissa lafsky. she does not work for the huffington post. she is not employed by them. they have, i think, have put up a couple of her blog post over the past year. this is a heck of a one to choose, is it not? >> it's completely insane. i mean, it's outrageous to think th

you're sapping demand. the people that are buying the houses would have bought them either way. they need to live somewhere. they're going to buy a house. $8,000 is more money that's add to go our problem. >> it's cash for clunkers in a home -- but i do know a couple of people who went out and bought homes who actually qualified, one guy in particular i know he wouldn't have moved out of his apartment otherwise. >> she talks to people who are -- i missed you guys. it's pointing and talking to people about the real world. >> no. it's just that in order to say anything in the past few days, i had to yen i know, i know, i know, to get my mike turned on. >> auto republican senator, johnny i'v johnny iverson has been pushing this to increase the credit to $15,000. the white house has yet to make a recommendation. the credit is currently set to expire at the end of november. >> move restrictions on income? >> yeah, it wouldn't matter how -- here we go again. bipartisan group in the house is introducing legislation to create an independent trust to manage the government's assets under

most of all, on a day when others sought to sap our confidence, let us remember how we came togetherone nation, as one people, as americans. united not only in our grief, but resolved to stand with one another. to stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of this day, the strongest rebuke to those who attacked us. the highest tribute to those taken from us. with such center -- a sense of purpose need not be seen with a fleeting moment. it can be a lasting virtue. through their own lives, and through you, love the ones they left behind, the men and women who lost their lives in years ago today leave a legacy that still shines brightly in the darkness and it calls on all of us to be strong and firm and united. that is our calling today and in all the september still to come. may god bless you can comfort you, and may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> at this time, president obama will pay tribute to the 184 lives lost on the pentagon and those lost on 2001 by placing a wreath at the zero age line at the pentagon memorial. ♪ >> this conclu

they are sap into the twilight world of the contingent economy.king as temps, contractors, on call labor. tellep-commuters -- tele- commuters, minute -- women and men walking a tightrope with low wages, no health care, forget about job security. many of them do not even know who they are. men and women need a strong voice. when they look at unions, sometimes they do not see themselves. they only see a grainy, faded picture from another time. that is not the way that it has to be. you see, the labor movement cannot ask the next generation of workers to change the model. we have to change our approach to organizing and representation to better meet their needs. i promise you, we will. [applause] by the end of the first quarter of 2010, we will organize a summit of this new generation of workers. to discuss their struggles and craft an agenda that responds to their needs, not ours. [applause] what kind of labor movement do we need to become? a movement that is mobilized to create the jobs that labor needs, and the future demands. we know that a $500

adviser was appalled at and they tried to keep him from sending the letter and thete department roach the sap the stuff and reagan wrote the others bashing the soviets. i am guessing they found tt deeply confusing. [laughter] then december 9881 re again said i have always recognized tt ultimately there has to be a settlement, a solution. the other way is you are trapped in the back of ur mind with the inevitability of conflict that will end of the world. byhe way he is here saying almost exactly the same thing churchils said about reaching age 81 settlement over the cold war division. churchill used to say if i could just sit down with stolid wants a weekrid be no trouble at all after the war shirley with h judgment but with the over confidence certain political leaders have. reagan would drive his advisers they would say would make them see reason they thought this man was 94 by the way this explains the same kind of overconfidence and diplomacy you see with obama's saying he will talk to ouradiant out preconditions until people got to him about at. reagan found somebody to talk to for real

you can see sap i-95 from south of mountain road to the beltway, at once to get on to the northeast side, at very heavy this morning. this is all due to an earlier accident. this is a live view of the beltway. we will switch to live a few at white marsh. >> plenty of sunshine out there today. it looks like a high of the 75. winds later at the northeast at five to 10 miles per hour. the trend is a nice, quiet, dry and gorgeous weather day. >> back with another live update in 25 minutes. >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, september 2nd, 2009. another fall-like day here in midtown manhattan on this unofficial final week of summer. inside studio 1a, i'm meredith vieira alongside lester holt. matt has the day off today. coming up, we'll talk for h with the attorney for naeps garrido, the woman accused of holding a woman for 18 years. that attorney has told them garrido told them they actually felt like a family. all that in just a moment. >>> also, michael jackson's three children on vacation in las vegas, everything appears normal until paris goes to get her hair cut. what happened? an

the insurance industry has been sapped by a rash of bank failures in fact half past year. have paid premium insurance through 2012 which could bring in about $36 billion. the fdic has already assessed a bank emergency fund this year. the economy is still spooking shoppers. the national retail federation says consumers plan to spend after average of $56 on hallow week this year, down about $10 from last year. and about 88% who say the economy hurt spending plans say they'll cut down on buying candy, will reuse old decorations and make costumes. hallow week usually falls about a month before thanksgiving. and the official start to the crucial holiday shopping season. >>> disney wants to shift storybook time to the web. the entertainment giant is launching a digital kids' bookstore today for $79.95 a year or $9 a month, families can read hundreds of books online. about 500 titles will be available to start, but they won't be downloadable to a device like amazon's kindle e-book reader. disney closed at $28.23 on monday. louisa. >> i'm a sucker for the real pages, you know, and

most of all, on a day when others sought to sap our confidence, let us renew our common purpose.let us remember how we came together as one nation, as one people, as americans, united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, to stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of this day, the strong eest tribute from those taken to us, that such need of purpose need not be a fleeting moment. but through their own lives and through you, the loved ones that they lost, men and women who lost their lives eight years ago today leave a legacy that still shines brightly in the darkness. that is our calling today, and in all the septembers still to come. may god bless you and comfort you. and may god bless the united states of america. >> president barack obama remembering september 11th and the victims of that day. we'll take a break and be back in just a moment.  >>> we are looking at live pictures now of the pentagon, the ceremony has just come to a close. president obama alongside the secretary of defense, robert gates, a

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only three stocks in positive at this juncture, up about 2.8%, today joining the main index, bmw and sap in positive territory, s.a.p. is working to regain renewal of a contract they have. knf under pressure, also watch out for solar stocks tlr, there couple of days conference with regards to the solar energy infrastructure sector in general. and we just heard from solar, which is the main player that they're actually running at full capacity. and also said that here the government subsidies should start to pace out, prices could come down for the consumers helping the german industry to kind of back the trend from a very strong asian competitiveness. still no word right now. 3% over to asia, and adam now. >>> well, overall, a weak session for the asian market, at least for those that were open. but one of them, of course, managed to close in the green, not without volatility. and that was the shanghai composite, closing up by .2%, the market was fairly negative. the number of winners to losers about two to one there. a lot of concern about money flooding into ipo markets. the metallurgi

he said you have 10 days. 10 days to become sapped and all subjects are you wl be back in this oice. the a good news was walking out with the bad news is i would have to go back in there bqt i got out and i thought to myse, i am in charge my life. i t everybody else tell me i would fail so i believed it and i believed it was okay to fail. eye hand given up on myself because i was not a good student, never had been and probably never would be but i thought it was okay to go home. to fail. i decided in that office, i am in charg and i am the guy that will decide what happens to myife preferred not teachers, not fraternity brothers, i will be in charge of my life and it took charge of my life and i went and got help from cssmates come instructors, and a few other people. and i made it. the was talking to my wife last night she has heard this story a number of times. but she did not know the words you can do this. , the times in my life have i been in a situation for i had to call on those words to convince myself i can do this paul galanti knows what iis like to sit on a business end of

most of all, on a&pá di when th sought to sap our confidence.remember how we came together as one nation, one people as americans united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of our day. the strongest rebook to those who attacked us. with such sense of purpose need not be a fleeting moment. it can be a lasting virtue. through you, the men and women leave a legacy that still shines broitly in the darkness and calls on all of us to be strong, firm, united. that is our calling today and in all the septembers still to come. may god bless you and comfort you. may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> at this time, president obama will pay special tribute to the 184 lives lost at the pentagon by playing a wreath at the zero age line of the memorial. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our ceremony. thank you for your attendance. ♪ >> the senate observed a moment of silence this morning to honor those killed in the september 11

just because of all the sap that runs through it. >> he knows lumber. 20 years he's been selling wood home builders. in the housing boom went bust, so did the only career this 36-year-old father of two has ever known. >> we were building at 30% above average. that's a lot of houses per year that we were putting up. and it stopped. >> that's when eric did something drastic, he went from two by foirz and timber to bed pans and blood pressure monitors. >> i'm basically starting over. instead of a 16-year-old, i'm a 36-year-old starting over in a new career from the bottom. >> starting over and starting here. >> but you want to hold it down. >> a three-month course to become a certified nursing assistant at this local community college. >> i think he has -- unlimited potential. and i think that he has a lot of job opportunities. >> what he won't have is a big paycheck. eric is taking a massive pay cut, almost 50%, to shift from lumber to nursing. >> you know, i want to get into the health care field for myself. i want to immediately get into a location that has at least decent health insu

most of all, on a&pá di when th sought to sap our confidence.ther as one nation, one people as americans united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of our day. the strongest rebook to those who attacked us. with such sense of purpose need not be a fleeting moment. it can be a lasting virtue. through you, the men and women leave a legacy that still shines broitly in the darkness and calls on all of us to be strong, firm, united. that is our calling today and in all the septembers still to come. may god bless you and comfort you. may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> at this time, president obama will pay special tribute to the 184 lives lost at the pentagon by playing a wreath at the zero age line of the memorial. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our ceremony. thank you for your attendance. ♪ >> this will wrap up the pentagon honoring the 184 people that died on september 11, 2001. vice president biden presiding o

i worry about other things sapping our economic strength.ost: there is the contested election there, and a report concerning the opium cultivation being down sharply -- how did these affect progress there? guest: the election is important for understanding progress because it is a milestone set. was the election free of fraud and violence? the success has been mixed. in terms of violence it was probably better than expected, but the word on fraud is not fully in, but it does not look very good. if you think about the need to create an afghan government which is legitimate as an exit strategy -- the government would be an important indicator, a source of legitimacy. it will be a setback if it does not bestow a certain amount of legitimacy. the poppy cultivation is an even more difficult problem. afghanistan is a very poor, agricultural, has bad infrastructure for marketing. in such a society opm presents a real opportunity -- opium presents a real opportunity for the poorest in society. at the same time, it is clear that a lot of the money ge

talked about the reduction of coverage will you explain the policy of recission and how widespread was sap> policy rescission, this is in the individual market but not so much in the market that people get their coverage through their employer. many people to not have the option to get coverage through the employer. you have to fill out an application 51 to get coverage and you have to include whether or not you have been sick or why you have gone to the doctor or have been hospitalized. what pre-existing conditions do you have that they should know about? and in many cases a pre-existing condition means you cannot get coverage at any cost and also children who are born with birth defects cannot get coverage in a system we have now it is a mean to avoid paying claims. if you fail to disclose and do get sick and there are high medical bills letter sent for payment, they will look at your application and look to see if you have in differ in they were purposely not disclosed something. >> one of the things we have been hearing in the past, it is out private insurance industry use special-inte

. >> people, planet and profit report brought to you by sap. >>> welcome back to "squawk box" on cnbcworldwide. we're one hour away from the opening bell this tuesday morning. let's get to some of our top stories. dow com month general electric higher after jpmorgan upgrade freddie overweight to neutral. the bid ask quite a bit higher after closing on friday. royal bank of scotland today, "wall street journal" says rbs looking for a buyer for leasing business, valued at $8 billion. papers say rbs may not get that amount because of various liabilities on the books. also, if you haven't seen this, gold heading into nose bleed territory. the metal is right now over $1,000 for the first time since all the way back to late february. it's not quite at the all-time high yet, that was just over $1,033, that was hit in march 2008. gold prices up $7.30 to $1,004 an ounce. >> joining us now, one of the guys who called early on the credit crisis problems at lehman brothers definitively talking to us on "squawk box" about that i'm talking about david einhorn, famous fund manager of green light cap

respect the fiscal realities of state for government will not only failed to improve the system, it will sap resources from other efforts such as improving education, protecting the apartment, and helping our economies. states cannot print money. we have to balance our books at the end of every fiscal year. doing so is not getting easier. states are facing a projected budget shortfalls of over $200 billion in the coming years. democratic and republican governors are forced to make painful decisions. 28 governors proposed spending cuts to higher education. 20% recommended cuts in k-12 education. some governors recommended tax and fee increases, totaling nearly $24 billion. vermont is no different. we learned last month that our state revenue projections are down 2.5% right after our budget was passed last year over my objections. to give you a sense of the gravity of the situation, even under its most optimistic projections, state revenues will not have recovered to pre- recession even by 2014. states are going to have to make even more tough decisions to balance our budgets and avoid increas

. >> the people, planet and profit report is brought to you by sap. >>> happy monday, welcome back tore an hour away from the opening bell on wall street. our guest republican senator from new hampshire judd gregg ranking member of the budget committee newly appointed member of the banking committee. when did that happen? >> last week. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> that's a big deal. >> i took it, i'm on three other committees, tie it because i'm interested in issues, the office of t.a.r.p., working out, by the way. taxpayers made a lot of money. i wanted to be involved in reregulation effort, spring too far, another sarbanes oxley, pushing people too far with regulations shah shield our ability. our great strength as a nation, we create credit, give it to people entrepreneurs, let them take risk and make jobs and we don't want -- >> treasury not the fed should get all the regulatory power because the treasury can be watched over by congress, the executive branch. >> accountable. he's doing a great job at the real bank. can't agree with that. the real problem, one of the real p

. >> people, planet and profit report brought to you by sap.  >>> good monday morning. cnbc, first in business worldwide. we're about an hour away from the opening bell on wall street. an untold part of the lehman story, senior economics reporter steve liesman sat down with jean-claude trichet on how the crisis was viewed on the other side of the pond, what did europeans know about lehman, how did they know, what did they know. interesting interview. didn't get into a lot. >> he sat down, gave us 25 minutes. we'll roll with that piece. we have a big chunk in our especially which you're part of, too purchase i think we all are at least in spirit. >> even worse for you. exclusive interview with jean-claude trichet, i asked him, walk me through the weekend with lehman brothers and whether he assumed the company would be saved by u.s. regulators. >>> were you getting updates personally from fed chairman ben bernanke? >> absolutely. >> beginning when, wednesday, thursday? >> during the weekend. >> so you went into the weekend, is it correct to say, believing lehman would be

. >> people, planet and profit report is brought to you by sap. >>> welcome back on "squawk box."re one hour from the opening bell. weekly jobless claims are going to be interesting. that's for sure. i'll have that in a half hour. we have lined up -- oh, my word looks at that. we have a sage, a wall street sage to help us with these numbers. to grow a white beard takes years and years. >> i thought you meant me. >> we have four wall street ceja sages. i was talking about santa claus. he's got a lot of good announcements. rick santelli, what happened, rick in you're on camera, don't bend over and do that? >> somebody dropped a dollar. we were all looking at it. what can i say. >> you bent over for a dollar, rick? i thought they were worthless. >> you're darn right. i will go out of my way to protect the dollar. >> that's only $0.73 on the floor at this point. jim is here and steve liesman as well. once these numbers come, we are going to analyze them. also we're going to try to figure out what happened late day yesterday. that's a little bit confusing. rick, what's going on? >> sur

. >>> one of the world's most powerful nations may be sapping america's strength with a very aggressiveaign. is this rival a potential enemy, and is it already setting up the united states for a knockout blow? our homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve has been digging and digging. jeanne, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, wolf, you know, the cold war is over, but spying is not. experts say along with russia one country runs a particularly comprehensive and successful espionage operation against the united states, and that country is china. >> and liftoff of the space shuttle do havery. >> reporter: the space shuttle, the international space station, the delta four rocket and the f-15 fighter, some of the most sensitive and valuable technologies developed by the united states, and information about all of them was given to china by this man. don fang chung was an aerospace engineer with a secret clearance. a search turned up 300,000 sensitive documents hidden under his house, letters with marching orders from his chinese handlers, even a medal from the chinese government

respect the fiscal realities of state for government will not only failed to improve the system, it will sap resources from other efforts such as improving education, protecting the apartment, and helping our economies. states cannot print money. we have to balance our books at the end of every fiscal year. doing so is not getting easier. states are facing a projected budget shortfalls of over $200 billion in the coming years. democratic and republican governors are forced to make painful decisions. 28 governors proposed spending cuts to higher education. 20% recommended cuts in k-12 education. some governors recommended tax and fee increases, totaling nearly $24 billion. vermont is no different. we learned last month that our state revenue projections are down 2.5% right after our budget was passed last year over my objections. to give you a sense of the gravity of the situation, even under its most optimistic projections, state revenues will not have recovered to pre- recession even by 2014. states are going to have to make even more tough decisions to balance our budgets and avoid increas

respect the fiscal realities of state for government will not only failed to improve the system, it will saph as improving education, protecting the apartment, and helping our economies. states cannot print money. we have to balance our books at the end of every fiscal year. doing so is not getting easier. states are facing a projected budget shortfalls of over $200 billion in the coming years. democratic and republican governors are forced to make painful decisions. 28 governors proposed spending cuts to higher education. 20% recommended cuts in k-12 education. some governors recommended tax and fee increases, totaling nearly $24 billion. vermont is no different. we learned last month that our state revenue projections are down 2.5% right after our budget was passed last year over my objections. to give you a sense of the to give you a sense of the gravity of the situation even under its most optimistic projections, state revenues will not have recovered to pre- recession even by 2014. states are going to have to make even more tough decisions to balance our budgets and avoid increasing tax

amendment did, it is flatly prohibited by the constitution and once confidence in this constitution is sapped when we ignore the constitution, we ignore constitutional principles, whatever one may think of the subject matter or the organization here, the constitution and the ban on bills of ataineder are there for the protection of liberties of all of us. it's unfortunate we passed this and i hope it is removed in the conference committee. i thank you and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. costa of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special order rs heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, september 24 for five

most of all, on a&pá di when th sought to sap our confidence.remember how we came together as one nation, one people as americans united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of our day. the strongest rebook to those who attacked us. with such sense of purpose need not be a fleeting moment. it can be a lasting virtue. through you, the men and women leave a legacy that still shines broitly in the darkness and calls on all of us to be strong, firm, united. that is our calling today and in all the septembers still to come. may god bless you and comfort you. may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> at this time, president obama will pay special tribute to the 184 lives lost at the pentagon by playing a wreath at the zero age line of the memorial. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our ceremony. thank you for your attendance. ♪ >> the senate observed a moment of silence to honor those killed in the september 11 attacks. then

most of all, on a day when others sought to sap our confidence let us renew our common purpose, let user how we can together as one nation, when people as americans, united not only in brief, but in resolved to stand with one another for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of this day, the strongest rebuke to those who attacked us, the highest tribute to those taken from us. such a sense of purpose may not be fleeting. it can be a lasting virtue. through their lives and through you, the loved ones they left behind, the men and women who lost theirs eight years ago leave a legacy that shines brightly in the darkness. it calls on all of us to be strong and firm and united. that is our calling today and in all of the septembers still to come. may god bless you income for you and may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> at this time president obama will pay special tribute to the 184 lives lost at the pentagon and on the flight by placing a wreath on the memorial. ♪ [america the beautiful ♪] >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our ceremony. thank y

labor day by speaking and the afl-cio technical in cincinnati agreed we will have coverage of that the sapine. -- this afternoon. caller: i think this hurts. one of my chief complaints is that unions today are functioning as an administrative agency instead of representing members that are in a union. i think they lose credibility on that issue. i think that is basically my main objection. guest: he said the act as administrative agent. can you explain that? caller: they are following procedures, if you want to call it that. as far as looking at the way things are instead of representing the interests of the union. that is the best way i can explain it. >> we believe this recorded portion of today's "washington journal" to take you to cincinnati. >> let's get fired up for this. [applause] i'm going to bring him out here in a minute but i have said they now want to say first. hello, brothers and sisters. i am a member of 265 out of a cincinnati ohio. [applause] i was asked to introduce the president today because i am living proof that the stimulus package is working. the first time it affe

most of all, on a&pá di when th sought to sap our confidence.tion, one people as americans united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, stand up for the country we all love. this may be the greatest lesson of our day. the strongest rebook to those who attacked us. with such sense of purpose need not be a fleeting moment. it can be a lasting virtue. through you, the men and women leave a legacy that still shines broitly in the darkness and calls on all of us to be strong, firm, united. that is our calling today and in all the septembers still to come. may god bless you and comfort you. may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> at this time, president obama will pay special tribute to the lives lost at the pentagon by placing a wreath at the pentagon memorial. . pentagon by playing a wreath at the zero age line of the memorial. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our ceremony. thank you for your attendance. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national c