professor williams called these things sham sessions. these little micro sessions or called themssions, sham sessions. sessions during which the senate do any realsibly business. the senate actually voted for a bill during one of these sessions only 10 days these appointments. so we know for a fact the senate do business during these sessions and did, and did, think you -- i don't can quite call these sham sessions. you actually can do business and the senate has. now, as all of these questions raised in my opening presentation, the logic of the iternment's view, is possible that it includes even just a lunch break and if you want to say not a lunch break, where do you get these three days from and why is it and recess could be short informal but session means an entire year and this anomaly you do it at the beginning then it's going to last for two whole years. that, we heard no answer whatsoever except to refer you excellent s.g. brief. that's, i think, an unusual win - way to win a debate but at the s.g. brief noah francisco brief and

how do you feel today with shams 1 being unveiled to the world?> i am very proud, it is really a big achievement. >> we are at a tipping point in terms of how people think about energy for the future. worldwide, but especially in the middle east, it just does not make economic sense anymore for them to use their own fossil fuel reserves domestically. the cost of generating electricity is basically the cost of a barrel of oil. every barrel of oil that saudi arabia uses to generate cheap electricity at home means about $90 about in opportunity cost that is lost. if you displace that with renewable energy, it already makes economic sense without doing anything more. >> this algae is becoming fuel for jet planes, for trucks and for cars. ♪ >> rachel, i will grant you that masdar looks like it is chock-full of innovation. but i feel like i have seen this house of tomorrow stuff before. how does masdar not just become the epcot center of the 21st- century? >> i, too, was skeptical when i went there. but after i spent time in masdar, it is really not a s

the house majority colludes with peace and at minority for the sham sessions, shame on the house majority, shame on the senate minority, kudos to president obama for making his constitutional appointments precedent for rand paul, hillary clinton to run our government. [applause] >> we heard from our two debaters. before we begin, please whig to be called john, wait for the microphone so everyone in the room and our audience watching online please for purposes of c-span, stand when you get the microphone and give us your name and any affiliation to try to make your questions short i have asked our speakers to give short answers as well. let's start with this gentleman right here. and before i began, up while we are fielding questions to the others could give me your hand and sent people so we can save time. >> retired navy lawyer. on the appointments clause, not the recess appointments clause, in every cabinet department the line has been drawn, assistant secretaries and above require senate confirmation. deputy assistant secretaries do not. how did that line come to be drawn and is that a

it's surprising to see a sham surgery trial.ou want to see more in one sense, but in another they are ethically tricky. in another way, if you do a sham surgery, researchers are finicky about what they'll pick. in a way, it's not a surprising result. >> i am sure that there are a lot of patients out there who wonder whether or not their surgery really made a difference. i mean, i guess - have there been enough studies for us to know whether ively this is the case? >> there hasn't been enough to know conclusively. when you see a sham surgery trial, it's an indication that this surgery, if there was no benefit over a real surgery, that really it doesn't look good for that particular intervention. we don't know conclusively. this is a 120 or so patients. we couldn't say for sure. whether it's fake or real, how dangerous is surgery. surgery is certainly dangerous. one of things i point out in the article that i wrote about this is jahi mcmath is a young woman who was a relatively healthy 13-year-old girl, going in for a routine surg

the military's grip on future governments the ousted muslim brotherhood refused they've called it a sham referendum that puts the army before the nation violence during day one of the ballot killed eleven people let's go live to cairo artie's bell true is there hi bell i mean the build up to this vote the thought was that this constitution would get through one of the exit polls they're saying no they are backing that up or not. well the counting just begun the government says that we will have the results in the next few hours and certainly what we're looking at i mean it hasn't come out yet but some people are expecting a big yes there was a lot of feeding on the streets that this constitution had to be passed as a huge post a multi-million dollar post a campaign across the country saying yes the addiction media itself was calling for a yes vote there's been huge pressure from the military and the governments for the constitution to be ratified meanwhile we also think there might be a high turnout cabinet spokesperson. said to local media that he thought this might be the highest turno

is this vote a sham? >> it's not so much a sham as it is a throw back to the mobarak government, an autonomous government within egypt. that is not a real democracy as you know. second, there is still significant following for the muslim brotherhood, if you are going to a reconciliation between the government and those who are in disagreement, many of the leaders of the tahrir square are now in jail. many of the liberals who wanted a more liberal society have now been in prison. thousands have been in prison. that's not way the path forward to democracy and in this day and age you can't do that and get away with it. they're facing another algeria if they're not careful. >> you've been to syria, you've seen what's going on there and there's a lot of talk about the rebel movement there and the impact of al qaeda. is this the beginning of al qaeda, the resurgence of al qaeda in a way we have never seen before? >> yes, to this degree. that these al qaeda elements have -- with lots of foreign fighters have ali

and that is the software is a sham. end up as a safety that is not to vote. i mean of dementia for indian descent. so i think we should fund it. this would be some movement. big east that the sense of insecurity which would cause a baby book. this is my fourth part of the government to provide sufficient protection windows update since the attacks. the total to one for the tip off from his front teeth about the harm caused by these attacks against the community the duomo bench consisting of justice as i see it is doubly hard also sought national identity. it's been brought to justice. mall when she reduced to a protest march in lock up against the atrocities the community the scene at the hands of the bnp did with the games and highlights. the demonic stunt that has seen against the attack and thoughtful prompts the habitation of the victims. the ncaa the wii the in. the he loved it the baby of the day that the meanwhile you can be used to bulb on the dc hindus buddhists and christians living in the other demonstrated outside the british parliament protesting

. >> my clients come in, they want a sham pu, we need water for some of the chemical services we perform. >> the hospital has two giant tankers, enough to last a few days. nonemergency surgeries have been put on hold. only a small number of patients came in. west virginia's water department is testing and flushing out the system. the president of the water company says chemical levels are declining but they don't have a broad enough sample of water to say if it's safe to use. >> a travel alert has been issued for americans planning to attend the winter games in russia. u.s. citizens should be on alert because of terrorist threats. washington is not aware of specific event, but large events like the olympics is a target for terrorist. >> officials say grenades, ammunition and explosives were found on some arrested people near sochi. >> a special measures agreement is designed to help share defense cost. the foreign ministry amount seoul will my 865 million to keep u.s. troops in south korea. 6%, more than what the government paid last year. it needs to be approved by parliament. >> signif

they are taking on the group called isis, the islamic state of iraq and sham on. it is a very hard line al qaeda splinter group. but the leader that caused -- called for a cease-fire today is also an al qaeda splinter group. it is a strange picture and they seem to have started in a tussle over supply routes through turkey. they could e-zine as a's -- a could be seen as a struggle over the supply routes. atrocities that have been committed, this could be an attempt to clean up the ranks. there are atrocities on both sides. we heard today that 34 isis lasters have been killed night. a car bomb was planted by one of the rebel checkpoints. there is brutality on both sides. 234 people killed so far in this battle. lucy field reporting from beirut. iraqi security forces are to delay an assault on the city of falluja. the government wants to avoid civilian casualties. this province has been under the control of al qaeda. ramadi,by romani -- fighting is still raging. >> a military hawks -- a y helicopter was flying over the state of vermont is. romanis held parts of sinc

including the muslim brotherhood described the vote as a sham. the group hailed the historic boycott by the egyptian people, including the youth, indicating that a majority of the people rejected the coup. different groups are calling on supporters to increase the process to end the coup despite the crackdown on dissent. egypt is facing tough times and analysts say it's unlikely to change soon. >> i think we have veterans. when military coups against officials take place, you are faced with four possibly outcomes. military dictatorship with an if as illion facade -- civilian facade, or persistent civil unrevved. the plan is to legitimate what happened on july 3rd by a constitution or presidential election. they wished to happen on hosni mubarak, and they never had strong guidance. >> egypt is divided and struggling to restore stability. next week marks three years since a popular resolution removed hosni mubarak from power. as most egyptians mark that occasion, the only thing that is certain is more elections. >> three al jazeera journalists are

the anti-coup alliance has described the vote as a sham. it hailed what it called the historic boycott by the egyptian people including the youth which indicates the majority of the people reject the coup and the constitution. different groups are calling on their supporters to increase their protest. egypt is facing tough times, and analysts say that is unlikely to change any time soon. >> i think we hav when we have y coups take place, you have a military dictatorship. you have a military dictatorship with the civilian aside. or resistence civil unrest. i think the plan is to try to legitimate what happened by a new constitution, by new presidential elections, but these procedures need to happen on mubarak. >> egypt is divided and is struggling to restore table. next week will mark three years since the popula they removed mm power. and the only thing that is certain is more elections. >> in the meantime three al jazeera journalists continue to be detained in egypt. of this been held since december 29th. they're accused of spreading lies

who dwells on past mistakes, who tries to do right, and imagines they are a sham and thinks they arethe person they can and should be? me, too. and so is nearly every other human being on the planet. the fact is we all have south doubts in common. recognizing that, however, can be a challenge. here is a simple resolution. in 2014 try to be 4% nicer to everybody, including yourself. just 4%. and carry around antibacterial gel. don't overthink this. just trust me. 4%, and gel, you can be that person and it will help all of us in 2014. happy new year. that's our show for today. on wednesday, how entrepreneurs and innovators are reinventing how american families will live in the future. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. from all of us at "real money" and al jazeera, happy new year. check check check >> >> welcome to al jazeera. i'm stephanie sy, here are the top stories. >> [ countdown ] >> and with that the new year begins. supreme court justice and bronx nati native led the count down. >> a new year's promise from russian president vladimir putin, vowing to fight those he labelled a

are you messing up, do you dwell on past mistake, imagination they're a sham, who thinks they are the kind of person they can or should be? me too. the fact is we all have self-doubts in common. recognizing that however, can be a challenge. so here's a simple resolution: in 2014 try to be 4% nicer to everybody including yourself, jury 4% and carry around antibacterial gel. don't over think it. that can help everybody in 2014. happy new year. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi, thanks for watching. a suni fighters are battling the fallujah and the u.s. is supporting the iraqi government but not putting the u.s. troops on the ground. >> many are headed to the north where most of the country's displaced people are. election related

the will get more into that with the discussion this sham pro-forma session is nothing more than that but in 2007 and 2008 encourages bush to challenge the harry's reid in the las vegas those gm sessions do not change the fact the senate was unavailable it was on 20 daybreak it was gone and no quorum to be had for the constitution explicitly grants the executives to return in the senate and availability and the discretion to decide temporary commissions. clause three is intended to of the raise -- to authorize the president to make these appointments. again, clause three has the president to make these appointments all make the executive has to don't read it is required. for article two, section three mandate he takes an oath that the law is faithfully executed and commission all officers of the united states only the executive knows that those temporary conditions are needed. with the d.c. circuit herodias reluctantly in the interest of time i have to look at the solicitor general available through the web site there are briefs for every case on the court the brief is exhausting deta

are you messing up, do you dwell on past mistake, imagination they're a sham, who thinks they are the kind of person they can or should be? me too. the fact is we all have self-doubts in common. recognizing that however, can be a challenge. so here's a simple resolution: in 2014 try to be 4% nicer to everybody including yourself, jury 4% and carry around antibacterial gel. don't over think it. that can help everybody in 2014. happy new year. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi, thanks for watching. check check check >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm morgan radford with your headlines. secretary of state john kerry arrived in jordan, the second leg of a mid east tour aimed at brokering a peace deal between the israelis and palestinians. he'll travel to saudi arabia, and earlier the secretary of state wrapped up a three day visit to ramallah and jerusalem where he discussed the peace talks with the president of both. he said any peace plan would be fair and valid. the search for survivors in india continues after a building collapsed killing 14. at least 10pl

of the most radical opposition groups operating in the country isis the islamic state of iraq and sham now before he died if it was active on social media pasting videos an update of the group's activities now in the first interview since his brother's death mistaken djimon exclusively tells r.t. he wants to set the record straight about who his brother really was and why he thinks he went to fight difference between. a uniform just because he was in uniform. just because. different. people in uniform. people. as a country. people like many foreign fighters crossed into syria via turkey it was only once he informed his family he had gone to fight jihad or holy war do you think that the young men listen to what you heard. complete the recent debate in the village and especially in the city a case interests in this completely wrong concept and wrong wrong idea the other members of the religious community we met in portsmouth agree and they're under no doubts as to one of the major challenges in tackling you think gauge moment social media friends in other places they get lead parts of wh

that are basically the same size i mean they call themselves and they slam mixtape of iraq and the sham which is syria so the spouse the same kind of of ideology there's been an influx of weapons and money you know under the guise of aiding the syrian rebels so that to find its way there are all these things come together. coming out for you in just a few moments britain's predatory banks are to talk to a couple of on personal lost everything after a high street bank decided to cash in on them with sleight of hand financing instead of being their safety net that's just ahead. he survived more atrocities. to make a psychologist says she. has changed his life and the world around him. by giving up. hope. and loves to so many children. nikolai the american worker on the street. welcome back you're watching r.t. international coming to us from moscow the youngest victim of all the grad terrorist attacks in southern russia at the end of december is now showing signs of recovery the come was just three months old had been in a medically induced coma for over a week he was in the hospital for

military's grip on future governments the ousted muslim brotherhood refuses to take part calling it a sham referendum that puts the army before the people violence during day one of the ballot killed eleven people are bell trees and kyra. dictions that once again in the polling stations for a second day on this referendum on the constitution the people behind it so are this interim government and also the military and then the people who stand to gain the most if this is a yes votes and if there is a high ten outs in particular the military is the key articles within this constitution which would cement military power over the civilian states' military trials for civilians will be allowed the military budget will be kept secrets and crucially the appointment of a defense minister will have to be approved by egypt as you print counts of the armed forces which basically means the minutes you be able to veto the decisions by the presidents now this is worry quite as if you rights groups and also activists you said that this was centrally cause and military state within a state but really the

forces that are basically the same size i mean they call themselves they slam extrude of iraq and a sham which is syria so they have a spouse the same kind of ideology of islam and influx of weapons and money you know under the guise of aiding that syria rebels so that it would find its way to iraq all these things come together. now coming out for you in just a few moments britain's predatory bangs party talks to a couple of entrepreneurs a lost everything after a high street bank decided to cash in on them with sleight of hand financing instead of being their safety net that's just again here for you. it was a. very hard to take i. had never had sex with that hurt but there's no. plea about the. welcome back you're watching r t international now the youngest victim of the volgograd terrorist attacks in southern russia and the end of december is now showing signs of recovery his just three months old had been in a medically induced coma for over a week i was here she was at the hospital for us. we have received some good news from the russian health minister and the father of the younge

calling it a sham referendum and that puts the army before the people. violence during day one of the ballot killed eleven people that you built rupees in cairo. once again on the station's the second day on this referendum on the constitution people behind its targets and state governments and schools in ministry and the people he stands. dana is that this isn't a space ibiza heights handouts. given that she is a kiosk was reading the constitution which would suit my taste and how it has been states. the st charles it will be announce that the commission to be kept secret. i increased the likelihood of the deposits that could increase by six to see screenshots of the armed forces which basically means that needs to be able to take decisions by the presidents this is boring quite a few bites create tools that i did this he said that this was the sb calls. she stayed with the mistakes. really the case that permits the constitution on the list of publications across is about to present the medals the sake of appearances that season it's been a very authent

fund for religious liberty-- which represents the nuns in the lawsuit-- says that compromise is a sham because it forces them authorize a third party to provide coverage. >> this morally makes us complicit in doing something wrong. please don't make us have to participate in doing something wrong. please don't make us ask someone else to do something wrong on our behalf. >> reporter: cecile richards is president of planned parenthood. >> the government has already said this group of nuns is not required to provide birth control to their employees and there's nothing in the affordable care act that should go against any of their religious beliefs. >> reporter: but this issue goes beyond the little sisters. there are 19 other lawsuits challenging the contraception requirement and, maurice, those involve hundreds of other catholic nonprofit groups as well as schools and universities. >> dubois: jan, do we see all of this ultimately heading to the entire supreme court? >> well, in those other cases that are challenging the contraception requirement some of the federal courts have sided wit

group and the other one which is stronger of a islamic state of iraq and syria mostly lives on syria's sham some is greater syria to be precise and they won't keep to topple the regime and to establish a sharia state a caliphate all over syria and you know this is a game and this is as i said earlier is a social concern two balls a loose sunni muslims and sunni shia so that the common enemy of everybody and it's very very strange with the kit that milledge to gain strength and the question is who supposedly in my answer is the individual arab rich arab. people who support roles in the gulf in saudi arabia others support the but not the governments and they don't have a sponsor so like a of his allies sponsored by by iran they don't is also so in a sense that are dangerous but they're also easy prey for those who would like to it takes a lot. and what about the u.s. role in the region because it seems to be acting differently in iraq and syria. i mean to me that is so far the they support the regime of the democratic regimes issue that they helped establish a sect after they should topple sa

his landslide re-election last year was a sham. he deliberately scheduled cory booker's senate election to take place three weeks ahead of his election. most democrats voted in booker's race. most republicans voted in chris i's race. of course christie did well but that's an abuse of power as obvious as any traffic jam. plus it cost taxpayers about $25 million. so, surprise, surprise, here we are. new week, new scandal, new hole in this guy's straight shooter image and we still have 146 weeks left until election day 2016. so -- >> that's pathetic. if that's the best you've got against christie, i'm going to endorse him. oh, he had an ad that was controversial. he won a landslide. >> he had appaologizeapologize. >> that's never happened to any other politicians. >> here's the thing, democrats -- >> barack obama had no issues in his ads. bill clinton. >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> we didn't actually need this to happen for us to be credible against chris christie, to have a credible candidacy against chris christie. he's still outside -

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i had a conversation with with leah sham last name in preparation of tonight and one thing she mentioned besides increasing funding amounts for investments and infrastructure is paying great deal attention to project delivery to make sure we have the track being mechanisms, the plan and the design and implementation that will make the projects move quickly and get on the ground where they can really make a difference and people experience's of biking in san francisco so i support continuing this conversation and i welcome greater efforts with the mta and ways i can help the mta with their planning and efforts and implementing a greater infrastructure for cycling in the city. >> thank you. so the motion to continue the call of the chair. can we do that without objection? thank you. and let me ask madam clerk do we have any other business before us today? >> that concludes the business for today. >> thank you everyone for .bein here. meeting adjourned >> the city of san francisco sfgtv meeting of the san francisco transportation authority occurring december 10, 2013, will begin shortly.

forces that are basically the same size i mean they call themselves they slam exterior of iraq and the sham which is syria so their spouse the same kind of provide the r.v. there's been an influx of weapons and money you know under the guise of aiding the syrian rebels so that they would find a good way there are all these things come together. kind of a few minutes here on r.t. britain's predatory banks were exploring them r.t. talks a couple of one of those entrepreneurs who lost everything after a high street bank this side of the cash in on them with sleight of hand. financing instead of being this safety net we call this story just after this break. for three to. slow motion housing time by the way of the british economy over which george osborne presides he says twenty fourteen will be a year of hard truths the hardest of all being that many must live so that the few marginal seats letters he needs. at the property roulette wheel so the hard truth for twenty fourteen is that in the property market never must supply meet demand for the libyan foreign market protesting you know so very

appropriate to tow cars and the city is now towing less than ten percent of what it used to prove what a sham it was it's just another example of police towing the. why between enforcing the law and blatantly breaking it to make some money here in the us tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the president. all right that's going to do it for me for tonight but for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r.t. america or check out our website r.t. dot com slash usa you can also follow me on twitter at meghan underscore lopez but for now have a great night. science technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future of coverage. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r.t. question. and.

considered premature death and consider ited to be addictive and to support that the research had been a sham and i encourage you and all of you at the board to shine a bright light on the sugary beverage industry, and in supporting this resolution, the science, speaks for itself. and we know what it is, we know what it is doing to our children, and we know what that means for our children between 7:30 and 2:40 when they are with us every day, thank you. >> good evening, superintendent and commissioners, my name is mark and i am a teacher and on special assignment in the community support department and once a week, i have the joy of working at tender loin community school, this thursday i will be teaching two first grade classes about the importance of drinking tap water and eating whole fruits and vegetables and not consuming sugary beverage and we will be using otter who loves to drink water. first graders do a good job at filling in the blanks. so, i am here to encourage the members of the board to unanimously support this resolution, this resolution alines with and supports our work in a

forces that are basically the same so i mean they call themselves they slam extended over iraq and a sham which is syria so they have a spouse the same kind of ideology there's been an influx of weapons and money you know under the guise of aiding the syrian rebels so that the find its way there are all these things come together. and coming up for you in just a few moments britain's predatory banks are to talk to a couple of unsafe entrepreneurs who lost everything after a high street bank decided to cash in on them with slight of hand financing instead of being their safety net is just a half here on our team. for three to. slow motion housing time by the way of the british economy over which george osborne presides he says twenty fourteen will be a year of hard truths the hardest of all being that many must live so that the few marginal seat voters he needs. at the property roulette wheel so the hard truth for twenty fourteen is that in the property market never must supply meet demand for the libyan foreign market protesting you know so hurry by now to get the job they no jobs get a l

secure the manatees grip on future governments get the muslim brotherhood refused to publicly the sham referendum that puts the army before the nation. but as shearing day one of the bombing killed eleven people this could lead to cairo aunties beltran is the high pile of in the buildup to this vote the full loss of this confusion would get three where the exit polls that now but back in the temple now. well the county has just begun the government says that he will have the results and the next year our ways insanity poetic and sending me to come out yet this anybody expecting it be yes it was sad and often feeding on the streets this season the cost is huge. instead multimillion dollar tends to campaign across the country saying yes he did send me your self with cooking spray yes i do think each person in the ministry and the government's ad for the current season to be rectified. meanwhile we all think they might be a light tan outset cabinets that i sometimes cannot. with that said cynical media that he thought this might be the highest pass in accidents at that place and seventy t

forces there are basically the same side i mean they call themselves the islamic state of iraq and the sham which is syria so the spouse the same kind of of ideology there's been an influx of weapons and money you know under the guise of aiding the syrian rebels so that it is finding its way there are all these things come together. in syria the first batch meantime of the country's chemical weapons stockpiles been removed by a ship a danish vessel left the portal attack you for international waters where it's toxic cargo said to be destroyed this is turkey's prime minister now everyone is pushing for the removal of president assad to be on the agenda or at the upcoming geneva two meeting planned for the end of this month for the twenty second let's talk more about this with independent political analysts and journalists go to coleman is joining us live either. seems to be changing the goalpost moving here initially the geneva two was never about regime change it was about peace talks so where is the turkish prime minister coming from the o. do you expect this to anyway. well this is typica

longer form news reports and information are good news but you'll miss the old days of free met work sham p.b.s. . sure i do of course i do something will say that journalism we have probably for our news but the journalism was better than that there are no morrows now. i'm not sure that's true and i'm not sure on the best person to judge it could have trouble you know i'm a i'm a child of the thirty's forty's fifty's sixty's and seventy's i do agree that there are moral stands alone this is one of the problems i had with walter cronkite them i'm sorry for the way cronkite. was of a bible icon and a legend but marone was the founding strength of electronic journalism the know it as we know it i don't think anyone has matched moros the quality of the sustained quality of his journalism but i'm not always enough to say listen the golden age was back when i was doing it back in the sixty's and seventy's there are a lot of good journalism around the day in fact the three anchors at a.b.c. c.b.s. n.b.c. a very good one to a great over i'm first rate first rate and the newscaster first rate but