they here in weak shape and we'll see about spain. some people are claiming the russells are good but we're just at the stage of getting leaks trying to push the market. >> brown: sophie pierson, he talked about it spreading to bigger economies like germany and france. what's going on in france to have the french government announce measures very recently, even yesterday. >> well, like any other european countries, they are big asked for fiscal responsibility and fiscal discipline. this is reassuring for the financial markets. there is no obvious link between increasing the years for retirement and the financial market, but it brings trust on the market. secondly, there is a huge deficit. now, the pension is going to reach $39 billion this year. it was $32 billion and it's going to reach $39. what the french government is hoping to do is by 2018 they will make a significant saving and it's going to be about $19 billion. >> brown: sophie, i want to pick up on the question of the retirement age because that doesn't sound like a big chan

but for pure entertainment my money is on spain. they play a dazzling, intricate short passing game and they have some of the best players in europe in attack. >> suarez: well, christine, you heard david handi cap the tournament. in the 80 years since the world cup started, only a handful of teams have won it. and they've all been in latin america and europe are. there some teams from other parts of the world that we could keep an eye on, africa, asia. >> well, of course south africa because they are hosting. no nation has ever not made it out of the initial other group to go to the next round so will south africa be able to do that, and with the tie today maybe that's a good boost for them. asia has never there are three countries from asia in this tournament, ray. and again i just don't see that they have the, right now, the juice, you know, to go further. but this is a global game and the hope would be that especially fueled by nationalism which david eluded to, this is what that is about. and that is why the united states will i

other favorites include brazil, spain, the netherlands, serbia and portugal. throughout the tournament, fans won't just follow the teams-- a number of global superstars like portugal's cristiano ronaldo will carry their country's hopes for a shot at the cup final, july 11. more now about the beautiful game, and what people will be watching for here and around the world. david hirshey is the co-author of "the espn world cup companion: everything you need to know about the world's biggest sporting event." he's a former soccer reporter for the "new york daily news." and christine brennan is a sportswriter and columnist for abc and "usa today" who has covered previous cups. david hirshey, let me start with you. these guys play constantly, in continental championships, national championships. they play for professional clubs. they play for the international team. they're always playing. why does the world cup stand head and shoulders above that constant round of championship play ? >> because for four years these players are trying to qualify for the tournament tha

the president of the united states called spain and said you have to cut back on expenses. and yet, here, he present tends as if we live in disney world, that you can continue to spend -- let me restate that, borrowed money, and that there are no consequences, that it's fake. that the words of just about every economists who say this is unsustainable, not true. if that were not bad enough, where have they spent this hard-earned money? where has it gone? now, if i were to tell you all now that -- i don't know, pick your government. pick your government, a neighboring government, i don't know, guatemala, argentina, wherever you want and we said, hey, the administration there just established a web page and the web page cost $5 million, we would go, oh my gosh, what have they done? there's a word for that. and if it happened someplace else, we don't call it waste but corruption. if we see some government, some president has created a web page for $5 million, we look at it and say, something strange is happening here. a web page that was created by this administration to track

now, europe is putting together a bailout package for spain. ireland and portugal may not be far behind. the warnings are numerous but i fear that they are being ignored. we have to get control of our federal budget or there's not going to be anyone big enough to bail us out. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. listening to my friend from pennsylvania i'd remind him as well as others that the last month of george bush this country lost 780,000 jobs in one month. ok. 14 months later, 15 months later we gained some 400,000 jobs in this country, but in the process down here in the recession after the bush administration we lost eight million jobs. we have a long way to go to put those people back to work, but for democrats that's job number one, to continue to add jobs and put people back

. >> they do it every day in spain. why not in new jersey? about two doesn't people -- hurled tomatoesen at each other. they all paid $5 for the food fight. the money benefits the cystic fibrosis foundation. >> a man got something special back. robert lost his wedding ring bullfighting a fire. after scouring the site, he thought the ring was lost. 11 years later, homeowners were doing some yard work. >> i thought it was a ring from one of my grandkids. >> i got there and it was my ring. i was in disbelief. for 10 years, it was in the ground. >> i am sure his wife was happy. they were looking on the wrong side of the house. he is grateful for the families perseverance. >> 6:41, 69 degrees. we will check the morning headlines coming up. >> today is the first day of summer. we have plenty of summertime heat. here's a look outside. all is quiet on this monday morning. morning. stay >> welcome back. the baltimore city council will have one more opportunity to revive the controversial bottle tax proposal. they need to raise millis of dollars to kee

it certainly covers the obligations of greece and portugal and spain for a number of years.to is a lot of money and the imf is there if you're more money is necessary for there is work that these to be done to make sure countries can apply for it and make sure they can take the tough steps they have to take in their own countries to reduce their debt and stabilize their there is a lot of uncertainty about this in the market. we have seen a part 9% decline in the stock market because investors have gotten more risk averse. that is because it is not clear and investors aren't convinced this problem will be taken care of. we are watching it very carefully and have been trying to support their efforts wherever we can and one thing i am persuaded of is that european leadership is strongly committed to doing whatever is necessary to preserve the euro and bureau's own and -- and the euro is owned -- and euro zone. >> you have begun to warn this is a danger to us. at the same time, the fed and the congress continues to believe that stimulus is needed at this moment. how can reduce t

there are other countries providing a large amount of their energy through solar like spain, germanynd china. we need to continue making those advances. when it comes to taking the oil off the bottom of the ocean, the efforts to many you go the leak, they are a mile deep where the united states military doesn't even have sub marines that can go that deep. b.p. does. so b.p. is using those robot sub marines to try to maneuver around and try to put a cap on one of these pipes but the efforts first were trying to decide to block this altogether. the effort there has been led by b.p. with the government working closely with them. host: galveston, texas. bob? on the independent line. caller: good morning. i have two points, every other country b.p. drills in, going back to this cheney thing, requires an acustic cap, i believe it's called, like a $50,000 piece which would have prevented this. shouldn't we go after the government or the corporations that took that, you know, off of our -- let b.p. drill without that acustic cap? host: are you familiar with this? guest: yes. it's another bac

spain is part of the hegemony. they believe spain as part of their hegemony. obviously, we see this constantly. you have this myopia -- you have this ignorance that they believe that islam means peace, when it means submission. host: he used the term sharia law, as well. what does that mean? guest: we have talked about jihad quite a bit. some people say is an always, everywhere combat operation. others want to revise it to mean something benign, like an internal struggle for personal betterment. it is not either one of those. jihad is the mission in islam to spread sharia law, the islamic legal and political system. it's not simply a set of principles, but a fool purpose s -- full purpose system. it's deemed to be the necessary precondition the mission of jihad is always to spread sharia law. it can be done 5 lead. -- it can be done by lviolently. it is proceeding on many fronts far more extensive than terrorism. host: next, at joe on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. when i saw you on this morning, i thought it was very interesting. i've been gi

it certainly covers the obligations of greece and portugal and spain for a number of years.t is a lot of money, plus the imf is there. there still needs to be work done to make sure that the countries can apply for it and make sure that they can take the tough steps in their own country to reduce their deficit and debt and stabilize their finances. my last comment is that there's a lot of uncertainty about this in the market. you see 9% decline in the u.s. stock markets as investors get more risk averse. and that is because it is not clear and investors are not completely convinced that the problem is being taken care of. we're watching it very carefully. we're trying to help it every way that we can. one thing i am quite persuaded of is that the european leadership is strongly committed to doing whatever is necessary to preserve the euro, preserve the eurozone, preserve the european project, and prevent the problems that might arise from greece and other countries defaulting. >> the europeans also seem to be attacking the deficit. you have begun to warn as your predecessor

there was an advertisement that advertised a trip to spain for $300. people had a hard time understanding all of these fares. i just wonder, maybe you have already given some assurances about these fairs, but i would like to see what you say about the lack of competition in some of these smaller cities. several years ago, i was told that each one penny increase in jet fuel or aviation fuel cost to weather million dollars. -- cost $200 million. i was wondering if you have given that any consideration. what affect would a doubling of jet fuel or aviation fuel have won your companies? >> that is a rather more like our question. i will take the back end. the dramatic escalation in the price of fuel would likely eliminate the prospect of the industry this year. it is advertised and we agree that we are seeing the return of business passengers. it would have an affect on overall gdp. this will actually help the survive. that would be a bad thing. your respective of my book, where we have tried to lock in a prize, this is a high price this is not an inexpensi

spain is part of the hegemony. they believe spain as part of their hegemon obviously, we see this constantly. you have this myopia -- you have this ignorance that they believe that islam means peace, when it means submission. host: he used the term sharia law, as well. what does that mean? guest: we have talked about jihad quite a bit. some people say is an always, everywhere combat operation. others want to revise it to mean something benign, like an internal struggle for personal betterment. it is not either one of those. jihad is the mission in islam to spread shari law, the islamic legal and political system. it's not simply a set of prnciples, but a fool purpose s -- full purpose system. it's deemed to be the necessary precondition the mission of jihad is always to spread sharia law. it can be done 5 lead. -- it can be done by lviolently. it is proceeding on many fronts far more extensive than terrorism. host: next, at joe on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. when i saw you on this morning, i tho

human smuggling in spain. money laundering and extortion in italy. gang violence in mexico. in mexico, the drug cartels have become so bold with their counterfeiting that one group and another group now identify their counterfeit goods with their logo placed on the packaging. a serious problem. the link to terrorism is there ken holt carla -- and i hope carla speaks to that. it is a serious problem that we need to do something about. there are several things that i think are required. i applaud the center for hosting this symposium today to bring attention to the serious and growing problem of organized influence on piracy. not every act of piracy cannot be linked to organized crime. not everyone growing marijuana is related to organized drug cartels. there is a strong link between a lot of the activity that occurs and organized crime. this is an example of a recent blockbuster film and how quickly activities breads. let's talk about "iron man 2." before that film was shown, we identified 24 unique recordings of that that were conducted in various countries. our studios wate

there is an acronym that as portugal, ireland, italy, greece, and spain. they are close to the breaking point. if you look at g.d.p. and put america in with the trajectory of where we are going, we are very close to where it should be. the imf recently said in 2015 america will be were greece is, and it will actually be worse. the president put together this debt commission where there are people on both sides of the aisle. the recently had an economist in. he took the entire amount of deaths from governments and others. -- of debt from government and others. his numbers came out when he said you hit 90%, you lose 1% of growth. you may think 1% is not enough, but if america is projected to only grow at 3%, you're losing only 1/3 of your entire percentage abroad. in march they had over 18% unemployment. you need job growth. before we had our town hall, i wanted to give you exactly where rearm. i believe this is an biggest crisis before us, and we cannot ignore it. we want to do a lot for everybody, but there comes a point when you cannot do anything for any

it was adorned with red drapes and special columns, made from marble imported from italy and spain. but taft's wish called for more than just a new courtroom. there were rooms added to help justices and attorneys prepare for oral argument. >> in the lawyers' lounge, they come in, and they give practical pointers. they try hard to put people at ease before going into the courtroom, because there is a lot of camaraderie, in is good to meet your opponent. there is a lot of nervous energy in there, of course. >> it is designed to calm lawyers down, to make sure that there are not faux pas, to make sure they do not attempt to tell jokes or to refer to their familiarity with one of the justices and that they will succeed, and they can make their best case, and the court will hear them, and they will get a straight decision. >> we want them to enter the court prepared and ready, and both sides have an equal chance of winning the case. the attorneys are instructed to be there at 9:15 in the morning, and sometimes, you do not know this is a national court. it is not just a bunch of attorneys

there is an acronym they call pigs, portugal, ireland, italy, greece and spain. they are all in a financial crisis. they are very close to the breaking point. and if you look based upon g.d.p., if you put america in there and the protectory of where we are going, we are very close to where greece is to be. the i.m.f. came out to say in 2015 america will be where greece is. and it will actually be worse. the president put together a debt commission where there are people on both sides of the aisle. they recently had an communist in. he took the entire amount of debt from government and others for the united states. his percentage comes to 90% of g.d.p. his numbers come out and say when you hit 90% you lose 1% of growth. now think for a minute, 1% is not a lot. if america is protected to only grow at 3% you are losing a third of your entire percentage of growth. we are in the middle of a recession. you need job growth. so why i layout before we have our communication and our town hall, i wanted to give you exactly where we are. i believe this is the biggest crisis

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. >> it is a lot of money and covers the obligations of portugal and spain and greece for a couple ofars. the imf is there and more european money might be necessary. there needs to be worked odone. . . >> we have had some big deficits. >> do we need to raise revenue? >> let me finish the first part of your question. we cannot reduce the deficit this year or next year, but over the next three or five or six or seven years and beyond that as our society gets older and people become eligible for social security and medicare, we need to get control of the deficit. we need a medium-term plan, an exit strategy if you will that will allow us to bring our fiscal house in order over a longer period of time. >> to do we have one? >> no, not yet, i don't. what we have is a presidentially appointed deficit reduction commission which is made up of a distinguished group of congressmen. . . >> and do we need to raise revenue as well as cut spending in these entitlements? >> those are tough decisions. that is why this award to get the budget balanced so quickly. -- this is so hard to get the budget

>> some countries bond yields -- i think spain and italy raised fresh highs this week. in your opinion, is the ecb doing everything from a policy standpoint to extend this crisis? how do you risk it -- how do you rate the risk of contagion? >> this is a joint effort of a number of authorities including the european union and the european commission. it is a complicated problem because there are a number of countries to have a difficult fiscal situations. the concern is that these countries cannot manage their fiscal positions on their own and they might be a contagion -- own their own and they might be a contagion to other systems. i am encouraged by the response of the europeans. although they lack the central authority that the united states has, they understand the importance of cooperation. they have put together some substantial programs including a 500 billion euros stabilization mechanism that will stand behind countries on the periphery that need assistance in meeting their fiscal obligations. together with i them -- together with the imf, they will provide assi

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spain will be playing july and honduras. the political subtext is obvious.ay, we are playing england. you might not think of this as political, but look at the history. we used to be a colony. we fought a revolution. we have a special relationship with england, where we emerged as the more powerful player. england has always come to soccer as one of the few areas where they still had superiority. they treat our soccer team by condescending. if we were able to beat them, it would have enormous psychic revelations for the english mind. host: our guest will be with us for the remainder of the show. he is with "and the new republic." guest: there are a lot of great writers that came to me, and say they are obsessive about the game. there is something about the game that lends itself to fawn, good writing. i am going to be wonky for a moment. when you write about baseball or football, you have a set language that easily explains what happened in the game. with soccer, there is more of a challenge. there are not statistics you can go to to explain what happens. th

and if did you to europe, you can see that, whether you're in denmark or germany or spain.s amount of wind, and they have wind onshore, offshore increasingly. so i actually completely disagree with him on that point. on the point of transportation fuels, what needs to happpn in transportation is we need much more efficient cars, we need cars that get, you know, 50 to 60 miles to a gallon, not the 35 miles to a gallon. we're going to be going towards that when we're in the low 20's, and that's technologically possible, and we need to go there. we need to invest heavily in public transportation for our urban areas so that people have alternatives and can get out of their cars. and we need to develop in a pattern that provides people access to public transportation so that we stop the approach, the sprawl that we've had over the last 50 years. and we need cleaner burning alternative fuels, and people are looking at that as well, not ethanol-based fuel, but not ethanol-based fuel, but biofuels that are created out of other substances. so there are alternative pathways for autom

ireland is behind them and italy is behind them and spain is behind them. there are many nations that are in precarious financial stability. there is a tremendous responsibility in the united states. if we will get our house in order and drastically cut spending and have written tunnel reforms of social security and welfare and if we create a growth environment by dramatically cutting taxes for five years and making permanent killing of the death tax and getting rid of the alternative minimum tax, 34% corporate business tax is insane. we need to lower that to about a 9% level. i do not believe that anyone should be paying more than 21% of their income in tax to the federal government and have 100% expenses if someone buys a business item. maybe that will take a long weekend. you would not even wait 1/4 and you would see absolute robust growth here and the united states economy. you would see job increases. if you would just consider, and we, rather than spend one trillion dollars because that is the cost of s

since gaining its independence from spain in 1819, colombia has remained democratic, sometimes as an outline -- outlier in this region. we applaud the free and fair nature of these multiparty, internationally recognized elections. colombia is not without problems. some of them significant. the human rights situation in colombia leaves much to be desired. colombia has over three million internally displaced people. second in the world only to the sudan as a result of its long struggles with armed groups that the united states and most of the world consider terrorists. while these issues must remain on the front burner of our common agenda, it is important to recognize that colombia remains an important friend and ally of the united states. their resilience in the long hemispheric battle against narcotrafficing is worthy of respect and admiration. ppas we congratulate president-elect juan emanuel santos on this victory in colombia's june 20, 2010, presidential election, we have every expectation that he and his new administration will continue the tradition of a strong relationship wit

so what she has done in barcelona, spain, on the eighth of june, which is world ocean day, is have an ocean of plascs exhibit and taken plastics from the ocean and created art. it is teaching students there about the dangers of plastics, the threat to our ocean life and to our marine future. i commend diana cohen for her work. i commend mr. inslee for his work, being a statesman and looking out for the next generation and for mother earth, which we have a duty to preserve. thank you, mr. speaker, and thank you, mr. inslee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, one of the concerns i have about this resolution is the vague nature of what these so-called national policies would be. again, i'd like to ask the gentleman if he'd yield to a question. is h.r. 2454, the waxman-markey bill, one of the, quote, national policies? mr. inslee: well, the national policies will be decided by this congress rather than just myself or the gentleman. this will be a decision, the policies that we

debt that meets or exceeds that that we see in countries like greece or spain or ireland or italy. the european union threatens to collapse under the financial stress that they have because they have loaned money -- it's almost like they're sitting at a poker table playing for chipping that are writing each our i.o.u.'s around the table. at some time you have to pay fo- the drinks and the food that's coming along. those chickens are coming home to roost in europe. we don't need to be there in america. we're a different kind of people. we have a unique vitality in our character, in our soul. one of the things that is part of that vitality is that we've skimmed the cream off of the crop of every civilization in the world. everybody that were immigrants to the united states, they didn't get people who were sitting out there on the porch that didn't go to work. these were the entrepreneurs, the creative ones, the ones that had a dream, that were frustrated because they had the shackles of a dictator that kept them from using freedom to grow their own lifetime success. can you imagine i

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