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srs.abril del aÑo de dios 2010 y nos acompaÑa ricky luis! >> un gallito! ahahahah! ¡muy buenos dÍas! >> raÚl se encuentra en un dÍa de descanso. >> en una asignaciÓn especial. carlita estaba de descanso. >> gracias, voy a mandarle un saludo a la gente de nueva york que me dio gusto ver a todos los trabajadores de allÁ. muchos mexicanos, estamos invadiendo la ciudad de nueva york. puertorriqueÑos, de puebla... en nueva york le dicen pueblayork. [risas] sÍ, sÍ. hay de mucha gente de mÉxico. >> me tocÓ verlos de todo vestidos. y yo me reÍa y le decÍa eres mÁs mexicano que yo y te vistieron de indÚ. [risas] >> cada vez que apagan la luz de los monumentos los reproducimos. >> son divinos, es un orgullo ver a nuestra gente tan trabajadora, y a eso venimos a este paÍs. venimos a trabajar. >> pasa algo bien raro en nueva york y es que... (ladridos) chispita! [risas] >> ya llegÓ. >> trabajan en una tienda o comercio donde los dueÑos son chinos y pasan del espaÑol al chino sin saber todavÍa inglÉs.
srs.abril del aÑo de dios 2010 y nos acompaÑa ricky luis! >> un gallito! ahahahah! ¡muy buenos dÍas! >> raÚl se encuentra en un dÍa de descanso. >> en una asignaciÓn especial. carlita estaba de descanso. >> gracias, voy a mandarle un saludo a la gente de nueva york que me dio gusto ver a todos los trabajadores de allÁ. muchos mexicanos, estamos invadiendo la ciudad de nueva york. puertorriqueÑos, de puebla... en nueva york le dicen pueblayork. [risas] sÍ, sÍ....
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este sr.erdad que estÁ bien moderna y juvenil, y tenemos a nico que nos lleva un conjunto de camisa de algodÓn y un chaleco y unos pantalones caqui espectaculares. puedes encontrar todo, los zapatos, camisas! >> repiteme una vez mÁs dÓnde se pueden conseguir todos estos modelos. >> no se lo pierdan porque el mejor lugar es nuestras tiendas. puede visitar el: (en pantalla) >> y podrÁn encontrar todos los modelos. >> pasen otra vez. ven mi amor, vamos a pararnos aquÍ con todos los niÑos que se ven muy bonitos. >> aquÍ, aquí. para que los vean por Última vez en la cÁmara. micaela, nicolÁs. >> para la mamÁ y el papá todo. yo incluso estoy con todos los colores primaverales. a los mejores precios. no se lo pierda. visitelo en estos dÍas va a encontrar una ropa estupenda. >> estÁn guapos y listos para juntar los huevos este fin de semana. sÍ. >> un beso a todo el mundo. >> y un beso a papÁ y a mamá que estÁn viÉndolos. gracias como siempre. digan cheese. >> una, dos, tres. >> cheese! >> feliz pascua
este sr.erdad que estÁ bien moderna y juvenil, y tenemos a nico que nos lleva un conjunto de camisa de algodÓn y un chaleco y unos pantalones caqui espectaculares. puedes encontrar todo, los zapatos, camisas! >> repiteme una vez mÁs dÓnde se pueden conseguir todos estos modelos. >> no se lo pierdan porque el mejor lugar es nuestras tiendas. puede visitar el: (en pantalla) >> y podrÁn encontrar todos los modelos. >> pasen otra vez. ven mi amor, vamos a pararnos aquÍ...
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it was stylistic statement that gotti, sr.centuate with $2,000 italian suits and hand- painted ties, earning him a certain brand of celebrity, and a nickname, "the dapper don." in new york, a city that worships power of any kind, gotti's reached beyond gambling and loan-sharking into the garment center, the garbage business, and the construction industry. and he wanted everyone to know what he did, as long as they couldn't prove it. now, a friend of your father's told me there is nothing he loved better than being a gangster. >> gotti: nothing. nothing. >> kroft: what did he love about it? >> gotti: everything. there was nothing he didn't like about it. my father lived that life 24/7. 24/7. in fact, his wife and kids were second to the streets. he loved it. he loved the code. he loved the action. >> kroft: was that more important than money? >> gotti: he hated money. he used to say, if a guy was saving money or putting money away, and he was a street guy, he would say, "what's on his mind? what has he got planned? you know, at
it was stylistic statement that gotti, sr.centuate with $2,000 italian suits and hand- painted ties, earning him a certain brand of celebrity, and a nickname, "the dapper don." in new york, a city that worships power of any kind, gotti's reached beyond gambling and loan-sharking into the garment center, the garbage business, and the construction industry. and he wanted everyone to know what he did, as long as they couldn't prove it. now, a friend of your father's told me there is...
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srs.! tener toda la cobertura de la inauguraciÓn desde el 11 de junio hasta el 11 de julio y ahÍ voy a estar yo. >> dios por adelante. >> el dato mundial. (en pantalla) [ mÚsica ] >> ay, ay. segÚn la fifa eso en promedio equivale a 44 mil personas por partido. >> maginate. >> es el deporte mÁs grande del mundo, por mÁs que se hagan olimpiadas, este es el deporte mÁs importante para el mundo completo. >> asÍ es, el evento deportivo mÁs grande del mun... >> do! >> vamos a felicitar a todos ustedes porque el torneo mÁs importante del torneo del fÚtbol estÁ el viernes con nosotros. se imagina usted tener ese trofeo siempre aquÍ. >> sÍ, claro que sí. albertico de la corbata verde va a estar aquÍ en la copa soÑar no cuesta nada. las horas que ustedes podrÁn ver el torneo de la fifa para el mundial de sudÁfrica 2010. toda la informaciÓn en univisiÓn. com >> el tofeo estÁ lindo! el tofeo! [risas] >> torneo bicentenario 2010, fÚtbol mexicano. las Águilas del amÉrica recibieron a santos de la comarca
srs.! tener toda la cobertura de la inauguraciÓn desde el 11 de junio hasta el 11 de julio y ahÍ voy a estar yo. >> dios por adelante. >> el dato mundial. (en pantalla) [ mÚsica ] >> ay, ay. segÚn la fifa eso en promedio equivale a 44 mil personas por partido. >> maginate. >> es el deporte mÁs grande del mundo, por mÁs que se hagan olimpiadas, este es el deporte mÁs importante para el mundo completo. >> asÍ es, el evento deportivo mÁs grande del...
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yo pienso que los avistamientos del sr.grabado en guadalajara, uno de los llamados (...) estas como serpientes, ya no sÓlo en la ciudad de mÉxico, ahora también estÁ ocurriendo en muchos lugares del mundo que parecen como gusanos en el cielo, como serpientes. esto nos remonta a la serpiente emplumada. esto fue grabado por ricardo ranjel, y Él como biÓlogo dijo que son impresionantes. >> lo que dijo el astrofÍsico (...) que dijo que puede haber vida alienita pero muy lejos y si viene puede ser que no nos convenga a nosotros. >> estÁ diciendo ya que pueden venir. eso es lo mÁs importante. Él dice que son nÓmadas y serÍa peligroso y serÍa como una experiencia similar a la que vivieron los habitantes de amÉrica cuando llegaron los espaÑoles. asÍ es que... aquí lo mÁs importante es que (...) que es considerado el mÁximo cientÍfico astronÓmico mundial dice sÍ pueden llegar a la tierra los extraterrestres eso es lo que para mÍ es lo importante. estamos analizando un ser aquÍ en mÉxico, quiero decirle a la gente que ya hemos abiert
yo pienso que los avistamientos del sr.grabado en guadalajara, uno de los llamados (...) estas como serpientes, ya no sÓlo en la ciudad de mÉxico, ahora también estÁ ocurriendo en muchos lugares del mundo que parecen como gusanos en el cielo, como serpientes. esto nos remonta a la serpiente emplumada. esto fue grabado por ricardo ranjel, y Él como biÓlogo dijo que son impresionantes. >> lo que dijo el astrofÍsico (...) que dijo que puede haber vida alienita pero muy lejos y si...
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[risas] >> bueno srs.r esta vida que sabe a ternura por mÁs que llores que ruegues no pienso romper mi atadura esa mujer que tu ofendes tan fÁcil limpio mis heridas volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste esa mujer que tÚ llamas infame merece respeto por ser debutante en el lecho que tÚ abandonaste esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste con cariÑo y con ternura ella logrÓ recuperarme esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste ahora dices que te arrepentiste pero es muy tarde esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste asÍ fue que poco a poco yo logrÉ levantarme. no la llames infame que ella en mÍ lecho hoy es debutante. esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo, donde tÚ me dejaste merece el respeto que tÚ a mÍ jamÁs supiste darme esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo, donde tÚ me dejaste dices que te arrepentiste que ya lo pensaste que sin mi lloraste. esa mujer, esa mujer. ♪
[risas] >> bueno srs.r esta vida que sabe a ternura por mÁs que llores que ruegues no pienso romper mi atadura esa mujer que tu ofendes tan fÁcil limpio mis heridas volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste esa mujer que tÚ llamas infame merece respeto por ser debutante en el lecho que tÚ abandonaste esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste con cariÑo y con ternura ella logrÓ recuperarme esa mujer volviÓ a levantarme del suelo donde tÚ me dejaste...
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peter sr. took a different step. he said not only should we do they utilitarian analyses in terms of how humans are impacted but we should give animals equal consideration when remake those analyses. he accepted the idea of speciesism he did not going to popularize it was coined by animal-rights a man named richard. to say that too there simply -- special simply because they're human that we should include them in these types of determinations. equal consideration a think is what sets of movement off. peter singer will say what matters is quality of life so if a human being has a greater quality of life and an animal than the animal can be used instrument lead to benefit the humans and also believes that if one type of human has a better quality than the lower standard of humans can be used as a mentally as well. said recently in a bbc documentary peter singer was approached by a scientist working with monkeys to find a cure for parkinson's and the scientist said i have used a couple hundred monkeys my goal is to hel
peter sr. took a different step. he said not only should we do they utilitarian analyses in terms of how humans are impacted but we should give animals equal consideration when remake those analyses. he accepted the idea of speciesism he did not going to popularize it was coined by animal-rights a man named richard. to say that too there simply -- special simply because they're human that we should include them in these types of determinations. equal consideration a think is what sets of...
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just for me, it was the same wa with ronald reagan and the same way with gerald ford and with bush, sr. and lyndon johnson, and each i would say as late as bill clinton, there was a bipartisan support on many issues but i think the partisanship and division that exist the last year or so is unprecedented. howard may... >> i free, mr. president. i do agree with that. i'm reluctant to agree, but i do. and, that is really what i had -- when i made the remark at the opening, politics is a confrontational contest, to test ideas. but you've got to have along with it, a decent respect for the other fellow's point of view. there is a bear's chance that he may be right. as much as it bothers me to say it. and that is missing now. it appears to be missing. i hasten to say nobody knows the senate unless they are in the senate and i'm not in the senate so i yield to other judges but, my impression is that the idea of the benefit of the doubt, so to speak, is virtually missing. and that is too bad. >> how did we get into that situation. >> i have a pet theory and i'll share it with you if the presi
just for me, it was the same wa with ronald reagan and the same way with gerald ford and with bush, sr. and lyndon johnson, and each i would say as late as bill clinton, there was a bipartisan support on many issues but i think the partisanship and division that exist the last year or so is unprecedented. howard may... >> i free, mr. president. i do agree with that. i'm reluctant to agree, but i do. and, that is really what i had -- when i made the remark at the opening, politics is a...
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in the meantime, thes to make sr broadband infrastructure, which has fallen far behind in terms of speeds, prices, openness, that our country doesn't fall behind in this critical infrastructure and hurt our economy in the next few years. >> host: our guest serves as a law professor, also a general counsel for free press. find out more about the response to the decision, freepress.net. thanks for your time this morning. >> guest: thank you so much. >> host: also on "the communicators" this week, howard simons, a lawyer who argued on behalf of the national cable and telecommunications association. >> host: mr. simons, does this week's decision about the comcast end at least the discussion about the authority that the federal communications commission has over broadband providers? >> guest: does it end it? >> host: yeah. >> guest: no. i think it may take it to a different chapter, but i don't think it ends it at all. there's been a lot of talk in the last couple of days since the decision came down that this is the end of the fcc's authority over broadband, lots of apocalyptic statements fro
in the meantime, thes to make sr broadband infrastructure, which has fallen far behind in terms of speeds, prices, openness, that our country doesn't fall behind in this critical infrastructure and hurt our economy in the next few years. >> host: our guest serves as a law professor, also a general counsel for free press. find out more about the response to the decision, freepress.net. thanks for your time this morning. >> guest: thank you so much. >> host: also on "the...
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one more pulitzer of note, the late hank williams, sr., was cited for lifetime achievement in countryusic. a funny thing happened to former the "tonight show" host conan o'brien. on his way to fox, he signed instead with tbs. that surprise move means pushing george lopez to midnight. hey, isn't that how all of this started? noting that he's gone from network t.v. to twitter to basic cable, o'brien said "my plan is working perfectly." hawaiian airlines may not be perfect but it's pretty darn good. once again it landed atop the annual list of best airlines followed by airtran and jetblue. overall, the industry saw improvements in customer complaints, on-time performance and mishandled luggage, but more people were bumped from flights, perhaps because cutbacks have meant fewer planes. by the way, american eagle came in last. and still ahead, a do-it-yourself family, some assembly required. steve hartman's "assignment america" next. anyone who grows things for a living will tell ya... a plant is only as good as the soil you put it in. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same
one more pulitzer of note, the late hank williams, sr., was cited for lifetime achievement in countryusic. a funny thing happened to former the "tonight show" host conan o'brien. on his way to fox, he signed instead with tbs. that surprise move means pushing george lopez to midnight. hey, isn't that how all of this started? noting that he's gone from network t.v. to twitter to basic cable, o'brien said "my plan is working perfectly." hawaiian airlines may not be perfect but...
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forget about the least of these, so we put prue our-eeese+ from thega a way that he tils 1+% toward sr ec13 they love us or not. fing eon so-callfoicue6 inhes, if black people are basically nt1 education system, well then, and when i o a significance of it. we are in a period when we actually need every qualified person to do a good job at what n haddo. discussionsthli 26 % ou are fighti++t s bening, and try ton. ir . valduat6 e meseen -- i do not believe that so- creates higher quality students, hili thoc1 things affect the country at large and g6c% president obama. how would you rate his performance so far? >> all i think he -- the first thing is, no one who has that job actually understands what is going on. they can read a stack of stuff every day and they put people in who they think they can listen to, who do we need to pay attention to on cable television? brian lamb. you know and i know the president cannot figure out the savings and loans crisis, he cannot f middle out how to handle -- ut barack obma at giving the impression that he does in fact understand. he is also good at
forget about the least of these, so we put prue our-eeese+ from thega a way that he tils 1+% toward sr ec13 they love us or not. fing eon so-callfoicue6 inhes, if black people are basically nt1 education system, well then, and when i o a significance of it. we are in a period when we actually need every qualified person to do a good job at what n haddo. discussionsthli 26 % ou are fighti++t s bening, and try ton. ir . valduat6 e meseen -- i do not believe that so- creates higher quality...
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it was timmy davis sr. and two of his nephews, the president chatting with the sr. viefing -- surviving members of that family and offering his condolences. back to you. jane: steve, thank you. want to get to our breaking news desk where a man in texas has been indicted in connection with pipe bombs found. harris, what do we know? >> 52-year-old larry eugene north. what's being reported was that north was with identified placing an explosive device in tyler, texas, into a mailbox just yesterday. so the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and explosives is saying this morning that there have now been 36 devices planted between february 5th and april 7th, and what they're trying to do is see whether or not this is the man, larry eugene north, responsible for all 36. we're awaiting a news conference coming up where we expect they will announce what kind of evidence they have against north. by the way, 23 different locations. so not just evidence, but do they have anything else to share about this case? back to you guys. jane: harris, thank you. harris: sure
it was timmy davis sr. and two of his nephews, the president chatting with the sr. viefing -- surviving members of that family and offering his condolences. back to you. jane: steve, thank you. want to get to our breaking news desk where a man in texas has been indicted in connection with pipe bombs found. harris, what do we know? >> 52-year-old larry eugene north. what's being reported was that north was with identified placing an explosive device in tyler, texas, into a mailbox just...
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today's question is from gerald mcdowell, sr. season, what process do you use to count the poll left hand in the air and how does it work? railroad timely question. as we said, yesterday, one of the worst days we've seen in years in term of our poll left hand count. we went to the experts for your answer. susan kozis ci. is a microbiologist at walter rey's forest glen annex in silver spring. they've been counseling the pollen count for more than a decade. she says wednesday was the second highest they have ever seen it. here is how they come up with the pollen count. >> the grains per cubic meter of air that we sample in a 4- hour period. it is sort of an average count for that 4 hour period. we are able to quantitate the number of pollen grains in by the size of a small refrigerator, a cubic meter of air. pollen is highly microscopic. you won't see them until you put them under the microscope or until you get the levels after he had recently. >> when you think about how much you've seen on your windshield. when you can turn on y
today's question is from gerald mcdowell, sr. season, what process do you use to count the poll left hand in the air and how does it work? railroad timely question. as we said, yesterday, one of the worst days we've seen in years in term of our poll left hand count. we went to the experts for your answer. susan kozis ci. is a microbiologist at walter rey's forest glen annex in silver spring. they've been counseling the pollen count for more than a decade. she says wednesday was the second...
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hope ♪ >> larry: program note, michael moore is going to be our guest tomorrow night and donald trump srre on wednesday. brett michaels was hit by a piece of scenery during an appearance on the 2009 tony awards. he talked about the incident back in march on "lopez tonight." watch. >> i'm walking backwards. they say always face the audience, right? i'm like what you are talking about? so i'm walking backwards. i go this went great. i throw my hands in the air and i said this rocked. this is killer. and i turn and, bam! >> larry: all right. could that have -- could that be a forerunner of this? >> you know, it's interesting. when you talk about this type of hemorrhage, there is two reasons that can cause it. one is the aneurysm that we're talking about earlier and the other is trauma. someone who has some sort of traumatic injury to the brain. but, you know, this is some time ago, it was june of 2009. so close to a year ago. if he had some bleeding in the brain at that point, it was -- it would be unlikely to cause a problem at this point. so i think those two things are probably unrelated
hope ♪ >> larry: program note, michael moore is going to be our guest tomorrow night and donald trump srre on wednesday. brett michaels was hit by a piece of scenery during an appearance on the 2009 tony awards. he talked about the incident back in march on "lopez tonight." watch. >> i'm walking backwards. they say always face the audience, right? i'm like what you are talking about? so i'm walking backwards. i go this went great. i throw my hands in the air and i said...
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basketball coach bob hurley sr. has led st. anthony's high school in new jersey to 23 state titles, impressive. what's more impressive about this guy is that his mission is to change players' lives. many of them are from poor and rough neighborhoods, his pleasure, but 99% of his players have gone on to college. hurley is just one of three high school coaches ever inducted into the basketball hall of fame. his name may sound familiar. his son is bobby hurley who played for the duke blue devils and won two titles in the early '90s. >>> "american idol" wannabes look on len on and mccartney songs last night. you'll hear who simon called the best of the night. >>> plus a california teenager hopes to be the youngest person to climb mt. everest. get this, he's just 13 years old. ddddddddddddd >>> the new york stock exchange just opened for business and it looks like the stocks may start on a weak note this morning. the investors are waiting to hear from the fed chairman, ben bernanke, and for news about the health of gm
basketball coach bob hurley sr. has led st. anthony's high school in new jersey to 23 state titles, impressive. what's more impressive about this guy is that his mission is to change players' lives. many of them are from poor and rough neighborhoods, his pleasure, but 99% of his players have gone on to college. hurley is just one of three high school coaches ever inducted into the basketball hall of fame. his name may sound familiar. his son is bobby hurley who played for the duke blue devils...
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joining me now daniel stone sr., report with "newsweek."t are the big concerns for the environment and how do you tackle them? >> it's up in the air at the moment and the reason for that is this oil is seeping out very slowly. they're talking about 1,000 barrels of oil coming out each day. like you said, it's not only in the water and above the surface, some of it is under the seabed, so you have to worry about marine life and also once it gets -- it's a very buoyant liquid. once it gets to the coastlines of louisiana and florida, those are fragile ecosystems and can be hit very, very hard. >> this is a well cap that needs to be covered up more properly, a full smile or something below the surface. what are the challenges to getting this done? >> well, like you said, weather is one of them. seas are very choppy at the moment, which is hindering some of the cleanup effort. but you need to get a pod essentially down there, it's robotic and caps off that pipeline. the pipeline goes from the surface of the water to the seabed and then from the
joining me now daniel stone sr., report with "newsweek."t are the big concerns for the environment and how do you tackle them? >> it's up in the air at the moment and the reason for that is this oil is seeping out very slowly. they're talking about 1,000 barrels of oil coming out each day. like you said, it's not only in the water and above the surface, some of it is under the seabed, so you have to worry about marine life and also once it gets -- it's a very buoyant liquid....
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>> well, the earnings report sr.... it's not that surprising. they've been doing very, very well ever since the crisis. and most of wall street has been doing very well. the story that we should all be talking about is this s.e.c. lawsuit because it is really pointing to how goldman sachs is making its money. and it's not a pleasant story. if i had to guess what's going on inside goldman sachs today, it's not a celebration of their earnings but full crisis mode because the world is ganging up on them. >> rose: tell me what it is that you think is at issue here. >> this lawsuit for first t first time in my lifetime the s.e.c. has filed a lawsuit that is at the core of what goes on on wall street. i have felt over the years it was an agency designed to do nothing but sue kind of trivial people for insider trading and here they have for the first time sfwld a big way into the bond markets. and the story of the last... not just the last few years but the last few decades on wall street is the story of the bond markets. but the debacle of the last fe
>> well, the earnings report sr.... it's not that surprising. they've been doing very, very well ever since the crisis. and most of wall street has been doing very well. the story that we should all be talking about is this s.e.c. lawsuit because it is really pointing to how goldman sachs is making its money. and it's not a pleasant story. if i had to guess what's going on inside goldman sachs today, it's not a celebration of their earnings but full crisis mode because the world is...
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and say, for example, henry james sr., the next henry james would be this -- that, you know, one generation down. c-span: you've got a lot of big names here. let's go over... >> guest: i'm sorry. c-span: no, no, i mean -- i mean -- i mean, well-known names. you have horace mann. >> guest: horace mann. horace mann, brother-in-law to nathaniel hawthorne, anti-slavery activist but not an abolitionist, was horrified when hawthorne wrote the book we were talking about, "the life of franklin pierce." you know, it's how, can he write such a book, basically, is he such a man that would do this? that's his brother-in-law. c-span: yeah. ralph waldo emerson you mentioned earlier. >> guest: emerson, neighbor, the ... c-span: in concord, mass? >> guest: in concord, mass. the first place that hawthorne lived in concord, mass with his wife was rented from emerson's step grandfather. i mean, it is very almost incestuous in a certain sense, because it's a very small community. c-span: so, when anybody goes to the old north bridge ... >> guest: right. c-span: ... and concord, mass, where the... >> guest: rig
and say, for example, henry james sr., the next henry james would be this -- that, you know, one generation down. c-span: you've got a lot of big names here. let's go over... >> guest: i'm sorry. c-span: no, no, i mean -- i mean -- i mean, well-known names. you have horace mann. >> guest: horace mann. horace mann, brother-in-law to nathaniel hawthorne, anti-slavery activist but not an abolitionist, was horrified when hawthorne wrote the book we were talking about, "the life of...
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i remember when i played for cal ripken, sr., we had a game like that.> gary: 3-2. >> jim p: a tough night. >> gary: a long, long -- >> jim p: 0 for 9. >> gary: to go that long without getting a run for either team -- i mean, just absolutely unheard of in this day and age. >> jim p: and go to one on the 19th -- >> gary: yeah. three ball, two strikes. one away. izturis at second base. jones looking for his third hit and an rbi. and adams takes the big cut and goes down swinging. >> jim p: a little bit of extra right there. 93 to get. >> gary: wigginton, 3rd inning, got it started as he delivered a double. good for two runs batted in. izturis and jones came around to score and then wigginton himself scored. markakis followed up with the base hit. that got the orioles at to the early 3-0 lead. they added to it in the 4th with 4-0 and they have been ahead ever since. >> jim p: that was a huge hit and good approach because it wasn't like -- [ i distinct ] it was down in and away and slice into the right field. and mar may case took the 3-2 pitch. >> gary: wig
i remember when i played for cal ripken, sr., we had a game like that.> gary: 3-2. >> jim p: a tough night. >> gary: a long, long -- >> jim p: 0 for 9. >> gary: to go that long without getting a run for either team -- i mean, just absolutely unheard of in this day and age. >> jim p: and go to one on the 19th -- >> gary: yeah. three ball, two strikes. one away. izturis at second base. jones looking for his third hit and an rbi. and adams takes the big cut...
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. >> mire, el sr. de anda ha sido muy negativo. la verdad. porque...los 6 aÑos me encantaba, su carÁcter recio y fuerte, su manera de vestir y todo, y decÍa cuando era chica, yo quiero parecerme a marÍa en su carÁcter. >> cientos de fotografÍas y postales, discos inÉditos, todo distribuido a lo largo de una gran casa y envueltos entre los Ángeles. >> Ángeles porque ella era marÍa de los angeles fÉlix greÑa. por eso hay tantos Ángeles por todos lados. >> no podÍa faltar una vitrina especial dedicada a sus 47 pelÍculas. reconocimientos de todo el mundo. >> es una ravilla es lo que ahora estamos comentando que tiene toda una historia aquÍ, estÁ precioso todo. >> yo creo que en su tiempo fue una gran mujer y lo sigue siendo. >> quiÉn te ha dicho esas cosas? >> asÍ gracias a la admiraciÓn y respeto a esta figura nacional, hay un emotivo homenaje a quien dejÓ un legado en la cinamatografÍa mexicana. >> quÉ les parece, yo creo que impresionante, no? >> de verdad que sÍ, Única. la doÑa Única. >> cuando vaya a mÉxico me encantarÍa visitar ese lugar. >> dÉjame c
. >> mire, el sr. de anda ha sido muy negativo. la verdad. porque...los 6 aÑos me encantaba, su carÁcter recio y fuerte, su manera de vestir y todo, y decÍa cuando era chica, yo quiero parecerme a marÍa en su carÁcter. >> cientos de fotografÍas y postales, discos inÉditos, todo distribuido a lo largo de una gran casa y envueltos entre los Ángeles. >> Ángeles porque ella era marÍa de los angeles fÉlix greÑa. por eso hay tantos Ángeles por todos lados. >> no...
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[applause] [silence] [silence] christopher lee bell, sr. [applause] [silence] [silence] [silence] joel r. "jody" price. [applause] . . deward alan scott. [applause] [silence] >> grover dale skeens. [applause] [silence] >> william "grif "griffith. [applause] [silence] >> mike lee "cuz" elswick. [applause] >> howard daniels "boone" payne, jr.. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> gary wayne quarles. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> william roosevelt lynch. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> ricky workman. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> richard "rick "keith lane. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> adam keith morgan. [applause] [silence] >> edward dean jones. [applause] [silence] [silence] [silence] >> robert eugene clark. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> joe marcum. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> ronald lee maynor. [applause] [silence] [silence] [silence] >> dillard earl "dewey" persinger. [applause] [silence] >> rex lane mullins. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. and now would ask you to remain standing for the posting of the colors and
[applause] [silence] [silence] christopher lee bell, sr. [applause] [silence] [silence] [silence] joel r. "jody" price. [applause] . . deward alan scott. [applause] [silence] >> grover dale skeens. [applause] [silence] >> william "grif "griffith. [applause] [silence] >> mike lee "cuz" elswick. [applause] >> howard daniels "boone" payne, jr.. [applause] [silence] [silence] >> gary wayne quarles. [applause] [silence] [silence]...
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wounded on the battlefield, though, for example, he enlisted the help of another veteran, don viscani sr., an original member of the tenth mountain division of world war ii. he asked dom to help and dom was happy to help entertain and support these troops. many of bob's friends soon joined the cause as well and they are a constant presence upon the soldiers, whether they are here or at home. our army would not be the best place in the world without the work of veterans like sergeant o'malley whose life has been synonymous with service, sacrifice, and selflessness. his inspiration to me, to our armed forces and our country. he is a hero, and i'm proud to call him a friend. would the chair announce morning business now? the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, there will now be a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the republicans controlling the final 30 minutes. mr. reed: mr. president? the presi
wounded on the battlefield, though, for example, he enlisted the help of another veteran, don viscani sr., an original member of the tenth mountain division of world war ii. he asked dom to help and dom was happy to help entertain and support these troops. many of bob's friends soon joined the cause as well and they are a constant presence upon the soldiers, whether they are here or at home. our army would not be the best place in the world without the work of veterans like sergeant o'malley...
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one him and george bush sr. left office, it was ordered $5 trillion. clinton left a surplus -- it was $405 trillion. clinton left a surplus, and the deficit was $10.90 trillion when obama took over. @@@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinton's campaign, the staffers that she had, >> and to the reports that a cut in the newspapers this morning that hillary clinton's staff of new england is helping to run martha coakley's campaign on the ground. >> mark mangino more about this than i do because we have been so busy with this book i know hardly any of the details. i understand the dynamics going on and certainly it is the case that republicans have historically, traditionally and successfully in many cases want to paint the democrats as the spending party. they have been relentless in doing that over the course of the last year. they have been successful i think in having done that. in massachusetts it is going out to the point where you have a situation where martha coakley is not getting the kind of support from the democratic base you would expect. she's
one him and george bush sr. left office, it was ordered $5 trillion. clinton left a surplus -- it was $405 trillion. clinton left a surplus, and the deficit was $10.90 trillion when obama took over. @@@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinton's campaign, the staffers that she had, >> and to the reports that a cut in the newspapers this morning that hillary clinton's staff of new england is helping to run martha coakley's campaign on the ground. >> mark mangino more about this than i do...
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mark morale, danny bay quells senior is also known as the -- of denny's bankwell sr., also with us todayis tamika malory, angela sailor, dr. scott, the chairman of the national black caucus, the mayor of philadelphia at, the cofounder of the all stars project. [applause] . . >> we can get a rhetoric on that. we are going into six of the main and critical states in the midtown elections and we are going to register voters and do voter turnout. this is a commitment. we will increase turnout in those states by 5%. people can go with us if they want. we are going into ohio, california, illinois, and we will up the ante. we will set the stage for the defeat for the president in 2012 if we do not win at the midterm elections. >> the reality is, we are pushing it on the web and our radio show. why do we need somebody to call us when we are most affected by the mayors in the cities? the same numbers but added for obama. we would have had a black mayor in houston. at some point, when do we truly exercise our power? >> what is real is that people are trying to keep their families -- can you hear m
mark morale, danny bay quells senior is also known as the -- of denny's bankwell sr., also with us todayis tamika malory, angela sailor, dr. scott, the chairman of the national black caucus, the mayor of philadelphia at, the cofounder of the all stars project. [applause] . . >> we can get a rhetoric on that. we are going into six of the main and critical states in the midtown elections and we are going to register voters and do voter turnout. this is a commitment. we will increase turnout...
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and george force senior said we will not negotiate away -- george bush sr. said we will not negotiate with our lifestyle, if you will. can the resulted in some studies that came to the kyoto protocol. and it was said it was too expensive and it pushed on for two more years of studies. they came back and said, we got to do something immediately, but we did not. host: i will leave it there and have gene karpinski wrap up. thanks for the call. guest: as you remember, george bush jr., over the course of his term, i would say his position somewhat acknowledge -- some what evolves, because he began to of knowledge -- began to a knowledge that it is a problem. the good news is that the solutions are the kinds of solutions that help our economy and create new jobs, help our security by reducing dependence on foreign oil, and it will help to save the planet and bring new energy future. host: gene karpinski, the leader of conservative voters. the report is available at www.lcv.org. coming up next, we will have jason mattera. he has a new book called "obama zombies" cr
and george force senior said we will not negotiate away -- george bush sr. said we will not negotiate with our lifestyle, if you will. can the resulted in some studies that came to the kyoto protocol. and it was said it was too expensive and it pushed on for two more years of studies. they came back and said, we got to do something immediately, but we did not. host: i will leave it there and have gene karpinski wrap up. thanks for the call. guest: as you remember, george bush jr., over the...
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mark morale, danny bay quells senior is also known as the -- of denny's bankwell sr., also with us today is tamika malory, angela sailor, dr. scott, the chairman of the national black caucus, the mayor of philadelphia at, the cofounder of the all stars project. [applause] . . >> we can get a rhetoric on that. we are going into six of the main and critical states in the midtown elections and we are going to register voters and do voter turnout. this is a commitment. we will increase turnout in those states by 5%. people can go with us if they want. we are going into ohio, california, illinois, and we will up the ante. we will set the stage for the defeat for the president in 2012 if we do not win at the midterm elections. >> the reality is, we are pushing it on the web and our radio show. why do we need somebody to call us when we are most affected by the mayors in the cities? the same numbers but added for obama. we would have had a black mayor in houston. at some point, when do we truly exercise our power? >> what is real is that people are trying to keep their families -- can you hear
mark morale, danny bay quells senior is also known as the -- of denny's bankwell sr., also with us today is tamika malory, angela sailor, dr. scott, the chairman of the national black caucus, the mayor of philadelphia at, the cofounder of the all stars project. [applause] . . >> we can get a rhetoric on that. we are going into six of the main and critical states in the midtown elections and we are going to register voters and do voter turnout. this is a commitment. we will increase...
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s sr. db d. college to suggest we put their feet to the fire and get these things done?> the most frustrating -- this would get you mad about the congressional black caucus. they get mad at obama. they are from districts where they have done nothing to address unemployment. this is for 30 and 40 and 50 years, and we keep the voting them in. it is mindboggling to me how charlie rangel or maxine waters still have a job when they have failed to deliver anything for the people. >> i thought we would get up here and disagree. >> your system has failed over and over again. i am from washington, d.c. i will put it back on your lap. you cannot tell me your state delegate because you walk in there blindsided, and that is short problem. we have got to reclaim these that we have given away, and when i say give it away, you send it to us, we are going to lose. they do not care about you in your local maybin or community. take ownership. we cannot afford it. >> i want to add one thing, though. i think we've relied too much on the state to save us. this old thing about the government'
s sr. db d. college to suggest we put their feet to the fire and get these things done?> the most frustrating -- this would get you mad about the congressional black caucus. they get mad at obama. they are from districts where they have done nothing to address unemployment. this is for 30 and 40 and 50 years, and we keep the voting them in. it is mindboggling to me how charlie rangel or maxine waters still have a job when they have failed to deliver anything for the people. >> i...
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one him and george bush sr. left office, it was ordered $5 trillion. left a surplus -- it was $405 trillion. clinton left a surplus, and the deficit was $10.90 trillion when obama took over. where democrats get all the blame for the spending when it is actually republicans who created all this deficit? the democrats never seem to address that issue, and they continue to be demonized for the spending, and republicans used fiscal conservatives -- host: at some of this is playing out, what he is getting at, in the special elections in messages, about democrats' big spenders -- special election in massachusetts, about democrats being spenders and raising taxes. i am wondering if you could compare your debts from hillary clinton's campaign, the staffers -- your notes from hillary clinton's campaign, the staffers that she had, and reports this morning that hillary clinton's staff for new england is helping to run martha coakley's campaign. guest: mark would know more about this. we have been so busy with this book that i don't know the details of this spirit
one him and george bush sr. left office, it was ordered $5 trillion. left a surplus -- it was $405 trillion. clinton left a surplus, and the deficit was $10.90 trillion when obama took over. where democrats get all the blame for the spending when it is actually republicans who created all this deficit? the democrats never seem to address that issue, and they continue to be demonized for the spending, and republicans used fiscal conservatives -- host: at some of this is playing out, what he is...
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and michael hooks, sr. will you come in that order? [applause] >> god bless you. thank you very much. i'm so honored and privileged to be a designee for the family. there's been so many beautiful things said about the giant. the commercial appeal put it properly. they said a giant is gone. but in the eyes of me and, i guess, every family member that came from near and far, dr. benjamin hooks was known affectionately as uncle bennie. and this was a beautiful, beautiful person. he's a tremendous man of god. he inspired us like never before. there is nobody -- i know any close family member that was not touched by his presence, by his oration. by his concern. especially he and francis together. i'm not going to stand before you long. but i want to thank each and every one of you for supporting him for coming out for being a blessing. i was privileged to work with ben, uncle bennie, as his physician. he had a lot of trust in me. and he listened to me. and i didn't really see him as a giant. but after all of the things and the people and the comments, the accolades --
and michael hooks, sr. will you come in that order? [applause] >> god bless you. thank you very much. i'm so honored and privileged to be a designee for the family. there's been so many beautiful things said about the giant. the commercial appeal put it properly. they said a giant is gone. but in the eyes of me and, i guess, every family member that came from near and far, dr. benjamin hooks was known affectionately as uncle bennie. and this was a beautiful, beautiful person. he's a...
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. >> people like jack welsh and joe torre and martin sorrel and others, bill gates sr., were very generoust was really interesting that across the board everyone i spoke with said that the easiest way to lose it once you get it, because it's also, as you said, fleeting, hard to hold on as it is to get there, is hubris. humility is one of the laws of success. right now adaptability is critical because the economy is changing. we all need to look inside and figure out what our skill set is and what the holes are and how we can adapt to thrive and survive in this changing economy. >> so, what happened or when did this happen, this element of self-wareness with you? what was it? do you recall? >> well you know what, when i was at cnn, i was a writer and producer at cnn and that's where i began my career, cnn business news. i love midjob, and i was producing and coming up with story ideas and then giving it to somebody else, who would go on the air with it. when i got promoted at cnn business news. lou dobbs took me out of the field and wanted in toe produce a show. i would be in the control ro
. >> people like jack welsh and joe torre and martin sorrel and others, bill gates sr., were very generoust was really interesting that across the board everyone i spoke with said that the easiest way to lose it once you get it, because it's also, as you said, fleeting, hard to hold on as it is to get there, is hubris. humility is one of the laws of success. right now adaptability is critical because the economy is changing. we all need to look inside and figure out what our skill set is...
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for business to productively invest in the future, and it will ensure future bailouts witouts which sr dodd and i both want to prevent. chairman dodd has assured me that he will address a number of concerns that i have expressed with respect to bailouts. we've talked about this at length. i appreciate his assurance and take him at his word, but i am concerned that there appear to be no acceptable changes in the relevant sections of the bill. therefore, at the conclusion of my remarks, picking up on what he talked about earlier, i would like to hear how the chairman intends to address the following: the removal of the $50 million bailout fund some people call a honey pot; not allowing the government to pay creditors and shareholders of a failed firm more than they would be entitled to in bankruptcy; not allowing the fundamentalled to prop up failing firms with government debt guarantees, meaning the taxpayer; not allowing, mr. president, the federal reserve to lend broadly on bad collateral; holding the fdic accountable if it fails to properly conduct resolution or uses the resolution a
for business to productively invest in the future, and it will ensure future bailouts witouts which sr dodd and i both want to prevent. chairman dodd has assured me that he will address a number of concerns that i have expressed with respect to bailouts. we've talked about this at length. i appreciate his assurance and take him at his word, but i am concerned that there appear to be no acceptable changes in the relevant sections of the bill. therefore, at the conclusion of my remarks, picking...
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dale earnhardt sr.>>> a dad saw his son's elementary school in such dire financial straits that he started a 24-hour run to raise money for his school's athletic department. he has already raised 11 grand. he has been running all night and should be done sometime today. 24 hours running. that's amazing. i can't even stay awake for 24 hours. >> i hear you on that. i just cannot believe that. that's got to be so painful. but good for him, go dad! >>> early signs of promising for a vaccine that could help people stop smoking. it works by getting the body to block nicotine from entering the smoker's brain, and that makes it less satisfying for a smoker to light up. the vaccine's maker says 16% of those who responded well to the drug were able to stop smoking and not start again. researchers hope this vaccine could also fight drug addiction. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich creating another ruckus. now he wants help in his corruption trial from the president of the united states. , s ropricelike
dale earnhardt sr.>>> a dad saw his son's elementary school in such dire financial straits that he started a 24-hour run to raise money for his school's athletic department. he has already raised 11 grand. he has been running all night and should be done sometime today. 24 hours running. that's amazing. i can't even stay awake for 24 hours. >> i hear you on that. i just cannot believe that. that's got to be so painful. but good for him, go dad! >>> early signs of...
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did a long time ago, and the views out there, they know that joe kennedy sr. was the first chairman of the s.e.c. and f.d.r. really put him in charge because he knew where the bodies were buried. but listening to npr last night, it seems like what goldman sachs had done,Ñi what lot of us felt out here, was that they had created a win-win situation with some bad mortgages and the bets on them. and that is, you know, if the mortgages -- whoever was handling this, if the mortgages went bad, they got paid. if the mortgages were good, they got paid. but the people who they depend upon it was the poor schmuck making his mortgage payments every month, and that's the person who they depended on. frankly, i think it's time now. i don't think we should sue them, but i think some of these financiers need to go to jail. they really do. because you have any idea, any idea of the suffering that has been put on people here in cincinnati, people losing their houses, losing their jobs, you know, worrying about simple things, whether they can afford medicine, these kinds of thi
did a long time ago, and the views out there, they know that joe kennedy sr. was the first chairman of the s.e.c. and f.d.r. really put him in charge because he knew where the bodies were buried. but listening to npr last night, it seems like what goldman sachs had done,Ñi what lot of us felt out here, was that they had created a win-win situation with some bad mortgages and the bets on them. and that is, you know, if the mortgages -- whoever was handling this, if the mortgages went bad, they...
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can't argue with what you say, completely accords with other people i interviewed who describe obama sr as extraordinarily the deep voice, his self confidence beyond cockiness into a kind of unattractive frustrated defeated brenda argeo. a lot of crying into his beer. it's not a happy sight but your description is completely in accord with certainly what i think a lot of us know and certainly my own research. >> thank you. this question right here i feed your shirt is purple. maybe if you stood up. yes, thank you. >> my name is carol heineman from the u.s. foreign service, and i just wanted to ask you briefly what do you mean by the joshua what generation? >> in a 2007 shortly after announcing for the presidency, barack obama accepted the invitation of john lewis and others to go to selma alabama for the annual re-enactment of the beginning of the march from selma to montgomery. the seminal moment that loosened the floodgates for johnson to put forward a voting rights act. selma alabama being the scene of also bloody sunday and it just constant turmoil by design of the civil rights move
can't argue with what you say, completely accords with other people i interviewed who describe obama sr as extraordinarily the deep voice, his self confidence beyond cockiness into a kind of unattractive frustrated defeated brenda argeo. a lot of crying into his beer. it's not a happy sight but your description is completely in accord with certainly what i think a lot of us know and certainly my own research. >> thank you. this question right here i feed your shirt is purple. maybe if you...
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gore sr., which i they renewed their wedding vows after almost 50 years of marriage.in november of 2007, just about 2 1/2 years ago, benjamin hooks was awarded the presidential metal of freedom, a high civilian honor in the united states, by president george w. bush. he has helped to establish in his hometown of memphis the benjamin l. hooks institute for social change at the university of memphis. in talking with some of the faculty members at this institute a few years ago, one of them said that ben hooks understands that our country was a work in progress. he'd seen the hard parts of it. he'd seen the injustice of it. when he -- before he died, he was still sad and angry about some of the injustice that exists today. but he had also seen the promise of it as well. and through his lifetime, he lived through the king days, the sit-ins, the days of the first black criminal court justice, where it was commonplace for african-americans to graduate from law school, the election of the first african-american president, the rise of the national -- of the naacp, ben hooks s
gore sr., which i they renewed their wedding vows after almost 50 years of marriage.in november of 2007, just about 2 1/2 years ago, benjamin hooks was awarded the presidential metal of freedom, a high civilian honor in the united states, by president george w. bush. he has helped to establish in his hometown of memphis the benjamin l. hooks institute for social change at the university of memphis. in talking with some of the faculty members at this institute a few years ago, one of them said...