startup america that -- that is what startup america is all about. they can take your ideas for a parent wants to export the best programs that already exist. you'll hear about some of those. take those to scale. it is all about celebrating and educating and exploring the activities of entrepreneurship. if you have ideas, we welcome them. you can tweet your suggestions. some money entrepreneurs took the time -- so many entrepreneurs took the time to be here. it would not be possible without the leadership of the kauffman foundation. you heard this from several speakers. they have led the way in research and innovation and giving us kind of a road map going forward of where some of the leverage points are. bem delighted that coraarl will joining me. let me turn it over to carl. he will explain why this is an important initiative. [applause] >> thank you, steve. i would join steve in thinking our secretaries, secretary mills. nobody could appreciate that this is not a special day for the kauffman foundation. ewing kauffman, an american from kansas city

tomorrow, the launching of startup, america, an initiative to spur the economy. you will hear about the obama administration costs plan to create jobs. that is live of 11:00 a.m., eastern. >> this week and miliband challenged the prime minister over the state of the british economy after recently released gdp figures for the final quarter in 2011 showed the economy fell by 5.5%. the prime minister said the numbers were disappointing but the spending -- defended his current deficit reduction plan. >> i am sure the whole house will want to join me in sending our deepest condolences to all those affected by the appalling terrorist attack in moscow on monday. our thoughts should be with the families of all those killed and injured, but especially with the family of gordon cousland of the united kingdom. i spoke to president medvedev on monday evening and offered him our complete support in ensuring that the terrorists should never be allowed to win. this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the house, i shall

also coverage of startup america, a white house initiative to support and entrepreneurship to create jobs. this morning on "washington journal," an assessment of the republican congress and the push to create jobs. also a look at the situation in egypt with the united states institute for peace. after that we will chat with michelle garcia of the national center for victims of crime on state and federal stalking laws. guest:" i -- "washington journal" is next. [no audio] this was a scene in liberation square in cairo, egypt, about 30 minutes ago. protests continue. the secular opposition banded together around dr. mohamed elbaradei. dr. elbaradei may lack the support, but could serve as an acceptable figure to the united states. secretary of state hillary clinton. on all five sunday talk shows asking for an orderly -- appeared on all five sunday talk shows, asking for an orderly transition. dr. elbaradei says, "clinton's words erode american credibility." the phone numbers are on your screen. let's begin with "the washington post," "u.s. seeks a swift transition in europe -- egypt. o

would like to wrap up by thanking everybody for participating in the launch of this new startup, start of america of. i would also like to thank you, steve, and carl, in your perspective organizations for providing leadership. things like this are critically important to do. the people who take that leadership effort are really appreciated. we are going to have a closed brainstorming session for everybody except the media. probably a 5 minute or 10 minute break. we will be back in here. for folks in the press, thank you for coming. for everybody, please think everybody in the -- thank everybody in the administration for their support. [applause] >> we will leave coverage of this event at this point and watch the remainder of it on our website, c-span.org. "the washington post" is reporting that pakistan has doubled its nuclear stockpile over the last several years. this afternoon, the u.s. institute of peace is holding a discussion on pakistan's future at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c- span2. >> the white house press secretary works for vice- president biden and as a correspondent for "time" magazine.