in the geopolitical interests of the united states and it's ours that's pure hypocrisy would you agree with that. absolutely and it is strange in the sense that although islamic woman's have proven to one to be part of a democratic process and have been the victims of the lack of the market there is asia we continue to hear people accuse islamic movements or these movements of its political. of being the democratic i think the major obstacle to democratization in the muslim world today as we stand in this very moment is then i states of america . and their allies in the west because they are the ones who count on and rely entirely on regimes that are this partake that are corrupt and simply because these regimes so of their best interests democracy in our part in this part of the world is not in favor of the best interests as seen by those who are in power in washington and in the major capitals of western europe ok if i could go back to denver nader if if let's say in an imaginary world really imaginary that all of these these dictatorships that are so close to the united states and v

how about the united states? has anybody supervised or inspected the nuclear arsenal here in the united states? remember that the i.a.e.a. statute says that when it speaks of disarmament, everyone must disarm. secondly everyone must enjoy peaceful nuclear energy and third that proliferation must be stopped. now, what has the i.a.e.a. done in terms of disarmament? nothing? >> rose: so? >> ( translated ): the countries that have veto power have, in the meantime, done nothing, too, about it. it's quite natural. it's politicized from the very foundation of it. and now they don't like us and what we represent and they feel that the nuclear issues is one excuse to put pressure on us. but they're wrong and the time for that has passed. >> rose: okay, fair enough. who do you mean by the "zionist regime"? >> ( translated ): a regime that has occupied palestine and now forces its rule on that territory. >> rose: but why don't you just say aisrael? why don't you say the state of israel rather than the signist regime? >> ( t

, is this as strict as the state? if not, we need to bring it forward. in order to do that, we need to do a complete matrix for each provision. the city cannot have any code that are less restrictive than the state. either equal or more restrictive. what we ended up doing with the california green building code was bring in into our previous green building chapter, 13c, the environmental concerns chapter, and bring forward those more restrictive provisions in the state code -- and there were many -- and as well integrating our own green building code. that was done with a great help of the department of the environment, contracts with held on consultants. months and months, half a dozen hearings, public hearings on the green building code. it will make some differences in san francisco. it will make it more difficult and expensive to build certain types of buildings but the state said you must do it. it is interesting, and a green building stuff is happening so fast, everybody getting up to speed, it is almost standar

and debt ratios are also close to what the united states is in the u.k. they say so and then in terms of how or how you are pad the situation no we are not particularly optimistic and beyond really politicians easy i mean again mention i mean what really actually is said is you should have probably let a lot of those banks fail i mean many of the wall street being there on drily bangs out because senos they just they visit money and if they if they get it wrong they get by the taxpayer if they get it right they just take it out as a bonus quickly enough so that when later on so are things done so are they there to get the taxpayer money again so that was the big problem but now really i don't really see an easy fix was a solution even from the federal reserve printing more money of a have more power it's not going to work because i learned greenspan even alan greenspan even recommended homeowners before the borrower came on to take all of these. mortgages the federal reserve made it much much worse so i'd best they're very incompetent or worse they're act

we have become the welfare state. we're going to have to reform welfare and reform the public employee pension benefits as well. that' the outline of the plan. i'm sure we'll have more to talk about as we go through the debate tonight. >> is there something specific you would do to reach a budget deal with lawmakers at the capitol in a timely manner? >> well, first, we must start earlier on the budget. you know, the governor puts out his budget in january, then really nothing much happens until the may revise. we need to start working on it earlier. and then i think there's some structural reforms we must do. we should go to a two-year budgeting cycle. this business of constantly having our back against the wall, not having the ability to think longer term than three to six months out. those are two reforms i'd make right away mr. brown? >> yes. the budget's never been this late before. i do know something about budgets, i must say. the budget is always the heart of any kind of democratic society. how much do you spen

state after state. what is the message to focus on to win over the moderates and independents who are not going to the republican brand but are still concerned? >> to use the old adage of politics, all politics is local. the candidates that doing well are proposing real solutions. it is important to keep the focus on how many of these problems were created by republican policies. but as bill clinton would say ad nauseam, all elections are about the future. we have to maintain some focus on how we got into this situation and how republican policies were largely responsible, but also to focus on the future. one of the specific challenges -- what are the specific challenges states? even in this environment, optimism is important. every election, with the possible as caption -- with the possible exception of richard nixon in 1968 and 1972, the optimistic candidate always wins. optimism is born from confronting reality and having a plan to move forward. it cannot make it all about how bad the other guy is. i

guest: there is a lot of hostility in state legislatures, especially in some states, toward minor party and independent candicy. this has been a problem in the country for almost 100 years. it is very strange. we are practically the only democratic country and a world where a substantial number of powerful people think it is legitimate to prevent people from running for office. it is unheard of in great britain or canada for any party to ever think about changing the law to keep its competition off the bell. and the britain anyone can get on about -- to keep them off the ballot in this country. in canada but it only takes 100 signatures. it does not occur to people in most countries that is legitimate for two parties to get together and keep competition off the ballot. host: for those who tried to keep the parties off the ballots, what is the main reasoning? guest: it depends on whether they are talking honestly or not. if you want an example of an honest comment, i was at a georgia state legislative hearing once and a legislator on the elections committee said, i don't want no damn lib

usually a very blue state. incumbent senator barbara boxer in a statistical dead heat with carly fiorian. a state where president obama won by a landslide but now nearly half of the voters 46% do not think he deserves to be reelected. the gap between republicans and democrats is a bit wider in ohio and pennsylvania. in ohio, republican rob portman a 7-point lead over democrat lee fisher. shep? >> thanks. as we countdown to the all important mid term elections fox news has a brand new iphone app to track the information. get up-to-date information on the races in your area and beyond. from the best political coverage anywhere. go to fox news calm and get the app download details. it is your short caught to american politics. >>> police are warning facebook users to watch what they post after a burglary ring used information from the facebook to target and rob dozens of homes. please rob me i'm not at home. details, next. >> shepard: watching a situation happening in france now. the eye fel eiffel tower has bn ev

cross talk is next for peter lavelle's guests clash over illegal immigration in europe and the united states. nineteen thirty eight england and france try to reason with hitler germany demands of the land and gets its way they all thought they had created a safety net for themselves in nineteen thirty nine the whole of europe isn't going to war efforts to establish a system of collective security nine hundred thirty eight failed and it's still on the agenda. the lessons to be learned from the munich agreement on r t. can you can. start. to. follow it and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle who are they undocumented immigrants or illegal aliens a label that protects or punishes as an anti immigration groundswell threatens europe and splits the us we cast a cold eye over the debate what we find is heated rhetoric finger pointing and few easy answers. and you can. start. to discuss if immigrants should stay or go i'm joined by michelle they're low cost in phoenix she is the founder of mothers against illegal aliens in durham we go to jake a big dork he's a professor at duke university in fo

the state would also auction wholesale licenses and get rid of its warehouse and state-owned stores. the proposal promises to bring in nearly $0.5 billion to help fund transportation projects. >> letting the free market work, we can generate a one-time windfall for transportation and keep an equivalent amount of money coming to the state, it's just smart business. i'm looking for ways not to dump more taxes on the citizens, but to find other creative ways to raise money for roads. >> reporter: to do that, the governor has to get virginia's general assembly to agree. and many aren't so sure it's a good deal for the state. virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in p

states, need to work responsibly. as mexico seeks to down the flow of drugs moving north, the united states needs to step up to the plate and shut down the flow of weapons and cash moving south. so she fundamentally understands this important challenge. the issue of what makes colombia and mexico similar or dissimilar is an ongoing debate. i think both countries certainly face the challenge of how do you create, and enhance, the rule of law. i think colombia 20 years ago, mexico today, are facing the same challenge. how do you push back and how do you ensure the empire of liberty and the rule of law? now, there are certainly differences. in colombia, you had, and you still have, a three pronged challenge to the state: organized crime, insurgencies, groups that are determined to topple the government, whether it's e.l.n. or the farc, and paramilitary groups. mexico has none of this. what we have in mexico is very sophisticated, very brutal organized crime. we don't have that similar challenge that colombia faced, and h

the thing about this an in-state tuition discount for someone who is in the united states illegally. that's the equivalent of a scholarship, they're not a lawful resident of the respective state, so you can't give them in-state tuition discounts without a statutory change, without changing the law. so they want to change the law. so let's just say the to youish -- the tuition to go to, who shall i pick on? i'm reluctant to pick on anybody, actually. but let's just saw tuition to go to the university of iowa as out of state tuition, $25,000, in-state tuition, $10,000. and we have someone who is in the country illegally, who was brought here the day before their 16th birthday and they had been in america for three years, i think that's another one of the equal fires. so we'll say to them, well, -- qualifiers. so we'll say to them, well, you wanted to be a good citizenso, we're going to give you this in-state tuition discount to go to the university of iowa and it's going to save you $10,000 a year. that's an equivalent of a $10,000 a year scholarship fund for someone whom is not in the

the notion of two states. the rest don't. yet israel has a government and is able to deal with the international community. why can't we do the same. >> rose: let me talk quickly about the economy. everybody talks about the extraordinary growth rate you've had. is that sustainable? >> very good question. >> good question. that happened on the part of fiscal stimulus in 2007. actually made possible by large sums of external assistance. and i think that carried the economy pretty much through the period since 2007 up until so far this year. the process was aided by beginning of easing of restrictions on mobility movement in the west bank around mid-2009 onward it came from government spending, easing restrictions on mobility into gaza, movement of goods into gaza and that, plains why the economy has rebounded there. if the diagnosis is accurate-- and i believe it is-- the question is how sustainable is it going to be? my answer is that it's not going to be sustainable. for one thing we have been going through a period of withdr

with the state budget? >> we expect to receive this full amount because it's a federal requirement. commissioner avalos: but we are talking about part of this is state funding the block grant from the feds and part is state funding as well? >> i don't anticipate this will be affected. we still don't have a budget. commissioner avalos: ok. little different from what i had heard and read in the report. >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, monique smuda from the controller's office. the agreement is under the medicaid program and so long as the city and county provides the services, and consistent with the substance abuse, mental health, and so on the funds should be coming in. the issue may be one of cash flow. and again pending the approval of the budget, the cash may be interrupted. however within the controller's office and our cash flow work, we ensure that departments have sufficient moneys to be able to pay their employees, their contractors, and so on in the interim. but we have not heard that th

and if it escalates against the united states you can be sure the u.s. will counter escalate not called and she delays struggles to a strategy of regime tehran will and when you run well that's and that's the question of you and i personally think that aaron would blink but i think the only place you can we do things and we do i mean i ask you you're mean are you saying that it has doesn't have the right of self-defense so you very childish interpretation of you know you know we have this peter and gloria you know in a way i want to show you i mean it is barbaric to go down the great thing about being in a university is that you get to study history and learn from it and in fact we have two presidents for this in one thousand nine hundred one israel did military air strikes against iraq's almost open ocean iraq a nuclear reactor in two thousand and seven israel did air strikes against syria's reactor under construction both reactor is very well just so you might imagine the reaction really really right no make a wrong you know we get why she didn't reall

church and state. you can't have church and state. evil christians will gobble up the state and then the next thing you know you'll have to have communion five days or week, otherwise you'll go to jail. i don't know what they think is going to happen. but that might happen if it was a progressive that was telling you these things. that's why jim wallis is so dangerous. all the preacher surrounding the president are progressives. when you combine church and state, and you take a big government and you combine it with the church, to get people to do the things that the state wants you to do, it always ends in mass death. now the separation of church and state, where does it come from? what does it even mean? well, most americans have heard it a million times. we've heard it in our, in our schools, and it's been misused, it's been mistaught. it's a phrase that is not contained in the u.s. constitution. as we have discussed before, it's from a letter that thomas jefferson wrote to the connecticut baptist when they feared the government mi

that will leave it standing as to other states, but as to your state?>> look, i'm going to repeat, florida has pill mills on every corner. gang problem. we are doing less criminal cases than we did 10 years ago in our prosecutor's office. we should be<+ro focused on our security threats, none on this lawsuit. that's the problem. i'm going to take the attorney general's office from these political lawsuits and put it back into the business of protecting floridians that is what i think it should be doing. >> greta: what do you make of the severability clause? everyone says there is no severability clause in this, if any aspect of the statute is declared unconstitutional the whole bill falls? >> in florida sometimes there are, sometimes there are not, by and large they are not enforced so that doesn't matter. i think at the end of the day, 70 years of supreme court precedence that the commerce clause sufficient to allow for the federal jurisdiction in this matter. however the court rules on these preliminary matters won't matter it will end up before the h

both states were awarded a combined $600 million.hase 2 will go into effect later this year with president obama requesting an additional 1.3 billion with the program in 20011. >> my view is fundamentally wrong because the department of education doing something it has never done before which is tell all 50 states to change their laws in order to be eligible for a $5 billion prize. >> we will take a look at how no child left behind has school districts across the country scrambling to raise kid's test scores. is that a good thing in more on fox news reporting coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. >>> what we want to do is create the next generation better assessment. we go forward and look to fix no child left behind and we want to put a huge amount on the table to award those schools and districts. >> i think most americans are scared of that

the administration has take ton suing state governments, specifically the state of arizona, for trying to enforce immigration laws. the administration needs to take real action in my opinion and it needs to send more enforcement to the border, sending a few hundred extra troops to the border is not enough to protect 2,000 miles. d.h.s. needs to improve technology along the boarder to help the border agents police the terrain. and i've been to the border and it needs to improve its visa security process. the screening process. over the past several years, there have been multiple instances that demonstrate shortcomings in our visa screening process. i've sponsored a bill, legislation to strengthen the student visa program and ensure better screening and monitoring of foreign students once they are in the country. d.h.s. also identified several high risk areas around the world and we did -- we identified them in the early 2000's. we need visa security units to properly screen applicants. we have been very slow. they have not been implemented. there are only approximately 15 or 20 in plac

to the state.nt crowley: thank you very much. vice president vietor: i would like to move the item forward. commissioner caen: second. i know these are large projects. i want to thank all of the work. these are not easy projects. if this does move forward, i want to thank and congratulate all the partners. commissioner moran:txñ and one o support this as well. that is that you referred to the ferc we committed to doing some repair and improvements with the thinking that as far as what can be done on the lower tuolumne, there are things we can do and that we can not. the hardest thing for us is to contribute water. the easier thing is to invest in either streambed operations or repairing a corridor. this is consistent with that kind of thinking process. is there a recent annual report on the program? >> we do annual postings on our public website. for the summaries, and we hope to provide a more detailed report for the fiscal year and bring it to the commission, a think we are scheduled to do that b

mississippi, texas, and states similar to those are read states. we believe that when the true facts are put on the table that people will believe this is a bipartisan issue. we want to keep america working. it is important for us to know that less risk is taken out of our decisions every day a small business owners. this will take a tremendous amount of risk out of our decisions for the next year. >they have used the program. i talked to a woman yesterday it with a delightful mississippi accent. she said this was the most successful program we have ever done. she said they could not spend the money fast enough. that goes to the same thing that trent and mayor newsom were saying. she said she had small business owners clamoring to take people off of the unemployment rolls. it is not left coast or east coast. it is every coast and esstate in between. >> the campaign? >> it is a collaborative campaign. we're reaching out business owner to business owners and trying to garner letters of support. this is not a handout. it is a hands up program. we beli

and all three of you or in the united states i think that the most important thing that everyone needs to recognize is that the debate in the united states is not without precedent there have been many episodes in american history where we've gone through the exact same debate if you look around the world there are countries from australia to europe that are undergoing similar debates immigration today and immigration historically has always been about the movement of people from poor countries to rich countries the threat that is perceived in rich countries is a threat primarily to the way of life we enjoy much better living standards in rich countries than in poor countries and the concern whether we're talking about the united states or we're talking about western europe is the concern that as more immigrants flow into the country there's a threat to the economic way of life. and you're saying they have borne what you're saying that you're saying that's a myth. no i'm saying that this is the this is all very true but we have to understand that we've had this exact same debate before

we're one of the three states that require two-thirds vote to adopt a state budget. we've had these deficits that you mentioned. we're one of 16 states that have had deficits in excess of 20% of the general budget. it is hard to make up that hole. it means cutting education, cutting health care, university, and other things. and a lot of resistance from people that don't like those layoffs and cuts, and, of course, resistance to a tax increase that would help close the gap. >> susie: now, you heard our program at the very top, where we were talking about president obama proposing these tax breaks for businesses. would something like that work in the state of california to improve the financial situation? >> well, we certainly need to have some economic stimulus. you know, the suggestion that when the car is skidding into the ditch, that you should hit the brakes, rather than get control and accelerate makes no sense. so, whether it is stimulated spending like public works that is needed, and trying not to layoff firefighters and teachers, as well as a business tax in

this battle has been going on for two years and has big implications for state workers and the state budget. the california supreme court spent almost two hours listening to arguments this morning over whether or not governor schwarzenegger illegally furloughed more than 200,000 state workers. about 40 lawsuits have been filed on the issue and more than $1.2 million spent on state legal bills. the case will likely affect furlough lawsuits in lower courts around the state. the furloughed workers have lost nearly 50 workdays and close to a combined $3 billion in pay since february of 2009. if the union wins, those workers would get back pay with interest for hours they never worked. if governor schwarzenegger prevails, he may have cemented the power of the state's governor over organized labor for years to come. >> the governor's authority to furlough state authorities stems from his implied and inherent powers as the chief executive officer of the state of california. >> we think the governor violated a state law and the labor contracts when he unilaterally imposed unpaid furloughs on

we had state dollars. we had unsolicited contributions that came in if people saw me on tv and wanted to help and we tried to see that nobody fell through the cracks. and we did it without borrowing money. you know, in cedar rapids, it's real -- i've sat down with businesspeople and also homeowners there. $4 million has been allocated to deal with the floods of 2008. and still, only 33% of it has gotten out to the people that need it. so he's promised all kinds of things. he's been there all kinds of times but nobody is in charge and they say that ty keep getting the bureaucratic run around from the department of economic development and from the federal people that are involved in this. there's no excuse for that. need to have somebody in charge and that's accountable. i had tommy thompson in charge of that. in fact, he did an outstanding job and he gave a report. it was all completed and done by 1994. the flood was in the summer of 1993. less than a year later, it was done. cedar rapids flood was over tw

the promotion of democracy i mean the united states this. founded on the idea that that democracy is the best political system for ensuring the rights of both the majority and the minority in a country and so forth but that there can be many different translations the word democracy has actually become a dirty word in much of the arab world because the united states of america has waged wars on afghanistan on and supports is a which is a democracy a democracy exclusively for the for the sieve community of the stool the lands of the policy. in sweden general election the center right ruling coalition beat this awful democrat opposition but fell three seats short of an outright majority the far right party sweden democrats which urges limits on immigration will enter parliament for the first time their candidate said they were attacked and deny freedom of speech before sunday's poll well michael asked jensen a member of the danish parliament the liberal party says the establishment's unwillingness to discuss immigration has resulted in an unfa

it is important for the united states to remain engaged. >> it will be important for the united statesrecognize the difficult position in which netanyahu finds himself% not just because he has strong opposition to what he is trying to achieve in the peace talks, but because at issue, from my point of view, is that -- is israel's own future, its state. they are still in hostile territory. you have hamas who don't want to engage in peace talks. you have people in the region who would just as soon see israel wiped off the face of the earth. that is the reality. that is the neighborhood in which netanyahu finds himself. the united states has to be very careful that it does not weaken -- this will surprise many people -- they cannot weaken israel's position. israel is a very, very difficult position. >> for home does abbas speak? >> he speaks for fatah. >> in many ways i give him enormous credit for doing something that he has for 20 years believe them. he has always renounced violence. increasingly, he is somewhat isolated, but he is doing this anyway even though his own allies are at best

>> you mean states? >> yes. >> yes and no. >> >> because you have smart people that have more education now. you develop... china is educating every year by a factor of 100 x, number of computer scientists and engineers, people who can create with the right kind of investment, innovation, philosophy and creativity. the solutions to the technology issues >> yeah, i think china... the u.s. doesn't have to worry about it. i think u.s.a. technology will take the leadership. but a lot of things will ship to china not because... not because china has more smart people, i think u.s.a. also has a lot smart people. but the china market is big. 1.3 billion people. the market drives the technology. >> rose: if there's a demand, you will have... >> a huge demand. >> you'll have the incentive to create new solutions? >> yes, yes. >> rose: new way to solve people's problems? >> exactly. exactly. so i think u.s.a. should be optimistic that are more open to china's market because 1.3 billion people that's not china mark

in the united states, the l aws vary across the states. most states we look that have it. long lead time before the election for voters to register to vote -- most of the state's we look at have a very long lead time before the election of for voters to register to vote. maybe they have gotten married, maybe they have moved a few blocks they might be left out of the process because the deadline falls so early. north carolina, of the states -- we love north carolina. it has a long period where voters can register to vote, from the early voting period to the saturday before the election. it is a terrific way to engage voters, ease the burden on voters, ease the burden on election officials, and leading up to election day, they can register to vote and vote. that is a state that really reduces the barriers to voting and makes it easier for voters to engage. host: brandon, republican line, akron, ohio. caller: good morning, ladies. i would like to talk to the both of you about groups that say they are non-political. obviously, the lady you had on your show from rock the vote w

sanctions against the islamic state the target the country's nuclear ambitions. moscow is hosting a brainstorming session on the all six future asking a leading ecologist and politicians how best to protect the region and get the most out of its riches the seabed holds potentially lucrative gas and oil reserves. and trying to kill two birds with one stone world leaders tackle middle east peace on the sidelines of a progress review of their millennium goals in new york u.n. talks center around how to eliminate poverty despite the economic downturn and could this israel to extend its freeze on west bank settlements i'll have more of these and other stories in half an hour's time but up next it's our debate program cross talk today peter lavelle and his guests debate the possibility of forcing a regime change in iraq with a helping hand from washington. and you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about another drum beat towards war are the u.s. in israel preparing an attack on iran is to run a threat to its neighbors and the u.s. and what are iran's l

i relived that the united states seriously contemplates. conducting a military strike against iran because the consequences will be disastrous indispensable whether iran has those. missile or anti air. three hundred almost and secondly russia has made it very clear that indispensable of reposts mong with the united states and indispensable of this decision to. purchase nevertheless. overall partnership affiliations with. russia to get decisions to start or. plant quite recently showing that corporative relations with iran persistent will develop food that russia does not limit in any way political dialogue with iran and the meetings and you know summits go on and so on and so forth russia does not subscribe to the united states to create an illusion of your own an isolation from the international system so on and so forth so the approach is really balanced and . the real distribution of. all right thank you very much for your insight that was a dimitri simes from the think tank the council on foreign and defense policy in russia. and now so

a state senator before.nd this is really, surprise league, after a nine-point lead in the last field poll from newsom, shaping up to be a very tight race. >> maldonado has had a couple of things that put his name in a position of authority and one of helpfulness with the san bruno fire. >> that's right. he was out there. acting governor when that happened. you know, i think what's interesting with this is there are some big differences and there are some not so big differences. newsom, obviously, made his name here in san francisco. gay marriage say huge thing. maldonado was for prop 8. he's against gay marriage. he is a fairly moderate republican, however. so that's really not going to necessarily -- we already see some sort of right wing conservatives start talking about eye write-in candidacy for someone further to the right. and a lot of these issues there's not a big -- for attorney general you have two candidates that oar there's significant differences. harris, african-american female, really very lib

the one state is colorado.they're not getting a cost of living adjustments and raising the retirement age. a report said in doing this, colorado now is pretty much on the road to sol conveniencey. that is the crucial thing. you've got to bite off going after unions right now. >> and christie is doing that. he's pulling back that outrageous 9% increase given in twun. what changed about politics here? why is this different, this time? >> i would be able to go so far? >> this is always fatal. arnold schwartzeneggar tried to do something sim skplar got demolished by union autos christie has got a democratic legislature. but these guys have to face voters next year. i think he's instill aid level of fear in them. it's fun for people in new jersey who are used to our politics being the laughing stock of the country that he's a national leader now. his approveal rating stayed above 50% despite cuts he's had to make. >> california issued ious to pay debts last year. >> you didn't get a tax return, but an iou for a whil

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