american troops were brought out of vietnam, signed the vietnam, signed the paris accords which were suppo& accor undertook the obligation but once they couldn't have the fuel to run the tanks and planes and couldn't buy more information they pull out. as a result the soviet union was so involved that it had a dramatic expansion of the areas where it assumed not physical control but barack people with an to communist circuit mainly the horn of africa and ethiopia. they went into the southern part of an bola and nicaragua. we should be careful of what commitments we make but if we are perceived to withdraw from afghanistan-minimum requirements for our own security we can trigger the more aggressive expansion of the jihadists on the one hand and a shy away, those relying on us to get that job done. there are serious consequences. take on commitments of those necessary for our security. democratizing afghanistan should not be one of our objectives. >> we talked about federalism and make reference to the tea party movement. trying to come up with more optimism. that shows the american people a

the program grew thanks to your suppo support. >> the controversial host helped create the cable channel's left of center political identity and helped make the channel competitive. but there were rocky moments, most recently november when olbermann was suspended for two days for making political contributions. tonight, executives are saying the move has nothing to do with the acquisition of nbc universal by cable giant comcast. >>> that is our report for tonight. from all of us at abc news, good night, america, and we hope you have a great weekend. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. tonight, james mcavoy. from "the way back," jim sturgess. we have music from kt tunstall. "this week in unnecessary censorship" and out latest kim cartoon combined "jersey shore" with scooby doo. >> every time i get excited i have to poop. >> jimmy: that's right, she made a snooki doo. "jimmy kimmel live," back in two minutes. oh yes! ♪ what about love?! [ female announcer ] swiffer attracts dust. swiffer 360 dusters gets in hard to reach places. it picks up two times more dust than a feather duster using thousan

join me in suppoing michael steele for chairman of the rnc. he plotted the course, he will bring us home. >> on behalf of the whole delegation, when somebody makes sweet music, one is a good conductor, you do not get rid of the conductor, and he has made sweet music. we sat in the nomination of michael steele. -- we second nomination of michael steele. join us, make sweet music. [applause] michael steele is the prudent leader with the energy and enthusiasm to lead us to victory again in 2012. is my honor to request your support and your vote for michael steele. thank you. >> the chair recognizes the state chairman for ohio for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chairman. >> ladies and gentlemen, fellow members, i know we have heard all of the speeches and i know no one wants to hear anymore, so let's get right to the point. the challenges that face this committee are incredible and they are daunting. in less than 22 months, we have to dig out of a $20 million hole, put $27 million in to the president of trust, fund a get- out-the-vo

i support that, and i would suppo that as chairman going forward as well. and >> there is one thing we've learned from the last election cycle and that is the people decide who will win the elections. it is the people who will decide who will win the primary. and it is a job of the republican party to stand up for our platform, for our ideals and tried to recruit candidates that will be truth to the conservative principles and values, that the end of the day people will decide the primary and it is our job to win the republican election. it is our job to grow the majority in every single state, every single courthouse and every single legislative district across the country. i think there are many programs that have really liftedp the grass roots. it is important that we have the fund-raising to see the jobs through. >> i really do not think we need to have a whole lot of balance in the sense that i think the primaries work and i think the voters work. there has always been a mistake when someone from above tries to decide who the nominee will be. i think t

i rise in strong suppo of the resolution before us today. fitting and proper that we take this opportunity to pause and remember those who lost their lives and were wounded in the tragedy that occurred last saturday in tucson, arizona. it is really hard to comprehend how such senseless acts of violence can happen. and yet while we may not be able to fathom why this tragedy occurred, the harsh reality is that six innocent people were killed, including a 9-year-old child, and another 14 individuals were wounded, including our own friend and colleague, representative gabrielle giffords. as we speak, she remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the university medical center in tucson, fighting for her life. those of us who know gabby know that she is a real fighter and that gives us optimism that the final outcome will be a good one that she will be returning to this institution that she loved and still fight for what she believes in. a number of my colleagues have spoken about the many ways in which representative giffords ha

and het will be talking more about thatt is an area that has had a lot of pork and has bipartisanas suppo. the right to offer amendments, the problem i have with that is that is what we do.i i went out to see johnny cash sometime in the 1980s and i said estimate dumb question. johnny how many nights are you on the road? he said oh, 200. i said why do you do that? he said that is what i do. you if you are on the grand ole opry grand ole opry using. if you are in the senate you offer amendments. you debate. we that is what we do.t that is what we are supposed to do yet we haven't been allowed to do it. talking filibusters.rs, if we talk about thet post-cloture. not the problem with that is the majority has not used the rules. with my holds up, if i object to going forward with a bill thema majority if they think i'mt, abusing that they can say okay senator alexander, get down there on theet floor because we are going to be here all night and you can only get seven houro and then you have to line up 23 other senators to take one hour each and if you stop talking we are going to put the quest

from utah, those are five items that are part ever our plan that i believean enjoy strong bipartisan suppo. so, madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support h.res. 9 so that we can proceed with a bipartisan consideration of this very important goal that we share of creating jobs, getting our economy back on track, and ensuring that every single american has access to quality, afford and health insurance. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. all time for debate has expired. for what purpose -- for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. matheson: i have an amendment at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment printed in part b of house report number 112-2 offered by mr. matheson of utah. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 26, the gentleman from utah, mr. matheson, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. matheson: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i m

recent public pollfod a majority of amerans suppo reasonab limin noneconomic damages, and believe that medical liability lawsuits are a imy as r rin hal ca s weoo fwa tth inodti of the al a at mro lirn's fos and so otts current and future medical liability reforms at the state level. by supporting patient safety initiatives along side enacting meaningful liability reform, congress hashe opportunity to providaccess to mical services, reduce the practice of defensive medicine, improve the tient physician relationship, support physician practices and the jobs tey create, and curb a wasteful use of precious health care dollars, the costs both financial and emotional of health care liability litigation. on behalf of the ama, i would like to extend our appreciation for the leadership of the committee and the a looks foard to wking withyo all toass federal legislatio that wod bring about meaningful reforms. and thank you. >> and dr. hoven, thank you. and miss doroshow. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. conyers, members of the committee, the center for justice and democracy of which i am executi

and tonight, let us be clear -- the united states of america stands with the people of tunisia, and suppos the democratic aspirations of all people. we must never forget that the things we have struggled for, and fought for, live in the hearts of people everywhere. and we must always remember that the americans who have borne the greatest burden in this struggle are the men and women who serve our country. tonight, let us speak with one voice in reaffirming that our nation is united in support of our troops and their families. let us serve them as well as they have served us -- by giving them the equipment they need, by providing them with the care and benefits they have earned, and by enlisting our veterans in the great task of building our own nation. our troops come from every corner of this country -- they are black, white, latino, asian and native american. they are christian and hindu, jewish and muslim. and, yes, we know that some of them are gay. starting this year, no american will be forbidden from serving the country they love because of who they love. and with that change, i ca

no one is asking for money, military suppo and guns.they are aing for him to be reached out, you like to be shined on what they're doing, support come the use of the bully pulpit, working within the community, working within the region to make sure we bring about change. lest this regime would fear that they may need to rattling, international sanctions that we can develop. and i think if we take anything away from this conference, it should be the importance of stressing a new approach to policy. examine those middle areas. quit resisting reaching out and grabbing the hand of the opposition, giving them legitimacy credibility and giving them an international and world stage where they can demonstrate pressures that they e put under. i know the panelists will follow me and those gone before feel strongly about this. we've lived through. we've seen aspects of this. iny case, the military aspect. we have seen the actions that have been taken. we see every day the violence that is perpetrated by this regime, notably with in iran, but outsi