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fully supported the land mine and limited frustration said that's because sweden thinks of finland as its land mine. the point being that there are a lot of important issues at stake here. and the rhetoric of the arm's control advocates often is very divorced from important and legitimate american security concerns. this fascination with international law though goes well beyond including in the area of human rights where we've seen this administration demonstrate it's commitment to binding the u.s. and international conventions by rejoining or by joining for the first time the new human rights council at the u.n., the body set up to replace discredited human rights commission. and we see in the session just concluded, just how effective american membership and a new body has been. thanks to ann who counted the number of countries specific resolutions in the session that just concluded. we find there were nine country specific resolutions for critical, burma, north korea, congo and ginn -- guinea. israel got 0-50% of having these resolutions. in short, this council is no different des

korea, the russian federation, saudi arabia, sing apour, switzer -- singapore, switzerland, spain, sweden, thailand, turkey, united arab emirates, the united kingdom, the united nations, the iaea and the european union will also be there. the president is currently planning to host a number of bilateral meetings. those include the president of armenia, the president of china , chancellor merkel of germany, king abdullah ii of jordan, the prime minister of malaysia. the prime minister of pakistan. president zuma of south africa. and the president of kazakhstan. in addition to the president's activities this evening, the -- at the white house the president will host a screening of the documentary film "nuclear tipping point," a film which focuses on today's nuclear dangers. the screening will be attended by four distinguished statesmen. formers secretary of state george schultz and henry kissinger, former senator sam nunn as well as film narrator dunn and colin powell. they share the personal experience that led them to write three "wall street journal" opinion editorials to reduce reliance

and joan walter finally got their daughter and niece back after they were stuck for five days in sweden. >> they're finally home where they belong. >> reporter: in frankfurt, the reunion came with flowers and a cowboy hat. she must have visited texas. how do you feel being home now? >> very good. feels really, really good. >> reporter: but there are still plenty of stranded passengers, including these british students spending their extra time in the u.s. wisely. studying for college entrance exams. miguel marquez, abc news, paris. >> nothing much to bother them there. >>> and what about the volcano in iceland that caused all this? scientists went up to the volcano to test its mood today. neal karlinsky was there and tells us what they found. >> reporter: iceland's lead scientists got a fresh look from above the volcano today and came out with a feeling they haven't had in nearly a week. relief. >> the amount of magma that's coming up into the crater is decreasing. >> reporter: is it accurate to say that perhaps the worst is over? >> we hope so. >> reporter: in the fallout zone, we foun

there is the incredible countries like sweden, denmark and the neither land that have stayed super strong, 1% of g.d.p. there are countries like germany and the u.k. who have continued to increase their names. it is really that in total that has made this possible. i do think this work has a substantial impact on how the country is view, a willingness to take our science and our innovation and have it benefit the poorest people in the world. >> thank you very much. >> senator fine gold. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. president, good to see you again, and mr. gates. you have presented a compelling case about why the united states must continue in global health initiatives. i have seen the tremendous good will generate bide our leadership in global health. i have seen americans of all ages, and many from my own state of wisconsin, who have been involved in health work abroad. in 1999 when you were still president, mr. president, one of my most moving trips to africa was with your united nations ambassador richard holbrooke. i saw first hand the devastating and destabilizing impact of h.i.v

drifted volcanic ash and changes winds caused the fresh closures of airway closures over sweden. this is norway. with tens of thousands of flights cancelled, airlines estimate they've lost 1 point 7 billion dollars. they're asking were the governments over caution house and some expect compensation. >> they've indicated they will compensate airlines and british holiday companies in the same way the american government compensated airlines in america after 9/11. - and you know, and i would expect that to happen. >> and one low cost airline that often sells tickets for just a few dollars is putting strict limits on what it pays out to passengers. >> the european airlines that have been prevent i'd flying by the european governments are now going to ensure a last resort for people's hotels and meals. we will refund more than the ticket price, reasonable reseated hotel and meals occurred by disrupted passengers. there will be no compensation but we'll meet a reasonable need. >> it's not just european airlines but the financial dam has been global and the wake up for next time. >> cle

have seen about race and the impact on politics from the diverse society [inaudible] nations like sweden and scandinavian countries develop [inaudible] [inaudible] what i saw is a "washington post" reporter covering politics 15 or 16 years that a vast majority of the country doesn't and their influence on politics and democracy do exactly what they want them to do and so i don't believe that it is a failed state. i think that the polls that you're looking at and talking about are asking people the basic question de one single-payer healthcare system? yes most of them say yes what if all of these people [inaudible] that's not happening support on health care. if you ask those people are going to be the financial areas of that -- be the beneficiaries of that i believe the vast majority of this country would and so i think that to the extent democracy works the way that it's supposed to work is we've to change the mentality of the majority of the population but they don't think like we do and i'm just curious what you think on that and i think the reason why the opposition on barack obama i

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. >> reporter: the no-fly zone keeps getting bigger, today adding, sweden, denmark, finland, germany and poland where heads of state were supposed to gather tomorrow for the funeral of the polish president. president obama sent his regrets, along with a growing list of presidents, princes and prime ministers. german chancellor, angela merkel was forced to drive home from italy, where she was grounded from her european r return to the u.s. not just vips at least 500 run earps from europe may not make it to the boston marathon on monday. heathrow airport is one of the busiest hubs in the world. take a look at it today. no planes are taking off. no planes are landing for a third day in the row and with that comes chaos. in the u.k., author sally was on her way to meet michelle obama who is a fan of her new book. >> i was invited to celebrate it with them there. i'm absolutely gutted. >> reporter: just one of millions. >> our flight got postponed until next friday. so we're renting a car and extending our vacation. >> reporter: as the crowd linger on the ground, the problems are still gr

there is the incredible countries like sweden and denmark and the netherlands that have stayed super strong, 1% of gdp, and countries like germany and the u.k. that have continue to increase their numbers. it is really that in total that has made this possible. i do think this work as a substantial impact on help the country is viewed. a willingness to take our science and our innovation and had been a fit the poorest people in the world -- have id benefit the poorest people in the world. >> mr. president, it is good to see you again. you have both presented a compelling case why the u.s. must continue to lead income global health. i have seen firsthand, as many americans have, the tremendous goodwill generated by our leadership in global health. i have also seen americans of all ages and many from wisconsin who have been involved in health work abroad. in 1999, when you were still president, one of the most moving trips to africa was with your e united nations ambassador, richard holbrooke. i saw the devastating and destabilizing impact of hiv aids then. holbrooke said to me then th

when you look at states like minnesota which is homogenous and nations like sweden and scandinavian which developed their social safety network. and the issue really is about who are the received beneficiaries of the social safety necessary. -- net. and it's different than the majority of the population, that will have a rise of populism. i will give my money to these people in our society. now, what i saw as a "washington post" reporter covering politics 15 or 16 years ago. and the conclusion i came to is that the vast majority of the country actually doesn't think like that. and their feelings on politics and a democracy leads the democracy to do exactly what they want them to do. sobl it's a failed state. in a sense the polls that you're looking at and talking about are asking questions. do you want a single payer healthcare. yes. what if all of these people like we're having this immigration debate and floods of brown people coming across the border. that's not happening on healthcare. if you ask those people will be beneficiaries of that and they want a single payer healthcare. it's

in countries with poor heath care prefer macho men, but women that live in healthy countries like swedent sensitive guys. think tom cruise. in america, most women like masculine guys, according to the study. here is gretchen carlson and margaret he ver. >> what does this study tell us? >> look, americans that are healthy. what is interesting that tell us that testosterone is actually not rewarded. >> bill: in some countries? >> in some places. they are trying to quantify with higher levels of testosterone are 33% more to cheat on their wives, to end their marriages in divorce, they are more likely --. >> bill: than why do american women like macho men then? >> i don't believe it. >> bill: 4500 women worldwide. carleton doesn't believe it. >> i'm a deep person, but this study --. >> bill: what does that mean? >> i overanalyze everything. i spent about three hours reading it whuavy telling me you are linking women's masculinity preference based on the health care they have in their own country. >> bill: in countries where you are physically not secure women go for the warrior protector. in

austria, sweden and finland have opened some of their air space.ts say the eruption has, quote, virtually ceased. no way of knowing whether that will last or if it is just temporary. the cost, huge. the world's airlines are losing a total of at least $200 million every single day. the volcano has managed to keep athletes, soldiers, vacationers, business people, students, even diplomates from getting from where they are trying to go and keeping goods from getting to the markets, goods that are sitting up and rotting. cnn's zane verjee has one story from nairobi, kenya. zane, tell us about this food sitting up and we don't want food and money to go to waste. update me on your situation as well. when were you supposed to be heading back home to london and when do you anticipate you will be able to head back now. >> reporter: i have no idea when i will get back to london i was supposed to leave thursday. i am here on holiday. int complaining i many happy to be home with my family and here in kenya. what is an unlaep situation is what's happening to the

interesting to me about this, shawn, you know, elan is gone, she's gone away, it looks like she's in swedenso tiger had some time on his hands. he was not partying with any women as far as we can see so progress on that front, clearly. but the people in my mynewsroom is not dealing with with the fact that it's nickelback. >> are they not fans? >> reporter: you're warm. >> thanks for joining us. tmz coming up at 6:30. >>> let's head over to brian for a look at what's coming your way up next on the news edge at six. >> reporter: we're following family and friends after murdered d.c. school principal. they're gathering to say their goodbyes. more on that and the latest on the investigation. >>> plus it is one of the most influential and controversial decisions the president can make. president obama is taking steps to pick the next supreme court justice. . >> reporter: the stimulus money has dried up. what does that mean for area road projects? it could affect your commute. >>> and that birthday celebration leads to a big blunder. we're learning more about the new iphone. 

example, fully support the landmine convention and finnish diplomat obviously said that's because swedendmine. [laughter] >> the point being that are a lot of important issues at stake here, and the rhetoric of the arms control advocates often is very divorced from important and legitimate american security concerns. this fascination with international law though goes well beyond including in the area of human rights, where we've seen this administration demonstrate its commitment to binding the u.s. and international conventions by rejoining, or by joint for the first of the new human rights council, the body set up to replace the discredited human rights commission. and we see in the session just concluded just how effective of american membership in the new body has been. thanks to and by asking who counted the number of countries specific resolutions and session just concluded come we found there were nine country specific resolutions, critical each of burma, north korea, the congo and ginnie, and the remaining five critical of israel. so that means five countries out of 190 kids got

the cell phone habits of more than 250,000 people ages 18 to 69 in britain, finland, netherlands, sweden and denma denmark. >> the data is not conclusive. it is troubling enough europe is launching a 30-year study to get more definition on the real health risks from cell phones. >> the study will focus on long-term use. monitoring participants for up to 30 years. researchers are working with mobile providers to track how often users make calls, send texts or download data. they will look at how users carry their phones. whether it is in their pants, chest pocket and if they use a hands-free device. jane hool had an is a scientist from the environmental working group and says her concern is with some newer cell phones. she says they can emit more radiation than older or less powerful devices and most consumers have no idea. >> we did look at some of the most popular phones on the market. recently and found many of those were pushing up against the federal standard. >> reporter: groups like the world health organization, american cancer society, and the national institutes of health have a

talking about sweden, norway and finland more affected by the ash plume later in the week than the countries that you see here through the uk, through northern italy into belgium, places like that. so it's not a solution. it's just a little bit of a change on who is affected, and this could change once again in the weeks to come. we'll be watching it closely. it's a very difficult thing to predict. we can only sort of tell which way the winds are steering the plume rather than when it will actually break up. >> bonnie schneider. >> the one thing you want to here, we have to wait. don't know when the volcano will stop. >> two years, bonnie? >> the one gary reported back in the 1800s. let's hope it doesn't last that long this time. >> bonnie, thank you so much. talk to you again shortly. >>> the airport closures caused by the volcanic ash causing many dignitaries to cancel plans to attend the funeral of the polish president. president obama is still planning on attending. white house officials keep an eye on the condition. polish president lech kaczynski killed when his plane crashed a week ag

because, after all, swedish women are scantily clad, but the jihadis don't have anything against sweden. >> of course american power and the projection of american power has a lot to do with some of these -- with sparking discontent. it also has something to do with putting -- with damping disconte discontent. in iraq, american is seen as the key player. sunnis are relying on the united states to keep shiite power at bay. so i'm just saying i think it's uniquely kind of simpleminded as well as convenient to say, if only israel weren't building settlements in the west bank or in east jerusalem, many of these problems would go away. i don't think that's what david petraeus will say and that's why i think it's somewhat unfair to suggest that he was. >> rashid, what do you think? does it strike you as a shift for the united states to be suggesting that this stalled peace process hurts america's ability to pursue its interests? >> what they're saying is that israel is a drag on the united states. it's not a strategic asset. and this is a discoursive shift of some significance. i don't think

setting off a bomb on an airplane and nobody really imagines a lot of blonde, blue eyed people from swedenross the border. it isn't the way it happens. so this is -- if appears an effective law enforcement technique done in good faith, people may have to endure inconvenience. what we are saying here is some people are going to have endure inconvenience as opposed to everybody having to endure it. that's the trade-off. >> bill: you have to protect the folks. that's what they are going to do in arizona. you know it will be a big outcry. we will continue to cover it this week. brit hume, thank you. presidential spokesman robert gibbs goes after fox news anchor megyn kelly. wow. we will show you what happened. jon stewart goes after fox news in general. bernie goldberg in the bullpen to reply. and we hope you stay tuned to those reports. ñyyup> >> bill: unresolved problem segment tonight, somebody in the defense department leaked a memo to the "new york times" that said the obama administration has no plan b to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. the memo written by defense secretary rob

in scandinavia are closed right now as shifting winds again sending volcanic ash over norway and swedencreating more flight disruptions just as the debate heats up whether flights should have ever been canceled. nbc's chief science correspondent, robert bazell, live in iceland. there is a big debate. there has been a huge economic impact on the airline industry and they're saying the government leaders acted too precipitously. >> reporter: well, and rhea, absolutely, this is an issue where the regulators got out ahead of the scientists. what happened was that there were a few instances as recently as 1989 where aircraft flew into volcanic plumes, but they flew right over the volcano and the ash knocked out the engines on the airplanes. fortunately, nobody was killed in those incidents, but nobody knew what would happen if an airplane was exposed to a small amount of ash. meanwhile, all technology was developed mostly to study climate change to detect clouds of particles in the atmosphere and develop computer models on whether where these clouds were going to move. so the rule was adopte

professors who demanded nationalization ever had any idea that nationalization, which by the way worked in sweden, a country about the size of the state of georgia, could have turned the whole world asunder. they just didn't get it. we would never have recovered, let alone had the gigantic rally we caught in 2009 off the generational bottom. at the end of the day when you're trying to decide who to take seriously, remember that people who don't invest actively just care less than those who do. so therefore, they don't do as good a job. if you don't have any money on the line, then not only can you afford to be wrong, that's one of the reasons why so many professors get away with telling you to stay on the sidelines during the huge rally of 2009. but you can also promote disastrous public policy without having to worry about the consequences, at least when it comes to your portfolio. hey, or how about another oh, so brilliant idea supported by the academics, one that almost destroyed the capital markets? the notion that many of the rules put forward after the great depression to curb outrageous sh

in countries such as sweden or france, or in other countries where they've taken on a more positivistic or relative standard of the law, it seems to be rex lex, the king is law. the government is the king. the government is the law of the land. whatever the government says, it goes. there's no checks and balances for government. the law is what it is. in my book i make the case that though the conservative believes that a law is a necessity and that a law itself and the rule of law is good, it does not mean that the conservative at the same time believes that all laws are good. thus, we make the case and i make this case in my book that law itself is to be based on certain values and certain principles, which are outlined in the constitution. and i will -- we can talk more about this in the question/answer session. so now i've dissolved the myth that conservatives really don't believe in this view that government should be abolished and that we should run away from what we have today and there should be no laws, whatsoever, for the private sector -- that's a myth. that's a total lie. th

. >> reporter: so why the extraordinary decision to ground planes in the u.k., france, sweden, finland, denmark and holland because of a volcano in iceland? when the plane flies into a cloud of volcanic ash, the tiny particles get sucked into the engine and that can cause damage to compressor blades and reduce performance, and cause flame out leading the engine to stall. that's what happened to the engines of k.l.m. flight 867 in 1989, when it flew through a cloud of volcanic ash above alaska. all engines were re-started for in 1982, a b.a. flight flew through volcanic ash above indonesia. the captain of that flight today recalled how they were saved. >> we glided the airplane down to 12,000 feet in 20 minutes. >> reporter: captain moody say authorities have taken the right decision today to shut the airspace, but when can it be re- opened? even the country's leading meteorologists admit what happens next is difficult to divine. >> looking ahead, if that volcano is staying in broadly the same direction. >> reporter: so for now, britain's air authorities can only consider the wind, and

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and joan walter finally got their daughter and niece back after they were stuck for five days in swedenre finally home where they belong. >> reporter: in frankfurt, the reunion came with flowers and a cowboy hat. she must have visited texas. how do you feel being home now? >> very good. feels really, really good. >> reporter: but there are still plenty of stranded passengers including these british students spending their extra time in the u.s. wisely. studying for college entrance exams. miguel marquez, abc news, paris. >>> right now, china is observing a day of mourning for the more than 2,000 victims of last week's earthquake. memorials are being held around china today and three minutes of silence was observed to mark one week since the disaster struck. as a sign of respect to the victims, china's government has ordered a day-long ban on all entertainment. >>> in west virginia, new mine regulations are being unveiled today in direct response to this month's disaster that killed 29 miners. the state's mine safety board is expected to call for new rules on ventilation and mine rescues

. >> in sweden, a country i know a little bit about, introduced parental leave in lieu of maternity leave, someone commented to me, well only 10% of the leave time is taken by men. many i said 10%, that's a good beginning. one of the most attractive law clerk applications i ever got came from a georgetown graduate. he was going to georgetown in the evening program and he was the primary caretaker of two then young children, and he said the reason why he elected for the night program here was that his wife had a good job at the world bank as an economist and he was the one who was picking the children up at school, going to soccer practice, and the like. he was an excellent law clerk for me twice, once in the court of appeals, and once in the supreme court. but i think more and more you are going to get people on the bench and think oh, my goodness, i wouldn't touch him or her because of the child care. a number of us have had law clerks with two small children. the justices who have made that choice have never felt short-changed because these people are super efficient and they have a lif

. >> reporter: elin is getting help at home from her father in from sweden. seen here taking his 2-year-old granddaughter sam to an orlando area park. but in augusta, after 144 days away from competitive golf, tiger finally returns, hoping once again to master his sport. >> he's a guy that can walk on to a golf course and his opponents would kind of be weak in the knees. now we aren't sure whether tiger still has that aura of invincibility he had every day he played golf. >> reporter: tiger woods has won four times in the past here at augusta at the masters, but not since the year after the first time he put on the ceremonial green jacket, meredith, have sports writers said that tiger woods is not the clear favorite. >> peter alexander, thank you very much. he will be the one everyone's talking about. for more on tiger woods and his unusual new commercial, we turn to advertising expert donny deutsch, the chairman of deutsche, ink. this commercial shows tiger in black and white staring straight into the camera while his late father's voice says i want to hear

airports are shut down in the u.k., ireland, france, sweden, denmark, norway. this is unbelievable. this looks like bigger than any explosion you can imagine. one scientist in iceland quoted as saying the thick cloud of volume canic ash could cause scattered disruptions in air travel, for days, even weeks to come. we'll have a live report on this just a bit later. wow!. >>> speaking of outer space, we are awaiting president obama right now. he is is at cape canaveral where he is expected to make remarks in just a few minutes about his new strategy for the space program. there is a lot of uproar about the administration's planned changes. critics like some of our very top astronaut, accuse the president of dismantling the space program. the white house says, that's unfair. we're going to be joined now by dr. mae jamison, the first african-american woman in space and national spokes women for making science make sense program. thanks for being here. this is so cool. you've gone up into space many years ago. you went up there for the first time i think it was endeavour, september of 19

sweden, $10.80, denmark will $11 a month, the u.s. is $15.llpark, still high and we're fourth in the country, but this is what's worrisome. the penetration of households, i don't have penetration of businesses, but we're going to get that hopefully and submit it for the record as well. the u.s. ranks not first, not 10th, but 20th. we only have 60% penetration households. south korea, which ranks first, has 95%. but this is really startling. in speed, mega bites per second, japan is 94 megabytes per second. the u.s. is 14, but only 9 megabytes per second, so we have a tremendous challenge before this country and i know there are jurisdictional issues and controversial issues, we see these hearings playing out in the commerce committee over the last several years, but this committee is going to stay focused like a laser orrin small businesses in america and their access to affordable, high-speed connections. which is not just their safety net, but our nation's safety net, and line out of this recession. senator cantwell. >> thank you, madam cha

the curriculum in sweden, which has a good education system, is 16 pages. i just read that head teachers by e-mail over the last year have received 4000 pages of instructions from on high from whitehall. this is crazy. we have got to let head teachers teach. we after we instill a sense of enthusiasm and creativity into the way you are -- we have to instill a sense of enthusiasm and creativity into the way we are taught. we have to start and education act that literally bands government from micromanaging with every single test in the country. that is what i want to see, and i think it will make a big difference. >> every school has to be a good school. we have to insist on higher standards for every school. 1600 underperforming secondary schools in 1997, down to 250, next year down to zero, as a result of the taxes we are allowing to -- allowing the academies to take over. that is the way forward, to insist on the higher standards, to make sure an underperforming school is taken over, to make sure we invest enough to make sure our children are properly taug

is now below 20,000 feet so planes can fly above it even if you can't take off, austria, norway, sweden, luxembourg have open airspace. across the channel in britain, out of luck, heathrow and gatwick remain closed and many others do as well. thousands of passengers are stranded in the uk. cnn's gary tuchman joins us now from the volcano that is causing all the problems. he's been our best authority because he can turn around and tell us whether it's still spewispew ing or not. you can confirm if it's spewing, and apparently it looks like it's snowing as well. >> reporter: yeah, you see the stuff spewing from the sky, it's not ash, it's snow. it's snowing in iceland and it feels like winter a lot even in the springtime when we're two months away from the summer. and it's the volcano behind me, and i'm no expert, but i can tell you it is still erupting. however, i have talked to a man who is an expert on volcanos a short time ago. he's a professor at the university of iceland, one of the renowned experts on volcanos in iceland and he tells me over the last three days their readings show

some airports in norway and sweden had to close again because of that ash cloud from the volcano in iceland. >>> back in this country, a plan to upgrade our aging air control system has hit a big snag. the new computers are plagued with problems. and even misidentified aircraft during testing. the system may not be ready by the end of this year, as was initially expected. >>> iran began a series of military exercises in the persian gulf today. a show of strength amid rising tension over its nuclear program. a senior american defense official on wednesday, ruled out a military strike anytime soon, saying the emphasis, instead, will be on sanctions. >>> and finally, on this earth day, some spectacular, new pictures of the sun. these are the first images from a nasa telescope designed specifically to help scientists learn about the sun's influence on earth. they show bubbling gases and solar flares. and in one stunning shot, you can see a cloud of charged gas erupting from the surface. and that is your news at 7:15. and, juju, a little bit of research for you. >> yes? >> do you know how many e

no particular order, britain, ireland, france, denmark, norway, sweden, finland, belgium, poland anderscoring how serious the problem is, the romstein u.s. air force base in germany at this hour, has been shut down because of the volcanic cloud. martha: wow. how long does it take for it to dissipate? i mean, you know, how long will it be a problem in the skies? >> one industry insider told me it is essentially a moving target. in britain, air traffic control officials say the airports will remain shut down until at least 1:00 a.m. saturday morning and this is a problem that many believe is going to persist for the next several days and possibly the next several months, on and off and it all depends on the weather and the jetstream and this is something that is changing, really, minute by minute, hour-to-hour, they are watching this cloud of ash, martha, as it moves in a southeasterly direction and it changes and disperses in a different way and minute-to-minute the situation is changing quickly. i'll let you know, that today, a number of airports were open in france as well as irelan

the curriculum in sweden, which has generally got a fairly good education system, is 16 pages. i just read the other day that head teachers now by e-mail over the last year, have received -- get this -- 4,000 pages of instructions from on high from whitehall. this is crazy. we've got to let head teachers teach, we've got to let teachers teach. we've got to reinstil a sense of enthusiasm and creativity in the way that you are taught. that's why we want to do, the liberal democrats, is to put on to the statute book an education freedom act which literally bans government from micromanaging what happens every minute of the day with every single test in every classroom in the country. that's what i'd like to see. i think it would make a big difference to you and other people who are at school. >> but every school has got to be a good school. we've got to insist on the highest standards for every school. since 1997, 1,600 underperforming secondary schools in 1997 went down to 250. next year, down to zero, as a result of the fact that we're allowing federations, academies, to take ov

it was a fairy tale she says, the king of sweden gave it his arm and my husband and it looks enchanting his white tie and tails. he borrowed them from ouron. now months later the magic of it still brings a special light to maria's white blue eyes. it's funny because a year before this james when tears nobel prize in biology and no one talks about the glinting in his beautiful blue eyes. it's amazing how you can talk about them and the same light, you can't and this is not the turn of the century, this is 1963 and the reason why i'm making a point of this is because the association with thomas the city still stigmatizes women in science and the 21st century. and this is what i had to make the point perhaps the entire book and this doesn't make a lot of sense to people because we know women who are domestic, people who say they keep house and that's but it doesn't matter, any one single, married, a dead, it doesn't matter. every woman falls into this dusty city as the discourse is getting confused so i want to make this clear why this is a big deal and every time women in science, nobel c

. >> his excellency, prime minister of sweden. >> his excellency, prime minister of the islamic republic of pakistan. >> his excellency, prime minister of japan. >> his excellency, prime minister of the kingdom of morocco. >> her excellency, dr. angela merkel, chancellor of the federal republic of germany. >> his highness, crown prince of qadaffi and deputy supreme commander of the united emiratab emirates armed forces. >> the right hon. stephen harper, prime minister of canada. >> his excellency, prime minister of the socialist republic of vietnam. >> his excellency, president of the government of spain. >> his excellency, prime minister of norway. >> his excellency, prime minister of the republic of india. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, prime minister of the republic of singapore. >> his excellency, prime minister of the republic of turkey. >> the prime minister of the kingdom of the netherlands. [inaudible conversations] >> president of the swiss confederation. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, ambassador of the republic of poland to the united states. [inaudi

government, the constitution is under certain standards a certain limitations in countries such as sweden or france or other countries where they have taken on a more positive for relative standard of the law it seems to be the king is law, the government is the king. the government is still law of the land with the government says those. there is no checks and balance for government. oh-la-la is what it is. in my book and a taste of the conservatives believe that of the law is a necessity and that the law itself and for what law is good that doesn't mean the conservatives at the same time believe all laws are good. thus we make the case and i make this case in my book that the law itself is to be based on certain values and principles which are outlined in the constitution and i won't -- we can talk more of this in the question and answer session. so now i've dissolved the myth that conservatives don't believe in this view that government should be abolished and we should run away from what we have today and there should be no laws whatsoever for the private-sector that is a total lie an

. >> when sweden introduced parental leave and maternity leave, someone commented to me, well, only 10% the lead time is taken by the man. and i thought that was a good beginning. one of the most attractive law firm applications i ever got came from a georgetown graduate. he was going to georgetown in the evening program, and he was the primary caretaker of two then-young children, and the reason why he elected for the night program was that his wife had a good job at the world bank as an economist, and he was the one who was speaking the children of the school, going shopping in the light -- picking the children up at school, going shopping and the like. i think more and more coming to get women on the bench that look good people like that and instead of saying, i wouldn't touch him or her because of that. a number of us now have had law clerks with two small children. the justices who have made that choice have never fell short changed, because the people are super efficient and they have a life that gives them a great deal of purpose of -- personal satisfaction. >> president carter l

austria, sweden, and finland have resumed some operations. meanwhile britain is sending navy ships across the channel to pick up some stranded by the ash. president obama will be taken to the road to try to sell reform in the financial and history. today mr. obama has to los angeles for fund raisers for senator barbara boxer. meanwhile, vice president joe biden will be facing the ladies of "the view" this week. the show's producers say he will be the featured guest on thursday as part of their ongoing red, white, and view series. >> today marks 15 years since the bombing of the federal building in oklahoma city. today's memorial includes former state governor frank keating, current governor brad henry and keno -- keynote speech from homeland security secretary janet napolitano. our live coverage from oklahoma city begins at 9:55 a.m. eastern here on c-span. also today, congressman sander levin, michigan democrat who took over as acting chairman of the ways and means committee after the ethics investigation of rep charles rangel talked- about

my prepared testimony briefly refers to the crises in sweden, australia, ireland and greece the overset often a variety of ways. similarly, it is difficult to appoint to a single fiscal indicator that signals a crisis is imminent. the crisis described occurred with a wide variety of statute ratios. i think that investors will get a wide variety of the variables to try to determine how serious the country is about fixing a fiscal problem. as i travel abroad and i am pleased to see that foreigners are also more optimistic than americans about our ability to fix things up or to quote winston churchill, you can count on americans to do the right thing after they tried everything else. even if we avoid a crisis for a long time, the large deficits projected in the future would drain away domestic savings that could be better used to finance productive investments in the united states. now many groups and committees have warned of the possibility of a budget related crisis and describe the harm done to the economy by large deficit. but recently the university and by cochaired the committee on

to germany, germany to stockholm, sweden. even finland.housands of passengers are stuck having to wait it out. we talked with some exchange students yesterday who had to spend another day in new york. well, i'm sure they're not happy about that. other folks trying to get back into the city are also being stranded in europe. so certainly, this is very much a developing story and a lot of problems because of this volcanic eruption. guys, back to you. >> all right. thanks very much, john huddy reporting for us out at j.f.k. this morning. >> of all the reasons you could give to not be at an event, on a vacation or at a business meeting was it's all because of that volcano in iceland. i mean, that's incredible what it's done. >> no kidding. all right, let's do a couple of other quick headlines much today marks the third anniversary of the virginia tech shooting. classes are canceled at the school so they can take part of the memorial event. there will be a candlelight vigil and other services. 32 people were killed by the gunman before he kille

but several airports in sweden, including stockholm, remain closed and there is a limitation of french travel and officials say it will be weeks until all the stranded travelers can get home. pope benedict promise today the catholic church would take action to confront the clerical sex abuse scandal. this is his first public comment on this. he recounted his tearful weekend meeting in malta with eight men who said they were abused as children by priests in a church- run orphanage. general motors saying it has repaid more than $8 billion in loans and got from the u.s. and canadian governments and the ceo says they did it five years at of schedule. gm still owes the taxpayers $45 billion. and speaking of money, benjamin franklin gets a face lift as the treasury department unveils a new $100 bill, the first remake of that the nomination since 1996. treasury secretary timothy geithner and fed chairman ben bernanke will be among those at the ceremony at the treasury department. anti-counterfeiting measures is the main reason the u.s. has been making changes in currency. those are some of la

many of these warlike -- our allies, japan, germany, sweden. switzerland had a nuclear weapons program. we worked with other nations, including the then soviet union, to promote -- to form a nuclear non-proliferation treaty that said that we will negotiate their dismantlement if we have them and those that do not have the will promise never to have them. it has not worked perfectly, but it has slowed proliferation. we only have nine countries that have nuclear weapons now. that is the rate of about one new country for decades. in that time, many more countries have given up off nuclear weapons programs that have tried to acquire them. the arc of history is pretty clear, moving away from nuclear- weapons, moving away from these been a prestige and security item. the move is toward chemical and biological weapons. most countries use to have chemical and biological weapons. we give them up. -- we gave them up. i think nuclear-weapons are not far behind. -- nuclear weapons are not far behind. host: we are talking about today's announcement in pragu

it was a fairytale she says, the king of sweden gave me his arm after the ceremony and my husband joe looked enchanting in his white tie and tails. he had her of the trousers from her son peter. months later the magic still brings a special light to maria's bright blue eyes. it is funny because a year before this james watson wins the nobel prize in biology. no one talked about the glint in his beautiful blue eyes. it is amazing how you can't talk about them in the same way. and then this is not the turn-of-the-century. this is 1963 and the reason why i am making a point of this is because this association with domesticity still stigmatizes women and science in the 21st century. it still does and this is why it to make a point throughout the entire book. list this doesn't make a lot of sense to people because we know women who are domestic. people who keep house and do this and that but it doesn't matter. and a woman, single, married, dead, a slob it doesn't matter. every woman falls under this rubric of domesticity as the discourse is getting produced so i just wanted to make that ve

the king of sweden gave me his arm after the ceremony and my husband look and chanted in his white tie and tails that he had borrowed the trousers from our son, peter. now months later the magic of it still brings a special light to her bright blue eyes. it's funny because a year before this james watson winces nobel prize in biology. no one talked about the plate in his beautiful blue eyes. it is amazing how you can't talk about them in the same way. you just can't industry. this is not the turn-of-the-century. this is 1963. the reason why i am sort of making a point of this is because this association with domesticity still stigmatizes women and science in the 21st century. still does. this is what i had to make the point throughout the entire book. this doesn't make a lot of sense to people because we know women who were domestic. people to assume they keep house, they do this and that. it doesn't matter. in the woman, single, married, dead, a slob, it doesn't matter. everywoman falls under this rubric of domesticity as the discourse is getting produced it so i just wanted to make t

as the changes, i think that well, hopefully, and,Ññ put -- [unintelligible] >> sweden put in parentalave in view of maternity leave. only 10% of all the time is taken by men. 10%, that is a good beginning. [laughter] one of the most attractive law clerk applications i got was from a georgetown graduate. he was going to georgetown in the evening program. he was the primary caretaker of two young children he said that the reason why he elected the nighttime program was that his wife had a good job at the world bank as an economist and he was the one who was picking up the children at school and going to soccer practice and the like. he was an excellent law clerk for me twice, once in the court of appeals and once in the supreme court. i think more and more, you're going to get women on the bench with people like that. a number of us have now had law clerks with two small children. the justices who have made that choice have never felt shortchanged because these people are super efficient and they have a life that gives the person a great deal of satisfaction. -- that gives them personal

we solved in a very modern way my wife took my daughter to sweden seven times for about two weeks so i wrote it while they were a way of. [laughter] in a very concentrated active trading. one final thing, of course, a lot of this is based on my personal observation. but a lot of it is on the basis of documents. one of the unusual things of the challenge frankly destroyed of east timor there is no archive the documents are burned or might be in in somebody's basement a lot of the work involved tried to invoke documents. but unfortunately just before we were to evacuate on un orders september 19 levying the residents of east timor to their fate, the order was overturned a the u.n. security authority to order the burning of the entire archive. for a historian, that was a pretty terrible moment but what actually we could rescue some of the documents that were not properly stored in their location and in addition there was some very brave and local people from the ngos said as the country burnt, literally burned, something like 75% of the entire infrastructure of the country was burned wi

my wife took my daughter to sweden ten times over the course of three years for two weeks each time and i wrote the book while they were away. very concentrated habit of writing. one final thing i will say is a lot of this is based on my personal observations. a lot of it is also on the basis of documents. one of the unusual things of working on this, frankly destroyed as east timor, there are no archives. you can simply go to the national archive or british q gardens or whatever. the documents are either burned or might be in somebody's basement. you just don't know. a lot of work involved of locating documents, i was lucky because i worked with the un and compile an archive of documents as part of my work. unfortunately just before we were to evacuate on un orders in september of 1999 leaving east timorese to their fate almost, the order was overturned, the un security authorities ordered the burning of the entire archives so for a historian that was a pretty terrible moment but luckily we were able to rescue some of the documents that had not been properly stored in their secure loca