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the contenders." find out where to watch c-span in the all new c-span.org. >> the center for the study of responsive law recently held a debate on the legality of the iraq and afghanistan wars. bruce fien and u.s. army intelligence officer tony shaffer. and david rivkin and lee casey both from baker and hostetler. this is 90 minutes. >> good day. today, we are sponsoring and, through the study of responsive law, the third on a study on a tableau. these are significant subjects that are not often discussed in political, a lot toro, or mass media circles. the subject today is presidents bush and obama, war crimes or lawful wars? there are systemic forms of censorship. they often serve as powerbrokers. in our country, they are into the cold to the first expression of the first amendment. if the taboos are broken, we can then discuss them. then we can address them straight forward. fair labor standards, the rights of commerce, and many others throughout history. then we are able to discuss and debate. today, we have many taboos in our country. the legal profession itself. it has turned its back, in my judgm

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the contenders." you can quickly find where to watch our c-span networks at the all new c-span.org. >> within 90 daysf my inauguration, every american soldier and every american prisoner will be out of this jungle and out of their cells and back home in america where they belong. [applause] >> his pledge at the democratic convention came after almost one decade of being for senators to speak about the vietnam war. his groundbreaking campaign changed american politics and the democratic party. he is featured this week on c- span's "the contenders." live a friday from 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: susan dentzer, editor-in- chief of "health affairs journal." thank you for being here. tells about the court took up this month and how that time and will unfold. guest: the court agreed to a decision on the appeals decision -- specifically, one that was conceived of that was being the most important was whether the so-called individual mandate provision of the affordable care act was in fact constitutional. in addition to that, the court said it would review other matters that m

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channel finder so you can quickly find where to watch our three c-span network on cable or satellite systems across the country at the all new c-span.org. >> tomorrow, a couple programs on deficit-reduction with remarks from former intelligence director dennis blair. the aspen institute will host that program at 12:15 p.m. eastern. then senator robb portman on the committee's inability to reach an agreement on deficit- reduction and what that could mean for the future of the country. that is live on monday at 2:00 p.m. now, republican presidential candidate mitt romney addresses employees at nationwide insurance in des moines, iowa. you hear from john thune. the former governor of massachusetts also takes questions from company employees. this is almost an hour. [applause] >> thank you. look at this crowd. amazing. good morning, everybody. thank you so much for being here. we have a packed house and we are honored to have such distinguished guests tonight. it is our honor to welcome governor mitt romney to our offices. we are extremely proud that we employ 4500 assisted in iowa and recognizes the fifth largest private employ

channel finder so you can quickly find where to watch our three c-span network on cable or satellite systems across the country. all at the all new c-span.org. >> a discussion on the potential impact of the deficit- reduction committee post a proposed cut on the defense budget. this is 15 minutes. host: do you think the deficit reduction committee will come up with a plan? guest: everybody is having a hard time getting a straight read on this. it sounds as though they may pick up one or two republicans or something that will look like revenue enhancement, another name for tax increases, which might give them what they need to get a deal. on the other hand, i'm also hearing from people on the committee or close to it that it is not coming together. we have a president sang over the weekend that he will veto any effort to repeal the sequestration acts that will come down if this committee does not come up with a deal. if congress as a whole does not accept the deal. the stakes are very high. i think it is too soon to tell if there is something that is going to come out of this or if it is going to prove to be a real train wreck. ho

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the contenders." you can find out where to watch the three c-span networks on the all new c-span.org. >> in the name of the greatest people who have never [inaudible] i'd toss they got one before the feet of it tierney and i say it segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. >> for most of his life, george white polis was an ardent supporter of segregation, outspoken against the civil rights movement. he ran for president four times and lost. one of those efforts, cut short by a -- by an assassination attempt. >this week, george wallace, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the white house education adviser joined the discussion on college education quality, college affordability, and how to engage students in higher education debate. education analysts and activists talk about how to make more practical and effective policy decisions in how students can insure their voices heard. this one hour and 25 minute event is hosted by the center for american progress, which had just released its first study on higher education in the country. >> i am director of the post secondary program her

the candidates had c-span's website ford campaign 2012. link to c-span media partners in the early primary and caucus states, iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina, all at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> president obama travels to new hampshire tomorrow to talk about his jobs bill. new hampshire will hold the first presidential primary on january 10, 2012. the president will visit central high school in manchester. we will have live coverage of 1215 eastern. >> from miami book fair international last weekend -- jamme>> the cia came to recruit exiles who participated in the invasion of cuba. after castro came into power, people who did not like him very much fled cuba, and where they fled to was mainly right here in miami. >> race is still the devil of american life. of course, the election of the first black american president was a landmark. it shows tremendous change in american racial attitudes. had there not been that change, he would have had no hope of prevailing. >> in the presidential debate, it is critical that you hear -- and it is hard to relax and that situation. but you have to be calm and not -- in nothing make split-second decisions. do t

new york times" best sellers list. >> newt is a product of the media. he's used it very effectively. all the way back to figuring out that when c-spany could have speeches with an empty chamber and make it look like they were speaking to the entire house of representatives. he and his other kind of rebels in the house of representatives, so he's been a very effective user of the media. >> it's not clear how much gingrich make frs the media along, but all told in 2010 foreclosure documents say gingrich was worth at least $6.7 million and as much $30 million when you add up everything he's into, wolf. >> thanks very much. let's bring back hillary and will for a quick thought. hillary, nothing wrong with a small business man as he describes himself, making some money, is there? >> no, there's not, but in the republican primary, bashing the media is the most effective strategy. we saw herman cain try to do it last week when he was accused of sexual harassment. the real issue for newt isn't where he takes money. the real issue is taking money so directly is hypocritical to the policies he's talked about. he's railed for the last several

a and the channel finder or you can find out where to watch our c-span networks on cable and satellite systems throughout the country at the all new- span.org/ >> washington journal continues. host: our guest is james carafano of the heritage foundation. we have for the past week about what happens if the sequestration takes place, particularly with the department of defense. in real terms, what happens? guest: they are significant. defense is less than one step of the federal budget. the way these automatic cuts are designed to go, the defense will take 50% of the cuts. defense has already been cut significantly. a lot of this is smoke and mirrors, but we are funding operations in afghanistan and iraq with supplemental funding. president obama has shifted that. but he did not add any money to the budget. that is displaced by the was already in the budget. that was a kind of cut in terms of buying you a equipment. there are about $400 plus billion cuts. you are looking to total about $1 trillion in defense cuts. host: what do those cuts like in terms of people, in terms of programs? >> that is the $100 question. nobody believes th

", american history tv, and the channel finder said you could quickly find where to watch our c-span networks on cable and satellite systems across the country at the all-new c- span.org. >> up next, a look at the legacy of gerald ford, the 38th president. we will hear from james baker who served as undersecretary of commerce. introducing mr. baker is gerald ford's daughter susan ford bales. this event is just under one hour. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the ford presidential museum. >> it is a pleasure for us to have susan ford bales. she is a highly articulate spokesperson on issues related to breast cancer. she has been extremely active with the betty ford center and served as chairman of its board for five years. susan has a very special role as the official sponsor of the u.s.s. gerald ford aircraft carrier that is under construction. this new carrier will be christened in 2013 and commissioned in 2015. susan is a trustee of the ford presidential foundation and served as co-chair of the foundation's program committee. she is an avid supporter of all we do at the museum and plays a key role in convincing our speaker to fit this into our schedule t

the contenders." and a channel finder on how to watch c-span at the all new c-span.org. u.s. house is about to gavel in. members may conduct short speeches before gaveling out. we expect them to do that, as a matter of fact, and then vote later today at 6:30 eastern. scheduled today, bills to allow more foreign workers, skilled foreign workers in the u.s. bankruptcy protection for national guard and reservists. and also a bill that would make a number of changes to federal worker disability compensation. the house is gaveling in live here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. november 29, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable andy harris to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us wit

the their campaigns. reed latest comments from candidates and political reporters and social media sites and link to c-span partners in the early eye caucus states, iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >>> testified before the senate budget committee today about the effect the federal budget has on the economy. the joint deficit reduction committee has a deadline at the end of next week to put forward a plan to reduce the deficit by 1.2 2kr08 over the next 10 years. -- 1.2 trillion. three the members sit on the committee including the democratic co-chair, senator patty murray. >> the hearing will come to order. i want to welcome, everyone to the senate budget committee today, particularly our witness, congressional budget office director, douglas elmendorf. thank you very much for being here. thank you for your good work. in today's hearing we'll again focus on the economy and steps that can be taken to strengthen the recovery and create jobs. last year at my request the congressional budget office completed analysis of the so-called bang for the buck achieved by different fiscal policy proposals. cbo has now updated that work so we thought it would be us

finder, so you can quickly find where to watch zero or three c-span network on cable or satellite systems across the country at the all new c-span.org. [applause] >> house minority whip steny hoyer held a town hall at the university of maryland. he was presented with a leadership award. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> that is the end of our award ceremony, but next we have our town hall meeting with the congressman. for those of you who don't know what a town hall meeting is, i will give you a little sense of what to expect. first, the congressman will make some remarks, and then he will take questions. one of the key aspects of the town hall meeting is the questions. so as the professor, i am here to remind you of what a question is. a question is a short statement of inquiry that ends with the expectation of or response. the key words, short response. some of you may be tempted to play the role of professor and give a lecture or speech. but that is not appropriate. so we will have a few words from the congressman about his outlook for the economy, for the state of the nation, and then we will take some questions. we

the number of debates. c-span is covering these candidates all the time. and i mentioned that because last friday rick perry in newpshire with this appearance continues to get a long speculation and attention. we want to show it to you one more time. >> this is such a cool state. come on, live free or die. you know? you've got to love that. right? i come from a state where they have this little place called the alamo and they declared victory or death. we're kind of into those slogans. live free or die, victory or death. guest: it's never good for a candidate when you're the subject of a saturday night live spoof. and that was spoofed last night on saturday night with a rick perry on the news segment. i think going to a central problem he has he's not a very liked candidate. . h postcode your reaction to that ad? guest: i think the speech in new hampshire gets way over covered. from time to time, it happens. those of us on television would love to go back and redo some television appearances if we could. rick perry -- his first introduction to the american public was in the debate. nobody thought people were payin

the contenders. a handy channel finder so you can quickly find where to watch our three c-span networks on cable or satellite systems across the country at the all new c-span.org. >> presidential candidate mitt romney today makes his second campaign stop in iowa this month. and can you see his speech from des moines tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. over on c-span2 at 8:00 tonight, a discussion on camp ash raf in iraq. it houses thousands of supporters of the iranian opposition group m.e.k., and it's scheduled to be closed at the end of the year. we'll hear from a number of speakers, including tom ridge, ellen dershowitz, and howard dean. and on c-span3 at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a house hearing on u.s. development assistance to china. the brooksings institution recently looked at the international response to iran's nuclear program. much discussion focused on the role of china, russia, and the united nations security council. and also the possibility of an israeli military strike against iran. this is an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen, i would like to welcome you to the second session of this conference day. i'm fiona hill. and before i

the candidates at c-span's website. read the latest comments from candidates and political reporters from social media sites. links to iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina, all at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> tomorrow, the government talks about the governor talked about job creation. live at noon eastern, the president of blue cross blue shield potts about health care of the chamber of commerce. tomorrow, live here on c-span. next, a discussion on the deficit reduction effort by congress. host: thank you for being with us this morning. host: do you think the deficit reduction committee will come up with a plan? guest: everybody is having a hard time getting a straight read on this. it sounds as though they may pick up one or two republicans or something that will look like revenue enhancement, another name for tax increases, which might give them what they need to get a deal. on the other hand, i'm also hearing from people on the committee or close to it that it is not coming together. we have a president sang over the weekend that he will veto any effort to repeal the sequestration acts that will come down if this committee does not come up with a deal. if

the contenders." and we've added a handy channel finder so you can quickly find where to watch our three c-span networks on cable or satellite systems across the country, at the all-new-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: every wednesday we feature a recent magazine piece. this week we're speaking with yuval levin to talk about a story on what is constitutional conservatism. this is a piece that appeared "national review." the best way to start maybe with the cover photo. "in their populist nor technocrat -- neither populist technocrat." guest: this is a piece that tries to think about the ideas that are inflicted, that underline a lot of our debates. the democrats today make technocratic and populist arguments. let me talk about those words. we see a technocratic attitude on display when someone argues an important governing decision should be handed over to a panel of experts that is shielded from public opinion. we see a lot of that in the legislative agenda of the first two years of the obama administration. in september, peter orszag made a case saying we need less democracy. if you leave the tough decisions to the congress alone, it will be a mes

the fossae. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> all right. welcome back. on "new hampshire today," hi to her c-spanwers. please feel free to call an (866)823-1077. the number should be on your screen. secretary of state, bill gardner. the guardian of the new hampshire presidential primary in terms of being first week after the iowa caucus. joe viola, political analyst in regular on the show as well. typecast, where just manager republican. it was yesterday. of course manchester is a city. but mayor katz is reelected. this afternoon he may not rule out a run for governor. we'll talk about that tomorrow. >> i think when you win with 70%, it's unnatural to think that the governor might be nice. >> that is wide open in 2012. >> let's go back to focusing on this afternoon. though gardner and some of the marvelous stories you shared already. what is your take on how the media or others -- we have just said how many people are running for president in new hampshire? >> 44. >> the perception is there about 10 including the president and vice incumbent. where do people draw the line? we had a caller earlier

the united states. there are new hampshire primary is set for january 10. you can follow campaign 2012 online with the c-span video library. all searchable, shareable and free. the c-span video library. it is washington, your way. >> cbs news chief foreign correspondent lara logan talks with marvin calen in part of a continuing series of interviews hosted by george washington university, harvard and the national press club. she has received numerous honors including an emmy and a measureo award. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is "the calen report" with marvin calen. [applause] >> hello and welcome to the national press club and to another edition of "the really a b report." -- the kalb report. she is a cbs correspondent and a "60 minutes" correspondent as well. to say she has enjoyed a meet oric career is stating the obvious. she worked at several newspapers in south africa where she was born. fre lance -- freelancing for fox and i.t.n. and fre freelanced for radio news and joined cbs news and her career since then has sky rocketed. first reporting on the war in iraq for "the cbs evening news" and "60 m

the contenders." we've added a handy channel finder so you can quickly find where to watch our c-span networks on cable or sat let systems across the country. at the all new c-span.org. >> the senate convenes in a few moments and you'll be in morning business for an hour. at 11 a.m. decent senators continue work on the 2012 defense programs bill. it contains $21 billion in spending cuts and members of the armed services committee came to an agreement with the white house over how to handle suspected terrorists. the bill now says the president determines whether a suspect would remain in civilian custody or be transferred to the military. it's possible later today the senate could take up the minibus spending bill after it is expected passage in the house. that covers 20 oh spending for agriculture, commerce, justice, science, transportation and housing programs. and a continuing resolution to keep the other programs funded by congress completes work on spending bills. now live senate coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eter

its authors night at the national press club and we are talking with georgie anne geyer, his newest book is on your screen. regular viewers of new shows from cnn, msnbc, c-span, fox, all of them have seen "predicting the unthinkable, anticipating the impossible" on the program commentating. ms. geyer come as something come as something to a bit of a speech impediment. >> i do. four years ago i had

the kennedy library foundation, numbers for foundation board all of my foundation colleagues i thank you for common in all those watching on c-span and acknowledge the generous underwriters of the kennedy library forum new sponsor, bank of america, boston capital, the boston foundation and our media partners, "the boston globe" and wbo are. the opening panel, and her voice, jacqueline kennedy to white house years tears this new world history with never before seen documents and artifacts jacqueline kennedy had he dared generation of his intelligent, courage, discipline, and a style all her own. she had an adventurous can was an accomplished a worse one who live the life of ocala. the oral history provides us with mrs. kennedy's personal recollections and insights and i hope you allow me to comment on just one. when asperger/is your son andrew is here with us this evening about where the president has relaxed, mrs. kennedy replied it was all feeling. you love the sun and the water. and she remembers jfk is blissfully happy with the wind blowing his hair and eyes, he was for him like heading out on a horse was for me. her thoughtful forward to the book and some of her mother's recollection, we also learn

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the wall street journal." hewitt writes in "the new york times" regularly, and he has been on all manner of television programs, and i'm delighted to get this program is being taped by c-span for its booktv weekend show. and so please try to catch if you want to watch it a second time, if you missed, for instance, the character of my introduction and you want to watch it again, please, c-span.org and you can find. let's hope that it doesn't conflict with michigan football, speaking affairs tide of cultural addictions. or lease forms of dependency. a couple of minor point. if your cell phones are now now is the time to change the. secondly, when we get to question, because after a brief conversation we're going to open this up, there's a mic in the middle so just please get yourselves in line to just ask a question from the mic. and third i do want to mention that professor markel was a john rich professor at the institute for the humanities where this book was originally conceived and early drafts were produced in 2006. so professor markel, let me just call you howard now. if i may. for those who aren't familiar, tell us a little bit about these two addicts. what brought y

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the fossae. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> all right. welcome back. on "new hampshire today," hi to her c-span viewers. please feel free to call an (866)823-1077. the number should be on your screen. secretary of state, bill gardner. the guardian of the new hampshire presidential primary in terms of being first week after the iowa caucus. joe viola, political analyst in regular on the show as well. typecast, where just manager republican. it was yesterday. of course manchester is a city. but mayor katz is reelected. this afternoon he may not rule out a run for governor. we'll talk about that tomorrow. >> i think when you win with 70%, it's unnatural to think that the governor might be nice. >> that is wide open in 2012. >> let's go back to focusing on this afternoon. though gardner and some of the marvelous stories you shared already. what is your take on how the media or others -- we have just said how many people are running for president in new hampshire? >> 44. >> the perception is there about 10 including the president and vice incumbent. where do people draw the line? we had a caller ear

in the news they're announcing all fifty states are going to be at the highway checkpoints they're going to grope your children there because i read homeland security documents i watch them on c.-span this is a total of four tarion takeover by the criminal banks that hijacked the u.s. they've got to do this or they're all going to go to jail like bernie madoff and ken lay. alex thank you so much for your thoughts on all this that was radio host alex jones thank you let's take a look now at an organization with enough money and power to shape the debate and washington and beyond that how policy implemented and changes that policy implemented that changes the role of the united states around the world i'm talking about the heritage foundation and with the upcoming release of the report detailing iran's nuclear capability as there are many ways in which the conservative think tank is already sounding the alarm and laying the foundation for war are the correspondent christine for south takes a look at its past and how it may may hands and what's to come in the future thanks for more u.s. justice department official john yoo is not quite so loved by everyone yet it was you what are you

the disease of all summers. next up, a discussion on the joint deficit reduction committee and potential cuts to the defense budget. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> we will hear more on news at noon today when c-span radio riviera's five network tv talk shows. topics today and the program include the 2012 presidential election, charges of abuse at penn state, and the upcoming deadline for the deficit reduction committee. again, we began at noon with ."c's "meet the press it then, a gop presidential candidate congresswoman michele bachmann, also the chair of the democratic national committee, congresswoman debbie wasserman schulz. christianne amanpour talks, and then tom corbett on the sex abuse scandal at penn state. and chris wallace talks with pennsylvania republican senator pat to me, democratic representative james cliburn, and pennsylvania governor to become core but once again appear at 3:00 p.m., cnn's state of the union, the co-chair pyridine, virginia democratic senator mark warner and oklahoma republican senator tom coburn, both members of the gang of six in the senate. finally, here "face the nation" on cbs. former chairman o

comments from the candidates and political reporters, social media sites, and a link to c-span's media partners in the early and primary caucus states, iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina, all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, jeffrey feldman, says he thinks bashar al-sadr's ruling days are coming to an end. -- bashar balad sod's ruling days are coming to an end. this hearing last about an hour- and-a-half. >> thank you all for coming. the senate foreign relations committee meets today and our subcommittee on near eastern and south and central asian affairs meet to discuss syria. we know that syrian men, women, and children have courageously -- and that is an understatement -- courageously engaged in demonstrations for more than six months in their country. they seek democratic reforms and protection for human rights, but the assad regime in syria has responded with a terrible and unspeakable violence. the united nations estimates that more than 3500 people have been killed since the unrest began in march of this year. over the past week, syria's third largest city has been involved in the worst riots we have seen in syria

new orleans. democrats' line. caller: i have been listening to c-span for the last 15 years. you read today from "the wall street journal," "the washington times," "politico," all of these right-wing publications. host: and "the new york times" -- but let me. ok. caller: this is a balanced country it so -- these right wing -- it is a case of their opinions. but i notice all the time, if a guy is gone, i cannot know if they are democrat or republican but i can tell now every one of you which political persuasion because this is what you do. really and truly -- i have been trying to get on with you -- you have been on their long. i have been looking at you ever since i started. the democrats have their faults, yes, they do. but the democrats, they were ready to give in -- social security, medicare, all of these. the republicans came in and said no taxes. how can you go into the debate when you say no new taxes'? no new revenue? you already said what you are not going to do. these people calling in did -- and like i said, democrats have their faults. they have no backbones. the republicans, all of those people you red light grover norquist -- read, like grover nor

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the reform movements that is all over the world because of the frustration. >> law professor laurence lessig on money and its influence on washington. sunday night on q&a. >> c-span is now easier to use. the new design features 11 video choices making it easier for you to watch today's events. there is a section to access our most popular programs like boot tv, american history, and the contenders. we have had a -- added a channel finder. at the all new and c-span.org. >> the house rejected a proposed amendment to force congress to balance its budget every year. a majority voted but it's so short of the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution. the final vote was 261-165. it was the first vote since 1995. this portion of the debate is about half an hour. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time -- two minutes. the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. roskam: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. there is a level of anxiety that we areensing back at home as people are looking a washington, d.c., for solutions and there is various tails -- tales going on right now in terms of whathe jointelect committee will be able to pro

the senate -- and at 2:00 eastern. they have been debating language detaineected terr terrorists. grover norquist talks about whether new taxes are needed now. all of that today on the c-spannetworks. next, lessons learned from the japanese nuclear power plant crisis. the fukushima power plant suffered major damage in march of this year that led to radiation leaks. the u.s. nuclear regulatory agency said they have directed the agency's staff to begin immediately implementing safety recommendations. this conversation is about an hour and a half. >> it is a pleasure to be here. welcome one and all. it is a dynamic thing. in true tradition of talking to the nation, i am going to monopolize the conversation. then we can -- then we will open it up. welcome one and all. i would like to introduce my guest and a couple of words about being in japan, because i think that will help set the scene for the conversation that follows. to my immediate left is the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission. and of course played a pivotal role in how the united states responded to what was going on in japan. i have questions about how that all unfolded. to his left is jim apple piepin. >