for we are moscow bureau chief of the christian science monitor there am peter power u.k. based crisis management specialist told r.t. that following a terrorist attack it's essential to keep things moving. one of the rules we're dealing with terrorism in the twenty first century is not to stop everything if you can possibly keep things going to judgement of moscow airport making some flights well that's the core you have to remember that terrorism doesn't actually rely on the bank they were lies on the fear of the bank and so yes we've got a catastrophe and by the sound of it many deaths but overall actually you are probably a lot more likely to be hit by lightning than ever be to be killed by a terrorist bomb it is just a random nature of terrorism so if we can carry on business as usual as quickly as we can that's my point about a lot of people affected beyond this but the issue is gather that intelligence that's most important to make sure your security is as good as it reason we can be and remember we're talking about weapons of mass effect here not weapons of mass des

washington in the meantime thanks very much cohen reporting there well fred we're from the christian science monitor terrorist target points and so he personally experience poor security at domodedovo airport just a few weeks ago. you know i think that we will we know that is the gate way to the north caucasus as far as russian domestic airports go from moscow that may be a reason. but i think it's all so fact that. over the past few years we see terrorists striking in moscow most memorably less than a year ago when two suicide bombers hit the moscow metro. i think they find vulnerable points i think they notice that security is lax and and they select these places for for max impact and i know since i went through that will just go weeks ago their security measures had really fallen off i suppose it was because of the blackout that they had on december twenty sixth the airport was shut down and and they had all these problems i'm sure introduced may have made them speed up made them perhaps less more careless i don't know what are the reasons and we're speculating here but i think that one thing yo

for where they're from the christian science monitor as i said a little earlier we're getting international. actually let's now go to peter power he's a crisis management specialist from visa consultancies in the british city of southampton thank you very much indeed for joining us now after the blast emergency teams were in the airport immediately and security was tightened at all the major moscow transport hubs what do you make of the response from what you've gathered so far. well the first thing to realize that it won't be just moscow airport where tightening up you've got twenty million passengers flying through that airport which actually is a lot less heathrow but nonetheless it's a major part of the world another question i've already heard in the last few minutes is was that the real target could something have happened here with a bomb exploded on route to somewhere else for example if a bomb detonated in the air invariably near any airport you're going to show it to be over a wide area it could be detonated by a mobile phone providing it's at low level so there's a chance that th

this now we're joined live in the studio by fred where he is the moscow bureau chief for the christian science monitor hi there fred well we're looking very closely haven't we at the transcripts of what's being said we've seen of again it all seems pretty clear it seems pretty clear that the air traffic controllers were making those warnings until the very very last second or why is there some confusion about this in some elements in the public in poland well there are confusing moments in these conversations and it would be strange if it were otherwise and you and i aren't aviation specialists can't really judge it. but we could have said well in advance is that this report would be fraught with heavy political consequences and the one criticism i can make. from my own expertise is that the russian government probably should have shown more foresight i don't think they presented the report in the best possible way that they didn't anticipate this and. whatever the technical conclusions the political presentation was was not the best and it has allowed this political storm to unfold in poland. so it's

dealing with some of the victims of yesterday's blast now fred we're moscow bureau chief of the christian science monitor newspaper he believes that terrorists have been studying security weak points transport system. well we know that domodedovo is the gateway to the north caucasus as far as russian domestic airports go from moscow that may be a reason but i think it's all so fact that over the past few years we see terrorists striking in moscow most memorably less than a year ago when two suicide bombers hit the moscow metro. i think they find vulnerable points i think they notice that security is lax and they select these places for maximum impact and i know since i went through the bill just because weeks ago their security measures had really fallen off i suppose it was because of the black coat that they had on december twenty sixth the airport was shut down and and and they had all these problems i'm sure introduced me to him made them speed up made them perhaps more careless it's. almost time poll last month an investigative journalist based in london says it's not only domodedovo airport but any

news and world report, the christian science monitor. is was hosted by the washington center for internships and academic seminars. >> welcome back from your well- deserved break. if any of you are feeling a bit cold, we will try to do something with the temperature. when we are going to do now is the part from someone being -- standing behind a lectern talking and have a more relaxed conversation with three very remarkable journalists. i extended an invitation to them not only because they are unusually appropriate for this occasion, but because they are friends of mine and very nice people. gail is the senior congressional correspondent for "the christian science monitor." it is a rather small paper in terms of circulation. is not like "usa today." but for its size, it is enormously influential. when the big events in washington is the godfrey sperling breakfast which is sponsored by the monitor which every major political figure wants to be the speaker at. gail knows congress very, very well and she and i have spoken about congress for

discussion regarding the christian science monitor article will obama's rift with the left matter. its author will be here white house correspondent is our guest. she will talk about her article as well as looking ahead for what is in front of the president and his administration in 2011. then we will also talk about the state of u.s. homeland security including combatting and preparing for potential terrorist attacks involving dirty bombsment our guest for that discussion will be colonel randall larsen. he is a senior fellow at the washington university homeland security policy institute. so, those will be the two guests tomorrow on "washington journal." you will be able to see us tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. .

i think that is what the wall street journal and the christian science monitor are observing. when house prices are declining, it it's hard to get completely enthusiastic about our economy. our home is still the most important asset that people own, and many small-business people rely on their home as collateral when they get a loan. when i got my first business loan, i had to put up my home as collateral. that is very important to job creation. small businesses are very important to creating jobs, and indeed those loans to get the cash to be able to go out and hire people. when house prices are weak and falling, we have a problem. i am hopeful that with improving job market was continued low interest rates, we will get on the other side of this foreclosure crisis by this time next year so that house prices will stabilize once and for all and begin to rise by 2012. but having said that, that is still very much a hope, and my concern is that things turn out worse than i am anticipating and that is at the top of my list of concerns, at the foreclosure crisis continues to be a sig

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gail chaddock is the senior congressional correspondent for the "christian science monitor". "christian science monitor" is a rather small paper in terms of circulation. it's not a big, flashy paper, but for its size it's enormously influential. in fact, one of the big events in washington is the so-called god friday-sperling breakfast which is something sponsored by the monitor. every major political figure wants to be the speaker at it. and gail is somebody who knows congress very, very well, and she and i have talked about congress for a very long time together. tony mauro is the supreme court correspondent for the national law journal, and tony is someone i have known for more years than i care to think about since he was a journalist as an undergraduate at rutgers university when i first came there. he was on the staff of the daily target which is our campus newspaper. and someone who for a nonlawyer is more knowledgeable about the supreme court than any lawyer i know. and, finally, ken walsh, another former rutgers journalist who is the white house correspondent for "u.s

the story from "the christian science monitor" -- from vitriolic disability -- should parties together at the state of the union? should republicans sit with democrats at the state of the union address? the traditional parting seating -- partisan sitting device is a negative symbol of congress. others have agreed bid so far, 19 members of congress, democrats and republicans, have gotten behind the idea. we want to hear from you. james, joining us from california. go ahead. jim, you are on the air. the morning and welcome to "washington journal." caller: good morning. together and i would think that they would want to sit together and intermix twin republicans and democrats, which would be great. however, we know that as soon as they leave the state of the union session, they are going to go right back in the chamber and start the same partisan fighting that they have done before. that is my opinion. it does not matter where you sit, it is how you act. host: the tucson massacre is sparking a discussion of whether overheated, political rhetoric contributes to violence. we want to bring y

here is "the christian science monitor." owing that there is a trade gap between the countries. $299 billion in exports to china. milton, new york. john, independent line. caller: it all comes down to economic policy. if you were indoctrinated by the media, this is something that we have been pushing for here in the world for decades. the united states has been the leader of the world policy of a global economy. it is almost out of our hands. the problem is that now we have to compete. in the 1960's and 1970's we did not have to. that is what china is doing right. they are doing what we did 40, 50, 60 years ago. while we are in these wars, fighting in invading, they have invested in new industries. they are looking for new natural resources. doing everything that we did 40 years, 50 years ago. we are getting beat at our own game because we are not doing the right thing. host: what is the right thing to do? caller: we have to do what everyone is saying that we are not doing. developing new, green technology. developing new pro

gail chaddock is with the christian science monitor. for its size, enormously influential. t of the big events in washington is that the godfrey sperling breakfast sponsored by the monitor, and every major political figure was to be a the speaker. gail is someone who knows congress very well and she and i talk about congress for a long time together. tony mauro is from the national law journal. i have known him for more years than i care to think about since he was a journalist and an undergraduate at rutgers when i first came there. he was on the staff of our campus newspaper. he is someone who for a non- lawyer is more knowledgeable about the supreme court than any lawyer i know. and finally, ken walsh, another rutgers journalist who was the white house correspondent for u.s. news and world report, who travels around the world with presidents and sits in that small, stuffy place where correspondence pass the president's the president's spokesperson -- asked the president's spokesperson questions that will hopefully reveals something about what the president's plans are. we

host: to clarify what we are for talking about earlier, this piece in the christian science monitor, there is evidence that the shooting suspect is mentally unstable. but he was never declared so in court. ... scrolling to the story you get to see more detail. why was he able to buy a gun? guest: that proves the point. if the authorities had done what the authorities try have done, which is investigating these complaints about this bizarre man, they would have in all likelihood found him mentally unfit and he would not have been able to get that done. host: albany, georgia, welcome. caller: i want to say thank you for your common sense. cliff is nice to hear the truth out of it and not spin from the media. i have two quick comments. one is from a previous caller who said she was afraid of the republican party. i tell you, i have been afraid of the democratic party and the policies that they have pushed through without the consent of the american people. another caller stated that if the shooter had not been politically motivated, he would not have been at the congresswoman's area to s

host: to clarify what we are for talking about earlier, this piece in the christian science monitor, there is evidence that the shooting suspect is mentally unstable. but he was never declared so in court. ... scrolling to the story you get to see more detail. why was he able to buy a gun? guest: that proves the point. if the authorities had done what the authorities try have done, which is investigating these complaints about this bizarre man, they would have in all likelihood found him mentally unfit and he would not have been able to get that done. host: albany, georgia, welcome. caller: i want to say thank you for your common sense. cliff is nice to hear the truth out of it and not spin from the media. i have two quick comments. one is from a previous caller who said she was afraid of the republican party. i tell you, i have been afraid of the democratic party and the policies that they have pushed through without the consent of the american people. another caller stated that if the shooter had not been politically motivated, he would not have been at the congresswoman's area to s

host: to clarify what we are for talking about earlier, this piece in the christian science monitor, there is evidence that the shooting suspect is mentally unstable. but he was never declared so in court. ... scrolling to the story you get to see more detail. why was he able to buy a gun? guest: that proves the point. if the authorities had done what the authorities try have done, which is investigating these complaints about this bizarre man, they would have in all likelihood found him mentally unfit and he would not have been able to get that done. host: albany, georgia, welcome. caller: i want to say thank you for your common sense. cliff is nice to hear the truth out of it and not spin from the media. i have two quick comments. one is from a previous caller who said she was afraid of the republican party. i tell you, i have been afraid of the democratic party and the policies that they have pushed through without the consent of the american people. another caller stated that if the shooter had not been politically motivated, he would not have been at the congresswoman's area to s

gail chaddick is from "the christian science monitor." l newspaper but for its size, it is enormously influential. one of the big events in washington is the so-called godfrey sperling breakfast. every major figure wants to be the speaker. she and i have talked about congress for long time together. tony morrow is the correspondent for the national law journal. he was a journalist at rutgers when i first came there. someone who for a non-lawyer is no. -- more knowledgeable about the supreme court than any lawyer i know. finally, ken walsh, another former workers journalist who is the white house correspondent for "u.s. news and world report." questions which i hope will reveal some the about the president's plans. we will ask them to sit down here and talk about what they think is going to be happening in the coming year. i am not going to restrict it to the 112th congress. tony will get a lot of business in terms of what is going on at the supreme court. please welcome them. [applause] >> ok, gail. and tony. and me. i have this list of qu

and on the front cover of the christian science monitor's edition of december 13, they've got the headlineions. how the world can respond to iran, north korea and other rising threats. in your mind, is this headline a demonization or how do you see headlines like this? and how does it make -- how does it f it affect diplomatic relations between the united states and countries like iran and north korea? guest: rogue states it seems like kind of old speak. it's the kind of stuff you used to hear a lot pre-2003, i guess, from the clinton administration as well. and then axis of evil. and the obama administration certainly has cooled things down a lot. i'm not sure it makes that much difference what you call it, whether you call it the global war on terror or whatever this long sort of certain owe cushions the obama administration use's. i think in terms of iran, you only has to listen to what their president says to believe that certainly an intention there no do serious damage to israel which would cause -- could cause a regional conflag ration and destabilize the middle east and therefore t

the "christian science monitor" stated perhaps no one would have had the their party's vice presidential nomination and then made the short list of the party's selection eight years later, such is the complexity of joe lieberman. since the internet has been active on this topic, let's open up the phone lines. this discussion about joe lieberman about the changing senate or is it on joe lieberman himself and his own political legacy over the years? we'd like to talk to you about senate politics with the nexus being senator lieberman's announcement. let's listen a little bit to what he had to say yesterday. >> along the way, i have not always if it comfortably into conventional, political boxes. maybe you've noticed that. democrat, republican, liberal, conservative. because i've always thought my first responsibility was not to serve a political party but to serve my constituents, my state and my country and then to work across party lines to make sure things get done for them. whatever the partisan or party line that is dwoid us, they are far more important than the shared values that uni

host: to clarify what we are for talking about earlier, this piece in the christian science monitor, there is evidence that the shooting suspect is mentally unstable. but he was never declared so in court. ... scrolling to the story you get to see more detail. why was he able to buy a gun? guest: that proves the point. if the authorities had done what the authorities try have done, which is investigating these complaints about this bizarre man, they would have in all likelihood found him mentally unfit and he would not have been able to get that done. host: albany, georgia, welcome. caller: i want to say thank you for your common sense. cliff is nice to hear the truth out of it and not spin from the media. i have two quick comments. one is from a previous caller who said she was afraid of the republican party. i tell you, i have been afraid of the democratic party and the policies that they have pushed through without the consent of the american people. another caller stated that if the shooter had not been politically motivated, he would not have been at the congresswoman's area to s

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that from the christian science monitor. ce] >> we are just waiting to take you live to sacramento for the third inauguration of jerry brown as governor of california. california is facing some more traffic congestion and pollution problems than it did when he was first served in the state in the 1970s. and mr. brown is a life-long democrat. he won over republican meg whitman with 53.8% of the vote in november. after his second term as governor ended in 1983, he served two terms as mayor of oakland, and two terms as state attorney general. [silence] [silence] >> we take you now live to sacramento for the third inauguration of jerry brown as governor of california. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a big hand for the oakland school of chorus. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to the inaugural ceremony for edmund g. jr. as the 39th governor for the state of california. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, we ask you to rise pl

and then i want to show our leaders the most recentnito christian science healthline monitor. we: where the is market --gu question: where is the market headed? >> guest: well, the list of mo concerns that i enumerated at the top of our conversation i would put at the very top of the list of concerns what's going on in the foreclosure crisis. we still have millions of people in the foreclosure process. to be precise, there are 2.3 million homeowners in foreclosure and another couple million who are very delinquent on their own and likely to go into foreclosure. so four million households, roughly, are in this predicament -- >> we leave this program to take you live to the floor of the u.s. senate returning from a break to take up morning business. they could take up debate, also, on reauthorization of the federal aviation administration. this is live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the morning's prayer will be offered by chaplain barry black. the chaplain: let us pray. o god, our father, in mo whom we live and m

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