the most powerful nation on the history of the earth. this pursuit of happiness has driven americans to be the pioneering nation, the innovative nation. at is how we stay at all the other nations in the world. i don't think the president understand this like you. valued the founding documents. i value the principles that make this the great nation we are very i don't want to fundamentally transform america as the president says. i want to restore to america the principles that made as the nation we are. [applause] this is a critical time in our nation's history. we will either keep on borrowing massively or live within our means. we will either have government tells what kind of help their -- health care we can have or have a government that protects religious diversity and freedom or one that tells us what kind of conscience we should have. will either have a nation that stands -- doesn't stand up against our enemies are a nation that stands with their friends. that is the choice that america has bradys are critical times. i happen to believe that because we are a patriotic people who love the principles of america that if we are led

. >> if america is to remain the strongest nation on earth, then we must be the most innovative nation on earth. otherwise we'll surely shall passed by other nations. >> innovation is the theme that most of the 900 people here can relate to as members of the consumer electronics association and technology council. these are the risk takers on the cutting edge of the high tech world. >> most of us i think believe the opportunity for this country to expand and grow and shine is through innovation. >> reporter: romney appeared with one of his top supporters, governor bob mcdonald, touting the state's unemployment rate of 6.2%. >> i want to thank you for the tremendous partnership over the last couple of years to work together, to help our state rebound from perhaps the toughest period since the great depression. >> reporter: but mid afternoon the former massachusetts governor went before some of his toughest critics, conservatives who are gathered at the influential conference known as cpac. a group romney needs to lock up for the gop nomination. >>> while virginia's primary is about a mo

the relationship forward. that is why sf city and to me. that is why it is so a important for code for america. that is why we brought in the nation's first chief innovationfficer. you are in the world of green business and green technology. we need your ideas. i want them. and i won business to know that they have a critical role in working with our government. we cannot have a separate government from business. that is not the way to do things anymore. and the smaller businesses, the new innovative businesses, they're coming up with solutions. that is why what these things accelerated. we cannot be dependent upon government anymore. we have to create a new relationship. the challenges that are before us, if we're going to be a center for innovation before we take on the challenges that are suggested, we are going to also have to be a smarter city. we are going to have to be one that is less wasteful. we're going to have to also embrace innovation. that is what you're here for today. i want to welcome you here for the 2012 grain business form. please innovate. give us your best ideas. you will have a city that honors our tradition of moving forward on th

technology transfer and jobs and that energy is working hand in hand with the commerce department, with the national innovative marketplace to get american manufacturers first run at many of these opportunities. but this is a serious issue. you've got conflicting issues, and you'll appreciate as a scientist that it is conflicting issues in that scientists want to have interaction around inventions and new ideas and new approaches in the scientific community. at the same time, we are in economic competition with other countries. and so making all this information public, making it available leads to our economic competitors getting opportunities to work off of -- they pick the fruit off the trees we planted with american taxpayer dollars. and the issue here of taking patents or taking research is taxpayer funded and having the job. if the new widgit is going to be made here, we want it made in america. so i would adopt 2015 called the american studies and american jobs act which would focus on this question. because one well-intentioned lab personnel told me directly he's got four patents, he tried to build the

. >> if america is to remain the strongest nation on earth then we must be the most innovative nation on earth. >> reporter: it was a pro business message to a pro business crowd. gop presidential contender mitt romney getting a rousing welcome from those who work in northern virginia's high tech corridor. >> we can't be number 40 or 41 on the table of innovative environments and lead the world innovatively. we will lose innovation. it will go elsewhere. >> reporter: innovation is a theme that most of the 900 people gathered in this reston ball room can relate to as members of the northern virginia technology council and consumer electronics association. these are the risk takers, on the cutting edge of the high tech world. >> it's extremely important. without innovation you have no growth and with no growth you won't have employment. >> it is very, very critical and very much a global playing field. we have to do something to keep up. >> reporter: romney appeared with one of his top supporters, governor bob mcdonald, touting the state's unemployment rate of 6.2%. >> i thank you for t

it's impossible to fully grasp the discoveries and technologies that have sprung from our nation's space flight program. and the innovationsallenging to measure the effect our space programs had on america's place in the community of nations and on our international prestige. but i can tell you we wouldn't be discussing these outcomes today were it not for john glenn, neil armstrong, mike collins, and buzz aldrin, and their wives and families who support and sacrifices enabled the success of these missions. congratulations to all of these. your exploits have become integral to our nation's history and its success. and for that i sellerly thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the united states senate subcommittee on science and space and the senior senator from the state of florida, the honorable bill nelson. >> ladies and gentlemen, the -- it said in the psalms written by david as he peered up into the heavens, "the heavens declare the glory of god. the firment showeth his handy work." you think of the significance of this congressional gold medal. it has only been awarded to 100. and of those in

already begun that conversation in the first two panels, but also to understand what the national government can do. suspend disbelief. to set a platform for productive, innovative growth. and then in the absence of national action, what states,

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the zero gas, 100% electric nissan leaf. innovation for the planet. innovation for all. >>> here is what the "news nation right now. >> the real question is how do we get together and resolve this in a way that respects the concerns that have been raised? >> david axelrod suggesting the white house is prepared to compromise on the decision to require religious schools and hospitals to cover birth control for their workers. we're talking about it and chilling new details, we're learning more about the plan that josh powell put in place to take the lives of his own children. >>> last month turned tout be the most expensive january for gas prices. they're expected to get even higher. >>> is it right to have a welcome home party for iraq war vets? are there still members of the armed forces in afghanistan. the pentagon is weigh in. >>> the obama administration to require religious institutions to require birth control could have an unintended consequence. they said president barack obama has not just give tennessee catholic community a slap in the face, he is telling his pan inio limit our families. thank yo

mature technology areas and provides increased resources for the most promising clean energy innovations. this is an important step towards a national energy policy that invests in critical energy priorities within a framework of a sustainable fiscal policy. the department of energy's budget for the committee today supports a range of cutting-edge technologies that will enable us to lead in the global race for clean energy. increased investment in high performance executing and basic science will increase understanding and spur new energy technology development, continued investments and support high risk informational projects helping them to mature and attract nongovernmental funding. support for solar and wind and geothermal and biomass energy will develop our portfolio of available energy sources and enable a transition to cleaner technologies and meanwhile funding for research on carbon capture and sequestration and methane gas hydrates a s and minimumization will allow us to use fossil resources in a responsible way. it addresses critical grid monitoring issues through a new electricity systems innovation hub and significant f

and in bringing on jane as the nation's first chief innovation officer located in the mayor's office, of our false expectations that the federal government is going to save us. yes, we have got some great programs, but they are all in this kind of funky status for the cannot really help our cities. it is really going to be were the cities are across the country and across the state where we are going to innovate our ways to solutions. whether it is helping our homeless, a building housing for everybody, getting the services we need out there, getting good communications, getting better transportation. the cities there were the convergence of all these things happen. and in realizing that, you know, you could have expected a major

they hope that stealing the fruits of american innovation will give their nation's a shortcut to economic pre- eminence. an example of the cost of this type of espionage -- a former scientist for two of america's largest agricultural companies pled guilty to charges that he sent trade secrets to his native china. he became a research leader in biotechnology and the development of organic pesticides. although he had signed non- disclosure agreements, he transferred stolen trade secrets from both companies to persons in germany and china, and his criminal conduct cost millions of dollars. these two cases illustrate the growing scope of what we call the insider threat where employers use their legitimate access to steal secrets for the benefit of another company or another country. so much sensitive data is now stored on computer networks. our adversaries often find it as effective or even more effective to steal secrets through several conclusions -- cyber intrusions. foreign spies had increased their skill at infiltrating our computer networks and once inside, they can take government secr

the nation's highest honor in technology. recipient from president clinton. 1999. half million dollar m.i.t. prize. the nation's largest award in invention and innovation, winner, 2000. inventions, numerous. including the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind. and the first large vocabulary speak recognition instrumentation. author, five books, including "the age of spiritual machines, when computers intelligence." and coauthor of the brand new "fantastic voyage" live long enough to live forever. hobbies, cycling, hiking. ray occurs. ray kurzweil and mark grossman on the live line from denver, i want to comment on the book that you've put together. this book is really a readable compendium because you get into all kinds of matters from the food pyramid to water, although i think water could be a more attention, there's nothing here, really, about the volume of water that one should drink. i heard a book by an indian that is india indian and not native american and saying you're not sick, you're thirsty. >> we do recommend eight or nine glasses of water a day. >> really for helping process your food, detoxifying, not for hydration. >> i th

the zero gas, 100% electric nissan leaf. innovation for the planet. innovation for all. >>> hello. i'm milissa rehberger. strong words from the u.s. representatives to the united nationsa veto a security resolution. ambassador susan rice says she's disgusted by the action. this after a military assault killed 200 people. and mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his lead. live coverage on msnbc is coming up at 6:00 p.m. eastern. now back to vegas undercover. >>> two masked men, guns drawn, order terrified customers and employees to the floor as they smash display cases, hidden jewelry and cash. he says all the robberies share a similar pattern. they pull up right in front of the pawnshop. the men wear masks made from t-shirts and carry guns and use pillow cases for the loot. >> they force him in there. >> throw them in the pillow case. who are they? the video from the pawnshop is of little use. then a tip c jewelry stolen from one pawnshop is being hocked at another. this suspect is identified on store surveillance wearing a gold chain stolen that very morning. police identify him. antonio richard. a seven-time convicted felon. >> i didn't have enough to get identified

areas of the world such as asia and africa, we will continue to develop a small footprint and innovative approaches to maintain the presence, an invest in our relaktionships with partner nations at relatively low cost. the use of an austere base in djibouti for the recent soft rescue of two aide workers held in somalia is how effective such presence can be. and even if we no longer size the army and the marine corps for large scale multi-year operations like those in afghanistan and iraq, we are establishing ways to retain the key expertise and the lessons learned so that subsequent generation of americans do not have to painfully relearn them as we did after vietnam. the underlying theme that runs through all of this is an emphasis on flexibility, agility, readiness, on retaining capability across the full spectrum of missions. our leadership in an era of complex challenges and hard fiscal choices. consider for example one of the most discussed words in the strategic guidance and i mentioned it before, rever reversibility. some have seized on this word as a sign that somehow the principles are not firmly fixed or that the decisions on key programs are subject to rapid change

dominic, it's got to start early and k through 12 is the key to getting more interest in science and innovation at higher levels. i served on the national academy committee on a saturday morning sitting around the room with a table full of leading and two things we had in common was gilbert chemistry set and we were lamenting the fact that it was out of there for safety reasons and the one thing we had in common was a high school teacher that made it exciting. if we can put excitement in the classroom, we'll get the kids at major universities. >> we had mayor daly at a dinner last night. he made the point before. it was so clear and lucid. that we're not teaching, you know, invention, manufacturing, any number -- from the early stage up we sort of lost that. we had this post industry post-industrial. meaning no industry. minor problem. so you don't need to teach it. i really am struck by a lot of sort of what has been added to the conversation here on both the policy front and on the contextual front. last question and then i can ask the floor. we've been -- and this builds on the question about vietnam and some of the southeastern econ

he's the main owner of the washington wizards and when we're discussing innovation in our nation's capital we could use a few more wizards. he operates the bryson center in downtown d.c. before professional sports vice president of america online, active in many different areas, founder and chairman of snagfilms which produces documentary films and has had huge successes, vice-chairman of groupon and on the board of directors of american express and a number of companies. well-known blog, ted's take with interesting material on it. i was looking at it yesterday and featured a quote from winston church hill, which one of his season ticket holders said to him. when you're going through hell, keep going. that sounded like good advice. holds the chair in government studies at brookings, author of a number books on government performance and various types of public policymaking. he's putting out a paper today entitled political dysfunction and economic decline. we'll spend a little time talking about that. the paper looks at the growing political polarization between the parties and diminished

the research tax credit which helps businesses bring new ideas to market. our innovation council launched an information data initiative which has made more than 5,200 data sets available online. we are going to lead the nation in putting more public data online in one place from communities and universities across our state. already young innovators have designed smartphone apps using our data to help every day people. both of them are here today. i want to thank torra and elizabeth for your innovation and creativity. please stand up. [ applause ] we're going to continue to think big in illinois. today, i'm announcing a $2.3 million investment in 1871. that's a new technology center at the merchandise mart in chicago to foster and launch digital start ups. today, i'm also announcing a $6 million statewide competition to build ultra high speed broadband in neighborhoods across illinois. for this challenge, we want our neighborhoods to become gigabyte communities. with connections more than 100 times faster than today. our goal is to build smart communities that will foster jobs for the future. illinois is a leader in green technology. we lead the nation in operating wind turbines with 404 and we're still gro

the. technology innovation hall the list of elements from around russia. the future covered. as the so-called friends of syria group of nations meets in tunisia some key syrian opposition figures say those taking part are not trying to solve the country's crisis but instead seeking outside a nervous.

as we innovate with our health care system here in new hampshire, we must also consider the impact of reform and nationally. states like utah have adopted health insurance exchanges because they benefit businesses and benefit citizens. a well-designed health insurance exchange can make it easier for businesses to compete and to compare and obtain affordable health insurance. and i certainly don't think we want the federal government to decide in exchange for us here in new hampshire. that is why i think we must look forward now with designing our own exchange for all the people and businesses and our great state. [applause]

this is where they wanted to come and created the most powerful nation in the history of the earth. this has driven us to be the most innovativeation. i do not think the president understands this like you do. i value the founding documents. i value the principles that made us a great nation we are. i do not want to fundamentally transform america. i want to restore the principles of what made us a nation we are. this is a critical time in our nation's history. we will either keep on r.o.a. or live within our means. we will have government tell us what kind of health care we have or we will maintain freedoms we enjoy. we will have a government that protects religious freedom or we will have a government that tells us what kind of conscience and we should have. we will have a nation that now stands with our enemies -- that does not stand up against our enemies, or we will have a nation that stands up for our friends time and time again. these are critical times. i happen to believe because we are extraordinarily patriotic people, that if we are led by men and women who will tell the truth and lead with -- and live with integrit

the list i am going to start working from. i will then give you a national audience, so that if, by chance, your innovation would not only have the attraction of san francisco, but might have the attraction of several other mayors, the great merits of all the other cities -- that is the first, and i will be excited to introduce that on a daily basis, when we start the first task force with the u.s. conference of mayors. we are already working on this year. i want to tonight announce an exciting program i have, that my staff and i are going to be presenting. tonight is the first announcement of our innovation portfolio for 2012. it takes three parts to it, and the first part is we are going to continue inviting you to help us change the way we do government. in gauge san francisco. that is first. that is where we announced that. something we have done, during the budget time, when we asked our citizens to give us the best ideas -- we are going to do that year round. we are going to make that improve san francisco year round and engage you on a daily basis. you are tech companies and cities of san francisco. give us your best id

the year of the dragon are said to be brave, passionate, innovative, enterprising, and self- confident. these same qualities can be found throughout the postal service, one of our nation's oldest public service institutions that continues to be a vital interest to the gateway to american households. it was created more than 235 years ago. it delivers messages, merchandise, and money everywhere, every day. it is a service that the american public relies on. the postal service also issues stamps that help to keep the mail moving and facilitate communication and commerce in america. oftentimes these stamps are referred to as our nations calling cards. that is why they're so important -- it is so important that they reflect our rich culture and heritage. that is what the lunar new year is all about. if you combined every holiday tradition, decoration, food, prayers, and blessings, you might begin to understand what happens during the day when people of chinese, korean, vietnamese, tibetan, and mongolian heritages around the world celebrate the lunar new year. it is also celebrated with parties and parades where skilled teams of dancers to let the crowds with their portrayal

the company great. we're a startup nation. we're at our heart entrepreneurs. the country was based on innovation, our founding fathers really were our first entrepreneurs. so, i do think that washington, because much this political gridlock, gets in the way more than it helps. and that's the big issue. one of the intellectual fights is do you want government to create jobs or do you want industry to create jobs. it's pretty binary. and if government creates jobs, how do we know that we're getting our money's worth because we as taxpayers in essence are becoming venture capitalists. and will the government be able to manage those functions and those businesses and investments well? we know there's management and leadership investing trying to make these companies successful. i'm ashamed to say that i agree whenever i'm asked what's the best thing that government can do to help entrepreneurial business. i say, do nothing, get out of the way because speed, innovation, fresh ways of looking at things is what differentiates a startup from an institution and the government has gone truly the other way

the economic down turn and lack of innovation. we talk about big bailouts, we talk about big investments. look at what happened at solyndra. we're talking about nationallook at where the innovation comes from. it comes from entrepreneur, innovate ters who want to change the world. what we need to do is empower those innovators to at that time ideas that they have, advancing technologies, and put together new solutions that change the world. >> he's right on the money here. our flends at the kaufman foundation proved that statistically all new job growth comes from start ups. start ups are a small group of extraordinarily passionate individuals who are committed to making their dreams happen and most importantly, they're willing to take risk, willing to try something that's a crazy idea. >> thanks very much for the great conversation. >>> instead of tending a generic text message or phone call, how about spicing things up with some smart phone apps. mark sullivan joining us via skype with some ideas. let's start with free valenti valentine's day 2012 app by imagi magic solver.com. >> this is one of my favorites for those who want to get in the mood thi

were made in california, making our state the leader not only in the nation but in the entire world. [ applause ] >> my commitment is to continue these innovative programs and build on them in the coming year in every way i can. now, just as bold is our plan to build a high-speed rail system connecting the northern and southern part of our state. this is not a new idea. last time i signed legislation to discover the concept. now 30 years later, within weeks of a revised business plan that will enable us to begin construction before the year is out. president obama strongly supports the project and has provided the majority of funds for the first phase. it is now your decision to evaluate the plan and decide what action to take. without hesitation, i heard your approval. [ applause ] >> if you believe that california will continue to grow as i do and that millions more people will be living in our state, this is a wide investment. building new runways and expanding our airports and highways is the only alternative. that is not cheaper and will face even more political opposition. those who believe california is in decline will naturally shrink b

restoring the innovative nature of the economy should begin with universities which should be seen as move centers for fundamental science and resources for innovative people we need to pursue a national objective that results in globally competitive russian universities by twenty twenty we should have several world class universities that spanned the entire spectrum of material and social technologies. if i would comment on this i would say that putin is understands that the quality of education in russia is falling and the rate of the brain drain is rising which is what your strange way but it is that many so do you think that something urgent should be done please even obviously i mean if if if if somebody plans to stay in russia and plans lead russia they have to keep russia strong and that have that means they have to keep what they have you keep keep obviously keep your your best people in the country i mean that's why it was impossible to solve your period right you couldn't open the doors in the soviet period you spent twenty years investing in these people and you had a closed system a closed economy you couldn't just open the doors and say ok you want to go so you're taking

the new parliament in iran. showcases technological innovations of tomorrow to this year's partner nation, brazil. have got it covered. ♪ >> electric cars are the future. economical and ego-friendlypengg the german car industry with huge challenges. the quiet revolution. ♪ >> his adventures were so vivid, it was as though he had been there himself. march on dw. all broadcast * online. ♪ >> welcome back. iran chooses a new parliament this friday in an election that has been widely seen as a test of support for the regime. >> the first nationwide poll since president ahmadinejad was returned to power in a 2009, an election that ended in opposition protests and a crackdown. million voters to boycott this week's elections as a show of defiance. we have this report. >> when iranians head to the polling booths on friday, many young people will not be among them. opposition groups of promised to boycott the parliamentary election. it said if the vote is not free and fair, they would rather not vote at all. >> i have seen a lot of people who want to go, people in their 40's and 50's. the people my age? no

run and long run or with a plan that will place more of the burden on cuts in national security, medicare, low income programs, education innovation, infrastructure in ways we think is unfair and damaging to our interest as a country. these are tough reforms. but it's a balanced mix of spending cuts and tax increases. it gives us room to make investments that will improve opportunities for americans. it will help protect our basic commitment to retirement security and health care for the elderly and the poor. it provides substantial immediate additional help for the average american alongside reforms to help restore long term sustainability. it's not going to solve all of our challenges. even if you embrace the proposals today, we're still left with substantial additional challenges. but it would put us in a much better position to meet those challenges. thank you, mr. chairman. i'd be happy to try to respond to your questions. >> thank you. i guess we will agree to disagree on a few of those points. here's the crutch of it i want to get to. do you think this budget averts the deterioration of our fiscal problem? >> as i said, you

the critical invests that are made in everything from basic research and energy and life sciences to investments in innovative industries and advance manufacturing. these are growth industries in our nation. we're excited about the increass in manufacturing that's happening in this country but n this is so important that the president is making clear investments in an innovative sector that is going to create s jobs for americans right now an. and if not do could seriously hurt our economic growth. >> agreed.we are we are seeing the signs of recovery, but we've got a lot of work ahead. 8.3% unemployment is unacceptable. the president is making investments to continue the jobx growth. it starts with the payroll tax g holiday, which i know you're making progress on, extending sd unemployment, fixing, as you said, sgr. the president looks forward to > signing something soon on that n front. that's a different conversatione but let's get pay row tax x holi holiday done so there is not a tax increase on 160 million st. there's a call for an immediate 50 billion dollar investment in infrastructure, which i think i important for jobs and global competitiveness on manufacturing. we are seeing ma

we will turn once again to a nation that believes in free enterprise and free markets. based on the innovation of the american people. [applause] you will have to ask yourselves and ask your neighbors and people across michigan and across the nation, what do we want in our next president? we know what we have now. a guy who is an eloquent speaker and made a lot of promises he has been unable to keep. i believe you want someone who understands how to get the economy working. who understand how to get jobs again. who understands what it takes to get rising incomes again. the median income in america has dropped 10% in the last four years. this president has failed the american people. i believe we need a president to get the economy going. if we have a strong economy, that means kids coming out of high school and college will have jobs waiting for them. [applause] it means if you are in the prime of your life and you need to move you can find a new job right away. it means that if you are in your retirement years, you know your savings are going to be growing because american enterprises are gro