. >> one of the policy debates happening in state capitals around the united states is the issue of internet sales tax. that's our topic this week on "the communicators." we're joined by scott peterson and jerry serasel, senior vice president of government affairs. thank you for being here. tell us, first, what the streamlined sales tax governing board is and what's your position on the issue of tacking sales on the internet. >> the stream lined sales tax governing board is to get all the internet sales tax on the board. >> our issue is, it is not a tax issue, it is a correction issue, and how you correct the problem. the issue stems from out-of-state marketers, can they be forced to become sales tax collectors for a state they have no presence in? the supreme court has said no, and because it is so complicated it interferes with interstate commerce, and scott's group is trying to simply identify that. -- simplify that. the question is, can a state force an out-of-state retailer to become a collection agent. >> so your organization does not have a problem tacking an amazon sale, for example?

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the internet? >> guest: we are a nonprofit association of states, all the hebbs are state governments themselves who have two goals. the first goal is to make their sales tax simpler and easier for retailers to administer, and the second is to get all the sales tax that's currently on the books collected. >> host: and what is direct marketing association? what's your position on the issue? >> guest: oh. our issue is it's not a tax issue, it's a collection issue. and how you collect the idea of the problem, the issue really stems -- what scott has -- it stems from out of state marketers, can they be forced to become sales tax collectors for a state they have no presence in? and the supreme court has said, no, because it's so complicated, it interferes with interstate commerce. and scott's group is trying to simplify -- is flying to similar -- trying to simplify that. so it's just a question of can a state force an out-of-state retailer to become their unpaid collection agent? >> host: so your organization does not have a problem with taxing an amazon sale, for example? >> guest: no. the taxes are --

the state. eastern washington, which there is a lot of rural washington state, have enough people for 2.5 districts. some of eastern washington, rural washington, will gain some representation in this process. it is likely that republicans and democrats will be able to come to a compromise, because republicans have two members who were elected in 2010, a new member of congress and the republican who was elected in 2004 who would like some additional protection in a new map, and democrats could conceivably drop in new districts to their liking what protecting the republican legislators as well. that could be one compromise. it is not that easy in a lot of states that are losing seats. it would be better to beginning seats and having to squeeze someone out. host: next up is pittsburgh, missouri, on a line for democrats. caller: good morning. i just wanted to make a quick note that there has been an improvement where i live. i live out in a rural area, so that is good news. upon the other note, what

and the forums in their roles come from the states to the locality. >> if our state was lifted and the injunction was in force, could the county clerk in san diego county refuse a marriage license to a same-sex couple? >> she could without violating this injunction, however, if she did so, then the attorney general would as they did and locklier act to make it uniform. >> what would happen is no one is bound by the injunction oer than the two counties. if they want to enforce the court order that have to go to state court, which would be free to determine the issuef scargay marriage again. is that right? >> yes, and no, your honor. that is right with respect to the counties. with respect to the remainder of the states, under its california state law, article 5 sections 1 and 13 give the power to execute the laws and enforce laws to the gernor and attorney general. is it, since the invention does run not only to the counties, but to the governor and the attorney general in their official capacities as well, those individuals would have responsibility for making the law uniform. >> what

the state acknowledges that. vercrowding is the principal cause, as experts have testified, and it is now time for a remedy. the court has to get some point focus on a remedy, and that is what it did. that seems to me to be a perfectly reasonable decision. >> i agree with everything you say, and with the last data. you needed a significant remedy, no question. but you gotta significant remedy when the receiver was appointed in 2005 and implemented a program in 2006. >>, time should the courts have given the receiver to develop this -- how much time should the courts have given the receiver to develop this plan and implement it? >> we believe we are entitled to a reasonable opportunity to comply with the orders and bring ourselves into compliance. >> and if it had seven years it could get down to 1 37.5%. you did not seem to object to that. >> given all of the constraints, there is a fundamental difference between what you do under a district court order and what the state will do. that said, the state is absolutel

what is the keynesian state? his friend and biographer said he believed such decisions could be placed in the hands of experts operating in the public interest, much the way we eloped central bankers to control the interest rates. in democratic systems, the elected representatives control public spending in response to demands from constituents and interest groups. he assigned duties to the state but never stop to think how these functions could be grafted onto the political system that was designed to include them. this is true in the u.s. where you have developed all these constitutional limits and traditions, which prevented such an enterprise from coming into being. his theory came along too late to be much use to fdr. the general theory was published in 1937 while the new deal was in place by 1936. fdr discovered it was possible to build a long-running electoral coalition on the basis of public spending. this was a political but not an economic inside. it suggests how they would eventually evolve with mutual

. >>> the united states supreme court takes up the issue of california's overcrowded prisons. meanwhile, inmates are being transferred to private prisons in other states. >>> and an exhibition of the life and work of bay area painter bernard zakheim is at the jazz heritage center in san francisco. the jazz heritage center in san francisco. we'll have those stories next. captioning by vitac, underwritten by fireman's fund ♪ >>> good evening, and welcome to "this week in northern california." i'm barbara rogers, sitting in for belva davis. joining me tonight on our news panel are josh richman, political and legal affairs reporter with the "oakland tribune." lisa vorderbrueggen, political editor for the "contra costa times." and marisa lagos, political reporter for the "san francisco chronicle." and we'll start with you, marisa. and it's lagos. and i'll get that right as the night goes on. we're going to start with you, talking about kamala harris's election. it took us a long time to find out who was going to be the next attorney general. now that we know, we've got all these fir

final borders of the palestinian state that would be created while israel would continue to have a thriving arab minority there would not be a single jew in the arab state that would be created just like my me other arab states in the region and if that's not apartheid i don't know what is where israel would continue to be a democracy now but the other part that you cited that the entire arab and muslim world will recognize israel and trade with israel and where do i sign well then what do you mean if the if these negotiations if say the right of return i mean jews have a right of return to israel can't there be some kind of negotiations where you would have the right of palestinians are or some form of compensation i mean that it's difficult to greed but could not be part of the negotiations well to two thousand and two plan is not it's not that bad go ahead omar. yeah but this is this is not about you know what i'll allow or not allow this is again about international law refugees have a right to return this is not up to

they taught in the states. and i know from the royalties that people are still buying and enjoying some of the songs and very witty, very british song about animals and they are very much loved here and people my age and younger generations are brought up on those songs and may not know who wrote them but know the songs. >> how much trouble is britain in on the economic front? >> if you asked me that a year ago, people were gloomy about prospects for the u.k. but funny thing and i like to steal the line that the british people are the only people who kl feel about their own misfortune. we take a glee in things going terribly wrong and we are the worst of this in a way you would never find in america. people love to talk about how bad our weather and economy is. you have to look past that, are we really in such bad shape? but there was worry there was a loss of control and we were particularly vulnerable to this crisis because we put financial store to our financial system and reliance on the money coming out of

in the united states. it is where the greatest concentrations of both light and heavy rare earth elements exist. particularly those needed for the defense industry. rare earth ore or oxides needs to be reduced into a pure and elemental state before it can be used by industry. redeveloping our rare earth capabilities will be no easy tax. the hurdles for financing such a refinery are significant. the cost to construct a rare earth refinery capable of supplying u.s. consumption of 20,000-tons per year is estimated at more than $1 billion, perhap perhaps $1.5 billion. i do not believe it is practical or desirable for the united states to depend upon any single rare earth mining company to supply our nation's rare earth productions or supply chain requirements. that's why our legislation will require a feasibility study on building a u.s. cooperative refinery to process rare earth ores from other mines in the united states or other allied countries. and there are a number of states which have rare earth, califor

in the united states and in europe you go and ask each of them why are you living in europe or in the united states and they will tell you because they cannot mix it your way show because of the political situation that was created as that is out of the creation of the state of his that i am and they will also tell you because you will not allow them to come back here and live as citizens that he ality is israel does not want christians to live in the jerusalem area their reality is that many jews today in israel don't want to live among palestinians whether they are muslims or christians this is the truth and sometimes we try to ignore this truth we try to ignore this city alethea but there is a lot of racism against christians and muslims in the state of israel today ok gaffney do you want to reply to that there's a lot of racism against christians and muslims in this state of israel today do you agree or disagree with what you just heard. ok. again i must say that there is a big difference in between a the palestinians in jerusalem that after sixty seven when he tours possibly to g

house from the state of florida. republican sandy adams from the 24th district along florida's central atlantic coast. a member of the state house, she is a former deputy county sheriff and air force veteran. she defeated democratic first-term incumbent suzanne kasmus. another new member from florida, david rivera, a republican who defeated four-term incumbent joe garcia, 52% to 42%. he is representing the 25th congressional district, occurring southwest miami and the florida keys. congress resumes january 5th with live coverage on c-span. coming up on c-span, new rules on so-called neteutrality and a vote by the f.c.c. then queen jordan talks about the n n n n treaty, and then a history of televised presidential debates. >> i think a lot of people that a lot of people who follow british politics makes is that they are broadly comparable to your system. your president is like our prime minister and that you have two houses of parliament, and we have two of ours. will, no. our prime minister has much more power than y

and the forums in their roles come from the states to the locality. >> if our state was lifted and thethe county clerk in san diego county refuse a marriage license to a same-sex couple? >> she could without violating this injunction, however, if she did so, then the attorney general would as they did and locklier act to make it uniform. >> what would happen is no one is bound by the injunction other than the two counties. if they want to enforce the court order that have to go to state court, which would be free to determine the issue of scargy marriage again. is that right? >> yes, and no, your honor. that is right with respect to the counties. with respect to the remainder of the states, under its california state law, article 5 sections 1 and 13 give the power to execute the laws and enforce laws to the governor and attorney general. is it, since the invention does run not only to the counties, but to the governor and the attorney general in their official capacities as well, those individuals would have responsibility for making the law uniform. >> what does ms. vargas do? is she

the federal tax burden is about twice the local and state tax combined. now, trust me, our sens can do the -- our citizens can do the math. and they see the difference in value between the state and the federal government. and they are really ready. to regain that constitutional balance. last tuesday's vote totals pretty much reaffirms that for me. on november 2, 2010, people pushed back. they pushed back against a washington establishment that is spending too much and borrowing too much but is ignoring the constitution and i might add the views of our citizens. the election affirms the power of individual americans and it actually in a powerful way repudiatesen and an overly control in central government. we need to keep the dialogue rolling on how limited government set closest to the people will maximize our liberty our citizens have elected leaders willing to fight for our beliefs and it's time to hold these leaders accountable. for example, repealing and defunding nationalized healthcare in its entirety is vitally important. because you can't go throu

state jim baker. i mean, you run the list of all of the formers secretaries of state on the republican side, former secretary of state condoleezza rice. they all support this treaty. the military supports this treaty. the leader of the strategic command, current and the past former seven support this treaty. the national intelligence treaty supports this treaty. i -- i really hope that in these waning days of this session, as we approach this holiday season, which is so focused on the concept of renewal and hope and peace, that we could find the ability in the united states senate to embrace in a bipartisan way the security interests of our country, but i want to address particularly the notion about more time on this treaty. we are now in the fifth day of this treaty. let's debate today. even if we had a cloture filing tonight or something, you would still have two days more of debate before that ripens and you vote on it, after which you then have 30 hours of debate, providing that it would pass. so we're looking at the prospect of having more days of debate on this treaty, a simple, simple building block

faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california that i take this obligation freely and without mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter and during such time as i hold the office as a member of the access appeals commission -- >> and whatever seed you are taking -- whatever seat you are taking. >> it is their oath, not your both. commissioner murphy: i know. i'm asking them. anyway, why don't you let me drive the cars here? that is it. can i hear aye? >> aye. commissioner murphy: congratulations. >> thanks. going to give these to you. now if we could have the members of the board of examiners that our present. we have some members that are not present, but i have let them know that since i have been duly sworn to be able to swear people in, that i will either go to a meeting or have them come to my office, make an appointment. those from the board of examiners. we only have two? everyone else is code advisory committee. commissioner murphy: i do solemnly

and the forums in their roles come from the states to the locality. >> if our state was lifted and the injunction was in force, could the county clerk in san diego county refuse a marriage license to a same-sex couple? >> she could without violating this injunction, however, if she did so, then the attorney general would as they did and locklier act to make it uniform. >> what would happen is no one is bound by the injunction other than the two counties. if they want to enforce the court order that have to go to state court, which would be free to determine the issue of scargy marriage again. is that right? >> yes, and no, your honor. that is right with respect to the counties. with respect to the remainder of the states, under its california state law, article 5 sections 1 and 13 give the power to execute the laws and enforce laws to the governor and attorney general. is it, since the invention does run not only to the counties, but to the governor and the attorney general in their official capacities as well, those individuals would have responsibility for making the law uniform. >>

here's the united states unilateral statement at that time, while the united states cannot si circumscribe the sovit right to withdraw from the treaty, if the soviet believes its supreme interests are jeopardized, the full exercise by the united states of its legal righted up the a.b.m. treaty, that's the treaty that permitted us to have missle defenses. as we have discussed with the soviet union in the past would not constitute a basis for such withdrawal. in other words, directly contradicting the russian claim that they could withdraw on that basis. continuing the quotation, the united states will be signing the start treaty and submitting it to the u.s. senate with advice with this view, in addition the provisions for withdrawal based on supreme national interests clearly envision that such withdrawal could only be justified by extraordinary events that have jeopardized a party's supreme contract. soviet statements that a future hypothetical withdrawal from the a.b.m. treaty could create such conditions without legal or military foundation. end of quote. in other words, the united stat

that was the state of missouri. missouri was a state that had a history of voting not for the republican but for the winner in the presidential election. that was going from a republican governor to a democratic one. a very tough cycle we were able to find a way to win a swing state when no other swing state was going our way. i have a consistent background on the presidential level of learning how to win tough campaigns. we certainly have other qualified candidates, i don't think anyone will share that background. >> you will have control of the house in 2012. 23 democratic senate seats up. what worries you the most with regard to the house and senate races? >> you have to worry about redistricting. one of the things they chairman has to get on top of quickly is making sure the rnc is healthy enough so we can provide redistricting with the data and legal support that they will need in order to have a successful redistricting cycle. we had more than a dozen legislative chamber pickups in the 2010 cycle. in order to h

almost all of the expenditure is raised by the central state and spent by the central state. a value added tax, it is a mega- sales tax. it is value added so that each individual along the chain, from the production of an item to the final sale of an item pays tax on the proportion of value that has been added while it was in their hands. from the point of view of the ordinary citizen, all you know is that the price, when quoted, you add 17.5%. although most retailers would at that automatically. now that is going up to 20% very soon in deep. >> so everything will have it 20% tax? >> everything except food, children's clothing, newspapers, magazines, charities, there are a few exempted items. >> to you have a property tax? >> not really. we have transfers of property, so whenever you transfer of property, you pay a portion. -- you pay a proportion of that. that is at the lower percentages of a tax. we have domestic rates. it used to be called domestic rates coming out is called a council tax. this is for your local authority, your town hall or whatever. you pay a tax according

what role do you see the united states playing? and do you trust the united states? ime minister fayyad? >> we do. as a matter of fact, our position is in order for the process to move forward in a credible way and in a way that begins to project promise of success, the united states must definitely be involved and intimately involved in running the show and as necessary to come up with proposals. you have what mr. barak has said about the land mass that is occupied by settlements. 2% of the west bank. now, in previous discussions in terms of what might be involved in a final settlement, this was an issue of contention. for example, as how much of the land mass should be talked about by way of swaps. the last round of discussion what was on the table was something like 6% of the land mass of the west bank. there's a big difference between the two. this is the way in which issues should be negotiated and discussed and quickly. what should not happen, though, is for the timeline that was adopted up until this point is the timeline has got to be maintained. i don't think

the united states look at these trends. we conclude that ending this conflict once and for all and achieving a comprehensive regional peace is important for safeguarding israelis future. we also look at our friends the palestinians. we remembered the painful history of the people who never had the state of their own. we are renewed in our determination to help them finally realize there a legitimate aspiration. the lack of peace, the occupation that began in 1967, continue to deprive the people of dignity and self determination. did this is unacceptable. ultimately, it is unsustainable for bo. for all the people of the reading, it is in their interest to end this conflict and bring a lasting comprehensive peace to the middle east based on to state or to people. for two years, yet heard me emphasize that negotiations between the parties is the only path that will succeed in securing their respective aspirations for them this remains true today. there is no alternative other than reaching mutual agreement. the stakes are too h

sincerely, barack obama, the president of the united states. mr. president, i think this letter speaks for itself. i think the facts of history, i think the testimony of secretary gates and of all those others who have come before us that make it clear that the united states has no constraints on missile defense whatsoever make clear this amendment is not necessary and this amendment carries with it dangerous implications for the ultimate ratification implication of a treaty. i reserve the balance of my time. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: how much time do i have? the presiding officer: just about 13 minutes. mr. mccain: i'd like to reserve at least the last three minutes for my colleague, senator kyl. the presiding officer: very good. mr. mccain: as we all know, we'll vote very quickly on the amendment to the new start treaty. i've offered this amendment along with the senator from wyoming, and, you know, this amendment is really an important and seminole one. it's focused on a key flaw in th

the united states supreme court has never said that. what the united states supreme court has said in the 14 cases involving the right to marriage is that in the context of abortion, in the context of prisoners, in the context of contraception, and in the concept of divorce that their right to marry is an aspect of the right to liberty, privacy, association, and identity. >> what i am trying to find out is if your argument here in response to crawford that there is a constitutional right to gay marriage. do we have to reach that point? what you are answering is that they are taking away a constitutional right. if that is your answer, fine. if it is not, i would like to know that also. >> my answer is that they are taking away a constitutional right given by the state of california and recognized by the state. that in and of itself makes proposition 8 unconstitutional under rummer and reitman. i would also say, judge reinhardt, a gay marriage or single-sex marriage anymore than the supreme court of the united states called the interracial

i included the national and state populations and the apportionment for the allocation of seats to the united states house of representatives. , based on the official count of the 2010 census. i told the president also that the 2010 census was completed on time and under budget. before we get to the actual numbers, it is important to stress this achievement. it demonstrates that government can deliver a promise on time and within its budget. before this census began, experts inside and outside the government predicted that longstanding operational and fiscal problems at the u.s. census bureau would doom the 2010 census to cost overruns and diminished participation by the american people. in 2009, the commerce department's: inspector general and accounting officer ranks the 2010 census as one of the federal government programs most likely to fail. that did not happen. earlier this summer, i joined dr. groves to say that we had spent $1.6 billion less than we were given by the congress for census operation in 2010. with the final accounting completed, i am pleased to announce that the nu

could go this is this is this is not the state of israel this is not the state of israel this is the occupied territories and i had to remove the. wrong limbs israel the jewel it won't come. come out. due to the conflict. with. each other david go ahead go ahead jeff. if alec if alex wanted palestinian palestinians said he could have it he is talking about a unique situation why christians are leaving but the handful they're trying to come back and then it's a policy in a million christians and it is wrong for him to be deceitful and think that it's not right no no look this it's not a policy a do you christians it's an end in the indians who of left the land and. it's you lose your rights to be a jerusalem all right residency all right david david that's what he's going to build he would say to folks i go to you i want to ask david david david i mean did what is really the difference then i mean it's just the israeli state and if we go from what daphne had to say i think if it's unique or not i mean these really state wants to slim all of jerusalem to be jewish that's one of the hig

the bank. now are american states bankrupt and should they be able to declare it if that's the case states are currently not allowed to declare bankruptcy only local municipalities but a reuters report alleges that republicans have set their sights on changing that but why would politicians want american states to be able to clear bankruptcy most importantly it would allow them to renegotiate obligations potentially slash public employee benefits which have been blamed for many states financial woes so would this be just a ploy to wipe out the democrats' most powerful donors the public sector unions or is this a financial imperative for the economic future of america well join me to discuss this issue is patrick gleason director of state affairs at americans for tax of tax reform and michaele cleaver journalist and contributing editor for in these times gentlemen thank you both for being here well i will just ask the basic question should states be allowed to declare bankruptcy. yeah i'll take that one the simple answer is yes and there are three numbers that illustrate why this is a needed to

almost all of the expenditure is raised by the state, by the central state come and spend by the central state. -- spent by the state. the value-added taxes a slightly more complicated system. it is value added, so each individual along the chain from the production of an item to the sale of an item pays tax on the proportion of value that has been added while it has been in their hands, but from the point of view of the ordinary citizen, on you know is the prices when quoted. -- paul you know is the prices when " to. it is going up to 20% -- all you know is the prices when quoted. everything except food, children's clothing, newspapers, magazines, charities. there are a few exempted items, but about 90% of what we buy. >> the vat is going up at the start of the year, and it was offset by cutting some of the payroll tax rise that they are not going to completely employment, but instead, they are doing a vat rise. the conservatives in the 1980's, margaret thatcher, the increased the vat very sharply, and to some, that still has a resonance. the price of things they buy, it could well go u

in the states to look at a program coming up next here on our t.v. join us as we travel across american soul that was once very much part of russia. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of. tradition language. this is the first to go pete could be. culture. the thing is that the have the genders are still unaware of what's going on in their lives you're still asking what you. like. i don't know a thing about alaska the great. one archie. more news now the israeli government so brutal nomadic arab tribes from the desert that they've lived in for over a century the jewish state says of the bed it was built without permission but there's deep suspicion that the crackdown on arab villages is to replace them with jewish settlements both maltese paula sleep in the negev desert. in the middle of nowhere the remains of all i'm a keep village. for the third time in two weeks israeli police came with the voters as and in a little more than an hour with demolished sixty houses. from a flood no this is my land i have a paper i ha

planned hitler to declare war on the united states. >> this is frequently overlooked, brian, that the united states did not declare war on germany, we declared war only on japan on december 8, 1941. why did hitler do something seemingly so rash? there was a leak of an important document called rainbow five, a contingency plan that roosevelt had called for. what would we need, should we go to war against germany by 1943? how many divisions, how many ships, how many aircraft, how much fuel, etc.? the "chicago tribune" gets a hold of this secret plan and front pages it. does not play it as a contingency plan. the tribune plays it as a war plan and the headline says "f.d.r., five million troops against germany by 43." and when hitler declares war on the united states, fourdys after pearl harbor, he virtually quotes this. he says president roosevelt intends to make war agst us by 1943. so, in declaring war against the unitestates, he doesn't view it as being rash. he views it as anticipating the inevitable a getting the draw on the u.s. >> the relationship between f.d.r. and joseph stalin.

make it clear, israel is an ally of the that the states, and the united states is an ally of israel, and we shall survive. 10 months ago, believe me, i belong from center to the right, not from center to the wrong -- i mean to the left. but thank god i am in the middle. let's take for example 10 months ago, a vice-president comes to jerusalem. it -- by president joe biden comes to israel. the you or i or any shoe have to make an announcement to israel? when you want to build, build in jerusalem, but did not make announcements. it be smart, don't be right. this is the message. in policy, you have to be smart enough not to come to obstacles like the white house, because we did not invade to assault people. we did that in the past and people doing to us. we have to know how to rid maneuver in the right way. it -- we have to know how to maneuver in the right way. i think three portions, civilize the entire portion of the jewish people. first of all, god is the owner of the world and we make the choice -- he made the choice of where the jews will be. second is go from your land in your fat

what is happening in the united states. our next guest is matthew parris, a columnist for the times of london. he also has weekly radio program on bbc. he was a conservative party member of the house of commons from 1979 to 1986. our interviews were recorded in the studios of westminster located across from the houses of parliament. >> matthew parris, back in april 2010, you said that the truth is simple. we are living beyond our means. the change is change that we were really prepared to embrace. we will have to live within our means. that was seven months ago. that is something that not just on, but a great many commentators have been saying since the early years. all of us in britain, nearly all of us, have the impression of prosperity, a growing prosperity which appeared to be beyond any explanation in terms of anything that we were producing ore exporting. people said that they could not believe that we were getting so much. what were the houses so much more? the reply from the economists says that it all has to do with

there are 6,000 wineries in the united states. ere are only 25 -- not 25% but only 25 wineries that are owned by people of color. >> belva: the robledo family's award-winning wines are recognized internationally. but ronaldo never forgets where he came from. his wine is dedicated to the people of mexico. it was served at the white house when reynaldo was an honored guest of president barack obama and mexican president felipe calderon. >> brazero means the strong arm. the mexican people come and work very hard. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> she says that because of them that she definitely received more recognition for what they've done. and she says that because of them we eat and because of them we are where we are. and she says they've also been the backbone of this country. mexicans are going to begin to own more wineries and begin to own more vineyard land and to be able to harvest their own crop versus harvesting for somebody else. >> belva: well, we thank our winery families for bringing a bit of joy into this holiday season. a

in the united states, most of the patents were originated in the united states. but in 2009, for the first time, 51% of u.s. patents were awarded to non-u.s. companies. to fifth place in international patents during that time. the world is some form rank 48 in mathematics and education. chinese universities are leading in the '80s. china has moved from 14th place to second place in published research articles, now just behind the united states. eight of the 10 global companies with the largest r&d budgets in the world are established r&d facilities in china and theythese are facts from the gathering storm report. an american company, applied materials, recently opened the world's largest private solar r&d facility in china. there is other evidence of chinese innovation, particularly in the energy field. china has installed the largest high-voltage capacity lowest loss d.c. line and high-voltage ec lines in the world now. it has plans to integrate back down. it has broken ground on 30 nuclear reactors of roughly 50 being built in the world. the united states is bui

the states for redistricting. that information gives down to the block level. you can assemble blocks up to county level from that data. in february through the end of march, and then we will have profiles and other styles released they will give results on all sorts of geographical affirmation. >> way back in the room here. >> you spoke about the plays that the population growth, and could is specifically speak about california? we grew by 10%. how much of that was immigration and how much of that was natural birth? california is different from the rest of the country in this area. >> on december 6, and we released estimates of the population based on birth and death certificates, it in migrants and out migrants. that data and process do not permit us to go down to the state level. the answer to your question, we do not really have. we have a wonderfuleople reportr were they live in the prior year. they would be one way of going about answering that question. i do not have that data with me. >> let's check to see

the united states' policy for the last sixty years has been to seek the collapse of the north korean state and its absorption into the south. lead government is more closely aligned with u.s. foreign policy goals on the korean peninsula than say the government's president's role in presidents kim. in south korea. president lee is often times seen as a puppet of the united states and the area around his office is called by many south koreans the news united states of south korea and south korea certainly seized on any opportunity it can to escalate tensions there is the sinking of the south korean corvette cheonan which was immediately blamed on north korea over north korean denials and there are many in south korea who do not believe the official inquiry then we have the artillery exchange that happened on november twenty third which has been blamed on north korea however the exchange was triggered by south korea marine garrison on an island that lies very close to the north korean coast you consider that you consider president leaves hostility toward north korea. it's his policy of c