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i'm sergeant thompson in isu. just remember my name in case, all right? take care. >> hey, lock up. >> we want to get our job done and here's the guy who doesn't see the big picture. he thinks someday he's going to get his status back. i don't know what he thinks. i don't know what he could possibly think. he's just attacked. if somebody attacked me, i would be telling all day long. it was him, it was him. these guys just don't have anything to say. i don't know. >> bottom line is, when we see people out there doing gang business, challenge them. >> those inmates do not run this yard. you run this yard, and i want you as a staff to go down and take it back. basically what's happened is over the years, the department of corrections has pretty much given over control of the general populations to gangs. i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride. people loved working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation in the depart
i'm sergeant thompson in isu. just remember my name in case, all right? take care. >> hey, lock up. >> we want to get our job done and here's the guy who doesn't see the big picture. he thinks someday he's going to get his status back. i don't know what he thinks. i don't know what he could possibly think. he's just attacked. if somebody attacked me, i would be telling all day long. it was him, it was him. these guys just don't have anything to say. i don't know. >> bottom...
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it is a challenge to protect security at liberty but bennie thompson needs to strike the right balance. i would like to introduce gillat hamda hamdani, the brother of the first responder who died trying to rescue several americans on 9/11. i would like to make three points. first violent extremism is a serious concern to all americans and the legitimate business of this committee. second, this committee's approach to this particular subject i believe is contrary to the best of american values and threatens -- could potentially. we need increased understanding engagement with the muslim community in order to keep america safe. let me elaborate on my first point. understanding the roots of domestic terrorism is the legitimate business of the homeland security committee. i share the chairman's concern about violent extremism. the file and radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 offered by representative jane harman. this was a common-sense approach to studying violent extremism in the united states. after gathering more feedback from the community i expect to introdu
it is a challenge to protect security at liberty but bennie thompson needs to strike the right balance. i would like to introduce gillat hamda hamdani, the brother of the first responder who died trying to rescue several americans on 9/11. i would like to make three points. first violent extremism is a serious concern to all americans and the legitimate business of this committee. second, this committee's approach to this particular subject i believe is contrary to the best of american values...
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, wait until you see thompson, he's going to be amazing, is this fred thompson? i think rick perry is more energetic than fred, and i think all the reporters like fred thompson because he was good with a quip and so forth, but i covered fred thompson's launch in iowa and he barely wanted to get on the stage he was so against doing it. rick perry, the only thing that's holding him back is whether he wants the national scrutiny, but he's hungry for it. >> howard fineman, editorial director for "the huffington post" and msnbc political analyst. thank you for coming in tonight. >>> over the weekend, the war in afghanistan roared back into the news after 30 u.s. soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash. why did the secretary of defense say it is a reminder that we are at war in this country? that's in tonight's rewrite. >>> and later, michele bachmann supporters are outraged over a "newsweek" magazine cover they think makes their candidate look, quote, their word, crazy. that's coming up. >>> 30 americans soldiers died when their helicopter crashed in afghanistan. i
, wait until you see thompson, he's going to be amazing, is this fred thompson? i think rick perry is more energetic than fred, and i think all the reporters like fred thompson because he was good with a quip and so forth, but i covered fred thompson's launch in iowa and he barely wanted to get on the stage he was so against doing it. rick perry, the only thing that's holding him back is whether he wants the national scrutiny, but he's hungry for it. >> howard fineman, editorial director...
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i'm waiting for the launch of the fred thompson 2.0 candidacy. dave weigel, political reporter for slate.com, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> earlier today, the new york attorney general was kicked off the committee leading the foreclosure settlement negotiations with major banks. that's right, the attorney general where the financial crisis started is no longer on that committee. that's coming up. >>> and earlier today as part of his four-day event in jerusalem, glenn beck delivered a keynote speech he himself called a game changer. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy?
i'm waiting for the launch of the fred thompson 2.0 candidacy. dave weigel, political reporter for slate.com, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> earlier today, the new york attorney general was kicked off the committee leading the foreclosure settlement negotiations with major banks. that's right, the attorney general where the financial crisis started is no longer on that committee. that's coming up. >>> and earlier today as part of his four-day event in jerusalem,...
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ken thompson has been very vocal since then for his criticism of the manhattan district attorney. in fact she made the accuser of dominique strauss kahn sexual assault has sued strauss kahn in a civil case. that is in new york state court in the bronx. >> if the judge accepts the prosecution's recommendations to drop all the charges against strauss kahn, what happens to the civil suit? >> they're unrelated so the civil suit continues. you know, we've been thinking with a lot of experts over at bloomberg. it's been referenced that you can look back at the o.j. simpson case of another high- profile case where a criminal jury acquitted him of the charges but in fact a civil jury found him guilty. that still is a possibility. now the complainant has sued dominique strauss kahn for unspecified monetary damages so clearly here this is a financial lawsuit more so than his freedom which he should get if these criminal cases, criminal charges do in fact go away as they appear to be. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> suarez: violence has never been a stranger to the people
ken thompson has been very vocal since then for his criticism of the manhattan district attorney. in fact she made the accuser of dominique strauss kahn sexual assault has sued strauss kahn in a civil case. that is in new york state court in the bronx. >> if the judge accepts the prosecution's recommendations to drop all the charges against strauss kahn, what happens to the civil suit? >> they're unrelated so the civil suit continues. you know, we've been thinking with a lot of...
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thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.i welcome our panel of witnesses to today's hearing. today the committee will hold a third hearing and a series of american muslim community. in previous eras, we have heard testimony about young americans have somali descent who left this country to join al-shabaab, a somali group that has been designated to foreign terrorist organizations by the department of state. our discussion that al-shabaab and america must begin with the facts. reliable evidence indicate a small but concerning a number of young men have left america to join this group. the site could be seen to occur primarily between 2007 and 2009. al-shabaab that fewer than 3000 members. al-shabaab has never attacked the united states or u.s. interests abroad. there are other facts we must not ignore. somalia is currently in the grips of the worst humanitarian crisis in a generation. it don't himalayas backdrop of human suffering caused by natural disasters is a political instability caused by human folly. somalia has not ha
thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.i welcome our panel of witnesses to today's hearing. today the committee will hold a third hearing and a series of american muslim community. in previous eras, we have heard testimony about young americans have somali descent who left this country to join al-shabaab, a somali group that has been designated to foreign terrorist organizations by the department of state. our discussion that al-shabaab and america must begin with the facts....
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anne thompson, nbc news, barataria bay, louisiana. >>> and that's our broadcast for this monday nightt off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good evening everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica. >>> we're looking at shots, live pictures in san francisco. this is the bart protest. you might have heard a lot about this in the last few days. it was an organized protest after yesterday's cyber attacks to the bart website. the group anonymous planned the protest at 5:00. at 5:10 it started in ernest.
anne thompson, nbc news, barataria bay, louisiana. >>> and that's our broadcast for this monday nightt off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good evening everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for jessica. >>> we're looking at shots, live pictures in san francisco. this is the...
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anne thompson, nbc news, virginia beach, virginia. >>> that's our broadcast for this monday night as we start off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, facebook and prisons. the new crackdown here in california. >> i'm scott budman, looking at what another round of stock market selling means for you and your business. >>> plus, we're following developing news in the east bay after a young child is caught in the crossfire. the news at 6:00, starts right now. >>> thank you so much for being with us.
anne thompson, nbc news, virginia beach, virginia. >>> that's our broadcast for this monday night as we start off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, facebook and prisons. the new crackdown here in california. >> i'm scott budman, looking at what another round of stock market selling means for you and your business....
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anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> ever hear the expression, only in new york?our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, a rescue mission in the bay aft boat capsize. what we're learning about the men on board. >> downtown san low day restaurant is it violating the u.s. constitution? we'll take a look, only on nbc bay area coming up. >>> an east bay teenager accused of faking his own kidnapping. police are on his trail, after he pretended to be abducted. what they say his motivation was.
anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> ever hear the expression, only in new york?our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, a rescue mission in the bay aft boat capsize. what we're learning about the men on board. >> downtown san low day restaurant is it violating the u.s. constitution? we'll take a...
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thompson. mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.sheriff baca, as a professional law enforcement person, can you share what you're training and experience has taught you in working with different communities, within los angeles county? >> yes. the concept of public trust, in my opinion, is the core message of my testimony, that policing requires extraordinary ability to interact with people, particularly in a diverse society where people, whether they are here for long periods of time for little bits, generally have a mistrust of what we represent on the initial contact. so in the building of relationships, and our particular subject today is obviously the muslim community, we believe that what's important is that the relationship building through programs such as our muslim outreach efforts and the idea that every individual could be a victim of a crime, and when it comes to violent extremism or let's just say even violent gangs, the same approach that you use for a violent gang should be used for what we are now talking about in vi
thompson. mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman.sheriff baca, as a professional law enforcement person, can you share what you're training and experience has taught you in working with different communities, within los angeles county? >> yes. the concept of public trust, in my opinion, is the core message of my testimony, that policing requires extraordinary ability to interact with people, particularly in a diverse society where people, whether they are here for long...
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ann thompson, nbc news, virginia beach, virginia. >>> great story there. well, it's time to head back to our top story -- after yesterday's tumultuous day on wall street, we're going to take a look at where investors will start off the day today. the dow opens at 10,8 09 after sinking 634 points yesterday. the s&p lost a whopping 79 points. the nasdaq plunged 174. taking a a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei stumbled to 153-point loss. but in hong kong, the hang seng plunged 1,159. and of course, as reported earlier, america's financial downgrade hit wall street like a bomb yesterday. there were losses far greater than most had expected. stocks tumbled, despite moody's, standard and poor's rival, reaffirming its aaa rating on america. how hard and how fast was the selling? trading volume was the highest since september 2008. the fourth highest on record. at just under 18 billion shares. to put wall street's recent losses in perspective. consider in late july, the dow was flirting with the 13,000 mark. yesterday it fell below 11,00
ann thompson, nbc news, virginia beach, virginia. >>> great story there. well, it's time to head back to our top story -- after yesterday's tumultuous day on wall street, we're going to take a look at where investors will start off the day today. the dow opens at 10,8 09 after sinking 634 points yesterday. the s&p lost a whopping 79 points. the nasdaq plunged 174. taking a a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei stumbled to 153-point loss. but in hong kong,...
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. >> or fred thompson-- >> lehrer: or fred thompson. >> i think it remains to be seen. he clearly is-- and this is the s&rt of upside of the week-- a very good retail politician, really knows how to get in there and work the crowd. that's important, especially this those early states. whether he can learn from these mistakes and be more careful-- i hate to say guard because we don't like guarded politicians-- a little bit more controlled in the future. one of the things that's been remarkable, actually, is watching michele bachmann who has been known to say in the past somewhat disturbing things is how disciplined she has been. he needs to-- and she has not gotten herself into trouble in this latest round. he needs to take a little bit of a page out of that bachmann playbook. >> lehrer: you think he can do that? >> he's a politician that's never lost an election in 27 years of politics. he's a skilled guy, and i do think bachmann hurt herself a little bit with a reputation for being a prima donna in iowa that doesn't play very well if you look at some of the coverage, t
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every member of congress on this scale, senator fred thompson is an 11.2.y the way. >> i always knew he was a liberal. i want a recount. i demand a 0, okay? >> anyone wants to take my test, it is on my website. i would encourage you. maybe you have become more conservative. by the way, on this scale, i've estimated that the average american voter is a 50. from this, i next try to estimate the slant quotient of different media outlets. here's an example. "the new york times" gets a slant quotient of a 74 by my method. it happens that joe lieberman has a political quotient of 74 also. by my method that means "the new york times" sounds about as liberal as the average joe lieberman speech. to give you more details about that, with this one method, i have three methods. one looked at think tank citations. which think tanks "the new york times" cited. >> you looked at that. wish we had more time. you look at these methods, look to the think tanks they use, you looked at key words they use. and you made this determination. put the score on. what is the affect of
every member of congress on this scale, senator fred thompson is an 11.2.y the way. >> i always knew he was a liberal. i want a recount. i demand a 0, okay? >> anyone wants to take my test, it is on my website. i would encourage you. maybe you have become more conservative. by the way, on this scale, i've estimated that the average american voter is a 50. from this, i next try to estimate the slant quotient of different media outlets. here's an example. "the new york...
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the story tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: in the criminal justice system, the people areour paws, these are their stories. elly is an unlikely fixture in seattle's king county courthouse. today, the lab works with the special assault unit, not to sniff out trouble, but to help those in it. just looking at these dogs, allows people to feel more of a sense of calm. >> reporter: especially young victims. prosecutor o'neil stevens says the dog helps children abused by a parent or authority figure find the courage to tell their stories. >> the presence of a dog during the course of a stressful trial can sometimes make the difference between a conviction and an acquittal. >> reporter: in at least ten states, dogs aid in investigative interviews or courtroom testimony. the newest is new york. rosy is new york's first dog to sit at a witness' feet. >> she'll know when you need her. she'll know, she'll come up and see you and she's very gentle. she'll never tell your secrets. >> rosy and other courthouse dogs are professionally trained, calm, quiet and reassuring when a victim is
the story tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: in the criminal justice system, the people areour paws, these are their stories. elly is an unlikely fixture in seattle's king county courthouse. today, the lab works with the special assault unit, not to sniff out trouble, but to help those in it. just looking at these dogs, allows people to feel more of a sense of calm. >> reporter: especially young victims. prosecutor o'neil stevens says the dog helps children abused by a...
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anne thompson in a newly vibrant times square on the last sunday night of august 2011. anne, thanks. >>> now let's go down the atlantic coast. one of the first places to bear the early brunt of this storm. though in typical veteran north carolina hurricane style, along with our own kerry sanders, atlantic beach, north carolina, to be exact, kerry, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is where hurricane irene made landfall. and despite the hurricane's fury, things are in remarkably good shape. still, hurricane irene, well, she left her mark. along the north carolina coast where irene hammered the coastline with pounding surf and wind, today was all about the clean-up. on atlantic beach, crews started early, putting sand back on the beach. hurricane irene took direct aim here. yet inside the beach front tackle box bar, it's hard to believe there ever was a category 1 hurricane. >> but we were just tickled to death that no water came in. we're just waiting for electricity so we can get back open. >> reporter: with 100 mile per hour gusts, trees are down, an
anne thompson in a newly vibrant times square on the last sunday night of august 2011. anne, thanks. >>> now let's go down the atlantic coast. one of the first places to bear the early brunt of this storm. though in typical veteran north carolina hurricane style, along with our own kerry sanders, atlantic beach, north carolina, to be exact, kerry, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is where hurricane irene made landfall. and despite the hurricane's fury, things...
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anne thompson from there. anne, thanks. >>> and continuing now our survey of the damage, as you know, if you were watching any of the coverage, the jersey shore got chewed up, and then, as we've been saying, on into the inner suburbs and upstate. michelle franzen, you may have seen riding the storm out on the boardwalk of asbury park. she's since relocated to manville, new jersey. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. residents are finally venturing out, and the water -- floodwaters are finally receding here in this small town. but not before, at its worst point, flooding a third of this town. record flooding here and all across the state, with the downed power lines and downed trees that are all leaving their mark. from above, you can see irene's destructive stamp across the garden state. >> it literally carved out the right shoulder -- >> reporter: a section of interstate 287 in northern new jersey washed away by the rising rockaway river. the roads were barely visible in parsippany, and flooded th
anne thompson from there. anne, thanks. >>> and continuing now our survey of the damage, as you know, if you were watching any of the coverage, the jersey shore got chewed up, and then, as we've been saying, on into the inner suburbs and upstate. michelle franzen, you may have seen riding the storm out on the boardwalk of asbury park. she's since relocated to manville, new jersey. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. residents are finally venturing out, and the water...
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remember how everybody was waiting for thompson to get n july of 2008.urns out that july was a little late. and the money and the excitement really didn't ever show up for fred thompson. it remains to be seen whether -- we'll see rick perry be able to overcome the fact that he doesn't really have much of an organization yet. and it's not clear that the old bush money, all those bush pioneers and rangers bundlers of big cash are going to go toward rick perry. that's where he is right now. >> bill: bush doesn't like perry. there is a lot of tension between those two men. kind of a long seeded stuff in texas. the thing about texas economy is there is job creation there but it's not, you know, the per capita earnings in texas are low. education standards are low. >> business growth is high. people are moving into texas because of the job opportunities. >> bill: there is no state taxes there. >> a positive story to tell compared to other states. >> bill: i agree. let's leave it there i believe perry has a good story to tell. he has the texas thing around his
remember how everybody was waiting for thompson to get n july of 2008.urns out that july was a little late. and the money and the excitement really didn't ever show up for fred thompson. it remains to be seen whether -- we'll see rick perry be able to overcome the fact that he doesn't really have much of an organization yet. and it's not clear that the old bush money, all those bush pioneers and rangers bundlers of big cash are going to go toward rick perry. that's where he is right now....
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you know, senator thompson, at one of the marketing accountability act hearings-- senator lieberman heldthis thing, and senator thompson, who's a republican, says, "i think that every young american, "especially boys, 14, 15 years old, "should hear--should see saving private ryan, "because i believe that builds character, "and they understand war, and they need to understand war." i said, "well, [...], "then every young person should see snoop dogg, "should hear snoop dogg too, because there's a war going on down the block." and that's another ugly reality of our lives, you know, that we live with and that we, you know, can't hide from our young people. they have to address the issue of poverty. you know, we don't spend any time, energy, or enough money on war-- the war on poverty. you know, we need $32 billion more to fight, you know, for our military right now, i saw in the paper today, but what about the war on poverty? what's the real number we're going to invest to win that war? and so, you hear the voices of those people who are suffering. you can't break the mirror. you have to lo
you know, senator thompson, at one of the marketing accountability act hearings-- senator lieberman heldthis thing, and senator thompson, who's a republican, says, "i think that every young american, "especially boys, 14, 15 years old, "should hear--should see saving private ryan, "because i believe that builds character, "and they understand war, and they need to understand war." i said, "well, [...], "then every young person should see snoop dogg,...
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thompson's letters as ronald reagan's diaries. a professor at rice university, he is an author as popular and critically acclaimed as he is prolific, with six new york times notable books of the year and several best-sellers to his credit. his latest book is the quiet wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960. he's douglas brinkley. this is overheard. cler >> doug, good to see you. >> nice to see you. thanks for having me. >> thank -- thank you for being here. so the -- it's not a coincidence that this is the second book in a row with the word wilderness in the title? >> well that's right. a few years ago i wrote the book called the wilderness warrior on theodore roosevelt and it was really about the birth of conservation in the united states dealing with gifford pinchot on forestry and john muir. this is ultimately the second volume. it's called the quiet world: saving alaska's wilderness kingdom and i pick up with tr's presidency. >> yeah. >> .in places like the tongass national forrest and take it all the way up to 1960 when president dwig
thompson's letters as ronald reagan's diaries. a professor at rice university, he is an author as popular and critically acclaimed as he is prolific, with six new york times notable books of the year and several best-sellers to his credit. his latest book is the quiet wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960. he's douglas brinkley. this is overheard. cler >> doug, good to see you. >> nice to see you. thanks for having me. >> thank -- thank you for being here. so the -- it's not a...
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billion of economic in come for our city, and that is why we're working very closely with michael thompson, are america's cup authority, as well as the president of our rec and park commission. and we work as a team and we know that team new zealand will be a tough competitor, but we also know as winners tell much this means to their economy and how much it means to was in san francisco. we enjoyed the prime minister's visit here. we have just discussed what this america's cup means to our bay area. perino it will be a great competition and a friendly supports -- of release sports competition as well. as you know, new zealand has experienced a very devastating earthquake. i want to continue to extend san francisco's support for their immediate recovery. we have joined people in christchurch and all over new zealand to help with their recovery. just recently, we held an earthquake management seminar here in san francisco that was attended by new zealand's officials to share our expertise and make sure we're doing everything we can, from sending over engineer help to talking to and exchangin
billion of economic in come for our city, and that is why we're working very closely with michael thompson, are america's cup authority, as well as the president of our rec and park commission. and we work as a team and we know that team new zealand will be a tough competitor, but we also know as winners tell much this means to their economy and how much it means to was in san francisco. we enjoyed the prime minister's visit here. we have just discussed what this america's cup means to our bay...
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. >> peter thompson's "the wars of afghanistan" is an epic book, and that's because peter thompson's knowledge of afghanistan goes very far back. he was very involved both through the soviet period, in between, the american involvement. he has had roles in, um, in afghanistan on the diplomatic level. he speaks russian and pashtun, he has a gift for languages, so he was able to read sometimes documents in the language which not many people are able b to master including archives from the soviet period that no one had ever used before in their research or work. and he brings a passion and a level of both detail and scope to this story that we think is unique. and it was, it's quite, it's quite an effort getting a book like this together, but absolutely worthwhile, and we're thrilled that it's going to see its reading public in july. >> two books on the media that are out or coming out, "the deal from hell" and "inside "the new york times." ". >> the deal from hell by james o'shea is a story about "the chicago tribune" and sam zell and what has happened to media businesses from an insid
. >> peter thompson's "the wars of afghanistan" is an epic book, and that's because peter thompson's knowledge of afghanistan goes very far back. he was very involved both through the soviet period, in between, the american involvement. he has had roles in, um, in afghanistan on the diplomatic level. he speaks russian and pashtun, he has a gift for languages, so he was able to read sometimes documents in the language which not many people are able b to master including archives...
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thompson was not an effective fund-raiser. and didn't have the pedigree as a fund-raiser that perry has. the other metric is how hard he works. fred thompson did not work particularly hard. governor perry is a hard worker and a hard campaigner. to go back to the question of does he have a karl rove and a matthew dowd, perry has around him what history shows is the ideal balance for people who win their party's nomination. he has a bunch of loyalists who have been with him for a long time. and by some happenstance and some planning, a lot of them have national campaign experience. so you have got loyalists but people who know the game. and that's a big advantage over some of the oth people particularly for somebody like perry, even though he's running in a tough state, many tis, fit time presidential candidates are always at a handicap. and one of the advantages if you were doing a balance sheet, one of the advantages governor romney has over rick perry is he has run before. and the improvement of romney 12 versus romney 8 is s
thompson was not an effective fund-raiser. and didn't have the pedigree as a fund-raiser that perry has. the other metric is how hard he works. fred thompson did not work particularly hard. governor perry is a hard worker and a hard campaigner. to go back to the question of does he have a karl rove and a matthew dowd, perry has around him what history shows is the ideal balance for people who win their party's nomination. he has a bunch of loyalists who have been with him for a long time. and...
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thompson. he came all the way from louisiana to be here today. [applause] one question, how did you survive? >> god. god. god. death row is a place that brings out the truest human being in you. it makes you realize you can't take nothing for granted. you need to love every moment of each day and praise and thank god for each moment you have out here. for the system to do what it did to me -- i was the only child from my mother. i was a father too. the system didn't see none of that. it did not see me not having a criminal record. it's hard to accept. it's hard to keep on continuing to accept a prosecutor or somebody that wants to sentence swub to death with a system that's corrupt as ours. all right. [applause] >> i want to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors who have made the summit possible. the law firm of brown and furtel and my good friend, dave young, thank you. the criminal trial lawyers association. we'll hear from their incoming president in a few minutes. and also stuart hanlon as well as the bar association of san francisco. s
thompson. he came all the way from louisiana to be here today. [applause] one question, how did you survive? >> god. god. god. death row is a place that brings out the truest human being in you. it makes you realize you can't take nothing for granted. you need to love every moment of each day and praise and thank god for each moment you have out here. for the system to do what it did to me -- i was the only child from my mother. i was a father too. the system didn't see none of that. it...
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the announcement came from feinstein, thompson and boxer. >>> a federal appeals court has struck down a key portion of president obama's healthcare reform package. they blocked the provision requiring all americans to pay health insurance or face penalties. its victory for 26 states that have sued to drop the law as unconstitutional. the justice department had argued that congress has a constitutional right to outline healthcare coverage. experts say the battle will ultimately be decided by the u.s. supreme court. >>> turning to wall street now, the rollercoaster, it continues on wall street this morning after a volatile week that saw huge swings each trading day. the dow is up again today. investors may be sharing the same confidence that u.s. consumers showed in july. retail sales increased by one-half of 1 percent, they spent more money on cars, furniture and gasoline. live look at the big board shows the upswing on the news. dow is up 176 points. >>> the white house has denounced a position each republican candidate put out. they said they would refuse to support a budget deal wit
the announcement came from feinstein, thompson and boxer. >>> a federal appeals court has struck down a key portion of president obama's healthcare reform package. they blocked the provision requiring all americans to pay health insurance or face penalties. its victory for 26 states that have sued to drop the law as unconstitutional. the justice department had argued that congress has a constitutional right to outline healthcare coverage. experts say the battle will ultimately be...
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we will add some full-time thompson and for the first time, since i have been involved, i and others who have been pushing forward which is aimed more surgical approach to get cabs on the streets when they are needed. the single operator permit idea is a peak time idea. the reason we're approaching it as a pilot program is to see it if it works. if it does not we will retracted. if it does it is fair to and for this single operators will drive during peak times putting more cabs out on the street when they are needed and avoiding putting out more cabs on the street when they are not needed. i would like to thank the people who have worked hard to get this year. there are many people on the mta staff but most importantly is assistant director hayashi. i compliment her on putting this together. the taxi advisory committee have worked out -- worked hard. i will single out one member of the public, john han. i thank him personally. as i state my support, i want to be clear with everyone. this is not the last stop on addressing the availability of taxicab service in san francisco. this is
we will add some full-time thompson and for the first time, since i have been involved, i and others who have been pushing forward which is aimed more surgical approach to get cabs on the streets when they are needed. the single operator permit idea is a peak time idea. the reason we're approaching it as a pilot program is to see it if it works. if it does not we will retracted. if it does it is fair to and for this single operators will drive during peak times putting more cabs out on the...
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or fizzle out like poor fred thompson. he's a good guy, but he's gone. >>> that's next on "hardball." we'll be right back. >>> chance to win the republican nomination against the field. mitt romney down to 31%. below him, michele bachmann just under 7%. looks like those two guy, in the lead. >>> we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." texas governor rick perry, the hottest guy around, announced he's running for president adding a jolt to the republican appeal, i'd say. the campaign's first video. people say it's great. here it is from his website. >> record debt and the president's refusal to control spending led to our nation's credit rating being downgraded for the first time in history. but hope is on the horizon. not the empty rhetoric of hope, but a record that gives us hope. that leader, rick perry. america's jobs governor. rick perry learned the values of hard work and patriotism, faith in god and the son of farmers in paint creek, texas, he wore the uniform of our country as an air force captain. pilot
or fizzle out like poor fred thompson. he's a good guy, but he's gone. >>> that's next on "hardball." we'll be right back. >>> chance to win the republican nomination against the field. mitt romney down to 31%. below him, michele bachmann just under 7%. looks like those two guy, in the lead. >>> we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." texas governor rick perry, the hottest guy around, announced he's running for president...
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john thompson spent 14 years on death row, and after his verdict was set aside he was then facing life in prison. he was fighting for a retrial that took place four years later. he was exonerated by a jury in less than 30 minutes that found him not guilty when he got his retrial, and it was largely the result of the police department not turning over what would have been -- evidence in his first trial. the united states supreme court reversed the verdict of the jury in this decision. he has found an organization called resurrection after exoneration to help other people seek justice in their respective cases. to his left -- this is the executive director of california death penalty focus, where she works to abolish the death penalty. she did preside as the warden over several executions. natasha is the death penalty policy director for the american civil liberties union of northern california. she previously worked as a deputy public defender in alameda county, and was a staff attorney with the california task force on criminal instructions. she is also working on the effort to abolish
john thompson spent 14 years on death row, and after his verdict was set aside he was then facing life in prison. he was fighting for a retrial that took place four years later. he was exonerated by a jury in less than 30 minutes that found him not guilty when he got his retrial, and it was largely the result of the police department not turning over what would have been -- evidence in his first trial. the united states supreme court reversed the verdict of the jury in this decision. he has...
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much easier to score but the striker would make amends right at the death hitting home with the thompson side's defense that's again all it see the score in siberia. result means crease sit all alone at the bottom while the day's final clash between rust off. and dissolve in favor of the visitors from. me is. on sixty three minutes to join six the long sides for checking. in with football where was kick off. twenty eleven twelve premier league season getting underway with six games instead of seven tottenham everton postponed because of the riots that occurred across the country this week newly promoted side queens park rangers had a rude awakening to the big leagues for no home for. better now being appointed away to wigan blue. the honor of scoring the first goal of the season to be precise but sunderland points back to the final score one of the field. spoil smalls. alongside bolton following a come from behind win last byrne while are still minus bits. couldn't break to a new castle in. delhi produces weight for his first moto g.p. pole position of the season is over the spine you're
much easier to score but the striker would make amends right at the death hitting home with the thompson side's defense that's again all it see the score in siberia. result means crease sit all alone at the bottom while the day's final clash between rust off. and dissolve in favor of the visitors from. me is. on sixty three minutes to join six the long sides for checking. in with football where was kick off. twenty eleven twelve premier league season getting underway with six games instead of...
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thompson dropped out a few days later and endorsed mccain.his should be rick perry's state, correct? >> it should, but the thing is, he's got to really defend the franchise. this is where the broader rupert that i do. to me, there's a combined tea party social conservative republican party that's two-thirds republican party. bachmann and perry are competing for dominance there. there's the old eisenhower, ford, bush, 41 old fashioned republican party. now that tim pawlenty is out, mitt romney has that pretty much nailed down. i don't think jon huntsman is breaking through. who could win each of those brackets in the tournament? i think that's the best way to do it. if bachmann can, you know, bump off perry, i mean, that's where south carolina would be really, really important. >> could be a member since 1980. no one has won it without winning south carolina. charlie cook, thank you for hiring me and thank you for coming on today. >> thank you, chris. >>> up next, while the fighting rages in libya, all is quiet on the candidate front. our supe
thompson dropped out a few days later and endorsed mccain.his should be rick perry's state, correct? >> it should, but the thing is, he's got to really defend the franchise. this is where the broader rupert that i do. to me, there's a combined tea party social conservative republican party that's two-thirds republican party. bachmann and perry are competing for dominance there. there's the old eisenhower, ford, bush, 41 old fashioned republican party. now that tim pawlenty is out, mitt...
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he followed thompson he followed others. he was very upset about military advice right straight through the bay of pigs through the cuban missile crisis, admiral anderson, general may and all these people and he didn't want to trust the military men on the spot, which clay sort of stands for. it was very clear that through all the cuban missile crisis he tied the hands of all those in the military both here and abroad so there wouldn't be any checkpoint charlies that he didn't authorize from the white house so i come away pleased that you reached the analysis you have but i think it's probably overstated whether it comes to the final john f. kennedy what he was actually. >> you've made so many comment i don't want to take time to comment to all of them except on the -- i should perhaps say that you're absolutely right. kennedy was an incredibly complicated person. and you could say different things in the morning and in the afternoon. i'm not sure that he ever heard so much from other white house advisors. you know, i went t
he followed thompson he followed others. he was very upset about military advice right straight through the bay of pigs through the cuban missile crisis, admiral anderson, general may and all these people and he didn't want to trust the military men on the spot, which clay sort of stands for. it was very clear that through all the cuban missile crisis he tied the hands of all those in the military both here and abroad so there wouldn't be any checkpoint charlies that he didn't authorize from...
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much easier to score but the striker would make amends right up the death heading home with the thompson side's defense once again all at sea. in siberia. means clear. it all alone at the bottom while the final clash between ross. and dissolve in favor of the visitors from. me is winner on sixty three minutes on the joint sixth alongside sports. day with football where was graham kick off. the twenty eleven twelve premier league season getting underway with six games instead of seven tottenham everton postponed because of the riots that occurred across the country this week newly promoted side queens park rangers had a rude awakening to the big leagues for know at home. so right. now being a points away to wigan. the honor of scoring the first goal of the season to be precise but sunderland bounced back to lead the final school. field full of an aston villa shirt this is spoiled smalls are top alongside bolton following a come from behind win last byrne while are still minus. three couldn't break down you castle. delhi produces wait for his first moto g.p. pulled position of the season i
much easier to score but the striker would make amends right up the death heading home with the thompson side's defense once again all at sea. in siberia. means clear. it all alone at the bottom while the final clash between ross. and dissolve in favor of the visitors from. me is winner on sixty three minutes on the joint sixth alongside sports. day with football where was graham kick off. the twenty eleven twelve premier league season getting underway with six games instead of seven tottenham...