we are requiring the last day for people to be able to submit their proposals to be on march 2, and we hope by the time we get into late april, early may to be issuing, and that is when we really sit down across from the other entities and talk about the final scope answer hammer out a contract. -- en hammer out a contract. i am happy to answer any questions. commissioner o'brien collin and just for the record and -- last week until it -- commissioner o'brien: just for the record, last week they held a commission meeting and we talked, and i presented at that meeting. we are talking again in short order, but this was on the agenda before i even realize it last week as well. i do not mind that it is coming up for discussion in a few days, because i cannot emphasize enough how important this tracking system is going to be down the road, and as my fellow commissioners will testify, they have constantly ask about the tracking system. they have constantly commented the feedback from the small- business community when anybody is trying to start a new business is negotiating city bureaucracy

to mayor ed lee, i could not be more thrilled than to have this be his first act as mayor -- official at -- and also to list it as one of his top three priorities because it will take an enormous effort on everybody's part to raise this money, but i'm delighted to say that i have not come across anyone that is not fully enthusiastic about participating in trying to do it. mr. mayor, i know you are headed to washington tomorrow. senator feinstein, the first words she said to me, were "congratulations." the second was "no federal money." i know you are headed there tomorrow. perhaps you could demonstrate york persuasive powers while you are in washington. at any rate, thank you very much. there will be a place for you to drop your checks off on the way out. thank you very much. [applause] . >> finally, we would not be here today if the america's cup event authority had not chosen so wisely that had chosen sentences go as the venue for the 34th america's cup. it is an incredible pleasure to work with greg thompson, the director of the america's cup event of authority, who will be here fa

us, and it ought to be a lot to everybody, and that people are being hurt less and shot less, that is a winner, so it is powerful, extraordinary, and that is what made me invest myself even more in this process. i have a couple of questions and then some comments. have the response times been negatively impacted? >> it is interesting, mr. supervisor. we have not found matt as a complaint. if they need additional time, they can take it, but we have not seen an additional impact with capacity, so i will be honest. we will look at supervisor responses. >> i just want to say he is correct on that. the level of performance we would give up would be very marginal, as of his or her particular area over to another area. that marginal delay of the officer in linking up with the other officers to respond to that is incidental to the total of, of success of basic conclusion for everybody, and that is something in our department and other departments have looked into, because that is a safety issue. this is the number-one factor of the results to have a successful model. commissione

something has to be done. satellite technology is the best system, so that is what they're trying to do. i can remember the exact, something like $8.70 billion to do this, and, you are right. we have to scrutinize everything that comes up. we do want people to be safe, but privatization, i am not sure that it is not privatized right now, it is ever since reagan through the union out, and it has been a little bit different than it has ever beebefore, but keep in mind,we have 53 democrats in the senate, 47 republicans, and what i am counting on, and i do not mean to change the subject, what i am counting on is for the great people and the house to take it to the senate and to continue to put it to the senate and literally will cause the senate to, if they are going to vote against them, the year 2012, but you sure what the air-traffic system to be safe, and we want the highest and best methodology to be used in that system, and it will be seen. no question about it. >> and the other responses to that question? if

i was really privileged to be able to carry legislation. it was not easy, but we did come up with 200 million more dollars to put into this facility. your heart will skip a beat just like mine did when i walked into that building and saw the extraordinary are work that will live on in this building forever and that will be a reflection of our great love of the arts. i just want to say that i came here often as a youngster. my grandfather was here for two years. he had a stroke and became disabled and paralyzed. he came to this country in 1950 and became a u.s. citizen and worked at mountainside hospital in their janitorial services. so he spent two years here. i used to come here on the weekend. it was dreary and dingy. oftentimes a did not want to come because it was not very pleasant. but i was deeply grateful for the extraordinary care he received here. to all the care givers, we cannot thank you enough for continuing to serve in that facility that was not the most beautiful. but now we turn over to the facility that truly is beautiful.

as a child i wanted to be a lawyer. i went to my father and told him i want to be a lawyer and he said you would make a great lawyer. if you were a boy. so i buried that dream. but i never forgot. at 15, i met a handsome union soldier named jeremiah fultz and we eloped. we moved west to greener pasttures. first to oregon. then san jose, california. it was around 1876 and i had just had my fifth child. i was working at home as a dress maker and the sheriff came to the door and took my sewing machine for a debt that my husband owed. well, i knew this was illegal. i had been reading blackstone since i was 10. so i went to the court and i pled my own case and won. then, after that, mr. fultz decided he needed to go on to greener pasttures and he left so i realized that i was going to be the court of myself and my children. so i decided now is my chance to be a lawyer. why couldn't i be a lawyer? well, it is right there in the code. you have to be of good moral character. i'm that. you have to be over 21. i'm that. and a whit

supervisor campos: would it be helpful for us to request a response from the respected agencies on those items that they are responsible for? what would be the most effective way of moving this forward? that absolutely. it is something i'm committed to and appreciate your assistance. i think what would be most effective -- if the ordinance goes through today, one of the supervisors would be a member of the reentry council. i think that should expedite some of the action. two, i would request that the reentry council have a regular reporting update to this committee so that at each meeting, we can bring two or three of these recommendations for action before this committee, as appropriate. supervisor campos: i guess i will have to think about that. the problem i have with the report is i think it is too open ended. it does not really provide an outline for when we are going to get to some of these solutions. and i think that is problematic. so if we are approving this report, what is it that we as a committee are saying about our ability to actually make any of these things happen? becaus

>> i think that's the trend we see is going to be offended by the possibility of realignment. i would defer to the cheap here from the adult probation department, if she would be willing to give a brief update on that, but the responsibilities are about to change under the law, in terms of where dollars should be invested, i think it is very much an open question until we first know, one, how many people san francisco will be responsible for, and to the we will, it we will be responsible for them. supervisor mirkarimi: you mean responsible in the future? >> correct. supervisor mirkarimi: because you think the state is deflecting population on to us? >> correct. the proposed state budget proposes back toward realigning much of the state prison and parole depopulation to the counties, so the chief and other public safety partners are engaged in conversation with the state right now to figure out, you know, formulas and things like that. but generally, the non serious, non violent individuals who have no history of serious offenses or violence, would stay at the county level. they

but i don't want the federal government to be shut down. i don't want the federal government to stop defending my country. i don't want the federal government to stop investing in the research, development, innovation, education, the more affordable college that expands opportunity and creates jobs at a time when our whole world economy is changing. so i do believe that there are some things that are so hard and so large that we can only hope to tackle them together. and i think our federal government is an important part of doing that. there was an article in "the washington post" today about some of the things that we're doing with regard to our health care labor in order to bring down the high costs of health care. all of these things are the things that people expect us to do, managing for results, reducing spending, so that businesses can be more successful instead of investing in rising health care costs that can create jofnlz and these are things that a functioning working government does. >> speaking of the feds, i wanted to ask abou

>> there will be more information that is going to be available, but i am being a little reluctant to go into a lot of detail because a lot of that is contained in the rfp and i do not want to do anything to jinx the rfp. what we are doing first and foremost is to make what we have right now better, and to be able to have more visible information so that you would know exactly where you were in the process, who has signed off, who has not signed off, what is next. hopefully, there could be some information on, you know -- i do not know what is out there in this commercial environment as the ability to be able to say, "when did you expect something like that?" how long things have been in a queue is fairly quick and easy to do. we are looking to have more easily and meaningful information available to the public. we do realize that right now it is very, very minimal. president o'brien: what other departments are contributing to the cost? how much of the contributing? >> right now, there is two departments participating in this, dbi and planning. president o'brien: we know who pays that

we asked for a temporary position to be added to the budget. it was approved last week. we will be hiring a temporary mechanical engineer beginning next week. we are trying to address this. but we cannot get people in. there is no current list available for mechanical engineers. >> what is hrc's objection? >> dhr. they have to provide testing. it is technical testing, and that is somehow mandated. they had an audit, and a half is certain testing, and that is where we came up with all the physicians we are trying to fill. there are no current lists for these positions, so we are filling them on a temporary basis, and that takes longer because when you cannot fill it with a permanent position, you have to go back in and put in a temporary recommendation. >> one of the reasons why it takes so long to be -- to do testing, whenever you put out a requisition, -- city analysts have to actually weigh each test the same way. otherwise, somebody could file a charge of discrimination, or they find out that something is not right in terms of the way they were tested. that is one of t

good information to be provided to our office. whether or not if you had an rf d, should there not be a real investment, other things would be possible. -- should there not be korea investments, other things would be possible. we are really, in a way, giving additional benefits to an area that would not necessarily need it for the project to be completed, right? so in terms of helping us think about this, what is the developers' portion? there are the impact fees. would we not be able to purchase the land? it has been entitled. that project development is happening. it is going to occur. we are not arguing that we need to make this development for it to happen. it is going on. an extra amount of allocation, in terms of dollars to provide public amenities, is it that we cannot possibly provide the public amenities with these? >> i can answer this question precisely and been more generally. precisely, in the case of rincon hill park, we have a relatively small window of opportunity. the parcel that i have mentioned on harrison, they

it will be hard to argue that tactics should not be improved given recent incidents. it does seem clear we need to improve our tactics. i would add to this that when we come back we also make recommendations regarding improving tactical training. i see the chief nodding. thank you for that. i would add that. i would also add that when we come back, i will work hard along with the commissioner to do good research. our research should be based on independent studies. any recommendations we make have to be evaluating safety and effectiveness and have to be independent, meaning not funded by a weapon or to a company. -- weapon or tool company. i am not saying you cannot do cit and have an intermediate device. i am concerned when you have an intermediate devices and cit barely introduced that one will be used faster than the other. our proposal needs to be implementation of a pilot after the cit unit has been trained and is running. that is a reasonable time line. we come back in 90 days and it takes up to a year. i think it is a reasonable time line. that is my last amendm

or yale but we want to be in that next group. we are only 100-years old, so we are still getting started. but they have to have a sense what the institution does is important and they can have an important role in it. once they see what they can do fits in with that vision, and they will help. if it is not moving forward and improving, it will not want to be a part. it requires a vision they can buy into and support, and knowing there will be follow-up. that this will occur and it is not just based upon this particular year. the image and commitment is bigger. that is where your board comes in. >> what percentage of college freshmen are pac? >> that figure is going down. president.re there are still not as many master's levels. there are many phd's and some variations on different doctoral degrees. you are seeing more lawyers become university presidents and what used to. it does not have the independent research level a phd does. >> if you had to start over again and choose another profession, what would it be? >> i don't have an

>> yes, sir, it's left to the p.u.c., the staff's recommendation will be to go with direct negotiations. that's what will be planned for being presented at the meeting on february 8th. >> and in making that choice, is there any change to the legislation that was passed by the board of supervisors essentially creating lafco and creating the program? just wondering what the parameters of what the p.u.c. can do or not do are. >> i think there would be a significant change if there was direction from the commission to try to go forward with the sfpuct would be significant change from the ordinance that the supervisors passed. >> that would require that it go back to the board of supervisors? >> i believe so. >> and in terms of the two options that you listed, is there a third option? i mean, is there a hybrid of the two? or is that you take one or the other? trying to understand that a little bit more. >> sure. thank you for the opportunity to clarify on that a little bit. there really always is that -- the sfpuc is going to be involved in the program no matter how it's structured. and to b

as the top right-hand picture shows, it might be due to coastal inundaition, or it might be due to river flooding. most likely is that it will be due to all 3 concurrently. how we address that from an engineering perspective is very difficult. despite all our advance modeling tools, we still have some way to go firstly to properly explain all those interactions and secondly to be able to develop a proper engineering integrated solution to those problems. and then, thirdly, one of the problems we have with flood protection is that drainage engineers and flood protection engineers, for many, many years in the developed world have been working in their own compartment. as the picture shows, this is always the way we did our urban drainage planning. but what we're beginning it realize is that we have to think about this in the much wider context of urban areas and recognize that there are other agencies involved, not just the drainage agencies. there's a transportation agency, the planning agencies, health and social services and so on. when we start to get these agencies around the table al

to be. is very true the power that technocrats an expert's have to developed in these years is soul large and so out of control that it has become much more of a religion. and it's a religion and has many dog mess and one of those dogmas is that humans have the power to change nature the way they want it's complete homers because we can't. i've always said you only defend that which you love so people say what should i do how shall i defend the environment go out and fall in love. fall of the river fall of the farm fall in love with a species just follow the same believe me when you do that you'll defend it. won't come to the truck carrying the blizzard of winter blues should get to slopes in try out some new tech rushes got olympic caliber excitement in its southern male student trainers to keep you in top form and a watchful eye on the goal line carving the trail to sochi twenty four teams on technology update here. we've got the future covered. good samaritan. excellent professional. medic

the force mains i showed you, we are concerned because we want to be able to have two ways to be able to convey that much flow, or a rupture could cause waste water into the bay or damage people's homes. we want to make sure we have facilities on line after an earthquake within 72 hours. because we do have our trends for storage boxes, those can act as reservoirs to hold things so we can stabilize the system and get things back online. minimizing flooding is, of course, an issue and a public concern. and being able to control and manage flows from a storm and a typical design but we are looking for our scissor system to be able to handle is 1.3 inches of rain. providing benefits to impacted communities, limiting voters to the defense line, and being a good neighbor. looking at the question that commissioner torres asked, the sea level rise, our staff for his debates in regional and national forums, and we have to make sure that anything we build in the future is going to be there in the future, and as we are planning, we have to look at what the change will mean for rainfall intensity

so, but it's the first step for you to get to where you need to get to be able to say, i used to be that. if, if you're telling me that you're in recovery, i'd say that you are trying to get your life together and that you have a serious problem and that you're, you care about becoming a better person. somebody was trying to get into recovery and needed treatment and needed help. do you have a role in their recovery? and if you have a role, what role do you think you would need to play? i've been taught that that the whole family as well as the community plays a role in your recovery, so. i think you really have to love them and help them through it and don't prosecute them and make them think that they're doing something wrong and, and give them support. if the person is open to letting you help them, just really being there to support them, you know, give them that emotional support that they need. i do have a role, i think people whose, you know, seeking for help, they do need support from others because obviously they cannot cope by themselves with the issues they may have. so i gues

for the position to be able to -- for the physician to be able to see whether the patient is getting care or not, we will be providing those organizations with the information. this is the first time that we will lead locked -- electronically share information with organizations that come together and said, i will help manage care for this patient. >> i am a professor of health care management. with the growth of acos, to lawless lag behind? -- do the laws lags behind? of a pullback on that, i trust that laws are rescinded in terms of their utilization, does that cause the potential for additional market power in the system? >> good question. i cannot talk about the specifics. we have been working with the department of justice and with the ftc about anticompetitive safe harbors that will be necessary. under what conditions and what parameters that needs to be set. the goal is that as much as possible, there should be competition. there should not be a single source of accountable care in the community. to do that, the department of justice and the ftc are looking for how they form an

is likely to be in power. if that is the case, the u.s., if they follow what they did in gaza to not recognize hamas, will not recognize the muslim brotherhood, which will cross the street to erupt again -- cause the street to erupt again. we will be in worse trouble. i would like to hear your predictions. what will be the result of the elections in the fall, or do you suspect there will not be? >> i think there will definitely be elections in the fall. how those elections -- of course, we're speaking about presidential elections and not parliamentary. the egyptian government has so far refused to dissolve the egyptian parliament arguing that, to pass those constitutional amendments, you have to have that current parliament. presidential elections will take place. i would doubt that the muslim brotherhood would be able to challenge the military in the presidential elections. the egyptian military is immensely popular. the reasons are various points -- the popularity of the victory with israel in 1973, the army

treasury and they include anybody that can be connected to either having responsibility for or being complicit in human rights abuses in libya. the government assets that have been frozen, the president made a point of saying this was to protect the assets of the libyan people because he said there was a danger they might be misappropriated by the regime. >> and on saturday the u.n. security council will meet again. what likelihood of the security council following the u.s.' actions? >> i think it's a very strong likelihood because the -- the moves seem to have been coordinated to some degree and certainly they reflect a consensus in the international community about what sort of action can be taken, what sort of action can be agreed on. you've not only had the statement by president obama, you also have a decision by the european union, which is expected to be formalized next week to have targeted sanctions against members of the regime as well as arms embargo. both of those two propose are also in a draft resolution, which the security council is debating and it's expected that they

me to be relevant to your present situation. the comments relate to the indication that people's salary could be conditioned on spending 10 hours a year in i guess certain educational programs that would be put before new members. and do you still have that in your proposed amendment? proposed changes? i think that in the world today, the position of competitiveness of this nation as well as the goals of job creation maybe to a certain degree antagonistic and we need to continue to consider the possibility that what seems to be job creation or raising the general standards of things can be deteriorating our competitiveness in the sense that people come to an office, say there are 10 prospective new members -- members of the board of education, they're all told at a need to take a certain course but there's no elves -- evaluation of what they come to the office with, a placement test, for example. you could have people spending time simply to be congenial and to get their salaries. increase their use of time to raise up the stand

able to find it officers to be able to do that. >> i think they need to go through the same cit training. they're going to come into contact with people who are mentally ill or very upset and angry, and in some instances, it is a matter that we could have slowed down. we could have taken our time, and i think this training would be applicable to that. yes, we still need the cit, but i am inclined to mandate that all of the officers go through that so we will get a better contact with the public. most of the people become into contact, there is an issue to be able to use verbals skills, that will save injuries as far as officers are concerned and others. >> korea -- commissioner hammer: the last thing that i want to echo, as somebody who spent time as a d.a., the system is broken, and it is costing us a lot, and with the mental-health illness, it is costing us a lot. it is frustrating because it is a revolving door, and what l.a. does with their smart team, which is another great thing to learn about, is much more reactive -- is mu

it's going to be probably. investors long term investors which are interested in the russian financial market the price of brant crude oil soared past the hundred dollar mark this month the latest rise was reportedly due to the tensions in egypt have or will christophe b.p.'s chief economist and vice president says that the growth came primarily from typing oil markets. what has happened already over the last few months with more stable supply and growing demand the majority will draw down but it was invisible the reason for this is we had so much floating storage oil stored over see that us disappear didn't show up in official such as to smoke was just some of the official statistics you see the initial was going down at the end of the third is the summary of that is that by the beginning of this year we will have to see won't be reacting either your mentors will continue to fall very sharp and prices will start to rise will be green have to increase production. to connect the market european stock markets ope

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knows how to be used to profit politicians. providing flatter for art and something to be left behind. he has left his angels behind. none of us knowing where exactly we are headed. and this is also a new poem. it's potentially the title of my next poetry collection. i read a lot about religion being raised catholic. this is called just like jesus. if i get struck down by thunder. just like jesus. i want childhood to be, evading teen angst. always. i want to encourage and motivate just like jesus. few literates could conquer. simply by having faith, i want to arouse. make you believe there's a god above watching over us. without scientific explanation. i want to cast out your demons. liberate your oppressed soul. bring back lost friends. just like jesus, be a shameless pervert while with the possibility of sexism and paternal. just like jesus, i want to hear the voice of my farther. bask in the stars, this is not an end but a beginning. a sepia tone of martarism. i want my engage capturred. to frame the minds of ignorants. whil

to be basically nonexistent. i st. it would accomplish this in a better manner -- i think it would accomplices in a better manner. thank you for the opportunity. >> i would like to open its to public comment. >> i am a resident. i just want to say the hill looks fantastic. the display is always going to be arts-oriented. i hope that does not become a times square flashing. >> is there additional public comment? public comment is closed. i want to say this is a good idea. this has been dead for the last 15 or 20 years, and the fact it is missing house to do with the terminal. think about the ideas of the revenue. i think it would invoke the billboard ordinance, so i am happy about that. the building itself is our response the signing of a normal office. -- our response to designing a normal office the building. on the other hand, i am fully aware of what i am saying. what comes into play, this building will be surrounded on the north side of mission street five buildings which actually occupies the site. they are a

we're going to use the term be nice. we're part of -- the president asked americans to volunteer to help improve your own community. you are doing that now. you are part of the umbrella called citizens corps. what's the objective? for you, it's to prepare for natural disasters, especially if you live here in san francisco, the earthquakes. form an exercise, neighborhood and workplace teams. is that what you're do ?g we did a little practice right now. you are going to respond to immediate needs in your area following a major disaster. what about here in san francisco, major metropolitan area. what are some possible areas in the city? golden gate bridge, right here. beautiful sunset today, i was watching it as we got here. what else? the bay bridge, candlestick, monster park, 42,000 will be in attendance on any sold out giants game, 62,000 on a 49er game. what else? b of a building. transamerica. this is a major -- so these are -- those are buildings. but what else might you think about? bart, transportation. we'll talk ab

where would that be in relation to the people who would be moved? >> quite don't have a detailed map but i can tell you that the terms of the agreement which are worth repeating, no unit can be demolished until a replacement unit is available with a certificate of occupancy. the terms of the agreement, in no event can any be demolished and the tenet forced to relocate. that has been the principal on the project site. in the only physical areas where there is room to build without demolishing, you are correct. you need to build space for the first few buildings. there is the phasing plan that begins in the west corner of the site. buildings could be constructed without demolishing existing units. >> i think you said there could be three stages or 15 smaller stages. can you talk about the length of term? the reason i gave those extremes because i thought it would be helpful that the developments would play out there are over 7002 units -- 7200 units. and i don't have the precise number but this was provided by 500. the largest side was 2500 new units.

well i think i think it's a very valid fear that that theme will continue to be to be strong and quite aggressively and perhaps it is the case you know there's been a great amount of connection going back for you know several decades but he was his and several of the leaders and people who were involved today in these uprisings of suppose a democratic revolution in these countries are our offspring from that from that school of thought and you know that that that is had deep connections into the anglo-saxon world and the hands that are behind the various international organizations that are quite frankly consistent in their ability to create chaos and then transfer of power from their various net nation states to themselves they seem to think we're going to talk about creating chaos in doing a transfer of power some wisdom powers have been supplying weapons to the embattled regional leaders all the time calling for peace corps you couldn't ocracy what does it say to you about western policies in the middle east and north africa it says that the playbook is stale and old it's the same p

take place between twenty ten and twenty thirty will differ from country to country this isn't going to be a sort of an even sweep mohamed if i can go to you you know looking at this pew research you could actually come to use it to whatever ends you want to i mean you can say oh my goodness the population growth is here and they really go into great detail is that we look they look at the demographics we look at a certain generation there can be if i can use the term prolific in their in their in their growth but then that's going to slow down dramatically after two thousand and thirty just because different groups are in different demographic waters but nonetheless looking at this research you can see how people could jump to one conclusion or another. well i think what it demonstrates is that muslims are part of the d.n.a. of your utopian society have been for hundreds of years and will continue to be for hundreds of years there are people on the margins of society like like our guest who who think that islam or for islamization that islam is somehow taking over western europe or europe

only, i think it's going to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technology to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. >> bnsf railway. the engine that connects us. pacific life. and by toyota. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: egyptians celebrated far into the night after president mubarak finally gave way and resigned. the momentous turnabout came after nearly three weeks of ever-growing protests against his 30-year rule. we begin our coverage with a report from lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> 6:00 in cairo and the news cast cade the through the crowd. across egypt millions were on the streets eru

it has extensive recommendations that need to be taken seriously. it was conducted through an inclusive process that included community representation as well as city representation. for that reason, we are excited to work with the city department to implement these recommendations. at the district attorney's office, we consider reentry it for public safety issue. to that end, we have staff counsel, contributed staff to the council meetings, will continue to do that, we have corralled support, federal dollars for address a reentry, and we will continue to do that as well. we are very excited to be a part of this. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. good to see you. we will open this up for public comment on both the hearing and the modifications to the reentry council itself. >> my apologies. i just wanted to ask supervisor mirkarimi if there could be a couple of additional amendments that could be made to the amendment -- ordinance? supervisor mirkarimi: we have amendments here before us. are there two more than these? >> no, i just wanted to be sure.

it has to be part of the package. in return for that, with one significant reform in the medicare program. we began to get a handle on medical costs. we get the prescription drug benefit, but we never get any kind of reform. i think that the criticism has some justification. the other thing that i referenced is 9/11. it had a huge impact on what our priorities were. under 9/11, we had to undertake a lot of activity to make the nation safe. everything from setting up the homeland security department to military operations in afghanistan. there was a lot of stuff that we had to do fast. it was expensive. but i think we saved thousands of lives that would have otherwise been threatened if we have responded as aggressively as we did. i am glad to see that the congress appears to be serious about going after that. >> richard from santa barbara has a question. you may want to save this for your book, also. he asks if you can give us any information on whether or not -- on your reaction when gov. bush has to to be vice-presid

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