u.s. congress can dictate to the commanders in the field what direction the war should go in and the time frame and what

u.s. congress can dictate to the commanders in the field what direction the war should go in and the time frame and what

u.s. congress to greenlight billions more dollars for the war in afghanistan something the rake is. saying the funding will lead to more people paying that this comes just a top secret documents revealing military detail here including a cover up of civilian deaths. not says i did not i know what parts of russia's far east as a whole pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site the squirting extremists of the ruling was based on a nationalist video called russia for russians of the fact that all the sites with content such as his mind count. votes were terrific tell him to connect on the news check which levitate didn't hotline val's to help where the government tells failed reports suggest up to twenty percent globally people in the country have suffered some form of a mental or physical. well be back with more on those stories in around fifteen minutes time time now they check out the world with. its. own there's been some more success for russia the european athletics championships by alice yes russia followed up their success in the men's twenty kilometer walk by also sweepi

u.s. dollars are heading to afghanistan after the move was given the go ahead by congress the huge cash injection is meant to bolster the war effort which critics say is being lost to the taliban and the recent publication of secret u.s. military files seems to echo this view as christine for sul now reports. twenty a glimpse into the way it really is on the battlefield now made more clear by the release of more than ninety thousand secret documents on.

u.s. congress to greenlight billions more dollars for the war in afghanistan some rulemaking slum the maze thing the funding would lead to more people being with them and. access denied no more huge balls of russia's far east as a court pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site for spreading extremism. classed with heretical tales of neglect and abuse in chapter twenty in metairie times and new hotline val's to help where the government has failed. a very warm welcome to you this is from moscow i'm alice habits an additional thirty three billion dollars is heading to the afghan war effort after the move was approved by the us congress or the war paying cash injection comes despite a leak of tons of classified military documents revealing a barrel of human rights violations during the campaign experts sounding the alarm saying the u.s. should pack up and leave. coming on winnable christine.

u.s. congress has been asked to give the green light ten israeli attack on iran nearly one third of house republicans expressed support for a measure backing a military strike against the islamic republic iran expert trita parsi from the woodrow wilson center for scholars says the move sands a dangerous signal. we are reaching silly season in washington with the elections in november and for that there has already been signs that israel is going to be a major element that some republicans will use to be able to get both voters as well as finance donations to campaigns away from the democrats but the problem is that this is not a theoretical exercise at the end of the even silly season has real repercussions in the real world and the danger here is the signal is being sent to israel that are actually if we were to take this action in spite of the fact that the white house has sent a clear signals a pause ago despite the fact that the military of the united states has sent a clear signals opposing it congress at least if the republicans take over take take over are sending a signal that act

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u.s. congress has finally upon some reforms to rein in wall street i don't know finds out if they will do any good or will the fat cats just keep getting even faster that's all coming your way next you know. welcome the alone a show where you'll get the real headlines and not of the mercy or coming live out of washington d.c. now it's taken months but it looks like congress has finally passed wall street reform will really help will america out of a recession i'm have the details in just a minute and next we'll bring you details on how congress plans to tackle cyber security it's a topic of growing concerns the government is quickly working to assemble a cyber command center but we still have to ask whether these threats are real and if old lawmakers are really the ones to be dealing with that then we're going to examine general petraeus his approach in afghanistan he now wants to pay local police units that are not linked to the afghan government to help u.s. soldiers just don't call them militias but will that strategy really work then will shed light on a very hush hush issue here in t

u.s. congress hasassed a sweeping overhaul of u.s. financial system, the biggest regulation changed since the great depression. that amounts to a crucial victory for president barack obama, who declared it a top priority in the wake of the financial crisis. the legislation faced strong opposition from a multitude of service lobbyists as well as most members of the republican party. >> negotiations over comprehensive and enter reforms had dragged on for months. in the end, bickering meant few republican supporters and a largely partisan vote, but it was still a hard-fought victory. >> i cannot legislate integrity or wisdom. i cannot legislate passion or confidence or competency. we gave them the tools and architecture to allow good people to do a good job on behalf of the american public. that is what this is designed to do. >> it boosts consumer protection, mandates a new banking regulatory body, and it puts restrictions on banks' proprietary trading or treading on their own accounts. many consumer advocates say the financial reform p

u.s. congress has given final approval to the financial regulatory reform, one of the obama key policy goals. the legislation will put in place the most dramatic system since the 1930s. the senate voted 60-39 on thursday. it was passed by the house of representatives of last month. this is to avoid a recurrence of the financial crisis. it includes an oversight of the banks and authorities. they also create a new federal agency to protect thefinancial . the bill also imposes limits on financial institutions and dealing with high-risk products. >> good afternoon. the united states congress has now passed a wall street reform bill that will bring greater economic security to families and businesses across the country. we can't afford another financial crisis just as we're digging out from the last one. >> obama is expected to sign the bill into law next week. the bill, however, has incorporated some of the financial industry's demands. banks are still limited in investments in hedge funds despite calls for a total ban. it also allows banks to handle lower risk derivatives. >>> french prime mini

u.s. congress has approved the most radical reform of america's financial system since the 1930's. it is in response to the credit crunch of 2008. president obama is expected to sign the measures into law next week. here is the report. >> today was a big day for the obama administration. the president let it show. >> because of this reform, the american people will not be asked to foot the bill for wall street's mistakes. there will be no more tax under -- tax funded bailout by the people. >> they are tightening the reins on banks and lending institutions. after a year of rising in rewriting, three republicans joined the democrats in pushing it through. it was 2300 pages. >> the report is agreed to. >> we are giving taxpayers the strongest protection they have ever had. we are giving wall street the strongest oversight it has ever had. not to stifle it but safeguard us. >> it creates a new agency designed to protect consumers and their dealings with banks and credit-card companies. it gives new power to the government to wind down failing financial firms before their problems rippl

u.s. congress passes the president's plan for regulation of the banking industry. the vatican titans regulations dealing with the abuse of children by -- titans regulations dealing with the abuse of children by priests -- tightens regulations dealing with the abuse of children by priests. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- a special report from jerusalem. how is really activists are offering large sums of money -- israeli activists are offering large sums of money to -- take that is reforming and this time robbie williams is with them. hello to you. bp has declared the flow of oil into the gulf of mexico has been stopped. 85 days since the first news back in april of an explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. eight workers died, and the leak is now widely seen as the worst american environmental disaster began. bp hopes to fix the problem properly within weeks. we have this from washington. >> this is the view of the destroyed the oil well, moments after

u.s. congress has given final approval to sweeping financial regulatory reforms, one of president barack obama's key policy goals. obama is expected to soon sign the bill into law. the legislation will put in place the most drastic overhaul of the u.s. financial system since the 1930s. on thursday, the senate voted 60-39 on the bill. it was passed by the house of representatives last month. the reforms are intended to avoid a recurrence of the global financial crisis. they include a uniform oversight of the financial industry, bringing major security companies and insurance firms, as well as banks, under the watch of the authorities. they also create a new federal agency to protect consumers purchasing complex financial commodities. the bill also imposes limits on financial institutions in dealing with high-risk products. obama spoke to reporters on thursday in washington. >> the united states congress has now passed a wall street reform bill that will bring greater economic security to families and businesses across the country. we can't afford another financial crisis just as we are digging ou

u.s. congress senior republican party figures opposing ratification but even on all rich vice president of the strategic security program at the federation of american scientists says some opponents are driven by a political agenda. we have to lead the world toward reducing nuclear weapons and the start of the first stage of that the opposition to the treaty that it's. somehow is going to make us less safe you know there's no reason that the united states and russia need these huge nuclear arsenals we have thousands of nuclear weapons because the russians do and the russians have thousands of nuclear weapons because we do and all we need to do is to work our walk our selves back from this legacy of the cold war and the only reason we have these is that there are left over there quite literally left over from the cold war there's a very small group that are opposing the treaty i think that there are basically three reasons one is there are some from the bush administration particularly that just oppose arms control in principle they say it isn't necessary and it causes more problems than it

u.s. congress greenlights billions more dollars for the war in afghanistan some rule is that the new saying the funding will need to make people paying with their lives this comes just days after a top secret documents revealing military details of recruiting a cover up of civilian deaths. access to know more you tube involves of russia's far east as a call pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site for spreading extremism the ruling was that based on a nationals video called russia for russians and affected all the sites of contents such as hitler. with the riff expelled with neglect and abuse in check retirement homes and you all line values to help where the government has failed reports suggest that up to twenty percent of the country has suffered some form of obesity and mental physical. ok these are the headlines here and now it's time for a sneak preview of the laces innovations and scientific advances in technology updates.

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u.s. congress. emotion, fear, guilt, or racism. is that, but that is the way it is. . good people of deep differences knowing the possibility of odds of success are rather harrowing to say the least. but i do have the naive belief and i think erskine has it to stabilize social security and insure its solvesy 75 or more years out. but as we address it, the keening wail of cut goes out through the lavend, or gut. good heavens. it's -- if people can't grasp that disability inshurns will be unsustainable in less than ten years, it's grown double since 1980, i won't go into figures, that just makes people's eyes glaze over. but old age and insurance, will only pay out 75% of its benefits in 3e7. it won't go broke. just going to pay out 75 instead of 100. and that date will keep moving closer with population growth and aging. unsustainable, unconscionable, and predictable. but there are many options out there. over two dozens options out there will work and we'll work on them all. and i think if we could resolve that, there would be a sense of confidence in the land that wou

u.s. congress with senior republican party figures opposing ratification but josh rogin a writer for the magazine foreign policy believes opponents with a political agenda will not succeed in blocking the treaty's approval. there is broad bipartisan consensus that reducing nuclear weapons is a good thing it reduces the risk of nuclear weapons getting into the hands of terrorists and reduces the chances of an accidental launch it proves the relationship and communication between the us and russia which has to be a good thing my take is that the treaty really doesn't impact missile defense at all what we're seeing here is that this is the first arms control debate that the senate has had in ten years so the senators want to get maximum concessions so they're bargaining for those concessions those concessions include missile defense it's more of what can we can get before we sign on that's separate from mitt romney and sarah palin and a couple of senators who are just against the whole idea of arms control in their mind russia is evil needs to be combated and arms control in its entire frame has to

u.s. congress approves billions more in war funding some lawmakers say this signing off with no end in sight this comes just days after a leak of top secret documents revealing details of the war including a cover up of civilian deaths. internet censorship in russia's far east as a court demands a local provider block access to youtube for spreading extremism the really was based on a nationalist video called russia for russians affected all the sites with content such as hitler's mind kept. jumping on the spying bandwagon and not being born woman seized with weapon parts in new york sparks a media frenzy with americans comparing it to the. the recent russia u.s. spy saga the twenty four year old who also has american citizenship has dismissed the on occasion say the high tech night vision scopes before hunting. well i'll be back with more developments more news for less than half an hour from now in the meantime it's cross talk compete in a van and these guys discuss how peace can be achieved in the middle east and whether israel's alliance with the u.s. is preventing that from happening he

u.s. congress of lights and billions more dollars for the war in afghanistan so no make is islam the move saying the funding would be to the people paying with the lines this comes just days after a leak of top secret documents revealing military details of the war including a cover up of civilian deaths. access denied name or you change components of russia's far east as a cool pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site the spreading extremism the wording was based on the nationalist video called russia for russians that affected all the sites it was contents of just hit list my accounts. with the rest excels neglect and abuse and check retirement homes and you hotline val's to help but the government has failed reports suggest that up to twenty percent of elderly people of the country have suffered some form of a mental or physical. i want someone talks about rap the last thing that often springs to mind is politics but thoughts changing in the united states more and more all the becoming vocal about that country's policies are unclear.

u.s. congress so much and so avidly but i think many of them outside of a few are really crazy for having any sort of idea about staying in afghanistan longer is it because a good thing or can help stabilize about the only way to bring peace and stability is to allow local people to solve local problems through local solutions and it doesn't include foreign of forces being the source of that peacemaking has to be done by the afghan parliament it has to be done by pakistan and we need civilians to do it not military force opinion from afghan war veteran jay gilberto they are and you're watching live from moscow still have for you this hour she has made it to the riot old age of one hundred in staring shows no signs of slowing down. what made the georgian challenger who could be the world's oldest woman find out her secrets later in the program. now the united nations says plans by the world's wealthiest nations to cut spending on aids could jeopardize recent progress in fighting the disease the warning came at an international aids conference which is underway in vienna as activists are de

u.s. congress approves billions more in war funding some lawmakers say they're signing off more lives with no end in sight is comes just days after a leak of top secret documents revealing military details of the war including a cover up of civilian deaths. internet censorship in russia's far east as a court demands a local provider blocking access to you tube for spreading extremism the really was based on a nationalist video called russia for russians it affected other sites with content such as mine camp. with horrific tales of neglect and abuse in check retirement homes and you hotline val's to help where the government has failed reports of just up to twenty percent of elderly people in the country have suffered some form of abuse mental or physical. well when somebody talks about rap the the last thing that often springs to mind is politics but that's changing in the united states more and more artists are becoming vocal about their country's policies and are including their opinions in their songs hoping fans will join them in their battle to get a different point of view across tha

u.s. congress green lights billions of dollars for the war in afghanistan so we will make in slum the beans thing the funding to make people think. this comes just days after the top secret don't give it's really a minute she tells of including a cover up of civilian death. access denied mamal you volleys of russia's reeses a clue pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site for spreading extremism the ruling was based on an action this video. and the fact that the sites with content such as hit this morning come. with a riff of neglect and abuse and check ins in the hotline val's to help the government. fails pete suggests up to twenty percent of the people in the country have suffered some form of abuse. this. next debate program this time his guest discuss how peace can be achieved in the middle east and whether the israel's alliance with the u.s. is preventing that from happening.

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u.s. congress so much and so avidly but i think many of them outside of us do are really crazy for having any sort of idea that staying in afghanistan longer is a good to good thing or to help stabilize about the only way to bring peace and stability is to allow local people to solve local problems through local solutions and it doesn't you know include foreign of forces being the source of depth that peacemaking has to be done by the afghan parliament it has to be done by pakistan and we need civilians to do it not military force to pay in there from afghan war veteran j. dilla birdo a little later in the program we'll get a live update on the international conference in afghanistan from our correspondent tell you know who is in kabul for us i still have for you this hour she's made to the ripe old age of one hundred thirty and shows no signs of slowing down on the eve of georgia's challenger have her be the world's oldest woman find out her secrets later in the program. running out of nations has plans by the world's wealthiest nations to cut spending on aids could jeopardize recent pro

u.s. congress approves billions more of war funding. with no end in sight this comes just days after the top secret documents revealing details of the war including a cover up of civilian deaths. internet censorship in russia. spreading extremism really was based on international speaking of russia for russians and affected all the sites with content such as. what parts of new york sparks a media frenzy in america is. russia u.s. spies twenty four year old who also has an american citizenship has dismissed the allegations saying the high tech night vision scopes. with more developments in the meantime technology. will soon be entering all living rooms that's coming your way in just about.

u.s. congress approves billions more in war funding some lawmakers say they're signing off law lives with no end in sight this comes just days after a leak of top secret documents revealing military details of the war including a cover up of civilian deaths. internet censorship in russia's far east as a court demands on local provider block access to you tube for spreading extremism the really was based on a nationalist video called russia for russians and affected other sites with content such as it was mine camp. jumping on the spine spy bandwagon of latvian born woman sees with weapons in new york sponsored media frenzy with americans comparing her to the. recent russia us. twenty four also has american citizenship has dismissed the allegations saying the rifles were for hunting. while now when someone talks about rap the universe thing that often springs to mind is politics but that's changing in the united states more and more artists are becoming vocal about their country's policies and are including their opinions in their songs have been fans will join them in their battle to get

u.s. congress voted to spend billions more on the endless war as i said we've been there for close to nine years and we're still no closer to winning or to leave it in fact since taking office has only increased the number of troops by thirty thousand and yet just a few hours ago riots broke out in cobol over the deaths of four civilians the afghan people themselves are tired of our presence there they don't feel like we're helping them and yet we continue on. both u.s. and nato commanders have also warned that casualties both military and civilian are only going to rise as international military force ramps up the war against the taliban especially in the southern stronghold of helmand and kandahar provinces so that means we can expect more lives lost in the months to come so what i really want to know is when will enough be enough when will the american people the congress and the president finally finally realize that we can't continue to fight in afghanistan with no clear mission or no clear victory in sight and when the people of that country themselves don't want us to be there. a wo

u.s. congress. i was just elected prime minister.hat the greatest threat facing humanity is that iran would acquire nuclear weapons. some eyebrows were raised at the time. i can tell you 14 years later that most of the world's leaders today agree with this. there is a question of the distance between understanding an effective action, and that is the ultimate test of leadership and history. >> larry: would you ban all nuclear weapons throughout the -- not the world. would you ban nuclear weaponry entirely? >> well, that's beyond my scope. i mean, this is -- this is a worthy cause, but it's -- it's a very complicated issue. and i'm sure you realize that the most important thing is preventing the most dangerous weapons in the world from falling into the hands of the most dangerous regimes. and this is what we really are facing today. we're facing the prospect that people who talk about destruction, who deny the holocaust, who sponsor terrorism everywhere, who shoot their own citizens on the sidewalk. you know, they lie there. remember

u.s. congress passed. well, every supreme court nominee bears the burden of proof of establishing they deserve the trust of the person people tore a lifetime appointment on the high court and in my view, elena kagan is not satisfying that burden of proof and for these reasons i will oppose the nomination. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. i thank the senator from texas. the senator from oklahoma has already notified senator sessions and i that he will be speaking subsequently on the floor. the next senator will be senator durbin. just so everybody knows the route, after we vote on -- at the end of this, we'll -- i think senator sessions has a short comment he wishes to make. i may or may not respond and then we will have a vote on the kagan nomination, and then i would like to bring up the other matters of the agenda especially the deputy attorney general, a nomination which as we all know handles major law enforcement and national security issues and is vacant and needs a vote one way or the other. s

u.s. congress. go do it, buddy. go do it. elect him. [applause] now some things they say are a given, but in this cycle we do not assume anything, so we're going to be about the business of reelecting dean heller, right? [applause] send him back to congress. he needs some help. we need some help. make sure he gets back there. because certainly, the first vote any time to cast in january, along with these other gentlemen, is for the next republican as speaker of the house. all right? [cheers and applause] you have seen a lot of the other candidates running for offices, for attorney general, for comptroller, for local offices -- these are serious individuals who are ready for a serious time. and i am glad they are running. we need republicans and patriots who will not only live up to the badge of honor that you give them with your vote, but carry a little bit of you with them to their jobs every day in carson city, washington, d.c., where ever they are conducting the people's business. we need republicans and patriots who will not drink t

u.s. congress approved -- will be $7.5 billion in nonmilitary aid that the u.s. congress approved. mr. clinton made a comment earlier edinsohad an internatiol aids conference in vienna. here at the white house, president obama is expected to deliver strong words today when he calls for republican lawmakers to stop blocking unemployment benefits. republicans say they will it's -- will support the extension only if it does not add to the national debt. the senate could take up the issue this week. more on the oil drilling from halliburton. the company says its second quarter profits rose over 80% as natural gas activity picked up in the u.s. it is the first of several companies connected to the bp oil spill to report second quarter reports. -- results. a suitor has accused bp and a transition of committing a long- term series of crimes by concealing flaws in the deep water drilling plans and lacking the containment for his bill. testimony today on the hill. you can hear it live on c-span radio at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the senat