u.s. congress is very divided against obama and the u.s. congress is very strongly supportive of israel i don't think that president obama is going to go to war with the u.s. congress on this issue. just briefly bring us up to date i mean as i just over a week ago the. israeli pm was reportedly ready to negotiate peace talks on that deal based on pretty nine hundred sixty seven borders and that is that issue seems to have disappeared now. well the prime minister was forced by the americans under considerable pressure to agree to the or bomber parameters the press seemed to excuse to extend to eat the point of the nine hundred sixty seven borders with agreed growing to ritual swaps with religious perspective there were two other things in in obama's speech one was talking about a demilitarized palestinian state and the other was talking about israel as the recognized program to the jewish people something which the palestinians don't exactly this is what mr netanyahu was pushing or i go should be asking from the israel palestinian center for

u.s. congress is voting on a last-minute deal, but not everyone is happy. the asian markets welcomed the deal, but the dax has taken a huge dive. >> and there is more violence in syria. >> this is not the deal obama was hoping for by american lawmakers have a plan to avoid going broke. this would raise the debt ceiling for $2 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years. the house and senate votes are expected tonight. >> all eyes are on the house of representatives, where the democrats are in the minority. the left-wing is upset about the deal because of the spending cuts in social programs. >> this is a path of budget cuts that will weaken the economy at exactly the time that we need to strengthen economic growth. >> many republicans believe the spending cuts do not go far enough. >> i will vote against this but i will read the bill and see if there is a way to get to this, because i respect the efforts of the people who have worked on this. >> the political posturing has not gone very well. >> i am angry and i am disappointed at the state of the gove

u.s. congress narrowly escaping a devastating default. the destiny of the bill is now in the hands of the u.s. senate but after months of political bickering will it be enough to afford financial crisis. will global stocks rally as america's scapes the self-imposed budget collapse but confidence and the u.s. reputation as the world's creditor has been a severely down. russia says u.n. action could help bring an end to violence in syria but once again excessive pressures that could lead to a libya style intervention the experts stress the e.u. and american sanctions being enforced against a basket alone and making matters worse. the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in ease row calling for the prime minister to stand down are going on their purported by the international media. in business this hour german energy major illness taking gas going to court to get a better price of gas we'll bring you more on this story in our business bulletin but it's. just after one pm here in the russian capital you're watching t.v. n

u.s. congress i mean that's a huge huge chunk. i think it actually only underscores what is going on for a few years now which is that the israelis and i wonder precedence and pressure from civil society around the world including in the united states where people's movements are starting to recognize and understand that the status quo between israelis and the palestinians and the general in the middle east is untenable and imported u.s. support financial support and help political support for israel is untenable moving forward we've seen over the last few months in the arab countries in the region democratic uprising by people demanding human rights amending respect demanding their own citizenship back and part of their demands and also going about reform policies in the region specifically believes the palestinians. in the west in civil society we have efforts on your way which are. great and i think. israel feels he feels that he's on the right you can see what military weapons it's a threat in the hearts and minds of people an

u.s. congress. after months of. financial crisis. and a global. collapse. in the u.s. reputation as the world's creditor. could help to bring an end to violence in syria. measures that could lead to a libya style intervention. american sanctions are being enforced. making about his book. the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters calling for the. reported by the international media. warm welcome to. the lower chamber of the u.s. congress has passed a last minute deal to prevent devastating full scale default after a month long political confrontation the only remaining hurdle now is for the legislation in the senate to get approval that's expected to choose day. in washington with. not a lot of good news in terms of the big picture for the u.s. economy of course the only thing that we can be certain of that this deal means is that it averts the self imposed potential crisis of a u.s. default what we do know in this legislation is a does sort of cut spending by about two point four trillion dollars over the next decade what that means in the short ter

u.s. congress now really escaping a devastating but the last minute plans fail to address the long term economic words gripping the country. global stocks rally as america escapes the self-imposed budget collapse of confidence in the u.s. reputation as the world's credit has been severely damaged. russia says a u.n. action could help to bring an end to the violence in syria but warns against excessive measures that could lead to a libya style intervention exploit stressed that the e.u. and american sanctions being enforced against damascus are only making matters worse. under the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in israel calling for the prime minister to stand down going under reported by the national media. those are the main headlines here and do stay with us next we take you back in time and space to the famous apollo thirteen mission i know we did fail to land on the moon because of a technical glitch however all three crew members managed to return safely to earth surface ship announce they caught up with the commander of the mission his recollection of events that

u.s. congress now really escaping a devastating defeat. of the death of the bill is now in the hands of the u.s. senate after months of political bickering will it be enough to mark financial crisis. and a global stocks rally as america escapes their self-imposed budget collapse put confidence in the u.s. reputation as the world's creditor has been severely damaged. russia says a u.n. action that could help to bring an end to violence in syria but warns against excessive measures that could lead to a libya style intervention experts stress the e.u. and american sanctions are being enforced against damascus are only making matters worse. than the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in israel calling for the prime minister to stand down by going on reported by the international media. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow i'm referencing shake the lower chamber of the u.s. congress has passed a last minute deal to prevent a devastating full scale to force after months long political confrontation the o

u.s. congress. to full. of. global stocks. self-imposed budget confidence in the u.s. for the taste of the world's credit. could help to bring an end to the violence in syria. that could lead to a style. intervention expert stressed that the e.u. and american sanctions being enforced against damascus only making matters worse. the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in israel calling for the prime minister to stand down going under reported by. those are the main headlines here in our stay with us next we take you back in time and space to the famous apollo thirteen mission i know it did fail to land on the moon because of a technical glitch however all three nasa crew members managed to return safely to earth sophie shevardnadze caught up with the commander of the mission and his recollection of the events that talk is now. jim it's a great pleasure and honor to have you with us it's nice to be here now you've started out twice without ever lending is that fair while the first time was deliberate. we were merely going to test out the navigation o

u.s. congress narrowly escaping a devastating before. the bill is now in the hands of the u.s. senate after months of political bickering will it be enough to impart a national crisis. global. self-imposed budget collapse but confidence in the u.s. reputation as the world's creditor has been severely. russia says a u.n. action could help to bring an end to the violence in syria warns against excessive measures that could lead to a libya style intervention but stressed the e.u. and american sanctions being enforced against damascus are only making that as well . and the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in israel calling for the prime minister to stand down going on reported by the international media. business the u.s. lawmakers are calling together a deal cut spending and avoid a dead default the process inspiring little confidence in the markets. this is. a global news. welcome to the program. the lower chamber of the u.s. congress has passed a last minute deal to prevent a devastating full scale default after a months long political confrontation the

u.s. congress now only escaping a devastating default of the last minute plan fails to address the long term economic woes gripping the country. and. global stocks rally as america escapes the self-imposed budget collapse but confidence in the u.s. reputation as the world's creditor has been severely damaged. and russia says a u.n. action could help bring an end to violence in syria but once against excessive pressures that could lead to a real good solid example that experts stress the e.u. and american sanctions being enforced against a masochist. outers works. at the voice of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters and calling for the prime minister to stand down and going on the reporting by the international media. and next we take you back in time and space in the famous apollo thirteen mission which failed to land on the moon because of a technical failure however all three nasa crew members managed to return to earth safely well r.t. sophie shevardnadze caught up with the commander of the mission for his recollection of the events that interview is up next. jim well it's a gr

u.s. congress is preparing to vote on the last minute deal with three republicans and democrats to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default but critics say the compromise doesn't solve america's financial problems and its reputation is going down the drain. the u.s. and the e.u. stepped up their push for sanctions against the syrian government after a crackdown on protesters reportedly left more than one hundred people dead posco says violence on either side of the country's conflict is unacceptable. egyptian troops clash with protesters in cairo as military police move in to break up a rally hundreds of demonstrators are counted out in tahrir square for weeks now to demand a faster pace of change after the february popular uprising. next door she speaks to russia's deputy foreign minister about the consequences sequence of events has come to be known as the arab spring because down of explain why moscow opposes any u.n. resolution against the syrian regime despite its condemnation of continued violence in the country. and developments in the middle east concerned the entire world and russia

u.s. congress to head to aruba for a week it be looked at quite a bit differently or a pro china lobby sent eighty one members of congress to china on vacation that probably wouldn't go over too well either but when it comes to israel anything goes including vacations and they're really really just the tip of the iceberg ca bank has already spent one point four million dollars alone this year and is open secrets dot org explains there they've been up. they're lobbying expenditures over the past couple of years so perhaps that's why congress has dropped billions in aid to israel according to a graph from the congressional research service the us has dropped a total of one hundred and nine billion dollars in aid and if we did a rough average looks like the u.s. is getting between two point five and three billion a year in israel in aid to israel and that number is always rising so just let all those numbers sink in for a minute while the u.s. economy teeters on the edge and dongas men fight viciously over what cuts to be made to social programs they still manage to find bipartisan consensus t

u.s. congress, and you were-- you were vilified in the political world. what was that experience like? it was like something out of kafka where i wake up in the morning and found myself being denounced in congress. and of course, i never imagined that it would happen. the piece was not intended to be offensive or provocative, you know. at the time, i barely had any kind of reputation or audience so i didn't expect for it to do what it did. but, you know, it had its ups and downs, to say the least. (anderson) it was part of a larger series. you were working with several other kinds of objects immersed in different fluids. could you talk a little bit about the series itself? well, actually, i had begun working with, specifically, milk and blood and later went on to piss. but at first, the fluids were being used in a very abstract way. you know, sort of, you know, using them as pure color or pigment in the same way an artist would use paint, you know. but ultimately, i decided to refer it to some sort of representation within the fluids. and piss christ was the first object, the first pho

u.s. congress passes the debt limit bill to avoid default amid criticism that america still faces harsh economic recovery despite the last minute compromise deal. well and arena lights up for the devil here in washington after months of brinksmanship but the short term political victory spell doom economic doom in the months ahead. also the u.n. security council debates a resolution on syria following the escalation of violence there russia says any decision must meet the interests of the syrian people. and this really sees the tidal wave of anti government protests demanding sweeping economic reform but demonstrators complain the summer of discontent is not actually being posted but by the international media. plus own business and news small ball for gas prices for gas from as a german and this made sense makes matters of course we'll have more on that in this next and twenty minutes. international news and comment this is our t.v. live here in moscow just turned ten pm in the russian capital after months of political squabbling in the shadow of a looming default the u.s. can finally breathe a

u.s. congress is the. criticism that. lights up for the death both here in washington after months of brinksmanship the short term political victory. in the months ahead. the u.n. security council debates a resolution on syria following the escalation of violence that russia. the interests of the syrian people. and the total wave of protests sweeping economic reform demonstrated. by the international media. crisis for gas from energy may. well have more in the. international news and. ten pm in the russian capital after months of political squabbling in the shadow of a looming default the u.s. can finally breathe a sigh of relief. deal to raise the country's boring limit the final hurdle for the bill after being given the go ahead in the lower house on monday and our correspondent on of has the latest for us in washington d.c. . being waited for with baited breath around the world has no. well around the world and perhaps no one has been holding his breath more than president obama right here in washington of course the p

u.s. congress i mean that's a huge huge chunk i think it actually only underscores what has been going on for two years now which is really only going to show some civil society around the world including in the ninety's where people's movements are starting to recognize and understand that the status quo. in the general in the middle east is untenable and in particular u.s. support financial support and little support for israel is untenable moving forward we've seen over the last few months in the arab countries in the region democratic uprising by people demanding human rights demanding respect and ending their own citizenship back and part of their demands also been about the policies in the region specifically related to any. in the west civil society we have underway which are. great and i think. israel feels. that it is only. its. people and we are supposed to mean fight is finally making a difference now adam and your connections will shake your hearts i hope we don't lose you but let's talk about some of the numbers and the economy really is story number one right now what is the

u.s. congress enacted a law that allows the government to raise the debt limit in order to avoid default. n line with the law the u.s. defense department may have to cut its budget by up to $1 trillion over the next decade. >>> at the same meeting panetta talked about libya saying the government under moammar al gadhafi was living on borrowed time. >> i think the sense is that gadhafi's days are numbered. >> panetta said anti-government forces are moving on the capital tripoli, suggesting the rebels have gained the upper hand in the fighting. he added that libyan interior minister nasr al mabrouk abdullah appears to have defected when he traveled to egypt on monday. he said this is further evidence that gadhafi's government has weakened. >>> and now, let's bring you weather forecasts around the world. >>> that's going to do it for now on "newsline." we'll be back at the top of the hour. see you then. good-bye for now. >>> at the center of the city of mongolia is the capital, ulan bator. classic ballet is very popular in this country. the principals, the leading dancers lead so gracefully,

u.s. congress of being dangerously irresponsible. that of course playses to the sense of national lichl here, the sense that people see the emerging rivalry between china and the united states, and as i say, a chance to score some political points. there's also a harsh economic reality. it's also shining a light on some of the criticisms of clie -- china's economy. it relies on two things for growth. one is infrastructure. the other is exports. how do they hit the export, that's by keeping china's currency artificially low. they have a big sur plus with the u.s., they hold the dollar denominations, they put that money back into u.s. debt. that allows them to buy more chinese goods. they are tied to the u.s. regardless of whatever political short comings, whatever political modelings they wantet to make out of this. their policy is to buy, hold, and grumble. >> buy, hold, and grumble. the chinese yuan was pretty much in line with where it should be. in terms of grumbling, are the chinese expressing any skepticism about the details of

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u.s. congress of mayors calling for the troops to come home, the money to come home.lease do not let this be a political issue. this is about revenue generation for your city. i would like to see the board of supervisors put teeth into this resolution and make it your own. it talked about the severity of the ongoing budget crisis and shortfalls that require us to reexamine actual -- national spending priorities. the people are paying $126 billion per year to wage war. what i tried to show you last week -- i was here with a picture of the constitution being shredded. that has happened. you swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. you could use your power right now. what did pelosi just do? she did not do a very good job of holding the ground to say we do not need another credit card for and constitutional reform. we do not need to raise the debt. i spoke to the california public utilities commission about my concerns about smart meters. i suggested that because of the criminal practices of pg&e, from contamination in hinckleyville to what has happened in sa

u.s.'s credit rating last week it cited the problems in congress and said it didn't know whether the u.s. congress would be able to get the u.s.'s fiscal house in order. i think there's little the government can do except bring congress back from their break earlier and try to get some real deals on the table to meaningfully bring down this country's debt. >> alexis christoforous from cbs's "cbs moneywatch," thank you for being with us. much appreciated. >> thanks. >>> president obama called his top economic advisers to the white house yesterday to discuss the volatile stock market and the financial crisis in europe. both federal reserve chairman ben bernanke and treasury secretary timothy geithner were there. the president is scheduled to meet withis with leaders later this tweak. >>> a new survey suggests americans are becoming increasingly angry over washington's inability to fix the troubled economy. "the washington post" poll says three-quarters of those surveyed don't think the federal government is able to solve economic troubles. 67% say they have little to no confidence in preside

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u.s. lawmakers could still fall through there in the vote in congress in the coming hours how big a risk is that happening though at the eleventh. well all of the proposals on the table all. debt and that's the basic underlying theme u.s. treasury bond market will be downgraded it will no longer carry the aaa rating no matter what they decide and this is exactly what wall street banks want you don't make much money trading aaa rated u.s. government that spreads a very tight and there's not much money to be made traders on wall street what i call the nine eleven crybabies like jamie diamond or lloyd blankfein they want the u.s. dead downgraded to if they can't just junk status because you can make a lot more money trading junk the spreads are huge more volatility more money for blankfein and diamond the nine eleven crybabies who for ten years have been getting all of the money they've extorted from government whether it's hank paulson back in two thousand and eight or now barack obama who's just a puppet of wall street extorting once again for free handouts free money again for the too big t

u.s. deal on raising the national debt ceiling is facing a vote in congress but critics say the. soul of america's financial problems and its reputation. lawmakers are preparing to vote on an agreement between the white house and party leaders just one day before the u.s. . on its. washington. also the u.s. and the e.u. push for more sanctions against syria after a crackdown on protesters reportedly left more than one hundred people dead. the size of the country is unpredictable. demonstrators demanding fast changes. and deadly tornado hits one far eastern russia. doesn't isn't. read. top story u.s. lawmakers it gearing up to vote later monday on an emergency deal to raise the country's debt ceiling and avoid potentially devastating to fold it was finally struck after weeks of stalemate and political wrangling between democrats and republicans. across developments in the u.s. capitol for. lawmakers did finally hash out a deal party leaders with the white house the house of representatives is expected to vote this evening of course the house is a little bit more tricky there's a lo

u.s. congress passes the debt limit bill to avoid default. but critics say america still faces harsh times ahead of economic recovery despite a compromise to. security council resolution on syria. russia says any decision must meet the interests of the syrian people. and. wave of. economic reform demonstrates complain that some of the. international media. would mourn their stories more developments in this than thirty minutes from now in the meantime we travel through one of history's. as we explore the notorious concentration camps of the former soviet union. the summer of one nine hundred fifty three soviet leader joseph stalin passed away one hundred days ago mosco has sent classified instructions to every corner of the soviet union the biography of a man whose name is often mentioned only in whispers is to be removed from the great soviet encyclopedia and destroyed. state security martial of used to supervise both the u.s.s.r. gulags and the entire repression machine of the soviet union. many episodes of his life and the circumstances of

u.s. debt limits paving the way for the senate to budge on the plan to default but i think it's say even if the bill passes through congress months of political bickering has severely damaged america's reputation worldwide. also the u.s. and the use step up their push for more sanctions against syria after the latest crackdown on protesters reportedly leaves more than one hundred people dead with moscow condemning violence from both sides. and the gyptian troops clash with protesters in cairo as security forces moving to break up a rally by protesters demanding faster political change demonstrators have been camping out into rehab square for weeks calling for swifter reforms after five reasons for funding. news from russia and iran the world this is all see with me thanks for joining us after months of political squabbling u.s. lawmakers in the house of representatives have finally approved an emergency deal to raise the country's debt ceiling to avert a potentially devastating default now it's up to the senate to support the legislation. is following developments in the u.s. capitol for. lawmakers did finally hash out a d

u.s. congress is preparing to vote on the last minute deal between republicans and democrats to raise the debt ceiling and avoid to fold the critics said the compromise doesn't soul america's problem but it should. be us please do step a push for sanctions of. protest in. moscow says violence on either side of the country some exceptional. troops clashed with protesters in cairo as military police move into a rally. hundreds of demonstrators have camped out in tahrir square for weeks now that amount a faster pace of change after five years of your uprising. next week travels through one of history's darkest chapters as we explore the notorious concentration camps of the former soviet union. the summer of one nine hundred fifty three soviet leader joseph stalin passed away one hundred days ago mosco has sent classified instructions to every corner of the soviet union the biography of a man whose name is often mentioned only in whispers is to be removed from the great soviet encyclopedia and destroyed. state security martial of used to supervise both the u.s.s.r. gulags and the entire repre

u.s. congress is getting set to vote on the last minute deal between republicans and democrats to raise the debt ceiling and avoid the fold but critics say the compromise doesn't solve america's financial problems and that its reputation is going down the drain. the u.s. in the meantime step of the push for sanctions against the syrian government after a crackdown on protesters reportedly left more than one hundred dead. on the side of the country's conflict is unacceptable. and egyptian troops clash with protesters in cairo military police move in to break up a rally hundreds of demonstrators have come out in tahrir square for weeks now to demand a faster pace of change after popular uprising. to travel through one of history's darkest chapters as we explore the notorious concentration camps of the former soviet union. the summer of one nine hundred fifty three soviet leader joseph stalin passed away one hundred days ago mosco has sent classified instructions to every corner of the soviet union the biography of a man whose name is often mentioned only in whispers is to be removed from the

u.s. congress valley escaping a devastating default. russia says u.n. action could help bring an end to violence in syria but warrants against excessive pressures that could lead to a libya style intervention. out of the voices of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the israel calling for the prime minister to step down are going on reported by the international media. and up next a special report on the soviet gulag system do stay with us. the summer of one nine hundred fifty three soviet leader joseph stalin passed away one hundred days ago mosco has sent classified instructions to every corner of the soviet union the biography of a man whose name is often mentioned only in whispers is to be removed from the great soviet encyclopedia and destroyed. state security martial of n.t. beriah used to supervise both the u.s.s.r. gulags and the entire repression machine of the soviet union. many episodes of his life and the circumstances of his death are still couched in mystery. this army bunker in central moscow is more than ten meters undergr

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u.s. congress has passed a last minute deal to prevent a devastating full scale default after months long political confrontation well the only remaining hurdle for the legislation is senate approval which is expected later on tuesday artie's lucy cough and i'll visit washington with more. not a lot of good news in terms of the big picture for the u.s. economy of course the only thing that we can be certain of that this deal means is that it averts the self imposed potential crisis of a u.s. default which would have been the first time this country faced could have defaulted in its history what we do know in this legislation is it does sort of cut spending by about two point four trillion dollars over the next decade what that means in the short term for the u.s. economy is potentially a lot of feeling of growth now we have to keep in mind that the united states has grown the g.d.p. has grown by just a mere one point three percent in the second quarter we saw that unemployment rates are still astronomically high at nine point two percent and so a lot of economists are saying this is not r