u.s. congress and not to pay attention what is being done by the u.s. administration so russia did not make it worse russia. took the only possible step from a country that is a great power and member of the security council so if people saw it in washington that russia would not react that is all just words and that america do whatever it wants or it's russia without russia responding it was a very wrong calculus now the u.s. administration is also saying there is a secret black list that has not been published yet but there are reports it contains a more serious names are for example the head of russia's chechen republic but i'm saying cut it off what do you what you know about that it almost an overhanging threat. while i sing that the meaning of the blacklist is to forbid it. the entrance of the united states. to a certain number of russian citizens and what i have heard about mr goodere if it is only what was published in the new york times is that there are some important personalities following the blacklist but the irony of all of this is that t

u.s. congress why leave a lot of media attention quickly began around this event obviously this morning and last night maybe and calling the suspects on monday and saying that this was an act of terror and after the bombings actually happened at the boston marathon president obama on monday though was very hesitant at first to call this such an attack now how do you classify something as a terror attack is it method is it victims is it the perpetrator or is it some combination of these things it is absolutely a combination of all of the things that you have mentioned but primarily would look at the civilian victims first victims in general that is outside the norms of regular conflict and war and that is conducted with extreme violence and collective . punishment versus as a nation for example which is one target but in this case now we are beyond that and you are right to say that president obama was very careful he was advised not to have asked what the facts were going very fast as two bombs have exploded people were killed congress were injured and then more important the perpetrators n

u.s. congress could learn from these wilting legislators. but first here's my take. we're learning a great deal about the two men who police say planted bombs at the boston marathon. the brother dzhokhar tsarnaev and we will learn more and in the weeks ahead and learn the story of alienation, and brutal murder. were these men an unusual case, loners, or are they part of something larger? how and when did they turn? and in one important sense, however, this was text book terrorism. the plan was to frighten us. terrorism is an unusual tactic in that it depends for its success on the response of the onlooker. that's why people have often said about terrorists they want a few people dead and a lot of people watching. if we who watch are not terrorized, then almost by definition it didn't work. on that count, how did we do? pretty well. the people of boston handled the crisis with calm and determination. the authorities did shut down most of the city on friday for the manhunt. a decision that could be debated, but the people of boston stayed steady and are already getting

u.s. congress and state department. mr. bush, north korea's leadership appears to be holding firm on their stance. what are the options for the obama administration to stop north korea's can escalating threats? >> actually it seems that the current crisis may be winding down. north korea's rhetoric seems to have toned down a little bit. they could, of course, make another kind of attack. but the main option for the obama administration is to stick firm with it's policies trying to shape the choices of north korea so that we can get back to the six party talks. >> as we just reported, china's chief negotiator is set to visit the u.s. next week. to what extend do you think china is willing to use it's influence? >>> china is sometimes able to use it's influence to get north korea to the negotiating table. it is less able to use influence to shape north korea's negotiating position, and that's the problem. north korea's goals here, and it's negotiabling stance, or opposed to those of the united states, japan, and south korea.

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u.s. congress. we all know that if you look up "congress" in the dictionary, it says, "do not ( bleep ) tarreds who couldn't solve the problem if it was eating them alive anus first ♪ ( laughter ) ( applause ) hold on. i should mention i only use urban dictionaries. but it is why the detrimental effects of the sequester, the painful across-the-board budget cuts that are wreaking havoc on federal services, seem like they're here to stay. extended unemployment benefits are running out in western massachusetts. head start programs are closing early in rhode island. jobless california workers are forgoing $1.2 billion each week. seniors in maine are going without meals on wheels, which, by the way, seems like a cool program to begin with. i don't understand. ( laughter ) ( applause ) he's hungry! he's so-- there goes my-- my pie. ( laughter ) that's yet news from congress last week was so surprising and so welcome. >> democrats and republicans came together late last night. >> in order to reduce the imp

u.s. congress that passed february of forty five. and november texas both. been eight hundred sixty one. people discovered the united states wasn't going to do what they said they would do. so they. elected form a new constitution and took them out of the boat to secede or not. the united states declared the vote in the constitution null and void. but through what people didn't understand. the stakes is never see the dates. in they were and they were taken a vote to secede and you cannot cede troops up to new never see did. jay james a mighty hauteur the. anybody after chickens man they get their day at the you know you know go after james thickens. feet. when they drive away to the dump a man. told. them that i don't know you both are going to do all three of them just buy a. new one. earth earth ok i'll be doing this. kind of government we have now are like a parasite in a parasite as a living thing but it lives off of the lives of others there are parasites on call's their partner sites on trees government has become a parasite and there are as many people dependent on my government.

u.s. congress? maybe he's going to figure out how to do that.ve the individual members. >> well, he's got to develop the personal relation somehow and find that leverage. he hasn't. >> well, you see if these senators couldn't vote with the newtown issue so close and now with the distance i think it's probably doomed for the foreseeable future. >> i think this is framing the 2014 midterm elections. chris: to what effect? win or lose on this? >> the democrats will make this an issue -- chris: will they win on it? >> eventually they will win but maybe not after the midterm. >> nothing changes. chris: i will make it 4-1. thanks for a great round table. bob woodward, gloria borger, michael duffy and lesley stahl. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a

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u.s. congress? maybe he's going to figure out how to do that. chris: can't move the individual members. >> well, he's got to develop the personal relation somehow and find that leverage. he hasn't. >> well, you see if these senators couldn't vote with the newtown issue so close and now with the distance i think it's probably doomed for the foreseeable future. >> i think this is framing the 2014 midterm elections. chris: to what effect? win or lose on this? >> the democrats will make this an issue -- chris: will they win on it? >> eventually they will win but maybe not after the midterm. >> nothing changes. chris: i will make it 4-1. thanks for a great round table. bob woodward, gloria borger, michael duffy and lesley stahl. >>> hi, everybody. welcome to "on the money." i'm maria bartiromo. we're taking a look at the impact of boston's tragic events on this country's security infrastructure, next. a top former counterterrorism official will join me on what is keeping you safe. >>> one of the toughest weeks of the year for the market. the correcti

u.s. congress has questioned security officials about battling of the boston marathon bombing.oliticians have been asking why one of the suspects, tamerlan tsarnaev, was not monitored more closely. he was interviewed by the fbi in 2011 after being flagged by russian authorities. he died in a shooting with police. his tender brother was arrested on saturday and is now in hospital for gunshot wounds. u.s. prosecutors have dropped all charges against a man accused of sending boys and- laced letters to president obama and two other people. paul kevin curtis was released because new information has been revealed. the letters were intercepted before they reached their targets. the mexican president has suspended planned reforms to the banking sector if because of a dispute with opposition parties. as one of the first major challenges for him, who came to power in december, the legislation was meant to increase lending in a plan that he had agreed to with the opposition. his concern was the dispute could affect the progress with other forms. now more from mexico city. ishenrique pena

u.s. congress in a moment of silence for those victims in boston. we are showing you a little bit of that now. so, brian, all of washington a little bit on edge because of a frustration of how little they seem to know which is unusual for this town. >> and, chuck, another illustration of the dark days that can come to the president. whoever happens to be the president at any given time. last time we saw the president kind of in this cast was days before christmas, that terribly sad announcement after newtown. >> reporter: it was. you know, it's interesting the different tone. you could hear and feel the frustration with the president this time. in the newtown days and just how much of a gut punch. you could see the emotion with the president there. here, you can see and feel and hear the determination and, frankly, the frustration in his voice about the lack of what they know about what happened, who did this, and why. i can tell you in talking with various security officials they are frustrated. they are not used to even four hours after something

u.s. refuses to transfer them and the congress refuses to provide funds for that the obama administration has closed the office that it had set up in the state department to study the closure of guantanamo and carry that out and it hasn't happened and so this has gone beyond the desecration of the qur'an the disrespect of their religion and. they're now also protesting the worsening conditions as these prison officials are essentially retaliating against them and trying to end the strike by making conditions harsher and to detainees have been enduring all of this implant to continue to do so simon a score no a spokesman for the red cross says the prisoners there are left defenseless and are being held in a legal vacuum from our observations we are those tensions and and this anguish that detainees are experiencing is clearly related to the lack of a clear legal framework in guantanamo and this is now obviously a real impact and as an impact forty three days for some time on their mental health on their emotional for us would be the issue beyond just what you know we are seeing right now i

u.s. congress has decided not to close the facility at all lawyer. recently visited her hunger striking client at guantanamo here's what she had to say about his condition . i met with him from tuesday through thursday every day and when i first met with him on tuesday i was extremely shocked to see that he had lost about forty pounds from the last time that i saw him and he was in a terribly weak state he was bending over from stomach pain and he also said that he had not eaten since february sixth so he was one of the initial hunger strikers and he was in a terribly bad state i've seen it with my own eyes and i heard him tell me he's supposed to have another meeting with his military council in the following week and he told me to let them know that he may not be in a state to meet with them he maybe by the time they come to see him he may be in isolation or he may be under medical watch or he may be being force fed by that time and may not be able to meet with them and he wanted me to take that message to them you know the from you know my meeting

u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said the white house has informed members of congress that intelligence officials believe quote with with some degree of varying confidence unquote that syrian president bashar al assad's government has used chemical weapons against the members of the opposition specifically sarin gas. did not provide any specific facts no specifications of when or where the a legend weapons were used. and it's also not clear what his phrase means the phrasing used is with some degree of varying confidence does that mean that one member of the intelligence communities is confident that this is happening and another member is not confident secretary hagel also said that assad's use of chemical weapons violates every convention of warfare and now the u.s. is reportedly asking the u.n. to investigate these allegations by reportedly testing bodies in syria whether or not they have any chemical or biological weapons in their system now we do know that in the past u.s. president barack obama has said that the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government would be a game chan

u.s. congress. i was able to do a lot in the time i was in the u.s. senate. think we all are very hopeful that the kind of collegiality that existed in the past will return. so that we can break through the gridlock that currently grip the institution. >> why has that been so hard? why is compromised bipartisanship so the vehicle to come about

u.s. congress. i was able to do a lot in the time that i was in the u.s. senate and i think we all are ery hopeful that the kind of ity will come back. >> why is bipartisan so difficult to come about in this senate in the congress? >> you know, i think a lot of it has been the fact that elections seem to go now all the time. there's no time-out between elections. used to be a time when i think the senators would not run against each other, if you were in different parties you wouldn't be out trying to take off the head of the majority or the minority who ever they were. and that has changed. a lot of it has to do with the huge influence of money into the political system. and i think that's wrong. i think that's why some of the campaign finance reform efforts i think hopefully will be helpful if we had the kinds of changes that would keep this money out from politics because i think that's part of what's soured many of the relationships in the united states senate. >> as you step down, it's been reported that you will go to colorado. and you have a granddau

u.s. congress passed a controversial bill that many say that puts digital freedoms under fire the cyber intelligence sharing and protection that would allow private firms to share the personal data of web users with u.s. government agencies but the white house has hinted it may block the legislation which it feels doesn't address public concerns about the invasion of privacy america andrew blake is following the control to see. for the white house actually said that we will recommend the president veto this legislation. for sharing of protection act it's come under a lot of criticism by its opponents because they say that it does more than what the authors say it does that the authors of cispa they say that this bill will let business is private companies google facebook and any internet provider these companies will be encouraged to share information with the federal government that will be used to track down and monitor and curb cyber attacks aimed at the united states computers critics say it puts too much of americans privacy at risk and that the right safeguards aren't there so even turn people

u.s. congress has passed a controversial bill that many say puts digital freedoms under fire the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act would allow private firms to share the personal data of web pieces with u.s. government agencies one of the all makers who voted for the bill cited monday's deadly boston bombing as a pretext but the white house has hinted it may be that legislation which it feels doesn't address public concerns about the invasion of privacy r.t. american producer andrew blake is following the controversy. did pass the house today and going to have to move on to the senate and show these u.s. senators to agree to advance it like the house did today and send it over to the white house it's an up to president obama to in his name to it and then from there we have cispa however just earlier this week top aides for the white house actually said that we will recommend the president veto this legislation to sever intelligence of sharing and protection act it has come under a lot of criticism by its opponents because they say that it does more than what the authors say it does now

u.s. congress have seen this week's tragic events as an opportunity there to step up their drive to control the internet the controversial cispa bill would allow user data to be shared with government agencies getting around privacy laws it's made it through to the senate but president obama still thought to be wary of selling it off r.t. america producer andrew blake more. op aides for the white house actually said that we will recommend the president veto this legislation sharon said for sharing protection act it's come under a lot of criticism by its opponents because they say that it does more than what the authors say it does now the authors of cispa they say that this bill will lead to businesses private companies google facebook and many internet provider these companies will be encouraged to share information with the federal government that will be used to track down and monitor and curb cyber attacks aimed at the united states computer critics say that it puts too much of americans privacy at risk and that the right safeguards are there people would be sacrificing their privacy fo

u.s. congress saying no revenue raises, no tax raises on anybody ever.at really creates paralysis in government. >> we talk about government spending, ana, one thing about theoston bombings in particular and the two suspects that was distasteful to many was that the families of these two suspects had actually had government benefits, they were "takers" if you're on the campaign trail you talk about makers and takers. they had benefited from the safety net of the american government, even as the american government was trying to hunt them down. that inconsistency is something among conservatives really noted, that we are giving benefits we can't afford all over the place. >> i think it's appalling to any american, democrat, republican, humanitarian, libertarian or vegetarian that somebody on the dole in the united states receiving the charity of the united states turns around and bites the hand that's basically feeding them, that a guy who hasn't work, his wife is working 70, 80 hours a week, is doing terrorism against the united states and its 70s zens.

u.s. congress. the act by congress was of course provoked by russia for being forces in the united states congress is itself is not russia which is just uninformed it knows almost nothing about russia most members of congress have no understanding of their national affairs or national security and with a lot of us repression on the majority members of congress and this was a bipartisan a big so called liberal democrats progressive all support of the magnitsky act as much as it did reactionary riyad grow and republicans you end up with a bill like this it's not about russell vote it's about it's about a lack of knowledge it's a bad thing legislature to pass laws on subjects they know almost nothing about now it's true that the obama white house did not want to make this clear but he didn't use its powers were to leadership to stop. and so that's what you call a combination of a buildup in congress and a lack of leadership from the white house. and of course it's your opinion always interested and so

u.s. congress because basically obama needs a cooperation with russia. on career it is a collaboration on iran and so many other regional and global issues in his corporation if he wants to make progress in the cuts. nuclear armaments and so on but by having signed this law and by having enlarged the list he has become a hostage to the very negative dynamic in the relationship and so i seeing that is like shooting oneself in the leg so i don't really see the rational for this from the point of view of a bomb administration which claims to be an administration that is paying attention to multilateralism to international partnerships well i can say that by having enlarged the list the obama administration is definitely narrowing very much the possibilities for such a partnership with russia. on our website right now where asking you where you think the moscow and washington will lead to dot com you can vote at our online poll here come the numbers are for this hour so far from our to dot com or they have changed quite a bit in the past one hour down to fif

u.s. congress.obama did not want the magnitsky act it was imposed on him by the american congress and by a congress that included his own political party the democratic party the act by congress was of course provoked by aggressive voting forces in the united states congress is itself is not russophobia it's just uninformed it knows almost nothing about russia most members of congress have no understanding of the international affairs or national security and when loftiest bring pressure on the majority members of congress you end up with a bill like this if it's changed and poison the atmosphere it's going to make it harder for example. president obama to make concessions on let's say missile defense to president clinton because there is this attitude that russia doesn't deserve any concessions and i'm guessing that if president putin would like to modify his position on european missile defense and i mention that because it's on the table at the moment it's an important issue that there will be fo

u.s. congress has passed a controversial bill that many say puts digital freedoms on the fire the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act what alive private firms to shed the personal data of web users with u.s. government agencies one of the rule makers who voted for the bill cited monday's deadly boston bombing as a pretext the white house has hinted in legislation with which it feels doesn't address public concerns about the invasion of privacy. is following the control to see did pass the house today it's going to have to move on to the senate and it should these u.s. senators to agree to advance it like the house did today and send it over to the white house it's an up to president obama to in his name to it and then from there we have cispa however just earlier this week top aides for the white house actually said that we will recommend the president veto this legislation and the sharing of protection act it's come under a lot of criticism by its opponents because they say that it does more than what the authors say it does now the authors of cispa they say that this bill will let busine

u.s. congress because basically obama needs a cooperation with russia and is a cooperation on korea it is a collaboration on iran on so many other regional and global issues his cooperation if he wants to make progress in the cuts. nuclear armaments and so on but by having signed this law is like shooting oneself in the leg so i don't really see the russian oil for this from the point of view of obama administration which claims to be an administration that is paying attention to multilateralism to international partnerships well i can say that by having enlarged the list the obama administration is definitely narrowing very much the possibilities for such a partnership was russia. on our website we're asking where you think the dispute between moscow and washington in this case will lead click on r.t. dot com and take part in our online poll let's see how the vote has been stacking up so far almost half think this will lead to more tit for tat measures between the u.s. and russia twenty one percent think it won't affect key political issues though between the countries the end has now co

u.s. congress is kind of held back that money what's going on is that the state department. and there's been several reports that have kind of corroborated this started with the associated press which discovered that the state department said you know we're not funding the police force under under this under this general is last name is we're not funding this police force we're funding funding separate units that were that were vetting beforehand that the problem is that all of these units eventually answer to one person and one general in honduras so exactly who is the state department funding is the question the problem is that in honduras some of these police units. for lack of a better word the exam. i mean there's been countless formal complaints of death squad style killings in honduras somewhere around two hundred over the last few years that are associated with what the police reports confirm that there have been somewhere around there twenty nine civilian deaths directly related with police killings so the question is you know is the u.s. state department directly f

u.s. congress because basically obama needs a corporation was russia is a corporation in korea it is a corporation on iran on so many other regional and global issues corp if he wants to make progress in the cuts. nuclear armaments and so on but by having signed this law it's like shooting oneself in the leg so i don't really see the rational for this from the point of your bomb of the ministration which claims to be. this ration that is paying attention to multilateralism to international partnerships well i can say that by having enlarged the list the obama administration is definitely narrowing very much the possibilities for such a partnership with russia. well on our website at the moment we're asking you where the road between moscow and washington will lead log on to r.t. dot com and vote on our online poll you'll find it on our home page at r.t. dot com well we've the results so far and most of you believe this will lead to even more tit for tat measures between moscow and washington forty six percent of you twenty one percent think this really won't affect the key political issues between

u.s. congress because basically obama needs a cooperation with russia can is a cooperation on korea it is a collaboration on iran on so many other regional and global issues now conies corporation if he wants to make progress in the cuts. nuclear armaments and so on but by having signed this law is like shooting oneself in the leg so i don't really see the rational for this from the point of view of obama administration which claims to be an administration that is paying attention to multilateralism to international partnerships well i can say that by having enlarged the list the obama administration is definitely narrowing very much of the of possibilities for such a partnership was russia. turning to some of the day's other top stories israel under scrutiny from human rights groups over the alleged mistreatment of palestinian youngsters in custody issues been brought to the fore offer a palestinian american teenager claimed he was abused during an interrogation fourteen year old mohammad holic spent already more than a week in a military jail accused of throwing stones at i.d.f. troops

u.s. congress and what can we expect about the consequences of what might follow now in terms of the people have been affected those that have been killed those things health has been badly affected by your saying that people are suffering from the effects of inhalation of toxic fumes from your view what do you believe that we can expect to see in the aftermath. well in india in one nine hundred eighty four we had this great industrial disaster of hope out and i still remember initially it was thought to be a localized one it could be continued ended up you know killing nearly twenty thousand people and the effects of them were still of those that of those that try to be still with the people of central india in what part of so i think you know we're living in a time when you know the environment and all these you know core concerns of the earth are being disregarded by very very greedy capitalist lobbies and the point is that the states are all being called upon to step in and save the societies and to play a protective rule and to regulate these industries better and i must say that you k

u.s. congress has kind of held back that money what's going on is that the state department. and there's been several reports that have kind of corroborated this this started with the associated press which discovered that the state department said you know we're not funding the police force under under this under this general is lesson has been you know we're not funding this police force we're funding refined except units that were that were vetting beforehand that the problem is that all of these units eventually answer to one person one general and hundreds so exactly who is the state department funding is the question the problem is that in honduras some of these police units them for lack of a better word. and i mean there are. countless formal complaints of death squad style killings in honduras somewhere around two hundred over the last few years that are associated with with the police police reports confirm that there have been somewhere around the sum of one hundred twenty nine civilian deaths directly related with police killings so the question is you know is the