u.s. department of education, the u.s. department of justice and of course, samhsa, to bring dollars to the local level so people can come together. if there isn't a coalition, parents could consider bringing people together themselves and going online to the samhsa web site and be able to learn how to bring a coalition together, who should be there at the table, how do i get expertise, and it's very accessible. we have a facebook page now. everything is becoming far easier to approach and to get our messages out. have the power of a coalition of every single person in a community that touches a child come together and talk about what needs to be done and then learn the tools of bringing in, to do an assessment as we do in treatment, we do in the community, we can then begin the process and start. our new health reform legislation is going to help us because we are bringing in the attention and the dollars to support the funding for prevention, for treatment, and for recovery services. so our future is very bright but a parent needs to see that

u.s. department of education, the u.s. department of justice and of course, samhsa, to bring dollars to the local level so people can come together. if there isn't a coalition, parents could consider bringing people together themselves and going online to the samhsa web site and be able to learn how to bring a coalition together, who should be there at the table, how do i get expertise, and it's very accessible. we have a facebook page now. everything is becoming far easier to approach and to get our messages out. have the power of a coalition of every single person in a community that touches a child come

u.s. department of justice looking into groups that brought thirty six million dollars into the u.s. to plant stories in the us media and promote israeli foreign policy objectives in the united states they're extremely relevant because they revealed for example of vast effort to divert us attention from the israeli dimona nuclear weapons facility by saying it was merely a research center they carefully tracked how that story was playing in the us media and they also were using outlets such as the atlantic magazine funneling fifty thousand dollars into that magazine in a major effort to disrupt the u.s. peace proposal which would have involved bringing some palestinian refugees and allowing them to return to their homes and properties in israel the interesting thing about these go ahead i'm just going to say what about that the media on their side how susceptible are they to israeli lobbying. well this reveals sensually that major us publications that were on the receiving end of the thirty six million dollars. really fell into line for a whole host of initiatives now the senate inves

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of more than 4,000 u.s. citizens suspected of tax fraud. >> perrelli: i think they knew we had a very strong case. >> kroft: u.b.s. realized that the justice departmentas holding all the cards. it had a major presence in the u.s. and 30,000 employees here, and it could not survive as a global banking power without access to the u.s. market. if you had such a strong case, why didn't you get the names and numbers of every american account holder in switzerland? >> perrelli: we got the accounts that really are the core of the fraud, the... the largest accounts, the accounts that had the... that are most clearly, likely to be associated with fraud. >> kroft: after the scandal broke, nervous clients withdrew $160 billion from u.b.s.' wealth management operation. and 14,700 americans have notified the i.r.s. that they had offshore bank accounts, taking advantage of a program that allows them to pay back taxes and penalties and escape prosecution, which should provide a windfall for the u.s. treasury. how much in tax revenue do you think you will have gained from this? >> perrelli: i've heard, certainly, the commissioner of the i.r.s. say in the billions of

u.s. attorneys and the department of justice. and that is going to mean sometimes that file-sharing sites, sometimes in linking web site, -- sometimes linking websites. >> we'll have to leave it there. you are the assistant deputy director of immigration and customs enforcement. thank you for being on our show. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tomorrow on "washington journal," mark murray of nbc news talks about the upcoming midterm elections and poll numbers. then sonal verma talks about the process people go through to become u.s. citizens and hurdles they might encounter. after that, julia angwin on her newspaper's investigation into how online companies use technology for the purpose of learning about subscribers' interests. plus, your e-mails and phone calls. "washington journal" is alive sunday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, remarks from a retired california judge james gray. he is an advocate for the legalization of m

it's been quite a day for foreign terrorism the department of justice charge fourteen u.s. citizens linked to what they call a somali terrorist group and the state department released its annual foreign terrorism report listing some familiar names but also names of groups that the rest of the world and the u.s. do not see eye to eye on r.t. corresponded to hand hoppus has more. it's a foreign terrorism one o one at the state department the list has been revised and debated but finally militant groups around the world and countries the u.s. designates as rogue can see what the u.s. has been compiling on them although at the department of defense the cia conducting the physical attack on drone operations but intelligence and coordinating with different government agencies on counterterrorism activities at the state department that designates individuals and organizations that either link to terrorism part of a terrorist organization or aided by state sponsors of terrorism it all comes out of the state department and you will terrorism reports welcome to the briefing where they

of defrauding the u.s. government. the justice disbared man -- department says actions will be taken. talks have resumed between the south african government. the president instructed his ministers to negotiate with unions representing more than 1 million workers. we will get on to cricket in just a second. the sport is far from people's minds. local people are claiming the construction has hardly begun. >> this was one month ago. >> please save our souls. >> he issued a heartfelt plea when the flood hit his town. now the debris is strewn all around. nearly 20 feet of water came through here. the room is still filled with mud. normal life is still on hold, so people remain angry, wanting more. >> we lost everything. we lost our job. we lost our infrastructure. the difficulties are the bureaucracy of this country. >> not doing enough? >> not doing enough. >> local people say they rose about a foot every five minutes, and then they took a week to subside. you can see the enormous amount of damage that is done. now people get food cooked by private charities. precious little else has hap

the chp, department of justice, and ultimately needed to help of the u.s. border patrol. >>> according to police, it took andrew barrientos exactly almost 24 hours to travel almost exactly 500 miles. from the mini mart at 86th and bancroft, where he allegedly shot officer todd young, to just this side of the mexican border. but if barrientos' ultimate goal was indeed to cross into mexico, he came up just a few feet short. >> everyone was on alert for this guy. >> reporter: oakland police say they had law enforcement up and down the state looking for barrientos. according to san diego police, the fugitive's cell phone signal was being tracked. that is how police knew he had traveled to southern california, and that is how they knew the exact right time to ask for the busiest border crossing in the world to be shut down. >> so we could start doing a car search, so they closed the border down, and they were actually going through, checking cars when he fled from the -- from one car and was later taken into custody. >> reporter: barrientos was armed and not alo

children and more of your neighbors to send people like him to this jihad, it would be a great asset for us. >> reporter: the justice department today charged hammami and 13 others from the u.s. with funneling money and fighters to somalia. >> we are seeing an increasing number of individuals, including u.s. citizens, who have become captivated by extremist ideology and have taken steps to carry out terrorist objectives, either at home or abroad. >> reporter: the 12 men indicted in the case now on an f.b.i. wanted poster. they're not in custody, and are believed to be fighting with al- shabaab in somalia. two women charged with raising money for the terror group by going door to door in samalia neighborhoods in minnesota were arrested earlier today. minneapolis with the nation's largest somali population is ground zero for al-shabaab recruitment. terror experts say over the past four years, some three dozen young men from that area have left the u.s. to join al- shabaab's ranks. many families there have now turned to the f.b.i. for help. >> it's their kids that have been recruited and in some cases, ended up as casualties in somalia. so, parents are parents and they're very

children and more of your neighbors and anyone around you to send people like him to us, it would be a great as is set. >> reporter: the justice department charged hamammi and 13 others from the u.sneling money and fighters to somalia. >> we are seeing an increasing number of individuals, including u.s. citizens who have become captivated by extremist ideology and have taken steps to carry out terrorist objectives, either at home or abroad. >> reporter: the 12 men indicted in the case are now on an fbi "wanted" poster. they're not in custody and are believed to be fighting with al shabab in somalia. two women charged with raising money for the terror group by going door to door in somali neighborhoods in minnesota were arrested. minneapolis with the largest somali population is ground zero for al shabab recruitment. terror experts say over the past ten years, three dozen men from that area have left the u.s. to join al shabab's ranks. many families have turned to the fbi for help. >> it's their kids that have been recruited. in some cases, ended up as casualties in somalia. you know, parents are parents and they're very concerned. >> reporter: al shabab, with links to al qaeda, h

of your top headlines this morning. snwlt. >>> justice department officials say that with the lone exception of the fbi, no federal law enforcement agency is ready to respond to an attack on the u.sg weapons of mass destruction. the comments came at a senate panel hearing yesterday. one official from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives said if there was a wmd attack, "everybody would be winging it." >>> after weeks of rumors, wyclef jean confirms he will run for president of haiti. that's according to time.com. the haitian-born hip-hop star will enter the quake-ravaged country's november race with an official announcement expected today. >>> 40 u.s. billionaires are joining a philanthropic campaign organized by warren buffett and bill gates to give at least half their fortunes to charity. that means at least $150 billion could be given away. that's based on "forbes" magazine's estimates of the billionaires' wealth. among those taking the pledge, "star wars" moviemaker george lucas and new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >>> and yesterday, president obama requested that a controversial vietnam-era air force commander have his rank posthumously restored to th

i also want to thank the d ut ministry of justice, the state department including the u.s. embassies in the united arab emirates and yemen, the hague and the department of defense for their assistance in the minneapolis cases, in particular. these indictments and arrests would not have been possible without the critical contributions from the national security division and the u.s. attorney's offices throughout the country. they are represented by individuals on the stage with me today. i would now like to turn it over to the fbi executive assistant director. >> thank you. good afternoon. today marks a significant milestone in our efforts to bring justice to members and supporters of the terrorist group al-shabab and to deter others who would seek to follow their example. as attorney general holder just noted, these arrests give us greater insight into the evolving nature of the terrorist threat we face. terrorist organizations such as al-shabab continued to radicalize and recruit u.s. citizens and others to train and fight with them and to provide support for their violent

of the u.s. its police force, so riddled with corruption the new mayor asked the federal justice department to step in. >> there is no trust in the city for the police department. >> reporter: is the danziger bridge going to go down as the low point imagery for the nopd? >> yeah, it will. and i would have to say that it's not katrina that caused nopd to be like it was. it just manifested the dysfunction. >> reporter: still, most of the city's residents came back after katrina. it is believed about 75% of its close to half million former residents have returned. but the struggle to rebuild has been monumental and, for some, coming home was never an option. >> lower ninth feels so much the same today, five years later, as it did a month later, a year later. the debris has mostly gone, but it is not a place where you feel a vibrant sense of return. >> reporter: every visit i make back here, i'm always stunned to see water marks still and roofs missing. that must drive you crazy. >> it does. those of us that have been here know that it is a very, very long process to rebuild a very intricate network an

u.s. support. for the state department right now there is nothing more important in its foreign affairs then to bring to justice the mood of the faraway thailand it is driven by obsessive desire to silence and to sentence the boot supposedly as that russian equivalent of the senator charlie wilson who unleashed the i saw of it proxy war in afghanistan thirty years ago now it is a high possibility that before the week her case will be closed or resolved the truth will come out the us state department is actively interfering with the us lloyd foresman operations in afghanistan thus providing the political cover for the real culprits who are involved in arms and drug trafficking in afghanistan under the watchful big is all of this central intelligence agency led just imagine that sooner rather than later we kill leaks we'll reveal them new data regarding that nefarious connection between the cia and drug dealers and eventually the name of the afghan president step brother while they've got his eye real pol pot the velvet incriminating evidence for leaving their corruption and drug relating enterprise as the top drug being and

. >> that happens to very few households, according to the department of justice, less than 1% of u.sstill pretty rare, about 4% of households will experience the kind of somebody gets your credit card number and they're making purchases or gets your bank account number and they're out there. when that happens, the good thing is banks usually cover most of those expenses and the people who last did have some out of pocket expenses, it was the minority and it was about $373. >> and we have got some low tech, really common sense precautions. we hear them all the time but it's worth repeating once again. first is never give your social security number out. >> right, especially if somebody contacts you, if they say it's your bank, contact your bank directly. don't give your social security number out. take it out of your wallet. don't carry it, take the credit cards out that you don't use. >> and never store your financial account information on the obvious place like your cell phone or something. >> the things that you keep, like your tax records, things that you keep for a while, keep u

u.s. justice department announced it is investigating charges that new orleans police were ordered to shoot to kill looters in the aftermath ofatrina. it is the latest in a long line of accusations against the police force here. but the city has a new leader who has pledged to clean it up. >> if we follow the rules and we tell the truth, we can work through almost anything. >> reporter: he has been on the job for just four months. in may this 30-year career officer was sworn in as new orleans new police chief. >> do you feel the pressure? >> i feel the pressure to ensure that we never make the same mistake. >> reporter: he spent 20 years on the force here. was the city a -- city's deputy chief before leave together washington state police in 2001 and later, six years as the top cop in nashville. >> i believe in policing. i think it's the most noble profession on the planet. >> reporter: the new orleans police department is reeling from allegations of murder, conspiracy and civil rights violations in the cay oltic days following hurricane katrina. when the storm hit, dozens of police abandoned their posts. cbs news cameras cau

i also want to thank the d utch ministry of justice, the state department including the u.s. embassies in the united arab emirates and yemen, the hague and the department of defense for their assistance in the minneapolis cases, in particular. these indictments and arrests would not have been possible without the critical contributions from the national security division and the u.s. attorney's offices throughout the country. they are represented by individuals on the stage with me today. i would now like to turn it over to the fbi executive assistant director. >> thank you. good afternoon. today marks a significant milestone in our efforts to bring justice to members and supporters of the terrorist group al-shabab and to deter others who would seek to follow their example. as attorney general holder just noted, these arrests give us greater insight into the evolving nature of the terrorist threat we face. terrorist organizations such as al-shabab continued to radicalize and recruit u.s. citizens and others to train and fight with them and to provide support for their violent

u.s. treasury department also tighten sanctions by expanding a blacklist of iranian groups private of terrorist links to iran has called for dialogue which it says should be based on justice and mutual respect the group of american intelligence experts has also written to president obama to say they believe israel may launch a surprise attack on iran in the next month and one of them was a grave a go. tell us all saying why did it happen. while there are a host of reasons they're mostly circumstantial but the most important one has to do with what impression prime minister netanyahu got of our president when he was here three weeks ago. our president didn't dare to mention any of the contentious issues between our two countries like our objection to the illegal settlements in the west bank or the killing of a u.s. citizen on board mavi marmara and instead it was a very much a love fest with our president pretty much forming all of a niche and yahoo now that's in you know who is a pretty clever guy and we go home to tell it even sure he he told his colleagues that you know these americans are just like we always thought of them they're easily moved eighty percent of the am

of the detention side, on the u.s. attorney's side, and the justice aside. there is money in here for the justice department. >> could i ask you to weigh in on the 14th amendment controversy? do you think it is remotely passable? what do you make, from an immigration perspective and a policy perspective, about the discussion of the 14th amendment? are you surprised that senator gramm raised thessue? >> of to say that i am -- i have to say that i am surprised, to say the least, the discussion is being held about amending the united states constitution before we even get to the table on amending the statutes that actually carry out immigration policy. i think that wre the action needs to be any talk of amending the constitution is just wrong. >> i wonder if you have discussed that with the president and if you have a sense of his feelings? >> i spoke on this ticket days ago. -- two days ago. the president and secretary napolitano agree on this. the 14th amendment has provided equal protection and due process for more than 150 years. these are two things that we do not think need to be tampered with. amending

justice. the police department said they contacted the u.s. marshal. there is an investigative arm ofhe state department, but, yet, we look like the most powerful nation in the world and we have our hands tied. you cannot reach the u.s. marshal's office. they will not respond. they are talking about maybe something will happen because he's in napal, there's no diplomatic relationships with them. three teenagers are dead. the letter says, unfortunately the united states does not have a treaty for napal that could secure his extradiction. in some cases in the absence of an extradiggs treaty, countries may otherwise remo from their territory persons wanted for prosecution in another jurisdiction. however, expulsion or removal usually are not viable options when the person sought is a national of a country of refuge. as he appears to be a national of napal. it is highly unlikely that an expulsion or removal from the country will be move. the criminal division works closely with the federal and state and local prosecutors to seek extradiction or other lawful return of a fugitive wanted for

u.s. number. he says he will not gloss over the problems of the city. he has asked the department of justice to reform the trouble police department. he has asked bp for a $75 million grant to promote tourism and he has cut $30 million from the city budget. questions remain about new orleans. can it recover from katrina and tackle the underlying problems? the mayor is here to talk about his plan. please welcome new orleans mayor mitch landrieu. [applause] >> thank you all so much. the people were wrong. if your telephone is on, the only forgiveness you get is if it rings when the saints go marching in. thank you so much for having me. we meet in difficult times. the national economy continues to struggle. millions are out of work. after three long months, the well in the gulf is capped but the die has been cast. over 200 million gallons of oil need to be cleaned up to save one of the most delicate and important ecosystems in the world. next week, we will commemorate the fifth anniversary of katrina. five years after, i stand here to thank all of you who helped us survive and recover and to r

u.s. number. he says he will not gloss over the problems of the city. he has asked the department of justicereform the trouble police department. he has asked bp for a $75 million grant to promote tourism and he has cut $30 million from the city budget. questions remain about new orleans. can it recover from katrina and tackle the underlying problems? the mayor is here to talk about his plan. please welcome new orleans mayor mitch landrieu. [applause] >> thank you all so much. the people were wrong. if your telephone is on, the only forgiveness you get is if it rings when the saints go marching in. thank you so much for having me. we meet in difficult times. the national economy continues to struggle. millions are out of work. after three long months, the well in the gulf is capped but the die has been cast. over 200 million gallons of oil need to be cleaned up to save one of the most delicate and important ecosystems in the world. next week, we will commemorate the fifth anniversary of katrina. five years after, i stand here to thank all of you who helped us survive and recover and to rebui

u.s. attorney released a statement about the indictment. what did he say about making false statements to congress? >> he said the department of justice takes that sort of thing seriously. he said, "are government cannot function of what this is are not held accountable for false statements before congress." lead it to kind of a catastrophic outcome. it is very important that the public began to speak out, in my opinion. to the level of spending in washington. it will begin to bring down that deficit. i would also make another observation, and that is the actions i have seen taken in washington in the last few years i don't think had the desired effect. i'm talking about the stimulus bill, because most of the benefits increased government agencies, government departments, and government deployment. we had close to 500,000 more new employees in the government's then we had. we had a 15% increase over last few years. if you look what has happened in the private sector, we have lost close to 5 million jobs in the private sector. the unemployment numbers are becoming worse because it is now 9.5%. i think as we go forward, for those of us

u.s. and german prosecutors are looking into allegations 3 h-p executives used bribes to win contracts the justice department's want internal documents on the case to executives has resigned following the release of scandal. for 38 back with more in just 60 seconds ago outside a lot look from our camera again fog this morning but as we say temperatures on the rise here as we head into the weekend. mark will have a full breakdown in gillette for 30 9:00 a.m. a quick look at your forecast fog began today this afternoon temperatures meant 87 months only hired as we head into the weekend and next week. into the 90s smith inland spots around the bay flow '70s and to the '80s by the beginning of next week along the coast low 60s by you to do truck into the '70s by the beginning of next week as well. little warm-up in store. >> market news all three industries to of the debt yesterday the dow lost a little more than half a percent closing at 10,012. nasdaq fell by 200190. floor foreclosure rates are down in santa clara county >> according to reality track down 12% june july down 47%-july compared to last year. it's one in every 200 homes. san jose to a drop of foreclosures you drive down the street any

u.s. attorney say about making false statements to congress? >> he said the department of justice takes that sort of thing very seriously. he said, "our government cannot function if witnesses are not held accountable for false statements made before congress ." i think the message is clear that they believe roger clemens lied to congress. they want to set this as an example that other witnesses who come before congress must tell the truth. >> what has roger clemens said about the charges? >> clemens has not directly spoken, as far as i know, with anybody today. he did post something on his twitter page, apparently, in which he said, "i never took hgh or steroids, and i did not lie to congress." he has stuck with his story throughout. it appears at least initially he is going to stick with his story, which of course is directly countered by his former trainer, brian mcnamee, who before congress testified he did inject clemens with steroids and hgh. rusty hardin held a news conference after this was i do not think they are surprised by the indictment, given that the grand jury has

u.s. attorney released a statement about the indictment. what did he say about making false statements to congress? >> he said the department of justice take that thing sort of this year -- that sort of thing very seriously. he said the government cannot function if witnesses are not held accountable for false statements made before congress. and the message, i think, is clear that roger clemens, they believe, brought -- lied to congress and they want to set the example for other witnesses when you come to congress, make sure you tell the truth. >> what about the other charges? >> clemons has not directly spoken, as far as i know, with anybody today. he did post something on his twitter page, apparently, in which he said, again, i never took ag -- hgh or steroids. and he said he did not lie to congress. it appears, at least initially, that he is going to stick with his story, which of course, is directly countered by his former trainer, brian mcnamee, who also under oath to congress testified that he did inject clemens with steroids and hgh. clemons' lawyer held a news conference after the indictment was announced, saying that roger w

of the detention side, on the u.s. attorney's side, and the justice aside. there is money in here for the justice department. >> could i ask you to weigh in on the 14th amendment controversy? do you think it is remotely passable? what do you make, from an immigration perspective and a policy perspective, about the discussion of the 14th amendment? are you surprised that senator gramm raised the issue? >> of to say that i am -- i have to say that i am surprised, to say the least, the discussion is being held about amending the united states constitution before we even get to the table on amending the statutes that actually carry out immigration policy. i think that is where the action needs to be any talk of amending the constitution is just wrong. >> i wonder if youave discussed that with the president and if you have a sense of his feelings? >> i spoke on this ticket days ago. -- two days ago. the president and secretary napolitano agree on this. the 14th amendment h provided equal protection and due process for more than 150 years. ese are two things that we do not think need to btampered with. amending o

the justice department charged 12 men and two women for associating with al shabaab, a somali terrorist group and ally of al qaeda. >> we are seeing an increasing number of individuals, including u.so carry out terrorist objectives either at home or abroad. >> reporter: the accused have lived on the west coast, the deep south, and the midwest. in minnesota alone, ten men are accused of leaving the united states to join al shabaab. >> those are kids that have been brainwashed. >> reporter: the terror group claimed responsibility for a pair of synchronized bombings in uganda last month that killed 74 people, including one american. indictments shed further light on the deadly pipeline that has routed funding and fighters from cities across the u.s. >> now, you're seeing action. >> i think this reflects not only the direct action of this administration but working with the people we can in somalia to weed out terrorists. >> reporter: omar hamami is a top recruiter for al shabaab, originally from alabama. to attract fighters he produces rap videos such as this one called "blow by blow." >> fight the oppressor straight off the land. >> just like any normal american teenager and there a

u.s. history. he lost a bid for reelection in 2008 after being convicted of federal corruption charges that were later thrown out by the justice department. in november that year, ted stevens said goodbye to his colleagues on the senate floor after losing real action. this is just over 10 minutes. first senator, our first senior senator, bob bartlett. next month will mark the 40th year that i've had the honor and privilege to serve here in this great chamber. first and most importantly, i want to thank my family. after my wife ann's tragic death in 1978, i thought the end of my career had come. but my dear wife katherine became my wife in 1980 and joined my my six children and my 11 grandchildren, my family has given me love, support, and sacrifice which made my continued career here in the senate possible and gave it meaning. i dearly love each member of my family. 40 years. it's hard to believe that so much time could pass so quickly, but it has. and i want everyone listening to know that i treasure every moment i've spent here representing alaska and alaskans , the land and the people that i love. as a member of this body, and i serve

u.s. airways. -- has been absorbed. what we saw just recently was a further step in that consolidation, when the previous justice department look to the other way -- looked the other way, sort of brushed aside my objections that this delta and northwest would result in a cascade of mergers. you did not object to delta- northwest because you were waiting in line with your own hat in hand. the third will be american airlines and a domestic partner. the result will be with your international code-sharing partners, three global mega carriers -- co-chairing partners. i pointed this out in my letter to the justice department. i will quote from my letter that the networks from united and continental overlap 13 routes in some of america's largest markets, washington, d.c., san francisco, los angeles, denver, and cleveland among other. the two carriers also compete in a number of other markets, and that competition will be gone. the justice department expressed its concerns about the reduction in competition. last year, you apply for antitrust immunity. -- you applied for antitrust immunity. the justice department concluded that fares were likely to increase with the number of nonstops

department of justice. the thai court has ruled on the extradition request that we did file, and we are looking forward to have him appear in a u.s. court. there is a process that we understand that follows a court ruling, and we look forward to seeing him in the courtroom hearing. i am not going to be tell logistics'. i know he remains in thailand at the moment, but we are looking forward to the execution of a successful extradition request. >> did you miscalculate in dropping the second request? >> i am not going to talk about -- you are aware of one extradition request and i will leave it there. >> have you had any direct contact with the russians about this? >> i think the russian government has communicated with us regarding this case. >> can you tell us what they said? are they happy? >> i will leave it to the russian government to describe their mood. >> are you worried that the case could affect u.s.-russia relations? >> no. >> we have withdrawn our combat forces from iraq. >> can you comment on how america's relationship will be changing with iraq, and do you feel we may be losing some political leverage as less u.s. for

of the detention side, on the u.s. attorney's side, and the justice aside. there is money in here for the justice department. >> could i ask you to weigh in on the 14th amendment controversy? do you think it is remotely passable? what do you make, from an immigration perspective and a policy perspective, about the discussion of the 14th amendment? are you surprised that senator gramm raised the issue? >> of to say that i am -- i have to say that i am surprised, to say the least, the discussion is being held about amending the united states constitution before we even get to the table on amending the statutes that actually carry out immigration policy. i think that is where the action needs to be any talk of amending the constitution is just wrong. >> i wonder if you have discussed that with the president and if you have a sense of his feelings? >> i spoke on this ticket days ago. -- two days ago. the president and secretary napolitano agree on this. the 14th amendment has provided equal protection and due process for more than 150 years. these are two things that we do not think need to be tampered with. am