u.s.a. u.s.a.! u.s.a.! thank you. do you support our troops?do, indeed. >> stephen: you do support our troops. well, i accept your apology. okaa, so, you wanted to know how rumsfeld won that war? >> indeed. >> stephen: how did he? >> by not really thinking too carefully about it. >> stephen: you also go after him about the so-called torture memos. we have a little clip here. jim show-- show this man's-- uh-- word twisting in action. ♪ ♪. >> well, there were whaa, one or two or three. i don't know the number, but there were not all of these so-called memos. they were mischaracterized as torture memos and they came not out of the bush administration per se. they came out of the u.s. department of justice. blessed by the attorney general, the senior legal official of the united states of america, having been nominated by a president and confirmed by the united states senate overwhelmingly. ♪ ♪ little different cast i just put on it than the one you did. ( laughter ) i'll caulk that one up. >> was the reaction unfair? >> i've never read them. >> re

a lot of damage can be done in three years if everybody takes on the u.s.a. it looks like that's going to happen. directly ahead cammeron and rosen on how president obama and congress may strike back against putin. later, putin on the airliner. pot vs. tobacco and update on that ferocious cat in oregon. those reports up ahead. [ coughs, sneezes ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. ♪ ♪ ♪ get a $200 best buy gift card during sleep train's big gift event with purchase of selected mattress sets. or, get 24-months interest-free financing. sleep train's big gift event is ending soon. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> washington beat segment tonight. ace correspondence carl cameron in washington. secretary of state john kerry not looking too strong these days with putin running wild. what's the latest. >> t

a lot of damage can be done in three years if everybody takes on the u.s.a.oks like that's going to happen. directly ahead cammeron and rosen on how president obama and congress may strike back against putin. later, putin on the airliner. pot vs. tobacco and update on that ferocious cat in oregon. those reports up ahead. c'mon, you want heartburn? when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast, with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact. and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... tums! ♪ ♪ ♪ at a company that's bringing media and technology together. next is every second of nbcuniversal's coverage 0f the 2014 olympic winter games. it's connecting over one million low-income americans to broadband internet at home. it's a place named one america's most veteran friendly employers. next is information and entertainment in ways you never thought possible. welcome to what's next. comcastnbcuniversal. >>> washington beat segment tonight. ace correspondence carl cameron in washington. secretary of state john kerry not looking too s

politicians in the u.s.a. and western europe all condemning russia's invasion of ukraine but doing little else. the russian dictator himself smirking at the world and testing the will of the western powers. putin clearly believing that europe will back down, isolating president obama and the u.s.a. and he could be right. the british media reporting that the u.k. government will not, will not cush trade with russia or even sanctions with putin. this f. that's true putin wins. they want to have mediation. that will frighten him, won't it. >> germany is living in world. since shush are a is germany's biggest supplier of energy, putin can live in whatever world he wants to live. in german also told. the italian government wants to quote suspend the preparations for the g-8 summit in russia. said to be held in june. not suspend the summit. suspend preparations. oooh. can you see that putin is having a grand old time violating international law and watching the western powers kneel. today in ukraine secretary of sta

the u.s.a.entral putin considering our own history? bernie goldberg on that. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. how to handle putin. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. taking a page out of the hitler playbook. russian has invaded ukraine saying that russian nationals are in danger in that country. you may remember back in 1938 the nazi leader did the exact same thing in check evacuation i can't, sending in forces to, quote, protect germans who the furor said were at risk it was a reuse. there is no question that putin's invasion of the crimea is a clear international violation. putin is punishing ukraine for wanting to move into the european union because their economy is so bad. the tyrant opposes that the incident is a huge embarrassment to the obama administration which some believe to be soft on international danger. secretary of state kerry reacted this way to p

. >> go u.s.a.! >> reporter: and he does it for the chance to represent his country, again.one of 18 u.s. veterans competing in the paralympics this year. they make up over 20% of all the u.s. athletes. representatives from the army, air force, navy, marine corps and coast guard. roman served in the u.s. army for nine years. three tours in iraq. it was there, on his third deployment, when life changed in an instant. his humvee striking an ied. >> i just didn't see it. it felt like getting punched in the stomach, it felt like getting the wind knocked out of me. >> reporter: the explosion caused major injuries to both of his legs. after multiple surgeries, he opted to have his left leg amputated above the knee. during his rehab, he discovered sled hockey. an outlet from the confines of a hospital room. before he left for sochi, he visited me on the set at "gma." i asked him what it was like to have your world change forever. >> none of these other things would have happened if that wouldn't have happened. now i'm on my way to sochi, russia, to represent u.s.a.. >> reporter: hi

terrell brown takes us inside the 17th annual u.s.a.ble-- memorizing the names of 117 strangers in 15 minutes, and lifting them in order correctly. or memorizing a shuffled deck of 52 cards in five minutes. these are just some of the task ftz u.s.a. memory championship. nelson dellis is this year's winner and a three-time championship. you didn't win last year. >> right. >> reporter: how much does this year mean to you? >> it was pretty big. i wanted so bad to win last year and i thought i had it and i lost it at the end. >> reporter: you seeking redemption? >> yeah, a little bit. >> reporter: dellis, who is a mountain climber and works out daily in the gym, started training his mind after learning his grandmother was losing her memory because of alzheimer's disease. >> once you learn these techniques and you realize you have the skill, it's kind of addicting. it's suddenly this seemingly super power that you've-- you had always inside you. >> reporter: frank felberbaum is one of the world's leading memory experts and coaches high schoo

our political panel is back washington examiner susan ferrechio, "u.s.a. today" kirsten powers and "u.s.a. today" john mccormick. is that right? >> that's right. steve hayes. great cover story on this. my favorite is actually death by failing water skis. >> actually a medical disorder. >> it could happen, you can never know. apparently it's never happened in history. very funny story at the same time very serious policy story. this could make the glitches that we saw with obamacare actually look like glitches. this could throw the entire, you know, payment system for doctors into complete chaos. on october 1st of 2014. just like last year now right before the election. >> kirsten, as i read the story though, this predated obamacare. that this as we all sort of laugh in horror or whatever we are doing, this predates obamacare, right or does it? >> i don't know it sounds like a story from the onion, honestly. it's hard to believe that they want -- we already have such a dysfunctional system and then it's almost like they looked at it and said what can we do

. >> reporter: back-to-back goals for team u.s.a., this time topping perennial rival russia. here wasn't easy. sled hockey has been called murder ball on ice. players are strapped into sleds wielding ice picks. the fact they're disabled doesn't stop the hits. after all, these are players who have already proven they're tough, like josh sweeney, a former marine, who scored the winning goal for team u.s.a. just five years after he lost both his legs in afghanistan. >> it took a lot to get here. and now that we're here it's almost unbelievable. >> reporter: so it's those stories that make this one so sweet. ♪ [ national anthem ] >> reporter: there are a lot of americans with new hardware after these games. >> this is going to be an extremely fast time. >> reporter: it was a sweep for team u.s.a. in the snowboard cross. >> i'm ecstatic, so stoked to be able to show the world what i'm so passionate about. >> reporter: then there's tatiana mcfadden born with spina bifida, the wheelchair racer just took up skiing about a year ago and now has silver. overall americans won 17 medals.

as for the overall economy, the u.s.a. is also faltering.ople have elected politicians who favor social justice over a robust marketplace. in order to create economic opportunity for all, business must be prompted to expand, the democratic party which now controls the senate and the white house has imposed a huge tax burden on private business as well as on affluent consumers. as a result the job market remains sluggish and with fewer good jobs the country is weaker. in addition, millions of americans are now looking for handouts as the explosion of disability applications and entitlements prove. on the military front, the nation is exhausted. therefore, weaker. iraq and afghanistan have sapped money and manpower and left the american public with no appetite to right international wrongs. the obama administration is even seeking to down size the army, a major mistake in a very dangerous world the u.s.a. has lost its will to confront dangerous situations and allies across the board is timid due to selfishness. their philosophy being let ameri

now, on to our pal putin and his thugies in misco-are mocking the u.s.a. imposing a few sanctions against putin's nationallers. sings they lost the land grab the stock market down 10% and russian ruble is losing as well. if they impose harsh sanctions on russia next week that could be enough to wreck the russian economy. let's see if putin will yuck that up. there is no question that barack obama must take the leadership role here. so next week in holland is a stern test for the president. talking points believes there are two immediate ways to damage russia. one, american financial institutions should stop accepting the russian currency. and, two, the president should urge american express, master card and visa, not to accept any purchases made in russia. that will kill travel to and from that country and isolate it economically. those things are doable and you can do them fast. the world must teach putin a lesson he will never forget. because, if the world does not, putin will continue to cause trouble and other villains all over the place will be embold

u.s.a. today saying makes officials are looking into whether he deliberately led the plane off course. according to a high ranking official, there is no evidence of a mechanical failure or highjacking. search efforts stalled by bad weather thursday, new satellite data spotting more objects in the southern indian ocean. randall, what can you tell us about these new satellite images. >> seems every day we're getting new satellite images. this would be the fifth credible lead, these images coming from a thai satellite, approximately 300 objects, about 1,600 miles west of perth, australia. the pictures were taken on monday, one day after images were taken by a french satellite, 120 objects by a french satellite, some 120 miles from the same area of the thai satellite. one obvious question is whether the thai and french satellites were taking pictures of the same objects at different times, and there is also the suggestion the obvious suggestion that perhaps those images just moved south, the obj

some important points, first of all, of putin being a dictator, over the last ten years it's been the u.s.a. that is been in force in iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. especially covering these types of events often ignoring much of their own government's action he. actions. >>> journalism in its various >> time now for listening post news bites. journalism remains on credit trial in the middle east. samah ibrahim, was sentenced to one year in jail, charged with attempts to derail the constitutional referendum. she was arrested at a protest against the plebiscite in january. ibrahim said she was simply covering the demonstration. the brotherhood has been designatea terrorist organization by the military backed government. three other journalists face charges. including hala hamid. the day after his trial began, the family of the jailed credit al jazeera journalist peter greste, along with two other al jazeera english staff, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. saud rein according to sources, saudi sources have can owned media outlets such as the london based pan arab newspaper al hayat have quote

some important points, first of all, of putin being a dictator, over the last ten years it's been the u.s.a. that is been in force in iraq, afghanistan and pakistan. especially covering these types of events often ignoring much of their own government's action he. actions. >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonights exclusive report... >> from coast to coast... >> people selling fresh water for fracking... >> stories that have impact... >> we lost lives... >> that make a difference... >> senator, we were hoping we could ask you some questions about your legal problems... >> that open your world... >> it can be very dangerous... >> i hear gunshots... >> the bullet came right there through the widdow... >> it absolutely is a crisis... >> real reporting... >> this...is what we do... >> america tonight, only on al jazeera america. >> time now for listening post news bites. journalism remains on credit trial in the middle east. samah ibrahim, was sentenced to one year in jail, charged with attempts to derail the constitutional referendum. she was arrested at a protest against the plebiscite

., u.s.a., help ukraine. they have been out in the cold for hours. >> ed, thank you very much. let's go to the state department now and bring in the spokeswoman is who live with news washington. we heard from so many today about the sanctions. sorry about the delay. it's a difficult one for sure. the democrat -- >> i know. >> -- of connecticut said europe is not where it needs to be. can you get them there? >> absolutely. we took such a strong message today, took significant steps to convey there will be consequences for the actions russia is taking. we're engaged the very close consultation, working in lockstep with our european partnership some they agree that russia should be held accountable. we'll see what happens over the next 24 to 48 hours. >> those hours could be critical. i want to talk about two points we have become aware of today. one great britain. a memorandum was blend -- they do not want to participate in economic sanctions. the russians have a lot of deals with banks in great britain and the

the sanctions cover those the u.s.a. miss misappropriated funds. asset freezes haven't yet been imposed. let's go to rosalyn jordan now joining us live from washington, d.c. just remind us again why washington is implementing these sanctions. >> well, it's very simple with that the obama administration says that it needs to hold russia accountable for invading crimea in the past week. it says that it has to be punished for doing so, and you recall, president barack obama said that there would be costs for russia and now for any ukrainians who have been involved in what they consider the destabilization or attempted destabilization of ukraine. >> is there much congressional support for these measures against russia? >> there seems to be growing support to try to resolve this without the use of the military. however, there's a question of whether or not these sanctions announced just this morning, just on thursday here in washington, will be enough to persuade members of the congress that being unified behind the administration is in fact the way to

>> according to u.s.a. today, malaysian law enforcement official told the paper they captain has looked at because he was the only person with the capability to make that course change but believes to have been, and to fly the plane in the way it's believed to have been flown. we knew the captain had a flight simulator in his home, and investigators, including the fbi, have been examining that simulator, and the hard drives for any possible clues. the fbi says that they can't comment at this point, but according to "the new york times," sources briefed on the investigation have said that at this point nothing suspicious has turned up. >> what about the family of the pilot? >> they've been silent but out in the captain's youngest son, who is 26 years old, is speaking out. he spoke to theness" street times" and said he has been reading everything and doesn't believe it. he said, quote, i've read everything online but ignored all the speculation. i know my father better. we might not be as close because he tra

and then later thousands of russians moved to the u.s.a. some illegally. jesse watters went down to meet some of them and explain what's going on. factor will come right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ put it on my capital one i earn unlimited double miles. hey, you're not the charles barkley? yes i am. nah charles barkley is way taller. there's my picture on the wall. yeah that could be anyone. what about my jersey over there? oh yeah, that's your jersey. there's my bobble head right behind you. alright well let me see you bobble. yeah, i'm just not buying it man. earn unlimited double miles with no blackout dates from the capital one venture card. my brother john, he works here.? what's in your wallet? everybody knew that would happen once russian troops occupied the peninsula. here is how president obama acted this morning. >> we are imposing sanctions on specific individuals responsible for undermining the sovereignty, territorial integrity and government of ukraine. we're making it clear that there are consequences for their actions. >> okay, joining us from washington f

we will update you on what the u.s.a. is doing to solve this intense mystery. >>> also tonight, why is stephan seagull palling around with the putin. and dennis miller with thoughts on the russian tyrant as well as the missing plane. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. why americans are confused about president obama. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. a new poll from cbs news says 53% of american adults believe president obama has strong qualities of leadership. 45% say he does not. that's actually up three points from last november's poll. how can that be possible with all the problems in obamacare and the dire situation overseas? once again today the president got nowhere with our european allies who are reluctant to punish putin for seizing the crimea. nevertheless president obama put a happy face on him. >> i want to commend the eu for the important steps that have taken already to make sur

thank you, u.s.a. thank you, u.s.a. but that was the reality we were able to experience. it is im know that senator mccain and i did not go to advocate for president yanukovich's removal, even though the process resulted in that fact. in actuait fact. in actuality, we spent two hours that night meeting with yanukovich, pleading with him to abandon plans to join the e.u. so he could when asked to support of the hundreds of thousands of people who gathered on that square to support european integration and domestic political reforms. the president yanukovich didn't listen and instead lost his legitimacy when he turned his security serves on his own people, resulting in the murder of over 100 ukrainians who simply wanted to compel their leader to follow the wishes of the ukrainian people. i was proud to offer a resolution that passed unanimously that declared her support for the ability of ukrainians to air grievances and to oppose the use of force against them. and i was equally proud to join senator mccain and some others in a bipartisan call for sanctions against yanukovi

who is going to want to hold rubles if the u.s.a. won't accept them?re are other options, but that's the quickest and most devastating. there is no question we are living in a himp dangerous world where president obama is being tested by bad people. syria. now the world is paying a price for that just as we predicted here. vladimir putin well knows the western hours are weak and he has little to fear from them. however, the russian economy is also weak and that is where president obama should focus his efforts. one more thing if the president sits it out and does nothing he will go down in history as a weak leader. no doubt about it that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. reaction, joining us from texas, austin, fox news analyst karl rove, so, you remember, i know you are getting older but i know you remember that you used to advise president bush the younger, you were one of his main advisors. and you dealt with this international chaos all the time. if you were advising barack obama right now, specifically what would you tell him to do? >> we

. >> there is danger ahead for the u.s.a. because of putin's aggressive land grab. tonight, we will tell you what that danger is and charles krauthammer will analyze. >> i can't handle the media on this. we have anchors and anchorettes why airplane flies. >> disturbed by the irresponsible news coverage of the missing jet liner. but the folks seem to find it. we will find out why. >> why the grand jury will ultimately decide the fate. believes any criminal charges in this case are unlikely. >> also tonight, a texas man shoots a teenager dead in his daughter's bedroom. why are authorities not charging him? is it legal on the case? >> caution, you are about to enter no spin zone. the factor begins right now. if there ♪ >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. america in danger, that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the puts all of us. all of us in serious jeopardy. because putin is getting away with seizing land that belongs to ukraine. other bad people are taking notice. today putin justified his aggressive action. >> our main par

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u.s.a. secretary of state john kerry says there's no way the state of ukraine will be decided without kiev at the bargaining table. kerry met with his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov. russia demand ukraine be unified as a federation that allows wide autonomy. after the meeting kerry says russian troops on the ukraine border is creating a climate of fear and intimidation and any progress in ukraine must include a pullback of the troops. >>> to the latest developments in the mystery of flight 370. an australian pilot involved in the hunt says his crew spotted some, quote, promising leads today. and a new search ship is now on the way to the area. david wright is aboard the ship tonight. >> a new lead ship and a new search coordinator, raising hopes the hunt for flight 370 may finally find answers by the end of this fourth week of searching. >> the best equipped ship to support this. >> australia's 6500-ton ocean shield about to set sale for the search area, designated as the most likely spo

a new cbs news poll says 61% of americans believe the u.s.a. no responsibility to do something about the russian ukrainian situation. and 65% do not want the president to provide military aid to ukraine. very high numbers. so what's going on? after iraq and afghanistan americans are rightfully fearful of becoming involved with another international conflict. there is a lot more in play here than most americans know. as talking points has said, what putin does will influence what iran does. what china does, and what north korea does. thus the weak response to putin sends a signal of weakness to the villains of the world. i'm not talking about military action here. i'm suggesting that much tougher economic sanctions be imposed on russia. right now putin is winking at joseph stalin as russian expansionism is on the march. what about president obama's attitude toward our military? while putin has expand the the russian military budget by 79%, the president is cutting back meaningful military programs here in america. he wants to down size the army,

"u.s.a. today" no coverage. on the email in the lois lerner taking the fifth and the content of her emails which include statements like the tea party matter very dangerous. you know, pretty provocative emails. "the washington post" two articles but one of the articles was about the spat we just saw between cummings and the chairman. why isn't the media interested in the lois lerner? >> well, i think as long as she continues to plead the fifth. they don't really see new news being out there. i think people have bought in a little bit to the whole idea there is a phony scandal. if it's a phony scandal why won't she testify? the question is why republicans might want to consider giving her immunity so that they can get the full story out there. if they're not getting anything rightnt to consider th. >> what happened yesterday is you had congressman issa very frustrated and upset that he actually went on "fox news sunday" and broke some news. she would not plead the fifth she would answer questions and ended up ple

we will update you on what the u.s.a. is doing to solve this intense mystery. >>> also tonight, why is stephan seagull palling around with the putin. and dennis miller with thoughts on the russian tyrant as well as the missing plane. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. why americans are confused about president obama. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. a new poll from cbs news says 53% of american adults believe president obama has strong qualities of leadership. 45% say he does not. that's actually up three points from last november's poll. how can that be possible with all the problems in obamacare and the dire situation overseas? once again today the president got nowhere with our european allies who are reluctant to punish putin for seizing the crimea. nevertheless president obama put a happy face on him. >> i want to commend the eu for the important steps that have taken already to make sur

., thank you, u.s.a. and wherever we went during that trip they were desperate for the help of the united states. and they are grateful for the fact that both the house and the senate is moving forward on the issue of providing loan guarantees, that aren't nearly enough, that's why we need to have the i.m.f. reform so they can deliver the bulk of the assistance but they feel they are standing virtually alone as russia marchs across their borders and desperately want the united states to lead an international consensus to make it clear to the russians there's a price to be paid. the russians marched into crimea because they didn't believe the united states and europe would enact the kind of crippling sanctions that would have otherwise caused them to make a different decision. and what this moment could be about right now on the floor of the senate as we head back over to the ukraine to express our support that there is bipartisan consensus in the senate and the house that we're not only going to stand wit

i think the more silent or the more muted the international community is, and in particular, the u.s.a, and the more emboldened the egyptian authorities come. >> can hashiba and sheila, thank you very much for being with us. >>> after the break, the obamacare checkup. one week from the sign-up deadline what will it take to convince the young invincibles? >> i mean, i don't know who's illegal, who's not illegal... al jazeera america presents a breakthrough television event. borderland a first hand look at the crisis on the border... >> i'm already afraid just being here >> six strangers, with different points of view take a closer look at the ongoing conflict. gary, a farmer, who hires many migrent workers... >> people say immigrants are stealing our jobs, it's not true... >> and allison, a born again christian, republican... >> let's just send them back to mexico and let their goverment handle it. >> they re-live the fatal quest of a young boy named omar... >> do you think that omar was way too young to make that trip accross the dessert? >> you just can't keep being strong... >> where

the automaker plans to shift some jobs in mexico back to the u.s.a. at aerospace giant boeing-- plans to ground pension plans for non-union employees. the change will impact retirement plans for 68-thousand workers including managers and executives.beginning in 20-16 boeing will instead contribute to 401(k) plans. the switch marks an effort by boeing to limit growing pension liabilities. tesla is turning away from the golden state to build it's new battery factory. california drivers bought more than one- third of all tesla model s sedans sold globally last year. but those contributions to the bottom line were not enough to convince the electric car company to build its $5 billion dollar battery factory inside the state. tesla had no comment on it's decisions. texas, arizona, nevada and new mexico remain in the running. in our cover story, china's declared "war on pollution" seeks to clean up smog and other carbon emissions produced during china's rapid industrial growth.what does that mean for energy companies in china?some say, more opportunity. car

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., thank you, u.s.a. and wherever we went during that trip they were desperate for the help of the united states. and they are grateful for the fact that both the house and the senate is moving forward on the issue of providing loan guarantees, that aren't nearly enough, that's why we need to have the i.m.f. reform so they can deliver the bulk of the assistance but they feel they are standing virtually alone as russia marchs across

the u.s.a few things can do. any contingency, it's necessary and says we need to have an emergency session of nato and imposing sanctions against russian state owed banks and institutions. how effective would any of these be? -- >> i think on the sanctions, we can problem leak have a little pain. it's not a case like iran where we could choke the russian economy. tohink we could do things make things inconvenient and we might be able to target some russian oligarchs. i haven't seen any evidence we could have an influence economically that will dramatically change the situation. like moving warships and mobilizing nato, i think that is saber rattling. i don't think russia will take it seriously and if russia did take any kind of military maneuvers seriously, we will have escalated the problem to a level we do not want will stop europe and the united states does not want the potential for an actual military confrontation with russia over this. i just don't think the stakes are high enough, however terrible we may f

u.s.as we have here in the is provided either domestically or in canada for the most part.rices are not likely to be dramatically affected by ukraine. a little bit. >> talking about the u.s. economy overall. when is the american consumer both to jump back in with feet? class we presented a graph months ago which made a pointed argument that the level of consumer spending was merging with jobs growth. jobs growth is running at 1.8%. right now, that is the most we can expect. ist i would point out although that is low, it is stable. that is one positive aspect to note. >> it is anecdotal. if it -- will it do anything to move policy -- policymakers off their monthly tapering schedule? >> i see nothing in the headlines that would likely alter it. faced with is probably more important terms of the fed thinking than you might guess. to the regional fed governors deride their expectations from their own research stats. those have huge input. it is a significant policymaking tool. a ben bernanke spoke at conference today in south africa. he said the u.s. economy would be weaker if