[shouting] >> the real, the real party funding issue in this country is the power of the unite unionling the labour party. that is, that is wrecking british airways, and his deputy general secretary, her husband, has just gone through and all women shortlist. [shouting] >> she may not want to recognize marriage and the tax system but she sure does any political sense sense. [laughter] [shouting] >> so let's return to the question which is the fate of our entire national economy come over that. and as they go over the bank of england says the longer there's not a credible plan that sets out what actions will be taken on a public finances, there is a risk that if she doesn't know about government debt, why does she think business investment showed its biggest annual fall last week since records began? >> the question is not about one man in this house of commons. the question is about one man in the house of lords. [shouting] >> and when it comes to government debt, when it -- when it comes to government debt, the most important thing is that the economy should grow and that we take ac

[shouting] >> his party is a subsidiary of the united union. ey choose of the policies and collect the leader. they have special access to downing street. isn't it true that when the crunch comes he can acting union interests and not national interests? >> not one time -- order! borders! order! ordered! members have made their views clear. let's have a bit of quiet and hear the response from the prime minister. >> i ask him to think about the words he has used. they have not calculated to end the dispute. they're calculated to support the dispute. we have flexible labor market showing we have taken action that is necessary to get people back to work, what he has shown is there is no positive policy, no substance, no program. no wonder he talks without notes. he has nothing to say. >> my friends agree with me that it is time to give women in the developing world a real present this year by further -- the millennium development summit in september. will he have considerable acumen to encourage the recognition of financial value and investing in wo

the united auto workers union is looking for some profits.t is selling the rest of its stock warrants it holds in its health fund. those warrants give the holder the right to buy ford at $9.20 a share. even with the recent selling pressure on ford, shares have more than quadrupled in the past 12 months. the stock saw heavy volume today as it dipped to a one month low. one other ford related note: it's teaming up with microsoft with software to allow ford's electric vehicles to recharge more efficiently. and finally, biotech firm arqule. the stock soared 63% as it was among the nasdaq volume leaders. an experimental lung cancer treatment combination had some encouraging results. that drug remains in testing. and that's tonight's "market focus". >> tom: with the bull market for stocks now in its second year and the first quarter officially in the books as of the closing bell today, the major indexes are close to some post recession highs. sam stovall joins us from new york, chief investment strategist for standard and poor's. nice to have you b

tens of thousands of nuclear warheads were aimed between the united states and the soviet union. the world was o'hare trigger. while wars were fought in places like korea and vietnam, those nuclear missiles never fired. the conflict never occurred and never occurred because of those heroes of the cold war and answered president kennedy's call as we embarked on a path of hazards and defended missile silos and served on navy ships and when they returned, there were no parades, no public thanks. they went quietly into their jobs, until today. today, they receive the thanks. today we acknowledge their courage, valor and patriotism. today we say thank you to those who kept the world safe, who kept the peace, who saved the world from that unimaginable nuclear catastrophe. my bill honors their sacrifice and ask that americans fly their flags high in thanks and dedicate one day each year to thank them for 50 years of security. those young children, those elementary schools had to feel great fear during those air raid drills. they may have felt unsafe at the time, but those in dangerous p

joint declarations to strengthen the international civil aviation system between the united states and european union and between the united states and argentina, brazil, canada, chile, the dominican republic, mexico,. my japanese counterpart and i announced we will join with our counterparts in the asia-pacific region in tokyo this week to continue building this international consensus. make no mistake -- we are engaged in an aggressive effort to strengthen the international aviation system against terrorists who are constantly seeking ways to exploit us and port security measures. general harding is the kind of leader we need as we move forward in this effort. his national security expertise and his work in the international community and years of service in the united states army will be at -- a valuable addition to the department's efforts to bolster security and insure the safety of the nation's transportation system. as a retired u.s. army major general, he also adds another distinguished veteran to the senior ranks of the park and a common security. -- ranks of the department of homeland secur

unite. their union and the airline have been at odds for more than a year now over changes to cabin crew paycondition there's. >>> pope benedict xvi says he's truly sorry for a scandal that has rocked the roman catholic church. in a pastoral letter to irish catholics made public today the pontiff said he was deeply disturbed by the revelations of a decades-long cover-up of child sexual abuse by priests. but some abuse victims say the apolyis not enough. >>> have you seen this video? it is a massive sandstorm in beijing. look at that. the thick cloud of sand made it hard to breathe, hard to see, and even grounded flights at beijing's airport today. people were told to stay indoors if at all possible because the air quality was so bad. but as you can see, many people didn't listen to that. they donned their masks and they went out. make sure you stay with cnn throughout the weekend for the coverage on the crucial vote. i want to tell you that our special coverage begins tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. "state of the union" with candy crowley. make sure you tune in then. we'll be covering it all d

or the soviet union which came down because the united states wanted them to come into manchuria and northern china. what they have time to dismantle the industry that mao and chiang kai-shek were counting on? and taking every nut and bolt back to the soviet union? if the united states had been werke and cooperation and jack said we would have avoided at least 27 years in not have the kind of warm relationship lot of us had hoped for but we would not have had your face had a recognition of the two governments and perhaps have the korean war and the vietnam war and that is something barbara has written as well. i don't know but we have to realize we are in a watershed moment today and i think the cerebus story is a cautionary tale of challenges united states faces and unfortunately that also shows how domestic politics can drive the decisions made on foreign policy and not always in our own best interest. make them quick. you have already asked one before. [inaudible] . .

soviet submarines he took a top secret post at the pentagon as part of an intelligence unit that evaluated the soviet union's nuclear forces. wilson came into politics by volunteering for john f. kennedy's presidential campaign in 1960. after a 30-day leave from the navy he entered his name into the race for texas representative from his home district. while back on duty, his mother, sister, and their friends went door to door campaigning. it worked and at age 27, he was sworn into office. for the next dozen year, wilson was known as the liberal from lufkin. in 1978, he came to the united states congress. he was a power. he was a man that enjoyed the friendship of many of our colleagues. he was a strong supporter of the elderly, women, and equal rights. he was unique in his time he came to this congress in a segregated time, coming from houston, texas, and the surrounding areas but he knew my colleagues, congressman mickey leland, congresswoman barbara jordan, and i know he had a relationship that showed no discrimination, no bias, and he loved this country. he wanted to do well by our allies. and yes, he wa

investment, that's another $3 trillion, almost 14 million people are employed in the united states, in the european union because of the free flow of commerce between our two great economies. we believe the white noise from these trade disputes we have obscures the relative strength of this relationship. and part of my being here is seeing if we can't find a way to work through some of these challenging issues like whether it's the tanker issue or for us, it's our inability to access the european market for many of our agricultural products. and if we can do that, then i think we can get more focused on what we can do collectively to try to open up new markets in the world. but we're committed to do it and we believe it's in our best interests to resolve these as quickly -- >> ron kirk, with u.s. trade representative joining us live from brussels. mr. kirk, we appreciate your time in discussing u.s./china relations and u.s./european trade relations, as well. joining us in this conversation is ben lichtenstein. ben, you were just listening in to mr. kirk, u.s. trade representative. he was saying that a lo

gano sounders al union equipo de expansion de la mls. dc unitedprimer partido de la temporada regular mañana a las 8.30 de la noche kansas city contra el wizards. "si creo que va ser un partido que, que todos los seguidores y los profesionales estan esperando y creo que estamos listos y vamos por los tres puntos. ah va ser un partido dificil estamos de visita y hemos tenido una buena pretemporada. ....." ya ha pasado varias semenas desde que fue herido el futbolista paraguayo salvador cabaÑas de su agresor no se sabe nada pero del chava si. el se encuentra en un centro de rehabilitacion en buenos aires argentina, y ya se le vio en una cancha de basquetbol y de futbol, jugando o por lo menos practicando los dos deportes, se ve claro que salvador cabaÑas ya comenso a patear la pelota con un improvisado portero, jungo a un grupo de medicos y amigos de la familia, tambien le visito el entrenador de la seleccion paraguay a quien segun familiares cabaÑas le pidio que quiere ir al mundial, lo que si dicen los especialistas es que el futbolista esta

it is based on the best advice of the united nations, the world bank, the european union, the united states, and other key partners, the best they have to offer. it's benefited from input from the private sector, from ngo's, from local government officials, and from the haitian experts as well. but it's the plans of the government of haiti reflecting its vision for the future. this is as it should be. mr. president, it is your country we look to you to take the lead. our role is to help your and even as we focus on here and now, the months ahead, the plan of action, captured the need for 1.235 euros for the government of haiti's action plan. which is the equivalent of over 126 billion united states dollars. this is on top of the 295 million euros that the e.u. has already contributed in humanitarian aid. and if in addition to the 650 million euros citizens from all across europe have collected out of their own pocket for the victims of the earthquake. in total been, from european governments and from citizens, a contribution of close to $3 billion. our police, our military and civil

friedmans village in section 27 and also in section 23 are about 1500 united states troops, the african-americans who fought with the union army, despite being forced to work in segregated units. their tombstones bear a civil war shield and the letter usc tea served-- carved on the front. the troops are buried in these two sections because arlington national cemetery was segregated for more than 80 years and african-american war dead were buried separately from their white counterparts. so if you ever have a chance to go to arlington national cemetery, once again this is the section that is closest to the that you would gina memorial. you will see tombstones carrying the words civilian and citizen. allow these tombstones have only one name, like this one, washington. when he died that was the only name they had for him. quite a few of them say unknown because they had no record of the real name of this person. but you can find names of people-- there is a wilson near the back with rosa smith here on the side. even if you go out there and look, you can even find children who were buried in this section but once again all o

on one side of the pacific ocean with china who is began to question the wisdom of their union with the united states. and on the other side of the pacific, there's the united states, which faces a level of dependency on china that has considerable anxiety. the association between the two has enhanced the global economy but undermine the sovereignty that governments have craved. at this stage i'm wondering if we were to redefine the relationship with china, assuming that it would not pose greater instability in the world, what would the implications before future, their future and the future of our global economy? sac may just have the answer. please give me a very warm welcome for the special guest. [applause] >> thank you, joanne. each had a wonderful job summarizing the back so i think we'll just go right to questions. thank you to joe rosenthal and the carnegie council. i was here for the first time 16 years ago as a graduate student speaking about something, which i wish i could remember. and it's interesting to have to come back here over the years and to be speaking to you today. you kn

we are looking to revitalize our transatlantic bonds including a strong, capable european union which the united states firmly supports. a close transatlantic partnership is credible to progress. we met four years ago and i came to admire your legendary energy and your enthusiasm for what our country's can achieve together. that was the spirit of your eloquent speech to congress three years ago which deeply moved many americans. over the past year, the president and i have worked closely on numerous occasions. we respect one another and understand one another and we share a belief that through bold yet pragmatic action, our generation can bend the ark of history toward justice and for progress. this shared commitment to solving problems allows us to advance our common interests today. we agree to continue working aggressively to sustain the global economic recovery and create jobs for our people. this includes replacing the old cycle of bubble and bust with growth that is balanced and sustained. this requires effective coordination by all nations. to that end, i updated the present on our effort

today the united states and european union each plendle more than a billion dollars to help in the recoveryuild -- rebuild schools and hospitals and homes left in ruins. of course, there are some things money can never replace. you may remember this report from our own steve harrigan just days after the quake. >> perhaps the worst story is over here. this woman lost four of her children inside the initial quake and then lost her fifth and final child at the hospital. these two people are pretty much holding her down when she gets up and starts to scream. it's a real example of someone who has been driven to the point of insanity by the suffering. it's really not getting much help outside her imimmediate family. >> shepard: heart wrenching stories played out all like that in the wake of the disaster. steve harrigan has update on that family. he is streaming live now from the port-au-prince. steve? >> shepard, we went back to try to find that family. two and a half months later. they are certainly not doing any better, not yet. they are still waiting for the funds to bury their dead. here is

secretary of state hillary clinton joined envoys from russia, the united nations and the european union at a meeting in moscow. clinton repeated her criticism of israeli moves to add more jewish housing in east jerusalem. >> the goal of the quartet, like the goal of the united states government, is to get the proximity talks relaunched. we do not think unilateral actions by either party are helpful, and we have made that very clear. >> sreenivasan: the quartet of powers called for a final deal within two years, leading to an independent palestinian state. the northern plains states braced today for major flooding on the red river this weekend. it's expected to crest sunday in fargo, north dakota, at nearly 20 feet above flood stage. residents worked around the clock this week to shore up protective barriers. hundreds of volunteers and city workers stacked sandbags and built levees on both sides of the river. a major snowstorm spread across the rockies and headed east on this day before spring officially begins. denver, colorado, drivers faced snow throughout the day. and possible blizza

so again, very much union by unit. the way this was dealt with. but i think, you know, don't ask, don't tell is on the verge of falling apart because it has to. because the military can't afford to keep so many qualified gay soldiers and marines out of the service. it's untenable. >> we have a question right here. we will continue to work our way around the rule of general. >> is the motivation for women going into the military, did you find the reason that men go into the military other than nurses? >> i think there are a whole range of reasons. some women told me it sounds very much like kara's nurses, that they want to escape their small towns. they did want to live like the friends who are marrying young and having lots of babies. other women wanted adventure. they wanted to go to war. they really wanted to fight that i talked to one woman who was german who had actually emigrated to the united states because she was too old for the german military, and she really wanted to fight a war. [inaudible] >> what would be their motivation? >> some of

we are working to revitalize our bonds, including a strong capable, european union, which the unitedtates firmly supports because a close transatlantic partnership is critical to progress, combining the strengths to confront violent extremism in africa or reconstruction in haiti or advancing peace from caucus to the middle east. mr. president, on behalf of the american people, thank you for your personal effort to strengthen the partnership between our countries. we first met four years ago. i was senator then. he was still running for president at the time. i came to admire your legendary energy and enthusiasm for what the countries can achieve together. that was the speech that moved many americans. we have worked closely on numerous occasions and we respect and understand one another and we share belief that through bold yet pragmatic action, our generation can bend the arc of history toward justice and progress. the shared commitment to solving problem allowed us to advance the common interest today. we agreed to continue working aggressively to sustain the global economic recove

they think this new model, the european union, united states of europe is the model for the modern world for the countries to live together despite their differences and not go to war. that's the reason they created the european union so they didn't get into another world war. they already had two of them in one century and it worked. the countries of europe are not going to go to war with each other. they are united and interconnected and so the europeans feel they've created a model for other parts of the world. the middle east is the one they always talk about i was in -- i once went to a seminar at oxford university about exporting the european union model and they were talking -- they like the term the united states of europe. that resonates to those people and they wanted to have the united states of america and i don't just mean a were country and north america but canada to chile they wanted to have a single american union and they were actually talking about we would accept an american wide currency called the peso. can you american defeat to imagine americans giving up dollars

man who was running for senator who wanted to let texas be admitted to the union was elected by one vote. he went to the unitedtes senate and dated the issue of texas being admitted to the union. and texas was admitted to the union by one vote. when people tell you one vote doesn't matter, i hope you'll remember that texas was admitted to the union by one vote, as mr. poe just talked about a few minutes ago and the man from indiana, united states senator who was for texas, was elected to the u.s. senate to the senate by one vote and the man who cast him was casting one vote. and so although i wouldn't want to take credit for texas being part of the union because of indiana, i want to say that indiana did have a role in electing texas to the united states of america. and so i'm very happy that tonight we can celebrate the admission of texas into the union and i must say to my colleague, don't ever forget that the united states of america got the great state of texas because indiana put a senator there who voted for texas by one vote. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance o

in this capacity he represents the united states, the united nations, the european union and russia asughout the palestinian territories and seeks to create the economic conditions that will be necessary for a viable palestinian state. his efforts have attracted foreign investment to the west bank and help improve the quality-of-life for palestinians and he has won the confidence of israel's leaders. just recently, he ended a new responsibility to his portfolio, helping to build transparent and accountable palestinian institutions such as an independent judiciary and the civil society. he knows that his current job is as difficult as any challenge he faced as british prime minister. but he has been pursuing peace with passion, persistence and plays. now, while many of us here have had a busy week, i want to let you know that mr. blair just arrived from russia. before that he was in belgium and as soon as he leads here he will be on a flight to china. he came to the united states for one reason to read to speak at the aipac policy conference. [applause] we are deeply appreciative of his

joint declarations to strengthen the international civil aviation system between the united states and european uniond to the united states and argentina, brazil, canada, dominican republic, mexico and panama. friday my japanese counterpart transport ministers and all i announced we will join our counterparts from the region in tokyo to continue building this international consensus. make no mistakes we are engaged in aggressive efforts to strengthen the international aviation system against terrorists constantly seeking ways to exploit gaps and thwart security measures and general harding is the kind of leader we need as we move forward in these efforts. his national security expertise and work in the international community and years of service in the united states army will be an invaluable added addition to the department's efforts to bolster security and the safety systems. i might add as a retired journal he adds a senior rank of the department of homeland security. let me close by saying the tsa administrator is among the most important on filled post in the obama administration. the president

union, this is our largest trading market. we are talking about almost $3 billion a day that goes on between the united states and the european union. in the case of mexico and canada, each of these are a billion dollar a day relationships. what aim trying to do in our office is move away from focusing on those handful of disputes to a broader discussion of what we can do to work on some of these nontariff barriers and others to facilitate and help grow trade. >> given that, what specific trade issues do you plan to address during your upcoming trip to the e.u. and equipped? -- egypt? >> in the case of egypt we are just beginning this relationship and we are looking for ways whether it's through either atifa where we can strengthen opportunities in this region of the world with an important strategy and domestic partner. we are frankly very proud through our work with egypt that we are now going to be able to remove them from our 301 priority watch list as they have made great progress in strengthening their intellectual property rights regime. when aim in the european union, one i have to do practical work. my previous collea

for four year, he was asind to the pentagon as part of an intelligence unit that started the soviet -- that studied the soviet union's nuclear forces. at the age of 47 he was elected to the texas legislature and in 1961, he was sworn into office in austin. he was known as the top dog in the state capitol and he was also often tchailed liberal from lufkin, texas. he fought for medicaid, tax extensions for the elderly, and a minimum wage bill. in 1970, when i was -- when i was an elected county commissioner texas, charlie was elected to the house of representatives from the second district of texas, near houston. he served in congress for 11 terms and did not seek re-election to the 105th congress and resigned on october 8, 1996. he was known in the halls of congress as a good-time charlie. but he was -- but it was an appropriate name for him. he was very funny, joyful, and full of life and very humorous. after he retired from congress, he settled down, got married and he was at peace with himself and looked -- and looked more comfortable and at ease. charlie truly enjoyed life. in 2006, we asked him to come and visit

on this issue of where the united states is ranked in the world, according to the international telecommunications union, they have measured the united states. they say that we have slipped from 11th to 17th between 2002 and 2007. we know that our standing in the world is not a source of pride to us. pure than 27 out of every 100 americans have broadband service, compared with much better numbers in other countries. today, we are going to hear the plan. we're going to ask questions about it. i am very pleased that many of the priorities that i have kind of pounded away on over the years are contained in the plan. it really reflects my own legislative agenda. i hope will move expeditiously on the broadband conduit bill, which will ensure that federally funded transportation projects require laying the broadband infrastructure so we do not have to dig up what we have already built in order to lay down what we know we need. i also look forward to the subcommittee fast tracking consideration of the next generation 911 builill that my colleague, in his fright about where we are or are not -- he would have me

your contributions have made america a more perfect union and a more effective united states are forced in the air force today, 20% of active duty airmen. more than 600 women are serving as pilots. 100 and to our general officers. female airmen serving shoulder to shoulder and are indistinguishable from their male counterparts throughout our air force. continuing your legacy, over 63,000 air force women have deployed in support of combat operations just since september 11, 2001. these women share a very noble tradition of service which began with jackie cochrane, with you, and other pioneers of your generation and those who followed. we think he today for your courage, your service, the history that you made in your enduring legacy to american oppose the air force. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, republican leader of the united states house of representatives, the hon. john boehner. [applause] >> thank you. madame speaker andmy colleagues, honored guests, and the gold medal recipients, welcome to all of you. we honor the women airforce service pilots, the wasps. we are h

union, this is our largest trading market. we are talking about almost $3 billion a day that goes on between the united states and the european union. in the case of mexico and canada, each of these are a billion dollar a day relationships. what aim trying to do in our office is move away from focusing on those handful of disputes to a broader discussion of what we can do to work on some of these nontariff barriers and others to facilitate and help grow trade. >> given that, what specific trade issues do you plan to address during your upcoming trip to the e.u. and equipped? -- egypt? >> in the case of egypt we are just beginning this relationship and we are looking for ways whether it's through either atifa where we can strengthen opportunities in this region of the world with an important strategy and domestic partner. we are frankly very proud through our work with egypt that we are now going to be able to remove them from our 301 priority watch list as they have made great progress in strengthening their intellectual property rights regime. when aim in the european union, one i have to do practical work. my previous collea

joint declarations to strengthen the international civil aviation system between the united states and the european union and between the united states and argentina, brazil, canada, chile, dominican republic, mexico and panama. on friday, my japanese counterpart transport minister seiji behar and i announced will join with our counterparts in the asia-pacific region in tokyo this week to continue building this international consensus. make no mistake, we are engaged in an aggressive effort to strengthen the international aviation system against terrorists who are currently seeking ways to exploit gap and port security measures. and general harding is precisely the kind of leader we need as we move forward in this effort. his national security expertise is working in the international community and years of service in the united states army will be an invaluable addition to the departments efforts to bolster security and ensure the safety of the nation's transportation systems. and i might add that as a retired u.s. army major general, bob also has another distinguished veteran to the senior ranks of the

the united states and so would union tried to maintain arsenals. we had a lot airplanes crashed with nuclear weapons on board. we have had weapons go missing. these are scary things. we do a good job 99.9% of the time. that is the history of the cold war. i am happy to discuss that more. you don't have to except president kennedy's view. george bundy thought the odds were much lower. there were unacceptably high. it is not clear how you get to the point where they're acceptable. this was not a great time of our stability over long stretches of time. the second argument, we may not need to relive that kind of experience. let me let it india and pakistan. these countries have weapon is the nuclear capability, which was bllatent for a long time before that. i think it's scary that they could be used in south asia. if you talk to indians and pakistan iis, both sides are trying to think about aggression that could happen and how they respond to that or have it carry it out themselves. this is one of the concerns of india, how they figure out a way to re

united states. so even though it's... we're only 2% of the g.d.p. of the european unionthat could become a tipping point for metastasizing to other parts of the world. >> woodruff: in a nutshell you're here in washington. what are you asking from the united states? >> on the economic front on the financial front, what we are say ing is that, okay, we are in a period which is quite volatile because of the crisis we went through last year. and because of the crisis last year we have to get some lessons. one of these lessons is you can be doing what's correct. you can be moving along as an economy but if there's a lot of opaque and non-transparent markets, for example, speculation the so-called swaps.... >> woodruff: the credit default swaps. >> that's right. credit default swaps. in essence you could also bet against your neighbor, insure your against your neighbor and if his house gets on fire, you get the money. >> woodruff: that's already started to happen. >> that's what's started to happen with greece where people were betting against greece. that didn't help us. what

union. as i said, if you had state, different states in the united states borrowing at different rates, thaty uncompetitive for different regions in different states in the united states. that's what's happening now. we go out to borrow and have double the rates of other countries. so what we are saying from our european counterparts is, we're not asking for money. we are asking for the types of instruments which are necessary that if we seek speculation, and if we see the markets not responding to what we have done, and would have done even if we were under the imf, that there be a contingency plan which make sure that we can borrow at normal rates. that's what we're asking for. we're not asking for free money. we're not asking for bail outs. we are asking for the right to have similar rates of borrowing as other countries. that is what we need coordinate action, and that is where the european union now is moving in that direction in a positive way. and as i said, with both chancellor merkel and yesterday with president sarkozy, who are also truly ready for systematic action as they have ca

unions. and so the secured creditors and the car companies lost their investment, completely lock stock and barrel, wiped out, mr. speaker, and shares of stock were handed over to united workers auto union. how could that happen in a nation that believes in the rule of law? how could that happen in a nation that allows for a collateral to be held for secured creditors? the people that held the collateral for those companies lost their collateral and part of the reason was because the large investment banks that had been investment -- invested in those shares had also received the bailout from tarp and when that happened the troubled asset relief program, in case there's anybody that needs to know that, when that happened then it was leveraged against these large investment banks to capitulate, give up their secured interest in that collateral for general motors and chrysler so it could be transferred over to the unions whose concession was, they conceded claims, insurance claims, in the future. that's it. no realtime, now transfer of anything, simply some concessions down the line that look like, if they're able to pass socialized medicine would be irrelevant anyway.

. >> in the scott brown race, 50 percent of union households voted for scott brown. in an irony, the first vote in the united states senate was against crig becker. megyn: justin, labor unions spent $450 million to help elect democrats to the white house and congress in 2008. is this payback? >> absolutely it's payback. if president obama were to recess an appointment after all the bruising battles, partisan battlings we've seen in congress in the last few weeks over health care reform, to do a recess appointment would fly in the face of his desire to do bipartisanship, it doesn't make sense other than from a political payback perspective to the labor unions and special interests that pumped hundreds of millions of dollars to help the democrats control congress and to get barack obama in the white house. megyn: justin, tell us why becker is so controversial. >> he's controversial because the national labor relations board is supposed to decide disputes between employers and employees, and he has been a staller -- scholar who's written extensively on labor issues and one of the things he believes, he's stated

heeded advertising and all of these seemed to becoming not just from the east and soviet union but the west and the united states and there was something parochial. >> host: he did dislike anti-americanism which was then beginning to become a disease on the left. >> guest: i think that he understood it to be a kind of antiliberalism and refuge of a particular snobbery that you find on the left which sees america as the folder of all good things. it's connected i think to the conservative version. but the point he made in the book and are making now is right. he didn't see america as a guarantor of the things she cared most about. culturally especially it was an alien distasteful placed him. >> host: it is a pity that he died when he did because his friends know when he was on well tried to get him to come to the u.s. for treatment. >> guest: i didn't know that. >> host: because it's easy to get, but he tried. they said come over and you like it and he would have been a great addition, and at one point he contemplated making a voyage down the mississippi. >> guest: which is what he would have done. >> host

union charter of rights. regarding poland and the united kingdom, the protocol for the application of the charter and that the united kingdom and the ability within these member states. it states in particular the charter does not extend the ability of the court of justice or any court or tribunal or of the united kingdom to find the laws are provisions practices or actions of the united states are fundamental rights freedoms and principles. so we have to see still what is going to be the way. the european court of justice will make the interpretation of the protocol of those two member states. >> thank you. mr. ashley fox please. >> countries around the world have finally worded ills of rights in their constitutions. rather fewer of for genuine protection to their citizens. do you agree that what matters is not the structure of protection of rights but rather how that protection is practiced. in the united kingdom, we face a general election within three months. if elected the conservative party will repeal the human rights act and replace it with their own bill of rights. this would mean that the european c

union, this is our largest trading market. we are talking about almost $3 billion a day that goes on between the united states and the european union. in the case of mexico and canada, each of these are a billion dollar a day relationships. what aim trying to do in our office is move away from focusing on those handful of disputes to a broader discussion of what we can do to work on some of these nontariff barriers and others to facilitate and help grow trade. >> given that, what specific trade issues do you plan to address during your upcoming trip to the e.u. and equipped? -- egypt? >> in the case of egypt we are just beginning this relationship and we are looking for ways whether it's through either atifa where we can strengthen opportunities in this region of the world with an important strategy and domestic partner. we are frankly very proud through our work with egypt that we are now going to be able to remove them from our 301 priority watch list as they have made great progress in strengthening their intellectual property rights regime. when aim in the european union, one i have to do practical work. my previous collea

including joint declarations to strengthen the aviation system between the united states and the european union and between the united states and argentina, chile, mexico, and panama. on friday, my japanese counterpart, transport minister and i announced that we will join with our counterparts from the asia/pacific region to continue building the international consensus. make no mistake, we are encouraged in an effort to strengthen the system against terrorist who are constantly seeking ways to exploit gaps and thwart security measures. general harding is precisely the kind of leader that we need. his national security expertise, his work in the international community and years of service in the united states army will be an valuable added edition to the departments effort to bolster security and ensure the safety of the nation's transportation systems. i may add as a retired u.s. army major general, bob also adds another distinguished veteran to the senior ranks of the department of homeland security. let me close by saying this, the tsa administrator is among the most important unfilled post

united states colored troops. the african-americans who fought with the union army despite being forced to work in segregated unions. their tombstones bear a civil war shield of and letter u.s. seat he carved on the front. the troops are buried in these two sections because arlington national cemetery was segregated for more than 80 years and african-american were buried separate from their white counterparts. so if you ever have a chance to go to the national cemetery, once again this is the section closest to the he would g. wood memorial, you would see to from carrying the word civilian and citizen. allow the tombstones have only one name, like this one washington. when he died, that was the only name they had for him. quite a few of them say and on known because they have no record of the real man of this person. but you can find names of people -- there is a wilson in the back there's a rosa smith here on the side. even if you go out there and look you can find children who were buried in this section. but once again, all of these tombstone's say civilian or citizen because when these people died they were no

union charter of rights. regarding poland and the united kingdom, the protocol for the application of the charter and that the united kingdom and the ability within these member states. it states in particular the charter does not extend the ability of the court of justice or any court or tribunal or of the united kingdom to find the laws are provisions practices or actions of the united states are fundamental rights freedoms and principles. so we have to see still what is going to be the way. the european court of justice will make the interpretation of the protocol of those two member states. >> thank you. mr. ashley fox please. >> countries around the world have finally worded ills of rights in their constitutions. rather fewer of for genuine protection to their citizens. do you agree that what matters is not the structure of protection of rights but rather how that protection is practiced. in the united kingdom, we face a general election within three months. if elected the conservative party will repeal the human rights act and replace it with their own bill of rights. this would mean that the european c

the union and how much this problem will delay the united states leading afghanistan? guest: i do not. if you are spending too much time worried about your support, you cannot be spending enough time working on this problem to get out by june 2011. host: democrats line. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i am a vietnam veteran. i am unemployed. i am doing temporary work with the senses government now. they are looking for someone to oversee work in afghanistan, i will go anywhere in the world as long as i am paid. they are bringing people of here just looking for a job. the inspector general of the fatherland there are people ready to go there. i believe in the afghan war. i think we need to be out there. people need to get out of the oppression by the taliban. guest: i know there are a lot of people who believe in what we are trying to accomplish in afghanistan. anchorage you to apply. it is a bit complicated process to get somewhere over to work in afghanistan. think about it. we have to spend a lot of money doing the security clearance. we do not want

the representative of the middle east quartet, representing the united states, the united nations, the european unionled extensively throughout the palestinian territories to create the economic conditions that would be necessary for a viable palestinian state. to help improve the quality of life for palestinians. he has won the confidence of israel's leaders. just recently he added a new responsibility, helping to build institutions. he knows his current job is as difficult as any county faces as prime minister, but he is pursuing peace with passion, persistence, and poise. i'm going to let you know that mr. blair to derive from russia. before that, he was in belgium. as soon as he leaves, he will be on a flight to turn up. he came to the united states to speak at the policy conference. [applause] please join me in welcoming a colleague and friend, the right hon. tony blair. >> thank you. wow. [applause] i have got a new suggestion. just get everyone else out of the middle east, and put him in there. up [applause] my job is to get an agreement between the u.s., e.u., and russia. i thought i should t

she would take in part of a meeting tomorrow with the u.s., russia, united nations, and the european unionthe associated press reports that bank regulators received taxpayer funded bonuses before the financial crisis in the boom years. a reporter for superior work by ignoring signs that the financial system was on the verge of a meltdown. the payments detailed in payrolls data were released under the freedom of information act. today in california, lawmakers consider what is believed to be the nation's most far reaching smoking ban in state parks. in an effort to get cigarette butts off beaches and reduce the threat of wildfires. the state prison as lighting up throughout its entire park system as the california bill proposes. those are some of the latest headlines aussies in radio. >> lawmakers are making the final push to get health care legislation to the president's desk. you can follow the latest from the white house and capitol hill on the oldonly network that covers this gavel-to-gavel on c- span. you can also see what house and senate members are saying via twitter. cracks the heal

union. >> today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states of america. i'm signing this reform bill into law on behalf of my mother, who argued with insurance companies even as she battled cancer in her final days. >> reporter: he also said he was signing the bill for the millions of americans who have no health insurance, including the mother of 11-year-old marcellas owens, whose mother lost her job, and insurance, and then lost her life. and he recognized vicki kennedy, widow of the late senator ted kennedy, a champion of universal health care. >> i remember seeing ted walk through that door in a summit in this room a year ago. he was confident that we would do the right thing. >> reporter: after more than a year of bitter debate, the president finally signed the bill -- >> i've got to use every pen, so it's going to take a really long time. >> reporter: -- using 22 pens, giving 19 to allies, two to the archives, and one for himself. and at a later celebration. >> yes we can. >> yes he did. >> let us always remember the lesson of thi

on this issue of where the united states is ranked in the world, according to the international telecommunications unionhey have measured the united states. they say that we have slipped from 11th to 17th between 2002 and 2007. we know that our standing in the world is not a source of pride to us. pure than 27 out of every 100 americans have broadband service, compared with much better numbers in other countries. today, we are going to hear the plan. we're going to ask questions about it. i am very pleased that many of the priorities that i have kind of pounded away on over the years are contained in the plan. it really reflects my own legislative agenda. i hope will move expeditiously on the broadband conduit bill, which will ensure that federally funded transportation projects require laying the broadband infrastructure so we do not have to dig up what we have already built in order to lay down what we know we need. i also look forward to the subcommittee fast tracking consideration of the next generation 911 builill that my colleague, in his fright about where we are or are not -- he would have menti

union charter of rights. regarding poland and the united kingdom, the protocol for the application of the charter and that the united kingdom and the ability within these member states. it states in particular the charter does not extend the ability of the court of justice or any court or tribunal or of the united kingdom to find the laws are provisions practices or actions of the united states are fundamental rights freedoms and principles. so we have to see still what is going to be the way. the european court of justice will make the interpretation of the protocol of those two member states. >> thank you. mr. ashley fox please. >> countries around the world have finally worded ills of rights in their constitutions. rather fewer of for genuine protection to their citizens. do you agree that what matters is not the structure of protection of rights but rather how that protection is practiced. in the united kingdom, we face a general election within three months. if elected the conservative party will repeal the human rights act and replace it with their own bill of rights. this would mean that the european c