united.. and american - are at 5 dollars or under... indicating the likelihood of bankruptcy is pretty high... and depending on how long the recession goes on some experts believe the bad environment could claim even more airline companies. i think some airlines are threatened by bankruptcy.. even liquidation chapter 7 rather than 11 for now though, most airlines do have strong cash positions that will give them enough cushion to keep operating... at the start of july continental had 2.8 billion in cash united: 2.5 billion us airways 1.7 billion and southwest about 1 billion in cash. so far this year, analysts say most of the major airlines have all had positive cash flow - so they are not burning through cash right now - but that could change - depending on oil prices and how quickly the economy recovers we know that if status quo continues next spring going to see difficult spot for airlines.. us airways.. united american.. tough time.. for them.. not saying can't raise cash.. but cushion runs out some time next year because so many a

both directed at the jews of the united states but they were always constantly conscious of the it to involve the larger american public. the jews of the united states in fact were the only body in the world able to provide the financial support for the survivors in their years of need and indeed the amount of money collected by american jews in the aftermath of the holocaust is still considered to be the single largest humanitarian relief effort in history hasn't been overshadowed by the tsunami really for any of the other horrendous tragedies that have occurred in its aftermath. so this was something only the jews of the united states could do as they sought to improve conditions in the displaced persons camp, open access to palestine to the survivors and facilitate migration to the united states and all of these required the sympathy of the american public as a whole. brochures, flyers, advertisements in newspapers both jewish in general spots on radio and television shows designed to raise money, heightened awareness and barbour political support all told the same story over and over again, two-thirds of eur

states. >> reporter: it's an opportunity lost by the united states and an opportunity seized by canada, france and brazil. it's a different story for american farmers. big u.s. agricultural companies have won the right to ship their goods to cuba. >> translator: the united states is providing just basic food and their exports are already 50% of spanish expos. that's only food. so the potential for the united states is strong. >> reporter: ships hauling american farm products routinely visit havana harbor. about $700 million worth of food last year and growing. rafael hernandez, the editor of "pamas" magazine in havana says good business trumps ideology. >> i have a business. rice growers, republican guys, who are not liberal democrats. guys from louisiana, iowa, delaware, nebraska, minnesota. the republicans that want to sell chicken and rice and wheat and soy sauce and soybeans. to you. >> reporter: actually, cuba thinks it can count on bipartisan support in the united states to end the trade embargo. according to a poll conducted by florida international university, even a majority of cuban-americans in miami oppose it. the u.s. embargo f

i spoke with the president of americans united for life. >> americans united for life looks at a whole host of life issues. theres end of life issues, bioethics issues. there's a whole host of life issues. >> she doesn't have a legal record, an opinion, a decision, on anything that pertains to abortion rights. >> she had a couple of cases that she decided in which she upheld precedent. and our concern is that as a lower court judge, she's obligated to do that. so we believe that when you look at the totality of the record, she is going to be reliable and more aggressive than justice souter, though for undermining the kinds of regulation and restrictions on abortion that's americans want to pass at the state level. >> do you feel like upholding precedent is enough in which to read the totality of a jurist? >> you know, fredricka, what is a really good question. it is important to understand for people who are not steeped in the supreme court and the layering of the court, the job of the supreme court is set precedent. the fact she upheld precedent on the second circuit court does not re

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i think that the president is right to try and bring some closure to this case and unite americans around see that unity, i think we need the federal government to really deal in two areas. one, making federal law and when police abuse power, and, two, racial profiling. and they are not one and two necessarily the same. because you can abuse power or overstep your lines without being racial. and then you can also be racial. i think that, if anything, this case can lead us to a real sober and reflective moment to let's make some laws in place that protect police and citizens from these kinds of situations. >> i want to read you what one of our msnbc analysts jonathan capehart had to say in an op-ed in the "washington post." "the arrest of henry louis gates jr. sparked another conversation on race in america that i suspect will end as quickly as it began, with no clearer understanding of the roots of the racial reactions that fueled it." what do you make of that, and what do you hope will come from the president, the professor and the sergeant sitting together over beers? >> i think jonatha

some are living in the united states. americans are using the to tote golf equipment. you cannot read llama caddies. they do not bother you with any advice about your swing. >> i thought lamas spit. >> they leave behind their little golf balls. >> is that what they call them? >> here is some ammunition for people who want to banned texting while driving. >> 8 tow trucks driver was talking on one phone while texting on another. he slammed into the car in front of him. the car did not stop until it landed into a swimming pool. three people were hurt. they are all expected to be ok. that driver is now facing numerous charges. >> he has cell phones with both hands. that means he is driving with his neeknees. >> and clearly not looking at the road. you have to be prepared to throw down your hot dog if a baseball comes your way. what if you're holding a child? you cannot just toss him down. watch this band in. the other night. he leaps to his be. and he gets the ball -- he leads to his feet. >> it was a well orchestrated play. they must have practiced that. >> family effort.

americans and europeans alike sometimes forget unique is the united states of america. other nation has been built upon an idea, the idea of liberty. >> question, is the spirit of american exceptionalism alive and well across the land this fourth of july? rich. >> yes, very much so across the land. i worry about washington, john. if you look at what american exceptionalism. other western nations have a focus on individualism and self- reliance, a really healthy distrust of government. and barack obama and the democrats are cool, hostile to all three aspects of that. and have the biggest opportunity in decades to move us in a more euro direction. >> listen. i think the election of barack obama affirmed american's exceptionalism. i think the country feels good about itself, still feels good. the things that make us unique, freedom of speech, the fact that we have a separation of church and state and the fact we are an immigrant nation where people can come from all over and be part of the american experience. you can't do that in any other country. but it's how we export

one of the things americans associate with french is that france will be somewhat in opposition to the united states on issues and they'll look down on americans. has this adversary changed? >> france and the united states, it's like an old couple. we've been a state for a long, long, long, long time. i think we were one of the first allies and certainly one of the strongest of the united states, and our histories are abound. the blood of our soldiers are, you know, very, very much together throughout our history. the foundation of this country, the freedom of france. all of that is getting us so close to each other that we are like an old couple. we have fought many battles together, and we will continue doing so. >> what stage are we in now, the marriage counseling stage? >> no, no, i think it's very good, actually. what i can tell you is that we in france have a very strong leader at the moment, and i hope we keep it for a long time. when he was president of europe for six months, we achieved a lot. in this country, which i dealer like, president obama is a terrific leader. and if these tw

george has asked for military hardware and american units to be sent. >> it was a specified in the ceasefire agreement april 4, including withdrawal of all forces out of your territorial area. >> this visit follows barack obama's trip to moscow early this morning. united states now wants good relations with georgia and russia, but russia warns that they have taken concrete steps to prevent georgia firm rearming. bbc news, tblisi. >> still to come -- the british effort to deal with drunken tourists. japanese exports. it just keeps on spreading. scientists in the u.k. are waging war on the alien species, introducing another one, as we report. >> they might look attractive, but it is out of control. it was introduced in japan in 1940 as an ornamental plant. it grew at the rate of 3 feet a month, and can damage. this is run by a not-for-profit research organization who hopes they have found the answer. it is this. tiny insect, also over from japan. its impact could be immense. >> that the nymphs of the species suck the juice out of the plant and depletes the nutrients. the alternatives are not s

united states congress. i don't think the american people are going to accept the notion that they should have to live with the kind of fear and frustration associated with having the kind of healthcare system in our nation, knowing that we could do better, so, mr. president, i thank my colleagues for the work we have done already and urge us over this break to listen to our constituents, hear their voices and come back to this chamber in early september with a serious determination to do what no other congress and no other administration has been able to achieve, and that is to vote for the national health care plan for our nation. i yield the floor. >> in the white house beefing friday, president obama talked about the recent arrest of harvard professor henry louis gates and the issue of race relations. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009]

. >> reporter: the memorial also honors the thousands of japanese americans who, despite the prejudice they faced, fought for the united states in world war ii. >> they felt that they wanted to show their patriotism. they wanted to show that they were americans and so they volunteered and served and while their families were in camp, they were fighting battles and dying and getting wounded. >> reporter: in fact, the units formed by the japanese americans became some of the most decorated fighting groups in u.s. military history. >> i was really concerned that my daughters would not know about any of this and other japanese americans and americans across the country would not know about it. >> reporter: craig sits at a fountain in the center of the memorial dotted with five stones. they represent the five generations of japanese americans that have lived in the u.s. since the late 1800s. jenny is generation four, called yonsei in japanese. she's dedicated to her job as a graphic artist. jenny says her grandfather's story encourages her to work hard and succeed. she hopes it persuades others to be tolerant. after the sep

by the time he died in 1945, united states, americans overwhelmingly had been converted to the idea that the united states needed to pay continuing and substantial attention to the affairs of the world. that the peace of the world would not keep itself. in fact it wouldn't be kept without the participation of the united states. and in both these respects, both in the respect of what americans expected of government at home and what americans expected of their country in the world. so, well roosevelt do his work or so radically did he change american expectations that, neither one of those principles has been seriously challenged in the 63 years since his death. okay. so that's sort of why the book, that is contribution of the book. now, as to what the book actually does, that's kind of the big stuff. that's what i have to say in terms of the justification for the book, and you know, its contribution to the history of the united states. but the interesting stuff in the book is the actually much more to do with the personal life of franklin roosevelt. and this is the first part of the subt

the anti-abortion group americans united for life said it will also include the confirmation vote on their annual rating. it is expected the full senate will take of the vote next week. they hope it is not delayed, as today's was, by republicans, by the august recess. abc seven is. >> thank you very much. >>> some new developments in the virginia tech shootings. relatives are asking the state to reopen its investigation of the april 2007 attack. the group includes the parents of many of the 32 people killed by the student gunman. the request follows last week's disclosure that the former director of the university's counseling center found missing mental health records inside his home. >>> a fire destroyed the oxon hill hall -- it's 90 minutes to bring under control. investigators are investigating the cause of origin and estimate the loss of $1 million. no injuries were reported. >>> texting by driving dramatically raises the risk of a crash. virginia tech researchers found drivers take their eyes off the road for five seconds while they are texting. if you are going 55 miles an hou

american community. sometimes when you are in a position of influence or power, especially if you're. of the united states and happen to be of african-american descent, some people are looking for you to be an apologyist for themselves, when he's reminding the world that he's the president to everybody, but he's making it personal. he's saying, listen, i'm part of this community, i'm a black man, but the reality is i have to be able to call it as i see it, and that's something we should all support. there's no question about that. >> wow. let's hear one of the bites from the speech tonight. >> we've got to say to our children, yes, if you're african-american, the odds amid growing up among gangs and crime, they are higher. if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face chezenings that somebody in a wealthy neighborhood will not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. your destiny is in your hands, you cannot forget that. that's what

rice federation, american feed industry association, united egg producers and the american sheep industry. we have seen that in the long time since legislation was passed to bring food and trug up to national needs back in 1938 that many changes have occurred that have required significant changes both in the authority of f.d.a. and its moneys and its abilities to deal not with domestic producing problems but with problems overseas from which we are receiving lots of dangerous and unsafe food commodities and food products. this legislation gives food and drug the authority that it needs, the ability to trace, the ability to hold producers abroad accountable, and it sets up a system where foreigners have to participate in the same responsibilities american producers, manufacturers and growers have to. and it enables food and drug for the first time to have real authorities to enforce the laws of the united states on food safety to protect americans against unsafe foods coming in from abroad. and i would remind my colleagues that food and drug had needed the resources at the point of entry,

is france is going to be in some kind of sense in opposition to the united states on issues and they are going to look down on americans has this atmosphere changed? >> you know, france and the united states, it is like an old couple. we have been at it for a long, long, long, long time. i think we were one of the first allies and certainly one of the strongest of the united states. and our histories are bound. the bloods of our soldiers are, you know, very, very much together throughout our history. the foundation of this country, the freedom of france, all of that is getting us so close to each other that we are like an old couple. we have fought many battles together and we will continue doing so. >> what stage are we in now in the marriage counseling stage or are we out of it? >> no i think it's very good, actually. what i can tell you is that, you know, we, in france, have a very strong leader at the moment and i hope we keep it for a long time. when he was president of europe for six months, we achieved a lot. in this country, which i dearly like, president obama is a terrific leader. and if these two leaders act

united states. >> are you excited about his visit? >> yes. >> why are you excited? >> he is the first african american president of the united states. i am privileged is coming to my homeland. >> why do you like barack obama? >> he believes in himself. >> are you excited about barack obama's visit? >> yes. >> why? >> he is the first african- american president and he is coming here. who would've ever thought that he would come to visit here? >> 2 has a message for the president? -- who has a message for the president? what would you say to president obama if you met him down the road blind some rice -- buying some rice? >> i would say that he is my hero because he is very courageous. he can do things without getting scared. >> he is the biggest president in the world. black people can do exactly what white people can. >> that is what the kids are feeling right now and it is a lot more than that. for these young folks, having barack obama here is a gift enough. >> that is a montessori school. big bend is celebrating 150 years since it first chimed out the hour. -- big ben. they are britain's most famous bells. for 150 years, the chime

united states -- host: secretary of state. caller: she was supported by george soros. he spent millions and millions of dollars to support her reelection. i hope the american people realize he is a socialist progress of communist. he wants the united states turned around and upside down and run by a socialist government. host: this is the front page of "the hartford courant." this official testified yesterday in front of a senate ethics committee. new york city on the democrats line. caller: thank you for c-span. it came to me, the name of a flat health care, like the flat tax. host: how does that work?

i mean, look, this is sort of like telling the united states, the american people that fiscal -- we know the short-term thing and it didn't work well, where the money seems to be going directed at political circumstances, rather than the underlying problems of the country. >> jamie: let's talk about that. >> i don't think it is working. >> jamie: i think you may be referring to a "usa today" story, that actually talked about this fact that for the counties that actually voted for president obama, they are getting a disproportionate amount of the stimulus funds and we know a lot of the stimulus money has not even been spent yet and i have not been able to get an answer from anyone on exactly how many jobs have been created. what is your sense of how the money is being spent, and what sort of transparency the american people are getting? >> well, it should not be a surprise. those of us on the republican side, said the alternative we presented would created twice as many jobs, at half the cost, and much, much faster and that is because we wanted to keep money in the pockets of the american

americans united for life say they will support the sotomayor life and are putting the pressure on lawmakers. the vote this morning was set for last tuesday but was delayed by republicans. they hope they will be able to get this in front of the full senate by the august recess. >> thank you. >>> a bipartisan group in the senate is edging closer to a health-care compromise. the plan incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in nominal cost. there are key democratic priorities that president obama favors, a requirement that businesses offer coverage to their employees would also be omitted. >>> there are new details about the reported meeting between president obama, a harvard espr asoofndr, a police officer. mr. obama will sheared a beer with james crowley and henry louis gates. >>> authorities in massachusetts have released the 91 tapes that have led to the arrest of henry louis gates. cagates forced his way inside. a caller seemed confus by what she saw. she did not specify that the men are black. the incident led to the arrest of professor at bates. charges were later dropped. pre

. >>> in this next week cnn will air "black in america ii" life with an african-american in the unitedtes. our american dispatch on just that theme. we went to newark, new jersey, 53%, more of the population the city's african-american. unemployment rate heading up 13.5%. a glim or of hope, the population is hiding up. people are moving back to newark. 40-year-old african-american mayor elected three years ago on a promise of hope and dramatic change. sound familiar? president obama offered cory booker a job in the white house but he says he has unfinished business. >> we were on main street anywhere america, and i said newark, new jersey, what would they say back? >> people have this 1967 vision of newark that's fixed in their minds. if you walk around newark today you're going to see challenges. look we have unemployment, a foreclosure rate. but we're doing things that are surprising a lot of folks that we've led the nation out three years in a row not just a small reduction in murders and shootings, we're over 40% now and pushing numbers down. so i'm trying to get america, number on

the anti-abortion group americans united are telling lawmakers that they will be scoring this confirmatione, something that will be for their candidate >> thank you. >>> rating> marion barry -- marion barry is speaking out about his recent legal problems. >> you are going to find i have dogged evetted every i, crossed t. >> marion barry allegedly paid a formal girlfriend several thousand dollars a month. their research -- they gave thousands of dollars to various groups. >>> after he was brutally beaten ean ma b ate and man, a man is beginning to feel some closure. wayne williams was attacked on new year's eve and left in critical condition. he has lost the sight in his right thigh. he says he is only learning to live with the affects of the savage crime. >> i am trying to forgive him spiritually. i sincerely to not want him to do to anybody else, anybody ever again. >> police arrested shannon washington in that attack. he has arrested a plea deal that would put him behind bars for 20 years. >>> time for a check on business headlines with linda bell. >> we have news on bank of america. the

and so a lot of americans are deeply concerned about that. they are concerned about the united states going into international criminal courts where they can arrest american soldiers and these are really burning issues among conservatives. >> right. what about the question the united states law involves not just our constitution, but all of the treaties agreed to by congress? >> well, this is why the wto and some of these other things are there to enable and to really reach in and alter american law. nobody denies that you got to -- that you can invoke a treaty which has the equal validity as the u.s. constitution. as you know in the booker amendment battle in the 1950s they tried to change that and they were unable to do so. >> aren't you protect by the conley reservation? >> that reservation applies since 1946. that only applies to the world court. it says the united states will not abide by necessarily any decision of the world court. it doesn't apply to the wto. >> okay. thank you, pat. these are sentiments i know are in the country right now. concerns. i used the term blac

in our own defense, a defense of future generations, the united nations like almost all american organizations started with the organization of america's states. the organization of the people of the caribbean. many of whom are great friends of honduras. the organizations of the countries of all of southern america who have also expressed their voice unanimously condemning me barbarity -- condemning the barbarity that a small group of usurpers and flexible on the country. -- a small group of usurpers inflects -- inflecticts on the country. guatemala, el salvador, costa rica, dominican republic -- at a significant meeting held with observer countries, they, too adopted this resolution condemning, rejecting, and calling for respect for the democratic decisions taken in honduras. day, to have come to the floor as has the organization of central american and caribbean countries. as has central america. this includes mexico, central america, the caribbean, and columbia. they, too have used the same terms their institutions have expressed their views. europe, led by the european union and through th

united states. michelle miller has that story. >> reporter: he is a father of three who obtained american citizenship after graduating from college and starting a successful auto parts business in california. now he awaits trial in the united arab emirates as an alleged terrorist based on a confession he says he made only after weeks of torture. >> he was forced to eat dirt. >> the 40-year-old us in limb american says he was blindfolded when he signed the statement his captors had written for him. >> he had no idea what he was signing and really what he was confessing to. what he did know was that he just wanted the torture to end. >> adding to the mystery the uae charges against him are vague. he is accused of supporting terrorism, and participating in a terrorist group. but the uae hasn't said what group or what he allegedly did to help. >> reporter: the uae embassy in washington says it would not be appropriate to comment on the case. his attorneys from the aclu claim the u.s. was behind his arrest calling it proxy detention. >> after a foiled plot to bomb la's airport in 1999 and then 9/11, he wa

in addition to celebrating the contribution caribbean americans have made to the united states, we honor these historical similarities between our nations. i ask my fellow members of congress to join me in recognizing the contributions of caribbean americans to the history of the united states and the way in which their presence enriches and strengthens our country. i support house concurrent resolution 127, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield such time as she may consume the lead sponsor of this measure, the gentlelady from california, ms. barbara lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee, is recognized. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. let me thank the gentleman from massachusetts for yielding and your leadership and for supporting and managing this resolution today. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.con.res 127, a resolution which i have authored for several years, recognizing the significance

unit. look at this passing from the americans in white. charlie davis to dc united's own.s later brian ching using his noggin. they beat honduras 2-0. >>> stage 5 tour de france. wind swept jaunt. standings, derek, remain the same. lance armstrong still in second. less than one second behind the leader. tomorrow's stage actually goes into spain ending up in barcelona. not actually the tour de france tomorrow. >>> every rookie is going to have his ups and downs. ross detwiler giving up runs. e.r.a. of 12. nats and rockies today. detwiler in trouble in the 1st. morgan cannot get that. one hop over the wall. rockies up 1-0. 5-0 in the 5th. getting worse. over josh willingham's head. 6-0. troy tulowitzki nice when your shortstop has power like that. his 14th of the year. nats fall 10-4. four innings, six runs for detwiler. not good. in seattle today the os circling against the mariners. down 3-0 in the 9th when they rose from the dead. ty wigginton with the two-run single down the middle. bird beat the ms 5-3. >>> today's news conference confirmed what most suspected. steve mc

american participation in the war in vietnam. actually, he was right about the military advantage. the united states prevailed in every major battle. our american soldiers, marines, air and the one battle but the united states lost the war. robert mcnamara cut leader said we were terribly wrong and what to future generations to explain why. you worked for him? >> i was u.s. representative to the board of the world bank and he was president at the time. i saw him almost every day. i think in some ways he tried to compensate for what he did as secretary of defense. not sure he it she did. he brought his considerable talent on behalf of the world's poor, driving the institution and countries in the world to increase assistance to the poor. china would not be where it is today as a world power were it not for the world bank bringing it into the economic family of nations and encouraging economic development. mcnamara drove that decision. i know when to slow down -- and he was right, i was wrong. but his legacy is not going to be the world bank. it will be vietnam. and it is time for him to have s

united states. we have a very active indian- american community that has made great contribution to our country, so that are tangible and understood, but there is also the bigger picture. you know, the united states is looking for partnership. we need partners who will help us combat terrorism, help us combat the spread of deadly weapons, help us patrol the waters of the world as the pirates do not interfere with commerce, help us discover new technology and new prescription drugs and all of the other great research possibilities that india is focusing on that will improve the lives of americans. this should not be like a zero- sum game. if india is up, the u.s. is down, or if the u.s. is up, india is down. as i have said repeatedly, we have to be looking for win-win and partnerships that benefit our people and at the same time benefit others. greta: you mentioned piracy. this makes me think of north korea and that boat that we chased recently. you are going on to bangkok, right? >> mm-hmm. greta: the ambassador will be at the congress. you do not get any intention to meet with him, do you? >> i am

the reality is he's the first african-american president of the united states of america. in all likelihood, he's experienced some racial profiling in his life. just because he's the president of the united states, meaning he's the president to all people not just the african-american community, that doesn't mean he gets to shred his blackness. he's a black man. >> stephen and lynn, everybody i talked to in the last several days, has had a personal experience of what we call profiling, meaning you're completely innocent or guilty of a traffic citation, and treated like a felon. open your trunk. i've never had anybody tell me to open my trunk. >> i was surrounded by eight officers, because i was speeding. i was going five miles over the speed limit in detroit, michigan, and eight police officers surruineded my car. this is six years ago. >> clearly even if you didn't have someone that's prominent as professor gates, be a key figure, this whole issue touched a nerve the. and big -- it was amplified as having someone as prominent -- i think obama was enwilling to engage. he's

it's a little too easy and that isn't because i'm here in the american audience to blame the united states for all these situations. there was nobody obliging european banks to buy the sub prime, you created it, the american banks created but there was nobody holding a gun to the banks in my country saying you have to buy these. we bought them because we wanted more profit, the banks wanted more profit. more broadly, if you don't create an alternative to the dollar you will remain dependent on what the united states, being the country of the dollar is doing and that was in the time of triffin in the 60's and still so today. >> thank you. >> first question we will settle in private. [laughter] >> thank you for attending today's discussion and supporting the chicago tribune's commitment to literacy. a book signing will take place in the arts room. as you exit this room to your left is the first room on your left. >> i want to say thanks for the outstanding questions. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >>> johan speed is the author of the chicago school. the stock was part of the

united states of america today. and, as a result, our hospitals are cracking under the weight of providing quality health care for americansho lack insurance. >> reporter: under the agreement, the catholic health association of the united states, the american hospital association, and the federation of american hospitals would give up $155 billion of future medicare and medicaid payments over ten years. the vice president had few details on exactly how the savings would be achieved, but he outlined the basic plan. >> these reductions will be achieved through a combination of delivery system reforms, additional reductions in hospital and additional reductions in the hospital's annual and inflationary updates. as our system becomes more efficient thanks to innovation, technology and electronic records, we'll show increases-- we'll slow, i should say, increases in medicare and medicaid payments to hospitals. as more people are insured, hospitals will bear less of the financial burden of caring for the uninsured and the underinsured, and we'll reduce payments to cover those costs in tandem with that reduction. >> as more peopl

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united states. this is an important question for all americans. whether the president of the united states jumped to a conclusion or whether it's his perspective as an african-american man that led him to simply react to something that many other americans don't relate to. i mean, this is important stuff. it is part of our national conversation. your reaction as well right here on twitter, facebook, and myspace. stay with us. we're going to be right back. >>> welcome back, i'm rick sanchez. we are coming to you today from our time warner studios here in beautiful new york city off of columbus circle. man, have you guys gotten involved in this debate since yesterday. jeff, come around. let's look at a couple of tweets if we can. here we go. let's go right to the top. this is interesting. it says, i am now thinking, right there, i am now thinking that obama set us up with his acted stupid comment to deflect the news on the health care debate. that's the one at the top that says united 9198. let's skip down to this one here that says amadghatti. it sa

he is the first african- american president of the united states and i feel privileged that he is visitinghomeland. >> ward you like barack obama? >> the what -- why do you like barack obama? >> the way he does things, he does what he wants to do. >> why are you excited about his visit? >> because he is the first african-american president. >> that is right. >> and he is coming to ghana. and who comes to visit donna? >> -- and who comes to visit, donnghana? >> what would you say to president obama if you met him down the road by in some rice? >> [laughter] i would say that he is my role model because he is very courageous. he can do things without being scared, even though the consequences might be bad. >> obama is the biggest president in the world. he can -- he has proven the black people can do exactly what white people can. >> that is what the kids are feeling right now. obviously, it is a lot more than that. but just having barack obama here is get enough. -- gift beenenough. >> there is enthusiasm amongst young people, and most people at the arrival of barack obama. is that the case

american citizen. he becomes not only the man in many ways he kind of pretended to be when he came to the united states, he does in fact become an american. thank you. [applause] i should take some questions, shouldn't i? [laughter] >> you didn't say anything about his social life. did he marry? >> i did want to get to it, one of those things on restrains of time, he never did merry and he spent his own sexually there had been a matter of question that he was homosexual. there is little -- unfortunately there is little evidence to suggest one thing or the other. true, he did attract the attention of prince henry of pressure on known for favoring young handsome officers especially if they were talented but more that they be young and handsome and how will sexually wasn't uncommon or bisexuality in the court. one of the reasons he fled so precipitously in 77 he decided to take up the rather skimpy offer given by silence dena and benjamin franklin was he had been accused of molesting young boy by all at the court. there is no reference to this besides a letter written to his former employer by a friend of

. >> reporter: the historic election of the united states first african-american president highlights the naacp's role in fighting for equality and opportunity. >> this is a big step we've taken, have a black family in the white house. ending that 233-year-old color barrier. but there's a lot more work that needs to be done. >> reporter: this after former president bush came the naacp at arm's length, declining their invitations to address them for five years. >> thank you very much, bruce, thanks for the introduction. bruce's a polite guy, i thought what he was going to say is it's about time you showed up. and i'm glad i did. >> now -- >> the president bush and suzanne malveaux, the president is now preparing to speak at the naacp convention. let's go to him right now. >> -- it's just good to be among friends. it is an extraordinary honor to be here in the city where the naacp was formed. to mark its centennial. what we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey the naacp is traveling, but the journey that we as americans have traveled over the past 100 years. it's a journey that t

jurisdictional look to the united states whether that person has engaged with such contact he or she can be held in the u.s. courts. in many cases it will be very clear cut. these are american individuals. of course they can. if there are people who are physically present in the united states they can. if they have contact with the united states, they can. but what about the individual who is saudi arabia and serving in british courts and obtains one of the cities of libel judgments? you get into very difficult questions and again, there are some sort of policy externalities' that could potentially be quite damaging to the united states and u.s. government officials particularly upon the embrace of the concept of jurisdiction in other words the idea our courts can reach out and pull in these people who don't have a lot of ties with the u.s. and any particular

. >>> because the courage and capability of every single american in iraq, a sovereign and united iraq is taking control of its own destiny. iraq's future now rests in the hands of its own people. as extraordinary an accomplishment as that is, we know it won't be without problems. we know there will be difficult days ahead. that's why we'll remain a strong partner on behalf of the iraqi period on behalf of their prosperity. >>> they took time to celebrate eldest daughter malia's birthday. she turned 11 on the 4th. the president said when malia was younger, he would tell her the july 4th fireworks were for her. he told the crowd he's not sure she believes that anymore. >>> people across the country use the 4th to stand up against what they consider too much government spending. they call it a tea party, which is the acronym for taxed enough already. they say the president's economic stimulus plan is racking up a huge national debt. they also say his national health initiative is socialism. >> our government has decided that it knows better than the people and the people need to make sur

united states." i applaud harry for that. that is something the american people are not going to tolerate. he said that he opposes imprisoning detainees on u.s. soil saying "we don't want them around the united states. i can't make it anymore clear than the statement i have given to you. we will never allow terrorists to be released in the united states." senator durbin said the feeling was at this point we were defending the unknown. we were being asked to defend a plan that hasn't been announced. and i think senator durbin was correct then and is correct now. there are lots of questions, very few answers. what is the impact? say we close gitmo, what is the impact of placing detainees in the u.s. prison system, pretrial and post trial? has an assessment been done to determine the risk of escape as well as potentially creating targets in the u.s. for terrorist attacks? will gitmo detaineesing segregated from regular prison population? these guys are trained to recruit. and that would be the garden spot for them to get in the american prison system to recruit people to become terrorists. wha

during a labor union dinner, the nobel laureate assessed the american character this way. the united states has held europe to win the first and second world wars, twice raised europe from postwar destruction for 10, 20, 30 years it has dole -- it has stood as a shield protecting europe. to avoid paying for armaments, thinking how to leave nato, knowing that in any case, america would protect them. the united states has long shown themselves as being the most generous country in the world. wherever there is a flood, an earthquake, a natural disaster, an epidemic, who is the first to help prove the united states. -- the first to help? the united states. what does it mean to be people of character? people that uphold changes of standards in good and practice great or virtues from household, to the economy, to culture, and the political order. conservatism defends the standards and qualities which the fine people of character. the original source of these standards is the western tradition of this civilization, rooted in reason and faith stretching back thousands of years. the tradition

it's the first time an african-american president of the united states, the only african-american president sub-saharan african country. he visited egypt and north africa earlier in the year. we're following this trip to ghana. we're going to bring you the arrival live. that's coming up. stay tuned for that. you'll see history unfold. >>> meanwhile, there are new signs unfolding right now that iran is coming down very hard on those protesting the government and there is word of the arrest of the first iranian/american journalist whose demonstrations began after those disputed elections. cnn's reza sayah is following this from the cnn iran desk. an american citizen has now been picked up. is that right, reza? >> reporter: yeah, wolf. this is significant because this is the first u.s. citizen to be detained by iranian authorities during the post election turmoil. his name is dr. keyan, and according to sources close to his family, he was picked up by members of iran's revolutionary guard, dragged out of his home on thursday in front of his wife and a small child. it's not clear why he was det