the giants on wednesday, so we need to take the teacher awards ceremony with the san francisco united institute. thank you for coming out to the ball game. >> tickets to the asian art museum. >> asian art museum vip tickets during wonderful. thank you. our october teacher of the month is karen from galileo academy of science and technology. she is our map and academy hospitality tourism. susan's fired by one of her students who was missing class, not connected to school, and did not seem to care. she joined her academy of hospitality and tourism class and stay connected to her, even when she left for a bit to continue busy to attend a continuation high school to catch up on credits. she returned with a new spirit and commitment to graduate. karen will be here and will be most proud. karen, congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. it is an honor to be up here. first, i have to thank my husband who supports us every day and never says, "when are you going to be downgrading those tests?" for "are you done with that lesson plan?" or "you are leaving today to drive eight kids to disneyland?" to my

national security adviser under president george bush and is now a senior adviser at the united states institute of peace. some people in the process today are saying they can wrap it up in the year. one wants to say, "hang on, guys, this is the middle east." >> that is certainly right. there is a sorry history of deadlines and time horizons in the middle east, but i think what is interesting is that the parties this time, both israelis and palestinians, particularly israelis, who have been especially suspicious of deadlines, actually have all agreed that ought to try the to do this in the year, and i think it indicates an awareness by everybody that there is a window of opportunity to do this, and that if it is not down in a fairly constrained time, there is a risk that violence could once again overwhelm the peace process. >> you used the phrase with no opportunity. i think it was james baker back in madrid in the early 1990's who originally coined the phrase that memory is correct, but there are so many unknowns, so many bits and pieces that the israeli government and the palestinian governme

history professors, four years, united states institute of peace, director, 15 years. the center for democracy washington d.c.founder and president 18 years. national archives and records administration now archivist of the u.s. four months and currently. author and coauthor eight books including the story of america and the haunted wood. soviet espionage in america, the stalin era and penge, the hess chambers case. awards united nationsed peace media the u.n.'s highest medal of honor given to an individual working for the cause of international peace and the council of europe silver medal twice for "outstanding astains and guide answer." alan weinstein. doctor weinstein what is your mission at the u.s. national archives and h are you able to fulfill that mission with the budge case, you know that. >> year's budget. john. we hope for more: the national archives and records administration serves american democracy. i'm going to read to you the very brief mission statement. preserves for the american people and their public servants the records of our federal government.

proposed new european security deal he went on to say that the new system would actually unite current institutions to make everyone will secure and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said those who say russia isn't democratic have very bad memories over now joined by our tests are still level was at the forum and now joins us hi there. tell us what speech went through take us through the speech what were the main points or well one of the main points of his speech as you mentioned is the focusing on democracy well because let's go back to previous to the previous day i wanted to work focused mainly on democracy and they were trying to define what is democracy and basically i spoke earlier with all of stan and he says that they all agree to disagree that there is no one definition of democracy and one. democratic system may not be applicable to one another and therefore coming to russian president dmitri medvedev of speech he was saying particular he was very insistent that parliamentary democracy is not applicable to russia it's not going to work in russia and he explained that pretty well

towards moscow's proposed new european security deal he said the new system would actually unite current institutions to make everyone more secure and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said those who say russia isn't democratic have very bad memories are getting a great job but has been following the discussions. the bottom line. presently bed of speech was that time has come not to. just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go its own way russia's president russian president dmitry medvedev take on that is that nothing is very straightforward these days and this is what the forum is about as well the central topic democratization and democracy experiences around the world diversified experiences the heated argument was about what is democracy in the first place and where it can be d

jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal he said the plans would actually united current institutions to make everyone more secure and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said that those who say russia isn't democratic have very bad memories when i was joined by our to put in the work over who has been following the discussions hello to you so who are present here that he was covering a lot of issues ranging from a democracy to economic diversification among others tell us about what was the bottom line of the president's speech today indeed the agenda was very intense but the bottom line and present the bed of speech was that time has come not does just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go its own way russia's president russian president dmitry medvedev has taken th

towards a proposed new european security deal he said that the new system would actually unite current institutions to make everyone more secure and also in a speech concentrating on democracy he said those who say ross it isn't democratic have very bad memories let's get more. alarcon wanted to have really a grouch over who is apple forum here and you're a slimeball hi there are cards here now tell us more about what was said in the speech and what reaction it's getting. a rise in recent having the main message president medvedev has been sending is that time has come not just to talk not just to criticize russia but to find global solutions three main topics modernization democratization and efficiency were raised at this year's global policy forum in yugoslavia and the main idea which comes out of this is that there's a simple things is it time to stand but how to achieve this goal is is really a question and there was no consistency on there were so many different opinions spoken out as for president medvedev state from that is that nothing is very straightforward these day and this is what the

in sydney, australia and a non-resident senior fellow in foreign policy at the brookings institution in the united states. welcome to both of you. >> nice to be here. >> you know, i'm curious why we talk about special envoys. what is it that makes a special envoy special? why do we need them in foreign policy? why do they keep coming back in foreign policy? charlie? >> i'll make a historical point, first, that i think is important. which is that american diplomacy, for much of our history, was conducted by special envoys because we had no real diplomatic structure. we, of course, had ministers overseas, but very, very small embassies and a tiny state department. and therefore, the tendency to use a special envoy was understandable. our diplomacy, after all, began with special envoys during the american revolution and continued that way, ah, throughout much of the nineteenth century. >> so it was lack of expertise, essentially in the government, that made you go outside the government and choose a special envoy? >> that's correct, in my opinion. >> and michael? >> well, i think that's true, but we'

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things very quickly make sure that they're not criminals in most cities in the united states including the migration policy institute which had a very serious research shows that the immigrants coming to the united states today or or the group at least commits crimes number two they want to make sure that these individuals pay taxes i don't like paying taxes no one does but i agree in many of them already do number three you know the one that is the stickiest they want them to learn english that is the thing that bothers us america's the most says do with cultural aspect. as you've already mentioned number four they want to make sure these individuals some want to make sure that they pay a fine for having come without documents because i don't know if you know but to date that there is still no fine for crossing the line it's not criminal the punishment is just to send you home so it's not a crime to come without documents and they should and then number five some want to make sure that they're not taking away jobs that the economy doesn't go down and i think those are all five of five fair. points that the american

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend scott moore, doctorial student, germany. the chaplain: god of the nations, you have chosen many in various ways to show your presence in the world. you have been a guiding light in dark times and a refuge against the storms of life. we ask you to send the spirit of your holy wisdom and compassion to the members of the 111th congress who gather here for this most important work. strengthen them in their work for justice, lead them in their work for peace, guide them as they speak and act for all who would call this great land their home. bless their families and bless them in their work today. grant them the opportunity and the serenity, o lod, on all they have achieved so far and unite them

the united states of america. this is an institution that i'm proud to be a member of and there comes a point in time in our lives when we just simply must do the right thing, keeping our priorities straight. this is a political body, but this is not a political issue. it should not be. it was not political when every man and woman went out to sacrifice their own lives, in essence, on 9/11. they went out there not because they were democrats or republicans, black or white, they're from here or there. they went out because this is the united states of america. this is the people's house. there comes a time for us not to be political but to take care of our own and that's what this is all about. our own is sick. our own is dying. and we need to come to their aid and come to their aid now. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from illinois. mr. shimkus: i'd like to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, can i just ask the

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] smoo the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 371. the nays are 36. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5873, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5873, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 218 north milwaukee street in waterford, wisconsin, as the captain red d. schiller post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this

united kingdom. well john mclaughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation in paris says that if poland arrests a cry of this will be a considerable step forward in prosecuting terrorist suspects. i think there's no doubt that if poland were to disown him it would be an enormous breakthrough for russia certainly in the fight against terrorism but more generally in its new. political friendship with its naples we've seen over the last year and a half big turnaround in western foreign policy towards russia it's very important to understand that there is a link between the caucasus and between russia's enemies in central and eastern europe there are links between the people from the north caucasus and the baltic states and we can see that the world chechen congress itself is being held in poland so the caucasus has always been a geopolitical lever which russia's enemies have used to to basically undermine russia and if as i say poland were to abandon that policy by a resting. something which would presumably finish off the world chechen congress or at least this meeting of it that would be an extr

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: all powerful lord, you fulfill your promises day by day and lead your people to greatness. we ask each of us you are the -- you are the one who asks each of us a life worthy of your calling. by embracing the responsibilities of our station in life, each of us is to perform our duties with humanity, neatness and patience. by baring with one another with understanding we are to make every effort to preserve the unit we have been -- unity we have been given by your divine promise and seek peace at ever-turning events. your guidance is with us now and will be fully revealed in the end. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and an

examples of such frameworks are the management systems of financial institutions and the financial regulatory system of the united states and other countries. economic management involves the operation of the framework during a period of time. in the private sector, the management of complex management institutions. as you may have alreadyapplicats crisis and what i have been calling in economic science -- that his basic economic research and analysis. i will provide a few examples of how economic principles and basic research, rather than having misled us, have significantly enhance o understanding of the crisis and are informing the regulatory response. the crisis did reveal some gaps in economists acknowledge that should be remedied. the financial crisis represented an enormously complex set of interactions, indeed, a discussion and ball abilities in the financial system and financial regulations that allow the crisis to have such devastating effects will more than fill my time this afternoon. the complexity of our financial syst and the resulting difficulties of predicting relevanc in one financial markets an

hoot about the united states but united states secretary of state hillary clinton seems to think otherwise now the un remains the single most important global institution we are constantly reminded of its value i understand that we need to be you know we have a responsibility to work with the world but i don't think they need to control us we obviously need institutions that are flexible inclusive complementary instead of just competing with each other but some analysts say when it comes to the united nations for the u.s. there really isn't all that much competition the idea that the united nations is an independent center of power in the world i think is based on a misconception the united states dominates the security council the security council dominates the the rest. paradis and the argument isn't just against the united nations the world bank headquarters stand tall here in washington d.c. the international stablished says it's a vital source of technical and financial assistance to developing countries across the globe. and just a few blocks away another international institution heinie the headquarters of the i.m.f. international monetary fund

defend and protect mosques throughout the united states of america and i'm privileged to be a member of this committee. >> do you believe this mosque wants to institutetes? >> anderson, ask yourself this question. if everyy muslim in the united states, which is about 2% of the population, wanted sharia -- which is not the case -- even if they wanted it could they impose it over a population of 98% who are not muslim in a democracy? in my country where i come from, pakistan, 98% of the population is muslim. there is no sharia law. i've been a commissioner charge of large parts of the country. our laws are criminal and civil procedure codes derived from british law which has influenced the u.s. constitution. so the notion of sharia being implemented in america with 2% of the population, to me, is mathematically absurd. >> mr. gaffney, what about that? >> i don't think he answered your question. what is, of course, the case, today, the number of muslims in america and the number of muslims in america promoting sharia are very small, blessedly. this is the time to stop 24e78 from trying to this country in a direction we dare not have it go. >> what evide

i ask you, was today a good day or a bad day for the institution of the united states congress?uck. you know, at the senate finance committee where i scheduled the witnesses, i will say that i never, ever would have had a witness like this. and one of the reasons is, we never needed to get attention for our hearings. it was the most important committee using the most important subjects. however, when the house judiciary committee on immigration, refugees, border security and international law -- >> by the way, you've got to correct. ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. >> yeah. >> i know, well done. >> get the cameras there, there is only one way. and so he did bring attention to an issue and he broke character to certain point and made a serious point about this. he brought attention to an an issue that otherwise would have don't get none but it seems in most the coverage the attention is all about him. >> you know i guess i've got ask jonathan, borat has done this. i mean is that what we saw today, the borating of congress. i mean, did congress get the joke. >> i'm not sure that cong

institute of his hosts this event with remarks of the national security advisor to vice president biden. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me welcome you to the united states institute of peace. we're very pleased to be able to open our academic year with a talk about the events and previous work and looking forward events in iraq. this is an important time. it has been a long time that these events have been going on, and i'm sure we will have enough to go into some depth on this. we have the national security advisor to the vice-president. they have spent a lot of time in baghdad and around iraq. most recently just last week, but they have been there six times in the past short month, and will have a lot to say about this. he will be followed by the now- director of eastern north africa at the national endowment for democracy and long-time for this event and observer of iraqi politics, so we look forward to dr. kubba's comments as well. following that, we will have time for you to ask questions, and we look forward to that part of the discussion as well. >> thank you very much, and good afternoon. it is great to be here, great to be with all of yo

to investigate the failure to identify mental health issues i mean so you have an institutional problem you have a unit problem how is it that a platoon of people young kids are running around the countryside engaging in this type of activity and there's no direct supervision where the officers where is the chain of command where is the daily supervision of these people to determine their mental welfare their physical welfare and the things that they're doing out there on the combat field with ammunition and running around then you have the individual issues of you know long term deployments what they've been exposed to and how they got to the point that they are arriving sergeant gibbs i don't know him personally but i can say that you know if somebody is inclined to do something and then they are given an environment and context in which they can operate or act upon those impulses you know then you have a deadly combination and i believe that's what happened gibbs was prepared to predisposed to violence of this type of nature he was given an environment an opportunity to do so when he started acting

united nations. the have to do with the world bank and the world trade organization, the institutions in which the global economy is being regulated. there is very, very little that happens in international politics that the united states does not agree with. that is the reality of world power and is reflected by these institutions. host: san diego, calif., think you for waiting. john, democrats line. caller: i would like to talk about ahmadinejad's speech. the news guy said how could we allow this to happen? how could we allowhmadinejad to speak at the u.n.? i think that is a very biased view presented by fox news. he is supposed to be a news die. host: what is your question? caller: it goes back to the previous call. they get one side of theiew about the u.n. i think mr. jones -- i thank mr. jones for coming on and presenting the other side. if you only watch the one if you only watch the one channel, all you are going to get is negative stuff. the guy that was in the un in the previous administration, he a regular guy. that is virtually the only view that you get from that station. host: mr. jones, to

and what a significant role institutions like the quartet, consisting of the united states, and russia, and the europe union and the u.n., as well as the arab league are playing. and equally, if not more so, how vital american participation really is. solving foreign policy problems today requires us to think both regionally and globally, to see the intersections and connections lengthing nations and regions and interests, to bring people together as only america can. i think the world is counting on us today, as it has in the past. when old adversaries need an honest broker on fundamental freedoms need a champion, people turn to us. when the earth shakes or rivers overflow their banks, when pan democrat he cans rage or simeonering tensions burst into violence, the world looks to us. i see it on the faces of the people i meet as i travel, not just the young pele who still dream about america's promise of opportunity and equality, but also ssoned diplomats and political leaders, who whether or not they admit it, see the principled commitment and can-do spirit that comes with american en

what a significant role institutions like the quartet, consisting of the united states and russia and the european union and the u.n., as well as the arab league, are playing. equally, if not more so, how vital american participation really is. solving foreign-policy problems today requires us to think regionally and globally. tuesday the intersections and connections linking nations and regions and interest to bring people together as only america can. i think the world is counting on us today as it has in the past. when old adversaries need an honest broker or fundamental freedoms need a champion, people turn to us. when the earth shakes or rivers overflowed their banks, when pandemic st. george simmering tensions burst into violence, the world weeks of -- looks to us. i see it on the faces of the people where i travel. whether or not they admit it, they see the principle commitment and can-do spirit that comes with american engagement. they do look to america and not just to engage, but to lead. nothing makes me prouder than to represent this great nation in the far corners of the

and what a significant role institutions like the quartet, consisting of the united states, and russia, and the european union and the u.n., as well as the arab league are playing. and equally, if not more so, how vital american participation really is. solving foreign policy problems today requires us to think both regionally and globally, to see the intersections and connections lengthing nations and regions and interests, to bring people together as only america can. i think the world is counting on us today, as it has in the past. when old adversaries need an honest broker on fundamental freedoms need a champion, people turn to us. when the earth shakes or rivers overflow their banks, when pan democrat he cans rage or simeonering tensions burst into violence, the world looks to us. i see it on the faces of the people i meet as i travel, not just the young people who still dream about america's promise of opportunity and equality, but also seasoned diplomats and political leaders, who whether or not they admit it, see the principled commitment and can-do spirit that comes with ameri

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> what everybody please stand for the pledge of allegiance? >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention to the commissioners. president marshall: present. vice-president mazzucco: present. commissioner dejesus: present. commissioner chan: present. >> james hammer is excused this evening. all seceded is the assistant chief of police and also as someone from the office of citizen complaints. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. this is the meeting of the san francisco police commission for wednesday, september 22. we have a lot of items tonight in closed session. we will get to them as quickly as possible. we will move things around a little bit. he will call item one. >> item 1 is general public comment. this is where members of the public may addressed the commission. these are items that do not otherwise appear on the commission. >> you have three minutes. >> members of the police commission, i am the di

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 402. the nays are zero. the amendment is adopted. the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. accordingly, under the rule the committee rised. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker. the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 3782 and pursuant to house resolution 1620 reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill 4786 and pursuant to house resolution 1620 reports

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 378, t are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order. will the members please take their conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. will members please take their conversations off the floor. the chair will entertain one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address though the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will be in order. >> madam speaker, americans came together in our hometowns -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. members are advised to take their conversation off the floor.

school of education and miami-dade college has the largest enrollment of any institution college or university in the united states. a siren just went off. pardon that for a second. hopefully you can still hear us. but one thing here in florida that we find is that teachers according to studies on average make thousands of dollars less than the national average. one thing that we saw here and elsewhere when times were better were incentives for teachers to enter the profession, free housing, signing bonus. one student, a potential teacher here has a question about incentives to enter science teaching. tell me about that. >> correct. i was interested in entering the sign profession, and the problem has been that the programs are being cut because there's not enough people for studying science or math. so a lot of schools are cut the programs completely. what incentives will they give to science teachers like us? >> i have to tell you, i'm a huge fan of miami-dade. i visited there earlier this year. it's a premium college in the country that's just doing an amazing job. we think about the next generation. 10,

united in anger. anger at washington, anger at institutions, at president obama, anger at deficit. now the question becomes, once a movement starts to gel, people want to know what do they exactly stand for and what does christine o'donnell stand for? anything we know they actually stand for in particular, other than being against this big spending? >> it depends. just said, it's a diverse movement, lots of different people will tell you different thing, but it is around fiscal issues. christine o'donnell will speak to value voters and sort of an exception to the rule of tea party right now. a lot of overlapping social conservatives and tea party activists but not the same movement at all. what it stands for, broadly speaking, is unhappy with movofe president's packages, health care, the stimulus. right now mostly a reaction what we've seen over the last year and a half. >> i want to read this part of your article congress has seen a sudden influx of no-compromise conservatives before. in 1994, 73 new republicans stormted into the house. newly rubben-controlled congress, votes on c