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

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this because the united nations, who says the united stations as a credible institutions? >> you don't think the united nations is credible? >> no. >> you have an ambassador to the united nations. >> [unintelligible] the syrian government calls these men terrorists. president assad seems to except that there has been excessive force by police, but that these were individual acts and not policy. that will be treated with scorn by the demonstrators, and the international community is concerned that syria is moving from crack down to something more and more resembles a civil war. adoption joining me to discuss the syrian president's interview is a fellow at the monterey institute of international studies. you heard presidentass assad say that he did not order the brutality, but he is not doing much to stop it. is he in charge? >> he was not in charge of the brutal crackdown, his uncle is not in charge in 1982, head who is? his story is not believable. >> is there somebody else pulling the strings when it comes to ordering the army crackdown in this manner? >> he claims there a

just because the united nations -- who said that the united nations is a credible institution? >> you do not think the united nations is credible? >> no. >> you have an ambassador. >> yes. it is a game we play. [laughter] >> where is all of this going? some have responded to the government crackdown by taking up arms. the international community is deeply worried that syria is heading into a full-fledged civil war. the interview paints a picture of syria which is completely at odds to what is experienced by the demonstrators. they are still being shot down in the streets almost every single day. at the beginning, their demand was simply for reform. now, after months of unfulfilled promises, they want president assad to go. >> a crackdown on militias in libya. >> there is indeed. thousands of people have been protesting in the libyan capital tripoli against former rebels who helped liberate the city from colonel gaddafi. this has alarmed the authorities to demand that they lay down their arms and return home. ♪ >> they turned out to protest against growing lawlessness in a countr

who says the united nations is a credible institution? >> you do not think the united nations is credible? >> no. >> you have an ambassador of the united nations? >> is a game you play. >> where is all of this going? some have responded to the government crackdown by taking up arms. the international community is worried that syria is headed into a fully-fledged civil war. the syrian president paid a picture of syria that is completely at odds with the demonstrators that is still big shot down in the streets almost every single day. at the beginning there de blancs were simply for reform. -- ther8irir demands were simply for reform, but now they want the president to go. >> for more on the syrian president's interview, i spoke to a guest. not heard him say he did order the poor quality, but he does not seem to be doing much to stop it either. is he in charge or not? take it he is not in charge of the brutal crackdown, his uncle was not in charge of the massacre of 1982. i think he is in charge. his story is not familiar. the book ends with

we cannot say just because the united nations, who said that the united nations is a credible institution? >> reporter: you do not think the united nations is credible? >> no. it has never been credible. never. >> reporter: the outside world has punished syria. the united states, european union and the arab league have imposed sanctions, targeting syrian banking assets and limiting travel of top officials. and in the last few months, more and more people have taken up weapons to try to topple this regime. many soldiers have defected and pledged to bring down assad. today, syria is increasingly dangerous and increasingly alone. prime minister of turkey, who was your ally, has said, and i quote, no regime can survive by killing or jailing. jordan says you should step down. the arab league, they have suspended you. you've lost all the support of your neighbors and friends. does that matter to you? >> nobody can support, can isolate syria because of our position. they isolate syria, syria will collapse. >> reporter: name an issue that matters in this part of the world, middle east peace, terr

who said that the united nations is a credible institution? f you do not think the united nations is credible? >> no. >> you have an ambassador. >> it is a game we play. >> where is all of this going? some have responded to the government crackdown by taking up arms. the international community is deeply worried. syria is heading into fully fledged civil war. interviewassad's paints a picture that is completely at odds with what is being shown by the demonstrators, being shot in the street every day. at the act -- at the beginning, their man was simply for reform. now after months of unfilled promises, they of unfilledassad to go. -- they want presidents assad to go. >> a recent upsurge in fighting between those loyal to colonel gaddafi and the rebels has the militias saying they will lay down their arms and return home. >> they turned out to protest against growing lawlessness in a country awash with weapons. three and a half months since march gaddafi was ousted, -- since muammar gaddafi was ousted, they are being told to go home. there is no

andrew wilder is the director of afghanistan and pakistan programs at the united states institute of peace. he has worked in both countries for more than 20 years, running humanitarian organizations and doing research. we thank you both for being with us. andrew wilder, to you first. on today's bombing. these are rare, as we said, have been years since something like this has happened in afghanistan. sectarian violence on shiites. what is the significance that it's happening now? >> as if afghanistan needed a new kind of violence. we haven't seen this kind of sectarian attack in afghanistan. it's quite frequent and common in pakistan to see this kind of attack. but not in afghanistan. that's why it's very unusual. again, a coordinated attack in three cities at the same time. really unfortunate to see this kind of sunni-she a type of violence in afghanistan. the attacks have been mostly directed at official tarring hes, military targets but not sectarian tarring hes like the shia community. >> woodruff: we reported that a pakistani sunni militant group claimed responsibility. how do y

[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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 171. the nays are 248. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in part a of house report 112-296 by the gentleman from michigan, mr. peters, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by a voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment in 4 printed in part a of house report 112-296 offered by mr. peters of michigan. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioni

[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 410, the nays are 11. 2/3 of those voting 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. mr. frank: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. frank: i ask unanimous consent to proceed out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. frank: madam speaker, i deeply appreciate the solicit tude of my colleagues on my appearance. i want to first assure them that there is much less here than meets the eye. i am going to explain this because as much as i app

to the is now the law in the united states that any foreign financial institution that engages in transactions with tidewater risks having its access to the united states terminated. we are continuing to press our allies in europe to add tidewater to the list of sanctioned entities in europe as well. because europe has taken a number of steps to sanction irgc related entities including most importantly an entity that is a major construction firm in iran that has been subject to sanctions. >> have we been successful in persuading them on tidewater? >> to be candid, senator, i'm if it is in the list of 180 new sanctioned entities that the e.u. has announced today. but if we're not successful today i can assure you we will continue to press the europeans to add tidewater to the list of sanctioned entities on the e.u. list. but the irgc -- and my time has conspired -- the irgc, as it continues to expand into the iranian economy, as more and more average iranian citizens are manufactured out of -- moved out of the economy and the government and the most dangerous entities expand their reach, we wil

[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 421. the nays are 2. the motion is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. mckeon: madam speaker, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 22, i move that the managers on the part of the house on h.r. 1540 be permitted to close to the public any of the conference at such times as classified national security information may be broached providing that any sitting member of congress shall be entitled to attempt any meeting of the conference. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12 of rule 22, the yeas and nays are ordered and members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. five-minute vote. [captioning made po

earlier report in september where an assistant professor at the university research reactor institute said that units one and three had already had a melt through and that by his projection the korean had moved as much as. ten twelve meters into the ground already this is a korean is the grounds to make that all you white house right now it's like it's like whole magma it's like volcanic lava but it's it's highly radioactive fuel and steel and it's just it's burning down in the even tokyo electric power company. in its computer simulation because let's be clear nobody can get into these reactors to actually see what's going on these are all simulations dead absolutely it's killer right there but the the tepco has admitted that by their latest simulation the corrie him has burned through two thirds of the floor of the reactor so it's melted it's the reactor one they say has eighty five to one hundred percent of the core melted away burned through the bottom of the reactor vessel fell to the concrete floor and now is burned through over two feet of concrete course. tepco. and they've they've always bee

dollars losses and unprecedented measures by government and central banks prop up financial institutions. as united states economy remains a vulnerable in the midst of the recovery just across the atlantic the european union, they fight a second wave of economic and financial turmoil. today's hearing examine the economic unrest facing europe, actions undertaken by central bank and international organizations in response, options that remain at our disposal and potential consequences to the u.s. economy and taxpayers. in 2010 what first appeared as a great crisis spread and dictate global headlines. stock markets and the way european nations are categorized. as events worsen this summer, crisis took, of european states and even managed ability of the closest relationships between nicolas sarkozy of france and angela merkel of germany. and their efforts to save the euro. the e.u. instituted the stability facility and encourage european central bank to take extraordinary measures to address liquidity and solvency in the crisis facing european nations and their banks. so far it seems their actions fail

hopeless minority and yet we still have seventy five percent of our laws that run the united kingdom made in these institutions and in particular the industry that cameron sought to protect our financial services are now more vulnerable than ever so i think that cameron not wishing to do this has now opened up the real debate in the u.k. about our european future and i suspect that over the coming months the calls for britain to have a referendum on our continued membership of the union will become very loud and very strong indeed and i know that you describe the euro as a sort of economic prison why do you say that. well imagine i mean put yourself in the place of a greek right now whether you vote at the next general election for a socialist party or a conservative party or liberal party for that matter it makes no difference because your tax rates your spending rates all of these things are now determined by three foreign officials one from the european commission one from the european central bank and one from the i.m.f. who i'm afraid of turned into an organization who exists to back up this euro project

[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 prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 351 and the nays are zero. the bill is passed and without objection, the the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from california, mr. issa, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2158 on which the the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: a bill to designate the postal service located at 14901 at la mirada at the wayne grisham post office. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 p

united states. the u.k., over the past several years, has taken action against particular institutions. what we did monday was to cut off the entire international sector. they are now in line with where we are. the canadians as well are in line with where we are and where we have been for some time. >> with respect to your concern, and this concern also being expressed from the letter that the secretary of treasury wrote, that our closest allies could curtail purchases in the future or cease to cooperate, do you see a predictable outcome among these countries we are discussing if this amendment were passed? >> senator, i think what we and what the secretary was driving at is that we see and we are working with our partners to have them reduced their reliance on imports from iran. the united states imports and no oil from iran. we are seeing that our partners recognized, in part because of the actions we have taken and the in the nation we have put out into the public domain, recognize the danger involved in an oil and irani an having the cbi use those revenues to fuel dangerous activiti

. >> we believe that they are there to force the democratic process and the institutions that are supported by the united states government that were a throughout the world in the interests of helping citizens realize their goals and democratic processes taking root in their country. we have been very open and transparent it with egyptian authorities at all levels, particularly about the operating procedures and policies. we are very concerned. >> a representative from the human-rights watch in cairo explained what happening -- what is happening. >> egyptian and international organizations operating in egypt have been raided. the ministry of and justice says there are more. these organizations are not only raided but they were also shut down, the staff was asked to leave the premises, the documents were removed. this is happening in the context of a criminal investigation that has been ongoing since july of this year. it targets all organizations not registered under the ngo law. this is a very very serious escalation in that investigation. our problem is that this is based on a repressive law which muba

[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 expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 179. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair. the ayes have it. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [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 p

institutions in iraq's traditional political culture, which is more authoritarian, more centralized. and whenever these two tensions come into play, the fact that america was there was an indication that the united states had an interest in seeing these institutions sustained. and it kept certain iraqi political players from revolume-- resolving issues or conflicts through sort of more traditional methods, koups, power grabs, those types of things. and so what we're seeing in remarkably short order is the removal of that psychological ballast and the consequence of actually still very, very weak institutions. so yes, i do think it suggests that we perhaps removed ourselves before these institutions had sufficiently consolidated. >> brown: and john mearsheimer, your point is it is not how we ended it here but just the going in in the first place? >> yeah, i think going in in the first place was foolish. because it was inevitable, in my opinion, that we would end up in this situation. i think with regard to megan's point, that there is no question that if the united states were to stay in iraq that we wouldn't be having these troubles. and as long as the united states is in iraq, it would serve a

affects not just the reelection prospects of the president but the economy of the united states, all of us. this is an institution of response. >> i think colby was right when he was saying the real problem is living beyond europe's needs. the problem is the entitlement state, which the europeans have developed, to an extent, that is obviously not sustainable. of course, miss south -- the greek, spanish, italian systems -- compared to the stronger northern economies. but this is social democracy run wild, way beyond means, and now comes the reckoning. the interesting thing is that america has a look at this. we are not quite where the europeans are, but we are also on a collision course with our entitlements. >> so do the scandinavian countries -- even more so. it is the question of paying for it. >> the germans had a peculiar work ethic that is not shared and the rest of europe, and that is why germany alone will have to hold up 17 other countries, and it resists it. but i think the two people will determine who gets elected last -- next year are angela merkel and ron hall. they will have more say on who becomes

. >> you can see here that the ranking international institutions, places like the world health organization, the united nations, nato, are all favorable to the british republic. the eu ranks near last. >> there is no mistaking the eu skepticism. the eu has become an even tougher sell. nobody even once a free shopping bag. >> we can see how nationals of the european countries are really struggling. >> even that the british government is stoking anti-eu sentiments. david cameron and blames the crisis on the crisis that has gripped many nations. >> people seem to misunderstand the reasons behind the debt crisis. they do not realize the eurozone as a whole is a very healthy economy. growth is higher over there and inflation is lower. they focus that a few of the member states have had problems with debt. >> for mark and other eu critics, these arguments do not hold water. they want to leave the european union. they are campaigning for britain to have a new vote on union membership. >> there are a lot of people associated with the campaign that say that this could do quite well as outside of the european un

important than democracy we'll look at how economic turmoil has weakened democratic institutions from europe to the united states and do even zelikow holes put religion above country we'll have all that and more for you tonight including a dose of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to miss. all right so it's the first of december which means we are just one month and two days away from the iowa caucuses one month and nine days away from the new hampshire primary iowa and new hampshire the first two real litmus test not counting the endless polls of course to see how each g.o.p. candidate really resonates with voters voters who show up and believe they're having a hand in the democratic process picking their choice for who they like to see as the next president of the united states right. wrong many of these candidates seem to have no intention of actually running for president yet they continue to happily collect money from supporters and attention from the press willingly gives them a fact and s n b c's chuck todd seems very controversial with. mark talk to go

the reelection prospects of the president but it affects the economy of the united states and all of us. this is an institution of response, not political. >> issing colby was right in saying the real problem was living beyond europe's means. the europeans developed to an extent that is obviously not sustainable. of course, the greek and spanish and italian systems -- compared to the stronger northern economies. as a social democracy run wild, with the on means, and now is the reckoning. america, as we look at this, we are not quite where the europeans are but we are also -- that is one out of 17. >> scandinavian countries even more so -- it is the question of paying for. >> the germans have a peculiar work ethic not shared in the rest of europe and that is why germany alone will have to hold up 17 other countries, and it resents it. but i think the two people who determine who gets elected next year, angela merkel and ron paul -- they will have more say on who becomes the next president than anybody in this country or anybody in the world. if ron paul runs as an independent, obama wins. it is over, save all o

passengers of united airlines flight 93, recognizing the imminent danger that the aircraft, that they were boarded, posed to a large number of innocent men and women and children, american institutions and the symbols of american democracy, took heroic and noble action to ensure that that aircraft could not be used as a weapon. given the unprecedented nature of the attacks against the united states of america and the need to properly demonstrate the support of the country for those who lost their lives to terrorism, it is fitting that their sacrifice be recognized with the award of an appropriate medal. awarding this medal would give congress and the american people an opportunity to pay further tribute and honor to the heroic men and women who lost their lives that day. there would be no better gift this holiday season to those who lost loved ones than passing this bill and officially recognizing those of us -- who lost their lives that fateful day. mr. speaker, i urge all my colleagues to support this bill, the heroes of 9/11, and i want to thank over 300 members, 350 members, i believe it was, that signed onto this bill to make it possible, that we're here today, going to pass th

saying -- we cannot say just because the united nations -- who says the that the united nations is a credible institution? >> you do not think the united nations is credible? >> no. >> you have an ambassador at the united nations. >> yes. it's a game we play. >> you have said often, you don't see yourself doing this job for life. you said you're doing it for your country. with all the turmoil in your country, is it perhaps better for syria that you no longer remain its leader? >> i don't have problems. for me, it's public support. this is the most important thing. when i feel that the public support declined, i won't be here. even if they say -- if they ask, i shouldn't be here, if there's no public support. >> okay. >> that's cononclusive. >> what do you think is the biggest misconception that my country has of what's happening here? if, indeed, there is a misconception? >> we don't kill. no government in the world kills its people and -- for me as president, i became president because of the public support. it's impossible for anyone in this state to give order to kill. >> do you feel guilty? >> i did

pelican bay's nine-member unit responds to all crimes committed by inmates within the institution. working at pelican bay makes them one of the most active law enforcement units in the world. the squad performs random pat downs for weapons on the yard, confiscating an average of 12 per week. >> this was made by an aryan brotherhood member in the security housing unit. this was destined for an officer. you can see how he honed it down on concrete. this is incredible. >> the squad is also responsible for screening any suspicious mail entering the institution. >> there's approximately 5,000 pieces of mail that come and out of our mailroom daily. that's not counting the newspapers and the magazines. the trafficker that prepared this particular envelope, they knew that all the mail that comes into the mailroom is opened by a machine. they cut the top. what this person did, they took small doses of black tar heroin and put it along the glue fold of the envelope and simply sealed it with a greeting card. >> jim dejenet is a member of the squad and he has witnessed a wide range of drug smug

united states. it's forcesed to trigger every financial institution in the world to choose between the $300 billion iranian slinking economy and the u.s. economy. but we worked with the administration, especially senator menendez, he put two critical waivers in the amendment that said if oil prices are constricted, the president can delay sanctions. and then we put a catch-all kind of get out of jail free card national security waiver. but surprisingly, after the administration won these concessions from senator menendez and i, they turned right around and opposed senator menendez in an open hearing. and secretary geithner wrote to the congress saying we don't think that you should support the menendez-kirk amendment at all even though it has the waivers a and not one senator stood with them. >> it is fascinating to see that 100-0 vote a week ago thursday. it's so unusual in these times. i think secretary geithner's letter he did also mention the oil price fights that you mentioned but also i think he was concerned about congress not having a full picture of the diplomatic efforts and the internati

united states. it is forced to trigger every financial institution in the world between the shrinking iranian economy and the $14 trillion u.s. economy, but we worked with the administration, especially senator menendez. in the item which says the president can delay sanctions, and we put a catchall kind of get out of free national- security waiver. but after the and administration one these six sessions, -- won these concessions, they turned right around and oppose senator mÉndez in a hearing. it was said that we do not believe that you should support it at all even though it has the waivers as indicated by senator mÉndez, and not one senator stood with them. >> it was fascinating to see that 100 to 0 vote. whistle-stop is so unusual in these times, as you said. in secretary brighteners letter, he also mentioned -- as secretary geithner's letter said, the evidence that the obama administration, what they were doing, and to be warned that he was worried that this measure, this amendment would interfere with the those and send the wrong message to allies and others that the illustration is working for

cnty and the opportunity to do research and development witith somof the institutions that t are involved. we d do it under one units.. that is the objective. i think we e have a pretty good chance of success. >> there has been a lot written lately comparing montgomery county to fairfax county. in t washingtonn pt, montntgomery county has lost its status as a fairfax's twin, saying virginia is adding jobs at a faster ratate and montgomery county is not keeping pacace. >> i think thatt was a little overstated. fairfax as done a t terrific job. it is likike having a magic johnsoand chael jordan on your basketball team. they are doioing fine. >> but if you have the potential to win a championship, and i s say this as a a newontgomery county residents. i anot proud mtgomerery county resident. -- i am now a proud montgomery county resent. >> if you look at our taxes they are very comparative comparative do what you find in n northern virginia. >> jim dinegar acknowledged that taxes are a problem for businesses. >> the dierence is relatively small when you look at them in totality. in terms of this game, this is america.

constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. big changes coming to the united states postal service. changes aimed at saving the service from economic failure. they say that they will hike rates and cut services are in an effort to save money. not only will it cost more to mail a letter coming next spring, it will take one day longer for that matter to reach its destination. the changes are designed to save billions of dollars per year. >> this proposed change to service standards will allow a significant opportunity to consolidate the postal network in terms of facilities, a postal equipment, vehicles, and employee work force. and generate a projected net savings, annually, of approximately $2.1 billion. >> the u.s. ps sites developments in technology for the decline in its business. projections show an additional decline of 47% between this year and 2020. a woman is in serious condition after being struck by a dodge neon in the 8100 block of and around the old road. she was struck and transported to shock trauma. police say the preliminary investigation showe