are you going to believe that a united states marine corps officer or are you going to believe this guy with the stuff that is not stamped or anything. but have drawn them up himself. there was definitely a porch out there. mr. dufty went out there and looked. it has to hold all of the porch as for the building. that is all that i have to say. i think this is a slam dunk and it is pathetic that i had to waste your time, my time, and everybody else's time. we are not out here making minimum-wage. another 45 minutes and we could have been out of here. it is a waste. i have not done anything wrong. you will most likely be hearing from this person some time. you did say that you were in contact with him on this other project. my guess is that this person is probably going to show up at some point. i can assure you that i will find out what it is if i get that information from you for slandering me. it is unsatisfactory and it is disgusting. >> anything further? >> thank you. i do not think i have received the appellant's materials here. i did receive a photograph from last year. it clearly

i am a united states marine veteran. i have gone to several wars. i was wondering this world like a lost puppy, and they accepted me with open arms. the power of acceptance and compassion. that is something that creates a structure. i also did the research, the economic status. these events bring much, much to the city. it affected their lives. it affected me. this saved my life. i had a very difficult transition from being a marine to being a civilian, a veteran, and these people say to me. i did not know anyone. this is extended, every single person. these events are amazing in that the people make them amazing. and the passion. it is just amazing what they give us, like at the end of the tunnel. we all know that life is not easy, and this helps. i know thousands and thousands of people go to these events. some of their names i know, i do not. if there is such positive influence coming from the other end, we need to look at that thank you very much for your time. >> good afternoon. my name is -- i am here because i believe in the culture. people a

and control in southern part of the kountry to its nato allies as a result it was up to the united states marines to save their courageous british in kandahar and helmand province is now the european side of nato has demonstrated to the whole world that within one week they can accomplish two big time friendly fire air assault on the rebel forces the pentagon chief robert gates who has nothing to lose on his way to final retirement should admit it loud and clear the first lesson in regime ease that nato and without american brains bronze he's nothing but a dog and pony show especially when push comes to show whether in afghanistan believe. what else where. well as well as exclusive analysis of the military operation in libya we're offering exclusive video as well. people seemed pretty much of a rebel stronghold and. thousands gathered on friday turn one of victims of nature's warnings and these images from a video service that's the name implies there's no charge upon a link to the page which you see on the internet access to the presence of clips on the web site of course. it will be the longest

control in southern part of the kountry took its nato allies as a result it was up to the united states marines to save their courageous british in kandahar and in helmand province is now the european side of nato has demonstrated to the whole world that within one week they can accomplish two child friendly fire air assault on the rebel forces the pentagon chief robert gates who has nothing to lose and his way to a final retirement should admit it loud and clear the first lesson in regime these that nato and without american brains braun's he's nothing but a dog and pony show especially when push comes to show whether in afghanistan believe. what else where. now to other news making headlines around the world at least twenty three people have been killed in violent clashes in the syrian city there are. government demonstrations continue but this is a security forces were shooting at the testers are straight from the syrian scene and claims nineteen police officers were killed reports of more deaths in other cities have emerged as a wave of rallies from to sweep the country it's an unprecedente

and control in southern part of the kountry to its nato allies as a result it was up to the united states marines to save their courageous british from this self-made disaster in helmand province reach was turned by the u.k. into the global opium drug bust it gains now depends again has repeated the same folly in libya when there precipitously transferred its command of the operation to even see european nato allies know the european side of nato has demonstrated to the whole world that within one week they can accomplish two big time friendly fire air assault on their rebel forces and as such they successfully have qualified for the guinness book of disasters. well let's have a brief look now at some other world news making headlines this hour deposed egyptian leader hosni mubarak has had a heart attack of his own intensive care but according to state t.v. he was taken ill while meeting investigators in the community he's rolling keurig are more than eight hundred. dozens of people have already started picketing outside the hospital. from a mass of violence in the country former leader has been

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and control in southern part of the kountry to its nato allies as a result it was up to the united states marines to save the courageous british from this self-made disaster in helmand province was turned by the u.k. into their global opium drug bust it case now depends again has repeated the same folly in libya when they pursued it to sleep transferred its command of the operation there in spirit nato allies now the european side of nato has demonstrated to the whole world that within one week they can accomplish two big time friendly fire air assault on the rebel forces and as such basics as fully qualified for the military guinness book of disasters and celebrate the now at some world needs making headlines this hour. or that has been given to detain that has the chips and they go. so that's his two sons of days it comes ahead of an investigation into corruption in the saudi cases. tacey. suffering a heart attack a former leader has been under house arrest and some sympathetic uprising. every coast french and u.n. troops have seen a mission from forces loyal to former president own forces cann

recognize his name he is a very outspoken anti-war press protester also a former member of the united states marine corps ran for congress the last time around we talked him out of santa fe new mexico and brought him here to d.c. to do this show we're very excited to have had him out and just wanted to have you on for a few minutes tonight to let people know what this show is all about it's about making sure that my generation the millennial is i'm twenty nine i was born in eighty two but really people my age and younger those of us who grew up with the internet rabbit hard wired in a certain way that gives us no tolerance for the kind of problems that only exist for lack of information and making sure that we have a voice in the mainstream dialogue that's not just representing our generation and the potential of the internet but also empowering my generation to be engaged and look at my younger brothers and my little sister who you know who are in high school now but who have smartphones and it's like these are the ones that are going to change the world the challenges before our generation are li

. >> i would not be an officer -- want to be an officer in the united states marine corps. >> althoughe are headed down different paths, >> there is no doubt that education plays a role. >> this may manifest itself in different ways, rising tuition costs affects all of us. >> by undertaking this project, we have learned is not the role the federal government in america to give us an education. >> it is not just to provide a free college education. it is the role the federal government to provide us with the resources necessary. >> this freedom allows as valuable opportunities to be what ever we aspire to be bare. >> or to realize the american dream. >> go to studentcam.org to watch all the winning videos. continue the conversation at our facebook and twitter pages. >> next, live, your comments on "washington journal." at 10:00, the pakistan finance minister. live at 2:00 p.m., the former speechwriters for president nixon talk about how they shaped the perception of his presidency. >> the job story on wireless is frankly a bigger one for the impact on the economy at large as opposed to

andrew enlisted in the united states marine corps on september 7, 2007, where he was assigned to the second battalion, eighth marine regimen, second marine division, second marine expeditionary force, camp lejeune, north carolina. in august of 2010 andrew was deployed to afghanistan for the second time where he bravely served on the front lines during combat operations. . while patrolling the helmund providence in afghanistan, he sustained fatal combat related injuries and died on february 19, 2011. andrew graduated in 2002 from columbia central high school in columbia, tennessee. he was active in the school's marching band where he played the trombone and helped the band win a state championship during his senior year. andrew went on to further his education at middle tennessee state university. he enjoyed numerous activities such as playing golf, soccer, and paint ball and made friends easily through his dependable and loyal nature. he's remembered by those who knew him as someone who constantly was looking for ways to help those in need. it is no wonder that serving the united stat

. >> i want to be an officer in the united states marine corps. >> i want to be a journalist for "the new york times." >> i want to pursue a career in the music industry. >> there is no doubt that higher education will play a separate role in all of our futures. >> it will manifest itself in different forms. >> as well as high school students and families around the nation, -- >> it is not the role of the government to provide us with a free ride. >> it is not their job to provide us with a free education or to set price. >> it is the role the federal government to provide us with the resources necessary to have access to a college education. >> this freedom allows the invaluable opportunity to be whatever we aspire to be. >> in other words, to realize the american dream. >> go to studentcam.org to watch the winning videos and continue the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> some news to tell you about. while the u.s. has maintained its aaa credit rating, standard and poor's rating service has lowered its long-term outlook for u.s. debt from stable to negative because of risks fr

united states. the united states navy, the united states marines, united states troops not carrying guns, carrying water, food. who does the world turn to in times of distress and disaster? it's america. and america's been a generous nation because we've had the capacity to be a generous nation. all of that is at risk. whether it's domestic or international, it's at risk. we know here and the reason for this colloquy is, we cannot solve this problem unless we work together. we don't control two of the three thirds of the government. we control the house of representatives and we've seen what a paul ryan and others have done there, john boehner, to get us started on this process of what we need to do. but we have not done that yet in the united states senate. we're trying to work with our colleagues so we can. but in the end, if the president of the united states does not engage in this effort, we will not succeed. we can talk all we want. we can present all the plans that we want, but until the president gets engaged, we are not going to succeed. because he's the one that ultimately has to sign this bil

commandant of the marine corps stated if it is changed, assimilating homosexual marines into the tightly woven combat units has strong potential for disruption at the small unit level as it will no doubt divert leadership attention from an almost singular focus on preparing units for command. those comments were made a couple months ago at the senate hearing. the one outcome that should be avoid is any course of action that would put military at risk. our witnesses are the four leaders of our armed forces. general peter correlli, u.s. vice chief of staff united states army. admiral gary roughead usn naval chief of operations. general am as, u.s. marine corps. general norton schwarz, chief of staff, u.s. air force. general correlli, we thank you for standing in for general casey today and ask you to please extend our heartfelt condolences from all the members of the committee and the staff of the armed services committee to general casey and his family on the passing of his grandson jackson ryan casey. admiral roughead, you're moving closer to departure from your current position and may not have the opport

four distinguished graduates of the naval academy for their life leong achievements to the united states marineorps. dr. bradford parkinson, the class of 1957, dedicated his life in effort to develop the global positioning system. matthew cooper served two tours in vietnam as a commander in the marine corps, ground reserve in operation desert shield and desert storm and turned around the toys for tots foundation. mr. dold: lieutenant mcneil became the chairman and c.e.o. of exelon corporation. and the fourth honoree holds a places something in my heart, uncle bob. my uncle began his flight school and his career in the united states navy. in 1965 flying his crusador he was taken prisoner by the north vietnamese. for over eight years he was held prisoner and many of those years in the hasway hilton, a name he doubled in that prison camp. he served as an inspiration to me and to others. i was grade to see this award bestowed upon him this past week. i want to thank him and his fellow recipients for their service. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his t

further as to how the survey impacted our ground combat arms elements in the united states army and the united states marine corps having served in both. as a soldier in the u.s. army infantry and as an officer in the marine corps, and i did get the raw data for the survey results of the specific questions i had. and it's amazing when the office of the secretary of defense has something they want to get to me that they agree with me on how quick they are. but i believe that they intentionally delayed this. and it took them two months to give me the information that they had right on the top of their desk contained in that binder here. and going through the raw data, what it showed to me is how flawed this survey was, that it was no more than a conclusion looking for a survey. it's not legitimate. it's flawed. this speaks to the lack of honesty in this process. i don't want you to put you in middle of this but i want to thank you for your service and trying to make this work in our armed forces because it doesn't matter at the end of the day what you tell the secretary of defense or the chairman of the joi j

further as to how the survey impacted our ground combat arms elements in the united states army and the united states marine corps having served in both. as a soldier in the u.s. army infantry and as an officer in the marine corps, and i did get the raw data for the survey results of the specific questions i had. and it's amazing when the office of the secretary of defense has something they want to get to me that they agree with me on how quick they are. but i believe that they intentionally delayed this. and it took them two months to give me the information that they had righ on the top of their desk contained in that binder here. and going through the raw data, what it showed to me is how flawed this survey was, that it was no more than a conclusion looking for a survey. it's not legitimate. it's flawed. this speaks to the lack of honesty in this process. i don't want you to put you in middle of this but i want to thank you for your service and trying to make this work in our armed forces because it doesn't matter at the end of the day what you tell the secretary of defense or the chairman of the joi jo

. >> i want to be an officer in the united states marine corps. >> i want to be a journalist for "the new york times." >> although we're headed down drastic index paths. >> there's no doubt that higher education will play a central role in our futures. >> while this may manifest >> as well as high school students and families around the nation. >> by undertaking this project we have learned is not the role the federal government in america in the is not their job to provide us with a free college education. it is, however, the role the federal government to provide the resources necessary for a college education to >> it allows us a valuable opportunity to allow us to be whatever we aspire to be. >> or another words, to realize the american dream. >> 02 studentcam got or to watch all the winning videos, and continue the conversation on our facebook and twitter pages. >> that see one of our top winners in this year's studentcam competition. this year's theme times to produce a video about a topic that helps them understand the role of the federal government. today we go to waterloo, io

. >> [singing "the star spangled banner"] >> our thanks to the color guard, the united states marine band, and shirley hughes. please enjoy your dinner. >> ladies and gentleman, but that congressional correspondents dinner chair, peter slen of c-span. >> ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to the congressional correspondents dinner on this fine spring night. this is sponsored by the radio and television correspondents association, and this is the 67th year that this annual awards dinner has been held. we're so pleased that you have taken the time out of your schedule and money out of your pocket to join us this evening. as many of you know, a former speaker nancy pelosi was scheduled to be with us this evening. she is currently in new york at the wake and funeral of her friend and former colleague, geraldine ferraro. to others who have passed since we have last gathered in this room, i think we should make note of. senators byrd and stevens. we have a full program ahead this evening. we will be giving out two awards. we will hear from several members of congress this eveni

marine base in virginia and the u.s. torture investigator legal academics the united states and thousands and thousands of people around the world have finally convinced president obama to move them to a more appropriate place there has been talk in the past when you've been pursuing julian assange that there are other people that the government is looking at bradley manning the is a more difficult situation you know he is the alleged leaker he isn't have the same rights as the leader of the president but i think president obama said he believes

want to be an officer for the united states marine corps. >> although we are headed down drastically different paths, there is no doubt that higher education will play a very important role evein our future >> by undertaking this project, we have learned it is not the role of federal government in america to provide us with a free ride. >> it is however the role of the federal government to provide us with the resources necessary to allow us a college education. >> this allows us the opportunity to aspire to be what ever we want to be. >> go to studentcam.org to watch all of the winning videos. >> throughout the month of april, we will feature the top winners of this year c-span a student cam an documentaries. what to videos every morning at 6:50. during the program, meet the students who created them. stream all of the winning videos any time on line at studentcam.org. >> representatives of small banks and credit unions recently endorsed by house republican proposal to change the structure of the new consumer financial protection bureau. the legislation would replace the single dire

announces the speaker appointment of the following members to the board of visitors of the united states merchant marine academy. the clerk: mr. king of new york and mrs. mccarthy of new york. the speaker pro tempore: 3ur sunt to 22 u.s.c. 276d, clause 10 of rule 1 and the order of the house, january 5, 2011, the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following member of the house to the canada-united states interparliamentary group. the clerk: mr. manzullo of illinois, chairman. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to 14 u.s.c. 194 and the order of theous of january 5, 2011, the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following members of the house to the board of visitors of the united states coast guard academy. the clerk: mr. coble of north carolina and mr. courtney of connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to commend the baylor university wo

united states army. admiral gary roughead usn naval chief of operations. general am as, u.s. marine corps. general norton schwarz, chief of staff, u.s. air force. general correlli, we thank you for standing in for general casey today and ask you to please extend our heartfelt condolences from all the members of the committee and the staff of the armed services committee to general casey and his family on the passing of his grandson jackson ryan casey. admiral roughead, you're moving closer to departure from your current position and may not have the opportunity -- should would probably not call it an opportunity to testify before this committee again. i want to express collective thanks of all the members of the committee for your 38 years of service and best wishes for the future. >> thank you. i join you in passing along my condolences to general casey. i welcome you all for being here and thank you for your incredible service to our country. don't ask, don't tell was put in place years ago. at the time it was hotly debated, discussed, studied and argued about. in the 18 years ó% to get

marine base in virginia and the u.s. torture investigator legal academics the united states and thousands and thousands of people around the world have finally convinced president obama to move them to a more appropriate place there has been talk in the past when you've been pursuing julian assange that there are other people that the government is looking at bradley manning the is a more difficult situation you know he is the alleged leaker he isn't have the same rights as the leader of the president but i think president obama said he believes in a transparent government he believes in protecting was a blowers all bellini's accused of doing is exposing documents that showed war crimes other criminal behavior and other misdeeds president obama should discourage the prosecution is to reevaluate u.s. foreign policy so it's not an abuse of the use of empire and part of the international community. at ten minutes time we'll be hearing from a u.s. special rapporteur on torture who's on demand in case our interview. now the story of a convicted killer who wants death himself a russian for is an hour has racked with pain from il

in lebanon after the marines were killed in the barracks at the airport the united states withdrew their forces. after the crowbar towers were attacked by terrorists the reaction of the united states was minimal. there were cruise missiles launched on a couple of occasions but if you think about it the terrorists that organized these kinds of activities don't have countries to defend. they don't have populations to defend. they don't have a real-estate and infrastructure they want to protect. they operate in the shadow and you can launch an awful lot of cruise missile and drop an awful lot of bombs and do precious little damage to a terrorist network. they came away after a lesson and have said as much. osama bin laden has said and many occasions on video that the united states was a paper tiger and the united states will withdraw. it won't reach out and do damage. someone could make a case that that pattern, weakness is provocative. to the extent we behave in a manner that is weak and allow those kinds of things that it provokes people into doing things they might otherwise not do. they

amos,, not of the marine corps stated of the law is changed successfully implementing the repeal and assimilating openly homosexual marines into the tightly woven fabric of the combat units has i strong potential for disruption at the small unit level.xual mas as it will no doubt prefer leadership potentially from the central focus on preparing the t units for command. those comments were made aleadea preparing months ago at a senate hearing. for the one outcome that must be avoided is any course of action that would put the combat readiness of the military force at risk. our witnesses today are the fout leaders of our armed forces. mit general peter courelli, chief o staff united states army, admiral gary roughead, u.s. u naval chief of operations, general james amos,, but marine corps congenital norton schwartz, chief of staff, u.s. air force. general courelli, we thank you. for standing in for generalon casey today and ask you to please extend our heartfeltk you condolences from the members ofr the committee and the staff of r the armed services committee to general casey and his family onm the passing of his grandson, thm jackson run in casey. committee to general ca

united states and visiting dignitaries. it to but locomotiobritney spears as g in response to this video featuring a u.s. marineo is popular on the web in about a week it's racked up over three and a thousand use. just recently the pop star tweeting i am in love with this. i always knew our soldiers were fierce, and thanks for everything you do. if prince william will be denied one typical marriage custom he will not kiss it kate at the altar. the protocol forbids such behavior is especially in westminster abbey. apparently the first public test will be scripted in part of the carefully planned event. there's even an allocated time for the kiss on the balcony of buckingham palace. if it >>pam say thesave the day, people 29 to we will be ready brightener lead at 2:00 a.m. to give you every moment of the marriage ceremony. he won a message. >>louisa: of clouds this evening, and breeze from our mount tam cam. a gorgeous shot of downtown san francisco. looks like we will keep those clouds out there, a chance of light rain continues as we head into the weekend. we are watching wet weather although it doesn't look li

in lebanon after the marines were killed in the barracks there at the airport in beirut, the united states withdrew their forces. after the khobar towers and the uss cole were attacked by terrorists, the reaction of the united states was minimal i would say. they were some -- the cruise missiles launched on a couple of occasions, but if you think about, the terrorists that organizing these kinds of activities, they don't have countries to defend. they don't have populations to defend. they don't have real estate and infrastructure that they want to protect. they operate in the shadows come and you can watch an awful lot of cruise missiles and drop an awful lot of bombs and do precious little damage to a terrorist network. they came away having drawn a lesson, and have said as much. osama bin laden has said on many occasions on video that the united states was a paper tiger. and the united states is hit, it will react, it will not withdraw. it won't reach out and do damage to the people imposing that damage on our country. so, someone could make a case that that pattern, that weaknesses is

marin human rights council. i practiced law in south africa before moving to the u.s. in march of this year i was faced with a choice. i could stay in the united stateswith might call-year-old daughter in a shared custody arrangement or i would have to leave her behind to go into exile with my same-sex spouse and our four-year old. our nightmare involves navigating the complex immigration system to keep our family together. had we not been of the same sex, we would have not had any problems. after receiving help from senator feinstein, i led the drive to introduced private bill 867. when my advocacy became public, scores of bi-national couples began contacting me for help. not a day goes1/ request. i testified before the california state assembly, judiciary committee, and provided written testimony to senator leahy for the uniting of american families act. the irc, in making their recommendations to the mayor and board of a supervisors, to improve and enhance the quality of life into the participation of all the grim immigrants in the city and county of san francisco must include the plight of same-sex couples and by-national relationships. at the fo

vice chief of staff, united states army; admiral gary roughead, usn naval chief of operations; general james amos,. commandant, u.s. marine corps; general norman schwartz, chiefvl of staff, u.s. air force. general chiarelli, we thank you for standing in for general casey today and ask you to,e. please, extend our heartfelt condolences from all the members ofy the staff of the armed services committee to general casey on the passing of his grandson, jackson ryan casey. admiral roughead, you're moving closer to departure from your current position and may not have the opportunity -- some would probably not call it an opportunity -- to testify before this committee again. i want to express the collectiv thanks of all the member of the committee for your 38 years of service and best wishes for the future. ranking member smith.s >> thank you, mr. chairman.fo i join you in welcoming our witnesses and passing along my condolences to general casey. i welcome general chiarelli, general amos, general schwartz, admiral roughead. thankjo you for being here, and thank you for your incredible service to our country. don't ask, don't te

united states. buchan up or down the street. you don't want to think that said he'd have to do something. we should do in america. in iraq the rules of gun ownership that marines were expected to enforce changed all the time sometimes the purposes of raids would be to confiscate all the weapons in the house and not the pain anybody then it was one aka per adult male nevermind women's gun rights then it was one aka for households don't even get me started on how the rules of engagement varied from day to day about what we would refer to here at home as open carry rules for being armed in public fortunately for us there were some soldiers who decided to follow their conscience when it came to gun confiscation archibald was a victim of your. part of gun confiscation firearms on station and a group of us got together through the my buddies in the military and we talked about whether or not this was the right thing to do we think the consensus that we were in the big fire. joining now city is my good friend jake the libretto jake you served as a marine in iraq in afghanistan do you have any moral qualms about your service oh i mean the men i served with i love them

this from a marine and from a sailor at the joint chiefs of staff that had to write a report about even putting their names behind it instead of hearing this from the president of the united states that we do not need to realize a heavily on our military power but quite the opposite invest in education so that we can be competitive on a much different level internationally well you're asking a thirty one year veteran of the military first of all because they're smart they're very smart second because they do understand what i was now restoring about and that is that the fundamental foundation of security is your economic strength and third it's self interest you don't fly airplanes drive tanks sail ships without you or without money without a strong economy. you lose that economy and you can kiss your trying some planes and everything else goodbye but what we're hearing from our politicians obama is being obviously rather sad. in terms of the john mccain's and joe lieberman's and lindsey graham is a blank as always to. one or more more i mean who are they trying to convince here do you think the american people are actually convinced when they sit at home on sunday morning and w

united states congress, to make this decision. mr. speaker, at this very moment thousands of sailors and marines are headed to a position off the coast of libya. the sons and daughters of our constituents willingly put their lives on the line for this country. we owe it to them to challenge a misguided and illegal doctrine which could put their lives in great danger. for we have an obligation to protect our men and women in uniform as they pledge to defend our nation. this administration's new war doctrine will not lead to peace but to more war, and it will stretch even thinner our military. in 2007 the center for american progress rleased a report on the effects of war in iraq and afghanistan and the multiple deployments of our armed forces. the report cited a lack of military reaness. it cited high levels of posttraumatic stress and suicide . the report was released just before president bush's surge in iraq. just one year after the surge in afghanistan, and after eight years of war in iraq, the president mmits an all volunteer army to another war of choice. if the criteria for military intervention in another country is government

marin county. to the newsroom >> justine: . i do have some news to share, to iss as it has sold 01 million prius hybrids in the united states therep-selling hybrid in the united states since it went on sale 11 years ago worldwide their report selling more than 2 million prius. >> mark: latest developments on the giants fan that was developed attacked. the reward for permission leading to an arrest has gone up $200,000. doctors say brian stow is showing signs of brain damage he suffered a severe skull fracture and brad bruising. he remains in a, this morning. today there will be a barbecue from noon-8:00 p.m. in san jose where he works to assist the family with medical bills. to get to more news faster let's turn to craig sklar. the community has really come together to help brian. >> reporter: they are, none more than the works to work with him here at a.m. are. you can see the 5:00 a.m. shift is getting ready to go. this is the shift he worked on. they're doing a barbecue today from noon-8. in the east side of san jose to raise money for him. they are to raise money for him at pizza my heart, the average is at least 10,000- $20,

united states will import 20% of its crude from the niger delta region. in production in either place in both already have insurgencies, is significantly reduced, u.s. soldiers and marinesalmost certainly will deploy to restore production. if you think insurgencies in iraq and afghanistan are nightmares come waiting to u.s. forces are fighting in the niger delta 27,000 square kilometers of swamp and forest. as for mexico, i can only think that our governing elites criminal failure to enforce the indispensable component of national defense, known as effective border control, has set america up for tragedy of shakespearean projections -- proportion. and one that once i will unfold on rapidly and bring with it the strong possibility of significant violence to the united states. americans also have lost control of peace or war decision because their lives have involved an almost constructively in the unending and an integral religious war between arabs and israelis. ignoring and even ridiculing the founders explicit guidance to avoid getting americans involved in other peoples wars. both parties not only have an office in this middle east conflict but have involved us in ot

in lebanon after the marines were killed and the barracks at the airport in the root of the united states withdrew their forces. after the towers in the u.s. siskel were attacked by terrorists the reaction of the united states was minimal, there were cruise missiles launched on a couple of occasions. but if you think about that, the terrorists that organized these kinds of activities, they don't have countries to defend. the don't have populations to defend, the don't have real estate and infrastructure they want to protect. they operate in the shadows and you can launch an awful lot of cruise missiles and a job an awful lot of moms and too precious little damage to the terrorist network and they came away having drawn a lesson in have said as much, osama bin ladens said on several occasions on video that the united states with the paper tiger and the united states was hit, it will react, it would withdraw. it won't reach out and do damage to the people in closing that damage on the country. so someone could make a case that that patterned the weaknesses provocative to the extent we belie

in lebanon after the marines were killed and the barracks at the airport in the root of the united states withdrew their forces. after the towers in the u.s. siskel were attacked by terrorists the reaction of the united states was minimal, there were cruise missiles launched on a couple of occasions. but if you think about that, the terrorists that organized these kinds of activities, they don't have countries to defend. the don't have populations to defend, the don't have real estate and infrastructure they want to protect. they operate in the shadows and you can launch an awful lot of cruise missiles and a job an awful lot of moms and too precious little damage to the terrorist network and they came away having drawn a lesson in have said as much, osama bin ladens said on several occasions on video that the united states with the paper tiger and the united states was hit, it will react, it would withdraw. it won't reach out and do damage to the people in closing that damage on the country. so someone could make a case that that patterned the weaknesses provocative to the extent we belie

united states government needs to do something. we definitely feel that the people who did this act need to be called to accountability. >> pastor jones says he has no regrets and would burn the koran again. >>> the marinenched a program in response to rising suicide numbers. new recruits get training on how to prevent suicide. it may be too early to know for sure if this is working but after implementing the program, the marines saw a decrease in suicides from 2009 to 2010. >> we think we're seeing a societal problem, and frankly that the army is the canary in the mine shaft here. >> in army national guard and reserve, the numbers doubled. >>> four people are dead after their small plane crashed in new mexico. it crashed and caught fire on the runway. the cause of that crash is being investigated. >>> a 3-year-old boy has died after falling out of a roller coaster near chicago. the boy slipped under the safety bar and fell off. police say it appears the boy met all the other requirements for the ride, and are calling this a tragic accident. >>> that's a jumping castle that two kids were in in arizona, it suddenly left the ground when a strong gust of wind picked it up, and put it 15 feet in the air. th

united states has spent $56.1 billion in afghanistan since 2002. mr. speaker, let me remind the congress and the american citizens that taliban are killing and maiming the americans, soldiers, marines, and others. mr. speaker, it is time this congress debate the afghan war and to bring our troops home. here we are talking about cutting spending from programs that help the american people but yet we continue to send billions and billions of dollars to a corrupt leader. it doesn't make sense. mr. speaker, we could save american lives which is the most important but also $8 billion a month if we would bring our troops home from afghanistan. mr. speaker, i will continue to come to the floor once a week and i will bring photographs in the way of posters to remind the american people and my colleagues in washington of the price of war. right beside me now is the air force honor guard at dover bringing a hero home in a transfer case which is known as a coffin as well, flag draped. mr. speaker, it is time for this congress to debate the issue of bringing our troops home from afghanistan. how many more can we afford to give lives of our young americans to a corrupt leader? it makes no sense

united states transportation command. i've flown with the crew and loaded and moved containers. i walked through the palace holding areas with reporters afghanistan and explore the cargo hold of the ready reserve fleet of merchant marinersdaily i am amazed and humbled by what our people accomplish. chairman mckeon, congressman smith and all members of this committee, thank you for your continued superb support of the u.s. transcom and men and women in uniform. it's my distinct honor and privilege to appear before you today to represent the men and women who are the u.s. transportation command and to tell you their story. again, think you for taking my written statement for the record, and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you. general ham? >> thank you mr. chairman, congressman smith and members of the committee and thinks for the opportunity to discuss with you today the accomplishments of the men and women of the united states africa command at i would like to introduce to the committee the command chief master sergeant jack johnson, the command senior enlisted leader he and i have only just begun our service together africa command but i see already that he is exactly the right person to lead several importa

united states government would treat our military that way. as a mother, i cannot express to you might discuss. >> of wichita, kansas. a democratic collar. >-- caller. >> my heart goes out to the soldiers and people in the marinesfar as the government goes, the government are not being fair to the american people. the republicans are not fair to the american people. everything would be better. until that happens, it will not happen. in a way, i hope they shut down. >> here is austin, texas. benjamin on our independent line. >> i am only 17. my name is benjamin. i do not know. i got interested in learning about c-span and everything. i took a look at my money. i was thinking about it is not worth anything. >> we have a bad connection. we are going to move on. >> houston, hello? >> thank you. i think that all the politicians really need to step back and realize that the american people are the ones really being affected. the spending is out of control. they just need to rein that in. maybe all can combine our whatever. the spending is out of control. we understand the meeting at this hour. here is a tweaked from florida. he said that he is headed for the gop conference meeting to get the latest. we have a fee of