the inspector general said that congress overcharged the united states postal service for retirementefits. why not pay it back. it would solve the problem. >> the post office needs to be privatized and david, you made a mistake. brains and autobail outs in the same segment. >> fordepive me. >> this guy is coming in to save union jobs. general motors is the bottom of the heap when it come to revenue and operating income. >> by the way, he is ron bloom. >> and dennis. i saw you put your head down. >> i can't i believe i heard to say look to congress for an answer. anyone beholooks for congress will have a bad thing happened. >> but dennis, the point is they owe them money. we know that congress is a disaster and the reason why it continuually domino. but 75 billion is a lot of money. >> talking about privatizing the post office. rural areas that a private business would not cover. >> private business will figure out how to do it. everyone has a cell phone and 20 years ago they cost $4000. and today they are cheap. >> rural area doesn't get postal service. move. >> and we'll go all righ

has backed the united states they picked tony blair and i don't want to come out of him but then i might as well take it with to kind of bring the message you do what the united states postal stop it was about the book state of the bill but i want to go should be different that's where we now stand up it's up to the people dance from just your country to compel them to go to mention the one of the world that has a chance to thank you very much for your time. let's. a. leg. the week's main headlines on r.t. and a pre-election fever grips russia with president medvedev forced to clarify both his power plants with. the sudden departure of the country's long standing finance minister. seven hundred people arrested in new york as what already is adopt a zero tolerance policy towards the rapidly escalating and the wall street movement protesting corporate greed and inequality. greece on the brink spector's scramble to secure more bailout cash for the crumbling economy with just a week to go until the meltdown i just as the french president warns of a new global crisis. and an explosive standoff serbian blockades of a disputed border post a northern cause of oh a hit by nato troo

but the united states postal service is, and the post office has released two new stamps for christmas this year. the traditional madonna and child christmas stamp featured a painting by the 15th century artist rafael. and if you want something a little more modern, they have a set of '50s style christmas ornaments and a set of stamps commemorating hanukkah and kwanzaa. >>> thousands of people are waiting in line as we speak to get the new iphone. today you can get a new ipad 2 from the comfort of your own phone, and you can get it free. it's the nbc 4 fandemonium prize, an ipad 2. all you have to do is like us on facebook and sign up for the sweepstakes. we'll pick the winner during the 6:00 p.m. news cast. >>> they say it's good to have goals. a 100-year-old man in can at that -- canada is trying to make it into the guinness book of world records as the world's oldest runner. >> today is his eighth marathon. he's hoping for a personal best in the toronto race. he trains by running ten miles a day. he started running at the age of 89. never too late. singh says it helped him cope with

but i might as well think that we're going to we're going to bring the best of cuba with the united states postal stop this sort of statehood and go back to negotiations and that's where we now stand up it's up to the people of the industrial country compelled to build a mature one with the world has a chance to thank you very much for your time. league . in the czech republic is available in a hotel and central hotel for the most regal will stop. in bosnia and herzegovina cheese available in. the children of each. put you know. tons. in serbia multis available in. the arab spring echoes in america u.s. police use force to disperse wall street protesters arresting hundred people. quickly. across the country. also in the week's top stories president medvedev explains his decision not to run for a second. home his comments coming a surprise interview with. the country's political future. threatening to turn into a conflict. the terror and situation in the perceived libyan town of people dying from a lack of vital supplies amid ongoing fighting between pro and anti people. some of the headlines here

mail has also been sent back to one of the things early on, we received a letter from the united states postal service saying that it would not deliver our mail if we did not begin to use la playa. we contacted carmen chu. luckily, she informed them that they did not name the streets of the city could they agreed at that point that they would allow us to use both addresses. this has not worked. it's kind of like don't ask, don't tell. they agreed to do it, but it has not worked. every time i go into the computer and type my address, it fixes it automatically. and then at the bottom, is as and three different zip code. it literally will not allow me to but my address in. when ordering things, i have been turned down because my credit card is not match the address i am trying to ship to. mostly, it is the idea that it was never -- i mean, the 20 years i have been there, it has never been called la playa. i have never heard anybody say that out loud. this is completely the matter of a typo that has taken on a life of its own in. even the mail that we have had issued says it should change its. it

to work >> republicans say detour is very nearly a series of presidential campaign stops >> united states postal service community forum tonight to get public feedback on the closings dozens of people upset over possibility of losing local branch showed up first of eight planned meetings this one near the china town branch also officials say annual mail volume down by more than 43 billion pieces last five years number continues bug down even when the economy recovers postal service does not get back expect to get back to peak levels critics of your budget shortfall could force more than 3600 closings nationwide city looking for new ways to generate revenues to the situation 33rd ward residents getting fined for not removing old city vehicle stickers. $120 in fact in the fine print of the registered owner of the pinnacles ticketed if old city sticker still a visible on the windshield. laws on the book for a long time but rarely enforced until now. still ahead tragedy that rocked the racing world fans remembering rain in indianapolis 500 champion dan wheldon killed in a fiery crash and mother of m

tomorrow republicans will be one step closer to achieving their goal of destroying the united states postal a remarkable accomplishment the way they have done this. first a republican-controlled congress, the lame duck session of congress passed a law in 2006 before nancy pelosi got the gavel in the house that forced the postal service to prefund 75 years of pension and health benefits in a ten year window. what business does that? that law has put an unbelievable, enormous and unnecessary financial strain on an organization that does not take one damn dime in taxpayer dollars. you do not pay for the post office. only if you use it. now congressman darryl isa is backing a bill that would force thousands of layoffs and restructure how the post office does business. his committee will vote on it tomorrow and it's expected to pass. to hammer their message home, the committee's republican staff produced this video to scare taxpayers. check it out. >> when the postal service stops paying, retired postal workers still get benefits. the law says someone has to pay. the question is who? the answer

. >>> the holidays are still a couple of months away, but the united states postal service is ready for they released a series of new stamps for the 2011 season. they include two new ones for christmas, one featuring the traditional madonna and child and one has 1950s style ornaments. they have a stamp for kwanzaa and a new design for hanukkah as well. >>> thousands of customers are waiting in line as we speak to get their hands on the new iphone, but today you can get the new ipad 2 from the comfort of your own home, and you can get it absolutely free. today's nbc 4 fandemonium prize is an ipad 2. all you have to do is like our page on facebook and sign up to win great prizes. we pick the winner at 6:00 and make the announcement of that winner during the 11:00 p.m. news cast. >>> they say it's good to have some goals, right? always. >> it's always good. sure >> a 100-year-old man in canada is trying to make it into the guinness book of records as the world's oldest runner. >> this weekend's race is his eighth marathon. singh trains by running ten miles a day. he started running at the

in my playbook tonight, there is even more bad news for the united states postal service.issa's house oversight committee took a whack at workers again and voted to advance legislation that will help destroy what i think is a fabulous institution in this country. the bill will now be sent to the full house for consideration. the republican proposal would cut labor costs by installing an oversight board to rule on post office closures and service reduction. it would also force as many as 200,000 workers into retirement. the top democrat on the committee, congressman elijah cummings, calls the bill fatally flawed. i would say. bottom line, republicans want to privatize yet another great american institution and middle classers and small businesses everywhere are going to suffer for t where are the democrats? let's put this into perspective for just a minute. congress is at an all-time low approval rating. only 13% of americans approve of what the members of congress are actually doing in their job right now. this postal service story is part of to the reason why. multimillio

. >> all that weather was brought to you by the united states postal service.esome '80s week continues, with the bangles. >> oh, the bangles. >>> the bangles exciting everyone here in times square. we take our fall concert series back to the '80s. they have a brand-new album. we'll hear from that in a little bit. but first, a classic from 1986, "manic monday." ♪ 6:00 already i was just in the ♪ ♪ middle of a dream i was kissin' valentino ♪ ♪ by a crystal blue italian stream ♪ ♪ but i can't be late 'cause then i guess ♪ ♪ i just won't get paid these are the days ♪ ♪ when you wish your bed was already made ♪ ♪ it's just another manic monday ♪ ♪ oh, whoa i wish it was sunday ♪ ♪ oh, whoa 'cause that's my fun day ♪ ♪ oh, whoa my i don't have to run day ♪ ♪ it's just another manic monday ♪ ♪ have to catch an early train ♪ ♪ got to be to work by 9:00 and if i had an airplane ♪ ♪ i still couldn't make it on time ♪ ♪ 'cause it takes me so long just to figure out ♪ ♪ what i'm gonna wear blame it on the train ♪ ♪ but the boss is already there ♪ ♪ it's just another manic

the clerk: h.r. 771, an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service in schwartz, texas, as the schwartz veterans post office. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011rk the gentleman from kentucky, mr. whitfield is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. whitfield: thank you very much. over the last year particularly, great attention has been paid in this country to the state of our economy. and despite all the efforts of the bailout, the stimulus spending, and other efforts, you are you are -- our unemployment rate is still above 9% nationally. we were told that when we adopted the bail lout -- bailout, when we made money available for the stimulus plans that unemployment would be reduced in the u.s. to a maximum of 8%. that has not come to pass. as you talk to business leaders , large and small, around the country, they will tell you that one of the primary reasons that our economy has not been stimulated is because of the uncertainty that has been caused by this administration. now the uncer

the united states postal workers thomas l. morris jr. and joseph p.corzine jr. gave the ultimate sacrifice after being exposed to the infected senate mail while they worked in the brentwood post office facility here in washington, d.c. mr. morris and mr. corzine were maryland residents. like so many other federal employees, they went to work every day, serving the american people and trying to earn a living for themselves and their families. less than a week after being exposed to the deadly anthrax at the mail facility, both men died of their exposures. the brentwood postal facility which was shuttered for months while the building was disinfected now proudly bears their names, honoring two federal employees who died doing their jobs. literally thousands of other federal employees bravely went back to work, making sure our government continued to function in the most uncertain of times. while most federal workers crammed together in small make-shift office space, other brave federal employees put themselves in harm's way, trying to contain the spread of the wea

the senate has passed without amendment h.r. 1632, an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 5014 gary avenue in lubbock, texas, as the sergeant chris davis post office. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman may proceed. mr. jones: madam speaker, thank you very much. i think you will note today from both sides, the democratic side and republican side, there will be those of us that will come to the floor to speak about bringing our troops home from afghanistan. friday of this week will be 10 years since we committed our troops to afghanistan. i would like to quote from andrew, an article two years ago and the title "to die for a mystique," to apply to the long war, the plaintiff squarey that general david petraeus once posed to iraq, and i quote, tell me how this ends. the answer is clear. no one has the foggiest idea. war has become like the changing faces of the moon. it's part of everyday existence for american soldiers, there is no end in sight. madam speaker, that also applies to afghanistan. 10 years later so many have died, so many have b

member of the board of governors of united states postal service warns major reform is needed for survivalnization. james miller was the featured speaker at the hudson's institute discussion of the future of the post office. he says the old business model isn't working and systemic changes must be made to give the postal service more flexibility to adapt to market changes and forces. this is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> well, shall we begin? >> let's begin. >> welcome to this session. the center for the economics of the internet of the hudson institute. very pleased that you could join us today and we're particularly pleased to have with us the c-span audience. a couple of minor housekeeping things. please continue to enjoy your lunch. i do want to mention we have some upcoming events. we will have panel of economists discussing the at&t-t-mobile merger with different perspectives in early november. in december professor greg rothstein of stanford university will come to speak about universal service. i have a couple of other speakers. we're working on getting exact dates fo

postal service. i think we need to remember the constitution of the united states actually specifies in article one that there will be a postal service serving people of america. i think what we need to do is create a new business model and preup the postal service to go in other lines of business and raise revenue before we decide on radical things like go from six to five day delivery because that will affect all kinds of industries. the greeting card industry, drugs by mail, things like that would be very negatively affected if we were to rush into that. >> give me an idea of what plan you would put into effect? >> one of the things congress did was a requirement of the postal service, unique only to them that requires them 100% to prefund the pension plan. we could return to the postal service five to $7 billion a year if we change that and made it just like everybody else. then the 2006 legislation severely restricted what the postal service can do. if starbucks wants to open up a unit, a branch in a postal service, let's let them do it. >> all right. ok. we'll see where that goes. i think you're g

the clerk: h.r. 1975, an act to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 281 east colorado boulevard in pasadena, california, as the first lieutenant oliver goodall post office building. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. bishop: madam speaker, by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 444 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 82, house resolution 444, resolved that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 1904, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast arizona, by authorizing and directing an exchange of federal and nonfederal land, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived.

united states. a retired school teacher, a small businessowner, u.s. postal worker and retired college professor. campaign had taken entries for dinner with barack. for three months the raffle was open to all supporters. the obama campaign paid for one night in a hotel and the flights from arizona, colorado, indiana and minnesota. and after dinner, president obama tweeted, this dinner is important because i'm only president, thanks to the work of millions of americans just like the four i just met. all four of these lucky raffle winners join us tonight here on "the ed show." let's bring in minnesota small businessowner, casey helbling, u.s. postal service letter carrier, kenneth knight. retired public schoolteacher, juanita martinez. and retired college professor, wendi smith. great to have all of you with us tonight. i've had lunch with the president once. and it's kind of goofy going in there. you're kind of, you're a little bit nervous, wondering how is this thing going to work out? i imagine that's what all of you felt last night. casey, let me ask you first. what did you want to ask the ques

democrats from boredoms people got snookered that said that the post postal service uniquely it is the largest unionized employer in the united states it's the second largest employer in the iss number one unionized so of course the republicans are going to take a train take a bite out of their butts the post office uniquely over ten year period would have to set aside five billion dollars a year to pay to fund the health benefits of retirees seventy five years from now we're not yet even born there will be no other company in america does this know whether they will be born until twenty fifty seven ok so some people who will not be born until twenty fifty seven the post office right now has to set aside their retirement funds this was clearly a poison pill and attempted to bankrupt the post office and you know there's a good effort now being made by people now as representatives to repeal that law so that the post office can be funded like every other rational business in america and well it was no i'm talking about you know like he and t. you can if you need are not increasing the cost and when you go into a post office is getting

united states. it was at liberty tavern in arlington, virginia, just across the river from here. four just regular, plain folks got the privilege. couple of retirees, postalmall business owner also described as an entrepreneur. this was the payoff from the dinner with barack contest from a few months back. fund-raiser of course though they said you didn't have to give any money to enter. they did suggest you give at least a $5 donation. these were the winners, casey leebling, martinez, wendy smith, an artist, also a professor from indiana. and ken knight. u.s. postal service employee from arizona. the president had actually offered dinner with both himself and vice president biden, but the vice president was out of the country, so these folks had to settle for the commander in chief by himself. >> dug deep here and did your homework, what's on the menu? >> don't even ask me, but i can tell you this. american cuisine. that's what i do know about the restaurant. i haven't ever been there though. there are a lot of good rest raub raunts in arlington. >> that's a bad, when people want world series tickets, not a bad ticket to get. did you watch last night? be

postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. congress created this problem, and congress can fix it. >>> too many here in the united states and around the world death of moammar gadhafi is personal. at the white house today president obama reflected on americans killed in a berlin disco bombed by the libyan agents under gadhafi's rule and those killed in pan am 103 and david cameron sounded a similar note, noting libya once supplied chemical explosives to the i.r.a. take a closer look at gadhafi's four decades in power. come over here, play this out, back in september 1969, richard nixon was the president of the united states, gadhafi launched a coup and took control of the country. then, in april 1986, this is when the disco bombing happened in berlin nightclub, killing three americans, injuring 299 others. reagan was the president of the united states then. listen to this. >> this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution muslim fundamentalist revolution. >> mad dog of the middle east. that was ronald reagan back then. then we fast forward here. december 22, 1988, that is flight 103 lockerbie, 270 people killed.

anthrax spores to the media organizations and to the united states senators all told, five people died from anthrax inhalation. two of them were postalworkers, and one close to my home was a 95-year-old woman from connecticut. 22 others were sickened and thousands including a lot of members of congress and our staff took a course of powerful and a wild sex to ward off possible infection. we remember those days miller of your because one of the letters were sent to senator daschle's office in the part building where my office was and is located. the building was evacuated and closed for months while the team secured it and we were fortunate no additional anthrax was found and no anthrax occurred since the that was likely to remain the case. three years ago the grand talent commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism concluded that a biological weapon is more likely than any other weapon of mass destruction to be used in an attack against our country. the commission predicted such an attack would probably occur somewhere in the world within five years after its report which was three years ag

part of it is a lot of the postal services in europe, the predicate for them is much different than in the united states. i mean, take for example, in japan. they were part of the banking system, et cetera. so i'm concerned about that. on the other hand, there are opportunities there and we ought to be very aware of them and look at the evidence on those, and take advantage of them where we can. >> i understand on a commercial entity of the crisis how it plays out. i guess the treasure walks in wind and says okay, our cash may be out tomorrow, and the general counsel's is okay, call the law firm and our chapter, what ever. but this is a different world, chapters or whatever, and cryptic code identify. you have the full faith and credit. can you help with the analogy, in an ordinary commercial crisis, and does this ever sort of, can they can be kicked down the road by treasury? >> it can be kicked down by treasury, can't be kicked down the road by the postal service. it can be kicked down by the president. the congress has to change the law. the postal service is limited i law borrowing from the federal