university of minnesota, ba in doctor of law. practicing attorney, 15 years.nesota's state legislature house of representatives, 10 years. minnesota house majority leader, four years. state of minnesota eight years, 2003-2011. question, can pawlenty win iowa? tim? >> absolutely, and i'm very happy he began by going to iowa and attacking ethanol subsidies, especially because he used to favor them. that takes guts. his being from a border state is good. okay, michelle bachman could complicate it, but if the ethanol thing is a cue and he'll really battle the special interests like barack obama pretends do do, i think he can catch a lot of attention and win iowa. >> who is that lady? >> michelle bachman. >> the alpha female is. >> and she's too from minnesota and could -- >> born in iowa. >> born in waterloo, and she could tap into the evangelical base and tea party base better than they about. >> what about the problems she has, where places are located. >> oh, workplaces? -- [everyone talking at once] >> she had historical problems, said the founding fathers end

this as well how does such a thing of nature do you demand professor of entomology at the university of minnesota is attempting to examine just this point is that the bt corn bt cotton and even the cheaper tadros were commercialized before many of the potential effects of these crops on the environment were investigated as to how much gene flow a kind of non-target affects how to whether or not resistance in the target will occur and how to deal with that these things were not figured out before that before the plants were commercialized and it was as they were commercialized people were raising these issues and and frankly what it is is it takes a while it takes a number of years to figure these things out and the. the the people who made these plants knew that they wanted to get them commercialized as fast as possible so you run into a problem where the people who are trying to sell these things who want to sell them the soon as possible because the sooner they sell them faster they can make their investments back and the same time we need to take the time to evaluate the environmental effects

he is fighting for single handedly at the university of minnesota both by the fact of the approval process is so secretive she began to conduct her own experiments with grants for independent research she examines the behavior of the transgenic fish bred by bill moore and recovered in an old from building she tries to reproduce a simulated ecosystem in many tanks and aquariums in order to conduct experiments resembling a real life situation a reputation as an independent scientists reaches all the way to toil and the industry is especially anxious to capture the southeastern asian markets with genetically modified to love a popular fish on asian menus for this reason it is pressing the government with applications for approval to be able to sell its transgenic fish earlier than in america and the government of thailand became quite worried because they felt that they were not well equipped to review an application and even know what questions to ask and how do we do a risk assessment and be able to make a good decision about whether they should allow the patient of a country so they told t

university of minnesota law library. banks were time. next, a conversation with actor gary sinise. stay with us. pleased to welcome gary sinise back to this program. you can catch a new documentary on behalf of his efforts with soldiers named after lt. band. it is called "lt. dan band: for the common good". >> what you do is someone that is -- something greater than yourself. that is why i continue to got there and make sure that you folks know that you are supported and there is a great nation behind you. i am here to say thanks. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> we are at some remote spot that normally would not get anyone out there. >> gary is the first person we made it -- who made it here. >> it is nice to see how. a famous actor on the movie screen, all the sudden there he is eating chat with you in iraq. that speaks for itself. tavis: you were on this program. you first get started some years ago. in our eighth season. you were -- are still on television. >> locally. we're starting the eighth season. tavis: nouri still having fun? >> i am. it has been the perfect thing at the

honest at least according to a means that he made two hundred fifty chinese students at the university of minnesota well i guess that's good to know except that marxism is still coercive eliminates the concept of private property and its derivatives historically not exactly peaceful you know how's the whole china thing working out for tibet. i guess it's just been occupied by the wrong kind of marxists and he had to make the distinction about leninism because that's the bad kind of marxism the kind with the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party so does he think he's the good kind of marxist i thought it was marx and said religion to be the opiate of the masses i never thought the dalai lama could be so disappointing all right now in financial news usa today reports that one ratings agency in china has already declared a u.s. default on debt obligations to china whoops one president dong global credit rating company limited has made claims that by allowing the value of the u.s. dollar to erode the federal government has in fact in effect allowed pretty fault it didn't

we are celebrating the groundbreaking of a new usda/ug- 99 green house at the university of minnesota. the basics -- is a significant commitment to provide a more stable grain supply worldwide. other u.s. genetic science has helped us lead to a flood-porn rice variety that shuts down during flooding conditions. it resumes growth afterwards. to was developed in conjunction with the universe to california and the international rights research in the philippines, new varieties are helping transform the food security in the feed the future focus countries like bangladesh. but the african growth and opportunity forum last week, the usda and u.s. a id were proud to announce that through the feed the future initiative, the u.s. ^ will support an african-led partnership focused on controlling a toxin. over 1.5 billion people in the world contain -- consume dangerous levels of toxins. $12 million -- will help us limit the effect of these toxins. other ust private celibate heat and drought tolerance in the beans. i want to take note of dr. carter's research. he has been working on breeding drou

mcgeough will now attend university of minnesota and bily will attend college in ohio. >>> a boy in texasis summer vacation in a courtroom. on tuesday afternoon 10-year- old marshall may was picked up by school from school by a relative and that's when the two were pulled over by an officer and may got a ticket. the boy says he was wearing a seat belt behind his back instead of across his shoulder. the police officer says may was breaking the law but defense attorneys aren't so sure. >> although the law allows a 10- year-old to receive a citation, this law requires a child be -- a person be over the age of 15 years. >> that same law also states that because of marshall's age, the driver should have received the ticket. but because he is a juvenile, marshall will need to be present in in court. boy could face a $50 fine. >>> one woman is reunited with her dog after he wandered away from his colorado home and ended up here in california. this is buster brown. yesterday he leftst on a flight to colorado after missing from his home for six months. his owners says it started when buster went b

he got a lot degree from the university of minnesota. he is co-chair of the progression caucus.ublican line, you are first up with keith ellison. caller: i cannot understand why we cannot do what has ended all the wars we have been involved in. have everyone sit down at the table and discuss what is going to take to have peace in the nation. we have the taliban, we have tribes, and afghanistan has been there with fighting for centuries. it has proved that it is not a military solution to the war in afghanistan. why am i not hearing about some kind of peace action? when are people going to sit down and discuss what they need to do? we can remove all the troops, but that war is not going to be won militarily. guest: i think you are right. i'm glad you emphasized this point. i will point out to you that all along, my position and even the president mentioned last night, there needs to be comprehensive discussion around settlement of this conflict. i do not believe there is a military solution to this problem. i think the only solution is a negotiated settlement. we need to get all

aid celebrate the ground breaking of a new usdaug99 research greenhouse at the university of minnesotament under feed the future to provide a stable grain supply worldwide. other science led us to a flood tolerant rice variety that shuts down flooding conditions, but resumes growth overwards. in conjunction with the university of california and the rice research center in the philippines, new varieties help transform the food security in the feed the future focus countries and bangladesh. in the form up last week, usda and usaid were proud to announce, the u.s. government will support an african-led partnership focused on controlling toxins. over 145 million people consume this dangerous toxin. it's paid for by private organizations and foundations and the government. this will help us develop comprehensive regional strategies to limit the effects of this toxin on health and economic growth. other usda projects are looking at heat and drought tolerance in beans. at this time i want to take note of dr. carter's research. he and ars at the university of north carolina worked on drought r

pawlenty delivered his first major policy address at the university of chicago harris school of public policy this morning the former minnesota governor said his plans to jump start job creation, balance the budget, and cut taxes ... is the better deal for americans he attack the president as a new poll today shows 59 percent of americans disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy which is a new high. speaking of the university of chicago president obama's says he is losing one of his most trusted risers and close friend to the school. austan goolsbee is leaving the white house to return to the university of chicago as an economics professor he has worked as the primary spokesman and chairman of the u.s. council of economic advisers for the past nine months he is stepping down at a time when the obama administration is dealing with rising unemployment and a stagnant economy. >>president obama and germany's chancellor are discussing debt and other issues at the white house today chancellor angela merkel praised the u.s. and germany partnership center 2 countries are united in stabilizing afghanistan and stoppi

tim pawlenty, the former two-term governor of minnesota. >> flummoxing, universal flummoxed. e king, kill the king. that's not writing him off. he's solid, he's still the leader of the not romney people. but that was confusing. >> i think he has an incredible personal story. union member, et cetera, but he came across pathetic, weak. romney number two. he wasn't willing to take on romney, and that's important for mr. pawlenty. >> a lot of my followers said maybe he's now thinking of running as romney's running mate. >> number two. >> he's solid. >> maybe that's why he was nice to romney after giving him a slap. >> he's solid. he's serious. >> howard cain. >> he's one of my favorites, but doing is harder than making pizza. he was off his game. >> very pious, didn't take advantage of a broader audience. came across as a fringe candidate. >> john huntsman announces next week. he'll be number eight. then rick perry, do you think rick perry is in or out? >> if he gets in, he has a great record. he's making jobs, they're losing -- being lost everywhere else. he's got that alpha male

minnesota. >>> well the story that is the university of cal baseball this year has already been well- documentedit's hard too imagine anything coming easy for the bears. cal in omaha taking on virginia in their first game of the college world series. hultzen is retired. still scoreless in the 8th when the cavaliers break through. hicks scored werman and virginia ended up getting two runs in the inning and the cavalier's padded the lead in the 8th. jared king with the drive. budding can't control up with the baxt it's an rbi triple and cavaliers with two in the 8th. bears scored once in the 9, but go down 4-1 and meet the loser. for the arizona-texas game. >>> still to come on sportswrap, a guy who knows about sump things on the nascar circuit. and gold cup soccer when we come back. i want to crush more cars. i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. like the at&t all for l

university of chicago. he is the former minnesota governor, expected to criticizeing -- criticize the white house and take a stance on issues likely to define the primary season. steve brown has more on that with a preview, live. good morning. >> reporter: hey there bill, good morning. yes, we're here at the university of chicago where president obama spent time as a law school professor, and this is where tim pawlenty is going to basically unveil his economic vision. taking a look at some of the highlights of what pawlenty will be talking about today, in terms of individual tax rates, if you pay zero now under pawlenty's plan, you would pay zero for those making $50,000 or less, or $100,000. in a marriage, you would pay 10 percent in federal tax, 25 percent for everybody else. business tax is reduced from 35 percent to 15 percent. and no taxes on capital gains, interest income dividends and estates. now, while all of this suggests a massive overhaul of the tax code, not everyone obviously is going to be pleased with this particular proposal. we point specifically to the successor to pawlenty, that would be

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speaking of the economy, speaking of the university of chicago, that's where tim pawlenty will be today. former minnesotapeech on the economy, calling for big

the former minnesota governor will be talking about the economy and laying out his plan to overhaul the federal tax code. live coverage from the university of chicago begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern on cspan 3. german chancellor angela merkel will arrive at the white house this morning for meetings. the white house will hold a state dinner for the chancellor and we will have live coverage at 8:00 p.m. eastern. before that, you can watch live coverage of guest arrivals. we'll have more about angela merkel's schedule and a moment. >> jill abramson will be the first when an executive at"a tour of the new york times there c." she was editor of the legal times. you can watch clips of her online at the cspan video library. you can watch any time. it is washington your way. >> "washington journal"is next. we will look at the news and take your phone calls. before tonight's state dinner at the white house, president obama and german chancellor angela merkel will hold a joint news conference. we will have live coverage this morning here on c-span. this afternoon, a group of former directors of the congressional budget office will meet to discuss the fe

headquarters the former minnesota give pawlenty bashing president obama's handling of the economy, and that was in the president's hometown of chicago where he lectured at the universityo law school. pawlenty argued the plan to combine lower tax rates with spending cuts is a better deal for america. and now is the plan of pawlenty substantially different from other republican presidential candidates? >> some of the tax cut packages are similar but he does ask for sunsetting of all federal regulations unless specifically preserved by congressional vote. and, check out this one, he says as president he would ask congress for the authority, emergency authority, to be able to freeze spending and set aside 5 percent of the federal budget just keeping it aside. so, those are radical departures but pawlenty says america deserves a pro growth president. >> the president wrongly thought the stimulus, the bailouts and the takeovers were the solution, he says they, withed. they did not. the president is satisfied with the second-rate american economy produced by his third-rate policies. i'm not. >>reporter: pawlenty is out in front first with an economic plan of the republican c

university in minnesota. >> ifill: finally tonight, remembering an outspoken diplomat. margaret warner has that story. . >> warner: he was lauded in diplomatic circles as the only career foreign service officer ever to become secretary of state but lawrence eagleburger who held crucial foreign policy posts under five presidents was anything but the ordinary diplomat. his state department career took off in late 1968 when he became an assistant to and then protege of henry kissinger in the nixon administration. his foggy bottom years ended with five months as acting and then actual secretary of state for george h.w.bush in 1992-93. eagleburger's cabinet post came after nearly four years as the state department's number two man under secretary james baker. a time when eagleburger served as baker's number one troubleshooter. eagleburger was dispatched to china after the tooenmen square massacre in 1989. and again to israel during the first gulf war when iraq fired scud missiles at the jewish state. in a statement over the weekend former president george h.w.bush credited eagleburger with persuading the israelis not to shoot back. that could have killed the arab state support for the war against iraq. we sent larry to isra

talk at the university of chicago, his plan includes tax cuts for businesses and individuals, the three-year tax system and reducing government regulation. in his remarks the former minnesota governor accuses president obama of engaging in class warfare. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. professor, thank you for the gracious introduction and your presence today. thank you for the hospitality and for opening up this incredibly prestigious and important institution to this gathering. i really appreciate it, and i am very grateful to have the honor to be here at the university chicago. this is the home to some of the greatest free-market thinking in the country. we have a country now that means significant and dramatic economic growth in the solutions and ideas and principles that have been debated and discussed in this important institutions over many generations along the court of the direction that we need to move forward for this country but i want to start my remarks this morning just by asking you how are you enjoying your recovery summer? that's what the president said we were having, but that was last year, the recovery summer. gas is $4 a gallon, home pric

the former minnesota governor will be talking about the economy and laying out his plan to overhaul the federal tax code. live coverage from the university of. eastern on c-span3. after more than a week of denial, new york congressman anthony wiener admitted that he said suggested photos and messages from his twitter account to several women. he apologized for lying but said he would not resign from the united states congress. his news conference from new york is next. >> thank you very much for being here. good afternoon. i would like to take this time to clear up some of the questions that have been raised over the past 10 days and take all responsibility for my actions. i would like to make it clear that i made terrible mistakes and they've hurt the people i care about the most. i am deeply sorry. i have not been honest with myself, my family, my constituents, my friends, supporters, and the media. last friday night, i tweeted a photograph of myself to a woman in seattle. i continued with that story and stuck with that story, which was a mistake. this woman was unwittingly dragged into this and bears no responsibility. i am so sorry to h