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if there is no change, that is what will make us greece with no pejorative opinion. the financial situation, why did you not address the entitlement situation? >> what the president's budget does is reduce our deficit to roughly 3% of gdp over a five- year time frame which is necessary to stabilize our debt burden. >> in five years, are we any more capable of addressing the challenges of medicare and medicaid then right now? >> that is just a first step. solly the 10-year deficit which is essential and important -- solving the 10-year deficit is essential and important this president and his body has already passed and put in place the most sweeping entitlement reform to reduce costs. for example, in the last decade, there was a large expansion of medicaid to cover pharmaceuticals without paying for it which adds to our deficit. >> i would suggest that what was passed in health care will increase costs to the federal government and increase our deficit and debt as opposed to decreasing it. it is remarkable when you say that we take the lead and initiative, but there
if there is no change, that is what will make us greece with no pejorative opinion. the financial situation, why did you not address the entitlement situation? >> what the president's budget does is reduce our deficit to roughly 3% of gdp over a five- year time frame which is necessary to stabilize our debt burden. >> in five years, are we any more capable of addressing the challenges of medicare and medicaid then right now? >> that is just a first step. solly the 10-year...
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that interview coming your way in about ten minutes here on r t so stick with us afterwards greece is battling a fresh wave of protests against austerity measures that will see cuts in spending and taxes and hikes in taxes this comes as the e.u. and us are seeking ways to help conflicts stricken north africa and the middle east many europeans say western governments should be helping their own citizens first we have more on this from artie's daniel bushell in brussels. well the nationwide strike has basically brought greece to its knees hundreds of thousands downed tools across the country in the first major labor protests there of twenty eleven mostly use in fact through bombs and drawbacks at riot police who responded with tear gas and it was the tear gas actually covered the city center which. which forced many peaceful demonstrators to actually use side streets and avoid the avoid the city center peaceful demonstrators were forced out of the city center by police. chanting don't to be the rich fight back are rising use paving stones in front of the central bank another group of us
that interview coming your way in about ten minutes here on r t so stick with us afterwards greece is battling a fresh wave of protests against austerity measures that will see cuts in spending and taxes and hikes in taxes this comes as the e.u. and us are seeking ways to help conflicts stricken north africa and the middle east many europeans say western governments should be helping their own citizens first we have more on this from artie's daniel bushell in brussels. well the nationwide...
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are in one of those areas should be in for a grid chill tonight however the immediate risk to us is into greece hopefully the best we get is some pretty sane some pretty sites like that we'll be keeping an eye out for that artie's peter all of our thanks for that. to more celestial goings on now to space travelers are set to walk on the surface of mars or at least a mock up version of it so you need project that simulates a trip to the red planet entering its second half the eighteen month long program replicates the exact conditions of the return journey to mars the crew of three russians two europeans and a chinese have been locked up in my. space ship for most nine months now with very little contact with the outside world they landed on a model of the martian surface last week and i've already walked on it once the aim of the project is to study the psychological effects of a long deep space voyage one european astronaut says the distance makes it difficult for them to cope. and i had the opportunity to you from the space station and i'm sure you call the whole month told to the families th
are in one of those areas should be in for a grid chill tonight however the immediate risk to us is into greece hopefully the best we get is some pretty sane some pretty sites like that we'll be keeping an eye out for that artie's peter all of our thanks for that. to more celestial goings on now to space travelers are set to walk on the surface of mars or at least a mock up version of it so you need project that simulates a trip to the red planet entering its second half the eighteen month long...
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and if there is no change, obviously, that is what will make us greece with no pejorative opinion on greece but certainly the financial situation. why didn't you all address the entitlement situation? >> well, congressman, at the risk of repeating myself, what the president's budget does is reduce our deficits to roughly 3% of gdp. over a five-year time. >> i got that. >> which is the level necessary to stabilize our debt burden at a level that's acceptable to us. >> in five years are we any more capable of addressing the challenges of medicare and medicaid than we are right now? >> well, you're right to point out as we do that's just a first step and solving the 10-year deficit which is essential and important does not by itself solve the long-term deficits but again, this president and this body has already passed and put in place the most sweeping entitlement reform to reduce costs that we've consider as a country and just contrast it, for example, what this body passed in the previous decade which is a large expansion of medicare to cover pharmaceuticals without paying for it. ad
and if there is no change, obviously, that is what will make us greece with no pejorative opinion on greece but certainly the financial situation. why didn't you all address the entitlement situation? >> well, congressman, at the risk of repeating myself, what the president's budget does is reduce our deficits to roughly 3% of gdp. over a five-year time. >> i got that. >> which is the level necessary to stabilize our debt burden at a level that's acceptable to us. >> in...
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daniel first can you bring us up to date with what's happening in greece at the moment. when the nationwide strike has basically brought greece to its knees hundreds of thousands down tools across the country in the first major labor protests there of twenty eleven. to use in fact threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas and bombs and it was the tear gas actually covered the city center which. which forced many peaceful demonstrators to actually use side streets of the avoid the city center peaceful demonstrators were forced out of the city center by police. chanting the rich fight back. paving stones in front of the central bank another group of use when talking to the parliament and said they wouldn't leave until the socialist government in greece changed its austerity measures which had been forced upon it by the european union but in fact is proven false popular with the greek population. one officer was attacked his uniform caught fire and there were casualties on both sides there are also casualties among the demonstrators where we have all these protests
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brings us the latest on greece and the state of europe's economy. all the elements of a perfect storm for many citizens here in the u.s. the worst possible time to be pumping cash into uncertain regimes what with the economic tensions and the economic problems here in the e.u. at the moment not only in the soft underbelly of europe as we've been seeing in reports this hour but it's richest states as well greece is paralyzed at the moment with a nationwide strike hundreds of thousands of workers have left the job to protest as the recession there goes from bad to worse and more than one in three young people there are a unemployed at the moment interior ministers of southern e.u. states like italy and spain are meeting to find a way to stop the desperate migrants from north africa the middle east who are trying to come to the sure trying to battle and floor find a way of managing is something. called the chancellor of germany is giving a speech today to say that the financial problems of many of those southern e.u. states will not spread to germany o
brings us the latest on greece and the state of europe's economy. all the elements of a perfect storm for many citizens here in the u.s. the worst possible time to be pumping cash into uncertain regimes what with the economic tensions and the economic problems here in the e.u. at the moment not only in the soft underbelly of europe as we've been seeing in reports this hour but it's richest states as well greece is paralyzed at the moment with a nationwide strike hundreds of thousands of workers...
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continues and continues and continues, and if there is no change, obviously that is what will make us greece with no pejorative opinion on increase, but certainly the financial situation. why didn't you all address the entitlement situation? >> well, congressman, at the risk of repeating myself with the president's budget does is reduce deficits to roughly 3% of gdp over a five-year time frame which is the necessary level that is acceptable for us. >> in five years are we any more capable of addressing the challenges of medicare and medicaid than we are right now? >> you are right to point out as we do that that is the first step and salting the tenure deficit which is essential and important does not by itself solve the long-term deficits. but again, this president and this body has already passed and put in place the most sweeping internet for four to reduce the cost to consider as a country and just contrast with for example but this body passed in the previous decade, which is a large expansion of medicare to cover pharmaceuticals without paying for it, adding to the deficit. >> i would
continues and continues and continues, and if there is no change, obviously that is what will make us greece with no pejorative opinion on increase, but certainly the financial situation. why didn't you all address the entitlement situation? >> well, congressman, at the risk of repeating myself with the president's budget does is reduce deficits to roughly 3% of gdp over a five-year time frame which is the necessary level that is acceptable for us. >> in five years are we any more...
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using the proposed mideast outrage protesters in greece where a general strike is paralyzing the country fierce clashes rocked after those thousands rallied against strict austerity measures many fear the new government will have to pick up the tab sending aid to the troubled middle eastern countries at the expense of their own population. hiv patients in ukraine blame corruption and mismanagement for delays are receiving lifesaving drugs somewhere supplementing their treatment of with alternative medicine in the hope of finding really. time now for part two of below to show stay with us here on our. well time for tonight's tool time award and tonight we bring you everyone's favorite islamophobia tea party star allen west our public congressman from florida now wednesday has a bit of a checkered history of making ridiculous comments about muslims their desire to kill all americans and take over our country one of my personal favorite alan else outburst was about a sticker that i'm sure all of you have seen hundreds of times you've always seen the stickers on the back of a subaru i defini
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correspondent daniel bushell daniels' there in brussels now first can you tell us bring us up to date with what's happening in greece at the moment. well the twenty four hour strike has really brought greece to its knees hundreds of thousands of demonstrators down tools in the first major labor protests there twenty eleven police responded with tear gas and flash grenades gas forced citizens on to side streets hundreds of peaceful traitors were forced on to side streets to get rid of the gas which covered the whole of the city center one group of youths chanting of the rich and fight back paving stones in front of the central bank one officer uniform caught fire fact we have pics of that sound another group in the parliament pledging to remain there until greece is the socialist government removed there are two measures which have been imposed by the european union in exchange for aid but very very much opposed by the by the population as i say they've been casualties on both sides several injuries also on the part of the straightest down you have all these protests going on there but the european union and the u.s.
correspondent daniel bushell daniels' there in brussels now first can you tell us bring us up to date with what's happening in greece at the moment. well the twenty four hour strike has really brought greece to its knees hundreds of thousands of demonstrators down tools in the first major labor protests there twenty eleven police responded with tear gas and flash grenades gas forced citizens on to side streets hundreds of peaceful traitors were forced on to side streets to get rid of the gas...
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us. exhibit a., greece. take a look at greece. here you have people in the streets rioting because they wanted more government. why were they writing? because the retirement age is going to go from age 61 to 63. all those evil bureaucrats. that is the end result of socialism when the demand equation knows no bounds your exhibit b., spain. spain has the highest unemployed right now in europe. remember, president obama told us early on in his administration we have to be more like a spain. do you remember that? we have to be more like spam to quit got to put in place the wind generation and all the things that spain is about because that's the future. i don't know about you, i don't want 22% unemployment and the united states. that's spent reality right now. we don't want to be spain. we want to be america. we are the indispensable nation of the world. [applause] >> the indispensable nation of the world. is america. and socialism might sell well in a harvard faculty lounge but when it comes to finding a job, not so much. not so much
us. exhibit a., greece. take a look at greece. here you have people in the streets rioting because they wanted more government. why were they writing? because the retirement age is going to go from age 61 to 63. all those evil bureaucrats. that is the end result of socialism when the demand equation knows no bounds your exhibit b., spain. spain has the highest unemployed right now in europe. remember, president obama told us early on in his administration we have to be more like a spain. do you...
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using offices across europe. there from france, portugal, and spain. they are patrolling the border between greece and turkey.very year, around 30,000 people cross the border from turkey into greece. that number has decreased since the patrols began. the agency is also helped to reduce the number of pple crossing from north afca. frontx is hoping to do that near the italian island. these agents have begun patrolling the area hoping to stem the tide of refugees from tunisia. refugee organizations have criticized the operations. >> they are under the umbrella of fighting immigration. they are exactly the same. they have the same effect on the rights of people to seek asylum in europe. >> aid organizations say member states should let more migrants into the e.u., but those calls fall on deaf ears, especially in northern europe. much of the funding for frontex comes from those states. they want to continue keeping immigrants out. >> how concerned is the european union about the influx of migrants from northern africa? >> is a big issue. it is dividing the member states. their six regions that are concerned that o
using offices across europe. there from france, portugal, and spain. they are patrolling the border between greece and turkey.very year, around 30,000 people cross the border from turkey into greece. that number has decreased since the patrols began. the agency is also helped to reduce the number of pple crossing from north afca. frontx is hoping to do that near the italian island. these agents have begun patrolling the area hoping to stem the tide of refugees from tunisia. refugee...
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and assistant secretary for european and eurasian affairs be used for travel to bulgaria, greece, and slovakia. >> good. >> that is it. >> on libya, good to be a little more specific about these teams that are going to egypt and tunisia and what exactly they're going to be doing, who they are trying to help, and what exactly is the outreach to the opposition that she mentioned before leaving on sunday in mentioned again today? are these contacts with the renegade or defecting military people who are trying to organize themselves? or are they political types? >> let's start with the second part first. among others, the ambassador has been reaching out for the past two days to talk to a range of figures within the opposition, to both dean understanding of what is happening on the ground, and to identify going forward what needs and concerns they might have. in terms of usaid, we are dispatching two expert teams to tunisia and egypt. i do not have a lot more detail than not. usaid has acquired an additional $10 million of assistance. our bureau of population migration is working closely
and assistant secretary for european and eurasian affairs be used for travel to bulgaria, greece, and slovakia. >> good. >> that is it. >> on libya, good to be a little more specific about these teams that are going to egypt and tunisia and what exactly they're going to be doing, who they are trying to help, and what exactly is the outreach to the opposition that she mentioned before leaving on sunday in mentioned again today? are these contacts with the renegade or defecting...
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greece's economy. business update is next here on our team with dimitri stay with us. well welcome to the program good to have your company nickel is trying once again to resolve the shareholder dispute that's dogging the company russia's largest miners made an improved of by twenty percent of its shares from south for twelve point eight billion dollars in december the miner offered to buy all twenty five percent of themselves shares for twelve billion dollars which was the rejected no nichols other major shareholder into roles has been fighting with roussel for control of the company since june in a further blow to its missions on friday resell lost a court case wired in siberia to counsel norris the election of interest backed member. british oil major b.p. looks set to get its dividends from t.n. . now the russian partners in the joint venture a group had promised to block the estimated one point eight billion dollars payout for the fourth quarter that was after b.p. and russian oil giant was now to announce the asset swap and all to do they are claimed that deal co
greece's economy. business update is next here on our team with dimitri stay with us. well welcome to the program good to have your company nickel is trying once again to resolve the shareholder dispute that's dogging the company russia's largest miners made an improved of by twenty percent of its shares from south for twelve point eight billion dollars in december the miner offered to buy all twenty five percent of themselves shares for twelve billion dollars which was the rejected no nichols...
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greece's economy. but next is the business here in our teaser mitri joins us how are the russian stock markets looking any better than at the start of the week yeah absolutely so much better than the start of the week and better than when we last talked about that like an hour ago looking rosier with every minutes but gazprom is losing one percent i'll tell you why in a couple of minutes british oil major b.p. looks set to get its dividend from. the russian partners and the joy promised to block the estimates of one point eight billion dollars payout for the fourth quarter that was all to b.p. and russian oil giant both that for now from asset swap with the exploration do. claim that b o called provides the competitiveness of. the terms of the alliance spots mike soon calls. he says. they are has little chance of looking at evidence if that goes against the share. i think it would be quite difficult for them because the shareholders agreement provides for an obligation of the to pay at least forty percent of their net income. each quarter and it makes no real difference if such payout is brought to by
greece's economy. but next is the business here in our teaser mitri joins us how are the russian stock markets looking any better than at the start of the week yeah absolutely so much better than the start of the week and better than when we last talked about that like an hour ago looking rosier with every minutes but gazprom is losing one percent i'll tell you why in a couple of minutes british oil major b.p. looks set to get its dividend from. the russian partners and the joy promised to...
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if there is anything greece should have taught us and ireland and portugal is that the worst time is when you are in a crisis. dr. johnson, you are the former chief economist at imf. nobody has a deeper understanding of global economics than you do. what could be your advice to this committee with respect to the question of how you deal with this in a systematic way? >> the imf the device would be focused at the immediate from work. you need a bipartisan consensus. you need to say, this is what we are going to do on tax reform. i can address some concerns in a straightforward way. compared with other countries like europe, they have the same problem. we might see the same problems in western europe as well. if you had the framework, the rules agreed upon, and then the flip side, it is not easy to change our rules. the market will know that it will take a lot to undo them. it is hard to undo in the markets. i think the chinese president's wants to see how his money is doing. other creditors will demand this kind of change as well. we should do it ourselves, now. [unintelligible] >> i
if there is anything greece should have taught us and ireland and portugal is that the worst time is when you are in a crisis. dr. johnson, you are the former chief economist at imf. nobody has a deeper understanding of global economics than you do. what could be your advice to this committee with respect to the question of how you deal with this in a systematic way? >> the imf the device would be focused at the immediate from work. you need a bipartisan consensus. you need to say, this...
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us with either higher taxes, more borrowing, or both. it could lead to the kind of financial crisis we see in greece and other countries. washington has added to the uncertainty by pursuing other policies that stifle job growth including a tax cut that expired, making it a political football, unpredictable rises in health care costs, and increasing reliance on the middle east and other volatile parts of the world for our energy. it is time to change course. there is an urgency about this that the american people get. even while many in washington seem to be in denial. we must rise to the challenging work together and get our -- meet our economic and fiscal challenges head on. we must do it now. this means enacting new tax policies that take away uncertainty and encourage innovation and make us more competitive in a global economy. it means real health care reform the reduces costs, helping working families and small businesses afford access. it means sensible regulatory reform as the reverse is the growing burdens on employers that drives jobs overseas. it means a national energy policy that uses our own resources to st
us with either higher taxes, more borrowing, or both. it could lead to the kind of financial crisis we see in greece and other countries. washington has added to the uncertainty by pursuing other policies that stifle job growth including a tax cut that expired, making it a political football, unpredictable rises in health care costs, and increasing reliance on the middle east and other volatile parts of the world for our energy. it is time to change course. there is an urgency about this that...
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greece. in the love and considered honda both back training with the first team and that has obviously given us a boost and more options i can't tell you at the moment if either player will start but they are certainly both contention. this will be only says second game of the new season the russian lead campaign doesn't get underway into the middle of march nevertheless despite a distinct lack of match practice the armament looked impressive against power class timeouts and could have won by a greater margin than just one goal over lack of match practice isn't ideal head coach leo needs through excuse says his team just has to get on with it the with all the cisco players they used to starting the season in february and i think if you ask any player they much prefer when there is a short pre-season and he suddenly starts have to play rather than having to wait the players are more than used to this but then again there is little we can do about it or to make matters worse for the visitors and also have to contend with the freezing cold that's descended on moscow the last few weeks last week's
greece. in the love and considered honda both back training with the first team and that has obviously given us a boost and more options i can't tell you at the moment if either player will start but they are certainly both contention. this will be only says second game of the new season the russian lead campaign doesn't get underway into the middle of march nevertheless despite a distinct lack of match practice the armament looked impressive against power class timeouts and could have won by a...
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transnet through us after gas from the us are about to officially end their financing of the project this would effectively kill off the project that russia bulgaria and greece agreed to three years ago to build almost three hundred kilometers of an oil pipeline to export crude to european clients however trance they have does deny this information saying russia does not intend to redirect all deliveries to other pipelines but alice doubts the economic value of the whole project. together with the completed one pipeline and together with the plan to be completed next year to pipeline i think currently. russia has enough expert capacity is probably distribution i mean j a graphical distribution of it's not so diversified as russia but actually may want or potentially many i don't think that. construction of some. extra additional pipelines for world is justified economically. gazprom expects export revenues this year to top the pre-crisis record as natural gas prices increase and the demand for fuel recovers route europe pick up but he said the total export revenue could exceed seventy two billion dollars this year which is two and a half billion more than in
transnet through us after gas from the us are about to officially end their financing of the project this would effectively kill off the project that russia bulgaria and greece agreed to three years ago to build almost three hundred kilometers of an oil pipeline to export crude to european clients however trance they have does deny this information saying russia does not intend to redirect all deliveries to other pipelines but alice doubts the economic value of the whole project. together with...
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greece's economy. police marksmen have shot and killed the gunmen who taken seven hostages during a bank robbery in the us state of north carolina following a three hour standoff the nineteen year old walked out of the bank holding a female hostage and pointing a gun to her head police then opened fire all seven hostages caught up in the robbery were said to be on harms. are close a team discovery of the western area continues as they get an inside look into the culture and traditions of the region and the city. republic is known for its rich culture and traditions many of which have been passed down through the centuries from cuisine to music the region's creative spirit has given rise to a wealth of local talent some of which has spread around the globe arena the loose discovers how song gets mercia moving. welcome to the latest installment of the course of sirius we're continuing to cover various regions and places in russia and this time we are did more to learn steve's and rich cultural traditions it is known as the birthplace of russian composer tchaikovsky this is a place where for centuries christ
greece's economy. police marksmen have shot and killed the gunmen who taken seven hostages during a bank robbery in the us state of north carolina following a three hour standoff the nineteen year old walked out of the bank holding a female hostage and pointing a gun to her head police then opened fire all seven hostages caught up in the robbery were said to be on harms. are close a team discovery of the western area continues as they get an inside look into the culture and traditions of the...
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using offices across europe. there from france, portugal, and spain. they are patrolling the border between greece and turkey.very year, around 30,000 people cross the border from turkey into greece. that number has decreased since the patrols began. the agency is also helped to reduce the number of people crossing from north africa. frontx is hoping to do that near the italian island. these agents have begun patrolling the area hoping to stem the tide of refugees from tunisia. refugee organizations have criticized the operations. >> they are under the umbrella of fighting immigration. they are exactly the same. they have the same effect on the rights of people to seek asylum in europe. >> aid organizations say member states should let more migrants into the e.u., but those calls fall on deaf ears, especially in northern europe. much of the funding for frontex comes from those states. they want to continue keeping immigrants out. >> how concerned is the european union about the influx of migrants from northern africa? >> is a big issue. it is dividing the member states. their six regions that are concerned th
using offices across europe. there from france, portugal, and spain. they are patrolling the border between greece and turkey.very year, around 30,000 people cross the border from turkey into greece. that number has decreased since the patrols began. the agency is also helped to reduce the number of people crossing from north africa. frontx is hoping to do that near the italian island. these agents have begun patrolling the area hoping to stem the tide of refugees from tunisia. refugee...
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greece continues to worry experts. it could remain in recession for the third straight year in 2011. >> megan has been to the movies and has more to tell us >> the berlin film festival has reached its halfway point. industry professionals have five more days before the gold and silver bears are awarded saturday. stars included big names like kevin spacey and jeremy irons. they have leading roles in a banking thriller. the film tells how a group of high-powered executives tried to save their bank from going under. also highlighted today, the iranian production "the separation." it is the story of a marriage in crisis. the director faced a series of obstacles in getting the film made. our correspondent spoke to us earlier and told us more about some of those problems the director faced. >> what happened is last year in the middle of making this movie, the iranian government withdrew its license. in iran, you cannot make a film without a license from the government. the directors crime was he expressed support for the director who was supposed to be on the jury here in berlin, but who is sitting in a jail cell in tehran, sentenced to six yea
greece continues to worry experts. it could remain in recession for the third straight year in 2011. >> megan has been to the movies and has more to tell us >> the berlin film festival has reached its halfway point. industry professionals have five more days before the gold and silver bears are awarded saturday. stars included big names like kevin spacey and jeremy irons. they have leading roles in a banking thriller. the film tells how a group of high-powered executives tried to...
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greece and ireland, where the living standards are collapsing? - but it's too big to be... you know, you can't have the imf involved with the us. mean, the us is much bigger. it's the reserve currency. it can't go to wheelbarrows of dollars like in germany in the '20s. or can it? - oh, sure it could. absolutely. it could. it's not likely. i think there are a lot of sensible people in the united states; they're just not very visible these days. but they'll emerge when things really get bad. but certainly there's no pressure on the americans to do anything about their deficit now. interest rates are really low, the dollar's fairly firm, inflation is low--published inflation--and so the americans are able to finance these gargantuan deficits and spiralling debt ratios relatively easily, so, you know, they can say, "where's the pressure to change?" - and should we go back--if we're going back, maybe we can't find the age of innocence again, but some basic principles, it seems to me, would be good: having less of a consumer-driven economy, more of a production and export-driven economy--the us was once a great exporter, and so on, a
greece and ireland, where the living standards are collapsing? - but it's too big to be... you know, you can't have the imf involved with the us. mean, the us is much bigger. it's the reserve currency. it can't go to wheelbarrows of dollars like in germany in the '20s. or can it? - oh, sure it could. absolutely. it could. it's not likely. i think there are a lot of sensible people in the united states; they're just not very visible these days. but they'll emerge when things really get bad. but...
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suppose the racism you know mentions turkey and greece not going to war but one could say they spouted off a lot of money and weapons they haven't been using because that money have been better spent elsewhere i suppose one could ask to try and if i go to you in an oxford how do you settle on this on this issue here because we see spiraling arms races i mean we heard from jol in and what i want to talk about mostly this problem in the middle east but you know because the saudis want the most sophisticated military hardware it's extremely expensive the israelis want even better and so you just up the ante up the ante up the ante i mean then you have this region that is inherently unstable and then you throw all of this military hardware into it and it's instability on steroids then because as we see it as we're doing this program there's an enormous will not only is there instability there is massive change going on and there's a lot of military on the ground. that's absolutely true but i think the main point that we need to remember here is that insecurity isn't just in the form of an armed actor the u.n. human development reports have ide
suppose the racism you know mentions turkey and greece not going to war but one could say they spouted off a lot of money and weapons they haven't been using because that money have been better spent elsewhere i suppose one could ask to try and if i go to you in an oxford how do you settle on this on this issue here because we see spiraling arms races i mean we heard from jol in and what i want to talk about mostly this problem in the middle east but you know because the saudis want the most...
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and i say that because people use comparisons to crazy places like greece and california when they talk about the potential problems that the united states of america faces. and i've got to say that if we don't bring about these kinds of spending cuts, we are going to be passing on to future generations a responsibility that they do not deserve to have. that's why it's up to us to do our job and make sure we get our fiscal house in order. i mean, as the distinguished chair of the committee on appropriations, mr. rogers, has said so well, the consults in this bill -- cuts in this bill are larger than the gross domestic product of 126 countries, 126 countries. and that's why we've got a monumental responsibility and a chance for democrats and republicans together to work on this thing and i'm so pleased to see my friend, norm dicks, the distinguished ranking member, in the back of the chamber already working on his great product that's going to be coming forward as we seek to have the two of us come together as political parties to resolve our nation's challenges. with that i yield back t
and i say that because people use comparisons to crazy places like greece and california when they talk about the potential problems that the united states of america faces. and i've got to say that if we don't bring about these kinds of spending cuts, we are going to be passing on to future generations a responsibility that they do not deserve to have. that's why it's up to us to do our job and make sure we get our fiscal house in order. i mean, as the distinguished chair of the committee on...
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us. exhibit a increase. take a look at greece.have people in the streets because they wanted more government, and why were they writing? because of retirement age was going to go from age 61 to 63 the middle those evil bureaucrats. that is the end result of socialism when the demand equations knows no bounds. or spain, spain has the highest unemployment right now in europe. remember president obama told us early on in his administration we have to be more like spain. do you remember that? we've got to be more like spain and put into place the wind generation and all the things spain is about because that is the future. i don't know about you, i don't want 22 per cent unemployment in the united states means reality right now. we don't want to be seen. we want to be america. we are the indispensable nation of the world. [applause] [cheering] of the indispensable nation of the world is america. [applause] and socialism might sell well in the harvard faculty lounge, but when it comes to finding a job, not so much. not so much. and the
us. exhibit a increase. take a look at greece.have people in the streets because they wanted more government, and why were they writing? because of retirement age was going to go from age 61 to 63 the middle those evil bureaucrats. that is the end result of socialism when the demand equations knows no bounds. or spain, spain has the highest unemployment right now in europe. remember president obama told us early on in his administration we have to be more like spain. do you remember that? we've...
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greece. >> that's when karen flew to turkey to give the plan a hurry-up, waiting, she told gus, was not an option. >> themother contacted us and said, we're worried, he wants to take the children for ten days and we're or worried once he takes them he won't give them back. >> plan b wasn't ready. the women seemed panic. suddenly without green light from gus, linda and karen snatched up the girls and took off by bus. soon after oscar drove past linda's house and it looked vacant. he called her cell phone. >> he called me and said, what's going on, are you leaving? i said, no, no, no, we're coming back. you know, we're coming back for the weekend. >> they didn't return. days grew into a week then two then three. oscar called day and night. she didn't pick up. he must be on to them. anxiety was a fever now. >> i thought the police were going to be looking for us. were people going to be looking for us? >> all nerves now and in hiding the women call gus. begged him to hurry. >> the boat exit was probably a week out. >> patience, he told them. act normal. >> there were sometimes when i was sure somebody was coming. >> linda dis
greece. >> that's when karen flew to turkey to give the plan a hurry-up, waiting, she told gus, was not an option. >> themother contacted us and said, we're worried, he wants to take the children for ten days and we're or worried once he takes them he won't give them back. >> plan b wasn't ready. the women seemed panic. suddenly without green light from gus, linda and karen snatched up the girls and took off by bus. soon after oscar drove past linda's house and it looked...
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andhere's anything greece ireland and portugal should have taught us is the worst time is when you are in the crisis. dr. johnson, you are the former chief economist at the international monetary fund. nobody that i am aware of has a deeper understanding of global economics than do you. what would be your advice to this committee with respect to the question of how you deal with this in a systematic way? what parts of the budget have to be dealt with over the longer- term? does domestic discretionary spending, defense, does that get you out of this whole -- hole? >> it does not. the imf advice would be you need a medium-term fiscal framework. you need some very clear agreed upon rules, you need a bipartisan consensus, you need to say this is what we are going to do on tax reform and on medicare. social security is a problem, but that can be addressed in a relatively straightforward way. if medicare and medical costs explode compared with gdp. other countries, if they scored their medical spending like the cbo scores for us, we will see the problems in most of western europe, also, if t
andhere's anything greece ireland and portugal should have taught us is the worst time is when you are in the crisis. dr. johnson, you are the former chief economist at the international monetary fund. nobody that i am aware of has a deeper understanding of global economics than do you. what would be your advice to this committee with respect to the question of how you deal with this in a systematic way? what parts of the budget have to be dealt with over the longer- term? does domestic...
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greece continues to worry experts. it could remain in recession for the third straight year in 2011. >> megan has been to the movies and has more to tell us. >> the berlin film festival has reached its halfway point. industry professionals have five more days before the gold and silver bears are awarded saturday. stars included big names like kevin spacey and jeremy irons. they have leading roles in a banking thriller. the film tells how a group of high-powered executives tried to save their bank from going under. also highlighted today, the iranian production "the separation." it is the story of a marriage in crisis. the director faced a series of obstacles in getting the film made. our correspondent spoke to us earlier and told us more about some of those problems the director faced. >> what happened is last year in the middle of making this movie, the iranian government withdrew its license. in iran, you cannot make a film without a license from the government. the directors crime was he expressed support for the director who was supposed to be on the jury here in berlin, but who is sitting in a jail cell in tehran, sentenced to six ye
greece continues to worry experts. it could remain in recession for the third straight year in 2011. >> megan has been to the movies and has more to tell us. >> the berlin film festival has reached its halfway point. industry professionals have five more days before the gold and silver bears are awarded saturday. stars included big names like kevin spacey and jeremy irons. they have leading roles in a banking thriller. the film tells how a group of high-powered executives tried to...
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us with bad choices, higher taxes, more borrowing, or both. left uncheck, this could lead to the kind of financial crisises we have seen in greece and other countries. at the same time, job creators tell us washington has added to the uncertainty by adding other policies that stifle job growth, including federal regulation, a tax code that exires. unpredictable rising health care costs and an increasing reliance on the middle east and other parts of the world for our energy. it's time to change course. there's an urgency about this that the american people get even while many in washington seem to be in denial. we must rise to the challenge and work together to meet our economic and fiscal problems head on by putting in place pro-growth measures and spending restraint and we must do it now. this means enacting new tax policies that take away uncertainty and encourage innovation and investment and make us more competitive. it means real health care reform that truly reduces cost, helping families and small business afford access and addressing the biggest cost driver in entitlement programs that everyone acknowledges are unsun stainable. it means se
us with bad choices, higher taxes, more borrowing, or both. left uncheck, this could lead to the kind of financial crisises we have seen in greece and other countries. at the same time, job creators tell us washington has added to the uncertainty by adding other policies that stifle job growth, including federal regulation, a tax code that exires. unpredictable rising health care costs and an increasing reliance on the middle east and other parts of the world for our energy. it's time to change...
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us with three bad choices. higher taxes, more borrowing or both. left unchecked. this could lead to the kind of financial cry says we see in greece and other countries. washington is adding onerous new federal regulations, a tax code that expirpse. unpredictable rising health care costs and an increasing reliance on the middle east and other volatile participates of the world for our energy. it's time to change course. there's an urgency about this that the american people get, even while many in washington seem to be in denial. we must worget -- work together to puts in place pro-growth measures and spending restraints and we must do it now. this means an acting new tax policy to take away uncertainty and encourage investment. it means real health care reform that truly reduces costs, helping small businesses and families afford access. it means sensible regulatory reform that reverses the growing burdens on employers that drive jobs overseas. it means a national commrge policy that uses our own resours to stop our dangerous dependence on foreign oil and it means stopping the red ink that threatens to swamp our economy. once a y
us with three bad choices. higher taxes, more borrowing or both. left unchecked. this could lead to the kind of financial cry says we see in greece and other countries. washington is adding onerous new federal regulations, a tax code that expirpse. unpredictable rising health care costs and an increasing reliance on the middle east and other volatile participates of the world for our energy. it's time to change course. there's an urgency about this that the american people get, even while many...
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us. something must be done. unfortunately, we do not have to look back far in history to see an example of a once-great empire sitting on the curb with its hand held out. greece's excessive public spending coupled with a massive borrowing campaign has put its fiscal insolvency woes on the entire european union. greece's bond rating was downgraded to junk by s&p in april. bondholders were warned that they could recover as little as 30% of their initial investment. the euro weakened and the european stock market plunged. mr. president, the question is will the dollar soon be seen as junk to the rest of the world? i hope not. american taxpayers are rightly infuriated by the federal government's disregard for the same, mr. president, economic principles that govern every household and business budget. until the federal government is required to spend only the amount of money that it takes in, i fear that we will continue to write checks that the treasury cannot cash. in the year 2010, the total interest alone on the treasury debt securities was was $413 billion. i believe this money could be better spent on improving education, supporting our law enforcement, or ev
us. something must be done. unfortunately, we do not have to look back far in history to see an example of a once-great empire sitting on the curb with its hand held out. greece's excessive public spending coupled with a massive borrowing campaign has put its fiscal insolvency woes on the entire european union. greece's bond rating was downgraded to junk by s&p in april. bondholders were warned that they could recover as little as 30% of their initial investment. the euro weakened and the...
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us up with love. >> hello, madeline! >> i have some good and bad foods, but some surprising things about aphrodisiacs. sa la salami was considered to be the top aphrodisiac food in italy, greeceuestion here. the runner-up for this food was olives, cheese or artichoke hearts. >> what is this supposed to be doing? >> the food survey done in italy, salami was the best, and the runner up was olives, cheese or artichoke hearts. >> cheese. >> how did we know? >> what part of the sushi is considered to be a food that puts you in the mood? is it the fish, the seaweed or the rice? >> me? it was the seaweed. >> seaweed, that is correct. >> that's the best part for you. >> 2-1. are bananas considered to be an aphrodisiac food because of the shape, because of the high potassium content or both? >> you are a sicky. >> what was the third part of it? >> is it both? is it the shape, the high potassium content? >> it's the potassium. >> no. >> it's the shape, baby. >> there you go. >> is it 2-2? >> yes. >> chocolates are good for you, good for your blood pressure, but think about this. how many chocolates do you have to eat for several days every week to get this low blood pressure effect. is
us up with love. >> hello, madeline! >> i have some good and bad foods, but some surprising things about aphrodisiacs. sa la salami was considered to be the top aphrodisiac food in italy, greeceuestion here. the runner-up for this food was olives, cheese or artichoke hearts. >> what is this supposed to be doing? >> the food survey done in italy, salami was the best, and the runner up was olives, cheese or artichoke hearts. >> cheese. >> how did we know?...