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including phone calls to and from u.s. citizens inside the u.s. to engage in that kind of surveillance, the government needs to target people outside of the united states, in targeting people outside of the united states, it would take private communications. the act also has dramatic implications for the freedoms of speech and association. the experience of other countries shows that these freedoms widthner an environment in which they are unrestrained. 35 years ago, they warranted unrestrained surveillance threatened to undermine and alter its nature. it would be irresponsible to disregard that warning. you should not reauthorize it without prohibiting the americans communications and more narrowly restricting the simples in which the communications can be retained, used and disseminated. you should not reauthorize the act without requiring the government to make more information about the interpretation and use of the act. the government has not disclosed legal memos nor has it disclosed even in part any relevant opinions issued by the fisa cou
including phone calls to and from u.s. citizens inside the u.s. to engage in that kind of surveillance, the government needs to target people outside of the united states, in targeting people outside of the united states, it would take private communications. the act also has dramatic implications for the freedoms of speech and association. the experience of other countries shows that these freedoms widthner an environment in which they are unrestrained. 35 years ago, they warranted...
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and, in fact, not only have they been less well capitalized in the u.s. institutions, but you have the issues going on with the euro over there, and the nervousness about the grexic. if that happens, there will be a domino effect around the globe, but impact the european banks well before it will impact the u.s. banks. >> you mentioned the downgrade, how about speaking to that for a moment? >> sure. it's interesting, the debate that has occu
and, in fact, not only have they been less well capitalized in the u.s. institutions, but you have the issues going on with the euro over there, and the nervousness about the grexic. if that happens, there will be a domino effect around the globe, but impact the european banks well before it will impact the u.s. banks. >> you mentioned the downgrade, how about speaking to that for a moment? >> sure. it's interesting, the debate that has occu
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that's true here in the u.s. as much as it is in asia. >> the problem is, we're under budget restraints like every other small business. taxes, high health benefits. it's getting increasingly difficult to al coit those funds to hire people. do i expect to hire in the next six months? no. i'm confident within a year i will be hiring. >> we do plan on hiring some new employees, full and part time in the next six months. it will be on an as-needed basis. i find a lot of employees are looking for that as an accommodation to their schedule. >> in our business model we learned that growth is really important. we plan on hiring a few salesmen over the next three months that will help us promote our business, grow our business and drive more profitable results to the bottom line. >> what we're planning on doing instead of having employees we're going to do independent contractors. that way they're more responsible for taking care of their insurances and those kind of things. that's what i found with when we had the emplo
that's true here in the u.s. as much as it is in asia. >> the problem is, we're under budget restraints like every other small business. taxes, high health benefits. it's getting increasingly difficult to al coit those funds to hire people. do i expect to hire in the next six months? no. i'm confident within a year i will be hiring. >> we do plan on hiring some new employees, full and part time in the next six months. it will be on an as-needed basis. i find a lot of employees are...
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u.s. markets soar, on word of that deal in europe, the dow jumps 277 points. >> tom: our look at the foodie craze continues, with food trucks. how these mobile restaurants are driving the latest trends in gourmet food. >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r." >> susie: a huge stock market rally today, after european leaders surprised investors with a new plan of big financial reforms. as europeans wrapped up a two- day summit, they called the deal quote a "breakthrough." the key reforms: a banking union for the euro-zone, and a more liberal bailout fund, to support the region's troubled countries. investors had low expectations from this 19th summit, but the news sparked buying in the u.s. and markets around the world. the dow surged 277 points or a little over 2%, the nasdaq added 85, and the s&p up 33. europeans still have many details to work out. the question now is whether the measures are enough. >> susie: by the end of the year, european leaders hope to have a single banking regu
u.s. markets soar, on word of that deal in europe, the dow jumps 277 points. >> tom: our look at the foodie craze continues, with food trucks. how these mobile restaurants are driving the latest trends in gourmet food. >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r." >> susie: a huge stock market rally today, after european leaders surprised investors with a new plan of big financial reforms. as europeans wrapped up a two- day summit, they called the deal quote a...
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corona is in 170 countries, number one imported beer in the u.s. i mean, it would be a big coup. >> would they be able to do it from a regulatory standpoint? you think? >> it would put them above 50% market share in the united states. so they may have to trim off a few brands to get below 50 to please the department of justice. >> what do you think anheuser-busch's ability to build any brands from scratch anymore? or is this where it is like coke and pepsi where they do do a lot of buying, is that the state of the game now? >> yes. i mean, you are going to see a lot of the new products. an highs herb bush rode out platinum to much success, recent bud light. really consolidation the is the way it is going. sab miller, biggest competitor. australia's fosters last year for about $10 billion. so -- you know, consolidation is really big. >> thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> darren, thank you very much. >>> coming up, the private jet indicator or how the 1% really feels about the economy? hard to feel bad on that g-5. i will take it. >> i l
corona is in 170 countries, number one imported beer in the u.s. i mean, it would be a big coup. >> would they be able to do it from a regulatory standpoint? you think? >> it would put them above 50% market share in the united states. so they may have to trim off a few brands to get below 50 to please the department of justice. >> what do you think anheuser-busch's ability to build any brands from scratch anymore? or is this where it is like coke and pepsi where they do do a...
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the core of the u.s. financial system we're forced to raise $300 billion in common equity since the peak of our crisis. they have much less risk. they're funded much more conservativively. they have reduced the exposure to the obvious risks dramatically over that period of time. i believe we're in a much stronger position than we were over time than we were two years, three years to withstand the effects of what's happening in europe. but europe is a large part of the global economy. its choojs are hurting growth here and elsewhere around the world. we have a big stake in helping them deal with this more ektively. we're going to spend a lot of time next week doing that. >> why do you think wall street is putting its money in mitt romney's camp to $4 million so far reported and that 21 big contributors to president obama's election campaign in 2008 have now switched sides? >> well, i think it's -- i can't really speculate on their motives. but i suspect it's because they believe that they're more likely to
the core of the u.s. financial system we're forced to raise $300 billion in common equity since the peak of our crisis. they have much less risk. they're funded much more conservativively. they have reduced the exposure to the obvious risks dramatically over that period of time. i believe we're in a much stronger position than we were over time than we were two years, three years to withstand the effects of what's happening in europe. but europe is a large part of the global economy. its choojs...
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well the u.s. wants full spectrum dominance in the region in which it wants to project its military power to everyone concerned specially china and under certain agreements with the united states the philippines cannot create a certain whether these warships are carrying weapons of mass destruction or not the philippines explicitly in its constitution has adopted a nuclear free policy it is against the entry of nuclear weapons in our country but at least on the secrecy being used by the united states we can never tell if we are hosting warships with nuclear capability has been done in the past during the period of the us military bases the usa has admitted that it had stored nuclear weapons in its former basis now it might be doing the same thing again in big guy still be sitting ships that are being used to project military power throughout the region now very briefly we are running out of time you have bases in japan and south korea troops in australia and joint military exercises in the region a
well the u.s. wants full spectrum dominance in the region in which it wants to project its military power to everyone concerned specially china and under certain agreements with the united states the philippines cannot create a certain whether these warships are carrying weapons of mass destruction or not the philippines explicitly in its constitution has adopted a nuclear free policy it is against the entry of nuclear weapons in our country but at least on the secrecy being used by the united...
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the u.s. attorney's office. i applied before i left and there was a new u.s. attorney, john kennedy had just been elected president a short time before. the u.s. attorney was robert morgan that will and he interviewed me and he offered me a job as assistant u.s. attorney. it was unusual to get a job right out of law school but the office was sort of turning over at that time so i was 25 years old when i obtained that job when i got that job. and i started it when i returned from this trip around the world. i went to 30 different countries. and i started out in 1962. and i worked in the u.s. attorney's office from 1962 to 1966 prosecuting criminal cases. i took six months out to serve in the united states army reserves which i did during that period. and i got to know morgan that will fairly well obviously. he was my boss at the time and it was a great office. it was an office of prosecutors and you really learned to try cases in that office and to deal with judges and juries and to deal with f
the u.s. attorney's office. i applied before i left and there was a new u.s. attorney, john kennedy had just been elected president a short time before. the u.s. attorney was robert morgan that will and he interviewed me and he offered me a job as assistant u.s. attorney. it was unusual to get a job right out of law school but the office was sort of turning over at that time so i was 25 years old when i obtained that job when i got that job. and i started it when i returned from this trip...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations --
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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the u.s. and south korea holding the largest joint live military firing drill fighter jets attack helicopters and 2 how ally troops all involved. the war games meant to be a strong warn to go north korea against any type of aggression. the drill taking place ahead of money days 67th anniversary of the start of the korean war. developing storing reovernight a mountain ranger was killed while trying to rescue 4 climbers stranded on washington's mount rain near. the ranger nick hall sliding more than 3,000 feet down the mountain after he was able to reach the climbers. three were picked up by military helicopter overnight. the 4th one is still on the mountain side with park rangers. they are waiting for a bad storm to pass through. all four climbers had injuries. >>> the miami heat are once again nba champions. lebron james catches that title he so desperately coveted. >> the heat beating the thunder 121 to 106 to win the title. lebron james named the mvp of the finals. >> outside american airlin
the u.s. and south korea holding the largest joint live military firing drill fighter jets attack helicopters and 2 how ally troops all involved. the war games meant to be a strong warn to go north korea against any type of aggression. the drill taking place ahead of money days 67th anniversary of the start of the korean war. developing storing reovernight a mountain ranger was killed while trying to rescue 4 climbers stranded on washington's mount rain near. the ranger nick hall sliding more...
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the u.s. is going to reopen two of its former military bases in the philippines this comes just a week after the details of the pentagon's new asia pacific strategy were laid out but the bulk of america's warships to be deployed to the region by twenty twenty were not so rare as the secretary general of the political coalition thinks the move is aimed at china. in line with the u.s. strategy of rebalancing their forces the u.s. is seeking more access to these former basis though they may not be going after formal basing agreements we would have unlimited access to the specific piece and many other facilities all over the country so that their ships can stop over a few will and be stationed for periods specially during military exercises and this all of this would transform the philippines into a military outpost that would allow the united states to project its power throughout southeast asia an increased presence of u.s. troops would complicate matters between the philippines and china. stabi
the u.s. is going to reopen two of its former military bases in the philippines this comes just a week after the details of the pentagon's new asia pacific strategy were laid out but the bulk of america's warships to be deployed to the region by twenty twenty were not so rare as the secretary general of the political coalition thinks the move is aimed at china. in line with the u.s. strategy of rebalancing their forces the u.s. is seeking more access to these former basis though they may not be...
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it all makes sense you know the u.s. government just really doesn't want anyone to have a nice time whether they're getting the detainees or change hadfield it made you know that's a great idea isn't there something a little bit contradictory about the u.s. government's war on the internet piracy and then like it's just not. our records and they bought the cd before they put it in the you can't die music even though you know you still could you know when they were torturing people in guantanamo bay they don't have to pay for sesame street because it's by the communists. p.p.s. right so i was broadcasting corporation a public broadcasting what do you even call it anymore i don't know public broadcasting service right there we go yes that's i was right the first time i don't listen i don't watch commie t.v. . should've watched their really great frontline documentary and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula the other day is this a way that you say to the next story that you're not just right after you are totally did just rea
it all makes sense you know the u.s. government just really doesn't want anyone to have a nice time whether they're getting the detainees or change hadfield it made you know that's a great idea isn't there something a little bit contradictory about the u.s. government's war on the internet piracy and then like it's just not. our records and they bought the cd before they put it in the you can't die music even though you know you still could you know when they were torturing people in guantanamo...
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communications between non-u.s. persons without getting a warrant. some of those communications were running to the united states. nobody is making the argument that we should revert to a world where they have to get a warrant for those communications. what we were talking about is something relatively narrow. we are asking for a fix that prevents the government from engaging in suspicionless dragnet. there a variety of ways in which they could make that fix. >> how rigorous is this certification process. of the attorney general and the director of national intelligence regarding the surveillance program under title seven. have they rejected an application under title seven? >> it's a good question and i couldn't answer it because the information is not made available to the public. there provisions as to the contents of the report made available to your committee. here's the information that is made available about the use of the surveillance act. it's a two-page letter sent at the end of april from the attorney general to the speaker and to the pre
communications between non-u.s. persons without getting a warrant. some of those communications were running to the united states. nobody is making the argument that we should revert to a world where they have to get a warrant for those communications. what we were talking about is something relatively narrow. we are asking for a fix that prevents the government from engaging in suspicionless dragnet. there a variety of ways in which they could make that fix. >> how rigorous is this...
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radicals takeover in russia, communists, and when of the u.s. army intelligence officers stationed in new york city during world war one, and i @booktv a guy named john d. trevor who had spent the war -- spent the work tracing german spies to size by 1919 that the next threat is going to be that the juice on the lower east side, bolsheviks, after all communism as a jewish plot he has decided, he gets the defense department to send him 5,000 springfield rifles to new york just in case the site explodes in revolution, but the punch line to the story is that trevor in 1924 along with madison grants, another new yorker, hired as consultants to congress when they drafted the national origins act which is the keystone of 1920's u.s. immigration revision which is, quite frankly, meant to keep interior immigrants out of the country, jews, italians, catholics generally, anyone who might be a radical based on a new racialist sense of a hierarchy that has become prevalence among some americans in the early 20th-century, the notion that anglo-saxons and, pe
radicals takeover in russia, communists, and when of the u.s. army intelligence officers stationed in new york city during world war one, and i @booktv a guy named john d. trevor who had spent the war -- spent the work tracing german spies to size by 1919 that the next threat is going to be that the juice on the lower east side, bolsheviks, after all communism as a jewish plot he has decided, he gets the defense department to send him 5,000 springfield rifles to new york just in case the site...
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u.s. anti-doping agency says his own blood shows he cheated. he could lose all of his tour de france titles. fr risky business. morgead of j.p. morgan chase takes the blame for bungled vestmentnts that cost billions. >> the buck stops with me. >> pelley: new york's mayor throws down a challenge, putting challe of his own fortune as ise prize. it's nice to be a billionaire. ai it is nice to be a billionaire. >> pelley: and 2,000 dead in afghanistan. afvid martin counts the toll at home. >> she lost her best friend. joseph lost his big brother. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. lance armstrong, the greatest cycling champion of all time is in jeopardy of losing all of his titles from 1998 through 2004. late today, the u.s. anti-doping agency accused him of using banned performance-enhancing drugs and conspiring to cover it up. the doping agency has also charged the head of armstrong's team and four doctors and trainers. it h
u.s. anti-doping agency says his own blood shows he cheated. he could lose all of his tour de france titles. fr risky business. morgead of j.p. morgan chase takes the blame for bungled vestmentnts that cost billions. >> the buck stops with me. >> pelley: new york's mayor throws down a challenge, putting challe of his own fortune as ise prize. it's nice to be a billionaire. ai it is nice to be a billionaire. >> pelley: and 2,000 dead in afghanistan. afvid martin counts the toll...
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the u.s. is still our core market. we are focused on that. we think there are tremendous opportunities to grow in the u.s. look at our snack bar business. look at the cereal business we grow consistently. we'll grow the yogurt business through innovation next year. there are many opportunities to grow in the good old u.s. that's an important focus for us. we believe the good companies will do both. >> one last question. gary rodkin, finally getting con agra right and he's a terrific guy. he said this is a leftovers economy focused on value. are consumers cash rich and confidence poor, not willing to spend on higher end? we see tiffany's and coach and nordstrom go low. or sit business as usual for you guys? >> i don't think it's business as usual. by the way, gary started at general mills. i have known him for many, many years. you know, it's not business as usual. i think even though the unemployment rate maybe is getting a little better i'm not sure it feels that way to many consumers. we think still the consumer is cautious. but having said
the u.s. is still our core market. we are focused on that. we think there are tremendous opportunities to grow in the u.s. look at our snack bar business. look at the cereal business we grow consistently. we'll grow the yogurt business through innovation next year. there are many opportunities to grow in the good old u.s. that's an important focus for us. we believe the good companies will do both. >> one last question. gary rodkin, finally getting con agra right and he's a terrific guy....
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we do have a number of pharma movers today, but teva, the u.s. supreme court validating patents for their -- we have blood clot preventing drug from bristol-myers and fizers, and approving engineered verse of the hyperactivity drug, we're fairly familiar. a single pop there as well. >> courtney, thank you very much. we're down 146 points today. >>> you mentioned some of biotech firms jackie deangelis is following some of them. >> it doesn't feel great at the nasdaq, either. and some of the biggest stocks, you can see them here, apple, microsoft, google taking big hits that, then there's rimm, this one a downgrade for morgan stanley to an underweight. the issue here, some of the concern coming around the new phone that's expected to come out. even if it does well, it may be too late, of course r.i.m. already reporting earnings later this week. we saw some strength last week in the biotech names, but seeing some selling pressure as the risk is coming off the table. tyler back over to you. >>> four-month high, jeff killburg, which side would you --
we do have a number of pharma movers today, but teva, the u.s. supreme court validating patents for their -- we have blood clot preventing drug from bristol-myers and fizers, and approving engineered verse of the hyperactivity drug, we're fairly familiar. a single pop there as well. >> courtney, thank you very much. we're down 146 points today. >>> you mentioned some of biotech firms jackie deangelis is following some of them. >> it doesn't feel great at the nasdaq, either....
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u.s. has, what, 8.2%? it's very important a place like red rooster is here because we hire from the community. it's hot. swedish meatballs. can we pick up one more rum, please? >> you describe the menu as comfort food seen through the eyes of an immigrant. >> absolutely. >> how does this business represent who schnurr. >> everything i do is really a reflection of my journey. >> marcus samuelsson's journey has led to red rooster, the new york restaurant he opened in 2010. >> we have three customers, right. >> and where the ethiopian-born chef adopted bay swedish family with his older sister at age 3 pays tribute to a global appetite. >> who taught you first how to cook? >> my swedish grandmother. my grandmother helga. my mom was a very good cook, but my grandmother was an amazing cook. i remember as a kid, you know, having mom's food but then going to my grandmother's house and really eating. in america right now we're throwing away 33% of our food. but everything can be used. chicken one day, chicken soup
u.s. has, what, 8.2%? it's very important a place like red rooster is here because we hire from the community. it's hot. swedish meatballs. can we pick up one more rum, please? >> you describe the menu as comfort food seen through the eyes of an immigrant. >> absolutely. >> how does this business represent who schnurr. >> everything i do is really a reflection of my journey. >> marcus samuelsson's journey has led to red rooster, the new york restaurant he opened in...
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vice chairman brinkman: u.s. party had your chance to speak. thank you. >> i am on the taxi advisory council. i wanted to say that i think the taxi advisory council, although the task of figuring out what to do with medallions is pretty much over, you should continue having this council. it is a way for drivers and company owners to sit down at the same table and speak. discuss the issues that concern them. otherwise, the town hall does not happen as much. as far as uber, you need a lot more inspectors out their 24-7. i appreciate the efforts being made now. more than has been made since i've been driving a cab. it is just a drop in the bucket for these guys. you need to explore this all- taxi access with whatever means there is. i do not think the m.t.a. should be going into the taxi business by leasing and selling medallions for the purpose of paying off their debt. you are competing with not just cabdrivers' for medallion income, you are taking half of the medallions that career drivers have been waiting for to get. by leasing the medallion
vice chairman brinkman: u.s. party had your chance to speak. thank you. >> i am on the taxi advisory council. i wanted to say that i think the taxi advisory council, although the task of figuring out what to do with medallions is pretty much over, you should continue having this council. it is a way for drivers and company owners to sit down at the same table and speak. discuss the issues that concern them. otherwise, the town hall does not happen as much. as far as uber, you need a lot...
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. >> and it was acknowledged that in fact the broadcast of flemsberg had been authorized by the u.s. military, that he was right. >> any final words or thoughts? this is a book, if you don't have t. i would recommend having it. a very interesting subject. an interesting discussion here. thank you all. [ applause ] >> georgetown history professor michael kuzin and khalil muhammad.
. >> and it was acknowledged that in fact the broadcast of flemsberg had been authorized by the u.s. military, that he was right. >> any final words or thoughts? this is a book, if you don't have t. i would recommend having it. a very interesting subject. an interesting discussion here. thank you all. [ applause ] >> georgetown history professor michael kuzin and khalil muhammad.
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unlike in europe where it is france and the 1870s and other countries later on, in the u.s. you have basically full mass democracy very early on and you have it before most immigrants show up. so, when immigrants begin to be integrated into american society and particularly when they begin to be integrated into american politics, they're being integrated into a much different world than are those immigrants that we've talked about in europe. so what i want to do today is talk about how the united states begins to develop a pluralist philosophy, a pluralist vision of how the country might work, and in particular, i want to trace the roots of that back to the way politics worked in 19th century america. i have here -- just to give you a sense of the kind of politics we're talking about, an image from harper's weekly in 1858, around election time or just after election time, in 1858. it shows a saloon and a polling place. they didn't do it in elementary schools. they did it in saloons and places like that. this is in the sixth ward in new york. there are a lot of details that c
unlike in europe where it is france and the 1870s and other countries later on, in the u.s. you have basically full mass democracy very early on and you have it before most immigrants show up. so, when immigrants begin to be integrated into american society and particularly when they begin to be integrated into american politics, they're being integrated into a much different world than are those immigrants that we've talked about in europe. so what i want to do today is talk about how the...
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when we compete we give our clients which include major u.s. companies better deals. they will go elsewhere if we can't give them the best possible deal no matter how much they like us. >> so you take that position despite the fact that the losses do not stay in london? >> yes. >> and you continue to lobby against or fore exemptions for the lobby. >> i'm not questioning your right to lobby. i'm questioning what's in the best interest of the american public. while the public doesn't know the full details of this trade, it is clear that these trades were not subject to the full panoply of rules we crafted under title 7, and i think we all need to be just very, very clear about that. and what he said about the risk that you take and having that kind of exemption and whether or not you agree with mr. gensler and what he testified here today in any way, shape, form or fashion. >> i don't agree with him. i heard part of it and i think the starting point should be that the united states is the best, widest, deepest, most transparent capital market in the world that had flaws
when we compete we give our clients which include major u.s. companies better deals. they will go elsewhere if we can't give them the best possible deal no matter how much they like us. >> so you take that position despite the fact that the losses do not stay in london? >> yes. >> and you continue to lobby against or fore exemptions for the lobby. >> i'm not questioning your right to lobby. i'm questioning what's in the best interest of the american public. while the...
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my name is thomas and i u.s. army veteran. -- i'm a u.s. army veteran. the medical cannabis committee crafted and passed the following letter to be voted on and supported by the task force. this is intended not only for relevance to the agency's but our own communities, medical cannabis businesses and collectives. san francisco prides itself on being a sanctuary city, however this about the case for one major population -- the medical cannabis community veterans. federal law supersedes state laws and veterans are caught in the middle. one major obstacle for veterans safe access is they cannot use or have cut their medicine in federal housing. locally, are sick and live law's targets are homeless veterans. nationally, on a given night, there are 107,000 veterans that are homeless. this is rising every day. our veterans who admit to be medical cannabis patients are being labeled addicts by our cities and by veterans' hospital. even worse, our committee heard testimony of veterans being denied their psychiatric madison's and coming forth about their medical
my name is thomas and i u.s. army veteran. -- i'm a u.s. army veteran. the medical cannabis committee crafted and passed the following letter to be voted on and supported by the task force. this is intended not only for relevance to the agency's but our own communities, medical cannabis businesses and collectives. san francisco prides itself on being a sanctuary city, however this about the case for one major population -- the medical cannabis community veterans. federal law supersedes state...
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we brought cases and parallel cases in every one the matters that the u.s. attorneys office in new york has done as well. it's a long standing partnership of both of the benefits to agencies. >> a lot of investigations, the justice department gathering information, but they are not allowed to share with you. does it work the same? do you gather information that you are not allowed to share? >> there are restrictions on the grand jury and the restrictions on the wiretap information. those are probably the two areas you are talking about. but there are ways to construct an investigation with respect to the grand jury issues so that we can steer clear of those prohibitions. wiretap authority is more difficult. we can get wiretap information, we just can't get it on a timely bases. we can get it at some point down the road. there are ways to navigate around that. obviously the benefits of not -- the benefits of wiretaps is so great as you saw in the galon prosecutions that we want to make sure we don't do anything to disrupt or imperil the use. >> we have four m
we brought cases and parallel cases in every one the matters that the u.s. attorneys office in new york has done as well. it's a long standing partnership of both of the benefits to agencies. >> a lot of investigations, the justice department gathering information, but they are not allowed to share with you. does it work the same? do you gather information that you are not allowed to share? >> there are restrictions on the grand jury and the restrictions on the wiretap information....
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it makes an influence. >> your point about the u.s. not being a leadership this weekend, "the washington post" wrote an editorial saying the u.s. was delinquent in leading the world on energy. that is a sentiment that resonates in the establishment and "the washington post" editorial page. this last weekend. let's talk about food. food is an issue you have all been involved in and something everyone can relate to and youth can connect with. tanya, let's talk with you about how you grabbed on to food as a way to connect to the environment with your own personal life and those around you. >> yeah. when i started community activism, i started with the refinery and i was doing advocacy and i soon found out that not many people were interested in that issue because there were other pressing issues in their lives such as poverty isy and drug abuse and violence. i then realized i had to find something that everyone had in common and regardless of the race, economic status, we can all come together in this issue and work together. that was one
it makes an influence. >> your point about the u.s. not being a leadership this weekend, "the washington post" wrote an editorial saying the u.s. was delinquent in leading the world on energy. that is a sentiment that resonates in the establishment and "the washington post" editorial page. this last weekend. let's talk about food. food is an issue you have all been involved in and something everyone can relate to and youth can connect with. tanya, let's talk with you...
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for the first time, the range o u.s. government to work together in engaging counterparts in europe to make sure that we are as well prepared and have thought through the various contingencies that might be necessary. >> do you have anything to add to this? >> with respect to european preparation, i just say that one thing about the euro zone problems they have been with us for some time as a result of which we have been able to regularize a system of oversight of u.s. financial institution exposures and activities in europe. so right after the first greek problems arose, 2010, on an ad hoc basis we have been looking at these, we have been able to put in a system that allows us to check the positions and exposures of individual firms against -- aggregated data whether from market sources or from supervisory sources to make sure both we and the firms have a handle on what is going on. other than that, i concur with what the secretary said. >> senator shelby. >> thank you. i think it's kind of a given here from what i read
for the first time, the range o u.s. government to work together in engaging counterparts in europe to make sure that we are as well prepared and have thought through the various contingencies that might be necessary. >> do you have anything to add to this? >> with respect to european preparation, i just say that one thing about the euro zone problems they have been with us for some time as a result of which we have been able to regularize a system of oversight of u.s. financial...
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it's one thing -- it's not the same thing to say that the problem of the u.s. economy is not low -- is not lack of financial accommodation. it's a different thing -- it's not the same thing to say that and say that you know, even if the main problems are coming from elsewhere, that the federal reserve might provide some support from using the tools that it has. but i do want to say and i said this before, that monetary policy is not a panacea, it will be much better to have a broad based policy effort addressing a varieties of issues, i leave the details to congress who has considered many of these issues. so, i'd be much more comfortable if congress would take some of this burden from us and address those issues. >> i think that's the point i would like to make. my believercy wish you would take a third round of quantitative easing off the table. i wish you would look the market in the eye and say the fed has done all it can, perhaps too much and i wish you would look this president and congress in the eye and say it is time to do your job. it's your tax polic
it's one thing -- it's not the same thing to say that the problem of the u.s. economy is not low -- is not lack of financial accommodation. it's a different thing -- it's not the same thing to say that and say that you know, even if the main problems are coming from elsewhere, that the federal reserve might provide some support from using the tools that it has. but i do want to say and i said this before, that monetary policy is not a panacea, it will be much better to have a broad based policy...
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just listening to your answer here, how beneficial would it be for the u.s. economy right now, given some of the talk on capitol hill that the lawmakers and the administration deal with the fiscal cliff issues, perhaps temporarily and kick the can down the road to next year and deal with it sooner rather than later would that end or limit some of the uncertainty that would be beneficial given the state of the economy at the present moment? >> well, that's a difficult problem. i'm not entirely sure. on the one hand, a little clarity would probably be helpful for the reasons that i described because people are uncertain about what's going to happen. on the other hand, investors, i know, would like to see congress take actions that put us on the long-term, sustainable, fiscal path and simply kicking the can down the road without any other indication about what might be done, but what kind of policies might be enacted could be a negative for sentiment because it might induce people to worry more about the seriousness of congress in addressing the fiscal issues. >
just listening to your answer here, how beneficial would it be for the u.s. economy right now, given some of the talk on capitol hill that the lawmakers and the administration deal with the fiscal cliff issues, perhaps temporarily and kick the can down the road to next year and deal with it sooner rather than later would that end or limit some of the uncertainty that would be beneficial given the state of the economy at the present moment? >> well, that's a difficult problem. i'm not...
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people that we can't say no to, we are going to look to bring them on board and as true here in the u.s. as in asia, and the problem is that on the budget restraints like any other small business, taxes, high health benefits, and it is increasingly difficult to allocate fund ifs to hire people. do i expect to hire in the next six months, no, but i am confident to be hiring. >> and if we do plan on hiring some new employees both full and part-time in the next six months, it is on the as-needed basis and i find that a lot of the employees right now look for that as an accommodation to the schedule. >> in the business model, we have learned that growth is really important. so we plan on hiring a few salesmen over the next three months that are going to help promote our business, grow our business and drive more profitable results to the bottom line. >> what we are planning to doing instead of adding employees, we want to add more independent contractors and that way, they are more responsible for taking responsible for the insurances and those kinds of thingsb bau that is what i found with
people that we can't say no to, we are going to look to bring them on board and as true here in the u.s. as in asia, and the problem is that on the budget restraints like any other small business, taxes, high health benefits, and it is increasingly difficult to allocate fund ifs to hire people. do i expect to hire in the next six months, no, but i am confident to be hiring. >> and if we do plan on hiring some new employees both full and part-time in the next six months, it is on the...
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by the time when the u.s. . morning tori's entities and bodies haven't been discovered either it's absolutely clear that such incidents are very dangerous and that is they are threatening peace after is in the region last massacre in the village of. houla was used by the free syrian army the biggest and the most well armed opposition group here in the region as a pretext to withdraw from the international approved cease fire and to resume military operations against the government of course is so it's also complicated by. by the fact that the are more than two sides in this conflict at least three sides we have what you're going to tell his uses the just want to ask you very briefly what other efforts of meeting can solve the crisis but very briefly if you could apart from the u.n. of course. well we are still seeing diplomatic diplomatic after it's too. complicated syria russia so committed to the u.n. peace plan and is now actively pursuing. and backed idea of certain are an international group to mediate a so
by the time when the u.s. . morning tori's entities and bodies haven't been discovered either it's absolutely clear that such incidents are very dangerous and that is they are threatening peace after is in the region last massacre in the village of. houla was used by the free syrian army the biggest and the most well armed opposition group here in the region as a pretext to withdraw from the international approved cease fire and to resume military operations against the government of course is...
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it's a it's a huge story and on any other day we'd be talking about this the u.s. government essentially acknowledging that it is a war but in cyberspace with the wrong. dare i say they buy into the bad ass theory to any way i think you get my point of how the most blatant in your face white house hypocrisy the mainstream media chooses to miss. all right so let's move on to our first panel of the evening first we continue on with these revelations about stuxnet its development by both the u.s. and israel and the obama administration's very aggressive inactivates of the cyber attacks second i'll take a look another look at syria as news of another mass execution comes out in the push for international action grows louder from political leaders will ask what the real options are joining me to discuss is arsalan iftikhar our international human rights lawyer and author of the book islamic pact pacifism global muslims in the post osama era and from our studio in new york is scott horton contributing editor on legal and national security matters for harper's magazine ge
it's a it's a huge story and on any other day we'd be talking about this the u.s. government essentially acknowledging that it is a war but in cyberspace with the wrong. dare i say they buy into the bad ass theory to any way i think you get my point of how the most blatant in your face white house hypocrisy the mainstream media chooses to miss. all right so let's move on to our first panel of the evening first we continue on with these revelations about stuxnet its development by both the u.s....
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the u.s. has carried out almost 100 air strikes which killed more than a dozen top terrorists. >> it's a major blow to the core, removing the number two leader for the second time in less than a year and further damaging the group's morale and confusion and bringing it closer to its ultimate demise than ever before. >> reporter: the government says there is no one within alqaeda that can match his expertise. >> the u.s. says if the military has a shot at a known terrorist, it will take it. >>> we have some breaking news out of wisconsin tonight. the governor there fends off a challenge in a historic election with national implications. republican scott walker, you're looking at live pictures from wisconsin, will keep his job. walker supporters there celebrating. a live look at the celebration. he took on the unions with a budget that cut rights for most public workers. now he is the first-ever governor to survive a recall election. tonight's results could energize republicans heading into the
the u.s. has carried out almost 100 air strikes which killed more than a dozen top terrorists. >> it's a major blow to the core, removing the number two leader for the second time in less than a year and further damaging the group's morale and confusion and bringing it closer to its ultimate demise than ever before. >> reporter: the government says there is no one within alqaeda that can match his expertise. >> the u.s. says if the military has a shot at a known terrorist, it...
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hii hhe european situation is slowing u.s. economic growth. first of all, europe is if not in a recession, in every country, and certainly in many countries are in recession. and that affects our trade with europe, and demand for our products. more broadly, of european conrns on financl rkets have added to prices, have increa crit spreadnd generally have been a netive f ecogwth. so that has been an issue. and more broadly, e seen some slowing in global economic grth more generally, including in asia, which also has reduced somewhat our ability to export. so that's one set of concerns that's been important. i had mentioned two others i think as being primarily important. one is housing. housing usually plays a very important role in economic recovery. both through construction itself and related industries, but also because higher house prices increase consumer wealth and promote consumer spending. housing does seem to be doing somewhat better. there are some good signs in housing, but nevertheless, we're not getting the size of the boost, the
hii hhe european situation is slowing u.s. economic growth. first of all, europe is if not in a recession, in every country, and certainly in many countries are in recession. and that affects our trade with europe, and demand for our products. more broadly, of european conrns on financl rkets have added to prices, have increa crit spreadnd generally have been a netive f ecogwth. so that has been an issue. and more broadly, e seen some slowing in global economic grth more generally, including in...
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license or a written waiver and order to allow for the transfer of thousands of weapons across the u.s. mexico border. secretary clinton's response s was, congressman, this is the first time i have asked this and i can tell you based on the record of any activity by the bureau that would have been responsible, we see no evidence but let me check. secretary clinton points out that in her department they weren't asked for a written waiver. that's in violation of the law. so as this committee moves forward, and i thank the chairman for his patience, we need to make sure that we get to the bottom of this, that the state department acknowledges that they weren't asked for this waiver. we're just looking for the information. here at the last hour the president is trying to -- if they were so willing to give the documents, you wouldn't at the last hour have a letter come from the administration claiming executive privilege or whatever it is they're claiming. we owe it to the people of this country to get to the bottom of this and owe it to the family that lost a loved one to get to the bottom
license or a written waiver and order to allow for the transfer of thousands of weapons across the u.s. mexico border. secretary clinton's response s was, congressman, this is the first time i have asked this and i can tell you based on the record of any activity by the bureau that would have been responsible, we see no evidence but let me check. secretary clinton points out that in her department they weren't asked for a written waiver. that's in violation of the law. so as this committee...
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mobile innovation in the u.s. is the envy of the world. we're going to be the first country in the world to roll out 4-g, and we're making tremendous progress in terms of speed. our apps economy is just incredible. on all platforms. working together, we're starting to make progress on the adoption issue, the broadband adoption issue. so it's interesting. sometimes i like the fact that we challenge ourselves as a country. it's good. it's what motivates us. it's also true that when i go and meet my counterparts from around the world, they're increasingly envious of what they see in the u.s. around broadband and innovation. it's not the time to let our feet off the gas. we've got to keep moving forward. and we have a lot of very significant challenges to face. some of the challenges are the kind of challenges we want to have. they come from our success. they come from increased demand, increased consumer consumption, increased consumer demand for wireless and wired. that's the kind of problem we want to have as a country and we need to work a
mobile innovation in the u.s. is the envy of the world. we're going to be the first country in the world to roll out 4-g, and we're making tremendous progress in terms of speed. our apps economy is just incredible. on all platforms. working together, we're starting to make progress on the adoption issue, the broadband adoption issue. so it's interesting. sometimes i like the fact that we challenge ourselves as a country. it's good. it's what motivates us. it's also true that when i go and meet...