the revenue was up just 1.7%, i think, maybe less than it might have been otherwise. also, weather this year really impacted the weather that we had here in the northeast was unbelievable. retailers i think that retailers overuse weather as an excuse. this year i think they have legitimate beef. this is still a company its revenue, we are looking at the first company to be pushing towards half a trillion dollars. 476 billion. so funny when we do this list, you really lose perspective. when we think about $2 billion, you know you have had your nose in the 500 for too long. with all of that money you would think they could pay workers better. i would think that, too. let s talk about the number five company on the list, apple, another very cool company. sales as percentage of profit there, 21%. that is way higher than everybody else in the top ten
then pakistan which had its own mini-scandal a year ago leading to the ouster of its famous ambassador to washington. we have the first exclusive interview with ambassador akani since then. he will tell us what happened to him and what s happening in pakistan. also, why in the world has immigration from mexico to the united states stopped in its tracks? we ll take a look. next up, the american elder statesman brent scowcroft on syria, iran, and the middle east, and how he feels today about the republican party which he served for decades. do you prost krast nature, waste money, over indulge. what to do with your bad hakts and how transforming them could help you, your company, your country. first, here s my take. after months of meander,ing it seems that president barack obama s re-election campaign has settled on a theme. the problem is it s the wrong one. the buffett rule tax on millionaires has become obama s bumper sticker. the proposal is reasonable, but it does not de
about what it all means. then pakistan which had its own mini-scandal a year ago leading to the ouster of its famous ambassador to washington. we have the first exclusive interview with ambassador haqqani since then. he will tell us what happened to him and what s happening in pakistan. also, why in the world has immigration from mexico to the united states stopped in its tracks? we ll take a look. next up, the american elder statesman brent scowcroft on syria, iran, the middle east, and how he feels today about the republican party which he served for decades. finally, do you procrastinate, waste money, over indulge. what to do with your bad hakts habits and how transforming them could help you, your company, your country. first, here s my take. after months of meandering, it seems that president barack obama s re-election campaign has settled on a theme. the problem is it s the wrong one. the buffett rule tax on millionaires has become obama s bumper sticker. the
thank you for much for being was. and joe bebe is back, contributinged for for rolling stone. let s get right to it this mo morni morning. the investigation into whitney houston s death, her body is back in new jersey. they are refusing to say whether or not she drowned. they re waiting for the toxicology reports. in past cases, we know it could take weeks or weeks. he also won t comment on whether alcohol or drugs may have played a role in her death. look at a body and not know what the cause of death is. you might have a suspicion, but the person could have suffered a heart attack or an embolism or something. and no matter what medications they re taking, until we run a toxin and see the level and see what s in the system, we re not going to speculate. he s been on tv a lot saying a lot of nothing lately. how come it takes eight weeks to do a toxicology report? this is typical. let s be honest. we re talking at many, many tests. you know, initial reports say i r
$1.33 trillion. the interesting thing is the last couple of days, you ve been speaking about moral obligations in our country. and i find that yet, here is another topic where one could ask that question, answer it for me. ok. do we have a moral obligation to tax more, spend more, run up the debt more and have more government? is that the morality? the moral stamps of this administration? the answer is yes, it is. this budget, it s not a real budget. it s not a financial document. it s a political statement. it s not written to pass. let s take a look at what s in it because last year s budget was very similar and got no votes in the senate. $350 billion on programs to boost jobs in the short term focusing on manufacturing. $476 billion for rebuilding roads and other surface transportation. isn t that what the stimulus was supposed to do? and $50 billion for teachers and first responders and they want to repair some schools. that s a stop to the unions.