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October 23, 2011
Military person saying iran is really no holds barred on their iranian nuclear programs. theres still a very aggressive regime. so i happen to think there will be some crisis before the next year, some talk that the nuclear program will end up producing something by the next election. i happen to think foreign policy will be much bigger than we think it is. >> its interesting, harold ford, the allusion i made to in the question to secretary clinton about republicans and their positioning on fore...
May 20, 2011
Does the movie -- and you had to get into the mind of warren buffett and your colleagues had to get into the mind of hank paulson. do you like the characters were playing at the end of the day? >> i have always liked warren buffett. i feel we have the -- so many similar traits, bank accounts, acumen, self-respect. we have all of those together. well topt invest with you like we want to invest with him shortly. >> im a clone. >> in terms of william, paulson has such an off-putting appearance that...
May 20, 2011
see his best laid plans hijacked by the seemingly endless israeli-palestinian problems. its our top story. well have more on it in a moment, but, first, a look at the other stories were drilling down on tonight. >> he is indicted, but he is getting out on bail. details from dominique strauss khans indictment for attempted rape, and the politics of peace. >> the united states of america was founded on the belief that people should governor themselves. >> president obama reaches out to t...
May 14, 2011
>> and maybe its rar that financial acumen that helped him win a contest sponsored by the national foundation for credit counseling. he was 1 of 1,800 students across the country who submitted posters mapping out personal financial plans. this years theme, be a superhero, save money. he traveled to washington, d.c. for the award and met ben ber nanky. a big day for the boy who started up small. >> i saved for action figures then. >> now hes saving for an ipod and definitely. >> were putting mone...
May 14, 2011
Of "smart is the new rich" from cnns christine romans. >> reporter: every other friday, florida high school freshman jordan lane palmer deposits at least $10 of his allowance and lunch money into one of his four, yes, four bank accounts. >> yes, its cash. you can save up for something better, dont just spend it on something that really is worthless. just to spend money. >> reporter: sage advice for most adults, let alone teenagers. but jordan, he got started early. >> the very first savings acco...
May 14, 2011
u.s. army corps of engineers is expected to open the floodgates on the morganza spillway. the plan is to slowly divert floodwaters away from baton rouge and new orleans. the spillway has not been opened in nearly 40 years. the move will flood other areas in south central louisiana. and this map right here youre about to see it, it says it all. areas in yellow could get up to 20 feet of water and green up to 15 feet. well have live coverage of a briefing by the u.s. army corps of engine...
May 14, 2011
swollen levee system, a taxed levee system, and they dont know if its going to hold even with this. theyre being inundated with water. people who have dealt recently with tornadoes just a couple weeks ago, and hurricane katrina and rita that hit the area and have done so much devastation to louisiana. you cant take your eyes off the pictures. imagine if this was happening in your community. this much water, knowing your homes, your hafarms, your livelihood would be flooding. wheler get...
May 12, 2011
Have this speech do today, morning anything else is illustrate to the american public that like the rest of the candidates are in the white house, he would repeal and replace president obamas health care law. and would do it with a whole series of market-driven principles, medical liability reform, a way to undertake sort of interstate commerce for insurance, make it more portable, a whole host of things that would still protect things like preexisting conditions but that he would not, not, be r...
February 26, 2011
These chemical together and create a compound, a substance called tnp, whether or not he had the skill to do that. most of what he an wired it appears he learned from internet downloads. so you dont know the whether or not he had the acumen to pull it off. in some respects thats irrelevant. he had the intent and trying to acquire the capability. thats the most salient point here. >> roger, thanks for your perspective. we appreciate it. an unusually high number of dead dolphins are wash up on i...
August 4, 2010
Frankly we didnt think it was real when the message first came in. but after checking it out with a couple of embassies, it turns out such an invitation did go out a couple weeks ago from the rnc. >> josh, its not as though he didnt have a history. when he was lieutenant governor he spent money on trips overseas. some are suggesting this is to advance his own future career and business interests. >> some do see that possibility. at this point the chairman has a number of critics inside the party...