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From the president there at bagram momentarily. all right. white house correspondent dan lothian is also joining us now. he, too, is waiting to see whats to take place here at bagram. dan, if you can -- there we go. we see you now. dan, give us an idea while this was a surprise visit to afghanistan, we heard some of the commitments that the president was likely or that conversation with karzai was likely to have. what do we understand he might be saying to the troops here? >> well, really thanki...

Thats why i order more troops and civilians. here into afghanistan shortly after taking office. thats why we took a hard look and forged a new strategy and committed more resources in december. thats why we pushed our friends and allies and partners to pony up more resources themselves. more commitments of aid and additional forces and franers. our broad mission is clear. we are going to disrupt and dismantle, defeat and destroy al qaeda at its extremist allies. that is our mission. to accomplis...

Version. the commerce department says the economy grew at a 5.6% annual rate in the last quarter of 2009 final revision down from early estimates of 5.7 and 5.9%. stocks were mixed today dow gained nine and change. s&p 500 up about a point nasdaq lost 2 and 1/. u.s. and russia agreed on nuclear arms treaty three months after the of the 1991 agreement. dana lewis reports on what is in this new deal. >> reporter: after almost a year of talks new start. strategic nuclear arms control agreement betw...

With the russian president dmitry medvedev over the phone today. the two leaders will sign the agreement on april 8th in prague. >> with this agreement, the united states and russia, the two largest nuclear powers in the world, also send a clear signal that we intend to lead by upholding our own commitments under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, we strengthen our global efforts to stop the spread of these weapons and to ensure that other nations meet their own responsibilities. >> lets talk ...

Verification regime and maintains the flexibility that we need to protect and advance our national security. and guarantee our unwavering commitment to the security of our allies. with this agreement, the united states and russia, the two largest nuclear powers in the world also send a clear signal that we intend to lead. by upholding our own commitments under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty we strengthen our global efforts to stop the spread of these weapons and to ensure other nations meet...

Responsible bipartisan version. the commerce department says the economy grew at a 5.6% annual rate in the last quarter of 2009 final revision down from early estimates of 5.7 and 5.9%. stocks were mixed today dow gained nine and change. s&p 500 up about a point nasdaq lost 2 and 1/. u.s. and russia agreed on nuclear arms treaty three months after the of the 1991 agreement. dana lewis reports on what is in this new deal. >> reporter: after almost a year of talks new start. strategic nuclear arms...

2100. russia, just under 2800. so thats the state of play today. heres the goal of the new start agreement. by 2022 to get both countrys down to 1550 warheads. beyond the cuts the president voiced the belief the new treaty will send a strong message to other nuclear nations. >> with this agreement, the united states and russia, the two largest nuclear powers in the world, also send a clear signal that we intend to lead by upholding our own commitments under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty we...

Effective verification regime and it maintains the flexibility that we need to protect and advance our national security and to guarantee our unwavering commitment to the security of our allies. with this agreement, the united states and russia, the two largest nuclear powers in the world, also send a clear signal that we intend to lead by upholding our own commitments under the nuclear nonproliferation committee we strengthening global efforts to stop the spread of these weapons and ensure othe...

Regime and keep nuclear materials out of the wrong hands. the new treaty demonstrates commitment to making progress under the nonproliferation treaty, so-called npt. as we up hold our commitments and strengthen the npt we can hold others accountable to do the same thing. i know secretary gates and general mullen will say more details. i want to make sure we adhere to the proverb president reagan employed. trust but verify. >> secretary of state hillary clinton talking about the agreement between...

Things we thing make us committed to try and defeat the bill. martha: i understand your argument was really in play for all of this, before those democrats agreed to sign the bill in the first place, because you had a lot of leverage, when you could say to them, if you sign the bill you will never get the fixes that you think are going to be part of the package. but, now that moment is passed, that bill is signed. and, where is your leverage to really change anything, with the votes and the numb...