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Maryland legislature, because, because of governor omalleys leadership, you are helping to make sure that we are raising more peoples wages with the push to raise your minimum wage right here in maryland. and we are very proud to see that happen. i hope that governor omalley is going to sign it into law soon, give maryland a raise. that is good work. but the main focus here is to guarantee that every young person has access to a world class education. every single student, and that starts before...

They work hard can they get ahead. if i look at this past year, there are situations where i wish congress had moved more aggressively. not passing background checks in the wake of newtown is something that i continue to believe was a mistake. i look at the debate that occurred the work that has been done at state levels to increase things has been done. there is a lot of focus at legislative activity at the congressional level. but when congress doesnt move on things they should move on. there ...

Using her own pictures of her son for the official royal portrait instead of a formal professional picture. the picture is expected to be revealed on the kensington palace twitter feed and official birth certificate. look, there is all these new things happening. twitter, who would have ever thought the royal family would be using social media? >> peter: they can go to j.c. penneys like everybody else and get their pictures. >> gretchen: well talk about that. >> brian: or photo mat, but the line...

The white house wants to put internet in 99 percent of the nations school within five years for connect ed. the technology is there so why not. the administration wants you to pay for it. the money for this plan comes from jacking up every americans cell phone bill. >> probably on the order of $5 or less a year on cell phone numbers on an individual cell phone owner. >> this sir charge does not need congressional approval. although president obama does need a thumbings up from the fcc which is i...

Listen to their phones. is that an option? >> brian: are we going to debate the nsa? we need another hour. >> peter: who is this connect ed? >> brian: were not sure. we told you about the irs targeting conservatives and the ongoing investigation. but now we found out something else, i found out yesterday, small businesses are the new target. small businesses, 20,000 letters went out to small businesses, mom and pop organizations, saying we have a hunch that youre underreporting your profits. hav...

Hook 99% of american schools up to next generation broad band in only five years the administration says the technology is there, so why not? but there is a catch. connect ed would be bank rolled by beefing up your cell phone bill. >> probably on the order of $5 or less a year on cell phone owners, on an individual cell phone owner. >> believe it or not, the white house does not need to ask congress for their approval to tack a surcharge onto a cell phone bill, which is part of the reason this i...

We need a comprehensive strategy to attack that problem. the president gave his first major economic speech at knox where he pointed out then that we could shape the forces that have been affecting us rather than being affected by them. i think he articulated that vision today and overthe coming weeks hes going to lay out actions he could take on his own since we havent got than much cooperation from congress, ways he can convene employer groups or labor unions, college presidents to keep colleg...

Known as connect ed aims to change this. the school district where the president will make remarks this afternoon began its push towards increased digital access in 2007. since then, graduation rates have risen from 80% in 2008, to 91% in 2011 and test scores have improved significantly. the connect ed initiative does not require congressional action but it comes at a time when congress is in a heated debate over efrl educational concerns, from preschool and no child left behind to student loans...

it. you can get by on a million or two. >> he even rewrote his own version of the ten commandments. and his ex-wife says this about him. >> im so proud of him. >> thats a rare interview with george w. bush. >> i want to stay connect ed to the veteran community. this is a rare interview for me. >> remarkable mission of wounded w warriors and keeping america great. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. two big interviews. the first with ted turner, but also a very outspoken man...

Looking at all of our schools, both small, large scale et cetera. we have made sure that our parents are notified through connect- ed messages and we have repeated that time and time again. those students that walked to school, especially young children, neighborhood children, we have had the principals meet and administrators meet them at the gate of the school and they were not dismissed until parents came to pick them up, a guardian et cetera. we are doing everything possible to make sure tha...