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. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] walls very fortunate the past 3 1/2 years to be able to play a part in some of the successes that andy talked about. i recall when we first reached out to president obama in a meeting making it clear for the united states, the reset was not just about improving the tone of the relationship which had gotten a bit scratchy, it was also about a substantive agenda that would fundamentally improve living standards and a lot of peopl...

why do we want to maintain tax cuts for the wealthiest americans -- wealthy americans who do not even want them? i wanted one back when i was your age. i do not need help now. [applause] i do not need that extra $1,000 or $2,000 like you do. we need to make sure everybody pays their fair share. how can we continue to subsidize the oil industry who is making record project -- profits instead of investing in things like clean energy that will help shape our future? why do we want to jack...

previews the coming elections in the once secretive nation. >> its a scene many burmese thought theyd never seen: opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi on the campaign trail once again. >> brown: margaret warner updates the efforts to stem the violence in syria, as arab leaders gaer in baghdad for the first me idecades. ♪ >> woodruff: and we remember two legendary artists banjo player earl scruggs and poet adrienne rich. >> brown: thats all ahead. on tonight...

previews the coming elections in the once secretive nation. >> its a scene many burmese thought theyd never seen: opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi on the campaign trail once again. >> brown: margaret warner updates the efforts to stem the violence in syria, as arab leaders gather in baghdad for the first time in decades. ♪ >> woodruff: and we remember two legendary artists banjo player earl scruggs and poet adrienne rich. >> brown: thats all ahead. on t...

thought theyd never seen: opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi on the campaign trail once again. >> brown: margaret warner updates the efforts to stem the violence in syria, as arab leaders gather in baghdad for the first time in decades. ♪ >> woodruff: and we remember two legendary artists banjo player earl scruggs and poet adrienne rich. >> brown: thats all ahead. on tonights "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the wil...

>> its a scene many burmese thought theyd never seen: opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi on the campaign trail once again. >> brown: margaret warner updates the efforts to stem the violence in syria, as arab leaders gather in baghdad for the first time in decades. ♪ >> woodruff: and we remember two legendary artists banjo player earl scruggs and poet adrienne rich. >> brown: thats all ahead. on tonights "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has b...

also, the senior fellow and director of foreign policy at the brookings institution and alice rivlin, a senior fellow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> good morning, everyone, welcome to brookings. i am michael hammond. we are joined by bruce katz and alice rivlin to talk about americas fiscal future. last time we spoke, it was a happier day. we had dreams of washington in the super bowl and dreams of a ...

americans down. weve been working with -- without a budget, this greatest nation, for over 900 days now. continuing resolutions and debt ceiling increases are not the answer. supercommittees and sequestration is not the answer. enoughs enough. today we have a clear choice. whether you want to change the status quo or you dont. either you believe that government must operate responsibly and a balanced budget or you dont. either you want to rescue our nation, ourselves, our children and ...

security and safety of atomic power generation. the two leaders will confirm the importance of the japan-u.s. alliance. theyre also expected to discuss ways to deepen relations in various fields. as to the relocation of the u.s. marines futenma air station in okinawa, theyre expected to confirm that an existing agreement between the two nations on the issue should be achieved. the agreement reached in may last year stipulates that the functions of the futenma base should be transferred...

on wednesday. the group consists of three men, three women and three children. they were then taken to a nearby immigration control facility. the government is likely to send the nine defectors to south korea. the wooden boat carrying the north koreans was spotted on off the coast of wajima, ishikawa prefecture on tuesday. the group has told the japanese coast guard that it left north korea last thursday with the intention of heading for south korea. the groups leader says he belonged ...