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Thank you mr. Chairman, thank you ranking member. Mr. Chairman, i join my colleagues in thinking you for the work you have done. We started today with a series of statements from you so i would like to end with one and thank you for it which is, quote, our mission as set forth by congress is a critical one, to preserve price stability, foster maximum sustainability, growth and output and employment and promote a stable and deficient Financial System that serves all americans well and fairly. My ...

It was not achieved immediately, but it was the template. India is important in 1947 because india is the oldest nation of the postcolonial world. The Indian Constitution creates an ideological template for democracy. With the emergence of india, china had a different template. Very interesting, we see these comparisons, two parties, congress and the Chinese Communist party, became the dominant force in the post independents space. Both had to be discriminated because both came from economically...

Day guide ner made rounds on capitol hill. This is ten minutes. Good morning, everyone. The president has warned us about the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff. But his actions have not matched his public statements. Members of his own party seem quite comfortable with sending the economy over the fiscal cliff. On tuesday, we had productive conversation at the white house. Despite the claims that the president supports a balanced approach, the democrats have yet to get serious about real sp...

Single mother to the Youngest Police chief in washington, d. C. , history, more with cathy lanier. Secretary of state nominee john kerrey appeared at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. During this threehour 15 minute hearing, he spoke about the september benghazi attacks and some of the Foreign Policy challenges facing the u. S. , including iran, afghanistan, and syria. He also talked about the vietnam war after returning from vietnam over 40 years ago, he te...

[cheers and applause] good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon, everyone. Madam secretary, four years ago i stood on this same spot and had the honor of introducing you to the men and women of the department of state. On that first day on, youve touched the lives of millions and millions of people around the world. Left a profoundly positive mark on American Foreign policy and youve done enormous good for all of us and for the country we serve. We will miss you deeply. [cheers and applause] but ...

The president agreed to cut the spending by a significant amount. Now, would you like that negotiation had resulted from not having made that threat . Absolutely. But do you think it would have occurred . Theres the difference. I would never be one to advocate that congress should not increase the debt limit. They should. When this came up in the summer of 2011 i wrote that and they put that in the pages of the initial review. I was arguing against those who say lets look and creating a cash cru...

Say the city of detroit needs to work it out with their creditors, are you then ruling out any federal aid of some sort . People and others ask the question of are we going to solve this problem, it has been made clear by local leaders and that leaders, and by us, the broader issue is one that needs to be resolved between the city and its creditors. We will, of course, as we would with any city in this country, work with that city and have a policy discussions with leaders in the city and make s...

Million miles visiting more than 100 countries in the last four years. Ray suarez examines her legacy. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown and we close with a preview of sundays big game. Nprs mike pesca joins us from new orleans, site of super bowl xlvii. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york a foundation created to do what Andr...

L. A. Mayor antonio villaraigosa, and late e street bande boardist dan dan, and the guy who played macgyver and today is the 276th birthday of john hancock whose last words were, hey i didnt sign on for this. This is viewpoint. Good evening, im john fugelsang. Thank you some forgoing us tonight. The 216th president ial campaign kicked off today. Just after president obama took a public oath of office to start his second term in the white house. Today secretary of state Hillary Clinton testified ...

The explosion occurred around 1 15 p. M. Local time. Afterward, police tried to hold back the crowd gathered outside the u. S. Facility in the turkish capital. Debris littered the street near a Side Entrance where the blast took place. Emergency workers wheeled one of the injured into an awaiting ambulance. U. S. Ambassador to turkey Francis Ricciardone spoke to reporters outside the embassy. Right now, we are all dealing with our sadness at the loss of our fellow member of our embassy. We salut...