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Presented to the public might be different. and i think for me, honestly, whats most important, yes, i want to see more young people get interested and excited about the scientists so that they can come up and be scientists, innovators, engineers, mathematicians working in the tech sector. at the same time, when people ask me why im a science communicator, i say its all about science literacy. im not talking about everybody turning into a scientist, but about the general public. people who have ...

Whats most important, yes, i want to see more young people get interested and excited about the scientists so that they can come up and be scientists, innovators, engineers, mathematicians working in the tech sector. at the same time, when people ask me why im a science communicator, i say its all about science literacy. im not talking about everybody turning into a scientist, but about the general public. people who have jobs and are focused on what they love and care about, being more scientif...

Attacking american democracy. >> you cants pick and -- you cant pick and choose your carterrisms. >> yes, you n cay. >> i am just glad somebody as do decisive as jimmy carter 1k3* wren letters to hamas is saying something about the united states. we have our problems in america. we are not perfect. but our elections run a little better than the banana republic that the carter center goes and monitors their election for. >> bill, you once ran your own bough banana republic. no, you just folded sh...

The government is paying them, all to benefit from a program that is designed to help those in need. one striking case, the member of the newark board of education underreported her household income by more than 22,0$22,000 year. the school lunch there costs $2.25. his party controls the presidency and one of the two members of chambers of congress but for former president jimmy carter, quote, america has no functioning democracy. the comments appeared in germanys and mr. carter weighed in on th...

Her child. you cannot do nothing in the face of that tragedy. >> david brooks, from immigration to guns to the budget, do you see the parties finding mutual self-interest to get something done? >> yeah, if you woke up this week you would be under the illusion were a functioning democracy. things are working well especially on immigration. i have to salute the gang of eight. the gang so far in the senate are working well. they are working well, the administration gave them space. i think marco ru...

The coach. the a.d., the president maybe even needs to be fired. he even suggested that chris christie being the governor of a state where rutgers is essentially the university of new jersey. might want to sort of get more involved and call for some investigations. i like that idea. you cannot just blame one guy. this is a culture. these are people who knew it was happening and let it happen for too long. >> it goes back to what we were talking about the other day with the way these college spor...

Flights are something that are threatening the relations between u.s. and fragility. secretary kerry goes on to say that for iraq to move forward it must have fair leblgss. he says quote theres an enormous investment of our treasure our people and our money into this initiative. the world has an interest in seeing iraq take the leading role as a functioning democracy. due though that elections will be critical. if iraq remains conclusive and cohesive it has a chance of succeeding. heather? >> ke...

a number of people. this was after a football game in texas. you see the effort going on there to try to stop this runaway cart. they finally did. questions this morning about why it was going on its own in the first place. also, many of you need to be prepping for a major winter storm thats expected to drop up to 15 inches of snow. our reynolds wolf is all over this. hell be along in a moment. it started as shock and awe nearly nine years ago. its ended with sand and dust on a des...

What has happened over the last several years has linked the united states and iraq in a way that potentially powe powerful and could end up benefiting not only america and iraq but also the entire region and the entire world. >> this administration took a gamble. >> staked american prestige and the national security on the premise it could go in, overthrow hussein and rebuild a functioning democracy. so far, each time, that we have made an assessment of how that gamble has paid off, it appeared...

What has happened over the last several years has linked the united states and iraq in a way that potentially powe powerful and could end up benefiting not only america and iraq but also the entire region and the entire world. >> this administration took a gamble. >> staked american prestige and the national security on the premise it could go in, overthrow hussein and rebuild a functioning democracy. so far, each time, that we have made an assessment of how that gamble has paid off, it appeared...