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time when i was mayor and i got a call from the white house. it was 1981 right after president reagan had one, and the call was about mr. william casey, bill casey was the head of the cia and they said he was coming to brown university and they wanted to know if i could pick him up at the airport. with the dean from brown, and if i could escort him through the city to do his speaking in and then driving back to the airport. so i said yeah mike i would do that. i knew who he was but i h...

been called up to serve. communities have stepped forward. i think it does -- it does call for all of us to raise awareness about the issues that military families are facing. to say these folks are strong, they are proud of their service, theyre determined to follow-through with that service, but they look to all of us as americans for help. i think it is -- the caller raises a wonderful point -- very important point about the economy today. you know, military families start financial...

>> and not given back to them. saw, we hear the stories over and over so all of a sudden my head is full of all of the other stories. [laughter] >> you cannot create or help what is on your mind. >> i have been writing and writing i am not sure how it will coalesce but at the moment, i have spent many years in mexico and it is about how it was the year free although i was in these wild wonderful places and i have been so terrified the last couple years of my life for personal reasons b...

education system. >> i have to go to school in the morning like 6:20 and school ended up around midnight. so it was-- stressed out. and mark sh >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> theyre the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they st...

tonight-- a look at the countrys pressure-packed education system. >> i have to go to school in the morning like 6:20 and school ended up around midnight. so it was-- stressed out. and mark sh >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> theyre the ones that help drive growth. >> lik...

>> i have to go to school in the morning like 6:20 and school ended up around midnight. so it was-- stressed out. and mark sh >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> theyre the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our commu...

countrys pressure-packed education system. >> i have to go to school in the morning like 6:20 and school ended up around midnight. so it was-- stressed out. and mark sh >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> theyre the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanic...

giffords. >> brown: margaret warner files the last of her reports from south korea. tonight-- a look at the countrys pressure-packed education system. >> i have to go to school in the morning like 6:20 and school ended up around midnight. so it was-- stressed out. and mark sh >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. thats all ahead on tonights newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small busine...

with this debt and coming up with specifics? what specifically can be cut in order to avoid the looming debt ceiling? >> well, first, andrea, for having me on the show. appreciate it. theres a number of us very excited to be here. a friend of mine, steve sutherland from florida put it this way. tired of hitting the range balls. time to tee it up for real. a lot of us are eeg are and ready to do this. to your question, how do we deal with the debt and how are we going to move forward fr...

"please, baby, one more chance." [laughter] >> also, have you ever seen an election cycle this ugly? >> i have been called a liar, a poor, a nazi. >> jon stewart and stephen colbert bring the act to washington. >> jason, or are you? >> i cannot find this thing but six-lane traffic circle leads to an underpass. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in rhode island, the democratic candidate for governor, as you just heard, tells the president of the united ...