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[inaudible conversations] president Abraham Lincoln once said, the best way to predict your future is to create it. In 2009 we didnt like the future we saw for the Healthcare System based on a feeforservice payment model. Doctors and hospitals being paid nor amount of care delivered instead of how well they delivered care to patients. So in the Affordable Care act we created new and better ways to deliver health care. Save taxpayer dollars and improve patient care, medicare and medicaid in partn...

Involve hiring a staff of people to do the work and they say that the big banks can do that better. We hope that congress would look at that. There are a number of other things in the regulatory area that are bad. If they carry it further, it will make it dangerous for Community Banks to get any in the game. If congress will look at what the real needs are in the Banking Sector and and perhaps make it a lot easier for Community Banks, we certainly would like to see them thrive. It is not, from w...

We will look at our opportunities to do what we have to do to come up with a billion dollars, and 600 million at faa. These things will begin to be phased in. The other point to pin you down on, frankly, is security. Not just lines at the airport but safety when it comes to protecting the traveling public. Can you give us your assurances about that. Tfa and security lines are under Janet Napolitano at the department of homeland security. I will say this. We will never compromise on safety. Peopl...

Military installation there. It would not be like virginia. Or california, other places along port. Most of our military are the National Guard in the reserve. We have some defense contractors, but they have already made adjustments anticipating this as early as last year. There is not a dramatic impact. My concern and that of many of my fellow governors is, if there is something done as an alternative to that, do no harm. To not do things that will further reduce the increase in our nations eco...

Senator john hobin of north dakota delivered this weeks republican address. House republicans have already passed two bills to replace the president s sequester. So the question is, why wont he work with us . And the answer quite simply is because he wants higher taxes. Lets go to the white house and nbcs kristen welker. Another good saturday to you, kristen. Lets talk about the president , what hes doing this weekend to help broker some sort of a deal to avoid the sequester taking effect on fri...

Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff a new study says fast food makes up about 11 of the american diet, less than before but not by much. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we sort through what all this means for americas obesity problem in children and adults. Woodruff then, we look at health care for the poor, as floridas republican governor is the latest to embrace the obama administrations program to expand medicaid. Suar...

He doesnt look like a heart attack patient. I was teaching a martial arts class and it hit me. We get to the emergency room. And then. And then they just wheeled him away. I had to come to that realization that wow, i am having a heart attack. I cant punch this away. Im on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. So be sure to talk to you doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. Im a fighter and nowadays i dont have that fear. [ male announcer ] lea...

Mother Supreme Court case in just a second. And the president announced last night that american troops have been sent to build a new base there. Right now im joining by the nation magazine editor. Conservatives take aim at Voting Rights. Ryan haygood a member of the Litigation Team arguing shelby v. Holder before the Supreme Court this week. And bishop harry jones, a pastor at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church in colorado and in support of the Voting Rights act. In 1965, over a century of the ema...

Discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. Stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. Other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. Nothing can reverse copd. Spiriva helps me breathe better. blowing sound ask your doctor about spiriva. Hello everyone. Were approaching high noon here in the east, 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends wit...

They will lose jobs. The sequester blame game has started. Live with us secretary of transportation ray lahood who sound add pretty loud alarm bell on friday. Mr. Secretary, good morning. Good to have you here. Good morning. You talked friday about a calamity in our air Service System in america, a billion dollars in cuts that have to be made at the department of transportation, 600 million from the faa, 47,000 faa employees will need to be furloughed at least one day per pay period. Is it still...