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April 13, 2011
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April 12, 2011
Best friends. when everything i do -- >> for some, there are public places where crying is appropriate, and some places where crying is not. i am not a strict observer of that particular piece of the social compact. i have never once -- never once criticized john boehner for
April 12, 2011
But that is not exactly an audience that is put off by public displays of emotion. my friend, kristin chenoweth, who i worked with on "the west wing," received an award and cried through every word of her eloquent and moving acceptance speech. our reaction in the audience was to applaud even more. >> i knew we were going to be best friends. when everything i do -- >> for some, there are public when everything i do -- >> for some, there are public places where crying is appropriate, and some plac...
April 12, 2011
In los angeles at the glad media awards where this program won this years award for outstanding tv journalism segment. but that is not exactly an audience that is put off by public displays of emotion. my friend, kristin chenoweth, who i worked with on "the west wing," received an award and cried through every word of her eloquent and moving acceptance speech. our reaction in the audience was to applaud even more. >> i knew we were going to be best friends. when everything i do -- >> for some, t...
April 9, 2011
Full day of deliberations. they got the case late thursday. its been three weeks that theyve started this trial. barry bonds there at the courthouse every day looked somewhat relaxed, actually. the closing arguments that we heard this past week were somewhat dramatic as well. and there were some fireworks. this has been a pretty dramatic case. and were -- you know, well let the jury decide this thing. because theyre doing it. >> yeah, youve covered this trial from the very beginning. so, as an o...
April 9, 2011
But, you know, hes been rather passive observer most of this. i dont think hes going to come out with great laurels and i dont think the house or the senate comes out with great laurels. i was at an international gathering today, eliot, with leading europeans and asians along with americans. and it was just a sense among the foreigners, how in the world could a great nation like this be run in this fashion? and i have to say, it was hard to defend. >> you know, david, i think you may be saying w...
April 6, 2011
Gallons of contaminated water from other parts of the power plant and thats ongoing and is expected to continue for the rest of this week. right now they have no systems available to them for processing liquid waste and theyre generating liquid rad waste at the rate of 400,000 gallons a day. without any doubt whatsoever, if they dont put in place some systems to handle this, they are going to have to continue dumping the water into the ocean. what we hope, though, is they can start processing it...
April 5, 2011
Condemn capitalism for the problems we have today. >> i agree. >> but we have corporatism, and you know, as well as anybody, how the big guys got bailed out, and the little guys didnt get bailed out, and compounded our problems. it wasnt the people who were giving us honest services and honest goods. it was the people who were ripping us off with the derivatives market, get into trouble, and then athe taxpayers get stuck with that. thats what i resent. >> yeah, and theyre still doing it. im out ...
April 4, 2011
President of the ivory coast meanwhile close to ousting the key guy aunt outgoing president who is hold up in the presidential palace and refusing to lose power. they began evacuating 200 employees after frequent attacks on its headquarters by forces hoil to the countrys strong man. hillary clinton called on him it step down saying hes pushing the ivory coast into law lastness. he must leave now so the conflict may end. both parties bear responsibility to respect the rights and ensure the safety...
April 2, 2011
Impossible demands, silly conditions, and said the rebels cannot be serious. appears, from his statements at least, that the government is intent on continuing this fight because they feel that they have the rebels outgunned and outmanned. and perhaps outmaneuvered. >> i mean, any observer looking at this from outside of libya is getting a firm impression that gadhafi has regained the upper hand here. is that accurate, do you think? >> reporter: he feels he has. i think he feels that he never re...