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Public education and get great teachers and principals to go to the most underserved communities. >> in the perfect world from what youve suisun, what would you as a policy maker want to see as the new form of high school? >> im convinced the last adviser of people who drop out not because high school is too hard, but because its too easy. they dont see the relevance between whats going on in school and the real world. more students have internships, doing job shadowing are engaged, then they re...

Of my job. in my 21 years of government service prior to tripoli i earned a reputation for being an innovative policy-maker who got the job done. i was promoted quickly and received numerous awards. people who worked for me rated my leadership and management skills highly. i have two masters degrees from the university of michigan in applied economics and modern near eastern and north african studies. i have served my country extensively in the middle east. besides libya i served in afghanistan,...

Those words, they would be in trouble. >> want to tie it to border security. the issue with that, the border is pretty secure. the illegal immigration is net zero. states like arizona, apprehension rate is down 80% in terms of the people they are catching. >> i give him credit for trying to find that middle ground. but if youre going to do the speech, stick with the themes of the speech, not move back and forth because then you become the story and not the policy maker. >> rand paul is an object...

Because they realize the political ramifications, but they know if they were to use those words, they would be in trouble. >> want to tie it to border security. the issue with that, the border is pretty secure. the illegal immigration is net zero. states like arizona, apprehension rate is down 80% in terms of the people they are catching. >> i give him credit for trying to find that middle ground. but if youre going to do the speech, stick with the themes of the speech, not move back and forth b...

The best thing that happened in washington today is not going to sound like the best thing when i tell it to you. it is going to sound like a very boring thing, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke testified before the senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs. and please, please, please, dont change the channel. it was great, ben bernanke, a george bush appointee, probably the single most important policy-maker, said basically. >> adventure, excitement. a jedi craves not these thi...

The best thing that happened in washington today is not going to sound like the best thing when i tell it to you. it is going to sound like a very boring thing, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke testified before the senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs. and please, please, please, dont change the channel. it was great, ben bernanke, a george bush appointee, probably the single most important policy-maker, said basically. >> adventure, excitement. a jedi craves not these thi...

Bin laden movie to help flee him because he is tortured held in jail by the pakistanis. i talked with the lead actress and asked her what should be done. she gave us an emotional answer. >> i think there are hundreds of unsung heroes. i dont think there was only one person that should be credited for it. im not a policy maker but i definitely believe that we should do whatever we can to release anyone held that helped to try to find him. it breaks my heart. >> reporter: also jason clark he thoug...

Tortured? >> reporter: what is quite surprising is just how much they were aware of the plight of doctor shakil afridi. he continues to be tortured in a prison in pakistan for helping the united states. jessica kha chastain who played the cia agent who was determined to find osama bin laden was the first to speak to us about it. it was quite astonishing just how much she knew. >> im not a policy maker but i definitely believe that we should do whatever we can to release anyone held for trying to...

Attention of hollywood. and finally caught the attention of the stars on the red carpet. the lead actress in the movie, jessica chastain played the fbi agent who relentlessly pursued bin laden shared her angst for dr. afridi and plight by the pakistanis. >> im not a policy maker, but i definitely believe that we should do whatever we can to release anyone held, it try to find him and, yeah, it breaks me heart to think hes still in prison. >> reporter: they say when hollywood speaks the rest of t...

Difference to move to the middle and break away from the party a bit, to talk to the other party to be at the center where the deals are getting done. >> brian, lets talk about a woman having trouble moving to the senate -- moving to the center. a biggest star, elizabeth warren. do you see her being out front immediately or taking the approach that we have seen from other figures, laying low and learning the ropes and taking time to build relationships. >> i think given that she, through her pub...