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Secretary, how many cables do you say arrive every year to the state department? # hadnt -- 1.4 million. can you tell me how long it takes to read 1.4 million cables? >> if i ever tried to read 1.4 million cables i dont think id be sitting here today. id probably be collapsed somewhere. i appreciated what admiral mullen said. when you sit on top of large organizations in his case the united states military, which is huge and in my case the state department and usa i.d., you put in place processe...

And it is something we take seriously when we do it. you know, when we left benghazi on the night of 11th, 12th there were others still there. the italians were there. the turks were there. people evaluate risk over time. and i think its important to do what we can to minimize it. some of that will be done by technology. some of that will be done by hard security. and some of that will be done by what we call soft power. trying to get the balance right is very difficult. >> as we look forward to...

You say arrive every year to the state department? 1.4 million? can you tell me how long it takes you to read 1.4 million cables. >> well, if i ever tried to read 1.4 million cables, i dont think id be sitting here today. i think id be collapsed somewhere. you know, i appreciated what admiral mullen said. when you do sit on top of large organizations in his case the united states military which is huge. and in my case the state department and usaid. you put into place processes. and you have to ...

Values and processes within the way that the congress works. but we have to look at the broader evolution here, because the numbers show, i think everyone agrees, more legislation held up to a super majority vote than ever before at any other time in history. its not automatic that thats the way it is. its that way now and may not be that way forever. the public is going to increasingly look particularly with the economic dysfunction with whether they think that kind of obstruction is good. my a...

Implement? >> well, i mean, i guess to sort of answer the initial question and then follow up up on yours, i think small business owners are afraid of risk. and any change implements risk. and thats really what we think about when were making our decisions. is the unnecessary enter vupgs going to pay off in the way where its worth the risk of leaving something thats not broken. >> even if you know you need something and there are ten services throughout and they all provide it. and they all prov...

>> shepard: then in boston, the city declared a public health emergency yesterday. were live in boston. molly, how is the scene? >> number of people have the flu and have come forward. theyve been trying hard to bring attention to this, convincing people to get flu shots and wash the hands and take all the processes needed to stem the flood of is because the hospitalser very busy in boston. there have been 700 cases. at this time last year there were only 70. and its a particularly powerful stra...

Time takes us for a wild ride through the universe here on "the cycle." >> you have said im related to a fish, right? >> oh, yeah. the challenge here is taking it to rocks and planets and stellar processes and the big bang. itsd the unity of all physical entities in the world. >> can you get me $5 worth of whatever it is?

Have happened in the past. on hagels part i think there are serious policy concerns, and i think these hearings are going to make a great deal of difference as to whether he is confirmed or not. sfoo bottom line, do you think he will be confirmed? >> i dont know. i really think there are legitimate policy concerns that people are going to have. im going start out in a neutral place. i heard some of these arguments put forth, but ive not heard his side and his response, and i always want to hear ...

Judgment, your reasonnening processes, you can make self sabotaging decisions. so you think about david petraeus or eliot spitzer or any of the people that you just mentioned, they did not consider the consequences ever their acts. maybe if they had, they would not have done what they did. but they let those urges, their emotions, just sabotage them. >> but this isnt just about people who are celebrities or people who are in high places. >> not at all. >> just people make foolish decisions based...

Judgment, your reasonnening processes, you can make self sabotaging decisions. so you think about david petraeus or eliot spitzer or any of the people that you just mentioned, they did not consider the consequences ever their acts. maybe if they had, they would not have done what they did. but they let those urges, their emotions, just sabotage them. >> but this isnt just about people who are celebrities or people who are in high places. >> not at all. >> just people make foolish decisions based...