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The committee will come to order. We meet today to consider two of president obamas nominees in the Intelligence Committee. Mrs. Caroline dianne krass, nominee to be the general counsel of the cia, and ambassador Daniel Bennett smith, nominee to be assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. As we would say, inr. Welcome to you both, and to the family and friends with you today. I also understand that senator bennett will be introducing ms. Krass and should arrive shortly from an...

Contributions to the Intelligence Community analysis over the years, but i do have concns about whether i do have concerns if it is doing enough independent analysis, especially with terrorist attacks on u. S. Facilities overseas. I hope that he will be at the forefront of intelligence issues that concern the policymakers on matters involved in the state department. We have many embassies and missions and consulates that frankly, as we have found, they are no doubt unsecured. And i know that tha...

This is the first incubator space were coming to which is an International Collaborative workspace. I was speaking with some of the employees how many of us came to San Francisco 13 years for the first dot come boom. Many folks went from the colleges to the hot economy at that time. Of course, we had the bust will cycle that followed and were seeing something thats exiting the diversity of the economies and the businesses are incredible. This is excited about this step were seeing on Internation...

Bangladesh. Hello, a power struggle is south sudan is intensifying as fears grow of an allout civil war. Towns and cities have been overrun. Supporters of riek machar told al jazeera that he want the presidency, and president salva kiir should step down. U. N. Nonessential staff and other civilians have been evacuated to juba and have flown to bore. The rebels claim to be in control of bentiu. We are joined from juba with the latest on the situation. Im in a u. N. Compound in juba where thousand...

Its been a particularly difficult holiday for millions of americans. Nearly 11 Million People are unemployed. 4 million have been unemployed for more than six months. As of today, nearly a third of those people are being cut off from a federal lifeline. 1. 3 million americans lost longterm Unemployment Benefits. On average, each person got a little more than a thousand dollars a month. The benefits began in 2008 at the height of the recession. Since then, the payouts have cost the federal govern...

While the economy seems to be picking up millions of americans are simpling for jobs and relying on government Unemployment Benefits to pay the bills. But long term Unemployment Benefits expire today. 1. 3 million americans who have been out of work for months have been cut off. The government check they depend on will not be showing up. The longterm Program Began i in 2008 at the height of the recession. Since then the payouts have cost the federal government 225 billion. Extending them into ne...

Center of ukraines capitol kiev since november when growing protests met the governments decision to pitch the country toward its historic ally moscow rather that is brussels and the beckoning European Union. For a time it looked like it may be deescalating. There were talks and changes in the government opposition. There had been sporadic violence all along, but it came to a point where it looked like president Viktor Yanukovych was unwilling to restore order to the city. Then came this week. A...

Soldiers in the African Republic face growing resistance. And there is a hat trick and for once its not messi. Hundreds of thousands we are now told have been effected. The death toll is rising, and armed youths are taking the law into their own hands. United nations in south sudan say there is no one spared from escalating violence threatening to tear the largest nations aport and putting the president against the rebels by the former vice president. U. N. Star for another injured civilians hav...

State. It still has an uprising on its hands. Within the last few hours protesters in kiev have retaken a ground lose to Security Forces who have taken control of most of Independence Square. A truce is not holding. Theres reports of gun fire. Emergency services have been taking bodies out the camps. Foreign minister ris are due to arriving in kiev in the coming hours. Lets go back to the unrest. Barnaby phillips is on the line. Bring us up to date with developments in the past few hours. What h...

And janet yellen kicks off her first ever fed policy meeting today as the chairman took the central bank squeeze as Forward Guidance. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. All right. A warm welcome to todays show. Vladimir putin has signed a dedegree which recognizes crimea as a sovereign state. Russian president is now expected to sign the treaty, now expected to outline the next steps in the regions annexation as he addressed the in arou...