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And whether shes running for president in 2016. this comes as were learning more about how she worked with the administration and those in her inner circle. daniel henninger, deputy editorial page editor of the "wall street journal," nice to see you, dan, how. are you? i ask you, first off, how important if hillary are to run for president, how important is it for her to have obamas support and those of his camp, if you will? >> well, i think its very important. barack obama has, will have been ...

Teach but a baseline. is that not the proper role for the federal government? >> no. it is not the proper role for the federal government. what children are taught and how its taught is something that their parents should have a say in. its something their teachers should have a say in. be part of the conversation. its a matter of local jurisdiction, state, its a state matter at most. it is not a federal matter. it is not a matter for private or special interest. >> what is your concern, though,...

First, we tried to did a bit of math with this as well. its not the least busy of all circuits and the cases that the d.c. circuit deals with tend to be more complex than cases that are dealt with elsewhere. republicans are saying we like the balance of the court now without three obama nominees confirmed. were looking for a way not to confirm them. >> this symbolizes the different skill sets between republicans and democrats in a noncampaign situation. why republicans though they dont have supp...

>> inviting more immigrants into the united states generally is good for the economy. you need look no further than the co-founder of google. he himself is an immigrant. he came here to maryland. his family did and he became a brilliant entrepreneur. thats one line of argument, that bringing more people in who are highly skilled creates jobs. the unions are saying, the labor movement is saying, yeah, but wait a second. if there are qualified american who should get those jobs, americans should g...

To collect water for the monsoon is probably not tested so what will happen here is a tremendous amount of learning will go on. >> the way this is going to go, i will turn it on here and go for five minutes and i will come in and measure how much water is in the bucket. >> this is about making and getting down and dirty and hands on. >> here we go. part of it is we put together teams where everybody is from a different department at stanford. >> we have biologists, engineers, designers, and we a...

They dont want to. they want to continue to serve as an example to their families. the federal match for the service of disabled vets and, youre right. these veterans have the skill sets. theyre not looking for a handout. they are looking for that opportunity. the government has to get involved in the same way that we get involved to pay and fund these wars, we have to be just as proactive to make sure we transition these vets into the civilian life and work with employers to provide the incenti...

>> you have to treat it like getting married. not, oh, this guy is available with the skill sets i want. lets do it. you have to dig into who they are and what makes them tick. >> a friend told me about this and it sounded perfect. >> im here to find other people with great ideas. >> we have an event thats cofounder speed dating, with the idea being see if theres an initial connection, if theres chemistry. >> kerry is the managing partner of dream it ventures runs a speed dating for founders ses...

Up. let me start with you. do you think, had there been a woman in charge of this sort of macho group a year ago, do you think those men would have behaved as badly in cartagena? >> yes, absolutely. >> you do? >> macho men or macho women. i had women part of my secret service detail in the 1980s for eight years. there is macho men. there is macho women. theyre out there. now, it may look good to have a woman up there, but the reality is, you know, it all comes down to jobs. it all comes down to ...

>> c.j., lets talk a little about why there is this difference between the women vets and the male vets. the unemployment rate for female vets is 11.6%. 2 1/2 points higher than for male vets. why are there extra challenges for our sisters when they come home from the theater? >> well, i think, my experience as the former wife of a military veteran. when he was deployed overseas, he came home and the community was ready to embrace him. when the women come back, we tend to forget theyre in a comb...

Situations. so from the business owners perspective, scene that information. >> got it. okay. lets move on to the next question. this is about hiring someone else to run your company. >> how do i find my replacement to be more focused on building the vision of the company? >> good for him for recognizing that he has a strength maybe in founding the company, but somebody else has a strength in taking it where it needs to go. how do you be sure they share your vision? >> the easiest way, make sure...