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Let me finish tonight with this. in september president obama gave us a wisp of glory, quoting from president kennedys most uplifting words, that american university speech of june 1963. "the problems of man are manmade. they can be solved by man. and man can be as big as he wants. no problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. mans reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable, and we believe they can do it again." well, that powerful american pledge of confidence is what th...

That i have not violated any rule or conduct of the senate and fought to prove this publicly, i will not continue to subject my family, constituents, or senates to any further depositions, drawn out proceedings and hearings. for my family and me, this continued personal cost is simply too great. while the fbi and there was no official investigation from outside, the senate ethics committee was continuing to look into it and simply did not want to go through it. once again, senator john ensign, r...

A computer through an itunes setting. check the encryption box on the menu. there is no way to block it on an iphone or 3-g ipad if you are going somewhere you shun or dont want people who have access to your iphone to see where you have been, leave your phone at home. candy? >> even if just think it is nobodys business, thanks so much. should the u.s. space program be a priority during a budget crisis? jack cafferty is standing by with your e-mail. coming up at the top of the hour on john kin...

$18 million on lobbying last year and political action committee contributed more than $2.2 million in the last election cycle. lockheed martin spent $16 million ono lobbyists and its political action committee donated more than $3.5 million in 2009 and 2010. you want to know who really runs this country? heres the question. should the u.s. space program be a priority during our budget crisis? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post your comment on my blog. aint it funny how washington works? >> it ...

About cutting spending. this is nothing new according to politico.com. lawmakers from states where nasa, space agency, the corporations typically awarded these contracts operate, have long pushed for the continuation of space programs. even when they arent exactly popular. states like alabama, maryland, texas, utah. lawmakers from those states insist their support of projects like this one stems from the overall importance of the u.s. space program. and there is something to that argument. they ...

Should be a priority and money spent on it is spent on the ground and results in the technologies that we can use here at home. the benefits of nasas research arent always upfront but you can use a ton of technologies in nasas basic research. we need to invest in it. james in north carolina, forget about the u.s. space program. lets concentrate on the space between our ears and what the government has on spending and the government in the bank. our problems are closer to home than outer space. l...

Accountability level that starts at the federal government. theres so much weighted percentage with ayp and the api at the state level, that teachers and administrators have to take things off the plate and prioritize. what gets prioritized is english, language, arts and math, which contradicts all of the stem initiatives that the president is trying to invigorate across the nation. >> dean, the president called for a sputnik moment, alluding to how the u.s. space program fell behind in the 50s ...

Steps on the surface of the moon on this day in 1969. the apollo 11 moon shot would never have been possible had it not been for the earlier heroics for men like john glenn. john glenn flew apollo 7 on the first-ever manned apollo mission. the future of the u.s. space program is up in the air, and sir, its great to see you, great to talk to you again. the president says the country really cant afford to do it, so what came of your meeting with him. >> hes devoted to a strong space program. he sa...

Taking some heat right now for making controversial comments that are raising new questions about the future of the u.s. space program. brian todd is monitoring the story. >> a nasa official tells us they think this has been blown way out of proportion but in this post mcchrystal atmosphere in washington public comments from administration officials overseas are razor edge sensitive. the head of nasa is now getting some back lash. the white house moves quickly to dial back comments from nasas ad...

People who have the chops on the subject matter. robert, appreciate it. thank you so much. that was good stuff. >> thanks. all the best. >> yeah, we will bring you live coverage of president obamas remarks on the future of the u.s. space program. that is set for 2:45 eastern from the kennedy space center. you can see it live right here on cnn. whats that lighting up the night sky? did you see it right there? right there? a ufo, maybe? not quite, but youll need to stick around for the answer. w...