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let's hear it for tom and the civil rights division. [applause] our resolve to meet the evolving threats with new vigilance has never been more clear. this past april, the department issued its first ever indictment for a hate crime based on sexual orientation on the matthew shepherd hate crimes convention act. [applause] this is a landmark measure signed into law by president obama in 2009, which many of the people in this room helps to move forward in relation to an alleged anti-gay hate crime in kentucky. we continue to review cases that may fall under this legislation. we are wor...

than ever before. there is always the charge of partisanship and things like that. when you have a debate that never existed before, it is challenging. i am the -- i was always aware that you should not paint yourself into a corner. the example i always used was the bands marching down the road and there is nowhere to go so they walk into the wall. how do you successfully impact the process in policy but not lock yourself in? view cannot vote and compromise. there are people in arkansas who would keep you a different -- you cannot vote and compromise. there are people in arkansas who...

>> united nations statisticians at columbia university professor, howard friedman talks about finance in his new book, "the measure of a nation: how to regain america's competitive edge and boost our global standing." .. >> in areas of statistics and health economics. he ran data modeling teams for a number of years the most recent book is the measure of a nation how to regain america's competitive edge. please welcome 820 welcome howard friedman. [applause] >> thank you for the introduction and for this tremendous turnout. before i get to into my talk i can see the legs and think th...