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The good and the bad. Next week, russia will be hosting the world and the global news media at the Winter Olympics in sochi. Consider the cost. 51 billion. Then compare it to what came before. Vancouver in 2010 at just 8 billion. It has been a huge endeavor for the kremlin that amounts to a Public Relations megaproject. In the News Coverage may well determine if the russians get value for money. Journalists in sochi are using these games as a news peg to get at other stories about russia. There is the contentious gay propaganda law, the Environmental Impact of the sochi Development Projects an...

The president on health care . The phone lines lets take a look at that poll that says 46 of those surveyed think the president knowingly deceived them. We want to get your calls and comments. Let me share with you the front page story in the New York Times you can also join in on the conversation via social media. We will be taking your tweets as well. You whato share with the president said last thursday during his News Conference in which he reversed the policy of the Affordable Care act and said that those that lost and had that lost Health Insurance plans can keep it. Heres what the presi...

Our digital producer julio made this, 146 million are currently on food stamps about 15 of the population. It costs about 75 billion a year and theres proposed 40 billion cuts, that will impact about 3. 8 million americans. Of course this prompted a huge debate. We have cybernetic revolt, saying i dont make executions for people who made bad decisions and want others to pay for it. But ishow chimes in, creates the reliance on food stamps. Wendy says my mother is a senior shes 72 she gets 26 in food stamps. Shes also disabled. What can she do . Where does the money come from, even if you can, c...

Family had to resort to asking their neighbors to pay for their sons medical bill. Story after story after story about medical insurance denials convinced me that the Affordable Care act will make a difference in reforming Health Care Coverage practices by the Insurance Companies as well as enabling families to avoid the financial travails of bankruptcy. Let me say finally, connecticut has been a leader in Insurance Markets with many leader insurers headquartered in my home state. I am proud that connecticut has been that leader, that its home to many Insurance Companies, and that Access Healt...

Documentary filmmaker james barrat talks about runaway Artificial Intelligence. Mr. Barrat argues we are headed into the future in which machines will be able able to outthink humans and may eventually view is in the same way we view lower life forms today. This is about 50 minutes. [applause] hi. I am james barrat and i want to thank mary and jenice for inviting me here and i would like to thank cspan for being here. I think this is such a great bookstore. It is good to remember when books really were sold in bookstores and this was kind of a miracle because it manages to me, kind of captures...