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Secretary panetta, this is the issue here, what is our policy? north africa and the middle east. is it stability or is it democracy? we've been on the side of these democratic movements in libya, egypt, but it's brought instability and it's brought more danger. >> well, that's what change is all about. and that's what we're seeing in that part of the world, is a tremendous amount of change. i mean, our hope is that change can move in the direction of providing greater democracy and greater stability. that's what you hope for for these countries. >> but less stable. >> there is instability asso...

>> the first president bush had the same theme calling it democracy's big day. >> a good place to talk as neighbors and friends. this is a day when the nation is made whole, differences are suspended. >> democrats and republicans side-by-side as they take an oath to uphold and defend the constitution swearing on the bible. others prefer family bible. on sunday he placed hand on the bible from the first lady family. today, he swore on lincoln's bible and that of martin luther king whose birthday is celebrated today. many believe that george washington added a phrase that is not in the official ...

There's an elementary school. across the street is a gunshot with classes and their mascot is a cartoon of yosemite sam with two guns side by side here. literally across the street from the school. and we've talked about how guns are -- i guess glamourized in movies and maybe no big deal and even though they snap life out in an instant here but when you hear someone like rick perry and talked about succession and other things deemed by the critics as wacky, what do you think here? i mean, again, back to the productive conversation, maybe not the same tired old theme we have seen in the past. >...

We saw manufacturing meltdown and plants go from michigan to mexico. that's trade policy. this is not incompetence. >> it democracy the problem? is it because the bad people of detroit are making bad sxhoiss when they vote and put people in charge of running their city? could detroit be an oasis if they fended off one of the greatest industrial collapses seen in western history followed by the worst economic prices since the great depression. with the state in control, detroit it facing huge budget cuts. the fire chief said they might have to let the empty buildings in detroit burn when any ca...

Technology. president obama, chile has set itself an ambitious goal, by the end of this decade to defeat poverty and to build a society of opportunities and assurance for all of its sons and daughters. and also to achieve strong alliance among equals with the same rights, obligations of latin america and the united states, and this is going to be very powerful, very useful in many fields, promotion of world peace, perfection in it democracy, rule of law and defense of human rights. but also economic integration where chile aspires to accelerate, perfect and deepen our treaty agreement with the...