which focuses on america's energy issues and hillary rosen. apologize for the pun there. you say the price of gas is absolutely a winning issue for republicans. you thing it's a winning issue for republicans? >> winning issue for republicans because there happens to be a democrat in the white house. if the situation were reversed, it would be a winning issue for the democrats. to protect the president in this regard, every president 6 richard nixon at least has said, elect me and we'll have energy unless. first, we're not going to have energy unless because two of three biggest oil traders are mexico and canada. and we want to keep trading with them on oil. but the other side of this thing is that it -- there is no reason for, in terms of demand, for oil prices to be spiking to $109. it's all in the lead up to this, geopolitical. you have nigeria, iran, all of these places where traders are saying, i need to protect myself, moving forward, and they're bidding the prices up. but there's no demand reason for this. >> hillary, it is kind of hypocritical for the president to

james rosen tries parenthood will get áfutureá funding from the susan b komen n foundation &p bbst known for its annual "race for the cure" for breast cancer research, thee susan g. kooee foundation now appears to be running awayy most of its grants to planneddr- parenthood. "we want to apologize to the americcn ttat cast douut upon our ns - commitment to our mission of saving womee's lives," said komen founder and c-e-o nancy bbinker. "we will continue to including those of planned pprenthhod, and preserve their future grants."pelosi says, when women speak out, women win. women's health has a big victory this morning." morning." 3 3 yet today's announcement left vague whether planned parenthood will receiveefuture funding from komen, which as given close to seven-hundrrd thoussnd a year to the &pnation's leading provider of abortions. at first, brinker pttributed the funding cut-off to plannee parenthood's field. 3 3 3 she had also expressed coocern speccfiially whether the grrup pses federal funds to subsidize abortionn by pro- liff rrpublican congressman today brinker said a probe mus

james rosen, fox news. >> bret: up next, why some american businesses are pulling up stakes and going to canada. later, one woman's crusade to overcome government red tape. and get a legal handgun. [ dad ] i'm usually checking up on my kids, but last year my daughter was checking up on me. i wasn't eating well. she's a dietitian, and she suggested i try boost complete nutritional drink to help get the nutrition i was missing. now i drink it every day and i love the great taste. [ female announcer ] boost has essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to help keep bones strong and 10 grams of protein thelp maintain muscle. and our great taste is guaranteed your money . learn more at boost.com. [ dad ] i choose great taste. i choose boost. >> bret: talks between the u.s. and north korea resumed today. the restart had been delayed for two months after the death of kim jong il. the u.s. wants north korea to abandon the nuclear weapons program. the north is seeking food, aid and diplomatic concessions. the soldiers are accused of biggest leak in u.s. history deferred

cnn's hilary rosen was chairman and ceo of the recording industry association of america. she's joining me right now from washington. hillary, how -- >> hi, fred. >> good to see you. you know, how do you suppose the industry will be looking to whitney houston's legacy? >> well, you know, what an amazing coincidence that this would happen during grammy week. of course when the entire music community comes together to celebrate the best of music in a series of kind of week-long events culminating into tonight's grammy awards. you know, in some respects i feel like this, you know, it's too -- it's way too early for her to leave us, but, you know, the fact that she's doing it around a night where there are so many public tributes available, is wonderful because i think for the last few years, there's been too much negativity around whitney and what she's -- and her life and so the ability to sort of sit back today and listen all that great music and listen to jennifer hudson and chaka khan and others tonight, pay tribute to her is going to be really magical and so well deserve

james rosen is in washington this evening. how -- what's the sense now for how romney is handling this is an tropical storm surge if you will. >> well, the former massachusetts governor seems to be unsure how forcefully he should go after santorum. so today he left it to emails and surrogates in oklahoma where santorum was stumping to. point out santorum's history of using earmarks to steer taxpayer money to pennsylvania. speaking with our own neil cavuto. romney admitted he faces a bumpy road. >> john mccain, i think he lost 19 states on his way to getting the nomination. you don't win them all. and so i expect i will lose a number of states before we actually get to point where i get the 1150 delegates i need. >> romney is looking to arizona and michigan which hold contests later this month, shep. >> shepard: i know you spoke with newt gingrich today. tell us about that conversation. >> he says he is not running scared. recently gingrich has been pointing to texas which awards 155 delegates on april the 3rd as a critical con

ed henry has the story and james rosen, president obama's contraception mandate. and now back to my colleagues with "the five." ♪ >> back. oh, okay. and now, some republican presidential candidates have been fondly calling the president the food stamp president. of course, they're wrong and they are he' telling lies. nonetheless, jesse jackson, my friend and i'm sure the friend of everyone around this table, had something to say about the food stamp president and why it's something to be proud of, as do i? >> it's an honor to be a food stamp president. food stamps feed the hungry. food stamps save the children. whenever you attack feeding the hungry, you're the mind, the moral authority of our faith. give president obama a big hand, show your love, show your appreciation. >> there you go, mr. president. and let me also point out that the gao, government accounting office said that less than 4% of food stamps have any kind of fraud involved with them and newt gingrich in one of his louder mouthed moments said people use food stamps to go to hawaii, prove, give yo

it's a custom design, a rosen and a cross. there are pots of rosemary on the sides. it's a plant of our lady and a plant of remembrance. it's a lovely spot and a place where visitors are drawn, obviously, baseball fans and people who know of him. people come and they leave bats and balls and mitts. they bring their kids and tell their story. people will come from new york and say they can't come without saying hi to joe. >> what about governor brown? >> well, a lot of great political names in san francisco history. mayor fallin. >> father peter york. >> do you have tours? >> yes, we do. we have a self-guided walking tour. you can get the brochure and walk up a little bit and see the fun names and the great histories. we put on walking tours for different groups. this year, with the 125th anniversary, we'll do more. we'll also put on a victorian day tour. >> what about volunteers? >> yes, we're part of a church, we love volunteers. we have a volunteer alter society and that helps with the events and that's always a place for people who love the history and the special

james rosen has details on this. is he live tonight in our d.c. newsroom. james, good evening. >> shep, good evening. for a second straight weekend pulpits and pews were inflamed with this issue. health and human services op ed this morning even as the paper in its own editorial called the rule bad policy. we specifically carved out from the policy religious organizations that primarily employ people of their own faiths sebelius noted. this exemption includes churches and other houses of worship and other affiliated organizations. >> we will continue for the coming year as i think also with a little bit lost in the coverage of this to work with those religious institutions to try to implement this policy in a way that ensures that women have access to preventative care but tries to allay the concerns institutions. >> at the catholic university of america, for example, where people of all faiths are employed. the exemption would not apply. the president told lauren green it portrays a concerning mineld set with within the obama administration. >> protect if

lieutenant mark rosen of the beverly hills police department said that the cause of death is still being investigated. it is way too early to speculate what happened. there were no obvious signs of any criminal intent inside that hotel room and we have heard reports that she may have been found in the bath tub but the officials with the beverly hills police department have not confirmed that information to us. i can tell you that the crime scene van, the beverly hills police department crime scene lab, mobile crime scene lab is still here. earlier, when we first got here, it was parked right out in front of the hotel right at the valet area where all these guests and all of the le limosd everything was pulling up. this left. we presumed it left the scene but it resurfaced at the rear of the hotel near some loading docks and the los angeles county coroner's office is still maintaining as of just a few moments guy that that office has not received a call to respond to this location. now, a couple of things here. they may not be very forth right with the information about that because of ob

hillary rosen, as always, thanks. please stay with cnn as we bring latest on breaking news as it happen. but after the break, white house chief of staff, jacob lew joins us talk about the firestorm over the white house's contraception policy.t. but you said it was greek. mmhmm. so is it greek or is it yoplait? exactly. okay... [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so greek. 8% every 10 years.age 40, we can start losing muscle -- okay... wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco int

james rosen, fox news. s. >>> defense and prosecuting attorneys in the uva la crosse murder trial will choose a jury this morning and then opening statements will begin. george huguely is accused of killing his girlfriend yeardley love in 2010. paul wagner will be live outside the courtroom in our the 9:00 hour. >>> a man who stabbed his supervisor to death will learn his sentence today. keithling allegedly killed roosevelt brockington, jr. because he had received a bad performance review. >>> speed cameras are here in our area. it seems they are everywhere these days leaving locals pretty angry. >> they are taking action today. residents in one community and community leaders are getting ready for protest the placement of a speed camera locationed on prann. avenue in southeast d.c. lauren demarco is live there with the details. lauren? >> reporter: good morning. it is certainly a hot issue. we just hay driver pass us by here in the 1900 block of branch avenue southeast washington and shout out the window,

james rosen with the news. is he live in d.c. for us tonight. you know, there is one tangible result of last night's election or primaries and caucuses. and that is cash. >> that's right, shep. the santorum campaign says they have raised closed to half a million dollars in just 48 hours. the former pennsylvania senator took his campaign to texas today, a sign that santorum is playing for the long term from long distance. he traded barbs with mitt romney who in atlanta today portrayed his rival as a creature of the beltway. >> the issues in washington, d.c. are not issues of management. they are not a management problem in washington, d.c. all right. there is a more foundational problem there. >> during senator santorum's time in washington, the government grew by 80%. and he voted to raise the debt ceiling five times. this may work in washington or it may have worked in the past, it will not work in the future. >> the latest associated press tally of delegates still gives romney a commanding lead but santorum is now fast on his heels. shep? >> s

ari fleischer and eric erickson and democratic strategist, hillary rosen. ari fleischer, do you believe he was just talking about environmental policy here? >> i think he used inappropriate words. i think he was trying to make the case about the president's ideology. i'm all for a fair fight and robust of ideology and we should respect each other's theology and should not become a part of politics. i think rick santorum recognizes that now and trying to sort of take it back. he used words i don't think he will use again and part of politics that should not be a part and should be left on the side. >> eric, do you think these are words he shouldn't be using? >> of course not. he's running for president of the united states, not chief of the decon's board. theology has nothing to do with. it you can have a debate about someone's values, whether or not they're right for the country. to go into theology, look, we've now spent a week on rick santorum's theology and not the media doing it. for a lot of conservative friends knocking me, we are responding to what r

. >> ben rosen. we issued a memo about 10 days ago, and we find in that report is they had raised approximately $800,000 by the end of last calendar year. the city had neither invoice nor had they paid the city and the cash to date, but they did have on hand of 22 documents and revenue-sharing agreements that told millions and payments to them. that payment schedule is over three years, not all receivable in the current fiscal year, and as you represent pledges, so they are not binding, but they do indicate a company's commitment to pay. i will leave it to this body and others to interpret the language which is in the agreement. from my layperson's perspective, it does lead was lacking here in claire nÉe in what was intended. fundraising. cash receipts. it ashley does not speak to the requirements to the city. we will leave it to you to make that determination. supervisor avalos: and i will say that as one of three on this board and one of the board of supervisors, this does not give us certainty, a

the legislative author senator rosen and representative lanning along with chairman ted mondale. they may be getting close to a site, a deal, and a bill. then it will be up to you in the legislature. some of you reportedly want to avoid voting on a stadium until after next fall's elections. that would be terribly unfair to the several thousand unemployed minnesotans who could be working on that project this year, and to the vikings. pass the stadium bill this session, please. [ applause ] my third jobs proposal is a jobs now tax credit to encourage businesses to hire unemployed minnesotans, veterans, and recent college graduates. it would reduce taxes to participating businesses while putting still more of our citizens to work. last week the minnesota national guards general richard nash reported that over the 3,000 minnesota guardsmen and women presently serving in kuwait, 22% of them will unemployed when they return home. after all they served our country heroically, 22% of them will not have jobs when they come back. that is shameful. that is why in addition to my jobs now tax

>> james rosen in d.c. newt gingrich and rick santorum both, you know, point out that mitt romney isn't much different than president obama when it comes to contraception. in fact maybe not different at all. here is the former house speaker today in ohio. >> the fact is that governor romney insisted that catholic hospitals give out abortion pills against their religious belief when he was governor. you have a very similar pattern again. over and over you get the same pattern. i think the massachusetts moderate finds it very hard to draw a sharp contrast with somebody who is an illinois radical. >> a spokesman for mitt romney tells fox news governor romney stands with the catholic bishops and all religious organizations in their strenuous objection to this liberty and conscious stifling regulation. he is committed to repealing obama care entirely. >> a university in pennsylvania has a morning after pill vending machine. and now the food and drug administration is looking into that. plan b as they call it is

two other players, starting taxle max garcia and linebacker mario rosen, also announced they're transferring. 24 players have left the program since head coach randy edsall's arrival. breaks my heart for the terps. >> too bad to see him leave. it's a bizarre aspect of college football. he's going to graduate but has two more years of eligibility. he will play for somebody else after graduating from college. i guess he'll have to be in graduate school do that. >> maybe. a loss for the terps for sure. >>> 4:5. coming up, did oprah go too far? the tweet she sent to followers that has the talk show host under fire this morning. >>> sony is taking heat this morning. why some are accusing the record label of trying to cas >>> sony music is getting heat for increasing the price of whitney houston's "greatest hits" album. they increased the price 12 hours after her death. after the hike it went back to the original price. apple and sony are not commenting. >>> oprah winfrey is under fire for a controversial tweet. up against the grammy awards, the talk show host asked for 9.2 million followers to, "

james rosen has a closer look tonight. >> reporter: on super tuesday four years ago, also known as tsunami tuesday, 24 states and american samoa sent parties to the polls. this year with only the g.o.p. staging a contest, only ten states are making it super. >> the republican national committee changed the rules. in 2008 was a calendar that benefitted the democrats, made barack obama a much stronger candidate and hillary clinton a better candidate by the end of the process as well. we learned -- we learned from that. >> reporter: on this tuesday there will be 437 delegates, roughly 19% of the total. and the candidates trailing mitt romney seem to grasp the significance. >> you have to look ahead to super tuesday, all the states in play and we are looking forward to that. >> i don't know if it will be this week or next week, super tuesday or after super tuesday, eventually i believe that the race will move in our direction. >> reporter: most super tuesday states with award delegates on a congressional basis. >> you can't win if you are not on the ballot. in states like ohio and tennessee, g

as fox's james rosen claims, it could cost the president come november. >> there could be no doubt that religious liberty in our country is in jeopardy. this is the time to speak up. this is the time for all voices to be heard. >> reporter: a dire warning to the catholic faithful about president obama's recent ruling, part of his signature healthcare law, mandating all employers must cover in full the cost of female contraception. >> churches, houses of worship are exempted from this policy. those institutions where women of all faiths work need to have the same kind of coverage that all other american women have. >> reporter: and that means the majority of catholic run colleges, hospitals and charities which employ tens of thousands of people of all faiths will not qualify for the administration exemption and will accordingly within one year's time be forced to pay for birth control pills, so- called morning after pills like plan b and even sterilization procedures all in violation of catholic doctrine. if they refuse, they will face potentially ruinous federal fines. gop presidential

. >> reporter: mariel rosen wasser iroserosenwasser is likee americans trying to lose weight. >> i tried so many different methods, weight watchers, jenny craig, i tried working out, going to the gym. anything i tried it didn't seem to work. >> reporter: two years ago when rosenwasser was pushing 200 pounds her doctor put her on a combination of two diet drugs. >> within the first year i lost over 50 pounds. which was incredible. >> reporter: the combination that finally worked for her may soon be available in a single pill known as qnexa. it failed to win advisory committee approval in 2010 because one ingredient-- phentermine, an ingredient in the failed diet drug fen-phen-- was linked to heart problems. the other, topiramate, was linked to birth defects. dr. kenneth burman is on the panel that recommended approval to the f.d.a.>> the potential benefits of the medication seem at this time to trump the potential side effects but in truth only time will tell. >> reporter: the benefits of qnexa include up to 15% weight loss, lowering the risk of problems like diabetes and high blood press

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elections because minister of justice is still trying to break this is one of european court insuperable rosen. it's a bad signal that means that russian state russian government is still. repressive really think in the political opposition well the right crissy bureaucracy is always sort of it's not just rhetoric decision it's a little this is a bit of fighting against a position as well it was last five years what do they tell you you do have contacts with with people behind the kremlin walls of course yes they do this they said to do they explain their decision it's interesting no one takes the responsibility here no one everyone says that's not me i don't know i ask another guy that's not me no one no one takes responsibility on him but who makes a decision it's a question well but what's your feeling will your party be restored by the next parliamentary election due in six years i think so yes you think you think and i hope my hope my hope is that it will be not only my party as one of my partners in russia but worry much hope that we will be really united in strong liberal party is that

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millions each year lobbying congress to up hold policies that keep the big businesses profitable david rosen calls the system the obesity and dust complex that this system is essentially it's you know it's a pay to play system and if you can pay. to support your local congressman or senator you have a stronger opportunity to both not only influence the laws that are passed but actually draft it was like congress recently declaring pizza a vegetable agribusiness is spend a lot of money on capitol hill and making sure that the funding is going towards things that are going to drive down the products of the most profitable products also cashing in on the. of america pharmaceutical company is the us spends one hundred forty seven billion dollars each year treating obesity related illnesses countries from china to hungary require labeling of g.m.o. foods but the power of corporations and lobbyists to englewood's politics no such laws exist in the u.s. today and washington liz wall artsy. member you can access all of our news and much more by logging on to our website r.t. dot com here's what's in

to dmitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want dmitri if i go to you first the new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is on the increase particularly in the euro zone and that the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly perspective it economic when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about you one cannot be as general to suggest that can bring prosperity clearly on an unemployment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually will grow but the g

to dmitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want me to if i go to you first the new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is on the increase particularly in the euro zone and the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. blindness stary the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly perspective it economic when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about you want to not be as general to suggest it can bring prosperity clearly on an unemployment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually will grow

millions each year lobbying congress to up hold policies that keep the big businesses profitable david rosen calls the system the obesity and duster complex that this system is essentially it's you know it's a pay to play system and if you can pay. to support your local congressman or senator you have a stronger opportunity to both not only influence the laws that are passed but actually draft the was like congress recently declaring pizza a vegetable agribusiness is spend a lot of money lobbying on capitol hill and making sure that the funding is going towards things that are going to drive down the products of the most profitable products also cashing in on the. of america pharmaceutical companies the u.s. spends one hundred forty seven billion dollars each year treating obesity related illnesses countries from china to hungary require labeling of g.m.o. foods but the power of corporations and lobbyists to englewood's politics no such laws exist in the u.s. today and washington was wall r t. do you remember that are you can always access our news and much more by just logging on to our web

to dmitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want dmitri if i go to you first the new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is right on the increase particularly in the euro zone and the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. well of blindness the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly prosperity can only come when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about you want to not be as general to suggest it can bring prosperity clearly on an unemployment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually

director of hydrocarbons at the mediterranean observatory for energy all right gentlemen crosstalk rosen if i mean you can jump in anytime you want fred if i can go to you to stockholm why are oil prices so stubbornly high because it seems to me and i'm not an expert on oil but supply and demand the market seems to be out of whack because there is an excess amount of oil out there but prices continue to go up and i should point out to our viewers that in even in the united states the united states is an excellent net exporter of gasoline right now but gasoline prices are very high so fred why are energy prices so high. well that's only one answer here that's there someone not fully elements in the picture but in so far as the price of oil is concerned over the years it's gone up since two thousand and eight because demand is out running supply and olympic can adjust the price of oil they are the ones who determine the supply on the margin opec determines the supply and opec of course has an agenda that agenda is to bank. an enormous amount of money this year and they intend to do that an

to dmitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want me to if i go to you first the new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is on the increase particularly in the zone and that the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. blindness stary the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly. the economic when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about you want to not be as general to suggest that you can bring prosperity clearly you are in an employment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually will gro

the white house well underway and ron paul taking second place in the latest caucus aussie's resident rosen in new york without his aloha finished now ask the people in the big apple if they think he has any chance in winning it. according to some polls ron paul is now that good in the u.s. republican presidential candidacy way does he really have a chance this week let's talk about that do you think ron paul has a chance i personally don't buy an ad looks weak just physically don't know just looks like an old man and said to say it maybe his values are great and everything but. that's interesting so do you think the battle affect the way people vote that's affecting the way i have a aluminite is going to have whatever they want so do you think they're going to choose them. to pry given that not a chance why now it is just too much on the fringe for the rest of america but he has such a strong contingent among the you. for now well i'll tell you that any change he'll bring forward will be on obama's good work that's what i'll tell you that he's laying down a foundation for the next presiden

director of hydrocarbons at the mediterranean observatory for energy all right gentlemen crosstalk rosen if i mean you can jump in anytime you want fred if i can go to you to stockholm why are oil prices so stubbornly high because it seems to me and i'm not an expert on oil but supply and demand the market seems to be out of whack because there is an excess amount of oil out there but prices continue to go up and i should point out to our viewers that in even in the united states the united states is an excellent net exporter of gasoline right now but gasoline prices are very high so fred why are energy prices so high. well there's only one answer here that there are some monopoly elements in the picture but in so far as the price of oil is concerned over the years it's gone up since two thousand and eight because demand is out running supply and olympic can adjust the price of oil they are the ones who determine the supply on the margin opec determines the supply and opec of course has an agenda that agenda is to bank. an enormous amount of money this year and and they intend to do that

to dmitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want me to if i go to you first in new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is on the increase particularly in the euro zone and that the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. blindness the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly perspective it economic when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about you want to not be as general to suggest that can bring prosperity clearly you are in unemployment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually will

to dimitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want me to if i go to you first the new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is on the increase particularly in the euro zone and that the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. blindness stary the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly perspective it economic when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about it you want to not be as general to suggest that can bring prosperity clearly in unemployment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually wil

to dmitri papa dimitrios he is the executive vice president of bard college our focus is crosstalk rosen a fact that means you can jump in anytime you want me to if i go to you first the new york can austerity bring back prosperity because we have unemployment is on the increase particularly in the euro zone and that the prospects for employment are pretty bleak how can you have prosperity when there's so much unemployment and people would say austerity creates unemployment because of the loss of jobs in the public sector. blindness the. decline in moment or a decline in the economy is not the right medicine clearly perspective it economic when there is an increase in demand an increase in demand if you doesn't come from the private sector you need to come from the public sector so therefore when one talks about if you want to not be as general to suggest that you can bring prosperity clearly on an unemployment rate of over eight point three percent as it is in the united states cannot happen by itself on the by the private markets unless the forecast showing that the economy actually wi