president obama, meanwhile, is in south korea, day 7 of his asian trip. he had some tough talk for the north on this veterans day, but on the issues of job, trades, and taxes, it was a day of disappointment and confusion. chip reid who is traveling with the president in seoul explains. >> reporter: in south korea, the president saluted veterans of the korean war and the 28,000 u.s. troops who still stand guard here today against a hostile nuclear armed north korea. >> the united states will never waiver in our commitment to the security of the republic of korea. we will not waiver. >> reporter: but that moment of national pride was followed by disappointment, a press conference that was supposed to be a celebration of a free trade agreement with south korea fell flat. the talks continued to drag on. >> we don't want months to pass before we get this done. we want this to be done in a matter of weeks. >> reporter: the sticking point-- cars. last year, south korea exported 476,000 cars to the u.s., but imported only 6,000 american cars. so far, south korea

president obama suffers one setback after another on his asian trip. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking on the drug lords. an exclusive interview with mexico's president, fighting on in a war many believe is unwinnable. plus, ruby bridges. her lonely walk to school, the rockwell painting she inspired, and her emotional reunion with a classmate 50 years later. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it seemed like the perfect remedy for a presidency left bruised by the midterm elections. a ten-day, four-nation trip to asia, a chance to set the agenda on the world stage. and announce new agreements that would boost job creation back home. but things have not worked out that way for president obama. in summing up the trip he said today "instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles." chip reid is traveling with the president in japan. >> reporter: president obama arrived at the g-20 economic summit confident that his top priority--

president obama suffers one setback after another on his asian trip. i'm katie couric. also tonight, taking on the drug lords. an exclusive interview with mexico's president fighting nona war many believe is unwinnable. plus, ruby bridges. cher lonely walk to school, the rockwell painting she inspired, and her emotional reunion with a classmate 50 years later. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it seemed like the perfect remedy for a presidency left bruised by the midterm elections. a tent-day four-nation trip to asia a chance to set the agenda on the world stage. and announce new agreements that would boost job creation back home. but things have not worked out that way for president obama. in summing up the trip he said today "instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we're going to hit singles." chip reid is traveling with the president in japan. >> reporter: president obama arrived at the g-20 economic summit confident that his top priority-- a f

president obama, meanwhile, is in south korea, day seven of his asian trip. he had some tough talk for the north on this veterans day, but on the issues of job, trades, and taxes, it was a day of disappointment and confusion. chip reid who is traveling with the president in seoul explains. >> reporter: in south korea, the president saluted veterans of the korean war and the 28,000 u.s. troops who still stand guard here today against a hostile nuclear armed north korea. >> the united states will never waiver in our commitment to the security of the republic of korea. we will not waiver. >> reporter: but that moment of national pride was followed by disappointment, a press conference that was supposed to be a celebration of a free trade agreement with south korea fell flat. the talks continued to drag on. >> we don't want months to pass before we get this done. we want this to be done in a matter of weeks. >> reporter: the sticking point- - cars. last year, south korea exported 476,000 cars to the u.s., but imported only 6,000 american cars. so far, south korea

later tonight, the president heads for indonesia where he'll continue his campaign to open asian markets to u.s. goods. for the president, it's also a homecoming. he lived in indonesia for four years as a child until the age of 10. chip reid, cbs news, new delhi, india. >> couric: meanwhile, here at home, it was a horrifying crime. a home invasion and triple murder in cheshire, connecticut. today the jury that convicted steven hayes voted unanimously for the death penalty. hayes was one of two men charged with murdering jennifer hawke petit and her daughters, 17- year-old haley and 11-year-old mikaila. the attackers robbed and terrorized the family in july of 2007 then set the home on fire. the father, dr. william petit, was also beaten and barely survived. following the verdict, he spoke outside court. >> this is a verdict for justice and i think the jury took its time, listened to the evidence and made an appropriate and just decision. people really need to be responsible for their actions, especially when they're viciously violent and create wanton destruction. i didn't want to be her

in other news, just days after returning from his asian trip, president obama flew to portugal today for a nato summit, this time the president was able to announce two agreements. the allies say they will support his plans for a new missile defense system for europe. nato is also backing the nuclear missile reduction treaty with russia. the president is still pressing the senate to ratify it. but afghanistan dominated today's discussions. the u.s.-led coalition is said to be making military progress and national security correspondent david martin tells us they'll soon have some new fire power to add to their arsenal. >> reporter: the american troop surge is about to pack a bigger wallop. early next year, marines in southern afghanistan will have a company of tanks with which to pursue the taliban. that's only 15 tanks, but retired general jack keane, a confident of general david petraeus, thinks it's just the beginning. >> it may be the lead company of more tanks to follow. >> reporter: the first use of tanks in afghanistan is part of what an aid to petraeus calls squeezing down on

nations, especially asian nations, study our politics closely and, frankly, they know the president's in a weakened position and they simply took advantage of it. that's why the president got totally blindsided and there was no trade agreement with south korea as had been expected. but i have to say this: if it was bad over this there this week, it may be worse next week when this current congress comes back for this special session to deal with those extensions of the bush tax cuts. right now, katie, i think the outlook for getting that done is pretty grim. >> couric: all right. bob schieffer. bob, as always, thanks so much. and, by the way, bob's guests on "face the nation" this sunday include republican senator elect rand paul and democrat senator chuck schumer. now to a serious and growing problem for the u.s. military: : combat stress. nearly 70,000 americans who served in iraq or afghanistan have been diagnosed with p.t.s.d., post-traumatic stress disorder. many more may suffer from it but are just too reluctant to come forward. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyi

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today he flew from india to jakarta, the second of four nations he'll visit on his asian trip. but he has to cut it short so air force one can avoid the ash cloud from the mount merapi volcano that's closing in on jakarta. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president. >> reporter: the president arrived in jakarta today for a brief visit that's part diplomacy, part homecoming. >> when you visit a place that you spent time in as a child, as president it's a little disorienting. >> reporter: the future president lived here with his mother, his indonesian stepfather and half sister from the time he was six years old until he was 10 when he returned to hawaii. he attended two schools here, one roman catholic for about three years, then for one year a state school where most students were muslims. his headmaster at the time remembers young barry, as he was known then, very well. >> place of birth, honolulu. august 4, 1961. the nationality, indonesian. and religion islam. >> reporter: he identified himself as a muslim because that was his stepfather's

in other news, just days after returning from his asian trip, president obama flew to portugal today for a nato summit. this time the president was able to announce two agreements. the allies say they will support his plans for a new missile defense system for europe. nato is also backing the nuclear missile reduction treaty with russia. the president is still pressing the senate to ratify it. but afghanistan dominated today's discussions. the u.s.-led coalition is said to be making military progress, and national security correspondent david martin tells us they'll soon have some new firepower to add to their arsenal. >> reporter: the american troop surge is about to pack a bigger wallop. early next year, marines in southern afghanistan will have a company of tanks with which to pursue the taliban. it's only 15 tanks, but retired general jack keane, a confidant of general david petraeus, thinks it's just the beginning. >> it may be the lead company of more tanks to follow. >> reporter: the first use of tanks in afghanistan is part of what an aide to petraeus calls squeezing down on

like the other asian nations i'm visiting on this trip, indonesia is steeped in spirituality. a place where people worship god in many different ways. along with this rich diversity, it is also home to the world's largest moslem population. a truth i came to know as a boy when i heard that call to prayer across jakarta. just as individuals are not defined solely by their faith, indonesia is defined by more than its muslim polation. but we know relations between the united states said muslim community has frayed over many years. as president, i have made it a priority to begin to repair these relations. [applause] as part of that effort, i went to cairo last june and i called for a new beginning between the united states and moslems around the world. when it creates a path for us to move beyond our differences. i said then and i will repeat now that no single speech can't eradicate years of mistrust. but i believed then and i believe today that we have a choice. we can choose to be defined by our differences and get into a future of suspicion and mistrust. or we can choose to d

the asian economy is a competitive economy. you have to have free flow of information and goods and services. that is a good issue to debate. >> we will have to stop and get a few questions in before closeout in five minutes. >> for the past 40 years or 50 years, the pla has been cooperative with the u.s. military. however, the last decade, the new guard has been inculcated with the paradigm with the united states, particularly the u.s. military, the enemy of china. what does this say of the u.s.- china relationship? >> i am not an expert on the military. you are right that china is not a democracy, but i have to say that the internet technologies -- this is an innovation summit -- the internet technology is dramatically affecting the political discourse and the discussions in china. there is a rising level of transparency in china on the internet. the official channels are trying to suppress the information, but they are succeeding, but not completely. there is more transparency now. about the pla, the kind of claims that chin

today, china's rulers seek domination, not just of the asian-pacific region, but of the world. they are positioning themselves to do just that, and what has been america's counterstrategy? apparently to establish economic ties that will build china's economy thinking that wi prosperity will come a new hospitable and benevolent attitude among the chinese hierarchy. so our country club class of american businessmen have built china into an economic giant and, yes, a global power and, of course, these captains of american industry have made big bucks for themselves personally as part of this effort in building china. america's corporate elite has not seem to notice the obvious downside for their fellow americans in sending jobs, capital and technology to china. maybe the brutal consequences on the rest of the american family of free people was obscured by the worst kind of wishful thinking, elite think tanks, coffers filled by corporate giants, i might add, these think tanks, have claimed that if you hug a dragon it won't eat you. well, the subsidized academics assured us if we tr

we have to face up to that as an asian and stop pretending that there are -- we have to face up to that as a nation and stop pretending that there are simple cure-alls. >> looking at these figures, it seems that your tax increases are going to be more than we were expecting, in the next budget in particular on income taxes. the figures here will make the average middle-income person was off by 3000 -- worse off by 3000 euros a year. at the bottom end, or reducing minimum wage, it seems that minimum wage people will be subject to the engine tax for the first time it is that the case? >> no, i think you are anticipating the budget. i don't accept your contention that there are thousands and thousands of euros been taken off, middle income taxpayers in this proposal. we are out looking at approximately 20 euros a week in terms of the individual taxpayer. i accept that, but i don't accept the rather more inflated figures that you give it there. >> "irishtown times -- irish times." you talk about intergenerational solidarity. isn't this an attack on the younger generation? all the pensions a

. >> can you take a question from an asian, president obama? >> go-ahead -- >> you mentioned interpretation. part of a cold the being the american president is some of decisions you take, actions you make, will be interpreted in a way that are not what you thought they would be or what you meant they would be, for instance, some of the actions you have taken in were thought to be anti-business in the united states. some of the actions taken by the u.s. government that you represent as well, we interpreted as against other countries' interest. you find yourself constantly being interpreted. how you address these interpretations? the mouth with wonderful press conferences like this that give me the opportunity to provide my own interpretation. you make a valid point. we live in a connected world. everything i say, everything my administration, anything one of my aides does, is interpreted in one fashion or another. in america we call this spin, and this is a cycle that goes on 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and in this media and varmint it is

most of all the worry about what some have called the european and asian -- the europeanization , and that our children and grandchildren could no longer expect to have the same opportunities that all of us have had. two days ago, those wars gave way to a new optimism. democratic lawmakers chose to ignore the american people. on tuesday, the american people chose new lawmakers. for the past, they held their elected representatives to account, and that is what the founding fathers had in mind with the midterm election. they demonstrated the constitutional conservatism is alive and well. there is no reason for republicans to gloat. it is a time to realize who is in charge -- the people. we can begin to turn this ship around. tuesday was a referendum, not a choice. it was a report card on the administration in anyone who has supported that agenda, plain and simple. it does not take a room full of political scientist to figure that out. americans voted for change in the last two elections because of two long and difficult wars. they want the economy to be moving again. the people who were

what i hear is that there is a real problem created by people talking about the pure -- war.aucratize asian of fou i am hearing about problems of the personalization and the way it is perceived on the other end. there is something profound here, we are talking about the entire struck terror of how people think of work and what it is to work with people when they are in situations that are flesh and blood and sentiment and heart. i don't know if you folks want to reply to the comment at all. >> is a tough one. thank you for your comment. point taken. >> [unintelligible] we open our circle to all colors, and it works. now they are saying we are not professionals. [unintelligible] >> this is that are common. cut into academia to -- it cuts into academia, too. >> [unintelligible] >> thank you, sir. >> i am a u.s. army veteran. i am a female. that is the first thing i want you people to notice. two female veterans, and i say that because i hear he, him. there are women as well. you people are supposed to be the professionals. don't leave us out. that is my first complaint. i have to say i am rea

discharge of the 5 megawatt spent fuel at a process that and delivered it to the military for what is asian. that was deadly 2009 when they walked away from the agreement. our nuclear program has not proceeded as expected. we have not delivered electricity and thus has impacted the economic condition of our country. we will use our economic resources to sell the electricity problem. we're willing to proceed with sixth party talks and the september 19th agreement, but we cannot wait for positive agreement. we are trying our best to solve our own problems and will convert our center into a pilot in richmond facility. it is a high priority to develop a uranium enrichment. we will have some difficulties, but we are proceeding with the light-water reactor fuel cycle. we have designated a site and is the first stage so first priority. the construction is completed, the facility is operational. you will be the first to see this facility. we showed the construction site to the korean economic institute delegation. that is what they told us. i wanted to read you that because that is different from m

secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed the cited asian carp prevention and control act in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker: thank you. the chair will entertain up to 10 requests for one-minutes on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from maine rise? ms. pin fwree: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: -- ms. pingree: to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. ms. pingree: if this house does not debate unemployment benefits today, this couldn't come at a worse time. just weeks before christmas with winter settling in thousands of people in my state of maine will see their benefits run out. although our economy has shown some signs of improving, far, far too many people are still unable to find a job. not only are unemployment benefits an essential part of the safety net, they're critical for keeping the economy moving. when an unemployed mainer gets an unemployment check, he or she turns around and spends the money in the local economy,

the president will wrap up his asian trip in japan for the economic cooperation meeting. he will return to washington on sunday. next, the state department spokesman c.j. crowley talks about president obama's trip to india and remarks to the parliament where he endorsed his bid to become a permanent member of the u.s. security council. other topics at the briefing include the middle east peace negotiations, north korea multilateral talks, and the elections in burma. this is 30 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome to the department of state. we have some cadets at the back of the room visiting from egypt. welcome to the state department briefing room. we look forward to the meeting tomorrow between secretary clinton and foreign minister gates to talk about a variety of issues, including the status of our efforts on middle east peace. to begin in haiti, we obviously continue to work very closely with the haitian government and its ministry of public health in the aftermath of hurricane tomas. they have 16 treatment centers established in port-au-prince by the government o

even china and asian countries and in europe. in my opinion, the united states is behind. we were not behind it least of great entrepreneurial minds and i think a lot of things we do in anticipation that something will change -- but i think we are behind. in europe, the have better policies and now look at china. the chinese not only stimulate manufacturing but create their own market. we have more renewable energy in soviet china than at the united states. it's not that they manufacture to sell some place else. we have to do a better job of opening the market to innovation. >> energy is a big issue for everyone. i am agnostic on greenhouse gases -- [unintelligible] i put a lot of particulates into the atmosphere. i have airplanes. i hear guys coming to conferences in private jets complaining about greenhouse gases. least i am taking a lot of people at one time. one of the biggest creators of a greenhouse gases are cold-fired plants. the same people complain about greenhouse gases car not doing anything with nuclear. one little pellet this big that you can hardly see, it i

wait -- they had 42 african americans, we have 10 asian pacific islanders, people who are pro-trade, we have blue dogs that are not that much pro- trade. we have all this diversity and i thought i had learned a lot about. i really could bring discussions to that table and to take them away from the table into our constituency in a way that would limit me if i were share of a caucus. >> representative james cliburn was elected wednesday to the new position of assistant minority leader for the new congress. he maintained his number 3 spot in the leadership are you can see the full interview sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on "newsmakers." will be live this afternoon with a discussion of the midterm election and how what has changed politics for the federalist society is holding its national lawyers convention at 2:00 eastern, the utah senator collect and the indiana congressman discussed the tea party and the constitution. mr. lee is one of 16 new senators. the house has 94 new members and one of them is joe walsh. mr. walsh is an investment banker and will be represented th

down the middle which i would quibble with, i would basically, agree with the point of the poor for asian about less. marco rubio built up a two-one lead over a popular incumbent governor in his own party in florida without running a single page to television ads. without running a single ad pretty it was a stunning ample of the preparation of the information forces and the ability to communicate to large numbers of voters without doing the traditional things that we think move numbers. it goes to the point that you had all these republicans and activists and marco created a national movement all without running a single television ad. >> are we and independence of problem? -- are we an independent obstacle to bipartisan progress? >> cable-driven aligned video which is for sure. i am not making a judgment about the major newspapers and a major network news. the cable process is not an obstacle, it is a fact. that is how people are getting their information i would rule out the fact that major stories that are in print journalism impact the way issues and stories play out you cannot have a

he will be talking a bit later on the general central asian context in the war against corruption and he will also be serving as a moderator. after the panelists have completed their presentations, we will have time for to name -- q and m a -- q & a. prof. roberts? >> it is an honor to be on the panel with stephen. it is a pleasure to be here was shot as well. corruption in iraq -- not a news story. certainly something that has been present in that country long before the united states invaded in 2003. it was something that became the part of our relief and reconstruction effort. once it became clear how large our engagement would be. initially, as many of you know, it was expected that we would liberates and leave. the president decided on march 10, a 2003, backed by september of that year, u.s. forces would be leaving. there are now going to leave at the end of next year. plans changed. the situation changed. indeed, what we found in iraq was something much more difficult and much more -- much grander than ever expected. looting was just a piece of it. it was the breakdown from the

but the thing i like about that institutional as asian is that at least it creates some reason to anticipate this kind of behavior. in other words, you can price and institutionalized practice. you cannot priced it if the rules are going to be abandoned every time the government encounters a favored political constituency inside of an environment like bankruptcy. so i disagree with todd when he said that i do not think bankruptcy is the appropriate vehicle for everything. we do not use it for everything, and it is not necessary to resolve every crisis. i disagree with todd with -- at least not frankdd-fran institutionalizes that behavior and cabins it in a particular framework. and then we can talk about whether the government must departing from the strictures of its in any particular case. finally, i want to talk about the bankruptcy on the state. i do not think that we can easily amend chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code to cover california. i think when we suggest this, we are going to the framework of the debate between david and stephen. i think david and steven are focused on results and