we will talk about john kerry and the new senator from massachusetts. i know exactly what you love, don't i? - [ barks ] - mmm. aromas like rotisserie chicken. and filet mignon. yeah, that's what inspired a very special dry dog food. [ woman ] introducing chef michael's canine creations. so tasty and nutritious it's hard to believe it's dry dog food. chef-inspired. dog-desired.bi chef michael's canine creations. >>> we're talking with teresa heinz kerry about breast cancer and her fight against it. you are going to beat it. >> that's whey what they say. >> larry: and senator john kerry. what do you make of scott brown's election and ted kennedy? >> very understandable. it is. honestly. if you are up in in massachusetts as i was and you can feel the ang interfrustration in washington and what is not happening here. the thing i just talked about. scott brown tapped into that. he presented a refreshing alternative in that regard. and i think all of us need to respect that part of it. i wouldn't overinterpret what happened there. it was a close race. be may

and plus, senator john kerry and teresa heinz kerry exclusive on here in their first interview today on the private heartbreak that they are now making public, her battle with cancer. >>> and then -- ♪ we are the ones that make a brighter day ♪ >> larry: they brought us "we are the world" and are making history again for the people of haiti. quincy jones and lionel richie take us behind the scenes of their incredible new version. we've got a preview of what the planet's going to see in just two days, next on "larry king live." >> larry: great pleasure to welcome to "larry king live" joe biden, the vice president of the united states. it will be hard to call you mr. vice president. because we go back a long ways. but i got to do that. that's the rules. okay. let's begin right from the top of the get go. jobs. so many people out of work. people angry. what do you have the president do to turn this around? >> the first thing we do is keep us from going totally off the cliff. and that's why the recovery act, we went out there and everyone acknowledges that we created so somewhere bet

we'll start, katrina. >> i liked what john kerry said about entertainment. i do think she's entertainment first and foremost. where the tea partyers mean to the republican party is the question at the moment. they could be a threat to the republican party. they could become a third party. you have to wonder, larry, about people who are so anti-government. if they're anti-government, give up your social security, give up -- >> larry: what does sarah palin mean to your party? >> i don't think they're anti-government. they're anti-big government and expressing a frustration that's happening all over the country. look, conservatives don't agree on sarah palin. i know andrea and i, for example, don't agree on sarah palin. i think she has a bright future. really smart, galvanizing. i stand behind her. i like what she's doing. she's not one thing to all people. >> larry: stephanie, are you -- as a democratic liberal are you concerned about her? >> i get a lot of hate mail on my radio show saying you're a bitter, childless loser jealous of sarah palin. let me go on

we'll start, katrina. >> i liked what john kerry said about entertainment. i do think she's entertainment first and foremost. where the tea partyers mean to the republican party is the question at the moment. they could be a threat to the republican party. they could become a third party. you have to wonder, larry, about people who are so anti-government. if they're anti-government, give up your social security, give up your medicare, give up public education, give up all the essential government service. >> larry: what does sarah palin mean to your party? >> i don't think they're anti-government. they're anti-big government and expressing a frustration that's happening all over the country. look, conservatives don't agree on sarah palin. i know andrea and i, for example, don't agree on sarah palin. i think she has a bright future. really smart, galvanizing. i stand behind her. i like what she's doing. she's not one thing to all people. >> larry: stephanie, are you -- as a democratic liberal are you concerned about her? >> i get a lot of hate mail on my radi

john kerry has been dropped as the england football capt. -- john terry. this is because he had an affair with a former teammates the girlfriend. prosecutors in britain have taken the highly unusual step of bringing charges against four parliamentarians. all four deny any expenses. the scandal has provoked a huge anchor in britain. >> these are half of the member of parliament that have been dragged into the scandal and told to pay money back. there were some cases where police off that a more serious investigation was required. they handed their decisions to prosecutors. >> these files have been reviewed carefully by senior prosecuting lawyers. they are assisted by an external and highly experienced criminal group. in four places, we have concluded that there is evidence to bring charges and that it is in the public the individuals concerned. >> the mps all face of false accounting charges. they relate to expenses claims such as hotel bills, stationery costs, mortgage payments. if found guilty, they could face up to seven years in jail. they all deny they

and so, the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, and john kerry has been all over this, the three of them are coming together to try to find if a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future and understanding that there is a transition so that we have to make sure the disruptions are minimized as we move into this new energy future. that is going to be vital. so don't give up on that. i don't want us to just say the easy way out is for us to give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when its response to price. if they start seeing that dirty energy is a little pricey, clean energy is a little cheaper, they will innervate. -- innovate. they will start to think things through in innovative ways. i want to congratulate john kerry, jolie garmin, and lindsey graham -- and joe lieberman. >> the final question from indiana senator evinan bae. >> let's get your microphone. nice sneakers, by the way. >> thank you. you have to take care of your feet around here. mr. president, you have already address

of course, john kerry. by the way, john kerry just grabbed the senate desk of ted kennedy, which was jack kennedy's desk and i believe before that daniel webster's. now you see the swearing-in ceremony. democracy continues in america. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president obama pledged congress to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the chairman of the joint chiefs apparently goes along with that. michael mullen supports allowing gay servicepeople to serve openly in the military. how easy will it be to eliminate the current rule? what would it mean for the military? let's turn to two real soldiers, two iraq war veterans. i'll call you by both your names so we don't get confused. john solts, you, sir, give me a real-life example of what it's like to serve with gay servicemen and women and how it works. what's it like and how does it work effectively? >> the way it works right now is you come home from the war, and like i was, i was on vacation with a couple of my friends. we were traveling around.

in the president's successful campaign in 2008, they spent more than john kerry and george bush's campaigns combined in 2004. rather than trying to restrict people who are interested in the political process, let's make it transparent and accountable so voters can look at it and take into account. tavis: the voters don't have any chance against corporate money. there is no way that an individual, none of us can compete with corporate financing of campaigns, can they? >> 28 states allow corporate contributions to candidates and campaigns. i think in massachusetts, the last month, we saw 13 different groups pay for advertising for and against scott brown and his democratic opponent. there is so much money in campaigns now, really what we need to do is make it transparent and accountable. not try to suppress speech because they are unpopular. tavis: finally, is there and what is the way forward on the health care debate? >> i think we need to start over and take an incremental approach. there are a lot of things that we agree on, dealing with pre- existing conditions and making sure that peopl

of course, john kerry. john kerry just grabbed the senate desk of ted kennedy, which was jack kennedy's desk and i believe before that daniel webster's. now you see the swearing-in ceremony. democracy continues in america. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president obama pledged congress to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the chairman of the joint chiefs apparently goes along with that. michael mullen supports allowing gay servicepeople to serve openly in the military. how easy will it be to eliminate the current rule? what would it mean for the military? let's turn to two real soldiers, two iraq war veterans. i'll call you by both your names so we don't get confused. john solts, you, sir, give me a real-life example of what it's like to serve with gay servicemen and women and how it works. what's it like and how does it work effectively? >> the way it works right now is you come home from the war, and like i was, i was on vacation with a couple of my friends. we were traveling around. and they sa

senator kennedy's desk is going to the new senior senator from the bay state john kerry. >>> also today, speaking at the national prayer breakfast, president obama criticized what he called the erosion of civility in america. by way of example, he made clear reference to the whisper campaign that he is a muslim or was born outside the u.s. >> i am the first to confess i'm not always right. michelle will testify to that. but surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith. or for that matter my citizenship. >> every president since eisenhower has participated in the annual prayer breakfast, but this year's event drew some controversy after an ethnics group asked the president and congressional leaders to boycott it, saying the sponsor, the fellowship foundation, is linked to harsh anti-gay laws in uganda. >>> when "nightly news" continue once a thursday night, those ten american whose tried to take haitian children out of the country are formally charged. what happens now? >>> later, our conversation with a man working to turn around a city. to strike. a heart attack cau

john kerry and your sunday gardener is coming up. >> we're taping in the middle of a nor'easter. >> about broken trees and limbs. what you can do to get ready for spring. [laughter] >> we are at the park, the conservatory, and would do would outside. the next couple of weeks we will be inside and i cannot wai >> good morning. welcome to your "sunday gardener." >> good morning. >> this will be a fast one. we're standing here in the middle of a nor'easter. we will talk about all the damage that has been done to shrubs, trees. this is just cold and windy, not a big storm-maker. we're at the conservatory. the next couple of weeks we will be inside. >> that is right. there has been a lot of snow. evergreens have taken a big hit. the best bet is to wait. i would not try to remove the snow so much because it's so much has turned to ice. you will have to get out your pruning tools and call your favorite expert. >> if you try to move stuff now you might actually break a branch. >> you certainly have to do some pruning. we have tools here. this is heavy-duty for branches about two inches or so. you

and so the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, john kerry has been all over this -- the three of them are coming together to try and find a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future -- and understanding that there is a transition, so that we have got to make sure that the disruptions are minimized as we move into this energy future. that is going to be vital. so do not give up on that. i do not want us to just say the easy way out is for arrested just give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it responds to price. and if they start seeing that, you know what, dirty energy is a little pricier, clean energy is a little cheaper, they will innovate and think things through in all kinds of innovative ways. i want to congratulate specifically john kerry, joe lieberman, and lindsey graham, who it probably does not help him for me to compliment him, but has been very thoughtful in terms of how they are approaching the issue. >> final question -- evan bayh, indiana. [inaudible] >> we can get

kerry because it made a difference in ohio or pennsylvania. so you are literally torn between your commitment to principle on one hand and more pragmatic judgment that there will be a backlash. what you do? >> after finished writing this book, one of my colleagues came into my office, having given me a hard time when i was writing the book, and he said, this is a splendid book. i wish you had not written it. and i looked and said, really, i understand what you mean. i am not sure i want any judge to be seen in his or her chambers saying how will it look in the papers when i decide the case, and i like the idea also that the judge hears the evidence and decides. the problem is the backlash, and it is no different for the judiciary than anyone else. so there has been a lot of debate about this game marriage because many gay-rights activists feel it is a huge mistake. the worst that could happen as we could force this issue before it is ripe and ready, and then, you know, the court decides, well, the public is not here, and you get other movement

that sounds more like john kerry in 2004 than the john mccain i used to work with. >> and the mccain camp is attacking your spending record. they have a radio ad saying you talk like a conservative, but you spend like a liberal. they're citing your vote for the bridge to nowhere. you supported the 2003 medicare prescription drug benefit. what do you think of those ads? what do you think of those allegations? >> well, first of all, with all due respect, i understand the frantic nature of part of this campaign. it's part of the reversal. and blaming everybody else for his bailout vote. including in that bailout, $150 billion earmarks. and let's not forget john's ill fated amnesty plan. according to the heritage foundation, $2.6 trillion on retirement benefits alone for illegals granted citizenship. so it's an interesting paradox. john doesn't want a medicare prescription drug benefit for lawful seniors but wants to expand those rights for illegals suddenly made citizens? look, it just doesn't watch. and the more people take a look at the real john mccain record, the more we'll see john

you know what it reminds me of, john kerry, i voted for it, before i voted against it. barack obama was for putting health care negotiations on tv before he went to new hampshire and was against it because he wasn't sure how people would act when they though they are on tv this guy is the first ever made for television president. he has a gift in front of the cameras. he's a performer. for him to question how something would look in front of camera, really [ talking over each other ] >> sean: he met with the democratic leaders too. even blanche lincoln, no one in your administration understands how to make a payroll. what is interesting, she only made this comment when the poll came out the day before that shows she is down 23 points. too little too late. >> democrats are now using the president, a democratic president to campaign for reelection. six democrats up for reelection, calling into question what he's been doing. interesting that is how they are campaigning. >> sean: a lot of image stuff. report in the associated press that the president is bringing in some of

in 2004 when john kerry was running for president there was a debate inside the camp should the candidate take these big bold positions or more modest positions? stanley greenberg a pollster did some testing and found the public liked these bold positions. then he put it together in a bold carry agenda where the candidate promised sweeping change in education and health care and other issues. and the people pulled back. they didn't want that much change. >> greta: if you look at from it a basic point of view, which is, health care is life or death. it is whether you get chemotherapy when you need it, big huge things and you are already scared, the last thing you want is enormous uncertainty. everyone may like something like let's change this, that sounds like a good idea why don't we try that this idea to turn it upside down scares people. >> this is the part that didn't get talked enough about at this summit. 30 million americans who don't health coverage, what about the nearly 280 million americans who do have it? the two plans democrats and republicans are talking past each other. demo

they could ask scott brown and john kerry and others to put plows on their cars and take their chances. i know that senator brown has a pick up truck. that does it for us tonight. now, because i'm on before him for the first time ever, ladies and gentlemen, here is keith olbermann. i've never been able to do this before. good evening, keith. >> what the hell's going on? thank you, rachel. do we still have an open? which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? t minus 32 and counting. breaking news.

of course, john kery. john kerry just grabbed the senate desk of ted kennedy. and i believe before that daniel webster's. now you see the swearing-in ceremony. democracy continues in america. welcome back to "hardball." president obama pledged congress to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the chairman of the joint chiefs apparently goes along with that. michael mullen supports allowing gay service people to serve openly in the military. how easy will it be to eliminate the current rule. what would it mean for the military. let's turn to two real soldiers to iraq war veterans. i'll call you by both your names so we don't get confused. john solts, you, sir, give me a real-life example of what it's like to serve with gay service men and women and how it works. what's it like and how does it work effectively? >> the way it works right now is, you come home from the war, and like i was, i was on vacation with a couple of my friends. we were traveling around. and they said, by the way, you know that other officer that was with us, he was gay. i said really?

. >> now, of course, what prompted this form was the president recently gave a john kerry like speech last tuesday that essentially said we will escalate the war before we be escalated. and the president was against the surge in iraq, is now imitating that same search in afghanistan. the plan seems to be surge, stabilize the cities, and when time to train afghan security forces. that is, the hidden message that we are going to contain but not defeat the taliban. now the president an

. >> sreenivasan: in spite of an influx of new aid from legislation sponsored by sens, john kerry and richard lugar, u.s.-pakistan relations have been tense. unmanned american drone aircraft have also recently stepped up attacks on taliban leaders believed to be in pakistan including a 17-missile strike yesterday that was the largest yet. the pakistani taliban continues to deny that its leader, hakimullah mehsud, was killed in similar drone attack last month. >> ifill: and for more, we turn to saima mohsin, a senior anchor for dawn tv, a 24-hour english language news channel in pakistan. she joins us from islamabad. saima mohsin, thank you for joining us. what do we know about the bombing in northwest pakistan. >> reporter: these were people from the united states training the paramilitary soldiers in the tribal areas. it's been an ongoing process over the last two years here. they were on their way to a school that had recently been renovated using u.s. aid money, and they were invited as guests, as a vote of thanks, really. they were part of a convoy on their way when they hit what

bush reheld that in 2004 against john kerry. he lost in 2006 -- after the 2004 election, he was dominated completely by cheney and the right wing and the center said, this is not what we bargained for at all and they dramatically shifted. i think obama held the center going into the election. with the growth of independence, it is thtere cenhat is at stake. the media continues to make it look like it is the extremes or -- the other thing i noticed is that they tried to depict all voters as angry. it is all about who can tap into the inner better. a lot of voters are distressed. they may have anger, but their actions are rational. they are upset with the conditions of the country -- the deficit, unemployment. they will vote on the basis of that. they will vote for who they think offers them not a more extreme picture, but who offers them a more rational way out. i think that is how president obama got elected because he appeared to have a rational thought all way out of the economic prices and john mccain did not seem to have a p

and so the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, john kerry has been all over this -- the three of them are coming together to try to find a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future -- and understanding that there's a transition, so that we've got to make sure that the disruptions are minimized as we move into this new energy future -- that's going to be vital. so don't give up on that. i don't want us to just say the easy way out is for us to just give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it responds to price. and if they start seeing that, you know what, dirty energy is a little pricier, clean energy is a little cheaper, they will innovate, and they will think things through in all kinds of innovative ways. so i want to congratulate specifically john kerry, joe lieberman, and lindsey graham, who it probably doesn't help him for me to compliment him -- [laughter] -- but has been very thoughtful in terms of how they're approaching this issue. >> final question, evan bayh, indiana. >>

and, so, the fact that joe lieberman is work with lindsey graham and john kerry has been all over this and the three of them are coming together to try to find a workable bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future and understanding that there is a transition, so we have got to make sure the disruptions are minimized as we move into the new energy future, and that is going to be vital. so, don't give up on that. i don't want to us just say, the easy way out is for us to just give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it's -- it responds to price and if they star seeing, you know what, dirty energy is a little pricier and clean energy is cheaper they'll innovate and think things through in all kind of innovative ways and i want to congratulate specifically john kerry and joe lieberman and linlind lindsey graham and it probably doesn't help for me to compliment him but has been thoughtful in terms of how they are approaching the issue. >> final question. evan byah, indiana. >> thank you, for being with us, mr. presiden

john kerry said they had to pass the global test of legitimacy, meaning approval by the u.n. security council. if that is what we have to go through, we will be incredibly constrained, to say the least. that is the way the obama administration's approach is the issues. we can already see that playing out, not just in terrorism, but in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we have seen, ever since the inauguration, the administration jason i ran -- chasing iran and north korea. he is waving at them and pleading with them. why do you not sit down with me? the only thing surprising to me is that they have not agreed to it. in that field of proliferation, negotiation typically benefits proliferators. it gives them a critical asset to advance their objectives -- time it gives them the opportunity as they have demonstrated over the last eight years, to improve both their nuclear programs and their ballistic missile programs. this is a fundamental lesson about a role of negotiation in international affairs and the role of negotiation in a multilateral system, as the obama ad

john kerry said they had to pass the global test of legitimacy, meaning approval by the u.n. security council. if that is what we have to go through, we will be incredibly constrained, to say the least. that is the way the obama administration's approach is the issues. we can already see that playing out, not just in terrorism, but in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we have seen, ever since the inauguration, the administration jason i ran -- chasing iran and north korea. he is waving at them and pleading with them. why do you not sit down with me? the only thing surprising to me is that they have not agreed to it. in that field of proliferation, negotiation typically benefits proliferators. it gives them a critical asset to advance their objectives -- time it gives them the opportunity as they have demonstrated over the last eight years, to improve both their nuclear programs and their ballistic missile programs. this is a fundamental lesson about a role of negotiation in international affairs and the role of negotiation in a multilateral system, as the obama ad

kind of refired up, in washington, 18 senators including new york's chuck schumer and massachusetts john kerry, and, 119 house members, are now back onto the public option idea, pushing senate majority leader harry reid to reintroduce the government run option, and to pass it with a procedural move known as reconciliation, and that is a method that usually is reserved for budget related bills and requires a 51 vote majority which the democrats still have and could push through. if they wanted to. they wouldn't need the 60 vote super majority which they lost with tleks of scott brown -- with the election of scott brown and it failed to win democratic support in previous attempts in the senate though the house passed a version that include aid public option and it is unclear whether supporters will get the 51 senators they need, though word is the number is increasing, of people signing on and you have the president's bill that he is supposed to come up with by monday. bill: a big deal next week and we'll see if they get anywhere. martha: new developments. bill: we're america's headquarter

many liberal icons on camera, including john kerry, charlie rangel, and john murtha. people come up to me and say how the work of the courage to confront these guys? it's nothing special about me, i just hate liberalism and i love the good fight. [applause] where i grew up, in brooklyn n.y., we don't sit on the sidelines. i know the young people here wants it this fight out either. we will not idly stand by as barack obama and his bevy of czars try to radically redefine this country. there are two things young people can do today. first, go to the boos that young americans foundation. it's right by the student registration. learn how you can be accurate -- how to be active on your campus. the second thing you need to do is go to the booth and get your reminder postcard for my book. make no mistake about it. we are on a collision course between government control and individual freedom, between the empowerment of washington and the empowerment of people. as milton friedman said, quoting the battle for freedom must be one -- "the battle for freedom must be won over and

and he is doing a brilliant job working with john kerry and senator lieberman to accomplish that goal. and, so we are actually looking forward to him as the leader, completing the legislation over there and he and i have been talking all along, and we had a couple of good conversations today, towards the final completion of legislation, but i don't think the whole wholes are inconsistent. to protect the american economy, because the global leader in new energy technologies, reduce the amount of pollution by 2% per year over the next 40 years or so, we'll backing imported oil and protecting the public health of our country, and i think we agree on the larger goals. we can sit down and work out the details and accomplished all of that because it cannot happen if we do not have bipartisan support and business support for the legislation so i'm looking forward actually to working with them. >> senator graham is a falling into place for important legislation? the number one, susan collins is on i thank a cap-and-dividend bill. she has been involved in global climate change long before i ca

kerry because it made a difference in ohio or pennsylvania. so you are literally torn between your commitment to principle on one hand and more pragmatic judgment that there will be a backlash. what you do? >> after finished writing this book, one of my colleagues came into my office, having given me a hard time when i was writing the book, and he said, this is a splendid book. i wish you had not written it. and i looked and said, really, i understand what youea@ @ @ @ @ you know, the court decides, well, the public is not here, and you get other movements pushed back. one of the best things that happened for the movement was ballard versus hardwick, where the court decides the case and says, you know, there is no right to sodomy and these laws are constitutional, and it is that decision that so struck at the height of the aids epidemic, you could predict what the court would do if you read the book, but at that moment, you know, the gay rights movement really engages in the country engages and we get this huge debate and 20 years later the co

and so the fact that joe lieberman is working with lindsey graham, john kerry has been all other this. the three of them are coming together to try to find a workable, bipartisan structure so that we are incentivizing and rewarding the future. and understanding there's a transition to make sure the disruptions are minimized as we move into the new energy future. that's going to be vital. don't give up on that. i don't want us to say the easy way out is for us to give a bunch of tax credits to clean energy companies. the market works best when it's -- responds to price. and if they start seeing you know what dirty energy is a little pricier, clean energy is cheaper, they will innovate and think things through. i want to congratulation john kerry, joe lieberman, and lindsey graham who have been very thoughtful in terms of how they are approaching this issue. >> final question. evan bayh, indiana. >> thank you for being with us. okay. i'll wait until the mic gets here. >> here. pass that there. president obama no, we can get you a mic. nice sneakers by the way. >> thank you. we got to st

there are coalitions who are partnering with john kerry and joe lieberman and united states senate, working with the white house towards defining a comprehensive agreement. the house of representatives, henry waxman and i, nancy pelosi, we want to work with them in order to produce legislation this year. i believe that will happen. i believe that bill will be on the president's desk. the reason i believe it is because it is in our national security interests and our long- term economic interests. at of our trade different -- that as it is from importing -- half of our trade deficit is from importing oil. those imperatives are driving us towards resolving this issue in united states. i think since -- since mexico is our closest neighbor, working with them to help produce understandings can help them to create a model for the rest of the world. there is no question that we will be successful. we do not have an option in the united states. legislatively, republicans and democrats both understand that the world looks at us and they say that most of that co2 is red white and blue. stop preaching

john kerry, democrat. are working together to get a bill and the senate. i do not want to be a pollyanna about it. it will not be easy. i think we will have a chance to get a bill through in the senate as well. s a lot we have to do, but i hope that it -- as we move theseç things forward, especiay if we get bipartisan support in the senate and especially if the american people see that the republicans are being hypocritical about standing back and not participating and are playing to the fierce, people's fears, as they talk about things that are clearly untrue like death panels and the fears of government involvement, which i çthink people should recognizes absolutely necessary if we are going to cover 36 million people, as our bill envisions doing. w3and holding down health care costs for the future. even getting a reduction in the deficit because of the efforts to hold down health care costs that is not just good for the health care area and the people involved, but it would be a way to get our deficit under control as well. but we have got to get ba

john kerry said they had to pass the global test of legitimacy, meaning approval by the u.n. security council. if that is what we have to go through, we will be incredibly constrained, to say the least. that is the way the obama administration's approach is the issues. we can already see that playing out, not just in terrorism, but in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we have seen, ever since the inauguration, the administration jason i ran -- chasing iran and north korea. he is waving at them and pleading with them. why do you not sit down with me? the only thing surprising to me is that they have not agreed to it. in that field of proliferation, negotiation typically benefits proliferators. it gives them a critical asset to advance their objectives -- time it gives them the opportunity as they have demonstrated over the last eight years, to improve both their nuclear programs and their ballistic missile programs. this is a fundamental lesson about a role of negotiation in international affairs and the role of negotiation in a multilateral system, as the obama ad

senator john kerry speaking earlier on cbs says the capture of the taliban's top military commander is proof of a stronger cooperative effort between the u.s. and pakistan. adding that the pakistan government now knows this is their flight. he is in islamabad for a meeting with pakistan's president. meanwhile in saudi arabia, hillary clinton tells college students if iran gets a nuclear weapon, it could trigger a nuclear arms race in the middle east, which could create problems which would be "quite dangerous." those are some of the latest headlines. >> pennsylvania representative john murtha died last week at the age of 77. his funeral service is this morning. the 19-term congressman was the first the vietnam vet to join the house. we will have live cartridge beginning at 10:30 eastern. >> with your wildest imagination, if you were writing fiction, you could not have made this up. >> ken cormley a afterwords" this weekend. host: mark thiessen is here to talk about the use of the drones in afghanistan. first, i want your impression on the story. a top commander in the taliban is captur

the associated press reports john kerrie is claiming the one used by the late senator ted kennedy. i think it's understandable. >>> a california woman is posting videos on youtube trying to find a husband. terry karlsson admits she doesn't want to marry for love. she wants to marry for health insurance. she says her divorce left her without coverage and because she has a pre-existing condition nobody will cover her. she talked with hln's mike galanos last night. >> as of today 7,000 e-mails in my inbox. >> wow! >> yeah, half of those are proposals and the other half are desperate people. >> are you getting pictures and the whole bit, a full-on pitch. >> oh, no, no pictures. you have to send me your co-pay information. >> insurance first. >> i haven't gotten a single picture. not a single picture, but a lot of benefit information. >> we've been asking you, your opinions on this and man, have we been getting them. glen says on the facebook page, i can't say that it is the smartest thick i've ever heard of, but sometimes you've got to do what it takes to survive. >> michelle says at l

i will forever be grateful to my friends and colleagues john kerry and chris dodd and so many others for their warm and generous welcome to the senate. we shared a bond of sorrow with every other senator, that the realization that after 47 years of legendary service, ted kennedy would no longer be occupying this desk. it was a time of emotional stirring, to be sure, but i found resolved in the certainty that senator kennedy himself would be the first or just to persevere and that that attention to senate duties was the most obvious way i could honor his memory. in undertaking those duties, i thank the majority leader harry reid and his entire leadership team for their encouragement, support, and wise counsel, and i thank the assistant majority leader dick durbin of illinois for his very generous remarks about me on the floor earlier today. and i thank my senate freshman colleagues who have been a source of strength to me and i predict will be a source of strength and leadership in this great body in the years to come. to all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to the officials

kerry? >> well, you're identifying one of the key problems here. you have a consistency issue, right? so members want to not look like they're flip-flopping. on the other hand, you have an america are you listening to me issue? and so one of the arguments republicans are going to make is we've seen over time, the plan is polling worse and worse want so republicans are going to go and say to the democrats in congress, what part of no did you not understand from the american people? and that'sha democratic leaders are trying to push back against and say, yes, there may be bad polls, but the polls are reacting to caricatureses of the plan. that's how you win the political argument and that's what they're saying to members trying to get their votes. >> we've got lots to cover this morning. we'll talk more about the history of reconciliation and what that means. eel you'll be with us all morning long. >> yes. >>> still to come, senator judd gregg will join us. he's reached out to the white house

kerry and george of the bush and mill martinez and betty castor, the senate candidates in florida in 2004. and they handed those out in 2004 and i was deemed to be a corporate expenditure, an independent expenditure by a corporation that was illegal. and they ended up selling a couple of years later and pay $28,000 fine. i think what we ought to be doing is embracing the freedom that we have to advocate. i hope that these bills that are ill-conceived -- i did think it was interesting that the same day in the article in the "washington times" on page a3 about the proposal that chuck schumer and chris van on had announced the day before, was an announcement about these people running against chuck schumer. but i hope those things do not go anywhere. it is legislation by headline. we always suffer when congress raises to do something because they feel driven because of headlines. what we might do is build a coalition of right and left and say, you know what, it is time to take the and profs -- take the handcuffs off the non-profit advocacy groups. it is really people coming to the becau

kerry and joe lieberman in the united states senate, working with the white house towards finding a conference of agreement. the intention then is for the house of representatives, henry waxman and i, nancy pelosi, then to work with them in order to produce the legislation this year. i believe that that will have a. i believe that bill will be on the president's desk. and the reason i believe it is it's in our national security interest. it's in our long-term economic interest. half of our trade deficit is importing oil, a lot of it from countries that really we should not be sending that capital too. so i think those and their kids are driving us towards resolving this issue in the united states. and i think since mexico is our closest neighbor, then working with them to help produce a hemispheric understandings that can help then i think to create a model for the rest of the world. there is no question though that we will be successful. we don't have an option in the united states, and legislatively i think republicans and democrats both understand that the world looks at us and t

kerry and senator lieberman to accomplish that goal so we are actually looking forward to him as the leader completing the legislation over there and he and i have been talking all along and have a couple of good conversations today towards the final completion of legislation. but i don't think that the goals are inconsistent. it's to protect the american economy, because the global leader in new energy technologies, reduce the amount of pollution by two per cent per year over the next 40 years so while backing of imported oil and protecting the public health of the country and i think we agree on the lodge coals. we can sit down and work out the details and accomplished all of it because it cannot happen if we do not have bipartisan support and business support for the legislation so i am looking forward to working with you. >> senator gramm are other pieces falling into place for energy legislation? >> one i would like to acknowledge susan collins i think a cap-and-dividend bill. she has been involved in a global climate change long before i came along. i've never voted for any leg

john kerry, democrat. are working together to get a bill and the senate. i do not want to be a pollyanna about it. it will not be easy. i think we will have a chance to get a bill through in the senate as well. s a lot we have to do, but i hope that it -- as we move theseç things forward, especiay if we get bipartisan support in the senate and especially if the american people see that the republicans are being hypocritical about standing back and not participating and are playing to the fierce, people's fears, as they talk about things that are clearly untrue like death panels and the fears of government involvement, which i çthink people should recognizes absolutely necessary if we are going to cover 36 million people, as our bill envisions doing. w3and holding down health care costs for the future. even getting a reduction in the deficit because of the efforts to hold down health care costs that is not just good for the health care area and the people involved, but it would be a way to get our deficit under control as well. but we have got to get ba

john kerry's bill and other bills may very well talk about substantial amounts of money for clean coal, making coal clean which i am strongly for. but in the meantime, you are sort of saying to west virginia, forget it. $545 million, what we think of ccs, and in the meantime we are going to take away your tax credits so production of coal is going down and that is what you have gotten from our budget which sort of makes me think think kevin's it is the president's budget and it is the staying power may be weaker to. we write the legislation. and i want to do it in a way which makes coal clean, which puts a discipline on the coal industry and a coalminer and on myself to do the right thing for the country. and not continuing giving 54 cents a gallon to methanol, which i understand is a political move and it always has been and i won't get into that. but, i want you to know that there really isn't anything in this budget which i can take home or talk about in favorable terms with respect to call when i want to. the president talked in the state of the union about being for research and d

john kerry chairs. this is about 1 hour, 55 minutes starting with secretary clinton's opening statement. >> it's a real pleasure to be back here in the senate to be with all of you and participate in this important hearing. when i was last here to discuss our budget, i emphasized my commitment to elevating diplomacy and development as core pillars of american power. since then i have been heartened by the bipartisan support of this committee and the rest of congress. i want to thank the chairman and the ranking member and all of the members for your bipartisan support in moving state department nominees. 114 were confirmed in 2009, we are now looking to get up and get nominated for your considering, the leadership team at aide and we are very grateful for the expeditious support and we hope they can move quickly when they hit the floor. but i thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me also take this opportunity to express appreciation on behalf of the men and women who work every day at the state dep

kerry because it made the difference in states like ohio and pennsylvania. you are torn between principle and pragmatic judgment. what do you do? >> after i finished the book, one of my colleagues came into my office and had given me a hard time while i was writing theñr book,Ñi saying, this is a splendid book. i wish you had not written it. i looked at him and said, i understand what you mean. i am not sure i want any judge to be sitting in his or her chambers and thinking how it is going to play in the papers went is decided. -- when it is decided. çóñr and decides. the problem is the backlash, and it is no different for the judiciary than anyone else. so there has been a lot of debate about this game marriage because many gay-rights activists feel it is a huge mistake. the worst that could happen as we could force this issue before it is ripe and ready, and then, you know, the court decides, well, the public is not here, and you get other movements pushed back. one of the best things that happened for the movement was ballard versus hardwick, where t

kerry and lindsey graham. the likes of which the president talks about. their wasn't a negotiation around these nuclear. the president believes that this has to be one aspect of the way we generate power in this country. i think the president talked about, look, the cheapest way to do it is with a coal fire power. but even operators of coal-fired power plants understand that this isn't, this isn't the way of the future, and the way the future is to set a market for the innovation around clean energy. that is done, one of the ways that is done is through a cap-and-trade comprehensive energy. >> one of the ideas coming out of the republicans on that is to have a cap-and-trade system only apply to the utility industries. and so it would take care of that coal plant, but it would, it would basically only cover about 40 percent of the economy. is that something that the white house would consider? >> let me check with carol and others. i have not seen a proposal. odyssey, we took steps in the recovery plan and have