record and as we as civil liberties and human rights advocates are calling on the obama administration to match its rhetoric with action with concrete action to protect and defend human rights but do you think that will actually happen does what i asked. well we are we are cautiously optimistic we have been we were obviously grateful that the obama administration joined him rights council we are grateful that they've taken the ubi our process seriously there are some very well felt well reasoned and thoughtful questions that have been put forward including by the russian federation regarding the treaty compliance issue the fact that the united states has yet to ratify major human rights treaties like the convention on the elimination of discrimination against women the convention the rights of the child the convention to on economic social and cultural rights just to name a few and we're hopeful that with the recommendations of the work you various council coming out of the process the obama administration's race really will take these issues very seriously moving forward what do you t

administration, the obama administration seems to feel at the end of the day that this money is their money, just like they're gifting it back. now, my question to the administration, maybe regina can speak on their behalf, who do you think is in better position to spend this money, is it the small businesses or should we give it back to the government. >> they have it now, they're not spending it. they have the tax cuts now. >> 'cause they don't want to-- >> and the tax cut goes away it's more revenue to the administration. >> we're just starting recovery, this is the time to let the new seeds blossom into plants it's not time to pour kw water on them. >> the deficit, a 6% national sales tax, neil and the gang are wondering with are are the spending cuts to go along with that. that's coming up at the bottom of the hour, but first-- >> we're finally beginning to see some of the tough conditions we've seen. >> and gm stock hits wall street and president obama hits main street with a message his policies are working. oh, does that mean more taxpayer funded bailout are on the way? . [ ma

member state is expected to go through every four years now the obama administration submitted a twenty nine page report listing america's human rights achievements but also admitting to discrimination against blacks and hispanics as well as a broken immigration system specifically referencing arizona's immigration law however activist groups in other countries were also allowed to chime in referencing everything from nine eleven to the death penalty and of course the u.s. treatment of detained terror suspects now to add even more fuel to the fire. the u.n. system allows other nations to sign up to speak so at the top of the list today are cuba venezuela and iran so is it about time that america was roasted so to speak by its international u.n. partners or is the entire process made a joke when countries like iran top the list joining me in studio to discuss it is wendy wright the president of concerned women for america and from pittsburgh we have danielle kovalchuk labor and human rights activist i want to thank you both attorney excuse me i want to thank you both for joining me now w

administration's policies. didn't agree with me but this is certainly was certainly a reminder of the time when both parties thought that the better is for the better right is it a fact of the past or are or are not necessarily you know i think. foreign policy like domestic policy can be an issue where there's a certain amount of domestic politics let me just make one point though about the new congress and the u.s. russian relationship which i don't think many people have focused on outside the united states and it's about the democrats the democrats lost about sixty seats in the house of representatives and the democrats who lost their seats were primarily the moderate to conservative democrats and actually those were many of the democrats who were more supportive of the administration's policy toward russia many of the liberal democrats who are left in the house are precisely the democrats who have the greatest concerns about russia's domestic governance and moving forward next year i think we will find that

today the new york times reported that the obama administration has set a deadline for combat in afghanistan two thousand and fourteen but does anybody believe that actually means we're ever going to leave completely i'm skeptical we'll speak with author michael o'brien and was the u.s. covering up the fact that they created a safe haven in this country for nazis a new report by the justice department concludes that it's true we're going to speak with national security archives about the report that they've been fighting to get released to the public for years then whatever happened to the rule of law the president once promised the nine eleven mastermind khalid sheikh muhammad would get a real trial in federal court but now the word is that he's going to remain in military detention without any trial whatsoever so as not to anger any critics on the right or the left so that obama never really mean what he said we're going to speak with a member of the human rights watch and do you know somebody who is a sex addict despite the fact that it's not diagnosed as an addiction officially people ar

there really did not adequately oversee the obama administration. we are not going to be punitive, but we are going to insist that all these executive orders and pending regulations and some of the actions that the epa and the fcc and the fda have initiated will have to come before congress in an open and transparent fashion and justify that. those are the folks who will be unhappy. i don't think the democrats on the committee will be unhappy because they will be part of the process and fully engage. the hearings will be fair and balanced, and it will be their decision whether to participate. my guess is that they will. >> you mentioned the fcc and chairman genachowski's proposal to reclassify broadband katula telecommunication service area the thing that will be under more pressure to move forward on that with the chances of a net of neutrality bill coming out of congress? you mentioned legislation. will you move legislation to block them from doing that? >> i would think that they can read election returns as well as anybody. the three democratic

they really didn't, in my opinion, adequately oversee the obama administration. so, you know, we're not going to be punitive, but we are going to insist that all these executive orders and these pending regulation and some of the actions that the epa and the fcc and the fda have initiated, that they're going to come before congress can justify that. so those are the folks will be a little unhappy. i really don't think the democrats on the committee will be unhappy because they're going to be a part of the process and fully engaged in the hearings will be fair and balanced. and it will be their decision whether to participate. my guess is that they will. as they should. >> you mentioned the fcc and chairman genachowski cb proposal to classify broadband as a dedication service. do you think they will be under more pressure to move forward with that other republicans have controlled the house and shoot something that you try the bill coming out of congress are definitely smaller quakes in the mentioned legislation. will you move legislation to block that security ma

under the obama administration, we have been moving. we have been creating jobs. as we start to deal with infrastructure and start dealing with exporting more, we begin to create the jobs, more unemployment begins to go down and we don't have to worry about extending employment, but right now, people are hurting. 2 million americans who will be depending on. >> are we facilitating dependen dependence? aren't we building into the system dependence on the system? >> no. it sounds like people are saying unemployment is like giving people welfare. it's two different things. unemployment is an emergency situation. a lot of the individuals, when we talk about the upper 1%, they helped destroy this economy, but because the economy's so bad and unemployment is so high, we're talking about a short-term situation. when i said short-term pain for long-term gain. we want these people to go back to work. they don't want unemployment. they want a job. >> congressman istook, same question to you. at what point are we fostering dependen dependence? >> there's no clear line, but w

things within the obama administration whether it be you know regulations or paula scenes or just in the debate with his colleagues that were issues well we'll see if this takes any of the heat off a governor once the book is finally released warren thanks so much. taking a break but we'll be right back. it's seven thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v. so your headline president obama faces a tough challenge to ratify the atomic weapons control treaty as a shift of seats leads to a lame duck senate u.s. leader need sixty seven votes even though his democrat party controls only fifty nine seats to start a deal was signed with president medvedev in april to cut both countries' arsenals by a third. russia's top diplomat says the financial sun is rising in the east during trilateral talks with china and india the world's second largest economy is now china having overtaken japan in recent months it's also the fastest growing averaging a ten per cent rise over the last three decades. also e.u. prosecutors are investigating an organ trafficking network in the balkan

obama administration has been signaling they are willing to do something. they continue to say they don't want the tax cuts for the millionaires, meaning compromise remains out of each reach for now. >> bret: carl, thank you. this is a fox news alert. we have just received a verdict in the trial of former guantanamo detainee ahmed ghailani who was accused in joining in the plot of the 1988 bombing of the american embassies in tanzania and kenya. david lee miller is in new york with the very latest just coming. in david? >> bret, 285 counts. he was not guilty on all of those counts but for one of them ahmed ghailani found guilty on a single count that was a fifth count of conspiracy charge to destroy government buildings and property of the united states. and that is a charge that carries a possible life sentence. a mandatory minimum of 20 years. now, the jury had deliberated at length today, especially after they were given some jury instructions from the judge. when the jury asked them a question yesterday to define what knowledge is required for a conspir

administration. >> i don't think anybody in the obama administration should be surprised at this. if they are, i think it indicates they've never understood how serious the north korean threat is. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official tells fox it's try this is a provocative act by the government. possibly time to trenten the communist nation as it moves to transfer power to the son of dictator jim jong il. >>> ireland is now admitting it needs help. some people in ireland say it's a humiliating turnaround finish the government only after saying such help is necessary. >> i understand the level of concern out there. i think the communications of last week was very poor. people feel misled as a consequence. but certainly we need to get around this issue. >> requesting a multibillion dollar loan from the europe union and the international monetary fund. it will help stabilize ireland's debt-ridden banks. saying the move is to safeguard the financial stability of the union and the euro. >>> volunteers all over the bay area are getting ready for a busy week ahead. >> holiday charities a

critics are blasting the obama administration tonight. peter king put out a statement, the ranking republican on the house committee on homeland security, he said in a press release and i quote, i am disgusted at the total miscarriage of justice today in manhattan's civilian court. he went on to say, this tragic verdict demonstrates the absolute insanity of the obama administration's decision to try al qaeda terrorists in civilian courts. our question, was this a miscarriage of justice applying civilian laws to a war time suspect, eliminating information possibly gotten through torture or was this a victory of the rule of law how ever painful the verdict. what does it mean for the other cases? will the obama administration keep pushing for civilian trials? khalid shaikh mohammed and four other co-conspirators are set to face similar trials. we don't claim to have the answers tonight, that's not our job. it's up to you to decide what you think but our gets have strong opinions, joining us now jeffrey toobin, former federal prosecutor, pete

yes all the information all while the obama administration is trying to establish new rules to protect consumer privacy some ask wired's ryan singel how the government is trying to reconcile these two completely opposite positions now let's move on tonight top story. tomorrow marks the beginning of the nato summit in lisbon portugal on the agenda redefining its identity coming up with withdraw all day for u.s. troops in afghanistan and addressing a new list of threats but does anyone out there remember what nato's initial purpose was artie's lauren lyster give us a history of the north atlantic treaty organization. it was an alliance born of fear fear of the red army. fear of communism spread westward it was supposed to do rejoice was to defend western europe against the soviet union. those threats whether real or perceived were enough to help america gather its european allies to form a new military bloc he was now part of the to the signing of the north atlantic treaty which television reports the united states of america marketed nato is the world's hope for a better future united s

administration's policies. military didn't agree with me but this is certainly was certainly a reminder of the time when both parties thought that the better is for the better right is it a fact of the trust or are or are not necessarily you know i think. foreign policy like domestic policy can be an issue where there's a certain amount of domestic politics let me just make one point though about the new congress and the u.s. russian relationship which i don't think many people have focused on outside the united states and it's about the democrats the democrats lost about sixty seats in the house of representatives and the democrats who lost their seats were primarily the moderate to conservative democrats and actually those were many of the democrats who were more supportive of the administration's policy toward russia many of the liberal democrats who are left in the house are precisely the democrats who have the greatest concerns about russia's domestic governance and moving forward next year i think we will

administration's policies. military didn't agree with me but this is certainly was certainly a reminder of the time when both parties thought that the better is for the better right is it a fact of the past or are or not necessarily you know i think. foreign policy like domestic policy can be an issue where there's a certain amount of domestic politics let me just make one point though about the new congress and the u.s. russian relationship which i don't think many people have focused on outside the united states and it's about the democrats the democrats lost about sixty seats in the house of representatives and the democrats who lost their seats were primarily the moderate to conservative democrats and actually those were many of the democrats who were more supportive of the administration's policy toward russia many of the liberal democrats who are left in the house are precisely the democrats who have the greatest concerns about russia's domestic governance and moving forward next year i think we will find

you talked about an opportunity for the obama administration let's not forget what sort of opportunity that that was the economy was in an absolute shambles ok it was go it was falling off the table people were talking about a new depression unemployment was heading towards ten percent i mean let's be completely fair that's not the most exciting opportunity as far as i'm concerned you know just stabilizing the economy you know it was a big accomplishment and what we have is is you know the tea party tell me the american dream generally don't just go ten against somebody who rescued who rescued who rescued the economy from falling off a cliff you know and so we have to be completely fair and honest about exactly what kind of an opportunity that was ok we have what we're on how whether it's a good opportunity or bad opportunity it was an opportunity and and you know look i'm not here to argue whether one policy or another is right my my schtick is politics and what i have and what is very clear is they had an opportunity whether it was fair or a fair opportunity and not you guys can argu

you talked about an opportunity for the obama administration let's not forget what sort of opportunity that that was the economy was in an absolute shambles ok it was go it was falling off the table people were talking about a new depression unemployment was heading towards ten percent i mean let's be completely fair that's not the most exciting opportunity as far as i'm concerned you know just stabilizing the economy you know it was a big accomplishment and what we have is is you know the tea party made to the american james and i really don't think ten against somebody who rescued who rescued who rescued the economy from falling off of a cliff you know and so we have to be completely fair and honest about exactly what kind of an opportunity that was ok we have what we're on whether it's a good opportunity a bad opportunity it was an opportunity and and you know i'm not here to argue whether one policy or another is right my my stick is politics and what and what is very clear is they had an opportunity whether it was fair and fair opportunity not you guys can argue to the cows come h

why some are calling out the obama administration over the body -pscans and pat downs. those pt >>> aawar veteran is suspended from college after writing about his experience in iraq. ⌞> it's ridiculous. to tell you the truth, i think it's bias against veterans. >> charles is a student at the community college of baltimore county. as part of an english assignment, e wrote an essay entitled "war is a drug." hiss teacher gave him an a. when the essay was published in the school newspaper, he got a >>> it was a busy holiday travel season gets underway, pederal offiiials are defending new measures put in to place to screen airline passengers. as shellby lynn reports, it is part of an evolving program and public feedback is important. >>reporter: as more concerns are raised about new airport screening procedures, the transportation security admmnistration is trying to educate the flying public bout the rules. on sunday, tsa administratoo defended the system. >> if we aae to detect rifts who have proven innovative and creative in their design and implementation of boobs tha

you talked about an opportunity for the obama administration let's not forget what sort of opportunity that that was the economy was in an absolute shambles ok it was go it was falling off the table people were talking about a new depression unemployment was heading towards ten percent i mean let's be completely fair that's not the most exciting opportunity as far as i'm concerned you know just stabilizing the economy you know it was a bigger compliment and what we have is is you know the tea party the american james you know we don't think just ten against somebody who rescued who rescued who rescued the economy from falling off a cliff you know and so we have to be completely fair and honest about exactly what kind of an opportunity that was ok we have when we're on whether it's a good opportunity or bad opportunity it was an opportunity and and you know i'm not here to argue whether one policy or another is right my my schtick is politics and what i have and what is very clear is they had an opportunity whether it was fair and fair opportunity not you guys can argue to the cows come

you talked about an opportunity for the obama administration let's not forget what sort of opportunity that that was the economy was in an absolute shambles ok it was go it was falling off the table people were talking about a new depression unemployment was heading towards ten percent i mean let's be completely fair that's not the most exciting opportunity as far as i'm concerned you know just stabilizing the economy you know it was a big accomplishment and what we have is is you know the tea party made to the american james and i really don't know ten against somebody who rescued who rescued who rescued the economy from falling off a cliff you know and so we have to be completely fair and honest about exactly what kind of an opportunity that was ok we have more on how well whether it's a good opportunity a bad opportunity it was an opportunity and and you know look i'm not here to argue whether one policy or another is right my my stick is politics and what and what is very clear is they had an opportunity whether it was fair and fair opportunity not you guys can argue to the cows co

administration's policies. military didn't agree with me but this is certainly was certainly a reminder of the time when both parties thought that the better is for the better right is it a fact of the past or are or not necessarily you know i think. foreign policy like domestic policy can be an issue where there's a certain amount of domestic politics let me just make one point though about the new congress and the u.s. russian relationship which i don't think many people have focused on outside the united states and it's about the democrats you know the democrats lost about sixty seats in the house of representatives and the democrats who lost their seats were primarily the moderate to conservative democrats and actually those were many of the democrats who were more supportive of the administration's policy toward russia many of the liberal democrats who are left in the house are precisely the democrats who have the greatest concerns about russia's domestic governance and moving forward next year i think we

the obama administration is not pursued off guard. this is something they have been doing for over a decade. the obama administration has been trying to pursue gradual talks with north korea to try to get them to back away from this. >> do you think that the change of power in congress is weakening the president's ability to be a strong leader abroad? >> if bank -- if he wants to do do not ask, do not tell, he needs to do this quickly right now. >> tomorrow, the jury deliberations in the levy murder trial enter a fourth day. they are considering two counts. they are asking for a legal definition of assault. they must see a that levy was a salted to obtain a first-degree murder conviction. her body was found a year later. metro will try to make getting to and from the airport easier for you. metro bus will have additional airports on standby at bwi and dulles international airports. on friday, metro will run on its regular weekday schedule. on sunday, they will monitor travel to reagan national airport. it is your chance to put a stamp

it's a position the obama administration embraced. writing to a friend that the injury to taxpayer is small. and the defending the arizona tax credit as a neutral program of private choice. all to this the dismay and surprise of proponents of strict separation of church and state. >> it is truly shocking that the obama administration through the solicitor general has taken the position to deny access to the courts for arizona taxpayers and to support what is unequivocally a directÑiçó funding of religio private schools. >> more than the administration brief, president obama'sÑi cour appointments cgur" change the landscape on the issue of church and state. he replaced retiring justices john paul stevens and david sutter, the staunchest advocates of church and court sepation. it's a new court and this case could provide a glimpse of where the church stands on the issues. for religion & ethics news weekly, i'm tim o'brien. >>> in other news, close to 100 victims of clergy sexual abuse gathered near the vatican for a candle light vigi

what do people expect of the obama administration, wave a magic wand and wipe out eight years of bad policies from the republican party? guest: your caller makes some good points. i do not want to demonize anybody. certain economists like robert rubin but they were doing the right thing. most people maintained that they would not have let things get out of hand as they did in the bush administration. that is hard to say, but that is another datapoint. his final point, how people expect, in this current election environment, that you are going to get back to where you were in the high-growth areas, will be difficult. they are saying out there, we have turn the economy around, even though it is slow growth. even though it feels like a recession, we have been growing .teadily fo this sort of thing takes time. you simply do not get out of this sort of disaster in 18 months. it seems like that message, however, is not carrying well with the public. host: as you speak to leading economists, those who are influential in forming the u.s. policy, do they feel like divided government led to co

the bigger picture is that the obama administration is trying to rectify the problem that the bush administration created in terms of u.s. image around the world the united states cannot continue to lecture all the other countries in the world about democracy and human rights and freedom and at the same time have as its principal image that of torturing torture incorporated because bush and cheney and rumsfeld not only invaded afghanistan invaded iraq they detained tens of thousands of people they said they weren't liable to be held under the geneva conventions they were they were tortured they were taken to other countries the secret rendition places in other words the image of the united states was one of torture the opposite of freedom or democracy and so now the obama administration has subjected the united states to a review a universal policy review and the rest of the world is taking aim at the united states and highlighting its flaws it's the facts in terms of human rights the formal position of the conservatives is that the united states can only be the judge it can never be judged that

administration. so clearly, they were happy, if there was going to be healthcare reform, they were happy with what they got, again, to the point that their stock went up. so is it just the financial industry that has government by the throat? or does it move beyond that? >> actually, i included a chapter in this book about the healthcare reform, specifically to point that out, that, in fact, the insurance industry, you know, they were able to survive this entire healthcare reform effort without having anybody touch their antitrust exemption. not many people know that insurance companies are legally allowed to collude and set prices, all the things, the movie "the informant" with matt damon in it that villainized agricultural companies for getting together and setting a price on corn product, people don't realize that that's legal in the insurance industry and that was preserved throughout this process because the insurance companies were able to meet with the obama administration and cut backroom dea

obama administration the rhetoric became sharper and sharper sharper against against b.p. to the point where even london they were saying that we were bashing the brits and when in fact we were we were worried about the gulf of mexico. the rhetoric escalated until the meeting in the white house on june sixteenth where b.p. agreed to put twenty billion dollars in escrow to pay all the damages everything changed instantly the rhetoric toned down the government. were working more with the with the b.p. and other other contractors in the gulf and all of a sudden they were speaking with one voice there were a few disagreements here along the way but admiral allen began speaking for b.p. and for the government and so all of a sudden the decision making all merged and. from there on they were there their interest were aligned the government wanted to keep b.p. afloat so they could pay the twenty billion so they wanted to get this story off the television as fast as possible so b.p. could recover what does that say about accountability that says there's not any what you're describ

there is no question the obama administration is now in retreat. apparently the president finally understands his power position has been severely weakened. i mean when "saturday night live" begins to ridicule you on a regular basis, you know things are tough. >> we were so surprised to see you embark on this 10-day vacation to asia. that is costing $200 million a day. >> hold on. i don't know where you heard that but this trip is not costing $200 million a day. >> that's not what glenn beck says. >> again, let me be clear. glenn beck has no idea what he is talking about. [ laughter ] >> he was right about buying gold. >> bill: just think about what you just saw. the wise guy at snl siding with glenn beck against president obama. they are, indeed, wearing ear muffs in hell. finally, it is hard to see how mr. obama will make a comeback but i believe he will to some extent. the president is a man who is not going to go quietly into the night. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. does brit hume think the obama administration is in retre

critics are blasting the obama administration tonight. peter king put out a statement, the ranking republican on the house committee on homeland security, he said in a press release and i quote, i am disgusted at the total miscarriage of justice today in manhattan's civilian court. he went on to say, this tragic verdict demonstrates the absolute insanity of the obama administration's decision to try al qaeda terrorists in civilian courts. our question, was this a miscarriage of justice applying civilian laws to a war time suspect, eliminating information possibly gotten through torture or was this a victory of the rule of law how ever painful the verdict. will the obama administration keep pushing for civilian trials? khalid shaikh mohammed and four other co-conspirators are set to face similar trials. we don't claim toft answers tonight, that's not our job, it's up to you to decide what you think but our gets have strong opinions, joining us now jeffrey toobin, former federal prosecutor, peter bergen and former commander of the "uss cole

obama administration the rhetoric became sharper and sharper and sharper against against b.p. to the point where even london they were saying that we were bashing the brits and when in fact we were we were warned about the gulf of mexico. the rhetoric escalated until the meeting in the white house on june sixteenth where b.p. agreed to put twenty billion dollars in escrow to pay all the damages everything changed instantly the rhetoric toned down the government. were working more with the with the b.p. and other other contractors in the gulf and all of a sudden they were speaking with one voice there were a few disagreements here along the way but admiral allen began speaking for b.p. and for the government and so all of a sudden the decision making all merged and. from there on they were there their interest were aligned the government wanted to keep b.p. afloat so they could pay the twenty billion so they wanted to get this story off the television as fast as possible so b.p. could recover what does that say about accountability that says there's not any what you're describi

as the obama administration been able to do much by way of that in the last two years? >> well, i think for the most part what we're seeing is that as we see more women small businesses open up, they have greater opportunity to compete for government contracts, for example. we're having, there was an article in the "wall street journal" this week talking about even they're not as many of these start-ups happening because they're not keep up to pace with the closings that are happening with the small businesses. why, because of the -- there's no capital. also what we depend on with credit cards and home equity loans it's all dried up. we're talking about serious -- >> the reason -- very important changes occurred. minorities have always had for large contracts a small amount that was set aside, they would then have to compete within -- for those contracts. for years, women have not had that and that accounts for the fact we still have these two and three percent for women, a larger percentage for minorities, it's time that we treated women for who they are, people who we

. >> a major defeat for the obama administration. a former gitmo detainee is acquitted of 284 counts. and convicted of just one. so should other terror big shots get the same rights as all americans? we'll debate it. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> sarah palin says she could beat barack obama if she runs for president. but will she? >> there is a little bug inside of me which wants to get the fcc to say to fox, msnbc, off, on, end, goodbye. >> fox news under attack, this time from a u.s. senator and a big vote today on if npr should keep getting government money. we'll tell you what happened. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. ♪ >> laura: hi, everyone, i'm laura ingraham in tonight for bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us. the ghailani terror trial travesty. that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo. yesterday a new york federal court acquitted ahmed ghailani who was at the center of the 1998 african embassy bombings on 284

. >> investment in renewables continues to rise and the obama administration hopes to see 25% of the nation's electricity come from renewable sources by 2025. >> i think you have a very newpirit when it comes to energy and related environment issues in the obama administration. >> but is alternative power realistic to fuel the energy hungry u.s.? next, on great decisions. >> in a democracy, agreement is not essential, but participation is. join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us as we discuss today's most critical global issues. join us for great decisions. [instrumental music] >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. funding for great decisions is provided by the carnegie corporation of new york, the starr foundation, shell international and the european commission. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. and now from our studio, here's robert nolan. >> welcome to great decisions. i'm robert nolan. joining us to discuss energy and u.s. foreign po

but there are strong words against the obama administration. this is what is to be expected in a book like this. you're going to mix the sugar and the salt. it's still filled with criticism of obama administration, but then you flip the page and it's feel- good feelings about george washington or helen keller or other historical figures or about her own family. >> was talk last week about some pop culture things and some of the movies that she actually liked, including knocked up and juneau, which juneo. and she likes these films in particular. >> they said there's are movies where they are surprising. and in the case of both knocked up and juno you have married unpregnant woman who decide to keep the baby and that is a message she applauds. and she brought up the murphy brown controversy from years ago, responding to concerns that she had been -- that she was a hypocrite because she was against -- she was proab since -- app stin ens. and she now she carries on it the message. and then her daughter becomes pregnant. and she singles out american

they really didn't, in my opinion, adequately oversee the obama administration. so, you know, we're not going to be punitive, but we are going to insist that all these executive orders and these pending regulations and some of the actions that the epa and the fcc and the fda have initiated, that they're going to have to come before congress in an open, transparent fashion and justify that. so those are the folks that'll be a little unhappy. i really don't think the democrats on the committee are going to be unhappy because they're going to be a part of the process and fully engaged, and the hearings will be fair and balanced. it'll be their decision whether to participate. but my guess is that they will. as they they should. >> host: you mentioned the fcc and chairman genachowski's proposal to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service. do you think that they will be under more pressure to move forward with that now that republicans have control of the house and the chances of a net neutrality bill coming out of congress are definitely smaller? and you

i think, if anything -- we know the obama administration's stimulus was too small. it was only 1/8 of the size. it did preserve some jobs. somewhere between 1 million and 3 million. in these european countries, you are actually making the economy worse at a time when it is already weak -- you are really relying on exports to get you out of it. that is what you are doing. you do not know where the bottom is. you are hoping that external demand will pull you out. the problem for ireland -- most of their exports go to the united states, europe, or the u.k. all of which are not looking like they're going to grow very rapidly. that makes it very difficult for them. >> thank you very much for joining us on gmt. >> thank you. >> the governing body of world football, fifa, has suspended two is a gift committee members, amos adamu and reynald temarii, in connection with corruption allegations. adamu will not be allowed to take part in a plot activity for three years and has been fined $10,000. temarii faces a $5,000 fine. there was no firm evidence of collusion found in the

the obama administration for trying him in a civilian court or a bush administration which allowed him to be sent to a secret prison where his lawyers say he was tortured. >>> and sarah palin looking for a run at the white house and believes she can beat president barack obama. we'll show you the interview with barbara walters and how she's positioned to top the other republican candidates. >>> and our series on amazing animals continues. the latest scientific research about how apes think and communicate. i met the apes myself. scientists say they can communicate using the english language and somehow i ended up in a costume dressed as a rabbit because i was told that's what the apes wanted. >>> again, this is the first guantanamo bay detainee to be tried in court. the jury found him guilty of conspiracy to destroy u.s. property. a maximum of life behind bars or 25 years behind bars. all the other charges including all the murders he was acquitted on. he was moved to guantanamo two years after being captured. conservative critics are blasting the obama administration right now. he sai

obama administration the rhetoric became sharper and sharper sharper against against b.p. to the point where even in london they were saying that we were bashing the brits and when in fact we were we were worried about the gulf of mexico. the rhetoric escalated until the meeting in the white house on june sixteenth where b.p. agreed to put twenty billion dollars in escrow to pay all the damages everything changed instantly the rhetoric toned down the government. were working more with the with the b.p. and other other contractors in the gulf and all of a sudden they were speaking with one voice there were a few disagreements here along the way but admiral allen began speaking for b.p. and for the government and so all of a sudden the decision making all merged and. from there on they were there their interest were aligned the government wanted to keep b.p. afloat so they could pay the twenty billion so they wanted to get this story off the television as fast as possible so b.p. could recover what does that say about accountability that says there's not any what you're desc

oh. >> that's the view of the obama administration too, right? if he had been acquitted, they would have detained him until the war is over. >> but for different reasons. >> there's the reasons for the military trial and the military trial. it's the same authority. you, a nation at war are allowed to hold members of the enemy they capture until hostilities have ended. yes, it could be a long war. but detention is not punishment in the military system; it's to prevent them from going back to fight, which, according to the pent gone, about pentagon -- 20% of the people we let go from guantanamo bay have done. so i think it's better to wait, to detain them as we are allowed to and try them when there's no collateral costs to our military intelligence agencies from holding the trial. >> all right, john yoo, thank you so much for your time. >> thanks -- thanks for having me. >> our pleasure. >> we'll be right back. >>> john yoo, respectfully, is a widely december pitzed figure in the legal profession because of that torture memo. because he said anyth

you talked about an opportunity for the obama administration let's not forget what sort of opportunity that that was the economy was in an absolute shambles ok it was go it was falling off the table people were talking about a new depression unemployment was heading towards ten percent i mean let's be completely fair that's not the most exciting opportunity as far as i'm concerned you know just stabilizing the economy was a big accomplishment and what we have is is you know the tea party the american james you know we don't know ten against somebody who rescued who rescued who rescued the economy from falling off of a cliff you know and so we have to be completely fair and honest about exactly what kind of an opportunity that was ok we have more on whether it's a good opportunity a bad opportunity it was an opportunity and and you know look i'm not here to argue whether one policy or another is right my my stick is politics and what and what is very clear is they had an opportunity whether it was fair or a fair opportunity not you guys can argue to the cows come home but they had an op

obama administration the rhetoric became sharper and sharper sharper against against b.p. to the point where even london they were saying that we were bashing the brits and when in fact we were we were warned about the gulf of mexico. the rhetoric escalated until the meeting in the white house on june sixteenth where b.p. agreed to put twenty billion dollars in escrow to pay all the damages everything changed instantly the rhetoric toned down the government's. are working more with the with the b.p. and other other contractors in the gulf and all of a sudden they were speaking with one voice there were a few disagreements here along the way but admiral allen began speaking for b.p. and for the government and so all of a sudden the decision making all merged and. from there on they were there their interest were aligned the government wanted to keep b.p. afloat so they could pay the twenty billion so they wanted to get this story off the television as fast as possible so b.p. could recover what does that say about accountability that says there's not any what you're describ

administration and how they deal with it and the event that the obama administration and reach out. >> but it was rejected? ? >> it was rejected. >> the saudi should have the world released of weapons of mass destruction. and the playing field and you can bring us close and one thing that we have against this problem and so countries like pakistan and india and they have nuclear weapons. >> should the military option be taken off of the table? >> i think the military option in the context of the united nations are free of weapons of mass destruction and countries that don't join that zone can be threatened with the nuclear coming in? >> it's always good to see you. thank you. >> brewing right now, russian nuclear obama administration is calling for one top republican baulking and a message for sarah palin. the story just ahead. ♪ [ deb ] people don't just come to ge capital for money. they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ]

administration in this push because. they want to search and they're smart tech guys there's a bunch of smart guys and they know that encryption is necessary and so you know there might be just something that crazy that's going on that somehow all of a sudden all of al qaeda is no using women or private is blackberries and that's the problem but. it's really just unclear so i don't know. if you have this isn't talking enough and i think once congress comes back they're going to actually have to give some reasons loves fast change is definitely there are getting more tech savvy every single day what are you would also spacious here of the you know the very close buddy buddy relationship between the government and google i guess you could say i mean hey they totally left the left off the hook when it came to that investigation of them collecting private data when they had a you know breached wireless internet network so i think that closeness is very interesting and i mean one of the there's a there's a group of the privac