." >> as the dispute over the dissident chen guangcheng continues, hillary clinton called on china to protect human rights. >> end of the road as newt gingrich abandoned his campaign to challenge president obama in november. a monk masterpiece -- a masterpiece that is a price in new york. >> it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has told china that it cannot deny the aspirations of its citizens. she opened high-level talks between the two countries in beijing. the run-up to the talks has been marked with the run-up regarding chen guangcheng, who has saw refuge at the u.s. embassy. >> the united states raises the importance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. we believe all governments do have to answer to citizens aspirations for dignity and the rule of law. no nation can or should deny those rights. as president obama said this week, a china that protect the rights of all the citizens will be a stronger and more prosperous nation. of course

hillary clinton is in beijing for scheduled talks with china's leaders. on a host of major issues, america has to work with china. whether it is the state of the global economy or stopping the bloodshed in syria. tonight, from his hospital, chen guangcheng vergie might be kidnapped again. he appealed for help that his china -- his family once lived china. >> live now to beijing. we know the economic dialogue is kicking off with hillary clinton and tim geithner in attendance. will his case dominate the talks? >> i think it will. this deal yesterday was reached to try and stop the case of chen guangcheng over shuttering the talks. the u.s. secretary of state is attending. with the details still marching as to why mr. chen left the nsc, that will cast a shadow over the talks. we understand he has talked to the reuters news agency. he has repeated he wants to leave the country with his family. certainly the sensitive topic for china and america. the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, will come under pressure on this point particularly as in the past, s

. >> remarks now from secretary of state hillary clinton. in her remarks she talked about some of the international challenges facing the u.s. and the importance of engaging in multiinternational diplomacy. first you'll hear remarks from congresswoman jane harman who leads the center and imf managing director christine lagarde. >> good evening. how'd you like it? i'm jane harman the first president and ceo of the wilson center who happens to be a woman. >> and we're delighted to welcome honored guests, friends from congress and the diplomatic core. senator clinton and some very special guests. the zacaro family. it was very important to me. geraldine ferraro was a mentor to me. a special welcome to you. [ applause ] so i'm about to tell you something henry kissinger wouldn't. where to begin in the trajectory of hillary clinton's career stuns. i'm pleased to have known her and worked with her throughout much of it. while this is no retirement dinner, hear that hillary, no retirement dinner, tonight we honor you for the entire arc of your rema

daily word hillary clinton is visiting. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world here on r.t. the cia claims that war that al qaida flawed to bomb an airliner in the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden involve the bomb concealed in underwear that was to be detonated the board of passenger jet a similar scheme was used in december two thousand and nine but failed on the explosives didn't detonate properly no information has been released about the status or identity of the would be bomber. israeli prime minister and opposition have reached an agreement following all night and give to avoid snap elections they now plan to form a unity government with denham and netanyahu is party on monday netanyahu brought the date for the poll forward to september fourth accusing the opposition of and populism. president has said the recent nato killings of civilians could hinder a peace pact he signed with barack obama last week they remain covers the long term u.s. role in afghanistan after its pla

you just mentioned what other interest is hillary clinton pursuing in the region. while a lot of people are saying that you know india has been a very strategic ally to the united states because of the geopolitical interests in this region you know one of india's big neighbors that the united states seems to have an eye on is china obviously china has a huge growing economy the i.m.f. is projected that its economy is going to surpass the united states in just a few years so a lot of people are saying that you know washington is courting delhi doing civilian nuclear deal is trying to increase trade and things like that in an attempt to have an ally strategically close to china i've even talked to many defense analysts about all of this india's trying to upgrade its military technology and the united states is trying to sell a lot of its military equipment to india perhaps to have some sort of partnership with india in the future in case the conflict arises that's what many defense analysts have told me another major issue that the two countries are expected to talk

tavis: you mentioned hillary clinton. you worked in the clinton white house. you talk to condoleezza rice and hillary clinton for this. i wonder whether or not the fact today are in two different parties challenges the way they beat. condoleezza rice was tutored by white men her entire life. her tutors have been white males. even the party she is in. hillary clinton is in a party that is much more diverse. her husband -- husband is built by the gross -- beloved by negroes. i wonder whether or not politically republican women and democratic women have to lead in different ways. >> certainly. both of those women had prayer groups while they were in leadership. if you think about condoleezza rice having an african a woman -- african-american per group, there were republicans. if there had to be that confidentiality. hillary clinton had the same problem. she ended up with some conservative women in her group. it was interesting that was something that cut across both areas, their spiritual support needed as women leaders. tavis: what was your take away from the wo

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tavis: you mentioned hillary clinton. you worked in the clinton white house. you talk to condoleezza rice and hillary clinton for this. i wonder whether or not the fact today are in two different parties challenges the way they beat. condoleezza rice was tutored by white men her entire life. her tutors have been white males. even the party she is in. hillary clinton is in a party that is much more diverse. her husband -- husband is built by the gross -- beloved by negroes. i wonder whether or not politically republican women and democratic women have to lead in different ways. >> certainly. both of those women had prayer groups while they were in leadership. if you think about condoleezza rice having an african a woman -- african-american per group, there were republicans. if there had to be that confidentiality. hillary clinton had the same problem. she ended up with some conservative women in her group. it was interesting that was something that cut across both areas, their spiritual support needed as women leaders. tavis: what was your take away from t wome

one man in china has hillary clinton and the u.s. in a tight spot. and it's setting off a political storm back home. >>> the cover-up. dramatic new testimony today. how the edwards presidential campaign tried to make sure nobody knew about the candidate's mistress. >>> force of nature. a big change in the weather tonight, perhaps for all of us. this is about that system that helped create extreme drought and hurricanes and what could be coming next. >>> and making a difference. moms helping other moms achieve a huge goal and get off to a good start. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. we begin with a man who has changed his mind and by doing so, put the u.s. and secretary of state hillary clinton in a very tough spot in what is already a complicated relationship with china. and tonight, this rather incredible drama involving a blind dissident in china has ricochetted back here and is now part of the race for president. we begin with our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. good evening. >> good even

see, the governor's not running this year, nor is hillary clinton running. by the way, hillary clinton hasn't stated a clear position on this either. so it's not like everybody's out there jumping up and down saying same-sex. >> the same-sex marriage amendment sort of outlawing any kind of civil unions between same-sex partners passed. if you unpack the numbers and look at what happened in largely black communities, in hartford county, 60% black, 70% of the black population supported the amendment. halifax, 53% black, 68%. we've talked a lot about the president on gay marriage, and there's been a lot of talk about the political calculation there and whether or not a full endorsement of gay marriage alienates him from black supporters. >> well, it happened in ohio last time in 2004. look what happened. don king and karl rove got tied into the black ministers up in cuyahoga county in cleveland, got like 76% of the vote against the black candidate on this issue. it's very smart to go into the conservative black communities and make this case. there's a lot of w

even if it appears hillary clinton is going to. be right back. >> i'm in the best shape i've been in my life. i'm doing pretty well. i'm enjoying what i'm doing. let's get the president re-elected. >> you're not closing that door? chris: welcome back. this week's huge question, will joe biden run for president? and will he run even if hillary clinton also runs? >> i think he will run. if hillary clinton runs, it would be tough for him to run. chris: katty kay? >> i expect that he will give it a shot but his age will be a factor. chris: how about hillary's age? >> that's also a factor. >> the desire's there. i think he won't. >> i kind of think he will. i would like to skip ahead to that election. chris: one of the great ones. biden vs. hillary clinton. perhaps. dan rather, good luck with the book. "rather outspoken." katty kay, kelly o'donnell. see you back here next week. w'? i'll have blueberry pancakes. uh huh. actually, make that glazed pecans... ok. with chocolate... no... caramel sauce. whipped cream?

embassy in beijing when hillary clinton and tim geithner were there. the prisoner says he was being punished in response to his opposition to the management of their one-child rule, they are now telling the daily beast that he and his family want out of china and they want to do it on hillary clinton's u.s. state department plane right now while she's in town today, let's go. he claims police reportedly beat his family during their house arrest. he fears what they'll do next if he's forced to leiave the embassy. hillary clinton stopped short of this this morning, but did not act for this activist in the situation. >> we do believe that all governments have to answer to citizens' aspirations for dignity and the rule of law, and that no nation can or should deny those rights. >> first, peter navaro, friend of the show. before we get to trade and jobs and all the rest of this, peter, what -- what was your initial response when you saw the news of this dissident, and really, the strategic brilliance on the dis, dissident's part to get a seat on that airpla

with obama replace the outspoken biden with hillary clinton? two-thirds of americans view her favorably. let's bring in our guest. keith boykin and senior contributor keith williams. biden was put on the ticket for his foreign policy gravitas. he is the biggest gaffe machine in political history. should president obama go into a tight race with that land mine waiting to go off, keith? >> he's not a land mine. absolutely he needs to stick with joe biden. if you get rid of biden right now, it makes it look like the president is weak. you can't abandon somebody who has been with you all this time. that's about disloyalty. he can connect with white voters and he can articulate the message to middle class and working class voters in a way that barack obama hasn't been as able to do. he's effective but not as effective as joe biden it s. >> i'm not sure if that works anymore. he's trying to create that aura of every man but he's a long-time washingtonin sider. >> he takes the train -- >> it's very expensive to go from wilmington to d.c. >> biden mayb

over its continued dealings with iran the american secretary of state hillary clinton is in new delhi for high level talks she so far persuaded the authorities to sharply drop imports of iranian oil in an attempt to pressure the islamic state over its converse on nuclear program are just creator has the details. iran has dominated this discussion of hillary clinton's visit in india her visit actually happens to coincide with the trade a coalition from tehran that is trying to encourage india to continue buying iranian oil obviously that's not what washington wants they recently imposed an oil embargo along with the e.u. on iran over its controversial nuclear program the west believes obviously that iran is developing nuclear weapons and iran has maintained that it has a peaceful nuclear program india along with several other countries like china japan and south korea aren't following on on these things and they actually have been through those four countries account for sixty percent of iran's oil customers so a lot of people are thing that things aren't going to work unless washingto

today still ahead for you in this hour that are fueling debate hillary clinton visits india hoping to ramp up pressure on terror raan over its nuclear program find out whether the second the biggest consumer of iranian crude is happy to make concessions. possible victims of police brutality in the u.s. leave many questioning just to use enforcing the law enforcers. syrians have voted in the country's first multi-party elections in five decades and the government hailed the ballot as a major step towards reform however rather boycotted by the opposition which held protests instead. of reports many of the country are weary of the months old conflict and made their choice so as not to see the vote as a missed opportunity. it didn't get the stamp of approval from the opposition who'd called for a boycott the people did turn out to vote in syria's parliament she elections the elections taking place against the backdrop of instability in the country and the credibility of the very it's being called into question with the opposition boycotting the vote so that their participation the real qu

secretary of state hillary clinton says she's pleased the u.s. was able to help him but china is demanding the u.s. apologize for interfering with chinese affairs. >>> we'll hear more exclusive testimony today in the trial accused of murdering three of jennifer hudson's family members. a neighbor said he witnessed william balfour spying on the family two months before he allegedly killed hudson's mother, brother and nephew. the defense says the violence was connected to hudson's brother's drug dealing. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a fire at tyler perry's studios last night. it broke out at the 60 acre complex in atlanta where he films a lot of his tv shows and movies. part of one building collapsed. no one was hurt. perry was there last night but refused to talk to reporters. >>> five men in fbi custody accused of trying to blow up a major bridge near cleveland, ohio. several suspects call themselves anarchi anarchists. >> the defendants armed the explosives and left and went to a remote site and they then sitting there en

so i have for this hour here in our team fueling debate hillary clinton visits india hoping to ramp up pressure on to iran over its nuclear program and find out whether the second biggest consumer of iranian crude is happy to make concessions. also more victims of police brutality in the u.s. leave manik questioning gestures and forcing the law enforcers. well into the. technology innovations all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. they want unity now syrians have voted in the country first multi-party elections in five decades the government hailed the ballot as a major step towards reform however it was boycott of by the opposition which held protests in stat as r.t. sarah ferguson port's many in the country are wary of the months of conflict and made their choice so as not to see the vote as a missed opportunity. it didn't get the stamp of approval from the opposition huge cooled for a boycott the people did turn out to vote in syria's parliament to elections the elections taking place against the backdrop of instability in the country and the credibility of

secretary of state hillary clinton says he left the embassy on his own accord. after speaking with chen guangcheng, she said the choices reflect american values. mrs. clinton is in beijing for high-level strategic talks. that's it for this edition of gmt. stay with us. there is plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies. from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. guangdonafghanistan, and this i

. >> what a bomb shell about president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton. did president clinton urge his wife to quit her job now and run against president obama this november? plus, is the obama campaign using threats and intimidation against romney donors. critics say the obama campaign has an enemy's list and a man who says he is on it. first, republicans are ripping into president obama for forgetting the recession. here is what president obama said. >> we have seen a record surplus that was squandered on tax cuts for people who didn't need them and weren't even asking for them. two wars were being waged on the credit card. wall street speculators reaped huge profits by making bets with other people's money. manufacturing was leaving our shores. it was a house of cards and it collapsed in the most destructive worst crisis we have seen since the great depression. and sometimes people more get the magnitude of it. and you saw some of that i think in the video that was shown. sometimes i forget. >> greta: sometimes i forget. bad choice of words or is presi

even if it appears hillary clinton is going to. be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> i'm in the best shape i've been in my life. i'm doing pretty well. i'm enjoying what i'm doing. let's get the president re-elected. >> you're not closing that door? chris: welcome back. this week's huge question, will joe biden run for president? and will he run even if hillary clinton also runs? >> i think he will run. if hillary clinton runs, it would be tough for him to run. chris: katty kay? >> i expect that he will give it a shot but his age will be a factor. chris: how about hillary's age? >> that's also a fa

one man in china has hillary clinton and the u.s. in a tight spot. and it's setting off a political storm back home. >>> the cover-up. dramatic new testimony today. how the edwards presidential campaign tried to make sure nobody knew about the candidate's mistress. >> force of nature. a big change in the weather tonight, perhaps for all of us. this is about that system that helped create extreme drought and hurricanes and what could be coming next. >>> and making a difference. moms helping other moms achieve a huge goal and get off to a good start. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. we begin with a man who has changed his mind and by doing so, put the u.s. and secretary of state hillary clinton in a very tough spot in what is already a complicated relationship with china. and tonight, this rather incredible drama involving a blind dissident in china has ricochetted back here and is now part of the race for president. we begin with our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. good evening. >> good eveni

today still ahead for you in this hour that are fueling debate hillary clinton visits india hoping to ramp up pressure on terror ron over its nuclear program find out whether the second the biggest consumer of iranian crude is happy to make concessions. also more victims of police brutality in the u.s. leave many questioning just who's in forcing the law enforcers. syrians have voted in the country's first multi-party elections in five decades and the government hailed the ballot as a major step towards reform however rather boycotted by the opposition which held protests instead. of reports many of the country are weary of the months old conflict and made their choice so as not to see the vote as a missed opportunity. it didn't get the stamp of approval from the opposition who had called for a boycott the people did turn out to vote in syria's parliament to elections the elections taking place against the backdrop of instability in the country and the credibility of the very it's being called into question with the opposition boycotting the vote so that their participation the real q

even if it appears hillary clinton is going to. be right back. >> i'm in the best shape i've been in my life. i'm doing pretty well. i'm enjoying what i'm doing. let's get the president re-elected. >> you're not closing that door? chris: welcome back. this week's huge question, will joe biden run for president? and will he run even if hillary clinton also runs? >> i think he will run. if hillary clinton runs, it would be tough for him to run. chris: katty kay? >> i expect that he will give it a shot but his age will be a factor. chris: how about hillary's age? >> that's also a factor. >> the desire's there. i think he won't. >> i kind of think he will. i would like to skip ahead to that election. chris: one of the great ones. biden vs. hillary clinton. perhaps. dan rather, good luck with the book. "rather outspoken." katty kay, kelly o'donnell. see you back here next week. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brow

even if it appears hillary clinton is going to. be right back. that make us whoe ken jeong: it's not just what's on the outside yvette nicole brown: it's what's inside that really counts alison sweeney: so get to know the people around you ann curry: you'll see all they have to offer al roker: the more you know >> i'm in the best shape i've been in my life. i'm doing pretty well. i'm enjoying what i'm doing. let's get the president re-elected. >> you're not closing that door? chris: welcome back. this week's huge question, will joe biden run for president? and will he run even if hillary clinton also runs? >> i think he will run. if hillary clinton runs, it would be tough for him to run. chris: katty kay? >> i expect that he will give it a shot but his age will be a factor. chris: how about hillary's age? >> that's also a factor. >> the desire's there. i think he won't. >> i kind of think he will. i would like to skip ahead to that election. chris: one of the great ones. biden vs. hillary clinton. perhaps. dan rather, good luck with the book. "ra

now, as we've been telling you, hillary clinton, u.s. secretary of state, and the treasury secretary of the united states, timothy geithner, have been in beijing, and they are just about to start their joint press conference in beijing. let's go over live and see if they've begun speaking. >> thank you. >> start talking, we can tell you that you are looking there at live pictures, hillary clinton, timothy geithner, joint news conference, at the conclusion of their annual strategic and economic dialogue between the united states and china, which, of course, has been overshadowed by that controversy over the blind legal activist, chen guangcheng . mrs. clinton has been holding talks behind the scenes with chinese officials, discussing that, as well as the regular items on their agenda, which, of course, are very extensive. listening to some questions there. >> first let me start by saying from the beginning, all of our efforts with mr. chen have been guided by his choices and our values. i'm pleased that today our ambassador has spoken wit

over its continued dealings with iran the american secretary of state hillary clinton is in new delhi for high level talks and she's so far persuaded the authorities to sharply drop imports of iranian oil in an attempt to pressure the islamic state over its kind of virtual nuclear program i just has the details. iran has dominated this discussion of hillary clinton's visit in india her visit actually happens to coincide with the trade a coalition from tehran that is trying to encourage india to continue buying iranian oil obviously that's not what washington wants they recently imposed an oil embargo along with the e.u. on iran over its controversial nuclear program the west believes obviously that iran is developing nuclear weapons and iran has maintained that it has a peaceful nuclear program india along with several other countries like china japan and south korea aren't following on on the things they actually have been through those four countries account for sixty percent of iran's oil customers so a lot of people are saying that things aren't going to work unless washington can

over its continued dealings with iran the american secretary of state hillary clinton is in new delhi for high level talks and she's so far persuaded the authorities to sharply drop imports of iranian oil in an attempt to pressure the islamic state over its kind of actual nuclear program i just have the details. iran has dominated this discussion of hillary clinton's visit in india her visit actually happens to coincide with a trade a coalition from tehran that is trying to encourage india to continue buying iranian oil obviously that's not what washington wants they recently imposed an oil embargo along with the e.u. on iran over its controversial nuclear program the west believes obviously that iran is developing nuclear weapons and iran has maintained that it has a peaceful nuclear program india along with several other countries like china japan and south korea aren't following on the thing they actually have been through those four countries account for sixty percent of iran's oil customers so a lot of people are saying that things aren't going to work unless washington can get t

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max, fill us in on hillary clinton's message. she is exasperated with the russians. >> yes, she is, and that is the big difference to the intervention in libya one year ago. this time, there seems to be no chance of convincing the russians to go further, to go beyond what they already have in the security council. they have backed the peace plan, but they seem unwilling to use their influence over syrian president assad to up the pressure and to stop the violence. that is what many here think would be the only possibility of changing things on the ground except for military intervention. >> at the same time, military intervention -- hillary clinton has been very clearly ruling that out at this point. >> that is right. one of the reasons is is an election year and the public here is very tired of wars. they were not especially enthusiastic about the intervention in libya, although it is judged a success looking back. but they are less enthusiastic about an intervention in syria. the u.s. have good reasons not to go there. the secr

a book claims he not only did that but also urged his wife secretary of state hillary clinton to run against the president in this year's tournament primary. president clinton's spokesperson calls the book's claims totally and completely false. byron york joins us. >> opens with the scene the summer of 2011, hillary clinton and bill clinton and a few old friends are in bill clinton's office at their house in new york. bill clinton is saying you have to resign as secretary of state and run for president. challenge barack obama in 2012. not wait until 2016, in 2012. hillary clinton is saying that would cut off my he term as secretary of state and it would be disloyal and bill clinton says forget about that, you have to run, you can be president. you have the support, we want to be back in the white house and you should do it. >> greta: and also quoted in the book assaying that she can still run in 20136. 2016. according to the author that she has her eye on 2016. >> he does quote someone quoting her saying she would be young enough to run. in 2016 on inauguration day in january 2017 sh

and i love what hillary clinton just said. we have been looking at hillary clinton since she had the headband on a "60 minutes" piece years ago. she's saying, look, i'm going to do what i'm going to do. if you want to worry about it and talk about it, it's on you guys. i love that. >> i love it, too. i'm right in her -- >> but a heard a but. >> no. i've been talking to a lot of women about this issue. it's a very polarizing issue. >> polarizing how? >> because i feel like you do. i feel like, good for you. i'm tired of the double standard. i'm tired of the conversation always about a woman's looks. and hillary, hillary gets nailed. did we do this to janet reno, to merkel? i mean, are they getting raked over the kohl's if they're having a bad hair day? the counterpart i'm hearing from other people, and they tend to be maybe younger than me s a woman has a responsibility to be put together. when she's going out. >> yes, but, this is not hillary clinton sitting around with her hair in a ponytail, not showering for three days, in

hillary clinton has championed his cause in the past. remember christian bale, that actor, he tried to visit chen guangcheng last year. we took him there, and we were physically assaulted and forced from the village. his case has a lot of prominence. there's a lot of people in this country, a lot of other dissidents, but chen guangcheng has become a symbol for all that critics say is wrong with this country. ashleigh? >> america's relationship with china has often been called the world's most vital economic relationship. we're seeing this meeting today between tim geithner and secretary clinton and chinese officials. with all of this as the undercurrent, i'm just curious, from your perspective, spending all the time you do in china, does this matter as much to the chinese as it it seems to matter to americans? >> reporter: china does not like to lose face, particularly when it comes to issues of sovereignty and its territorial integrity, when it comes to issues of its law. it considers this man an enemy of the state. he's escaping from h

secretary of state, hillary clinton said a specialists of diplomats and analysts want to try and stop the webs from recruiting people and office an alternative message to the al qaeda propaganda that was on there. it is run by a group called have the for strategic counterterrorism, communications, and hillary clinton says it is working. >> we can tell that our efforts are starting to have an impact because we monitor the extremists venting their frustration and asking their supporter not to believe everything they read on the internet. >> it is working and yemen is carrying out some of the webs. >>trace: officials have compared this to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, right? >>reporter: and that is why yemen, remember the underwear bomber lot was that happened in 2009 on christmas day, it originated there. and he is now serving life in prison for trying to take down the airliner headed if detroit and a blot to send bombs on cargo in the airlines and to get bombs through airport scanners and want to warn sympathizers. >> we making the point that the violence that they are exciting is

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. >>> plus, hillary clinton and the drama in beijing over the blind chinese dissident. we have rarely seen in her four years of behind the scenes diplomacy, it is her chance to be visible, exquisite and right out front on the front pages if things go wrong. plus, why are republicans so frantic over the president's bin laden victory lap? simple, because the gop has been the national security daddy party for last 60 years and can't afford to lose ground. should they give that up and what's left? hope the economy tanks for them? let me finish tonight with whether mitt romney is the genuine article or the vessel. the money people the right wing people intend to use once he's in office. we begin with mitt romney. michael steel, chairman of the republican party, probably still should be. howard fineman didn't think so. howard fineman from the huffington post media group, which grows by the moment, and also an msnbc political analyst. >>> at the c pac conference, norquist laid out in clear an unimbiggus terms what his republican party expects from the president. whoever presid

hillary clinton in china said earlier the deal reflected chen's choices and american values and hoped to prevent the issue from overshadowing high level talks thursday which it now surely will. u.s. officials promise to closely monitor chen's treatment for years if necessary but no longer under diplomatic protection. china's angry and embarrassed and even demanded an apology and for now, leaving the country now may no longer be an option. >> meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton pointedly called on china to protect human rights in talks in beijing. clinton said the u.s. believes quote no state can legitimately deny the universal rights that belong to every human being or punish those who exercise them. quoting president obama, clinton promises a china tat protects its citizens rights will be a stronger role for the u.s. >>> front-runner mitt romney is expecting more good news today with an anticipated endorsement from former rival, michele bachmann. bri brian mooar has those details from washington. >> now, mitt romney has nailed down the republican nomination has to nail down

aim that hillary clinton was talking about in india. she is incurred in the country to stop importing the iranian oil? >> hillary clinton for talks in a country that is now a key u.s. ally. the unexpected leg of our -- leg of her asian tour. >> we look to the government pakistan to do more and it needs to make sure that its territory is not used as a launching pad for terrorist attacks anywhere, including inside pakistan. >> he also had a strong message for india, to cut back its oil imports from iran as part of low pressure on its nuclear program. that will be difficult to do. >> it remains unimportant source of oil for us. -- an important source of oil for us. ultimately, it reflects the decision that was made based on how much technical some considerations. >> even as hillary clinton was meeting the indians, a few kilometers away in the capital, an iranian delegation was holding its own talks looking for ways to increase business ties with an old friend. >> india and iran have an old historic relationship. whether anyone would like i

team six to help out instead of hillary clinton. they need to stay consistent on it. >> will. >> this is embarrassing for the chinese and the obama administration. i spoke to gordon cheng. he said the united states has to project strength when dealing with china. the chinese do not respond to the accommodating tone. they respond to strength. i talked to pete often and give obama credit for the foreign policy. especially on bin laden. this is a place where the lack of strength has consequences. we must project clear strength to the chinese. >> to question two. michele bachmann will endorse mitt romney. the person who could not beat barack obama. is this an endorsement mitt romney will want? will? >> it is not going to have a huge affect on how many supporter goes to romney. they will go to him anyway. the choice is barack obama. if michele bachmann made a big stink about not endorsing mitt romney. if any republican did the same, that would have an affect. a negative affect. it has a limited positive effect, but it could have a negati