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that u.n. status upgrade does, of course, given the palestinians potential access to a whole raft of u.n. bodies, including the international criminal court. what are the palestinians saying about their options going forward? >> well, the palestinians are saying that all opings are on the table. of course aring the palestinian authority condemned the fact that these housing places were now back on the table, and, of course, they are saying that one of the avenues that they might pursue is the international criminal court, as you said, as a nonmember observer state in the u.n. general assembly. they have access to the international criminal court, and one of the big issues has always been the israeli settlement building in the west bank, which, of course, is seen as illegal by the united nations and by many others in international law as well. though the israelis, of course, see it quite differently. there are some other things that the palestinians are saying they might pursue in the internatio
that u.n. status upgrade does, of course, given the palestinians potential access to a whole raft of u.n. bodies, including the international criminal court. what are the palestinians saying about their options going forward? >> well, the palestinians are saying that all opings are on the table. of course aring the palestinian authority condemned the fact that these housing places were now back on the table, and, of course, they are saying that one of the avenues that they might pursue is...
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jump over the last year in foreign pilgrims in part because of the church's recent designation as a u.n. world heritage site. the obama family celebrated the president's birth place in hawaii and, yes, christmas brings us one day closer to possibly the fiscal cliff, the huge tax increases, spending cuts that could take effect in one week or so. brianna keeler is watching there in hawaii, joining us with the update. first of all, how is the president, how is the first family spending the holiday? >> presumably right now they are sleeping in, suzanne, because it is still very early here as you know. >> what time is it? >> we are expecting of course they'll have a christmas. let's see. 6:00 in the morning bright and early. we've been at it for a few hours. we expect them to have a nice christmas meal at the house they're renting. the white house chef is here. maybe we'll get details on what they are going to eat. there is nothing on the president's public schedule. he is frequently gone and visiting with troops in the past so we wouldn't be surprised if he did that again today. i will tell
jump over the last year in foreign pilgrims in part because of the church's recent designation as a u.n. world heritage site. the obama family celebrated the president's birth place in hawaii and, yes, christmas brings us one day closer to possibly the fiscal cliff, the huge tax increases, spending cuts that could take effect in one week or so. brianna keeler is watching there in hawaii, joining us with the update. first of all, how is the president, how is the first family spending the...
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about 25 of the remaining 100 u.n. staff who are still in the country expected to be out by week's end, shep. >> shepard: james rosen at the state department. north korea is at it again. set to launch a wrong rage rocket within days, second of the year. that's the word from the north korean government. in fact, crews crews have repory moved part of that rocket to a launch pad. u.s. investigators say the creeive regime is likely using launches as a sort of cover for testing missiles that can actually hit the united states. a launch last april was a real dud. the rocket broke apart and pell into the ocean shortly after liftoff. now other nations, including near china and russia are urging the north koreans don't follow through with another launch. saying this would violate united nations security council restrictions. well, it's now early morning in egypt and the nation is bracing for a day of potentially enormous demonstrations against the president's recent power grab there protesters have been rallying against preside
about 25 of the remaining 100 u.n. staff who are still in the country expected to be out by week's end, shep. >> shepard: james rosen at the state department. north korea is at it again. set to launch a wrong rage rocket within days, second of the year. that's the word from the north korean government. in fact, crews crews have repory moved part of that rocket to a launch pad. u.s. investigators say the creeive regime is likely using launches as a sort of cover for testing missiles that...
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u.n. ambassador susan rice took herself out of the running after republican backlash. >> it was unjustified to give the scenario as presented by ambassador rice. >> reporter: senator kerry knows himself about being torpedos by attacks. accused in his 2004 presidential run of lying about his military record in vietnam. >> john kerry has not been honest about what happened in vietnam. >> reporter: and criticized for his 1971 testimony opposing the vietnam war. >> how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in vietnam? >> reporter: kerry was painted a flip-flopper and out of touch, unable to grasp the struggles of regular americans. but candidate kerry did put president obama, then an unknown politician, on the national stage at the democratic convention. >> john kerry believes that in a dangerous world war must be an option sometimes but it should never be the first option. >> reporter: following the loss, kerry immersed himself in foreign policy. >> we stand adjourned. >> reporter: now t
u.n. ambassador susan rice took herself out of the running after republican backlash. >> it was unjustified to give the scenario as presented by ambassador rice. >> reporter: senator kerry knows himself about being torpedos by attacks. accused in his 2004 presidential run of lying about his military record in vietnam. >> john kerry has not been honest about what happened in vietnam. >> reporter: and criticized for his 1971 testimony opposing the vietnam war. >> how...
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u.n. ambassador to the u.s. susan rice, who had been tipped as early favorite, really, for that job. but today senator john kerry's endorsement was made official. president obama nominating kerry for one of the highest posts really in the world. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. in a sense, john's entire life has prepared him for this role as the son of a foreign service officer. he has a deep respect for the men and women of the state department. the role they play in advancing our interests and values, the risks that they undertake and the sacrifices that they make along with their families. having served with valor in vietnam, he understands that we have a responsibility to use american power wisely, especially our military power. john, i'm very grateful that you've agreed to take on this new assignment. i'm confident the senate will confirm you quickly. >> we know john kerry is a veteran senator. we know he ran for president in 2
u.n. ambassador to the u.s. susan rice, who had been tipped as early favorite, really, for that job. but today senator john kerry's endorsement was made official. president obama nominating kerry for one of the highest posts really in the world. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. in a sense, john's entire life has prepared him for this role as the son of a foreign service officer. he has a deep respect for the men and women of the...
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the questions there were decidedly more challenging, as republicans quickly turned to u.n. ambassador susan rice and her much-discussed statement five days after the attack in benghazi. >> what this began as was a spontaneous, not a premeditated response to what had transpired in cairo. >> reporter: congressional republicans criticized rice for not immediately calling the assault a terrorist attack. even though, at the time, u.s. intelligence officials already believed it was. it turned out that u.s. intelligence officials already knew the incident was a terrorist attack. the obama administration has said rice was simply following unclassified talking points she'd been given. but today, committee chair ileana roslehtinen of florida said that defense raises a list of other questions. >> when did the inaccurate spontaneous protest narrative originate? where did it originate? and why was that story deemed more fit for publication than the accurate terrorism evidence? and if ambassador rice had little direct knowledge of the facts on the ground in benghazi why was she selected
the questions there were decidedly more challenging, as republicans quickly turned to u.n. ambassador susan rice and her much-discussed statement five days after the attack in benghazi. >> what this began as was a spontaneous, not a premeditated response to what had transpired in cairo. >> reporter: congressional republicans criticized rice for not immediately calling the assault a terrorist attack. even though, at the time, u.s. intelligence officials already believed it was. it...
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. >> whereas san francisco became the birth place of the united nations with the signing of the u.n. charter at the war memorial veterans building in 1945 and annually december 10th marks international human rights day to celebrate the universal declaration of human rights, the first achievement. united nations. and whereas the san francisco-based foundation founded by the legendary rock band the grateful dead has advanced education about the universal declaration of human rights among youth and adults called the world it's could be." and whereas by delivering human rights curriculum to the creative arts the groundbreaking curriculum is designed to engage youth, inspire learning and critical thinking and positive social interaction, encourage youth who are often marginalized due to learning or physical differences to enjoy participation in school-wide events, engage the broader community to celebrate accomplishments of youth and showcase the importance and value of creative arts to personal development and vibrant culture. providing collaboration opportunitis among non-profits, publi
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ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, facing new scrutiny today from democrats. this time about her personal investments. and the number of drones has surged. the newest versions, though, pretty incredible. they look like a cheetah and a fish. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, hey, washington stop playing battleship. yes. battleship. we went out and bought it because we wanted to remind you, the kids game where the goal is, i'll read it, can you sink your opponent's fleet before your opponent sinks yours? pretty perfect. this fiscal cliff though is not child's play. it's just 33 days away and today, president obama's visit to a toy factory in pennsylvania had everyone acting a bit childish. >> i've been keeping my own naughty and nice lists. >> we're not interesting in playing rope a dope. >> i wasn't going to have him building roller coasters all day long. >> sure, who doesn't want to be a kid again, but washington, you have real work to do. a looming fiscal cliff and what are we hearing? as republican senator
ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, facing new scrutiny today from democrats. this time about her personal investments. and the number of drones has surged. the newest versions, though, pretty incredible. they look like a cheetah and a fish. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, hey, washington stop playing battleship. yes. battleship. we went out and bought it because we wanted to remind you, the kids game where the...
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reuters says eight u.n. staff members have been killed since the uprising began in march of last year. >>> the iranian military says it has captured a u.s. intelligence-gathering drone in its air space. but a spokesman for the u.s. navy's 5th fleet denies that claim. iran state-run television network aired footage showing what it says is the unmanned air craft. iran's revolutionary guard missiles say it captured the drone after it entered the country's air space over the first gulf. they said the aircraft was engaged in reconnaissance and gathering data. they released no details about the aircraft. a revolutionary guard commander says the u.s. has attempted for many years to attack iran from the persian gulf, but iran's ability to intercept aircraft has improved. >>> the pressure is rising at the united nations conference on climate change. the meeting ends in four days. but delegates have yet to reach a deal. they hope to hammer out a new plan for reducing global carbon emissions. now ministers from more th
reuters says eight u.n. staff members have been killed since the uprising began in march of last year. >>> the iranian military says it has captured a u.s. intelligence-gathering drone in its air space. but a spokesman for the u.s. navy's 5th fleet denies that claim. iran state-run television network aired footage showing what it says is the unmanned air craft. iran's revolutionary guard missiles say it captured the drone after it entered the country's air space over the first gulf....
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today in northern ireland, a day after meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and the u.n. envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to stay clear. fighting near the airport and around the capital city has intensified in the past week. the latest amateur video showed street battles and a car set afire by a rocket attack. the exiled leader of hamas khaled meshaal entered gaza today for the first time. it was, in part, a show of defiance after the militant group's latest clash with israel. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: he crossed the border from egypt with tears in his eyes.
today in northern ireland, a day after meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and the u.n. envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus...
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ambassador to the u.n.-- susan rice-- withdrew her name from consideration for the office of secretary of state today. president obama released a statement saying he'd accepted her decision, but regretted the unfair and misleading attacks on her in recent weeks. rice has come under criticism from congressional republicans for not immediately calling the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya a terrorist action. in her letter, rice wrote, "the position of secretary of state should never be politicized. i'm saddened that we have reached this point." in u.s. economic news, the number of americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week to its second- lowest level this year. and retail sales rebounded in november, rising 0.3% but that seemingly good news did little to help stocks on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average lost almost 75 points to close at just under 13,171. the nasdaq fell more than 21 points to close at 2,992. the european union came a step closer to a full-fledged banking union today. after an all-night meeting in brussels, e.u.
ambassador to the u.n.-- susan rice-- withdrew her name from consideration for the office of secretary of state today. president obama released a statement saying he'd accepted her decision, but regretted the unfair and misleading attacks on her in recent weeks. rice has come under criticism from congressional republicans for not immediately calling the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya a terrorist action. in her letter, rice wrote, "the position of secretary of state should...
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and so many, including u.n. officials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what's happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. but i think from the administration's point of view, they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out syria, while senator mccain said they need to get involved. what is at stake? >> they don't want to get bogged down. nobody is talk about putting american boots on the ground. the question is can you take other military measures that will stop this war? i think what you have now, most seasoned observers and most people who look at what could possibly be done to mitigate this nearly two-year war now in which more than 40,000 people, men, women, and children have been slaughtered and after nearly two years of this administration saying, you know, the assad must step down, and it not happening. the best one can hope for,
and so many, including u.n. officials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what's happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. but i think from the administration's point of view, they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out syria, while senator mccain said they need to get involved. what is at stake? >> they...
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and we believe it is in contradictory to the u.n. security council resolutions, that because of the nature of the type of missile they will be firing and the implications it has for ballistic missile type of activity somewhere down the road, and the destabilizing impact that will have on security incitement throughout the throughout the region, not just on the peninsula. >> can you follow up on some of -- was short assessment? they say they have solve whatever problems they had with her april failed launch. what's your assessment? how could they have solve the problem? who might've helped them? do you see iran and their possibly helping them throughout? and do you think he is doing this in response to hard-liners in the south government? why would he be doing this? >> well, i think the professor reason is probably do it in conjunction with the anniversary or, on the 17th which is, widely reported in the paper, in the newspapers, but, you know, our assessment is that their desire to continue down this road is motivated by their desire
and we believe it is in contradictory to the u.n. security council resolutions, that because of the nature of the type of missile they will be firing and the implications it has for ballistic missile type of activity somewhere down the road, and the destabilizing impact that will have on security incitement throughout the throughout the region, not just on the peninsula. >> can you follow up on some of -- was short assessment? they say they have solve whatever problems they had with her...
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by the way, the debacle we saw on the senate on the u.n. disability treaty right in front of bob dole. that was just a bizarre moment, if you will. this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. they have a choir back home. and that's a huge part of the problem here. there's another reality in this town today. we need a lighter moment here. a lot of folks as i was coming into the office today said they have to get it done by kickoff time tonight. >> that's right. >> it's a good thing nbc moved the kickoff to primetime. it's very important. >> david, i think it's also important to go back to the president's argument, that, you know, you have to be able to say yes to something that's reasonable. conservatives have argued that he's effectively exposed big internal divisions in the republican party that they have yet to work out, wh
by the way, the debacle we saw on the senate on the u.n. disability treaty right in front of bob dole. that was just a bizarre moment, if you will. this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. they have a choir back home. and that's a huge part of the problem here....
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stationary base what about the concerns of chemical weapons being used by the assad government the u.n. chief says there's no proof assad is preparing to use chemical weapons so why is the u.s. continually claiming it is. well this brings back memories from iraq nine years ago. and this regard i think the purpose of drumming up these allegations about syrians something or bundling the usage of of chemical weapons is either to justify a military and they're likely in syria or to justify arming the rebels with quantitatively but the weaponry especially. on the sides or things came to a political settlement to impose the presence of. one of those people who would be on the ground for all they come to the weapons stocks of syria which would be in the best of israel of course so whether things go in the direction of a direct military intervention or they go in the direction of stopping the shaman. supervision over the syrian military political supplement in both cases this media hype is meant to further the interests of us imperialism and zionism and the region but the u.s. is expected to r
stationary base what about the concerns of chemical weapons being used by the assad government the u.n. chief says there's no proof assad is preparing to use chemical weapons so why is the u.s. continually claiming it is. well this brings back memories from iraq nine years ago. and this regard i think the purpose of drumming up these allegations about syrians something or bundling the usage of of chemical weapons is either to justify a military and they're likely in syria or to justify arming...
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the russians have blocked all u.n. security council resolutions aimed at stopping the civil war in syria. they have vetoed sanctions against the assad regime and provided weapons to government troops fighting the rebels. now their most powerful ally says assad might be losing. they're not alone. head of nato today said this. irng the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now it is only a question of time. but those people, they're the politicians, want to see the real side of syria's civil war, the streets where people are caught up in the crossfire dying there. what you're about to say you can only see here on cnn. this is a teenager risking his life to save a stranger. here's arwa damon. >> reporter: a fighter slithering across the street, his body hugging the cold pavement. yards away a woman lies motionless. she's been shot by a sniper. her rescuer is not a relative nor a neighbor. he's never met her. he's just 17. he knew he had to save the woman or die trying. when we met him later he tells us we ha
the russians have blocked all u.n. security council resolutions aimed at stopping the civil war in syria. they have vetoed sanctions against the assad regime and provided weapons to government troops fighting the rebels. now their most powerful ally says assad might be losing. they're not alone. head of nato today said this. irng the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now it is only a question of time. but those people, they're the politicians, want to see the real side of...
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russia's foreign minister and the u.n. envoy, for syria are meeting today and both are calling for a a long-sd piece initiative that calls for a transitional government leading to elections. this meeting coming as new violence erupts between government and rebel forces. that violence has left dozens dead. in fact so far the death toll, it was at 40,000 and it now supposedly topped 45,000. but we are having a meeting this weekend between that u.n. envoy for syria and russia's foreign minister. they will be discussing this plan for a transitional government and we're going to talk more about that right now with fox news military analyst general jack keane, a four-star general and former vice chief of staff of the army. thank you for joining us, general. >> good to be here, patti ann. patti ann: back in june the world powers in geneva came up with this proposal for a unity government. both the assad regime and the opposition rejected it because it would involve the two sides sharing power. now they want to revive the plan but
russia's foreign minister and the u.n. envoy, for syria are meeting today and both are calling for a a long-sd piece initiative that calls for a transitional government leading to elections. this meeting coming as new violence erupts between government and rebel forces. that violence has left dozens dead. in fact so far the death toll, it was at 40,000 and it now supposedly topped 45,000. but we are having a meeting this weekend between that u.n. envoy for syria and russia's foreign minister....
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and last week, u.n. ambassador susan rice removed her name for consideration to become secretary of state. she'd been heavily criticized by republicans for not immediately calling the incident a terrorist attack. there will be more tomorrow, as deputy secretaries of state william burns and thomas nides testify at house and senate hearings. >> brown: for more i'm joined by two congressmen who were briefed by ambassador pickering and admiral mullen today: republican congressman ed royce of california, soon to take over as chair of the house committee on foreign affairs. and democratic comgressman eliot engel of new york, who will become that committee's ranking member in the next term. congressman royce, let me start with you. what's the key thing we learned from this report? where do you see the main failure? >> well, i think the main failure when you read the report is in management at senior levels because when you had on the ground was not only an ambassador but other personnel warning that al qaeda ca
and last week, u.n. ambassador susan rice removed her name for consideration to become secretary of state. she'd been heavily criticized by republicans for not immediately calling the incident a terrorist attack. there will be more tomorrow, as deputy secretaries of state william burns and thomas nides testify at house and senate hearings. >> brown: for more i'm joined by two congressmen who were briefed by ambassador pickering and admiral mullen today: republican congressman ed royce of...
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/terribly peace mission -- the joint u.n.-piece -- the joint u.n.-arab league peace mission is at a standstill it is hard for them to make progress. if they cannot make progress, then as things began to fragment here, more people die and the big worry is that syria might even descend into being a failed state. >> and now we go to retired general james dupnik at the institute for the study of war. thank you for coming in, general. how much do we know about what the syrians have in terms of chemical weaponry? >> i'm sure our intelligence agencies know a lot more than we do in reading the newspaper. but there's always a degree of ambiguity. we know 85% to 90 percent of what they are duly, but -- to 90% of what they are doing, but there's always an element of the unknown gruden >> what of their storage facilities? >> i think we would know about -- about their production facilities or their habitual storage facilities, but it is entirely possible that we do not know about some other facilities, or some facility that is not actually a storage spot. >> i h
/terribly peace mission -- the joint u.n.-piece -- the joint u.n.-arab league peace mission is at a standstill it is hard for them to make progress. if they cannot make progress, then as things began to fragment here, more people die and the big worry is that syria might even descend into being a failed state. >> and now we go to retired general james dupnik at the institute for the study of war. thank you for coming in, general. how much do we know about what the syrians have in terms of...
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they condemned the u.n. condition to send people in northern mali. >> the bodies of 55 immigrant who is drowned off the coast of somalia have been laid out for identification. relatives crowded the hospital. survivors said the boat capsized into its journey to yemen. >> in kenya, women and children are among the dead after rival land fighting between farmers and cattle herders. >> in just a few hour this is slage was turn into a scene of carnage. the men who attacked the people here use guns and machetes to kill and maim. among the dead and injured are women and children. the people of the village belong to seminomadic people who roam the land with their farm. each side claiming water and grazing fields in the territory belong to them. >> i believe this is a time to blame them. we need teamwork so that we can be able to help ours from this fighting that we're in. >> the region could be one of the most valuable untapped agricultural areas in the country. but kenya just months away from an election. experts sa
they condemned the u.n. condition to send people in northern mali. >> the bodies of 55 immigrant who is drowned off the coast of somalia have been laid out for identification. relatives crowded the hospital. survivors said the boat capsized into its journey to yemen. >> in kenya, women and children are among the dead after rival land fighting between farmers and cattle herders. >> in just a few hour this is slage was turn into a scene of carnage. the men who attacked the...
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the official u.n. twitter account releasedhis week on day of solidarity with palestinians stresses urgency reaching one state solution. they just missed it by one member. the un secretary general, of course, supports aid to state solution they did corrected. student loans may be the next financial bubble. that new york federal rerve bank, risen to $956 billion or more than 4% increase, not only that, the 90 day delinquency rate has risen to 11%. if you need help getting into the christmas spirit this might help you. a missoi businessman is posing as aecret santa giing away $100,000 in hundred dollar bills to hurricane sandy survivors. this generosity is matched only by his humility. he insists on remaining anonymous and not being photographed all. here is a clue. he and his security entourage have been spotted with red caps watch with the word. [indiscernible] we all love hundred dollar bills, but not everyone feels the same way about the dollar bill. a new report arguing we should get rid of the dolla
the official u.n. twitter account releasedhis week on day of solidarity with palestinians stresses urgency reaching one state solution. they just missed it by one member. the un secretary general, of course, supports aid to state solution they did corrected. student loans may be the next financial bubble. that new york federal rerve bank, risen to $956 billion or more than 4% increase, not only that, the 90 day delinquency rate has risen to 11%. if you need help getting into the christmas...
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by the way, the debacle we saw on the senate on the u.n. disability treaty right in front of bob dole. that was just a bizarre moment, if you will. this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. there are no swing states. they don't have to go home and prove their case because they have a choir back home, and that's a huge part of the problem here. there's another reality in this town today. we need a lighter moment here. a lot of folks as i was coming into the office today said they have to get it done by kickoff time tonight. >> that's right. >> it's a good thing nbc moved the kickoff to primetime. it's very important. >> redskins could clinch today. david, i also think it's important to go back to the president's argument that, you know, you have to be able to say yes to something that's reasonable. charles krauthammer and ot
by the way, the debacle we saw on the senate on the u.n. disability treaty right in front of bob dole. that was just a bizarre moment, if you will. this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. there are no swing states. they don't have to go home and prove their case...
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>> i think what the united states and others are going to do is go to the u.n. security council and try to lengthen the list of sanctions against north korea. it is the most sanctioned country in the world, but the real question is is there anything you can do beyond that? they are still able to cross the threshold, and even if it is a few years before they could put a nuclearized warhead on a missile, there is nothing we are doing now that is impeding the process, and whether it is a few years from now or a year from now, it is coming, and we do not have an answer for it. >> how concerned are you buy what we are looking at at the moment? >> i think if you step back from the specifics of the launch, we have to realize we are now in a situation where you have a small, isolated country that is the first country outside of china and the soviet union to demonstrate long-range ballistic missile technology, and it is a country that has a horrible proliferation record. this is not just a problem associated with north korean on the peninsula. it has broader ramification
>> i think what the united states and others are going to do is go to the u.n. security council and try to lengthen the list of sanctions against north korea. it is the most sanctioned country in the world, but the real question is is there anything you can do beyond that? they are still able to cross the threshold, and even if it is a few years before they could put a nuclearized warhead on a missile, there is nothing we are doing now that is impeding the process, and whether it is a few...
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we are waiting for a u.n. response, which is likely to include sanctions against north korea. pyongyang says it's part of its space program. but the u.s. and its allies say it was an intercontinental missile tests, which is being banned by the u.n. now, after analyzing the first stage of the rocket they recover, south korea's defense ministry has warned that the technology involved shows that north korea already has the capability to fire a missile that could reach america's west coast. experts say it could be years before pyongyang is able to on such a missile with a nuclear warhead. but the concern is that if north korea conducts another nuclear test, you can learn more about how to miniaturized technology. which is a key step in building a nuclear weapons program. the missile comes as young north korea leader kim three seems to can consolidate his power. we are waiting to see if this affects china and their soup harris: you mentioned the evidence that south korea has found that the north will be able to fire at us, at our mainland, possibly come in the next two years. is th
we are waiting for a u.n. response, which is likely to include sanctions against north korea. pyongyang says it's part of its space program. but the u.s. and its allies say it was an intercontinental missile tests, which is being banned by the u.n. now, after analyzing the first stage of the rocket they recover, south korea's defense ministry has warned that the technology involved shows that north korea already has the capability to fire a missile that could reach america's west coast. experts...
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the french government, which voted in favor of their upgraded status for the palestinians at the u.n. says it is not looking for way, is now looking for ways to put pressure on israel but it is not at this time considering trade sanctions. as for the palestinians, and this is very interesting, a member of the p.l.o. raised the possibility today that the p.l.o. would consider taking matters, now, to the international criminal court but many sources believe that it is highly unlikely that the palestinian president is given assurances to the united states that will not happen at least in the foreseeable future, but, definitely the palestinians not happy. they are pleased it appears that the world consensus is lining up behind them. >>shepard: thank you from jerusalem. there is a frantic search at home for a sick little girl that doctors say could die if they don't find her very soon. this is surveillance video from a hospital in phoenix. police say that is the 11-year-old cancer patient's mother sneaking her right out of the hospital with potentially deadly piece of equipment localed in
the french government, which voted in favor of their upgraded status for the palestinians at the u.n. says it is not looking for way, is now looking for ways to put pressure on israel but it is not at this time considering trade sanctions. as for the palestinians, and this is very interesting, a member of the p.l.o. raised the possibility today that the p.l.o. would consider taking matters, now, to the international criminal court but many sources believe that it is highly unlikely that the...
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all that stuff that susan rice said and the president was spouting for two week, including at the u.n., turns out to be a pack of lies. the report is sanitized. the report doesn't hold anybody responsible. the report does say that the state department was grossly negligent. but it doesn't assign responsibility. now it's the job of congress to figure out what did hillary clinton know? what did barack obama know? and when they knew it, what did they do about it? >> you know what i thought was really unusual. i would have expected the two in charge of this report to have traveled to benghazi and looked at it. one of the most fundamental things in an investigation, any murder investigation, you need to see the scene. the two who were in charge, never saw t. have you a much greater appreciation for even security deficiencies. >> it was written before it was written. i think it was obvious what they were going to conclude. get rid of the four underlings, so we have a couple of sacrificial lambs here. if a consulate of the united states of america is attacked, that information gets to the se
all that stuff that susan rice said and the president was spouting for two week, including at the u.n., turns out to be a pack of lies. the report is sanitized. the report doesn't hold anybody responsible. the report does say that the state department was grossly negligent. but it doesn't assign responsibility. now it's the job of congress to figure out what did hillary clinton know? what did barack obama know? and when they knew it, what did they do about it? >> you know what i thought...
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to ask you whether you agree with some of the very inflammatory things being said about the former u.n. ambassador, john bolton, on another network, that the state department has completely shot down. he's claiming hillary clinton has a case of, quote, diplomatic flu. can you put that to rest? >> i don't make those kind of -- i make statements about things that i know. i'll give you an opinion, and that is that it is absolutely imperative that secretary clinton come before the united states senate before she leaves office and before another secretary of state comes in. i think it's imperative for all involved. i don't think you can have this kind of conflict, have this kind of report, which really is very pointed, i have to say, with lots of strong recommendations. i don't think you can be a secretary of state who claims accountability and responsibility for this and not come before the united states senate in an open, formal hearing. so i expect that to happen. candidly, i have no desire whatsoever to take up another secretary of state's hearing without that having happened first, so
to ask you whether you agree with some of the very inflammatory things being said about the former u.n. ambassador, john bolton, on another network, that the state department has completely shot down. he's claiming hillary clinton has a case of, quote, diplomatic flu. can you put that to rest? >> i don't make those kind of -- i make statements about things that i know. i'll give you an opinion, and that is that it is absolutely imperative that secretary clinton come before the united...
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ambassador, u.n. ambassador susan rice took clinton's place. she said she was asked to sub, citing clinton's work schedule. the bottom line is clinton has been unavailable on two key occasions to speak on the administration's behalf on the terrorist attack in benghazi. >> john: catherine herridge in washington, thank you. >>> nikki haley making a historic choice to replace republican senator jim demint. she's appointing gop congressman tim scott. he'll be the 7th african-american senator in u.s. history. senator demint is resigning in january to run the heritage foundation, a conservative think tank in d.c you can hear more from them when they go on the record with greta van susteren tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern here on fox news channel. >>> the senate's longest serving member who was in line for the presidency is part of the line of suggestion cess has died. hawaii democrat daniel inway died in washington. he had represented hawaii since it became a state in 1959. he was its very first congressman and nine-temple senator. the u.s. put his japane
ambassador, u.n. ambassador susan rice took clinton's place. she said she was asked to sub, citing clinton's work schedule. the bottom line is clinton has been unavailable on two key occasions to speak on the administration's behalf on the terrorist attack in benghazi. >> john: catherine herridge in washington, thank you. >>> nikki haley making a historic choice to replace republican senator jim demint. she's appointing gop congressman tim scott. he'll be the 7th african-american...
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. >> brown: that was a view shared by u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon, speaking at a climate conference in qatar. >> the country has a fundamental responsibility to keep this stockpile of chemical weapons in the safest way. i have warned that if in any case these should be used then there will be huge consequences and they should be accountable. >> brown: and as fears of chemical warfare grow, the humanitarian crisis has steadily worsened. more refugees streamed into turkey today, fleeing syrian air raids. >> brown: for more on the syrian chemical weapons threat i'm joined by leonard spector, a weapons and nonproliferation expert with the monterey institute of international studies. that can be hard to say. welcome back. the white house says it has increased concern the government might be prepared to use these weapons. what does that mean? what are they seeing? >> we don't know precisely what they're seeing. there are rumors that there is some sort of preparation for the chemicals that would be used in these weapons. there
. >> brown: that was a view shared by u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon, speaking at a climate conference in qatar. >> the country has a fundamental responsibility to keep this stockpile of chemical weapons in the safest way. i have warned that if in any case these should be used then there will be huge consequences and they should be accountable. >> brown: and as fears of chemical warfare grow, the humanitarian crisis has steadily worsened. more refugees streamed into turkey...
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the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just, we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first to saudi arabia not region first from the defensive operation and then in an offensive operation. so just months and months for this to even, just to prepare for this. >> and he was in charge of that. but now he was as we lewded to in the piece also criticized for making some strategic mistakes. what were those? >> well, there were well two goals primary goal its one was to evict the iraqi forces from kuwait which was done in the 100 hour ground war after six weeks of bombing, remember that. but the other one was to destroy saddam hussein's offensive powers, primarily his republican guard force. because the thinking was if you didn't destroy them, they could always come back to invade kuwait again plus there was a subtext, t
the administration jim baker got u.n. sanction for this operation. and it was just, we had no headquarters in the region. right now the central command has a headquarters in qatar. there was fog like that. the arab states didn't really want the americans there and on a permanent basis. so we had, all of this had to be moved first to saudi arabia not region first from the defensive operation and then in an offensive operation. so just months and months for this to even, just to prepare for this....
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u.n. ambassador susan rice takes herself out of the running to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. abc's jake tapper is tracking the latest from the white house. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, george. white house officials say they're angry about the unfair way that susan rice was treated by republicans on the hill. with signals from republicans that hers would be a bruising confirmation battle, and from the white house that the president thought senator john kerry might be a better choice, overnight, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations rolled out her withdrawal campaign. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive. >> reporter: on nbc and in a "washington post" op-ed, susan said a partisan battle was the last thing that the country needs. late thursday, president obama reconfirmed his confidence in her. >> she's done an outstanding job. i could not be prouder with her. she w
u.n. ambassador susan rice takes herself out of the running to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. abc's jake tapper is tracking the latest from the white house. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, george. white house officials say they're angry about the unfair way that susan rice was treated by republicans on the hill. with signals from republicans that hers would be a bruising confirmation battle, and from the white house that the president thought senator john...
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the trips and leadings of hillary clinton with the u.n. and her russian counter part, there's no hope here for a diplomatic solution. instead, what people talk about is the suffering of the people. the people are showing tremendous resilience. this house was bombed by mistake. the people that live here live next to a rebel commander. now, they are homeless. there's tremendous economic difficulties here. the syrian currency is worth half of what it was worst when the war began. a loaf of bread cost 20 times what it did months ago. the rebels are making advances. they hope to soon control the city, the commercial capital. after that, damascus. richard engel, nbc news. >> we are also hearing new reaction off capitol hill. it's the supreme court's decision to take up two challenges to same-sex marriage. regardless of public opinion, it belongs to the nation's highest court. >> prior to this election, every vote has been and made it through a legislature, not the vote of the people. it's always in california, the people voted itself. we'll look
the trips and leadings of hillary clinton with the u.n. and her russian counter part, there's no hope here for a diplomatic solution. instead, what people talk about is the suffering of the people. the people are showing tremendous resilience. this house was bombed by mistake. the people that live here live next to a rebel commander. now, they are homeless. there's tremendous economic difficulties here. the syrian currency is worth half of what it was worst when the war began. a loaf of bread...
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there's the paranoia from the u.n. >> explain it. >> the notion that the u.n. is going to come in and tell us what to do. the fact of the matter is this treaty raises the world to the standard of the u.s. doesn't require the u.s. to change its standards at all and doesn't in any way give the u.n. power to do anything in this country. but i think it's -- all you have to do is say u.n. and people on the right get very exorcised. rick santorum helped lead the opposition to this treaty. i think he's out of step with the american people, out of step, by the way, on this tax cuts for the rich stuff. you know, bobby jindal said today, and i thought it was remarkable, we're in danger of becoming the party that defends the rich, anti-medicare, anti-social security, and there's no future in that kind of republican party nor is there one in a party that's anti-handicapped. >> let me go to john on this because you and i, john, i think we all know people in our business, in the journalism world, and in consulting who have handicaps. they are in wheelchairs, but they raise a
there's the paranoia from the u.n. >> explain it. >> the notion that the u.n. is going to come in and tell us what to do. the fact of the matter is this treaty raises the world to the standard of the u.s. doesn't require the u.s. to change its standards at all and doesn't in any way give the u.n. power to do anything in this country. but i think it's -- all you have to do is say u.n. and people on the right get very exorcised. rick santorum helped lead the opposition to this treaty....
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( laughter ) boy, the u.n. really thought of everything. an all-powerful, one-world treaty with no enforcement mechanism. like one of them chinese fingered traps. all you have to do is relax your fingers and i'm free! how about this? how about we change the treaty to include a classification of delusional paranoia as a disability. ( laughter ) so now that you'll be covered, are we good? ( screaming ) the gentleman from the senate still say nay. we'll be right back ( cheers and ( cheers and applause ). >> jon: welcome back. thank you for joining us. marijuana. ( laughter ). makes audiences go wooo! >> wooo! >> jon: but have we considered how legalizing it will affect our nation's most vulnerable citizens? al madrigal has more. >> marijuana advocate robert is on a mission to convince our legislators to legalize medicinal pot, and he's starting with the most impressionable among us-- our bubbies. that's right. he's taking a pro-grass road show to retirement communities all across florida. >> the silver tour teaches seniors the benefits of medi
( laughter ) boy, the u.n. really thought of everything. an all-powerful, one-world treaty with no enforcement mechanism. like one of them chinese fingered traps. all you have to do is relax your fingers and i'm free! how about this? how about we change the treaty to include a classification of delusional paranoia as a disability. ( laughter ) so now that you'll be covered, are we good? ( screaming ) the gentleman from the senate still say nay. we'll be right back ( cheers and ( cheers and...
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unfortunately, our cause, the cause of disability rights, was caught up in u.n. politics. and the politics of home schooling and rick santorum and glenn beck, the politics of the far right that intimidated many senators including seven senators who had verbally affirmed their support for this bill, including senator moran who was the cosponsor. >> he actually -- >> of the treaty. >> he actually -- >> voted against treaty. >> he stood by john mccain's side and supporting this and did he give you any reason why he reversed himself? >> well, i think in the last week or so, a lot of fiction, a lot of innuendo was drummed up by senator mike lee and senator rick santorum and how it might impact homeschooling and has absolutely nothing to do with the treaty itself. >> this treaty does not affect u.s. law. >> no, it doesn't affect u.s. law but evidently they didn't feel like it was guarantees they were looking for, but in fact, when it passed the foreign relations committee on the 13-6 vote, a number of these concerns were actually incorporated. >> this was really a treaty about p
unfortunately, our cause, the cause of disability rights, was caught up in u.n. politics. and the politics of home schooling and rick santorum and glenn beck, the politics of the far right that intimidated many senators including seven senators who had verbally affirmed their support for this bill, including senator moran who was the cosponsor. >> he actually -- >> of the treaty. >> he actually -- >> voted against treaty. >> he stood by john mccain's side and...
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but the u.n. process really has to go forward and has to be the leader on syria. >> i just don't think it's helpful to americans when so many senior politicians trash the u.n. you know? it's the united nations. and actually, it's better for america. >> absolutely. >> the united nations takes a lot of the work on the ground in these places. >> you're absolutely right. but there's human rights abuses that are exploding all over the world. and one that we're working very hard on right now is in uganda. there's anti-homosexuality bill that would make homosexual acts punishment by the death penalty. >> completely outrageous. >> it is. and the speaker of the house there said she's going to deliver this bill as a christmas present. so, we have 2 1/2 weeks to stop that bill right now. >> imagine. it's disgusting, isn't it? >> it certainly is. as people across this state, we're in new york state. you don't need a passport to work on human rights. right here, we're working on the farm workers bill. in the u
but the u.n. process really has to go forward and has to be the leader on syria. >> i just don't think it's helpful to americans when so many senior politicians trash the u.n. you know? it's the united nations. and actually, it's better for america. >> absolutely. >> the united nations takes a lot of the work on the ground in these places. >> you're absolutely right. but there's human rights abuses that are exploding all over the world. and one that we're working very...
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to condemn it and nations between the two have been especially tense after germany abstain from the u.n. vote which grated palestine status in the organization german journalist men will often write a says that israel is used to going punished for its provocative actions. in the last decade we see there israel really was hampered by the west i don't know how many you were a resolution where against israel. how many sanctions the israel resolution sees really really follow. these. almost. and i very much use. germany because we. are. very strong. so palestinian statehood and condemnation of israel's new settlements are driving a wedge between berlin and tell of the fact european shells are still being stopped with goods produced in areas by israel in illegal land grabs more coming up shortly . cashing in on america's soaring prison population we explore the cheap labor market behind bars that and other international news right after the break. well we take that break a little bit later because first we can go to egypt very shortly the egyptian army has cleared protesters from around the
to condemn it and nations between the two have been especially tense after germany abstain from the u.n. vote which grated palestine status in the organization german journalist men will often write a says that israel is used to going punished for its provocative actions. in the last decade we see there israel really was hampered by the west i don't know how many you were a resolution where against israel. how many sanctions the israel resolution sees really really follow. these. almost. and i...
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as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i found her criticism interesting. she found fault with susan rice for having been the spokesman for the democratic administration's position on foreign policy. and you know, colin powell, god bless him and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, they say how wonderful she is and at the same time what you have got to have is other people. where are the endorsers. i haven't heard from madeleine albright, hillary clinton. she just
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u.n. ambassador. we killed bin laden but a lot of other things are alive and well and seeming to have a very brazen attitude toward bringing calamity and death uponns. >> not play that partisan. >> this there is legitimate questions about why there wasn't more secure around ambassador stevens and all mourn the loss of that there will be investigations on whether or not there was appropriate security provided him. but the larger issue in libya it is moving right direction much better off o. qaddafi and that would not have happened without president obama's leadership. i think freedom is actually on the march around the globe. things are moving forward in many countries. more than half the world's democratic america is actually respected more. those who don't believe that are frankly out of touch. and looking backwards. and this isn't an administration. >> laura: how does that effect us. when we have such a slow recovery or anemic recovery, whatever you want to call it it, we simply don't have -- i'm ju
u.n. ambassador. we killed bin laden but a lot of other things are alive and well and seeming to have a very brazen attitude toward bringing calamity and death uponns. >> not play that partisan. >> this there is legitimate questions about why there wasn't more secure around ambassador stevens and all mourn the loss of that there will be investigations on whether or not there was appropriate security provided him. but the larger issue in libya it is moving right direction much better...
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unique greek come at the u.n. agency we work with, and other implementers use a set best practices to shoot the technical assistance they're offering to interested governments. we believe we've made an anonymous on the progress in tackling societal issue over the past several years, but there's still much that can be done and should be done in this area. as i hope i've made clear, there is a critical role for diplomacy in the broader counterterrorism effort. whether it's creating new partnerships to transition in the mockery of them is strengthening ties to traditional allies, expanding capacity building efforts were countering violent extremism in the different contexts in which it flourishes, the state department has a central role to play. this recognition that secretary clinton last year to transform the 30 plus year old office of coordinator of counterterrorism into a full-fledged proof of filling a key recommendation of the paternal diplomacy and development review. creating a bureau has given us a real boos
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. >> last winter, the u.n. said that ukraine was the worst hit by severe cold in europe. more than 100 people died then. now volunteers are urging everyone to do everything possible to save lives. the government is opening temporary shelters for homeless people around the country where they can warm themselves and have a hot drink. many have complained that very often these shelters on and on the outskirts of major cities of sometimes too hard to find. >> you need to take a bus to get there but i don't have any money to pay for my fair. i don't think i would be better off there. >> many homeless ukrainians will have to spend the new year holiday in these temporary shelters. according to weather forecasts, if a bit warmer in the ukraine in january. >> an ambitious mission to drill through 3 kilometers of antarctic ice has been cut short. they aimed to explore a lake that had been hidden for half a million years. the project to find hints of simple life existing in these extreme conditions. however, they failed and the team was forced to abandon the project. >> this is scie
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he has a role to play as well, as susan rice does at the u.n. >> you know, my expectation, andrea, is that further scrutiny on benghazi will obviously show that the united states government did not make its best set of decisions on protecting the consulate in benghazi, but that ambassador rice had very little to do with those decisions, and i think what role she played in this controversy is already well known and has to do with one particular weekend in september. people have already formed their opinions on that. obviously, she didn't pick every word perfectly in those television appearance on sunday, september 16th, but i thought the gist of her messages was generally about right, but in any event, not malicious, and not mandacious, but the benghazi issue won't affect her in a big way, i don't think. that is to say, it's not going to affect her any more than it already has, based on this upcoming hearing. a couple more weeks of delay, you know, it may be just as well. it may allow passions to sort of calm on all sides. it may allow for the president to think through what he is goin
he has a role to play as well, as susan rice does at the u.n. >> you know, my expectation, andrea, is that further scrutiny on benghazi will obviously show that the united states government did not make its best set of decisions on protecting the consulate in benghazi, but that ambassador rice had very little to do with those decisions, and i think what role she played in this controversy is already well known and has to do with one particular weekend in september. people have already...
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i will text message u.n. is done. >> excellent and really looking forward to it. >> today we're going to make the san francisco classic dish invented by italian and portuguese fishermen. it'll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup. the last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. it will be delicious. when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. those juicy, fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. this is a good time to make our fish stock. we will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. family dinners are very important. any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. one of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. hello. anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. always nice to start chopping
i will text message u.n. is done. >> excellent and really looking forward to it. >> today we're going to make the san francisco classic dish invented by italian and portuguese fishermen. it'll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup. the last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. it will be delicious. when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. those juicy, fresh tomatoes will...
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. >> they are failing to find common ground at this u.n. conference. delegates in to seal an intern -- delegates came to seal an interim pact. >> environmental groups holding a silent protest at the conference. after a week of talks, there has been little progress. the kyoto protocol expires at the end of the year. the question now is whether or not it will be extended and which countries sign up. another issue is how much more money developing countries should get to help them deal with the effects of climate change. in the coming days, it will be up to environment ministers to thrash out these and other points. >> certain points can only be resolved by the ministers themselves. providing financial support to poorer countries, for example. how much are we willing to do by 2020 to protect the environment? >> scientists say climate change is happening much faster than previously thought. the evidence, such as spermatic pmelting of -- the dramatic melting of sea ice, is mounting. >> the eu is at itswhen we had n board, supporting the same goal. we need t
. >> they are failing to find common ground at this u.n. conference. delegates in to seal an intern -- delegates came to seal an interim pact. >> environmental groups holding a silent protest at the conference. after a week of talks, there has been little progress. the kyoto protocol expires at the end of the year. the question now is whether or not it will be extended and which countries sign up. another issue is how much more money developing countries should get to help them deal...
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bush in 2004 got the nod after u.n. ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. she'd faced republican criticisms over the benghazi terrorist attack. president obama made the announcement this afternoon at the white house. >> i am very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. in a sense, john's entire life has prepared him f this role. having served with valor in vietnam, he understands that we have a responsibility to use american power wisely, especially our military power. and he knows, from personal experience, that when we send our troops into harm's way, we must give them the sound strategy, a clear mission, and the resources that they need to get the job done. in an extraordinarily distinguished senate career and as chairman of the foreign relations committee, john has played a central role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years. as we turn the page on a decade of war, he understands that we've got to harness all elements of american power and ensure that they're working together-- diplomatic and deve
bush in 2004 got the nod after u.n. ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. she'd faced republican criticisms over the benghazi terrorist attack. president obama made the announcement this afternoon at the white house. >> i am very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. in a sense, john's entire life has prepared him f this role. having served with valor in vietnam, he understands that we have a responsibility to use american power wisely,...
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suspect was a fact testing a long range ballistic missile technology north korea's bad from such test by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the logs saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u. is threatening more sanctions anti-war campaigner erik's iraq in though says talks are the only solution to the ongoing impasse. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and doubtless read articles which is japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks when these things happen but what the un said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a what is the look of the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isolate more of the m
suspect was a fact testing a long range ballistic missile technology north korea's bad from such test by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the logs saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u. is threatening more sanctions anti-war campaigner erik's iraq in though says talks are the only solution to the ongoing impasse. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly...
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right now, there is a u.n. peacekeeping force of about 17,000 soldiers that is complete feckless. they really haven't done anything. their mandate is to protect civilians. they haven't done that. they need a leadership change and a mandate change and they need to be completely reevaluated. in a larger sense, this is a country that needs security sector reform. they have no real functioning army. the army as it exists preys on the population rather than defending. the army is responsible for 40% of the rapes in the country. there is no judicial system, no functioning police system. those are the things that need to be rehabilitated to begin with so you can create a space to develop a civil society. >> schieffer: you know, you are interested in a lot more than film. your new one is a good one. i want to ask you about that, but have you ever thought about running for public office yourself? the reason i say that, this week with mentions of john kerry being possibly the next secretary of state or at least nominated for that, some people have actually written maybe ben affleck ought to
right now, there is a u.n. peacekeeping force of about 17,000 soldiers that is complete feckless. they really haven't done anything. their mandate is to protect civilians. they haven't done that. they need a leadership change and a mandate change and they need to be completely reevaluated. in a larger sense, this is a country that needs security sector reform. they have no real functioning army. the army as it exists preys on the population rather than defending. the army is responsible for 40%...
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and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it open its unacknowledged nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. you're watching are too good to have you with us we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and egypt's opposition has caused a new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader have reportedly clash with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called rallies the muslim brotherhood is running morsy supporters after tens of thousands took part in an opposition march on his palace on tuesday night car based porter has more. i was that in the march tenth that tens of thousands of protesters coming from various locations in cairo converging in front of the presidential palace in this suburb of cairo when they got there they were greeted by police behind barbed wire and really i mean speaking of the protesters they felt like they wanted to protest the walls of the presidential palace to t
and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands that it open its unacknowledged nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly vote void. you're watching are too good to have you with us we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and egypt's opposition has caused a new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader have reportedly clash with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called...
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point is israel trying to make with its decision to continue building settlements immediately after the u.n. vote. well it's kind of funny if you think of it from the israeli point of view should not have been a joyous day on thursday november twenty ninth such a momentous day it's the day that it was decided at the same united nations sixty five years ago to stablish two states and israel was established sixty four years ago and i want to remind us all that at that time the absolute rejection was from the arab side and here we are sixty five years later and rather that on thursday being about pro palestinian about a palestinian state about something of seventy percent of israeli support it was all about anti israel when i was listening before also to the report about coming out of tel aviv to a certain degree i feel as if more of the bad guys in that sense of what should be a joyous day are no be all about at the top but we want to be both sides i know but what about the timing you know the timing of the announcement of those settlements it wasn't great timing was it therefore not good. we
point is israel trying to make with its decision to continue building settlements immediately after the u.n. vote. well it's kind of funny if you think of it from the israeli point of view should not have been a joyous day on thursday november twenty ninth such a momentous day it's the day that it was decided at the same united nations sixty five years ago to stablish two states and israel was established sixty four years ago and i want to remind us all that at that time the absolute rejection...