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Obama's Berlin Speech: "A World That Stands as One" (2 of 3)

2008-07-25T04:46:44Z

Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany

Part two of three

Full Text of Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: my.barackobama.com

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Obama's Berlin Speech: "A World That Stands as One" (1 of 3)

2008-07-25T04:46:44Z

Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany

Part one of three

Full Text of Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: my.barackobama.com

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Obama's Berlin Speech: "A World That Stands as One" (3 of 3)

2008-07-25T04:46:44Z

Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany

Part three of three

Full Text of Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: my.barackobama.com

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Henry Kissinger - China as a Rising Power

2008-07-25T04:25:22Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger discusses the long-term implications of Chinese economic and political growth for United States security.

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Henry Kissinger discusses war and more with Peter Robinson as part of the Hoover Institution's interview series, Uncommon Knowledge.

War and the media - the two have not partnered so well since Vietnam. But in the days of the Internet, conservative talk radio, and Fox News, has the dynamic changed?

Kissinger says only a bit, and that the media remain heavily biased against military action.

Additionally, the 1960s concept that the U.S. government is somehow an evil enterprise is alive and well.

In this environment, Kissinger says our leaders need to present a clearer and more educated vision of the American role in the world - Hoover Institution

Henry Alfred Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State of the United States from 1973 to 1977, continuing to hold the position of Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs which he first assumed in 1969 until 1975. After leaving government service, he founded Kissinger Associates, an international consulting firm, of which he is chairman.

Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge. Robinson is also the author of three books: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life; It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP; and the best-selling business book Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MB.

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Nikolas Gvosdev: The New Global Order

2008-07-25T04:25:16Z

I think what is going to happen in the upcoming years—and we'll have to see how a new U.S. administration plays its part—is that essentially four dialogues are going to be taking place about the shape of the global order," says Gvosdev.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations event, "The Rise of the Rest," on July 1, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.policyinnovations.org or www.carnegiecouncil.org

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Nikolas Gvosdev: Washington, Wall Street, US Global Role

2008-07-25T04:25:17Z

Gvosdev discusses the growing divergence between the interests of Washington and Wall Street, and the eagerness of other countries to take up larger global responsibilities--something the US is ignoring.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations event, "The Rise of the Rest," on July 1, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.policyinnovations.org or www.carnegiecouncil.org

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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 07/09/08

2008-07-23T12:25:53Z

John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Portsmouth, OH 07/09/08

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: "My opponent also believes America would be better off by foregoing opportunities to sell in growing foreign markets. I disagree. Twenty-five percent of all jobs in this country are linked to world trade. In just five states -- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Colorado -- over five million jobs depend on open markets. To promote job creation, I will expand foreign markets for our goods and services.

"Because the vast benefits of a global marketplace come at a cost for many, we have an obligation to help our workers receive the training they need when plants close and jobs are lost. Under my reforms, we will use our community colleges to help train workers for specific opportunities in their hometowns. And for older workers who have lost a job that won't come back, if they move rapidly to a new job we'll help make up the difference in wages between their old job and the new one."

LABEL: JM OH 7-9 (SD#25) GHBST-ClipH

To download the full campaign event, VISIT: issuealliance.box.net

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Global Pulse - 07/10/08: Free at Last

2008-07-25T04:34:47Z

(July 10, 2008) The world watched as Colombian soldiers "fooled" the rebel group FARC into releasing 15 hostages including 3 Americans and Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. The Colombian government claimed the entire operation was implemented without guns, without ransom, and solely by the Colombians. But what about the $20 million dollars?

SOURCES: RCN, Colombia; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; ABC, U.S., NPR News, U.S.; Once Noticias, Mexico; Al Jazeera English, Qatar

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Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports. See all the episodes of Global Pulse at linktv.org
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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 07/09/08

2008-07-21T12:46:44Z

John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Portsmouth, OH 07/09/08

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: "[...] I'm the founder of a small, non-profit hospice in Wilmington, Ohio. [...] I'm sure you are aware that DHL is closing that airpark in Wilmington. We will lose 8,600 jobs. [starts to cry] Will you call for Senate hearings to investigate the DHL-UPS joint venture, which could be an antitrust issue? [...] We're just small people trying to live a life. And I want to be able to keep our nonprofits alive. Thank you."

JOHN MCCAIN: "I have been briefed, and I know about this situation. [...] This is a terrible blow. Um, if there's an anitrust implication that's associated with this, I certainly would seek a thorough investigation [...] We are in a period of transition to a global economy. That is of no consolation to anyone who is losing their job. [...] But we have to offer them an opportunity to get the education and re-training programs so they can re-enter the job market.

MCCAIN: "[...] I've got to look you in the eye and give you some straight talk; I don't know if I can stop it or not. Or if it will be stopped it. [...] In fact, some more straight talk: I doubt it. Ok? But I am for a thorough examination of this situation. [...]

MCCAIN: "In the meantime, there are manufacturing jobs that have been lost all over the state of Ohio, and it's been a terrible trauma and we have got to give people another opportunity. And you do that by going to the community colleges and saying: design education and training programs that are designed for the local job market and implement those programs. The private programs today do not work. They are total failures.

MCCAIN: "[...] But I also want to make a commitment [...] if someone has a high-paying job, particularly an older worker, and that worker has to take a low-paying job just to survive [...] that we would subsidize, with some of this job training money that's being wasted, that worker's salary [...] while they're undergoing their re-training and education programs.

MCCAIN: "[...] I believe in free trade; I believe that it's important to the economy."

LABEL: JM OH 7-9 (SD#25) GHBST-ClipD

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Flynt Leverett: U.S. Standing and Influence in Decline

2008-07-25T04:25:16Z

We are in a historically unprecedented situation, says Leverett. U.S. military hegemony continues to be quite robust, but our standing and influence is in decline.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations event, "The Rise of the Rest," on July 1, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.policyinnovations.org or www.carnegiecouncil.org

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Harry Harding: A World Divided into Two Main Parties

2008-07-25T04:25:16Z

If we take the metaphor of a world divided into two parties, the U.S. is the leader of the "elitist reform party" and the China and Russia lead the "populist conservative party." This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations event, "The Rise of the Rest," on July 1, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.policyinnovations.org or www.carnegiecouncil.org

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The Earthlingz - Live blues at French Quarter

2008-07-25T04:42:34Z

The Earthlingz - Live blues at French Quarter in Tucson, AZ - Guitar, bass & drums

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Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, two years on

2008-07-25T04:40:07Z

www.ted.com Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommits to the goals of this far-reaching project.

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Adam Grosser: A new vision for refrigeration

2008-07-25T04:40:07Z

www.ted.com Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system that works.

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EndGame Trailer (New Mix!)

2008-07-25T04:20:01Z

This is gonna be the BEST movie I have ever seen on this subject, and perhaps the BEST MOVIE OVERALL.

You can watch it by subscribing to PrisonPlanet.tv or ordering from the website endgamethemovie.com

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Money Talks, Too Much - Improv Debate

2008-07-14T18:39:07Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

In an improv comedy sketch, University of Oxford student Alex Steer responds to the question: Will we do anything for money?

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A hilarious comedy debate starring Cambridge's Alcock Improv. against the Oxford Imps which responds to the question: Will we do anything for money?

Alex Steer is a student of The University of Oxford and a member of the Oxford Imps, an improvisation group.

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The Carnegie Ethics Studio

2008-07-25T04:25:18Z

Carnegie Council is launching the Carnegie Ethics Studio, a global interactive network with programs transmitted to affiliated universities and institutions around the world. Programming will include video, TV and radio programs, and web seminars.

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Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual

2008-07-25T04:40:08Z

www.ted.com Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance.

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Murray Gell-Mann: Do all languages have a common ancestor?

2008-07-25T04:40:08Z

www.ted.com After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest: finding the common ancestry of our modern languages.

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Undocumented Students - Struggle Continues in Canada

2008-07-10T00:06:53Z

During the Association of American Geographers conference in Boston this year, a graduate student researcher presented a comparative analysis of Canadian and American identity in light of immigration policy. When asked in surveys, most Americans generally responded that they had a much higher tolerance of immigrants from Canada mainly because Canadians seemed more assimilable and like 'other Americans.' However, when the same survey was given to Canadians, less than thirty percent identified with Americans--differing mostly on political viewpoints. While clarifying immigration policy today, the Canadian Premier in Ontario gave an example of the stark contrast between the two neighboring states while the actions of the federal government in deporting undocumented students said otherwise.

While the United States is busy deporting undocumented immigrant students and the states in the deep South are retreating back into time by closing doors on students, our neighbors up North are also struggling with the issue. In Ontario, Canada, politicians have expressed a "don't ask don't tell" policy on undocumented immigrant students. Yet, an undocumented student, Sarah Leonty, with federal grants and great scholastic record, faces deportation just like our undocumented students in America.

20 - Questions - On Nature!

2008-07-25T04:19:15Z

OK my first edited vid WITH my new intro!!

TA DA!
PLEASE PASS THIS ONE ON!!!

things:
please obviously don't answer any question you are not comfortable with!
sorry about the age assumptions - i want to hear kids thoughts too!

here are the questions:

Do you live in the city,country or suburbs?

How much time do you spend in a car in a week?

What type of place did you spend most of your childhood?

How did that place change in the first 20 years of your life? (When were those first 20 years?)

What is the biggest tree you ever climbed?

How high did you go?

Have you ever caught or killed your own meat?

Have you spent a night or three out doors?

What animals if any did you see where you grew up?

Did you watch nature shows as a kid on TV?

If you could preserve 3 animals or organisms from extinction what would they be?

Do you consider yourself an animal?

Do you feel you are inside or outside of nature?

If you were raised in a city have you ever spent and extended period outside the urban environment?

HAve you ever had a peak experience in nature? What was it?

Have you ever considered NOT having children for any reason? Why?

What is the closest you have ever been to a wild creature?

What is the primary protien of the culture you grew up in?

Do you feel a geniune love or biophilia towards all life?

Do you feel connected to or disconnected from nature?

What does the word 'sustainability' mean to you?

thanks!

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Do Open Borders Benefit All? - Viv Regan

2008-07-07T14:42:39Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

NGO organizer Viv Regan argues against stricter immigration controls to Britain, on the claim that open borders and freedom of movement benefit all members of a society in the long run.

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A Debate: "This House Would Let in Fewer Immigrants."

Two teams debate the proposition that immigration policy be changed to reduce the numbers of immigrants allowed into Great Britain. - Cambridge Union Society

Viv Regan is Assistant Director of education charity, NGO, NVYO WORLDwrite which campaigns for global equality. She is also Producer of Chew on it productions and is a freelance assessor of youth programmes and co-director of the educational consultancy ME-WE.

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Summit on food big on talk, short on answers

2008-06-28T08:37:08Z

World leaders fail to agree on key issues to secure food supplyMore at therealnews.com

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Inside Story - Global food crisis - 03 Jun 08 - Part 2

2008-06-09T04:42:13Z

Will a UN-backed summit in Rome help curb growing food prices and shortages?

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Inside Story - Global food crisis - 03 Jun 08 - Part 1

2008-06-09T06:42:59Z

Will a UN-backed summit in Rome help curb growing food prices and shortages?

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