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Headzup: McCain Calls Social Security A Disgrace

2008-07-25T04:47:15Z

John McCain calls Social Security a "disgrace".

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Is Social Security in a Crisis? - Richard Fisher

2008-07-25T04:25:25Z

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Richard Fisher, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, discusses the effect of U.S. Government debt on the future of Social Security.

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Inflation and Debt: The Interaction of Fiscal and Monetary Policy with Richard Fisher.

Fisher, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, examines the twists and turns of a volatile economy.

Richard W. Fisher assumed the office of president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on April 4, 2005. In this role, Fisher serves as a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve’s principal monetary policymaking group. During 2008, and every third year following, Fisher is a voting member of that committee.

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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 02/15/08

2008-07-01T09:58:52Z

John McCain
Town Hall
Osh Kosh, WI 02/15/08

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: "The essence of education, in my view, has to do with just two words: competition and quality. Competition and quality. And choice.

"Three. Choice."

"I want every American family to have the same opportunity that Cindy and I did."

LABEL: JM WI 2-15 (JR#51) F-ClipI

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John McCain: House Party 12/31/07

2008-07-01T09:01:07Z

John McCain
House Party
Concord, NH 12/31/07

TRANSCRIPTION
JOHN MCCAIN: "I'm against tax increases. I'm against personal savings accounts, etc. [...]"

CHRIS SHAYS: "John, you're for personal savings accounts, right?"

MCCAIN: "Pardon me? For! Yeah. Did I say--Thank you, Chris. I knew I invited you here for a reason. I am FOR personal savings accounts."

LABEL: JM NH 12-31 (JC#53) ACEHK -- ClipB

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John McCain: Bio-Tour Speech 04/03/08

2008-07-01T00:21:57Z

John McCain
Bio-Tour Speech
Jacksonville, FL 04/03/08

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: "I am not an advocate of big government, and the private sector has a role to play in homeland security."

LABEL:
JM FL 04-03 (EW#3) RUAG-Clip C

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John McCain: Town Hall 04/30/08

2008-06-30T23:57:20Z

John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Allentown, PA 04/30/08

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: ". . . when you become president what will you do to overhaul Medicare?"

JOHN MCCAIN: "Secretary of Health and Human Services . . . gave a speech yesterday . . . where he basically talked about the fact that Medicare's going broke. And Americans need straight talk. Americans need straight talk. And that is that the Medicare system in America is not going to be there for the next generation of Americans. And we have an obligation . . . not to pass on an unacceptable situation to the next generation . . . and we're gonna have to sit down together and we're going to have to work it out so that we can get . . . Medicare for succeeding generations who are now paying into the system . . . I believe the key to this is not the quality of health care in America . . . the quality of health care in America is the best in the world . . . it's the cost of health care, it's the cost of health care that makes it not available to all Americans . . . we've got to get the cost under control . . . we cannot afford double digit or near double digit escalation of health care costs in America. We have to have . . . more treatment of chronic disease . . . if they have that then you give the caregiver a certain amount of money for that treatment and care and then, at the end of a period of time, you reward that caregiver or not . . . there's a lot of common sense solutions to this but there's not any one solution . . . the Secretary of Health and Human services is right . . . I will reach across the aisle to the Democrats . . . I will say, look, Social security's not gonna be there for the next generation and Medicare's not going to be there for the next generation . . . "

LABEL: JM PA 4-30 (GR#81) DHGIS - Clip F

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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 05/01/08

2008-06-30T23:48:34Z

John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Des Moines, IA 05/01/08

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: ". . . and I'd also like to say, one of your early supporters in this campaign was Senator Sam Brownback. When he dropped out he endorsed you very quickly. He embraced, line by line word for word a proposal for reforming Social Security that was advanced by Bill Shipman at the CATO Institute. And it was designed to create, give people the choice: do you want to stay in this system or do you want to have your own account? And historically what's happened in other parts of the world is that it's created two groups, a declining group of seniors due to mortality supported by an ever-increasing group of younger people entering the work force . . . And I was wondering if you had spoken with Senator Brownback about that or if because what you're talking about in Medicare with the optional accounts, you know where you get the income yourself, it sounds like what he was proposing with Social Security . . . "

JOHN MCCAIN: "Thank you. I appreciate Senator Brownback very much, he's a great defender of the family and one of the great honest and decent people I've had the honor of knowing. I think one of the things, aspects of this, that really actually you're referring to, correct me if I'm wrong, personal savings account. That young Americans who are working, can take some of their social security taxes and put it into an account that has their name on it and they would have access to that in their retirement years. That would certainly not apply to anyone who is presently retired or age 55 or older. It would only apply to younger workers. I think it's a viable proposal, and I think it's a good option. But I think we can't lose sight of the fact that social security also is going broke. And we have to sit down together, it's very much like Medicare, only the size of the problem in Social Security is not as big as the size of the problem in Medicare. And we have to sit down together and put everything on the table . . ."

LABEL: JM IA 5-1 (GR#82) DAGIZZ - Clip J

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The Ides of March: 'Private Investigators' Confronted

2008-06-17T14:20:18Z

These two men were seen observing and watching the Anonymous protest outside the Shrine Auditorium on March 15th. They claimed to be hired by the Scientology organization but as this video shows, their reaction to a rather intimidating OSA man at the end of the video might suggest otherwise.

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Gagreel - John Schmit Private Eye

2008-07-25T04:33:21Z

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These are bloopers from a short comedy I made in high school. Thanks to those who were involved, this was a very fun two weeks I won't soon forget.

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Sam Harris' FRIEND FRIDAY #4 with his partner Danny Jacobsen

2008-06-15T15:33:34Z

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US seeks private sector fix for housing

2008-06-05T21:29:27Z

Feb. 21 - The Bush administration is cool to the idea of a government bailout for U.S. homeowners facing foreclosure. U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Robert Steel told the Reuters Housing Summit on Thursday that the next 30 to 60 days will provide a much better gauge of efforts by the Hope Now alliance of mortgage lenders and servicers to keep troubled borrowers from losing their homes.

Speaker:
U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Robert Steel

Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

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HR676 - The Single Payer Solution, Part 2 of 4

2008-06-11T15:32:57Z

The most important piece of legislation in America today, with nearly 100 cosponsors in the house, H.R.676 is the only health care bill that will truly reform our tragically broken health care system. This is the bill that your insurance company doesn't want you to know about. This is the bill that presidential candidates (except Kucinich) are afraid to talk about, presumably because they like to keep getting campaign contributions from the insurance industry. What would you think about a health care system that actually works for everybody, costs billions of dollars less, provides greater coverage, truly protects you from financial ruin due to medical bills, improves quality, increases innovation, and returns medical decisions to you and your doctor instead of some claims adjuster at an insurance company 1,000 miles away. 31 cents of every health care dollar spent is wasted on administrative expenses and insurer profits in the US system. This is why the US spends double what other industialized nations spend on health care yet has worse outcomes. We need to save that money and spend it on better health care for you, me, and all Americans. Our system is sick and dying, and this is the cure. This footage was take primarily from Congressional testimony given earlier in 2007. To support H.R.676, contact your congressman. (202) 224-3121 www.house.gov For more information, contact: California Nurses Association www.calnurses.org Physicians for a National Health Program www.pnhp.org Healthcare-NOW! www.healthcare-now.org Be sure to check out the other 3 parts of this short video for the rest of the story, and spread the word!!!

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HR676 - The Single Payer Solution, Part 1 of 4

2008-06-11T15:32:56Z

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Headzup: Judging Judicial Nominees

2008-06-10T21:29:28Z

Dana Perino is asked about President Bush's nominee for Federal Judge, Gustavus Adolphus Puryear IV, who made millions working for CCA, the country's largest private prison corporation.

Find out more about Puryear here--
http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/02/jailhouse-justice.html

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Candidates and health care

2008-06-13T21:29:31Z

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Dean Baker: A good public plan needed to compete on a level playing field with private plans (3 of 3)

2008-02-13

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TINA TURNER What's Love Got To Do With It (LIVE) 1985

2008-06-10T21:30:31Z

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Charter Schools vs. Public Schools

2008-06-14T15:32:38Z

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Harvard economics professor Caroline Hoxby discusses several differences between charter and public schools.

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The Promise and Performance of Charter Schools: Agents of School Reform with Caroline M. Hoxby

Harvard economics Professor and Hoover Fellow Caroline Hoxby discusses her research on New York City charter schools in two city neighborhoods, Harlem and the Bronx, and how they compare with other public schools in the same neighborhoods.

Caroline M. Hoxby is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. She is the Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the director of the Economics of Education Program for the National Bureau of Economic Research. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.

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Christine Pelosi - Politics, Privacy and the Internet

2008-06-18T09:35:58Z

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Political activist and author Christine Pelosi discusses issues in politics, privacy and the internet.

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Christine Pelosi discusses Campaign Boot Camp.

As an attorney, activist, author and blogger, Pelosi is an insider in the world of American politics and election campaigns. The daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the nation's first female speaker of the House, Christine has written a guidebook for citizens wanting to enter public service and become involved in their communities, whether through working with nonprofit agencies or seeking election to office.

Pelosi has over 30 years of grassroots experience in voter contact, education and mobilization in local, state and federal efforts. Come hear her perspective as we gear up for the primaries in early 2008. - Commonwealth Club of California

Christine Pelosi is Platform Chair of the California Democratic Party and author of Campaign Boot Camp.

John Wildermuth is a journalist and contributor to SFGate.

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Afghan forces raid US security firms - 25 Dec 07

2008-06-13T15:31:41Z

Private security in war zones is big business.

But who controls them is often not clear.

And in Afghanistan, the government appears committed to shutting them all down.

But one firm has told Al Jazeera the real reason is the Ministry of Interior wants to seize the business for itself.

Nazanine Moshiri reports from Kabul.

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Giuliani: "You're all a bunch of morons."

2008-06-14T09:32:02Z

Rudy Giuliani insults city workers at town hall meeting June 27 2001. Larry Hanley, President of ATU Local 726, tries to ask then Mayor Rudy Giuliani about an inside deal to grant bus routes to connected private bus companies that contibuted to his campaigns. Giuliani aggressively refuses to discuss the issue, and states, "I do not talk to people that accuse me of corruption. That is the end of the conversation."

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TPMtv: Military Contractors D.C. Powwow

2008-06-14T21:31:00Z

Blackwater, which recently terminated its membership in the face of an IPOA ethics investigation, wasn't there. But Spencer Ackerman was there to ask them a few questions and see what was up.

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TPMtv: Military Contractors D.C. Powwow

2008-06-14T21:30:55Z

Not long ago we told you about the IPOA, that's the lobbying organization and trade group for military contractors in Washington, DC. A week ago Monday IPOA (aka the International Peace Operations Association) had their annual summit in Washington. Blackwater, which recently terminated its membership in the outfit in the face of an IPOA ethics investigation (one of the first, apparently), wasn't there. But pretty much everyone else from the private military contractor world was, and TPM's Spencer Ackerman was there to ask them a few questions and see what was up.

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Frost Over The World- Salah al-Shaikhly & Mark Penn -05Oct07

2008-06-16T03:31:08Z

Salah al-Shaikhly, the Iraqi ambassador to the UK, talks to Sir David Frost about the role of private security firms in Iraq, the presence of British and American forces and the future of his country and Political portraits first is of Mark Penn who is a multi-millionaire businessman, the author of Microtrends, which catalogues America's small but influential niche groups, and Hillary Clinton's strategist.

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A Brief History of Blackwater

2008-06-12T09:32:16Z

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Issa: Green Party Contribs Show Blackwater "Non-Partisan"

2008-06-16T03:34:58Z

House Hearing on Blackwater Security Firm in Iraq, October 2, 2007

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