population, that is 34%, is, today, a racial or ethnic minority. more than 50 million americans speak a language at home other than english. furthermore, the u.s. census projection shows that racial and ethnic minorities will become the majority of u.s. population by the year 2042. so in 2004, according to the commission, which i chaired in this report, we noted that only 9% of the nation's nurses are members of an underrepresented minority. only 6.1% are physicians -- are an underrepresented minority, and 6.9% a psychologist are underwriters and minorities and 5% of dentists. now, there are a host of barriers that are impeach and access to a health professional career by ethnic and racial priorities. -- minorities. these include the following. port awareness of the health position careers as well as poor academic preparation coming from many of our school systems that are not adequately preparing our young people. the also include financial barriers and the lack of role models and mentors for members of underrepresented minority groups. at this ti

america's health is at a critical juncture with persistent disparities between ethnic and racial groups contributing to our country's diminished health status. the onset of preventable disease and premature death. the future health of america as a whole will be influenced substantially by our success and improving the health of all minority groups. a key component to achieving that goal is to have a public health approach that integrates prevention and wellness across all health care services. so i join my colleagues in support of the preventive measures in this bill from expanding says to prevention education to insuring equity in the quality of preventive care. we are united in our determination to insure that wherever applicable, the elimination of health disparities is integrated into health reform legislation. it is an honor to be a member of the tricaucus, and i want to commend all those who have worked so hard on this bill over the past years, and i am proud to be an original co-sponsor of the health equity and accountability act of 2009. thank you very much. >> thank you very mu

that is one example of cultural competence, has nothing to do with race or ethnicity. >> at this point i would like to thank you. this has been an informative exchange. >> mr. taylor? i will be brief. we are on a short schedule, the second cattle. i want to thank everyone for coming. i want to encourage, since c-span3 is here, the press to read the transcript and shy away from taking the blunt instrument approach to this issue that i see taken so often to label disparity as a result of bias or discrimination. i am concerned that what i hear, that minorities are clustered around a certain number of physicians, that is what i hear. i am not a physician. i have come to this as a consumer. i want to know why there's not more of a discussion about this clustering and why black folks are not told that the outcome in large part depends on where you're going. we are going to go to the same place with a bad outcome. why isn't anybody telling us that? i have great concern about that. is not hard to document. let's put it on the chart. i could tell my folks to go other places, where the outcomes

patients are more likely to seek care from physicians of their own race or ethnicity and report being more satisfied in doing so. and third, minorities considering healthcare profession are more likely to pursue a field where they see minority role models. finally, the reason concerning medical research. mieshts are more likely to participate in research studies when the research is conducted by a healthcare provider of the same ethnic group. subsequently, underrepresentative minority healthcare professions are more likely to have healthcare interest when minorities are affected to help solve the mysteries why certain conditions disproportionately affect and have poor outcomes on minorities. they see firsthand the various affecting the communities and their families and become interested in learning more about those diseases and outcome. studies are vital to understand why certain ethic groups are affected by disease and treatment. that is why i think it's essential for us to collect racial datas for minority health so we can understand the disease outcomes. it's been mentioned mortal

would enable her to reach a better result than a man with different ethnicity. her advocates say that it was inartful, taken out of context of we have since learned, however, she has made this or similar assertions. other comments judge sotomayor made in the same law review article underscore rather than alleviate concerns with this particular approach to judging. she questioned the principle that judges should be neutral and said that the principle of impartiality is a mere aspiration that she's skeptical judges can achieve in all or even in most cases or even -- or even in most cases. madam president, i find it extremely troubling that judge sotomayor would question whether judges have the capacity to be neutral even in most cases. there's more. a few years after the publication of this particular law review article, judge sotomayor said the court of appeals is where policy is made. some might excuse this comment as an off-the-cuff remark, yet, it's also argue usual that it reflects a deeply held view about the role of a judge, a view that i believe most ameri

in this country being distributed not on the basis of a rough portion of different race groups and ethnic groups of the proportion. dr. abigail thernstrum has worked on these questions. sometimes in conjunction with her husband steven and sometimes on her own. she has written and analyzed the most emotional topics in today's political debate including affirmative action, education, and the subject of today's book and event, voting rights. of these perhaps voting rights is the most important because our experiment in republican self-government ultimately rests on the idea that all men, all people can participate equally in the political and electoral life of our country that determine what we do and who we are. what that means, what it is -- what is meant by equal participation is a much thornier question than is commonly understood and it is that thorny question which the doctor works to untangle in her book and will start to elucidate today. she's an adjunct scholar at aei and a member of the board of advisors at the u.s. election commission. she was a senior fellow from 1993 to 2009 and

if i could switch back to education, they are wife with ethnic and racial stereotyping. they are really a disaster, by and large. those courses were amy at. maybe it is not true in medicine. i know it is true in education. >> let me help answer that question. i think we're getting some good feedback. i would harkin this group and this commission to take a good look at why the institute of medicine is and what it does. they pulled together national experts. there were able to publish an unbiased, non partisan view. one thing that it highlighted was confidence and health care. i certainly have a tremendous amount of respect for teachers. one of the other pieces of data that you can certainly read from is the report and the importance of concordance between groups in terms of understanding particular patients. here is where we get to the heart of cultural competency. understanding the patient and being able to understand the patient. that could be a hispanic patient or a russian patient. it is about understanding the cultural background of that patient. when we are talking

it is their ethnic identity or tribal identity then muslim than pakistani. so they are tears of identity so in that sense b.a.t of pakistan has never really taken root among the population. >> host: and get bangladesh and spun off in 71 but if you look at india which just finished one month of on thence location eight -- elections except that some emergency rule it has never been interrupted or had a military to. it has worked but pakistan has had four military coups, disrupted elections, what is the difference? vigneault government and pakistan has edible ever fell its term. no institution has taken root of the politics of u.s. relations with pakistan has been based on personality proposed 9/11 the entire model was put on president musharraf at the expense of civil institutions of you see the country once those institutions to develop. from pakistan is the only country and the world where tens of thousands of people come out to protest and demand a rule of law that is very unique overlooked, compared to india, it is hard to say exactly how you differentiate

are the health workforce provision which aim to incentivize and support underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, doctors, nurses, dentists, psychiatrist, pharmacist, community health workers, and all the full spectrum of health care providers. and would also strengthen the institutions that predominately serb minorities and educate, train and graduated in the health care fields. this is not a proposal. there is not any proposal that is out there that doesn't make it clear that we will have to greatly expand the provider workforce to meet the demands of a fully insured populace. but there is also an increasing body of research which affirmed that the true health equity, this expansion of schematically increase the diversity in that workforce that reflects the demographics of our country on all levels. that research further shows that these providers will practice in the underserved community and that the cultural and linguistic accordance with gender better patient-doctor relationship and trust and achieve better outcomes are ethical every american can support. the second provision is

it is not an ethnic group. arabic is a way of being. you are absolutely right. if you travel across the arab world, you will find people who define themselves in a plethora of different ways. that has always been the case in the middle east. incidentally, i really think that is part of the cultural diversity and richness. . aljazeera has described itself as a channel who seized the world through arab allies. very difficult to establish what those arab eyes are. there is a sensibility are around issues like israel, palestine, iraq, corporations with iran fall in a different category because that is a much more clear-cut difference. that sensibility does seem to unite people in the arab world from the atlantic to the gulf when it comes to issues like iraq and palestine. host: we are monitoring aljazeera now. is this what most of the world is now seeing? this is what we are getting right now? is there one version around the world or is it different here in united states? guest: what we are seeing here is international aljazeera. there are obviously two strands. the

it is not an ethnic group. arabic is a way of being. you are absolutely right. if you travel across the arab world, you will find people who define themselves in a plethora of different ways. that has always been the case in the middle east. incidentally, i really think that is part of the cultural diversity and richness. . guest: the iran ian's are persians. that sensibility does seem to unite people in the arab world. -- the iranians are persians. host: we are monitoring al jazeera right now. it is this what most of the world is now seen? this is what we're getting right now. this is al jazeera. is there one version around the world? is it different here than elsewhere? guest: we are seeing al jazeera international or al jazeera english. there are two strands. there is one in arabic that is broadcast on satellite. you can see that i set like anywhere in the world. there is al jazeera english that is broadcast on cable. it is still trying to put itself on cable on a large scale here in the united states. as of the first of july, they are going to beat on cable

for example, encouraging ethnic conflict within iran, if not by us then by whom? there are mujahedin still under u.s. protection in iran. they were once labeled as a terrorist group, but no longer. activities of this sort, if there are such things, would have to be examined, if one is interested in serious negotiations. to engage in activities which may unintentionally have the effect of using iranian nationalism with shiite fundamentalism could happen. that combination is the source of support for the iranian extremism. and ahmadinejad has nurtured his political chances through that. i think, the more the iranians, particularly the urban intelligentsia, the urban middle class, and the younger generation, the more they feel there are more real benefits to be had in a constructive relationship with the west, particularly the u.s., the more likely there is a political change within iran, in the long run. in the long run, that is the way to really achieve something that implies a significant turn towards democracy. there is a form of democracy in iran already, which

it is not an ethnic group. arabic is a way of being. you are absolutely right. if you travel across the arab world, you will find people who define themselves in a plethora of different ways. that has always been the case in the middle east. incidentally, i really think that is part of the cultural diversity and richness. . has often described itself as a channel that sees the world through arab eyes. it is difficult to establish what those arab eyes are. but there is an error sensibility around big issues, like israel-palestine, like iraq, relations with iran fall in a different category. this is a more clear-cut difference between arabs and persians. that does basically seem to unite people in the arab world from the atlantic to the gulf when it comes to issues between iraq and palestine. this is what we're getting right now. this is al jazeera. is there one version around the world? is it different here than elsewhere? guest: we are seeing al jazeera international or al jazeera english. there are two strands. there is one in arabic that is broadcast on satell

however, racial and ethnic minorities and women generally receive lower quality treatment. compared to their counterparts. all patience but especially patience of color and women need higher-quality care. and our short time together outlook is much discussion on the american heart association's innovative quality improvement program, get with the guidelines -- that are published by the american association and i as a result of critical analysis of studies on team is proven to be beneficial with patience. adherence to these improves patient outcomes. unfortunately the chairman of cramer's to a disease is complicated and achievement will must be it a team effort and a patient with heart failure as many as 15 class when stevenson or tests and this care must be organizing coordinated. in 2000 and the american heart association launched the program that currently focuses quality improvement for a free conditions, our failure and stroke. and it has multiple care provided to patients and health providers adhere to guidelines for treating and preventing these conditions. providers

and very early on i began speaking about the ethnic cleansing and cultural genocide against the bosnian people. i said to lift the arms embargo against bosnia so they can defend itself. i visited kosovo five times and i voted and spoke out on the floor to approve the bombing campaign to stop the serbian atrocities against muslims in kosovo. i was one of the first members to raise concerns about the persecution of muslims in china and continued to speak out when few others do. further, i was the author of the international religious freedom act which created the u.s. commission on international religious freedom as well as the international religious freedom office at the state department. central to the act was the assertion that, quote, freedom of religious beliefs and practices is a universal human rights and fundamental freedom, end of quote. the legislation and ultimately the offices it created strengthens the united states advocacy on behalf of individuals persecuted in foreign countries on accounts of religion which includes persecuted muslims. america is an imperfect nation but a

so that tells you that the entire ethnic studies field is corrupt, it is an indoctrination in radical, anti-american views, and it thinks that ward churchill is the cat's meow. i did a book called the professors which described all this, and of course, it was -- i was pillared from one end of the country to the other by liberal academics. what the book showed and none of my critics read the book, what the book showed is how this is possible, that it's not aberrant. this is not an isolated individual and that's why it's so hard to get rid of him, because it's institutionalized. there's a trial now going on of ward churchill. first, the university put together a panel of seven liberal professors. i have know this, because i read the 187 page report. and they found that he invented historical incidents, that he planning plagiarized other people's work, that he pontificated, he's written books actually on legal issues, when he has no legal background. and that he doesn't have the attitude of the scholar. what does that mean. he asked him, how do you do your scholarship. he says, well, you

it is not an ethnic group. arabic is a way of being. you are absolutely right. if you travel across the arab world, you will find people who define themselves in a plethora of different ways. that has always been the case in the middle east. incidentally, i re

dimensions, ethnic dynamics and the northwest frontier province which we will get into in the next was perhaps the most fascinating of all. >> host: certainly is, the wonderful world of modeling the taliban but the cultures of the days of alexander the great and i'm looking forward to talking about that. if you had to summarize pakistan today for the american people one or two sentences and this is a challenge, would you say to them? >>

so you can say that the ethnic cleansing of middle eastern jews would be significant to satisfy al qaeda, but only if you do not know their claims on spain. if you read carefully, france, as well. >> we know that the prime minister in israel made a speech over the weekend. there is a headline in the new york times, jimmy carter in gaza, urging hamas to go towards acceptance. guest: i wish there were something encouraging about hamas and their policies, but here is an entity devoted to the ethnic cleansing of all jews, and wherever we have seen that in a we have seen genocide, as well. their position when israel pulled out of gaza was to declare that tel aviv was also occupied and they were going to try and kill as many israelis as possible and kill them all until tel aviv was also under hamas control. caller: i would like to remain to remind the american people that the u.s. trained russians in afghanistan. so we have to look in the mirror to see why the current situation exists in the middle east. and i wonder, with respect to the china situation, they have a stranglehold on the economy

the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness does not belong to any nationally, and ethnicity, or religion. it goes beyond these borders. host: this from the paper this morning. it is an ap story which says that on wednesday iran accused the u.s. of intolerable meddling. it has fuelled a bitter post- election dispute. the iranian government summoned the swiss ambassador who represents the u.s. interests and iran to complain about american interference. guest: this has been a tactic of the iranian regime to pretend that the desire for choice of freedom is of foreign imports. you remember success of the arrests and trials of iranians within the country like a philosopher who was accused of fomenting the velvet revolution. that shows the degree of the fear that they try to say the desire for freedom is not iran. the way the protesters have acted demonstrates that you do not need any instructions from america to want to have a better life. host: we're spending an hour this morning with azar who is currently a visiting professor at johns hopkins school. she is executive director of

the food and entertainment draw large crowds and one of the largest ethnic festivals on the east coast. other ethnic festivals that delaware -- delaware celebrates is the african-american festival, greek festival and many more. in other words, something for everyone. those who enjoy the theater can come to the theater festival where you can enjoy shakespeare. there is a chance to view excellent films this that they wouldn't get a chance to see in theater. delaware also boasts six wineries including the nassau valley where visitors can enjoy excellent wine and a pleasant atmosphere. you can see delaware is truly a place where folks from across the country can come for fun and excitement in a small, but plentiful tourist haven. i know that delaware is not alone. all 50 states and all the territories offer something special and i believe we should do everything that we can to spread the message. that's why i'm glad to be a cosponsor of the tourist act. it will remind people across the world what dell tell can offer. international traveling is booming. 48 million more international trips l

we can and must do better for the sake of future gender and ethnic-specific groups that will join the ranks to ensure minority representation and leadership. with that, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: we'll reserve the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. >> i yield one minute to our friend and colleague the outstanding new member from florida, mr. grayson, one minute. the chair: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. mr. grayson: thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the chairman of the committee that's allowing these amendments to go forward. this is a great bill and in particular i'm happy to say we have a good amendment here that will finally get a hold of the subject of cost everruns. i worked in defense procurement for 20 years and worked fighting war profiteers in iraq before i came here. one of the dirty, dark secrets of testifies contracting is that contractors buy. in that's a term used by contractors to explain the situation where they compete for a time and

that federal, state, local health programs taken to an account the needs of disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations. he founded the boston in cardiovascular health project, designed to help develop -- then we have the doctor who has served as vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of internal medicine at university of nebraska medical center since september 2003. he was recently selected as a new member and chair of the advisor committee on minority held for the board of health and human services' office of minority health. 2005 he collaborated with the surgeon general to author and editor one of the first textbooks addressing inequalities and health care. next we have a psychiatrist at the oasis drug treatment clinic here in washington d.c.. she lectures at yale university school of medicine, a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute and author of the health disparities miss, diagnosing the treatment gap. i will need assistance pronouncing your first name. he is a professor ed kennedy school of government and a research fellow in bonn, germany. his research fo

other racial and ethnic groups passed the test too, but their scores were not as high as this group of mostly white firefighters. so under the standardized tests, individuals from these other groups would not have been promoted. to avoid the result, the city threw out -- to avoid this result, the city threw out the test and announced that no one that took it would be eligible for promotion regardless of how well they performed. the firefighters who scored highly sued the city under federal law on grounds of employment discrimination. the trial court ruled against them on summary judgment. when their case reached the circuit -- second circuit, judge sotomayor sat on the panel that decided it. it was and is a major case. as i mentioned, the supreme court has taken that case and its decision is expected soon. the second circuit recognized tpwas a major case too. amicus briefs were submitted. the court allotted extra time for oral argument. but unlike the trial judge who rendered a 48-page opinion, judge sotomayor's panel dismissed the firefighters' appeal in just a few sentences. so not o

our national heritage reflects the cultural contributions of a wide range of ethnic groups. i'm fortunate to represent the 9th district of michigan, a district rich in religious and ethnic diversity and includes families from the ball can region. as a congressman of the 9th district, i have developed a strong bond with the community. this is a people that strongly values community service, family and education. these are the values we can all admire and strive to instill in our children. the albanyan american community of southeast michigan is really new. most are first or second generations, however this community has established strong routes in michigan, establishing churches, community centers and small businesses. these places preserve and celebrate their culture and help enrich the lives of fellow americans and the broader community alike. st. paul's church in rochester hills, michigan a city in my district, boasts nearly 5,000 members and is a shining example of how they have taken root in southeast michigan. these roots are nourished by the community's focus on famil

here is one real powerful proud strong ethnicity that goes back its first king was 500 years before christ. back in the days when that was the palace when it was subjugating 30 different nations to though we are not worthy style to boreas or circe's or sires and those guys and i thought we don't know much about this place. everything i knew about iran i learned from ted koppel. [laughter] you know? i mean, our history starts around 1979. i just thought i should know something about iran i was scared to go. i came within 2 inches leaving my camera and athens and flying into dayron with a little camera because i was thinking they would be throwing rocks in the streets when the new we were americans. think that as i went with a big camera because i felt i was warmly received as an american than any other place i traveled honestly. it blew me away. i had so much fun, i learned so much and i was so thankful to have an outlet to air this what we learned on things to public broadcasting, non-commercial broadcasting. we love the under lighters but they didn't want their name. it's too dicey to tal

michigan and we have now women's studies, we had no blacks thaddeus, we had no hispanic studies or ethnic studies. i am wondering where these programs came from and who set the standards? i have heard comments like cleopatra was black. now, she was great -- she was great. it seems like we have created academic anarchy. >> if you read in "one-party classroom" and i quote the constitution of the women's studies association which allegedly is a scholarly association but it isn't. when i say allegedly i am an outsider, of course,. it is in on the scholarly association and it just tells you straight up that women's studies came out of the women's liberation movement and it owes a responsibility to the women's liberation movement and women's studies is about ending oppression and social justice and all those things. the cleopatra is black comes from the afro centrists at temple university which is described and "one-party classroom". the african american studies department is a pure race is department teaching completely sad to learn to intellectual doctrines, one of them being that the egyptia

and one of the things that we see with the ethnicically korean population in that part of china is that neither china or north korea wants to protect that population. north korea is tier 3 and has been for quite some time. one of the things we see as very necessary for north korea to do is to actually screen returnees for trafficking. a lot of people who are caught in china in labor situations or in prostitution, first of all the chinese are not screening them as trafficking victims and we would like to see china do that. but when they deport them back to north korea, we are hearing from nongovernmental organizations and other observers that those victims are being punished for having left the country in the first place, rather than being given the kind of services and the kind of rehabilitation that a trafficking victim should get under international law and international norms. >> thank you, all. >> thank you. >> today on america tand courts, a few commencement addresses at this year's graduation ceremonies given by supreme court justice anthony kennedy, and georgia supreme court just

do you understand how complicated racial and ethnic politics are in new york and you can't have red dots? all minorities don't think of themselves as one happy political family. and he -- and he shrugged and said, well, we actually don't know much about new york city, that's true, but yo you know, wh you've got two questions of equal electoral opportunity if repoet southern counties or towns that the justice department almost never visited, and they had information about only because self-selected people would call up the justice department and say, x or y about the place, i mean, you know, the pro sincere is egregious and so it's not just judges that worry me, it's the whole process of the justice department, and again, they're dealing with very -- questions very central to american democratic government. that's the end. we have should open it up to the us aens. >> -- to the audience audience. >> raise your hands and i'll call on you. for the benefit of our c-span audience, rate for one of the microphones to come around. over here. please mention your name and affiliation before the we

-arab relations, to add to flint's line of questioning and your response, about ethnic divisions and mujahedeen, et cetera, where would you put the u.s.-funded broadcast into iran from the clinton administration, on wards, allegedly to drive a wedge between the government and the populous, on one hand, and, the los angeles-based broadcast as well. could this in any way be a game-breaker, game-changer, if the iranians said we want both of those stopped as well bass we don't do that to you and we are trying to -- because we don't do that to you and trying to discuss and have diplomatic debates on an equal footing. >> i will not dodge your question, by pleading ignorance, but, i have to plead ignorance, i really don't know what these outfits do. i don't know what our official broadcasts say to the iranians, whether or news or whether more politically oriented ac nal sees and -- analyses, i have no idea what the people in l.a. are doing, there is one simple pointed, however we cannot do anything that restricts or freedom of expression and i'm not quite sure whether that freedom of expres

sipe what line which in an appropriation bill many years ago to address ethnic and racial health disparities, and the language charge the top scientists, doctors, around the country at the institutes of medicine to come up with an approach, a scientific approach that would justify spending on this committee for addressing some of the profound gaps that exist in treatment. the scientists named the report on equal treatment and for as long as i have been on the committee since the report was released, this committee has basically tented to follow the road map laid out by these scientists in terms of the appropriations requested that we made to close the gaps. madam secretary's you know, many of us on the subcommittee had made a point to prioritize reducing health disparities through a friday programs at hss. we further focus their reducing health disparities by supporting many of these programs to contribute to diversity in the healthcare workforce. if you could, and i to understand the budget lays out specifically in the other three ended 54 million for combating these issues, could you lay o

against the women where in these countries, rape is used as a tool of war and rape is used as a tool of ethnic calendaring. we cannot allow -- ethic cleansing. weannot allow that to happen. it is an obligation we have as the leader of the free world. i guess i want to say to my colleague from arizona i totally understand his frustration with spending. and i have to trillion him this democratic congress is going to wrap its arms around spending. we did it before under president clinton. we had horrible deficits that president clinton inherited from the other george bush and we got our act in order. we had pay as you go. we're going to do that with this president. but let me tell you, this president has been in office from january to february, march, april, may, june -- five months. we have averted economic disaster. and we have a foreign policy on the right track. we have an election in lebanon. the lebanese people elected the pro western government. we have other things happening and the world today. that indicates people hear, now, and in very high-tech ways they are learning that freedom is

they call ed and ethnic group or religious sect. for some reason, they were not like by the u.s. administration. they staged a sit-in in a house. they could not push them out of the house. they put the house on fire. 80 people, men, women, and children got burned alive in that house. do you realize what human rights is? i believe the officials of america and some european countries should feel a little embarrassed, and they should not open their mouths and say anything they want to say. the islamic republic is defending humanity. we support the oppressed people of palestine, iraq, afghanistan, oppressed, we support them. this is a sign that we are raising the flag of human rights, that believing in islam, this lack of depending humans, is raised in this country. we do not need any advice on human rights. that is what i wanted to say about the election. and finally, i want to address the 12th imam. we tell him that we are doing what we have to do, what we are obliged to do. we have said what we have had to say. i have my own life. i have a handicapped body and i have a little go

everyone entered the scene, into villages, towns, cities, small towns, major cities, at different ethnic groups with withfates different fates, evere participated in this great move. this election was a political earthquake for your enemies, if you will. for your friends, this election was a real celebration. it was an historical celebration and a victory for your friends across the world. 30 years after the victory of the islamic revolution, such a huge turnout of the people and showing their, been to the islamic establishment. this is a popular movement for renewing allegiance with the marchers and for the islamic establishment. it was a fresh breath. it was a new move. it was a great opportunity. this election showed off the religious democracy for the whole world to see. all of those ill-wishers were shown what this democracy means. this was a third path in the face of establishments and arrogant powers on one side and democracies devoid of a spirituality and religion on the other side. this is religious democracy. this is what brings the hearts of people closer together, and it push

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everyone in villages and towns and cities, in major cities and small towns, different ethnic groups with different faiths, men, women, everyone participated in this great move. this election was a political earthquake for your enemies, if you will. for your friends, this election was, for your friends across the worlds, it was a real celebration -- for your friends across the world. 40 years after the islamic revolution, such a huge turnout of the people and showing their commitment to the islamic establishment of the late imam, this is a popular movement for renewing allegiance with the late imam and the martyrs and for the islamic establishment it was a fresh breath. it was a new move. it was a great opportunity. this election showed off the religious democracy for the world people to see. they saw what a religious democracy means. this is a religious path. in the face of dictatorial establishments and arrogant powers on one side and democracy to avoid a spirituality and religion on the other side. this is religious democracy. this is what brings the hearts of the people closer togethe

race and judges this way, i do not think it is even true that her decisions had been affected by her ethnicity. she is in essence a conventional liberal, and if she were a conventional white male liberal, she would be making the same decisions on affirmative action, for example, ended is a mistake strategically for republicans to look at the first latino judge who is nominated, and end of making it a debate about race. making it a debate about race. guest for senate republicans, that has always been the focus. as they become more center stage of the conservative concerned, that is going to happen.

different ethnic groups with different fates, man, woman, everyone participated in this great move. this election was a political earth quake for your enemies, full. for your friends, this election was for your friends across the world it was a real celebration. it was historical. celebration and victory for your friends across the world. 30 years after the victory of huge turnout of the people and showing their commitment to the islamic establishment and the late imam, this is a popular movement for renewing allegiance with the late imam and the martors, and for the islamic establishment it was a fresh breath. it was a new move. it was a great opportunity. this election showed off the religious democracy for the whole world people to see. all those ill wishers of the islamic establishment saw for themselves what a religious democracy means. this is a third pass -- path in the face of dictatorial establishments and arrogant powers on one side and democracies devoid of the spirituality and religion on the other side. this religious -- this is religious democracy. this is what brings

the men, members of an ethnic minority from western china they are luxuriating in the freedom in bermuda. they expressed wonder in their good fortune to be released from captivity after four years. florida, good morning. what are your thoughts on taxing employee health benefits? caller: good morning. i strongly disagree. what happened to obama saying on cut taxes? that is just a lie. i like my health-care, just leave it alone. i don't want single payer. what does that mean? that the government will take it over? who will pay for it? host: who is your provider? caller: united healthcare. we really like it. host: what do you pay a month? caller: about $800 a month. host: she pays 800 or her employer? caller: if i get a prescription filled, i don't pay anything. if i go to the doctor, i don't pay anything. it is well worth it. it is real good. host: things for your input. this from a viewer. a payroll tax is fairer. it makes small companies pay with a part-time or temporary. i want to show you the comments of former michigan -- massachusetts gov. mitt romney on the talk shows yesterday, tal

authorities held political prisoners, and intensified a crackdown against women's rights reformers, ethnic minority rights activists, student activists, and religious minorities. we must look beyond the past week, which is almost the most -- which is only the most recent example. we cannot afford to lose sight of the threat that it presents to our own national security interests, and indeed, to global peace and security. iran draws even closer to crossing the nuclear point of no return. admiral mike mullen, the chairman of our joint chiefs of staff has stated that they have enough uranium to make an atomic bomb. international inspectors also report that iran has enough low ridge uranium to achieve nuclear weapons break out possibilities and possible military dimensions to it iran's nuclear program remains unresolved. additionally, iran continues to develop chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missiles while army and bankrolling violent islamic extremist world wide -- worldwide. we need to keep this in mind when we determine the appropriate response to the iranian regime's policies

i was in your ethnic home over the last week and that had opportunity to observe what is going on in greece, in regard what is happening with the migration of pakistan through turkey. turkey is a very strategic country right at all. the european orientation and nato relationship make it a bridge of stability between the euro atlantic committee and the nations of central asia and the arabian gulf. how would you describe our relationship with turkey today? >> thank you. although i am definitely greek, my father -- my grandfather was born in turkey and he came through grease on his weight to the united states. i think i have a cultural understanding of both of those nations. turkey is a very important friend and ally to the united states. i would categorize our relationship at the moment it is a strong relationship. we are conducting a great deal of information and intelligence sharing. we recognize the threat to turkey post that the kurdish separatist movements, and i believe it is an important as strong relationship and one i intend to focus on is confirmed. >> general mcchrystal,

everyone willing to work hard, play by the rules and give back to their communities regardless of their ethnicity, gender or socio-economic background and it is further proof of the deep roots the hispanic community has in this country. let's be clear. we get to be proud of this nominee because she is exceptionally qualified. we get to be proud because of her vast knowledge of the law. her practical experience fighting crime and her proovepb record of dedication -- proven record of dedication to equal justice under the law. those are the reasons we're proud and those are the reasons she should be confirmed without delay. it should move just as promptly as the nomination of john roberts and that's exactly what we're going to do. just a little while ago at a press conference we heard from prominent legal and law enforcement organizations who explain how the people who have actually seen her work know her best. as a fair and highly qualified judge. it came from across our country from florida, texas, nebraska, to my home state of new jersey. they shed light on how important her work has been in the

lands and one of the defining characteristics of arab history is they have frequently been had occupied ethnic groups. he decided that was the key, rather than start with mohammad which is where other histories have started, this was the defining moment. he would argue arabs history, those of us in the west don't think about, their history is much deeper and richer, for most of their history they were a dominant power, and one of the things going on in the middle east is arabs are seen as -- the west looks down on them. that is inconsistent with their history. it is important to understand arab history if you want to try to unravel what is happening in arab lands today. >> would you bring him to the united states to talk about it? >> we will bring him. it is funny because history is a little tough to get media because the media is obsess with what is in the news. even though i just tried to make the argument that it is relevant but that will be a battle when we try to pitch in. books about the economic situation easier. this is such an important book, we will bring him over and get some media

handicaps of those who have had less opportunity for success than others, but this should not be based on ethnic criteria. this should be done based on social principles, but it needs to be d

another example, the reformist opposition candidate is an ethnic from bajan. he campaigneded and overwhelmingly received. huge crowd. historically elections, iranians do well because of the locals. in this election musabi was trumped by mahmoud ahmadinejad, which makes sense. now it is the equivalent of barack obama losing to mccain in 2008. it doesn't add up. many examples of this. quite frankly, after the elections have been held, the fact that all of the reformist candidates and opposition candidates, many of them, the activists have been imprisoned, beaten in the streets, this leads me to believe that this action was not real. host: next up, howard from ham den, connecticut on the line. caller: i don't see all this propaganda. i know those in the united states are inciting this whole thing. i ask you what is the difference? every time there is an election. doesn't matter -- it is hamas, or ahmadinejad. look at south america. they don't like anybody being elected because people want to do their own thing. we keep interfering. who interferes with our electio

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