hamilton says you need to have a big bank, and jefferson said, no, that would be dangerous. jefferson said its the political power of the financial aristocracy that we're going to create that we should fear, and he was right on that. >> reporter: but there's the other side to it, which is the hamiltonian side, if you will, which is you do need concentrated power of some sort, financial power, in order to finance the growth of what has, after all, become the richest and most prosperous country in the history of the world. >> well, that's not what this guy thought-- andrew jackson. >> reporter: oh, you've got a... >> i've got a $20, and my $20 is bigger than your $10, and jackson said that the second bank of the united states, which was what they were onto by the time jackson came in in the early 1830s-- in particular, the second bank of the united states had become far too powerful. the existence of that power and that ability to control commerce, to control credit, to buy votes in congress, and to really, he felt, distort the economy-- that was unacceptable, and jackson took

>> on oll harford at hamilton elementary middle school. where one of the portable cameras is in place. look at it. it is a still container. and there are locks on the doors ú%re to help ppotect tte cameras. go 12 miles per hour or more over the speed limit aad the camera snaps your tag and you have a ticket in the mail. transportation officials say it -ill help drivers to slow down in school zones. >> trying to have portable speed cameras put in. portaale ones that go glander lauren caliberrlives chestnut avenue ii a schoollzone. >> some people don't care. >> across the street from hampden elementary middle school, block where caliber said cars go too fast. >> i get 45, some people, don't obey the stop signs. >> a complaint and concern, that led to 48 chool zonns speed cameras across the city.ú but not in this neighborhood. >> out of control. >> but that could change. starting now, fourrpootable speed cameras will be rotating to different school ones in the city. a program that kicked off early monday morning. >> we can move them. they a

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david hamilton and joined the seventh circuit last year. terry adams continues to hear a substantial case load. as many of you know, district judges in the circuit now are sitting on the court of appeals. many are serving side-by-side as colleagues. they get to know each other and know our shared business better. that produces gains for litigants' too. in the first half of 2009, all of the district judges appointed within the last five years sat for two days each. beginning last september and continuing through this spring, most of the judges appointed between six and 10 years ago will sit with the court of appeals. if you noticed this progression, i think the greatest benefit of this exchange comes in the early part of a judge's tenure. my plan is to invite all newly appointed judges to sit with us within a year of their appointments. i also plan to extend invitations to those who were appointed earlier. if my successors continued this practice, each circuit judge expect to receive an invitation within every five or 10 years. praise is alw

. -- salisbury wins the division 3 title over hamilton, 7-6. nba playoffs tonight, western conference finals. they are looking to all but wrapped up to win at phoenix. powell and kobe bryant are playing catch and dumk. a nice play theire. the suns get their first win of the series, 118-109. my thoughts again with the orioles, maybe they just need more calisthenics. dexter fowler on an adventure, he leaps and loses his glove. he gives up a triple, but he is not a prima donna. he scaled the wall himself. spider-man has nothing on him. you have to do what you have to do. sometimes you have to go. >> is not easy. still ahead, john collins with the seven-day forecast. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us a

as their women's team won the national championship today beating hamilton college 7-6. >>> nba play offs tonight in phoenix, the lakers kobe bryant trying to eliminate the suns. insueing bucket coming to stoudemire. final just ended lakers losing, yeah, lakers. giving them one more chance, 118-109 the final. >>> the score the black hawk's first final coming up since 92. they'll play the montreal- philadelphia winner for that cup. >>> what a day for jason day. up and down just like the golf ball. despite nailing this shot in and out of the hole. he finished at 10-under to win the byron nelson classic. >>> and susan lynglen beat serena. and i'm sure you will read tomorrow about the outfit she had on. they said she looked more like a can can girl instead of a tennis player. >>> all right, sounds good. >>> all right, sounds good. a lot of teams ,,,,,, >>> some fun and fearless dogs take to the water to help their friends. proceeds from the surf dog proceeds from the surf dog competition went to the ,,,,,,,, i pay the bills, and i want to know i'm getting the best bang for my buck. we kn

>> they are putting nem in school zones this is old harford road at hamilton elementary middle scool. transportation officials put one of the four portable ccmeras in in act, crews are here nowat this hour colleing today's data. of course these guys cannot talk to us. but we do know at they are collecting data. they will ke it back to hom and then, of course, they will download all of that information contacted. officials call this area, a hot spot with excessive speeddng. for now, all the portable cameras aen northeast baltime. they will stay in the area. for about a week beore, being ved, to other targeted trouble wi fast cars and school zes are waiting. >> i mean, there ae cars coming by aal the ii not really obeying the speed limits. >> now, we ae back err live agaan. where crews have shown up. they have showed up heree anthey are collecting this data. today's data, that will go back ú% home base.3 tickets from the portable cameras are $40 withno points on your license. just like the regular cameras live in northeast baltore. keith daniels, fox 45 news "latt edion". >> thank youk

virginia dominion power plans to start building a high voltage line between hamilton and leesburg this month. traffic will be halted from time to time for as much as 15 minutes along route 7. the work is slated to begin the middle of this month and last until september. >>> today dc leaders kick off the streetcar showcase. the four-day event will give future riders the chance to walk through the cars that will be used in one of two new streetcar lines planned for the city. it begins at the site of the old convention center. tours will run through saturday and begin each day at 11:00. >>> this morning's living well report begins with new information about stomach cancer. despite being the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide it received little attention over the last -- 50 years. rates have been going down for this type of malignancy but an uptick of cases in younger americans. anita brickman has more. >> first thing you want to do is find a way to survivor. >> reporter: brenda and these women are familiar with gastric are rick cancer they are helping researchers better u

and the lines the back, and here comes the throw from josh hamilton. it's up the line, patterson scores, birds trail 4-3. the bottom of the second, the left field off of maddox. that is his 9th. the rangers take a 6-3 lead. 2 and a 3rd innings, his shortest outing of the season. the top of the fitting, it's an 8-3 game. luke scott takes it red-hot. and rounds 3rd, and heads to the plate, orioles trail it 8-4. top of the 8th, a's down 1-5. or ver gets to swinging to end the inning. in the bottom of the 8th the rangers add some insurance. cruz adds to the right field. score from the 3rd. rangers up 9-5. they tap on a bunch more and sweep the orioles. the second base man, we learned that brian roberts has pneumonia who was to leave for sarasota for reinjured back. instead he was admitted to the hospital. not more than is known, but the orioles are not very concern. it's not to affect roberts rehab schedule. it will be several days before he goes to florida. the ravens passed up their camp yesterday and they feel better about a certain position than they d

folks in london, over to hamilton, just west of toronto looks like they're getting some good thunderstorm activity and that will stretch all the way down toward indiana so right now they're actually under thunderstorm watches through northwestern ohio as they could see strong, gusty thunderstorms along this frontal boundary as it continues to push through unstable air out there. ahead of that we're seeing nice, warm air as we head through the afternoon, evening hours. back here it looked like we're going to continue to see these clear skies out hire, looking relatively nice. h.d. radar scanning the sky showing no activity right now and we'll stay dry through the evening hours and actually on the mild side of things. 82 in baltimore right now. 82 in d.c., 87 frederickton. ien over the mountains where we've seen cooler temperatures, still sitting at 70 degrees and oakland out there in garrett county. we have winds coming up out of the south that are allowing for the temperatures to be on the warm side of things. we will stay on the mild side tonight. downtown in the inner harbor in the city

here is donna hamilton with more. >> do you want a snack? yes. how about this one? it is healthy. >> this 25-year-old has become much choosier about what her daughter ease, and what she eats herself. she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. >> my sugar was high. my body was not taking care of it the way it was supposed to. this left me with all of the diet teen. >> we can thank the obesity crisis. the more that women are obese, the more and more when we will be seeing that our diabetic. >> dr. robert atlas is chairman of gynecology. he says on recognized, uncontrolled diabetes could lead to serious problems. it could also lead to an equal growth of the baby's shoulder. >> when the baby comes out of the vagina, its shoulder gets stuck. >> when no would gestational diabetes have a higher risk of developing type two diabetes. >> it is a huge problem. it is an epidemic that will lead to many women with diabetes. we have to reverse the trend of obesity, so that we can make some impact on complications in pregnancy. >> i have been losing weight because i am watching w

and it's difficult and they depend on judges and all the people that stand like hamilton said in dignity and utility and administer justice. and i love the faces and color and all stripes that people might know they are a part of this wonderful fabric that we call the american experience. and i say god bless the judiciary and god bless you and keep that force and love and fervor. thank you. [applause] >> i think that we agreed to take a few questions, if any. and if any difficult ones, my former law clerks are here on stand by. any one with a question? are there any? comments? questions? all right, well, if not. good. >> i was wondering if you could share some challenges that practitioners may have to becoming judges. and if you have identified those challenges what are some recommendations that you would suggest for overcoming them? >> good question, some people say that federal judges are lawyers that knew senators. but no, i had no idea they would be a judge and really had no interest. i loved practicing law. and i say, what you love doing, do it well. and not only work hard for your

alexander hamilton said that the ideas that markets can run themselves is one of those paradoxical notions that has grown in strength during the revolution. that had nothing to do with it. but it was important in england and became the basis of economic thought. and then economic changes in the 19th century, and you no longer have a labor theory of value. value comes from demand. at any rate, adam smith has not been important in modern economic theory except as a godfather, as a totem, as a symbol. i am sure he is taught in most economic classes. >> the second is thomas paine's "common sense." another brit. >> another american immigrant, too. they did not know that we were going to have all these wonderful revolutions that would send them back to europe. paine makes such a powerful attack on privilege and political conservatives and traditions. he was such a nemesis that he really did open people's eyes to the incongruity of being ruled by idealists or a hundred years of political arrangements. and he had an impact on the american revolution because he came here and the first thing he did

they depend on judges and all those people who stand, like hamilton said, in dignity and utility and administer justice. i love the faces in terms of diversity and color, religion of all stripes so that people know they're part of this wonderful fabric we call the american experience. i say god bless the judiciary, god bless you and keep always that force and love. thank you. [applause] i think we agreed to take a few questions, if there are any. if there are any difficult ones, a former law clerks here on standby. anybody have a question? are there is new? -- are there any? if not -- oh, very good. >> what are some of the challenges that practitioners may have to becoming judges. if you have identified as challenges, what are some of the recommendations that you would suggest? >> good question. some people say that lawyers -- judges or lawyers who new senators. i had no idea i would be a judge, really no interest. i loved practicing law. well with say it is what you love doing, do it well. not only work hard for your clients and be committed, but also give your time to the bar. the

and it took the leadership of a washington and adams, a jefferson, a madison, a hamilton, a franklin and a pretty good supporting cast behind them to make it who can so simple that we seem to have forgotten it all. but as we glance back on what mr. coolidge articulated on such matters, we realize could he not clearly see what the founders had devised he could see the broader human condition and he could see far ahead he in the future, into the world where old verities, his verities would quickly be discarded and disdained. let's take one example and not a particularly well-known. in january 1914 on assuming control of the office of the presidency of the massachusetts state senate, he told his fellow legislators the normal must care for themselves. what's he saying? you should be able to feed and clothe and shelter yourself. you should be able to make decision business your own property, your future, about children about your own money, about choices and about options. adults can take care of themselves. but note the subtext in that sentence who are not those, quote-unquote, normal. t

i think reaction that lee hamilton and governor keen and the 9/11 commission made almost ten years ago and we still haven't done them. for example, we really do need to give our public safety community the capability to communicate, they call tinter operable communications. to that extent, want them to be able to send voice and data to each other. i look at this incident and wonder if we had been as well prepared if there had been a radiological device inside that automobile and were we prepared to respond? again it is a reminder that even though quite a bit of time has elapsed from 9/11, we shouldn't be restless about this fear there are still some fundamental things i think we need to do as a country to maximize our ability to protect ourselves and still do the knot down that path yet and the political agenda has taken us off that. a lot of pressing problems we have in this country but i do think it is important and maybe this incident will elevate the need to do a little bit more in this area and then sustain it. i suspect new york is looking for more money and they probably deserve

my colleagues hamilton smith and clyde hutchinson have been working in this space with me since 1995. they're both in their 70s. he got his noble prize in 1978. even though 99% of the experiments failed, it was a tremendous process and problem-solving to one at a time solve every barrier that was thrown in front of us. so i think it's a great lesson for conduction of science. not too many people would stay with a program for 15 years at this cost. but we also learned a tremendous amount of biology because of all the problems that we had to overcome. >> rose: cost you 40 million? >> it cost on the order of 40 million dollars total. in fact, ham and i had to start a biotech company, synthetic genomics as a means of funding this research to get it to the next stage. so synthetic genomics put on the order of $28 million into this process. you would love this team. it's a team recruited from around the world, sort of self-selected. every member of the team made some important contribution where this wouldn'ted have happened without those contribution, it's stunning. >> rose: where are you

her congregation had undertaken an obligation to cook a meal for the homeless every month at the hamilton family center on a street in san francisco. sarah volunteered to organize it. for years she climbed on the bus every month to go across town to prepare a meal for 60 homeless people. she went on the internet to learn how to make meet dishes because she was a vegetative that she did because she was there to serve him and that's what they want. if this was her way to heal the world, i was all for it. in other contexts, however, this was a friction between us. whenever we passed a homeless person on the street, said it would reach into her pockets and take out someone to give to them. this despite the fact that she herself was quite poor. i come on the other hand, couldn't quite bring myself to do that. i saw the homeless as a political problem. they needed psychiatric care and programs to do with substance abuse. i also resented the strapping young goodman and much better shape than i was who were asking me to support them. my thought was, i support enough people on already, why should

the next morning at peel, hamilton co. waited on the president and the unfinished bypass. since jefferson's reply had not every stumble, they must've been believed to find him home and pleased to invite them all to a state dinner the next day. in 1804, america's capital city still existed mostly in the eyes of its boosters in humboldt no doubt endeared himself when he was shown the view from capitol hill and instead of complaining about what the unbuilt buildings than what others had called the vast carboni and fog. before he declared that never had he beheld a more beautiful panorama. well, the weather had turned unbearably hot and muggy, humboldt alone is so used to the tropics that ever after he liked to shoot his terms to nearly 80 degrees was comfortable. he spent most of his time in washington visiting with jefferson in the white house. they're the two engaged in what cannot be send calls and open-ended seminar on a wide range of questions and topics. the legend process and i hate to say this, the legend persists that they met at monticello, but there wasn't nearly e

the national's refers to themselves as a neo hamiltons. freedom progressives refer to themselves as neojeffersonians. the ast willson during the campaign would would jefferson to were he here today? the answer was always the same. destroy the process of monopoly and unleash the entrepreneurial talent as willson put of men who were on the make. we don't have to help the man but who have made it, we have to help the man who are on the make. a sign of the democratic progressives and high state of some jeffersonianism calls for a one-term limit for the president. this was a commitment that wilson would abandon almost the minute he was elected president. in the final analysis than the progressive party platform disguised fundamental disagreement among leading progressive reformers over the critical issue of the role of the national state, over the role of national administrative power in the united states and regulating the economy and the society. now foreign policy was hardly mentioned in the 1912 election but no sooner had willson been elect

would we essentially be dependent on the british, that's what hamilton wanted. would resort to fit into their system. or would we have truly free trade which is understood to me, we would trade with anyone, the spanish, french, dutch, whoever. it took 20 years at the beginning of this country to work that out, this addition act, the embargo act of 1807, the war of 1812. these are all steps in cutting ourselves finally free from the british trade system. eventually the madisonian's one. and we managed to keep ourselves free of other peoples trading systems systems for a long time. and after world war ii, we had the power to engineer and international trade system that was really structured around a strange but kind of weirdly perfect amount of energy dependence and independence. in which the nations of the world were kind of brought together in a system in which they could pursue their own sovereignty, yet there was just enough industrial energy dependence to ensure that it was really hard for them to go to war with each other. our postwar trading system hammered

. >> the vice chair of the 9/11 commission, lee hamilton, told abc news yesterday that there was -- among their recommendations was that the u.s. government crack down on the border and customs when it comes to people coming into thisy country and leaving this country. and he said the first part of that has largely been done but the last part of it has not. we don't -- nobody has to show papers as they leave the country and it's different in a lot of other western countries. other than this new t.s.a. regulation when it comes to airlines checking their manifest and checking updates on the no-fly list, is the administration considering looking at this as a weakness? >> let me check with -- obviously a couple of people that we have here worked on the 9/11 commission and with lee hamilton, somebody the president is fond and fm with a -- familiar with. let me check on what notion of what he's proposed and talked about, we might also be looking at. >> do you have any response to reports that this individual, faisal shahzad, the joint terrorism task force did know about him, was alerted about h

prior to her confirmation she was the charles hamilton houston professor of law in the 11th -- and the 11th being of harvard law school. during her nearly six years as dean, the law school enhanced its faculty, modernized curriculum, developed a new campus facilities, and promoted public service. she taught administrative law, constitutional law, civil procedure, and seminars on issues involving separation of powers. from 1995 until 1999, she served in the white house first as an associate counsel to the president, then as deputy assistant for domestic policy and deputy director of the domestic policy council. she clerked for the judge of the u.s. court of appeals in the d.c. circuit. she clerked for justice thurgood marshall of the supreme court. she received her b.a. ceramic commodity from princeton in 1981, attended western college, oxford, as princeton graduating fellow. she received her master's of philosophy in 1983. she then attended harvard law school where she was supervising editor of the harvard law review and graduated magna cum laude in 1986. [applause] posing the question

. >> swings, a fly ball deep left, might be, hamilton going back, he leaps, and it is long gone! a home run for fielder. >> ernie harwell was 92 years old. >>> and record flooding could not silence the musical tradition of the grand ole opry. the opry house in nashville was water logged, so last night's show was moved to the city's war memorial auditorium. marty stewart performed for hundreds of fans. u.s. senator lamar alexander played piano on "the tennessee waltz." >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. he wants to bring better eye care to people in some of the world's most remote places. meet the doctor whose kindness and generosity has literally opened the eyes of so many. he's the focus of tonight's "american spirit" only on the vn vn. now back to "the early show." >>> and we want to take you outside now. dave price joins us with another check of the weather in front of a great crowd this morning. hey, dave. >> hey, betty. we have people from northern bedford county, pennsylvania. here today. >>> it's going to be a beautiful afterno

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secretary since alexander hamilton, and i still believe that. i supported the president puts a stimulus program. it was difficult for me to say that, because i did not want to increase the deficit, but the economy was contracting at such a rapid rate that i think the deficit would be worse if we did not do something to stabilize it. we would have had many more people unemployed in the government alone if we had not done something about that. we cannot do something to generate more jobs unless we deal with immigration and these other issues, education, energy, the cost of war, and especially health care. >> do you agree with what president barack obama announced yesterday, that everything has to be on the table, including the recently passed health care reform bill. >> sure. i would think the president would want some sort of a good- faith bipartisan effort. if i were in congress, i would have voted for the bill. you cannot let people cherry pick. last year, when the economy was down, health insurance profits were up 56%. one of the goldman sachs

colonialism in central america, working with people like james baker, dave bonior, jim wright, lee hamilton, matt mchugh, joe moakley, and tom foley to end the contra war in there for what corporate probably the most important historic role the subcommittee played was the bipartisan work we did with the george h. bush administration and officials like secretary lawrence eagleburger in helping eastern europe country transition from communist -- to transition from communist authoritarianism to western capitalist democracies after the fall of the berlin wall and the collapse of the soviet union. although what happened a long time ago, i am especially proud of the losing fight that i helped wage with congressmen henry royce and mo udall to prevent the passage of the fiscally irresponsible reagan budgets, which at a time of devastating inflation cut taxes at the same time the defense budget was being doubled, all paid for with borrowed money, more than tripling the long-term budget deficit picture. the ob-year old-royce alternative budget was a progressive alternative to the budget of both parti

it's students included alexander hamilton. our nation's first treasury secretary who went on to found the bank of united states. when that bank lost its charter in 1812, a group of merchants formed the citi bank of new york. today citigroup and took over the bank's national headquarters in 1812. columbia and citibank survived the war of 1812 opening its doors two days before the war. the financial panics of the late 19th century and the great depression because they were blessed with leaders who acted as stewards of great institutions. during hard times, people who feared bank failures brought their money to citibank because we were known as prudent bankers. our reputation was quite literally our most valuable asset. so city whether we study or teach at columbia or work at citi, we do so because of the integrity and dedication of those who came before us. we can repay that debt by enhancing the quality and reputation of these great institutions. and by using their power to make the world a better place. and at citi, that is my

wholey void for uncertainty -- >> and this is an attempt to emulate martin bell when he took on neil hamilton who had been asking questions for cash. and failed in those -- and moran moved away and another candidate went in to labor and labor holds luken style and -- and ran jessica, 1,800 votes for the number of votes. and in spite of work thrn on the streets. here's the change. >> no publicity, and what the debate did was sock publicity away from over ear race and what norman bell got for coverage and he didn't get as much. partly, the woman she was protecting against was no longer there. and swing of 4.6% and from labor to the conservatives. and here's david cameron arriving at his conservative party headquarters and on mill bank. >> and -- and this is the place where -- labor fought their campaign, the famous campaign -- campaign of 1997 was here. and grim building and this is where --, to ory party headquarters would be and steve hilton and others have been planning the election for many months. and he goes in with his wife sam. and -- at half past 4:00 this the morning, he kind of expec

from our twitter page -- caller: jim on the republican line, hamilton, montana. good morning. caller: good morning. well, kind of good seeing everybody is paying attention and everybody has their opinions, which they are entitled to. i think one of the reasons why everybody is so angry is because they don't see any common sense or creative thinking for problems. that is why we see the public behaving the way it does. but with the oil gusher going, if they can't get it stopped, i thought as far as that, a really small nuclear explosion next to where the oil comes out of the whole because it would be at such a high temperature it would hopefully now all of that sand and soot down there and it would close up the event. just another little guys' idea. at a memorial day. host: thank you, jim beard you, too. "washington times" has obama cancelling the gulf drilling project. and the front page of "the hill" with the president saying it is my responsibility. and the politico features that on its front page -- gusher of top members of congress cannot cap well but sure can hold a hearin

resisting american colonialism and central america, working with people like james baker, jim wright, lee hamilton, and tom foley, to end the contra war in iraq -- in nicaragua. the bipartisan work we did with the george h. bush administration with officials in helping eastern europe transition from communism to western capitalist democracies after the fall of the berlin wall and the collapse of the soviet union. although it happened a long time ago, i am especially proud of the losing fight that iç helped wage with congressman henry royce prevent the passage of the fiscal year responsibility reagan budgets which at a time of devastating inflation, cut taxes at the same time the defense budget was being double, all paid for with borrowed money, for more than tripling the long-term deficit picture. the alternative budget at the time was a progressive alternative to both parties and produced lower deficits in both republican and democrat bills. at the time, our actions were hugely unpopular. about 70% of the voters in my district supported reagan paused budget. time has proven us right. i am simil

the next phone call is from hamilton, n.y., car on the republican line. caller: good morning. it is time the government stepped in and looked over the operation sealing the pipeline. i think that president obama should put serious financial restraints on the oil companies responsible for the leak. i hope our government does something about because it is just a tragedy. host: before you go. the argument made and alluded to by thad allen is all the knowledge and technology of the area rests with the oil industry. so how would it work for the government to take over concerning the knowledge base? caller: well, they can steal a pipeline leaking oil. i believe we have the technology. politically, they're not taking over responsibility for the fact they don't want backlash. but i think it is time the government stepped in. host: thanks, carl. a couple of stores about the next step and what bps tried to do to do to seal the well -- a couple of stories about the next up of bp. they have broad leaders into especialla plan -- if it fills the damage could be worse. the previous attempts

with things like that, and they showed at alexander hamilton and james madison the need for a much stronger central government, which was created in the u.s. constitution. host: i think the articles of confederation talk about the umbrella of the whole course. holds the power? how is that power ground? -- who holds the power? how was that power brown? grown? the entire test is really about that theme. power in the government. host: mass., melissa, good morning. caller: i want to give a shout out to newport high school. what is the significance -- guest: this is where the first amendment creates this loophole. in the 1970's, congress restricted to -- restricted campaign spending. it was a supreme court case that if your a multimillionaire, you have a first amendment right to spend as much money as you want on your own campaign. it is an example of how campaign spending is protected by the first amendment. >> it was a mixed message. host: what is your second question? caller: i want to know, do the states have been the ability to check the federal government? guest: this is often confusing be

its students include alexander hamilton, the nation's first treasury secretary who went on to found the bank of the united states. when that bank lost its charter in 1812, a group of merchants formed the citibank of new york. today's citigroup and to go for the national bank's old headquarters on wall street and 1812. colombia and citibank survived the war of 1812 with citibank having opened its doors only two days before the war. survived the civil war of the financial panics of the late 19th century and the great depression because they were blessed with leaders who acted as stewards of great institutions. during hard times people who feared bank failures brought their money to citibank because we were known as prudent bankers. our reputation was quite literally our most valuable asset. so today whether we study or teach at columbia or work at city we do so because of the integrity and dedication of those who came before us and we owe them a great deal. we can repay the debt by enhancing the quality and reputation of the great institutions and by using their power to make the world a

with things like that, and they showed at alexander hamilton and james madison the need for a much stronger central government, which was created in the u.s. constitution. host: i think the articles of confederation talk about the umbrella of the whole course. holds the power? how is that power ground? -- who holds the power? how was that power brown? grown? the entire test is really about that theme. power in the government. host: mass., melissa, good morning. caller: i want to give a shout out to newport high school. what is the significance -- guest: this is where the first amendment creates this loophole. in the 1970's, congress restricted to -- restricted campaign spending. it was a supreme court case that if your a multimillionaire, you have a first amendment right to spend as much money as you want on your own campaign. it is an example of how campaign spending is protected by the first amendment. >> it was a mixed message. host: what is your second question? caller: i want to know, do the states have been the ability to check the federal government? guest: this is often confusing be

it students included alexander hamilton, our nation's first treasury secretary who went on to found the bank of united states. when that bank lost its charter in 1812, a group of merchants formed the citibank of new york, today's citigroup, and took over the national bank's old headquarters on wall street in 1812. columbia and citibank have survived the war of 1812 with citibank having opened it doors only two days before the war. survived the civil war, the financial panic of the 19th century and the great depression because they were blessed with leaders who acted as stewards of great institutions. during hard times people who feared bank failures brought their money to citibank because we were known as prudent bankers. our reputation was quite literally our most valuable asset. so today whether we study or teach at columbia or work at citi, we do so because of the integrity and dedication of those who came before us, and we owe them a great deal. we can repay that debt by enhancing the quality and reputation of these great institutions and by using their power to make the world a bet

houston police officer henry kanalis was killed by gunfire on june 23, 2009 and jesse hamilton was killed on august 25 by gunfire and he was a member of the pasadena -- pasadena police department of the state of texas. 2009 was particularly difficult year for peace officer families. on the 21st day of march, 2009, four members of the oakland, california, police department were shot and killed in the line of duty. sergeants mark dun began, irvin romans, dan sack aye and officer john haguey gave their lives in service to their fellow americans and we honor them in their service today. on november 29, 2009, four members of the lakewood police department in washington were brutally ambushed as they sat in a coffee shop catching up on paperwork and planning for their upcoming shift. sergeant mark ren ger and tina griswold, ronald owens, gregg richards were all veteran law enforcement officers, each with eight to 15 years of experience. this loss was a staggering blow to the lakewood community and the national community of peace officers. we continue to mourn the senseless loss and honor them f