this is washington. all possess alike, he's speaking of americans, all possess alike liberties of conscience and immunities of citizenship. for happily the government of the united states which gives to bigotry no -- to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens. there were of course as yet no formally organized opposition party or parties but there was certainly no shortage of anti-federalists whose earlier suspicions of the constitution were confirmed by hamilton seeming disregard for the rights of states and the interest of those farmers whom jefferson called god's chosen people. washington's principles and his political skills were severely tested in the first weeks of 1791. of the hamiltonian system, jefferson and randall opposed the idea basing their stance on a narrow reading of article one, section 8 of the constitution, which authorized congress to quote, may call laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying

wrong to be sure, but trying to draw washington in now. washington was cautious. the fact of the matter is at this particular moment he could not trust his army. could not trust his army. but there was one thing that washington did know, that generals may plan, but it is the line officers, the lieutenants, the captains, the majors, the men in actual command, two control the troops. he in conjunction with his staff, colonel brooks, who later becomes governor of our commonwealth, so he colonel brooks, his secretary jonathan tremble begin to lay out a plan. and the plan is they will all call of these officers together, that is the lieutenants and captains and the majors, and speak to them directly. they must also prepare an address, a speech. several days now spent in writing what is probably the most important speech ever given in american history. all in secret because, of course, washington has already announced that he's not coming to the meeting. noon saturday, the 15th of march, about 30 officers crowd into the temple of virtue. the building by the way, the rec

washington grew. i mean, the classic example, i think, of that would be his attitudes not only about slavery but i think about race. and again, i don't want to exaggerate, you know. washington is not one of us. he's not a 21st century figure, and i know there's always his tendency to want to humanize washington in ways that often inadvertently trivialize him. but in any event i don't think are accurate. what i tried to do when i wrote the book is to transport us credibly into his world to immerse ourselves in that and to understand up close both the very human aspects of washington and the larger than life elements of washington. and i think, you know, it is the process of evolutionary growth, it is the realization, as i said tonight there are interests greater than self-interests. washington, in many ways, outgrew the narrow culture that produced him, and that is something that i think is the essence of what we'd like to think of as the american success story. got one more? >> as we approach the than

and washington knew this, of course. later general gates was given command of the army in the south. and there in the south general gates fought the battle of camden, one of the worst defeats the american army ever suffered. what made it even worse was when the smoke cleared from the battlefield at camden, general gates was not there. he had retreated about 50 miles to reorganize. he was replaced. general green took general gates's place in the south. gates was in disgrace. washington disliked him intensely. but gates was a powerful politician. and he managed to get reinstated as the commander of the army at newburgh without washington's consent. the congress simply appointed him and sent him to newburgh telling general washington, you may use him as you please. so general gates arrived to be the actual commander of the army. washington, of course, commander in chief. but gates being the general in charge at the encampment. the men in the encampment, of course, bored, not much to do. about 7,000 soldiers. there they bega

taking pains to appear above partisanship, washington em employed the washington national rather than federalist to label the new regime. with every decision, no matter how seemingly trivial he helped to establish the natural character of which he spoke. there was the question, for example, of what to call him in his official capacity. members of the senate favored the high toned, his highness and president of the united states and protecter of liberties. the house of representatives urged he be addressed as the president of the united states, vice president adams was appalled. what would common people think of such a title, they will despise him to all eternity. washington with a far surer grip on public sentiment much preferred the less ornate of mr. president. no one in 1789 had the slightest idea of what a president was or what he did or how he should comport himself while striving the high wire during affordability and accessibility. he fired off a list of painfully earnest inquires. the first attempt to define a working presidency. would it be appropriate, he asked, for the exec

this then is washington at 22. a young giant whose social status has yet to catch up to his physical stature. by then he was a celebrity, based on the reconnaissance of the french and indian territory. lawrence's death in july 1752 had opened the door toeer his y brother coveted. with no practical experience, george was appointed a major. he pulled every string within reach to be transferred to the more prestigious command of the northern neck. his jockeying for position paid off in the autumn of 1753. that there was more to this ambitious youth than mere place seeking is evidenced by the decision to entrust washington with an assignment that would test the mettle of one many years his senior. stoked by the alarmist reports of an impending french invasion, london wished to know more about the enemy's presence in the disputed ohio river valley. 21-year-old george washington was to be its unlikely emissary. his orders were plain enough. dependinghat he learned, washington was to present an ultimatum to the french com

and basically being insubordinate to washington and screwing up on the battlefield in front of washington, which he only got the opportunity to do once, he then decided to avail himself of the pleasures of a young lady to whom he was not married and indeed unacquainted until that moment. but the wonderful thing is he was taken -- he was british. so he was seen as a traitor to the british, much as ben district arnold would have been seen eventually as a traitor to us. it's a wonderful way, the inglorious career of general lee basically being caught up in a cat house in new jersey. [ laughter ] >> maybe that's why you didn't hear about him when you were growing up. >> sir, tell us a bit about brandywine and the german baptist who took care of washington's wounded until they died of typhoid. >> i have a hunch you could tell us more. no, i'm serious. i'm serious. i don't -- tell us about -- >> well in, the battle of brandywine, he had many troops that were wounded and they were carried by wagons up to pennsylvania and the german baptists there took care of them and did their very best but unf

to report immediately to washington. he was needed there right away. so, he boarded a train that took him up through ohio, over to pennsylvania. made a quick stop to visit with his wife, ellen marcie mcclellan, maryellen, there in philadelphia, his hometown, where he was loudly hailed as a hero, one and all. and then arrived in washington on the 26th of july. very, very exciting for someone in his mid-30s. this gentleman right here. i think that probably his letter described best what it was like in washington in july, 1861. because at the meeting with the president, the commanding general of the army about that time quite elderly and infirm winfield scott and a number of influential members of congress he sat down to write as he did almost every night to his wife at home who was waiting for him in pennsylvania. and here's what he said to ellen, i find myself in a new and strange position here, president, cabinet, general scott and all deferring to me. by some strange operation of magic, i seem to have become the power o

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so presumably washington drank some of that as well. >> reporter: today washington's rye whiskey recipe has been revived here in small batches and then sold. a reminder of one of the president's last batches. >>> 18th century characters will surprise a symbolic george washington with a birthday party today at 1:30 at mt. vernon. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, an extreme skiing outing takes a tragic turn in washington state. we'll have that story, when we come back. >>> plus united nations inspection teams are checking out iran's nuclear program again. we'll be back. >>> three skiers who took a chance in dangerous conditions in washington state lost their lives this weekend. they were caught in an avalanche about 80 miles northeast of seattle. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: it looks like a winter wonder land, but this picturesque mountain in washington state was the scene of a deadly avalanche. the king county sheriff's office got word of the slide just after noon sunday. it happened near the stephens pass ski area. four of the skiers were basically shot down a chute for

he said today he's in washington but spent the night at home because he lives kind of outside of washington. >> he does. gwen: this is the attack mitt romney is mounting. he's earmarked, he's defended it and he's one of the same. >> he is vulnerable to that. mitt romney is hammering on him voting five times to raise the debt ceiling. he's vulnerable to that i think in term of earmarks, something like a billion dollars. and his defense is there are good earmarks and bad earmarks. gwen: that's an argument. >> right. that's an argument but i think you're going to see obviously romney ramp up the attack machine against santorum. but they think they're ready because they have this message of him being the true conservative. gwen: thanks. there was a code to thaffle this week, three-judge panel in the u.s. court of public appeals lifted a ban for same-sex unions, met by glee in some corners and profound worry on some sides. sounded like a victim we one day and the next day people thinking twice. it wasn't as clear as it seems. >> victory in some sense but kind of limited to california because it

i have to tell you, washington -- young washington threatened to resign more often than henry kissinger. and henry kissinger had more to backre than did young washington. only the immediate danger of a french thrust into the likely defendedrom andoning their positions. on second thought, washington said he'd serve voluntarily rather than by quote, slaving dangerously for the shadow of pay. he's laying the guilt trip. indeed, he says, quote, i would rather prefer the great toil of a laborer and dig for maintenance provided i were reduced of necessity, than serv. the newly promoted washington re reiterated his -- of the pork and the bread that passed for rations. upon the whole he added i find so many cogs upon the exme dedisthat -- expedition that i despair of success and you'd honor me in the post, the duty i will cheerfully execute as a volunteer, but by no means upon the pay. the recipient of the unsettling letter might be forgiven whiplash. on the morning of wednesday, may 28, washington and a small contingent of indian allies, known to history as the half king, sniffed out an armed

good morning washington continues now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning washington, it is wednesday, february 1, at about 6:00 a.m. >> some rain could put an end to the mid winter warmup. adam caskey will have a check on the forecast in a moment but let's go to lisa baden. >> we go live to newschopper7 who have been watching traffic on the maryland side of town. they run the ball like close to the baltimore-washington parkway. it looks like they're moving ok in areas of wet pavement and no problems on 295. there was a crash at landover hills but that is gone. >> 6:00 sharp, it is a damp start to our wednesday but not a washout. we will get a little bit of sunshine later this afternoon. areas of rain on the radar around the metro area especially in prince george's county. it is moving west to east and the package is moving to east prince william county and fairfax county. locations not on the screen means you're not getting rain right now. 52 degrees in clarksburg and warrenton. already, we are above their average afternoon highs will

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i am the publisher of "washington business journal." i think it is troubling that we have this growing disparity between the very, very highly- paid people, and the rest of the workforce. >> josh boak, do you think it will carry into the election year? >> this is something that is on thmiddle class that are not protesting. median incomes are down by 10%. we have two different economies. for the vast majorityf americans, to some degree, they are in a recession. >> peter morici you save the obama administration is too opmistic. >> last august, the president told us the deficit would be less than $1 trillion. now what will be closer to $1.30 trillion or $1.40 trillion. surprise, surprise. >> they projected growth. >> in the last four years of their budget, they are projecting 4% growth. if we accomplish that, i will be playing point g guard for the detroit pistons in 2017, and in that year i will be 69 years old. >> lockout jeremy lin. after the break, the number of the week. >> welcome back. some good news for our number of the year. -- w

he died the next day at washington hospital center. his funeral is expected to draw thousands of people to alexandria today if including 270 members of the alexandria fire department who will be off duty until friday night to have a chance to say goodbye. >> he was awesome, a great credit -- great medic. >> his funeral takes place at 1:00 p.m. at beth el hebrew congregation on seminary road. and burial at ivy hill cemetery at the king street. try to avoid trouble in that area because many streets will be closed. alexandria city public schools will have early dismissal today. the full details on streets and school closures are our website wjla.com. >> 7 is on your side with a health alert at george washington university, dozens of students deal with the norovirus outbreak. brianne carter has more details. >> good morning. if you have ever known anyone than as have the norovirus, you know how sick you can get. a lot of people on campuses after hearing that so many people were developing symptoms they say that there is cause for concern.

this is washington today on c-span radio. oregon has a new representative susan bonamecci, and she replaces david woo who resigned in a sex scandal after it was announce had he was having a relationship with an 18-year-old. she is a former state senator and defeated a republican candidate who ran a year ago with with most of the votes counted, and the representative-elect led with 50% compared to 40% for rob cornelus, and this sound is courtesy of kgw tv in portland. >> thank you to all of the candidates who ran in the primary and also thank you to rob cornelus, and there were a lot of differences between us as candidates, but the one thing that i want to take from this election is to move past destructionist party politics. that took a small r republican idea of representative government. in a small d democratic idea of serving the common good. this country and the district deserve nothing less. in the end, that is what this election was about. giving the people of northwest oregon effective legislation and allowing the vote

if the job says i need to move to washington state, i move to washington state. and it's just depending on fining that job. >> reporter: and when you hand out that email, you never know who might lead you to your next job. >> all right. >>> spring training is about to get into full spring for the washington nationals. next, an update from florida. >>> and the stars came out in miami for a little basketball. linsanity verses king james. highlights next. >>> a first in major league baseball. he was the 1st base ballplayer to challenge a drug related grievance. he tested positive for elevated testosterone levels but insisted he did not violate the policy. a sample was taken on a saturday and not sent to the lab until 48 hours later. >>> now spring training is underway for the nats in florida. pitchers and catchers had two practices and full squad workouts start tomorrow. >> reporter: and greetings from nationals spring training. where everybody associated with this club is optimistic. why wouldn't you be? they may have the best pitching in the national league. and o

politicians don't stay there too long and washington didn't do it washington general washington didn't do it and neither should lamar smith now richard you know i want to go back to the reddit community the online community for a second here to how much have they helped you out in terms of donations since you got you know i guess you could say some attention from them from following from them then are you also getting a lot more money. well they've been numerous more huge as far as amounts go a lot of people who don't need it and. it's still coming in and read it still is asking for more audience with me and i'm thrilled with that and i really hope that this will continue and again this has been because of what maher smith but i want to make something really clear i'm not trained to play to the red audience my record is already there i'm not going to go against my record i'm going to stay true to the constitution the bottom line with me is follow the constitution or go home and it's obvious that it's way for them are smith to go home he makes a bunch of money off his position he's got

this is washington today in the washington baltimore area, wcsp. we're streamed on the web at c-span radio.org and heard on xm channel 119. a former executive of the now collapsed brokerage firm mf global testifying today he warned the then ceo jon corzine a year before the company went under about the risks of making large bets on europe's government debt. michael roseman told a house oversight subcommittee that he raised the concern back in october of 2010 about this issue. mf global has been a topic of debate and discussion on capitol hill since it went under. of course, the former head of mf global is jon corzine. kiko canseco asked michael roseman about his dismissal from mf global and the issues surrounding his dismissal. >> mr. roseman, you were told that you were no longer needed as chief risk officer of mf global in january of 2011. is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> okay. so the cro is an important job. i imagine in order to replace you, it would require at least a few months of a search process. do you know when mf global began to search f

wrong to be sure, but trying to draw washington in now. washington was cautious. the fact of the matter is, at this particular moment, he could not trust his army. could not trust his army. but there was one thing that washington did know, that generals may plan but it's the line officers, captains, majors, men who command who control the troops. he in conjunction with his staff, colonel brooks, secretary jonathan trumble begin to layout a plan, they will call all the officers together, lieutenant, captains, majors, and speak to them directly. they must also prepare an address, a speech. several days now spent in writing what i probably the most important speech ever given in american history. all in secret because washington announced he's not coming to the meeting. noon, saturday, 15th of march, about 300 officers crowd in the temple of virtue. building by the way reconstruction building is there on that historic site. general gates entered the room, everyone snapped to attention. convenes the meeting the officers take their seats and then from outside comes the

i'm the only guy that hasn't spent time in washington. and senator santorum and speaker gingrich, they are the very republicans who acted like democrats. when republicans act like democrats, they lose. and newt gingrich's case he had to resign. in rick santorum's case, he lost by the biggest margin of anyone senate incumbent since 1980. again, borrowing, spending and earmarking is not a good combination if you're republican and not a good qom nation for america. >> georgia's primary is march 6. we had word that newt gingrich will spend time next week in georgia. steve die nan writes for "the washington times" and is in capitol hill. thanks for being was. >> my pleasure. >> this campaign began with mitt romney going on the offensive against barack obama. but this back and forth and now his line of attack not only aimed at newt gingrich but a new line against rick santorum. >> that's exactly right. we've seen this play out every time another guy seems to be rising, romney durns his fire which has pretty steadily been on obama and goes after

washington grew. i mean, the classic example, i think, of that would be his attitudes not only about slavery but i think about race. and again, i don't want to exaggerate, you know. washington is not one of us. he's not a 21st century figure, and i know there's always his tendency to want to humanize washington in ways that often

good morning washington continues right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's wednesday, february 15. i'm steve chenevey. cynne simpson as the day off. it's a wild morning, but there could be changes on the way. adam caskey as the forecast in a moment. first, lisa baden has a check on the roads. running nicely in virginia on

robert rode on the train from washington to baltimore but then he returned to washington to be with his mother. and he then later came out to springfield for the funeral. mary never rode the train and she did not attend the funeral. she was too distraught with grief to attend part of the ceremonies. the flag is significant in that it only hat 34 stars. we think that this obviously was an older flag but we think it probably came from a fort somewhere or a garrison and it was one of many flags that draped his coffin along the way. as we step out of the train, we're stepping back onto our train platform where we come to our first interactive, which is a really great opportunity for visitors to look in depth at this fer and to try to get a better understanding of why something like this -- nothing like this ad ever happened. never been assassinated before, but a mourning train journey like this had never happened and a lot of historians figure that the reason the whole united states took such an interest in this unusual circumstances of the assassination of abraham lincoln but also because

"good morning washington" begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it is thursday, february 23. at live look at the sky above the district. getting ready for a delicious taste of spring. i'm cynne simpson. >> and adam caskey will join us in a minute within nice forecast. first, a look at the roads. >> i am hear

this combination of lincoln and washington. washington made our country and lincoln saved our country. even images like we have an apotheosis of lincoln. so abraham lincoln is being welcomed into heaven by washington. so just days before his assassination, some of these things never would have been put together, but because of his assassination and the effect it had on the country, all of his misgivings, at least for a short time, were forgotten. and the memorialization of abraham lincoln really started with this martyrdom. we look briefly at just a few of the memorials and statutes that have been erected to abraham lincoln. and we also look at some of the celebrations like the first celebration of his birth in 1909. and we look at the positive and negative sides. we look at how many of the things that he set in motion with emancipation were unfortunately not fully realized by 1909 when celebrations were held. but african-americans were not allowed into these celebrations. and how those kinds of things spurred the birth of orga

they don't like what washington is doing. this issue has now heated up suddenly around trying to deny women access to basic health care coverage and what i'm suddenly seeing is lots of people are coming for example to our website, elizabeth warren.com and they are saying wait a minute i need to pay attention. there's an even bigger threat here. senator brown wants to roll back the clock. he wants to go back to a time when a handful of men decided what kind of access to health care coverage women were going to get. he wants to roll back to a time when it's the employer who gets to pick and choose who is going to have health care coverage and what kind of coverage they're going to have. and folks around here really don't like that. and so there's a lot of activity around this really in the last 48 hours. >> elizabeth warren, democratic senate candidate for massachusetts, thank you so much for your time. it's always a real pleasure to have you here. >> thank you. always good to talk with you. >> thank you. all right. for the rec

this is the visitors' view of washington. but across the potomac river, there is another side to the story, a military aspect. its heart is the pentagon building. this is where the highest officers in your army perform the duties and make the decisions which will affect every soldier in uniform. surrounding the pentagon there are other military buildings. this is t-7, headquarters for the military city of washington. let's go inside for a few words from the general. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the nation's capital, and the military district of washington. i hope you will enjoy your visit with us. although we will not be able to show you all of the interesting tasks performed by our soldiers, we have selected some of the highlights which we think will have a special appeal to our big picture audience. you will find here in the shadow of the capitol, that the men and women of your army are daily performing a great variety of interesting jobs. in some cases, they are perhaps unique in the army. you will see and become fa

you have seen only a glimpse of what goes on here in washington. you have visited only a few of the many military installations around the city. and now, every evening, the people who work in all of these places go home to rest and recreation. but elsewhere there are others who will not rest tonight. at the anti-aircraft batteries the watch is kept. the guns point into the evening sky. they are still now, but always ready. the pentagon is quiet too. the offices are empty, the day's work is done. at the tomb of the unknown soldier a solitary bugler sounds "taps." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the old guard, the army band, the anti-aircraft batteries. all these are part of the washington scene, a part of the military life that gives the nation's capital its color and vitality. a part, too, of the nation's defense. now this is sergeant stuart queen inviting you to be with us again next week for another look at the big picture. the united states army in action. >> the big picture is a weekly television report to the nation on the activities of the army at home and ov

. >> >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it is the day, wednesday, for every 29. it's going to be wet. thanks for joining us, i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. adam caskey has the forecast in a moment. first, breaking news in bulletins burke, maryland. a partial road collapse could make a mess of the morning drive. jummy olabanji is live along route 50. >> the single goal is located right behind us under the cross everyone is familiar with in this area. we have video of what it looks like. -- the sinkhole. it is about 8 feet long and 8 inches deep. we are hearing from officials that just got on the scene that 11:30 last night is when they were made aware. this is the result of a collapse and happened -- a water main breaks that collapsed part of this road a few weeks ago. we do know that a contractor was opposed to tax the area, but for some reason the work was not completed. that is what caused the sinkhole to occur. officials say the repairs will start in just a couple hours. -- we do know that a contractor was s

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or washington's so-called support for democracy in the middle east and washington wants to stop it always this. as much as possible in order to get on to its interests they don't care about democracy meanwhile even those on the streets protesting against car share the council's concerns are being jews motives the usa has had a hand in tips policy making for years but the whole n.t. enduro campaign has become the first serious disagreement between america and the countries your story takes cairo wanted to send washington and message that it's no longer the silent dog it was under mubarak but an independent state which will last for the rate any outside interference some doubts though they really minute the end to military movement growing ever bigger you can see it over there this is very colorful the armed forces are scaf now running egypt is in a very vulnerable position and this nationalistic pronouncement may just be a nationalist show put on to calm the people down and to win back a shred of credibility. in cairo. remember we would have more stories news and comment on our website on

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we were sent to washington to fundamentally change the way washington does business. it is a process that is broken. it is a process that is breaking many americans. the honest budget act is the first step, and they say the first step is the hardest. but i say this is a necessary step that we must take. the honest budget act should not only put us on track to have a genuine budget. it will also put us on the path towards a balanced budget. and in georgia, we have a balanced budget amendment to our constitution just as most other states do. and i'm from the appropriations committee in the state of georgia. now, every state balances their budget. every city balances their budget. every county. every school system. every home has to balance their budget. it's not too much to ask that washington balance its budget as well. martha, i want to thank you for this piece of legislation that can help get this country back on track and thank you for allowing me to be a part of it. steve? >> i will be -- i will be brief. i'm steve sutherland. and i'm from panama city, florida, rep

this is obama's washington. it's not the washington of our founders, but the washington of the permanent political class. it is something that our forefathers never envisioned, and they would have sworn their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor to change. this washington, it borders seven of the ten wealthiest counties in america. it's now home to the highest per capita income. here millionaires are minted overnight. heck, they even have a lamborghini dealership here. not that there's anything wrong with hot wheels. but this is the playground for the government rich, and they're hoping that you all work really, really hard to keep her going. so though the people, the people need and demand urgent reform from this growing out of touch government, and it's for freedom's sake and it's to grow our small businesses and hire more people. though we know that things must change rapidly in order to let the private sector grow, friends, there is no such sense of urgency here in obama's washington. because life aroun

standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. como en otros ciclos electorales, la guerra esta declarada por buscar el voto latino, que organizaciones han proyectado por alcanzar los 12 millones de votantes en noviembre. desde washington, fernando pizarro, univision. en otros temas, el distrito de columbia se comprometio hoy a realizar reformas al sistema de servicios de salud mental, y asi acabar con una vieja demanda judicial... bajo el acuerdo, la ciudad hara disponibles trescientas viviendas a bajo costo, y expandera el programa de entrenamiento de empleos, para personas con problemas mentales, a fin de ayudarles a mantener sus trabajos.. tambien aumentaran los servicios de tratamientos en casa y comunitarios para ninos... unos 20-mil residentes del distrito reciben tratamientos mentales... lleva dos semanas desaparecido y usted puede ayudar a encontrarlo... detalles cuando regresemos...mas adelante: en m pesar los familiares intentan identificar a sus familiares muertos de tragedia en carcel hondurena... ...luego de un jueve

the lawsuit was announced today in washington. it involves tracy cooper harris who served in the army for 12 years and married maggie cooper harris in california in 2008. >>> the american civil electricities union suing the obama administration to force the release of details about u.s. drone strikes in yemen that killed anwar al awlaki, a suspected terrorist, and other americans. the lawsuit is directed at the defense department, cia and justice department, asking for documents and medical row is justifying the killing of americans. two days ago, president obama acknowledged in a social media gathering that the u.s. was using drone attacks in pakistan to target terrorists. >>> back in a minute with more "washington today." >>> "washington today" is now available as a podcast. download each program individually at cspan.org or subscribe using itunes. accuracy the "washington today" podcast wherever you are with the c-span radio iphone app or on your data-enabled mobile device. >>> a dramatic recording that we'll hear in just a mom

washington. all right so a valid to bring you back into this conversation and let's just talk for a minute about this connection here between you know the objection arab spring and also what happened a decade before. why i think it's unfortunate and those well meaning interests in the case of egypt have been co-opted by this u.s. strategy of promoting regime change and using groups like up we're canvassed to train and really get in to get themselves infiltrated into those organizations that were legitimately late legitimately working to change their system in egypt i mean there certainly are always.