[ applause ] gentlemen, your campaigns have agreed to certain rules and they are simple. They asked me to divide the evening into segments. Ill pose a question at beginning of each segment. You will each have two minutes to respond. Then we will have a general discussion until we move to the next segment. Tonights debate, as both of you know, comes on the 50th anniversary of the night that president kennedy told the world that the soviet union had installed Nuclear Missiles in cuba, perhaps the closest we have ever come to nuclear war. And it is a sobering reminder that every president faces at some point an unexpected threat to our National Security from abroad. So, lets begin. The first segment is the challenge of a changing middle east and the new face of terrorism. I am going to put this into two segments, so you will have two topic questions within this one segment on the subject. The first question, and it concerns libya, the controversy over what happened there continues, four a
Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Ifill and im gwen ifill. Tonight, Foreign Policy takes center stage. Bob schieffer of cbs news is the moderator. The debate is being held at the johnson Wold Performing Arts Center on the campus of Lynn University in boca raton, and will begin in just a few seconds. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks will be watching with us here in the studio, along with our colleague jeffrey brown, newshour Political Editor christina bellantoni, and president ial historian Michael Beschloss. Well hear from all othem after the debate, when well also be joined by ari shapiro and Scott Horsley of npr. They are at Lynn University. Ifill were also streaming the debate online and offering additional content on our live blog. Woodruff and here now is tonights moderator, Bob Schieffer of cbs news. From the campus of Lynn University here in boca raton, florida. This is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you b the cmissn onresintial debates. This one
Offered by our guest chaplain, the reverend biffle. The chaplain you have promised you will always draw near to those who call upon your name. We call upon you this day to send upon this great nation your protection and guidance. Fill the hearts of those who have been elected to lead, mold, and shape our country. Bless their staffs and all who labor here that they will see you in the work that they do. Lord, fill this chamber with your presence so that here freedom, peace, and the common good will always be solved. We ask this in your most holy name, amen. Sarah pursuant to section 3a of House Resolution 788, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from virginia, mr. Connolly. Mr. Connolly if you would join me for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Sarah pursuant to sect
Is theyre what weve had for 10 years. Businesses have made their plans predicated on a tax rate. I dont think we should increase the tax rates on anybody. I dont care if youre rich, middle class or poor. We shouldnt divide up people. We should divide people into two sectors. Private sector, public sector. I dont want to grow the public sector, i want to grow the private sector. So that means means, leaving as much money in the private sector as possible. I dont want to tax anybody any more to take any money out of the private sector. Why . Because thats where jobs have created. Weve tried this before, the vilify cation of the rich. We tried this one time having is certain surtax on yachts, same as having one on millionaires and anything else. The things we lost were men and women making 50,000 60,000 a year making the yachts. What happens is it doesnt work. Its hard to punish one set of people. Also very not american to say i want to go after those successful people. It also ignores th
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