It was obvious. Miller mike morell was Deputy Director of the cia and he gave us the only Television Interview hes ever done. I think he has betrayed his country. Miller first thing we asked morell about was the last thing he did at cia, taking part in the Damage Assessment on edward snowden. How serious a threat is that to National Security . This is the most serious leak, the most serious compromise of classified information in the history of the u. S. Intelligence agency. Miller because of the amount of it or the type in the amount and the type. Simon the phrase the greatest show on earth usually refers to the circus, but man named peter gelb who runs the metropolitan opera in new york city is doing everything he can to change that. Theres no other place where you can see such monumental staging, elaborate sets and a cast of hundreds. But the met is above all about extraordinary voices, some of the best voices in the world. Tonight were going to take you backstage at the met and sho
Its something to help people who are in desperate shape. So, mr. President , i repeat, theyre looking for a distraction, a process argument to steal attention away from their unconscionable stand on the issues that matter most to the middle class. You have to give them credit, theyre doing their best to divert attention away from this issue. This is opposition and its coldhearted, to extending unemployment benefits. Its a very tough position to defend, especially when republicans around america support what heller and reed from rhode island are trying to do. Democrats support it, independents, but republicans in congress dont and theyve said so. Republicans complained that the majority never allows the minority to offer amendments is, mr. President , false. Its not true. Its another diversion. During my tenure as majority leader, its there have been volumes of stuff written about the obstruction weve had with my republican colleagues during the last five years with the obama administra
Years because of changes happening in that market. Or is it too small piece of the pie to make much of a difference . Thats another one we wouldnt have indication of right now. Were still not sure of the impact that would have. We have to wait until we see data which would be 2014 data wont be available for two more years. At this time, we dont have the answer to that question. John with npr. It seems to me, people who might want to take some comfort from this decline in the rate of growth and healthcare should not take comfort because it basically whats happen historically after a recession. Price growth stabilizes. Maybe were near record lows because were through a record great recession. Is that the case . Are you saying theres no change in the long term trends here . What were saying in the article is that the relatively low rates of growth that weve seen over the last four years are consistent with the historical tend. We dont characterize those trends. Its consistent with what we
Eastern time, italian unemployment 37year high and more signs of euro zone reflation. Shopper trak out with the first wide scale read on the Holiday Shopping season and its a mixed picture for november and december, instore foot traffic at the nations retailers fell 14. 6 compared to the year prior but instore sales grew at 2. 7 . Slightly hopper than what shoppertrak had forecast. The main reason for the traffic plunge they say is that. Shoers are making fewer store visits than in the past because most window shopping and browsing is done online ahead of time, so the shoppers that are making the Shopping Trips are going with intended purchases in mind. Black friday was indeed the strongest day for brick and mortar retailers both for sales and traffic. Then there was a large lull until the lastminute panic kicked in. The week ending december 28th accounted for four of the top ten sales and traffic days for the entire Holiday Season. When it comes to categories shoppertrak says electron
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