in eighty five and berlin was actually a cultural capital in one nine hundred eighty eight and they started out with larger cities at first and then kind of realized it was working and so they diversified to smaller communities to kind of put them on the map. if you will and now it s at least two cities a year so look at i found actually a splendid i did not tell us about it and it s a city that not many people have heard of that s right exactly everybody knows about amsterdam but it is the capital of the northwestern province of. which also actually gets a building with this cultural capital year and that includes a number of the west friesian islands so they re putting the accent on idiosyncrasy for this year due to what they consider their special position within the netherlands because back when they joined the kingdom in the early nineteenth century they actually kept their own language and their culture and their flag so they speak west and it s also a former royal residence so v
take a little bit of interpretation sometimes to understand what the president means an immediate never does that. they go straight to the literal or figurative approach. if you have half a brain and understand what the president thinks them you understand exactly what the same. if the media is obsessed over every idiosyncrasy that they want to find something wrong. democrats trying to figure out a way forward. the elections the past year or so, they ve got to figure out how to move forward. the new attempt is a rebranding to unveil this new slogan. here s what it is. a better deal. the same time chuck schumer seems to point the finger at hillary clinton inter-election excuses. i actually find this refreshing when you can have someone leading the party, whether republican or democrat say look, here s what we got wrong. he says when you lose to somebody was 40% popularity, you don t lay mother think they call me, russia, you claim yourself.
been pointing out for its sheer brutality and the utterly brazen nature of the suspect s video statements. let s dig a little deeper now with our chief international correspondent the host of amanpour of cnn international. i don t know what to make of this development. the british government insists this was a brutal act of terror designed to score political points. what is your assessment? well, i ve been doing some interviews and talking to former top security officials and just like you people are scratching their head trying to figure out what this is. is it something as one always has to consider has been organized from elsewhere that is part of a bigger movement, idiosyncrasy logically motivated, or is it the kind of lone wolf, home grown sort of instant terror on the street as we have seen here in london? we re not quite sure at all. but certainly people are struck by the incredibly bizarre nature, not just of what
congress is actually even more idiosyncrasy logically polarized than this one was. the chair of the national republican committee chairman sessions joins me now. i give you kudos off the top. you were the lone voice who predicted republicans could gain seats in 2012. let me read you the projection, they believe that the range on house is plus five gop to plus ten dem from charlie cook. their best, they think either between no net change or democrats with a small gain and eight plus dm, two plus republican. it is within the realm of the possible. how did that happen? the possible happened because the republicans have not only aimed for and listened to the american people on the job and jobs creation problem but we have i think effectively sold
fight on the controversial rider such as defunding planned parenthood and npr, saying there will be no agreement on a number until everything, including the important policy provisions from hr-1 is resolved. but senate democrats have already said many of the idiosyncrasy logically driven riders such as defunding planned parenthood are deal breakers for them. the congress has until friday to pass a compromise budget bill and avoid a government shutdown and two new political and budgetary complications are looming tomorrow. house budget chairman paul ryan will unveil the republicans 2012 budget proposal with cuts far more drastic than the ones being debated today and treasury secretary tim geithner warned congressional leaders today that the united states will hit its debt limit no later than may 16th. they ve never failed to raise the debt ceiling when necessary because the economic