Meeting thursday between secretary of state john terry and the Iranian Foreign minister. Quacks we indicated earlier in the week and openness to an informal encounter when president obama was in new york at the general assembly. Were open to that, the iranians indicated it was complicated for them in their context so it did not occur. Today, somewhat surprisingly, we were contacted by them to say wantedesident rahani to speak to president obama by telephone on his way out of town. We were able to make that call come together. Obama described it as constructive but acknowledged the deep mistrust between the countries. The path to a meaningful agreement will be difficult and both sides have significant concerns that will have to be overcome. I believe we have a responsibility to preserve to pursue to, say and make progress with the new leadership in tehran. A picture ofted himself to president obama appealed House Republican leaders to take action to avoid a Government Shutdown on the he
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every day. great to have all of you with us here this morning. i think so. i seized up there for a moment. why don t you get a phone? i can t type. it was a rocky start for mike. but in a baseball analogy it s still the first inning. that s exactly right. we don t even have one out out. this is a three were-hour ball game. we have a long way to go. pretty stunning numbers just came out yesterday from the new york times . president obama, 41% job approval right now. down a full nine points from just one month ago. it represents an all-time low for the president in the new york times poll. only 40% approve of the job he s doing. his lowest number in that category since before owesome ma approximate bin laden was killed in may. down five points from february. 54% say they disapprove of the president s handling of economic issues. gas prices rising. 54% say the president could do more to control that number. let s just stop right there. governor rendell, wh
coming up right now. every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it s the cornerstone we all know. it s not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: in 2008, peggy bartels got a phone call that she had to think was a prank. her cousin called to say that her uncle, the king of a small village, had passed away and that she had been chosen as the new king. weeks later, she began her new duties only to find a litany of problems and political realities. she continues in her role as a secretary and travels frequently to ghana. the new book about this story is called king peggy: an american secretary, her royal destiny, and the inspiring story of how she changed an african village. king peggy and honor to have you on this program. let me start by saying i have been to 16 african countries. the first one i went to, a