She was surprised i was so relaxed. She was with her mother in law. Her motherinlaw was from edible. Formidable. She said, when my motherinlaw is sitting at the table, she saying, why dont you eat from that, why dont you take that . I said, she is taking care of you, showing respect. She likes you. Oh, she said, i thought i told her no. No she should not insist. For her it was a clash of culture. For me i knew my mother would have done the same thing back home. Or any italian. You are an afghan citizen. You were criticized by some for not being islamic during the campaign, not eating being in your lebanese roots. Some people say the country should not have u. S. First lady. How did you deal with that . I was born in a christian family. We prayed in arabic. When you pray to god, it was pretty much the same. For me, its not a difference whether i am muslim or christian. For all the indications that come to see me, it has never been an issue. They are happy that i am there that im opening
And responsibilities. Governor . North dakota, our gdp growth over the last 10 years has been 10. 4 more than three times the national average. Is that because of energy . About three or four points of that 10 has been attributable to the energy sector. The rest is other industries, agricultural technology, manufacturing. Our greatest challenge is managing the rapid growth of our state. One of the Fastest Growing economies in the world. If it were not for north dakota, gary herbert would have achieved his goal of being the Fastest Growing economy in the country. We just keep chasing it and working hard to do the things that everybody has talked about. And the National Media does call me and ask me why is north dakota so different from the rest of the nation over the last 10 years, and i think it is not that complicated. We have low taxes. We have a reasonable regulatory climate. We have a terrific workforce. We have a State Government that we think is the most accessible government in
Region. We can be a partner to anybody who wants us to partner with them in the fight against sectarianism and others. We are there, and we will still be there. Iran will always be our neighbor. Bear that in mind in any evaluation you have. The region itself is going through tremendous social, political upheaval. The arab spring has been hijacked. No clear mandate to the governments in the region governing pre as in comparison to prearab spring. So please bear that in mind. So in that sense, i would say that in iraq you have a reliable partner, but at the same time, help us to help you in the fight against international terrorism. Somebody asked us the other day, a question a senior official said to me he said lukman lets say we get rid of isis will you be a partner with us against isis elsewhere or are you content with just iraq . My response is no. We know we will have a responsibility that we will take seriously, but we have an urgency now which we want you to help us with, and let
On the next washington journal, the latest on nuclear negotiations. Now that a framework deal is in place in switzerland Christopher Hill joins us. He served as senior director of the National Security council in the clinton administration. And a look at how congress is reacting. Good jobs First Research director on a new report detailing which corporations benefit the most from tax credits and other financial assistance. We will also be taking your calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live every day, beginning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Next week at 9 00 p. M. Eastern, conversations with a few new members of congress. I knew my mom would be crying, and my dad was proud and it was when my dad was 82 years old. Usually walks with a cane. He showed up at the capital and did not have his cane. I said dad, do i need to send someone to the hotel to get your cane. He straightens up bro stefan says, i am in the capital. I dont need a cane today. F
Need to do that, but we are determined to have the localities to participate in it. And also what you might call or they call it here the poststabilization forces. That is another issue. That is an area we are working on. Mosul, the scale of the city the police officers, the local services, needed to be provided, bear in my we have a clock that is ticking and we have refugees inside the country. Refugees always create social upheaval in any area they go to because of the nature of that problem itself, accommodations schools, everything else. We need them to go back to their homes. It is an area we have come to before, that politically we know each other, preconditions of localities. As far as washington is concerned, and i am an open book, as you know. In essence, there are quite a few requests we have made. The key issue we have had has been the administration. The administration has been very understanding of the challenges. Because of the people and the traffic flow on both sides an