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ceremonial. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, and mrs. michelle obama. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the federal republic of germany, followed by the national anth of the uned states. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] .. [cheers and applause] [background sounds] [background sounds] muck many. after meeting in the oval office, president obama and chancellor merkel took questions in the eastern room of the white house. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and the federal chancellor of the republic of germany. good morning again. it is an honor to welcome my good friend, and partner, chancellor merkel, back to the white
next a discussion about states rights versus federal authority. he will hear remarks from authors, academics and a former arizona sheriff who is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the clinton administration regarding the gun violence protection act. this dialogue took place at the 63rd annual conference on world affairs at the university of colorado in boulder. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. we have a very diverse, talented and intriguing panel. i m going to deduce them very briefly in the interest of time. but i urge you to consult your programs for more information about their many accomplishments. the members of our panel areart, starting at the far and terrence mcnally, and actor producer and filmmaker and general all-around artistic genius, also a veteran of the conference on world affairs. terrence gerer has a focused narrative allowing people to tell their stories in ways that reveal their truths and their foibles. my favorite fact about terrence mcnally, he
sits today. the second question, another area to evolution. a very, very sweeping change, lots of new responsibilities to the provinces. i m wondering about the financial side. do the provinces have the basis for paying for these new opportunities or these new functions, and particular, i was wondering about i think it s part of the evolution, the pact that the provinces now will have the right to borrow money. thank you. yes. i think excellent questions. first of all, i ll share with you my own humble view about the role of these business treaties in promoting investment. my own view, and i could be wrong, is that the role of having a business investment treaty between two countries and generally promoting investment between two countries is usually not so great. of course, it might provide certain extra safeguards to e leaveuate some alleviate some risks of concerns, but we have a thriving, you know, and historically tested achievement of so many u.s. companies that i
why would we do that to our closest ally in the region.)á you mentioned phillip, blamingq israel for occupation of the west bank. that is the exact language of the palestinians. whose side are we going to be on here? that is the rhetorical question, whose side is barack obama on? obviously phillip gordon is stating that in israel he is speaking for the administration, for the president. you know, sean, as soon as mahmoudfrs abass and the origin palestinian terrorist organization went into a reconciliation pact and signed an agreement with hamas, we should have cut off all funding and resource support to the palestinian authority over in the west bank. but we re not sending that clear and decisive message. we re not2g÷jt)jt the strength of leadership we should have coming from the white house. this is the symbol of weakness. happening in the