This is just over three hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. Before we begin this mornings markup, id like to extend a special welcome to some of the folks that are here this morning. They have come a long way. Several of alaskans have flown down are the north slope to be with us recognizing that this is their home. I think its important that they are here with us today. We welcome them. Id also like to add, just a farewell at the same time that we acknowledge a welcome. I dont see angela heres over there. But Angela Becker editman who has been senator cantwells staff director, i understand, is moving back to the west kocoast. And that this is perhaps your last day on the committee or last week on the committee. And i just i want to acknowledge the work that you have done. I think that, certainly, the staffs on our side have enjoyed the working relationship that we have had with you through some interesting and challenging issues and your leadership has been
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Princeton professor alan krueger will be joining us. He has argued all year long the u. S. Has to address income inequality. Will that change in 2015 . Here they look at top stories is morning. A breakthrough in the search for the missing air asia passenger jet. Debris has reportedly been found. Indonesias navy has spotted debris that says may be an emergency exit door. At least six bodies have been found. The air asia plane disappeared while flying from central indonesia to singapore. Stocks are falling around the world this morning. Futures indicate u. S. Stocks will be lower at the open. Energy stocks are leaving the decline. The price of oil fell again to a fiveyear low. Tom petri of petri partners has devised u. S. And saudi arabia on oil. Heres his advice for president obama. The white house will view this as a plus for the u. S. Economy and therefore they will let those sources run as well. The row question would be will they approve the keystone pipeline, will they move forward
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As the regular police for the army. So they do get attacked and they do attack and they are feared by the taliban and the insurgents because they are directly linked with people inside the communities and so the language between the police and the army is a strong one and continues to work at. And the provinces that they have these are institutions of the governors have police armies in the intel folks altogether inside of one for lack of better term, and Operational Command and control for regional and at the provincial level and they provide interaction and sat right next to each other and then they interact with higher headquarters as well. And my Head Quarters in kabul, i have Afghan Police that sit next to each other inside the conjoined Operation Center and so interaction is very good. What i would tell you is that less than 10 of the people in embrace the taliban and that number continues to go down. A lot of that is because of the actions of the taliban and i understand that ci