As the markets were falling in the first hour of trading this morning, House Speaker john maynard stood up and offered support to investors and leaders for the market. Stocks stabilized and then began climbing on the speakers expression of optimism that a deal is within reach. We will take all of that up and more here toight with bedford open geyser ceoharvey eisen and republicans who have put tax revenue on the negotiating table , and some republicans have flat out repudiated their antitax increase pledge. The author of that pledge, Grover Norquist, here and we will ask him how it is that he came to be the villain in this piece, how it feels to be the subject of attacks from both the left and some on the right and what the future holds for those republicans who break their pledges to voters. Also tonight, demonstrations for a sixth straight day in egypt. The United Nations on statehood for palestinians tomorrow and the presidens Spokesman Says the white house is not concerned with amb
The cinematic musical if you look at the dna, theres always a kind of code or a language thats specific to the time theyre in. When youre a jet, youre a jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day west side story is shakespeare in the streets of new york. It has a code that was both old and completely new. With west side story, the music has this kind of jazz influence, discordant aspect. You can feel it. Its like sparking in the air. And the moves are very angular and sort of almost architectural. West side story was a big broadway hit created by Arthur Lawrence and Stephen Sondheim and leonard bernstein, who were some of the greatest musical geniuses working at the time. They actually enlisted jerome robbins, who created the choreography and directed the original broadway production, to direct this film along with robert wise. Everybody was transported by west side story. It was wildly romantic. It was the romeo and juliet story, but told with such urgency. Come
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , march 4, 2013. I hereby appoint the honorable luke messer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. Every year washington imposes thousands of pages of rules and regulations on Small Bus
If you are pessimistic you can also send us a tweak a tweet cspanwj. Let me begin with the los angeles times, courtesy of the museum, los angeles times, courtesy of the newseum that is the los angeles times. How about the New York Times . What are your thoughts this morning . Your financial future, are you optimistic or pessimistic . Optimistic pessimistic we posted this on our Facebook Page, a little poll. Let me show you the results so far. It says here that 27 people so far on our Facebook Page are optimistic, and about 20 are pessimistic. What are your thoughts on this morning . We want to get your take on your financial future. Washington is talking about sequester, whether or not it will have a negative impact on our economy. Ohio,go to start in pessimistic. Caller good morning. I am not very optimistic. I am on medicare, Social Security, disability. I was an rn, and i made quite a bit of money each month. Now make 854 a month. They have cut my food stamps. I am disabled from wor
Thats according to a twitter account linked to the terror group. Isis signaled it would execute this pilot who is from jordan, this pilot, unless a terrorist walked free from death row. A very important to isis terrorists. Now after the deadline came and went the terrorist is apparently still in prison and hostages fate is not clear. The nation of jordan is demanding proof that the pilot alive before turning over this woman, but they have not been able to get the proof. This woman confessed to taking part in attacks on hotels in jordan in 2005. 60 people nice suicide bomb little. She survived because her suicide vest did not detonate. She was caught and sentenced to hang. Swop5qty3 u;o major precedence. Some government maize have paid ransoms to free hostages but a public prisoner swap with isis would be a first. Israel does it all the time with hamas, sometimes at a ratio of hundreds of prisoners for one. But a trait with isis would be brand new, and it would be a propaganda win for t