Prime minister assure the committee those who would refuse legal aid is still under the new exceptional funding scheme. He said, the minister, this was a vital safeguard. 617 family law applications have been made, and eight have been allowed. What kind of safeguard is that . I will at the close of the cases he raises a key thing is this, that we have to make sure our legal aid system is is affordable and where we can bear our legal aid system with similar common law countries, we still spend far more per head in countries like australia or new zealand or others. He shakes his head but, frankly, its no good for members apartment to Come Department every week and vote against every single spending decision but not to recognize we have to get our deficit down in order to help our economy recover. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Will be Prime Minister take a few minutes over the easter days [inaudible] in Economic Affairs which was announced last night . Because if he does i am sure it will get m
More united for decades to come. Sergeant first class daniel ferguson, Staff Sergeant carlos lazaneyrodriguez, Sergeant Timothy owens. Like the 576 fort hood soldiers who have given their lives in iraq and afghanistan, they were taken from us much too soon. Like the 13 americans we lost five years ago, their passing shakes our soul. In moments such as this, we summon once more what we have learned in these hard years of war. We reach within our wounded hearts. We lean on each other. We hold each other up. We carry on. With gods amazing grace, we somehow bear what seems unbearable. Love bears all things. Believes all things. Hopes all things. Endures all things. Love never ends. May god watch over these american soldiers. May he keep strong their families whose love endures. May god continue to bless the United States of america with patriots such as these. Ladies and gentlemen, at this time our Staff Sergeant will sing amazing grace. Grace zing how sweet the sound wretch like me was lo
And bloombergs washington correspondent peter cook tells if republican control of the u. S. Senate means gridlock or the road to compromise. First, lets get you right to the top stories we are following at this hour. The economy of the u. S. Expanded more than forecast this quarter, capping the strongest six months and more than a decade. Gdp rose at an annual rate of 3. 5 in the Third Quarter. The numbers come one day after the feds decision to end its unprecedented asset purchase program. I think the fed has to lead knowledge that there had to be some reason why they were ending the program, so they had to ignore knowledge that there has been some considerable and substantial improvement in the labor market. But that does not mean they are at their end goal. The had to acknowledge that economy is robust enough they can stop the program, but that does not mean raising Interest Rates next week because the economy is booming. It aint. Look at the Dow Jones Industrial average up 1. 3 . D
We never have to walk alone. There is a contemporary song that describes this powerful truth. Part of the chorus, song as one looking back over the road of life, says, scars and struggle on the way, but the joy of our hearts can say, never once did we ever walk alone. Never once did you leave us on our own. You are faithful, god. You are faithful. As we walked through this valley as a family, as a community, and as a nation, let us each one choose not to walk the journey alone. Embrace the healing, comfort, and strength that god offers you. Embrace your Faith Community and allow them to care for you. Embrace your family and friends and draw strength from their presence, and in our context, embrace your battle buddys, your leadership, your brothers and sisters in arms who never choose to walk alone. To the families, i forever reiterate, you are part of our army family. We love you. We are standing with you. Youll never walk alone. Theadies, please rise for benediction and remain standin
And intel, suffering off about 3. 3 . Beyond the do you, nasdaq, the s p and the russell 2000, theyre all higher as well, but basically kind of a quiet day. Modest gains for the market. Its the question just about every homeowner wants to know and wants to know often, how much is my house worth . Today, tomorrow, the next day. Well, google says it knows, and diana olick is going to tell us about that coming up. And the world series mvp gets a recalled pickup truck. And thats just strike one for gm last night. Well tell you the rest of it after an exciting end to the world series. Sue at the nyse. Hi, ty. We begin with a very big story in the corporate world. Tim cook says hes, quote, proud to be gay. Apples ceo coming out publicly in a Bloomberg Businessweek essay. Josh lipton is live outside apples hq in cupertino. Josh, over to you. Reporter well, sue, you know, tim cook values his privacy, doesnt typically look to draw attention to himself. But as you mentioned today, he made a very