to represent their issues and values. what i ve not ever heard on the campaign trail was besides the fact that you re black or because you re black, here s what we want to do. they ve asked me questions about values and issues, and that s an amazing thing. i think it speaks to the evolution of south carolina and of our nation. it speaks to the heart of the good people in our nation and specifically of our state. i would say this more importantly than the complexion that i have, i think back to growing up in a single-parent household. i d love to speak to the single moms out there and say don t give up on your kids. it may get tough, it may be challenging, but all things are truly possible in this nation. i was speaking with jim clyburn, another part of the family here. i was talking to jim on thursday and i said, what do you think? he s like i don t know what to think. and we sat there for a few minutes and chatted. when it comes to things specific to south carolina our del
do you still write your songs down with paper and pencil? yes, i do. i have always carried a little recording device of some sort. they used to be pretty big, but now they are quite small, and i always carry a pen and paper, and i am ready if something occurs to me. you mentioned merle travis. what other musicians? ry cooder is my favorite guitar player, but there are many others to choose from. there was an album that was a formative for me. paradise and lunch. there was a guy coming up called tom rush who played here at the cellar door, and he played in boston at the 47. i really pattern myself after, just a guy with a guitar, full position, unapologetic. falcon musician. unapologetic folk musician. and i would say wouldtwo and the beatles. what do you think of current pop music? you know, i guess i do not like it a whole lot. [laughter] [applause] i guess i don t like it a whole lot. what would we find i sound just like my dad. there are great peopl
coming defense review or budget planning team. barry, welcome to the team. thank you, vag go. congratulations for your slot on the defense news top 100 most influential people. that was the biggest thrill of the year. so let s start off with the report. each report begins with assumptions about threats to the united states to be facing and what s going to be needed to meet them what. are those threats and what s the right strategy to address those threats as cost efficiently as possible? the group was more optimistic than many people in looking at the world. they see russia as a country that doesn t pose any threats now and really won t, can t for many years. they see china as a potential threat in the future but recognize we have common interests in china which would ease that threat. and they see the great instability in the middle east as posing specific threats to us such as the chemical weapons in syria which could fall in the hands of terrorists, but see these
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s&p. gold and oil both gained on the day. dell s early earnings.the computer company was supposed to report next week, but instead rolled out results last night. dell s earnings and revenue topped wall street.however, profits dropped 72%.the stock continues to trading around $13. and before you let the good times roll after work today.johns hopkins researchers say 1/3 of people who wind up in the e-r on friday or saturday have been drinking. and most were drinking budweiser. mark sebastian of option pit mentoring joins us now. let s get down to it. what is happening with this selling spree? what s going on? > >the 10 year is the dog that s wagging the entire market s tail. the 10 year beagn to really sell off yesterday morning and that drove all the markets. it drove gold, the s &p 500. we saw the vix rally as well. all in all an ugly day yesterday. > >what about silver and gold. especially slv and gld were the talk of the town yesterday among commodity traders. > >it was rea