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Threat at the center for American Progress. His remarks are followed by a panel discussion. This entire event is an hour and 45 minutes. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the center for American Progress, its amazing to see so many wonderful friends here i see investor haley, some other distinguished members of the diplomatic corps. Were all here from caps perspective to launch this report, from all of your perspective to get an opportunity to hear directly from general john allen the president s special envoy to the Global Coalition to counter isis. They still say isil, i say isis. General alan is one of the great patriots and Public Servants weve had in this country. And ive had the privilege to know him for several years. He has been a man w ....
Those clinicians who were providing higher quality, better value care a big movement in general to give patients more knowledge and to let them be more active participants in their own health care. Medicare solved the initial problem. It was designed to solve. But there is so much more that we need to do to make sure that the program improves and of course most importantly, is around for our children and grandchildren. That will be a whole other discussion. What changes would you make . First i think we need to establish that something is happening. As producing much better results. Were not sure what that s there is per capita spending and medicare has essentially been flat or going up about the rate of the gdp. Its unprecedented in the history of medicare. Its always been said that actual was wrong. Were spending much less than predicted. And i think well probably wind up talking this morning about whether this is sustainable or not. But something good has been going on. I also have ....
Man who heads the effort to advance international freedom, ambassador at large David Saperstein. Am bas tore saperstein is the fourth person to hold this vitally important position which was created by the International Religious freedom act of 1998 or has we refer to it, the irfa. The irfa requires the government of the United States to advance religious freedom in its foreign policy. The ambassador and his office at the state department are the executive agents of that policy. The buck as we say stops with them. The ambassador for religious freedom is confirmed by the senate. She the official charged with carrying out u. S. Policy, the one who travels the world representing the United Statess government and its people to defend those persecuted for their ....
The size and scope of the data sets and how theyre being used is something this administration has taken very seriously. Most recently john podesta, the counselor to the president , its about as high as you can go to ask the question, produce the big data report, and it presented a very balanced view of, well, look, there are serious benefits that are derived from encrypting things. So, for example, whether its the internet of things and Rising Energy efficiency, how the grid is allocating energy across sectors, incredibly important. Forits health data. Youre able to detect and respond to an epidemic more quickly than you would otherwise or for law enforcement, mechanisms by which you can use data in order to produce something that produces a public good and makes us all better and happier. You have to balance that with the fact that data can be used for good things and bad things. What are those bad things and what can we do about ....
Ship wreck gets ready for its final voyage. International monitors in east ukraine are going to try again to inspect the wreckage of malaysian passenger plane. Translator whoever crosses the line and doesnt comply with my records will face the consequences. Observers from the osce say prorussia separatists limited their access to the site on friday, warning shots were fired in to the eras the Monitoring Team was asked to leave. They have been trying to set up a corridor for investigators to get to the scene. The u. S. Says the aircraft was shot down by a missile fired from a rebelheld area. All 298 passengers on board the plane were killed when it came down near the village. Thats about 50kilometers away from the russia border. Wreckage is strewn across at least 15 square kilometers of farmlands. Scott heidler is at the scene for us, and, scott, tell us whats happening there today. Are the monitors going to be returning . Reporte ....