Republican concerns on bailout bill

Representative Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) voices his concerns on the bailout bill (0:50).
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Gore asked to apologize for underestimating climate change

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman describes how he asked former Vice President Al Gore to write a column apologizing for underestimating climate change as a way to express how bad things have become (0:49).
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Kucinich urges the protection of voting rights

Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) talks about the importance of preserving voting rights and how that can lead to a better America. (0:21)
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Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Comments to the Press at General Assembly

In contrast to US president George Bush's failure to conduct a press encounter at this week's United Nations General Assembly, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took questions from the media during an hour-long press conference yesterday at UN headquarters in New York.

During the conversation, which was at times confrontational, Ahmadinejad retained a sense of relaxed composure. Though he skirted issues such as detention of dissidents, media transparency, and nuclear threats to Israel, Ahmadinejad was willing to engage on multiple, controversial topics.

Ahmadinejad spoke of his country's willingness to allow IAEA inspectors in to Iran, and denied the possibility that Iran would preemptively attack Israel, stating that "[the world] is entering a post-nuclear" era. The president also discussed his willingness to cooperate with the Iraqi government, cautioned the West about it's excursion in Afghanistan, and warned of the hazards of continued violence in the Middle East.

Listen to Audio File (5:06), via translation

Listen to Entire Press Conference (59:10), via translation


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IEDs are DoD's main concern

Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz tells Vic Snyder (R-Ark.) that there has been no formal discussion of expanding the scope of the Joint IED Defeat Organization to include other asymmetric weapons (0:22).
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Ellen Ratner Interviews Congressman Peter DeFazio

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oreg.) talks about the upcoming elections and the critical issues Americans currently face with Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner. DeFazio talks about the need for reform of energy laws and the improvement of America's technological and educational infrastructure. He criticizes the Republican energy and fiscal policy as well.
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Something is wrong in America

Anna Burger, International Secretary-Treasurer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) speaks at the unveiling of a new campaign ad from Health Care for America Now!. She states that something is wrong in America when: when war is a given and health care is a maybe, when getting a gun is easier than getting an appointment with your doctor, when we will do anything to the environment to get out more oil and we will do nothing to help people get health care and when members of congress get what they want and everybody else wishes that they had it. (:56)
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These guys just need a date!

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recounts his visits to troops returning from the theater of war. He says that a primary concern is more time in the U.S. between deployments so service members can meet someone to date or spend more time with a spouse and children. (0:32)
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Veterans Affairs: We care about our vets health

Sec. James Peak, Department of Veterans Affairs explains that they would remove the drug chantix immediately off the market if it created too many harmful effects. Currently, the drug is being used by many veterans to help curb smoking and has been linked to suicide. (1:08)
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Energy putting foreign policy in straight jacket

Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) says that the rise of oil prices is a major concern to American families and that the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee realizes the importance of energy security and its effect on the United States. (0:38)
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UN Flash Appeal for Myanmar Aid

John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General For Humanitarian Affairs, briefs the press on the United Nations Flash Appeal for International aid. (4:03)
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