Malaysian Airliner Search;New Sunday Morning Business Show

During a bad weather-induced lull in the search for the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner in the Indian Ocean,Australian officials briefed journalists.We will be very pleased to waive visa fees for the families of passengers of MH-370,Australian Defence Minister David Johnston told reporters at RAAF Pearce in Perth Tuesday afternoon.We will be very pleased to welcome them,to give them some closure.This is probably one of the most remote parts of the planet.
Let's be clear.To this point in the search,we have not successfully recovered any debris from the airplane in question.The telemetry from the satellite and the performance of the aircraft is all we've got to go on.I am confident in that because that is the best we've got.At this point in the recovery,virtually everything is speculation.
This southern ocean has shipwrecked many sailors in our history.It is very,very dangerous-even for big Panamex class ships.We are doing everything we can.We are looking for an aircraft in Victoria from Western Australia.Everything is fairly urgent,but we cannot put pilots and ships at risk.The Prime Minister is very,very fixed on dealing with Malaysia,our close friend,and the families.*
We're not searching for the needle in the haystack,added Mark Binskin,Vice Chief of Defence;we're trying to find what haystack the needle is in.We're hoping for good weather in the coming days.We're waiting for the two Chinese ships and the Korean P-3 aircraft.As we get more and more data,we continue to refine the search area.The buoys will keep very good track of where the current debris field should be.
The collaboration has been very,very good.There's been a lot of collaboration among the US,UK and Australia in refining that satellite imagery.All the information is being passed quite well to all the nations,the Vice Chief of Defence stated.*
On Sunday March 30,a new business show will debut on News Corp's Fox News channel.It is "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" from 10-11 am Eastern.The show is slotted between "Fox&Friends Weekend" and "Media Buzz."It will focus on the intersection of commerce and news events.Bartiromo will interview business leaders and newsmakers on job creation,investment opportunities and so on.
Bartiromo arrived at Fox News in February after 20 years at CNBC.She is also Fox Business Network's global markets editor and anchors the weekday morning show "Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo" from 9-11 am Eastern.*
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Saudi Prince Very Close

Prince Alwaleed bin Sultan,a leading investor in U.S. companies,has been expressing his thoughts about the state of the country he clearly feels deeply involved with.The prince,who will be 55 in March,said he's not sure the U.S. is on the right track.It is down,but not out.Mr.Obama needs more time.He has a tremendous amount on his plate:the deficit,the health care situation,as well as the financial crisis.There are so many issues under the table:Social Security,Medicare-they are time bombs.I'd like to get health care behind us and focus on job growth and the Middle East,Prince Alwaleed remarked.
President Obama has to prove he is as tough as former president George W. Bush was,the prince feels.The U.S. cannot be at all lenient on terrorists.Thank God their latest attempt was prevented.On the other hand,profiling is wrong.Remember Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh?Are all Oklahomans terrorists?the prince asked rhetorically.
Prince Alwaleed,a slight man with a full head of salt-and-pepper hair,owns 5.7% of NewsCorp,parent of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.He considers it an alliance.It's a core,strategic investment that will never be sold,he insisted.It's a well-run empire by Rupert Murdoch and son James.Prince Alwaleed also owns stakes in Time Warner Communications and Citigroup.The owner of a stable of fine horses,the prince is more than an investor in the U.S.;his evident passion and knowledge confirms that he is also a close friend of America.