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it goes right into washington. up the river, we have the older national pike goes astray to baltimore. we have the railroad line which comes straight down here from baltimore and the spur the go straight to frederick. you have it east-west, south-north. there was panic in the streets in baltimore and washington when they heard. rumors started flying. early at about 14,000 troops and the rumors were he had 35,000 troops. washington, the command structure was fragmented. there were a lot of generals. general halleck who the army chief of staff at one point said we need privates here to get to the barricades. that was the situation in washington. back down in richmond, grant, when he learned what was happening here, he did not want to send troops to richmond. you can read the telegrams between washington and his headquarters at city point outside of richmond. you can read the memoirs of the people who were on a staff. grant would not send troops -- finally, he gave in at the last minute and sent two regiments of the s
it goes right into washington. up the river, we have the older national pike goes astray to baltimore. we have the railroad line which comes straight down here from baltimore and the spur the go straight to frederick. you have it east-west, south-north. there was panic in the streets in baltimore and washington when they heard. rumors started flying. early at about 14,000 troops and the rumors were he had 35,000 troops. washington, the command structure was fragmented. there were a lot of...
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we defer to washington also judgment. it seems to me this tendency to defer may in the end pose the greatest obstacle to restoring good sense to u.s. policy. with that introductory statement i will stop. i refer to any questions you may have. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much for your work not only in this book but the prior book. >> i'm going to make a request of you all. please don't refer to me as colonel. [laughter] i've been out of the army for 18 years. i was only in the army for 23 years and it makes me feel like i'm flying under false can colors. >> that is how they referred to you on military credential but i will take that advice i prefer it myself. i wanted to call attention to one of the brief exceptions to washington rules that occurred during the kennedy administration. in ted sorenson's book that came out two years ago. he pointed out that even though kennedy's inaugural address that we can bear any burden for liberty that his experience with relying upon what we might call the hawkish wing of the
we defer to washington also judgment. it seems to me this tendency to defer may in the end pose the greatest obstacle to restoring good sense to u.s. policy. with that introductory statement i will stop. i refer to any questions you may have. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much for your work not only in this book but the prior book. >> i'm going to make a request of you all. please don't refer to me as colonel. [laughter] i've been out of the army for 18 years. i was only in...
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the last team to move was washington to texas. so washington is in that part of the transition twice, losing a team and getting a team. >> remind people who glory years looked like in washington baseball going back to years ago. >> it's a very short period, unfortunately. 1924 to 1933, the team won three pennants and its only world championship in 1924. that 1924 season, as you allude to, the entire country was behind the senators. it's also called the nationals, which is confusing, but people were very excited about an up and coming team who had never won anything before. they were sick of the yankees and the giants winning all the time. a guy named walter johnson, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, it never played in the world series and people wanted him to get a chance to play in the world series. they rooted for him all season long. >> was there a political establishment behind the team, or was it a different dynamic? >> obviously, it was a smaller town and it wasn't as dominant as it is now. president coolidge was hon
the last team to move was washington to texas. so washington is in that part of the transition twice, losing a team and getting a team. >> remind people who glory years looked like in washington baseball going back to years ago. >> it's a very short period, unfortunately. 1924 to 1933, the team won three pennants and its only world championship in 1924. that 1924 season, as you allude to, the entire country was behind the senators. it's also called the nationals, which is confusing,...
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by 1864, washington is much more than that. it is the fortress of washington. a fortified city. forts, 93 batteries, entrenchments, infrastructure for logistics, hospitals, as well as the political capital of the nation, the united states. 1814, thereeen for would not have been the parttion paid by 1864 in to protecting the city. through the intervening years, there had been did in the area of the most possible threat, the river, fort washington. neglect did and of no use whatsoever in the war of the civil war especially was fivefact, maryland miles away from us, surrounding the capital of the union. or the old the united states. 1864, there is a ring the fortification around the city, parklands.ly are they are preserved. we have something that the and suggest it is still it is being employed usefully for the city and the population today. and thely, locally, residents of the district of columbia. these were earthen fortifications. these were field fortifications thrown up by artilleryman, hired labor, private contractors even back then. maybe halliburton did not have anything t
by 1864, washington is much more than that. it is the fortress of washington. a fortified city. forts, 93 batteries, entrenchments, infrastructure for logistics, hospitals, as well as the political capital of the nation, the united states. 1814, thereeen for would not have been the parttion paid by 1864 in to protecting the city. through the intervening years, there had been did in the area of the most possible threat, the river, fort washington. neglect did and of no use whatsoever in the war...
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that's the key to washington. he isn't an intellectual like john adams or jefferson, he isn't a great orator like patrick henry, he isn't a brilliant napoleonic figure, he's a leader and people will follow him and he has absolute integrity and he will not give up and he never forgets what it's about, what the war is for. again and again, you have people saying that they're not going to quit because i will not leave this good man, you know. we have to remember, at one point, it was down to 3,000 troops, that's all he had left. hundreds, thousands had either quit, gone home when their enlistments expired, deserted, went to the enemy. >> charlie: because they were given pardons. >> absolutely. and people in new jersey, when washington and the army were retreating across new jersey, when the general and the british commanders offered pardons for anybody who would sign the loyalty oath, people in new jersey came by the thousands to sign as quickly as they could. if there had been polls taken, daily polls taken and run
that's the key to washington. he isn't an intellectual like john adams or jefferson, he isn't a great orator like patrick henry, he isn't a brilliant napoleonic figure, he's a leader and people will follow him and he has absolute integrity and he will not give up and he never forgets what it's about, what the war is for. again and again, you have people saying that they're not going to quit because i will not leave this good man, you know. we have to remember, at one point, it was down to 3,000...
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washington, green. knox, glover -- they are all learning as they go along. >> that was one of the values washington had. he could learn from experience. >> when he is defeated, he does not say, pity me. what can i learn from this? experience had been his teacher all through life. his father died when he was quite young. he was on his own from age 16. these other people were, too. fitch is keeping a diary. he kept a diary no matter what was happening, including after he was captured and taken prisoner, and put in one of those vile british prison ships in the harbor here in new york. i think he must have hid -- a beautiful leather diary. they are writing on scraps of paper, and i think he was hiding it on the ship, because it was against the rules. the fact that they wrote the letters, kept the diaries, is part of their great contributions to the country, because we know what it is like. he can be in their shoes and their skin, and feel what they went through, these human beings. also, i think, what comes
washington, green. knox, glover -- they are all learning as they go along. >> that was one of the values washington had. he could learn from experience. >> when he is defeated, he does not say, pity me. what can i learn from this? experience had been his teacher all through life. his father died when he was quite young. he was on his own from age 16. these other people were, too. fitch is keeping a diary. he kept a diary no matter what was happening, including after he was captured...
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today it stands close to the waterfront in southwest washington. in the past, education was limited to the opportunity down the street at the local school. bu particular for high school students, they are learningt now, -- they are learning a of digital services. some that are formal and paid for by the state, and some that are in formal. the resources that students and parents find online. becoming important at stake to make sure that every family have access to a friday iety of an -- a vareit full and part-time learning. >> digital learning and the future of the education system with tom vander ark monday night on "the communicators," on c-span 3. week, america artifex takes viewers into archives and historic sites around the country. at the outbreak of the civil war in the spring, 18 61, washington, dc was a lightly defended city and vulnerable with only one for located 12 miles south of the city and the confederate state of virginia just across the potomac. by 1865 the nation's capital had become the most fortified city in the world, with a rin
today it stands close to the waterfront in southwest washington. in the past, education was limited to the opportunity down the street at the local school. bu particular for high school students, they are learningt now, -- they are learning a of digital services. some that are formal and paid for by the state, and some that are in formal. the resources that students and parents find online. becoming important at stake to make sure that every family have access to a friday iety of an -- a vareit...
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located across from mount vernon, george washington's home. at the beginning of the war it was manned by marines. was not actually part of the civil war defenses of washington. the circle of forts. but if there would have been ships trying to come up, it would've had an effect, also. if you look at the plan, it will give you an idea of the way the fort was located on the river. you have some of the buildings associated with it behind. it's main focus was the river itself, even though it angered -- anchored the other civil war. this is the way he would've looked to someone who would have come here during the civil war. this is a national park. at times, and has been quite overgrown. right now, you can see if you look around, it needs some manicure and but it is better than i have seen it in the past. you saw at fort ward how well taken care of it is. it is a city park. the city does a very good job of taking care of fort ward. other forts depending on who maintains them and how good a job they do, you can see some places it is completely overgr
located across from mount vernon, george washington's home. at the beginning of the war it was manned by marines. was not actually part of the civil war defenses of washington. the circle of forts. but if there would have been ships trying to come up, it would've had an effect, also. if you look at the plan, it will give you an idea of the way the fort was located on the river. you have some of the buildings associated with it behind. it's main focus was the river itself, even though it angered...
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hastings of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 693, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. hastings: i offer this manager's amendment which would clarify two important items in section 2 of the disclosure of the e.s.a. day tafment it would provide an important clarify dation that the intent of the bill is for any federal public diskilo schauer on the internet under the bill to be completely consistent with data privacy laws in states including those that protect personal, identifiable information from disclosure. a significant amount of the best scientific and commercial data currently used by the u.s. fish and wildlife and the national marine fishery service for e.s.a. listing decisions is derived from states which have a diverse -- which have d
hastings of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 693, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. hastings: i offer this manager's amendment which would clarify two important items in section 2 of the disclosure of the e.s.a. day tafment...
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after washington and the french allies secured victory at yorktown in october 1781, washington came back and passed through annapolis. him,ity fathers greeted and of course, had a lavish affair for him. -- a committee published words of a presentation to him, and it really put everything in perspective. 1781, ands in october this was quite a few years after the battle of trenton. , they emphasized the successes at trenton and princeton that laid the cornerstone to our freedom and independence. i think those words really put it in perspective, the importance of what washington accomplished. i think what we forget an often overlookeddddddddddddddddd -- , of course, we celebrate every fourth of july, the declaration of independence for good reason, but we also fail to understand the declaration of independence meant nothing if you couldn't back it up with battlefield victories. the words were just hollow. that was the importance of trenton. basically, by the victory he ,ecured, saving the revolution and in essence, saving the declaration of independence. again, the words meant nothing if am
after washington and the french allies secured victory at yorktown in october 1781, washington came back and passed through annapolis. him,ity fathers greeted and of course, had a lavish affair for him. -- a committee published words of a presentation to him, and it really put everything in perspective. 1781, ands in october this was quite a few years after the battle of trenton. , they emphasized the successes at trenton and princeton that laid the cornerstone to our freedom and independence....
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washington stole the ukraine in order to create a serious problems for the russian government so washington has no intention whatsoever in resolving the situation it will be intensified and the russian people need to be aware how much more intense can it get though i mean at this point you know we're seeing this action going on in the east of the country the next logical step would be the self-defense forces taking some sort of bolder action perhaps that could lead to or what do you think it could lead to i mean what would be the end game there. well i think the washington's basle zz and care will call up more military they will equip them with more heavy weapons more aircraft and there will be a much fiercer onslaught against the the people the russian speaking peoples in eastern and southern ukraine who prefer not to be part of the new washington government in kiev so the the slaughter of civilians will intensify when you say that the conflict is only down to washington versus russia how far do you believe it can go i mean this is the sort of the sort of tactics and the sort of talk that
washington stole the ukraine in order to create a serious problems for the russian government so washington has no intention whatsoever in resolving the situation it will be intensified and the russian people need to be aware how much more intense can it get though i mean at this point you know we're seeing this action going on in the east of the country the next logical step would be the self-defense forces taking some sort of bolder action perhaps that could lead to or what do you think it...
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prosecuting attorney in washington. they hauled him to the not the old courthouse where it's two blocks from where we're standing right now. apparent to key very readily that the house painter mentally ill. he started to say he was the ing of england and ordered to do it by god or whatever. jackson was andrew jackson. he immediately saw a conspiracy. he told the u.s. attorney prosecute this guy to the full law.t of the there were hearings on capitol hill. it became so evident that there as no conspiracy, there was a deranged man that key basically rosecuted him giving the jury the complete option and ncouraging them to go for a plea of insanity. he represented the famous sam case that another made a lot of headlines in washington. of houston had been a member congress. he wasn't at the time. e came back to washington and he was working for indians, some named standbury made a speech -- he wrote a letter -- houston saying he was stealing money, government money that was supposed to go to the indians. he went out looking
prosecuting attorney in washington. they hauled him to the not the old courthouse where it's two blocks from where we're standing right now. apparent to key very readily that the house painter mentally ill. he started to say he was the ing of england and ordered to do it by god or whatever. jackson was andrew jackson. he immediately saw a conspiracy. he told the u.s. attorney prosecute this guy to the full law.t of the there were hearings on capitol hill. it became so evident that there as no...
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anybody know how washington died? >> contacted a chill and treated by the best physicians of the day, and they, i believe, blood let him four times, and i believe that probably -- what's the thinking now? >> so washington contracted probably some form of strep throat, and it swelled up, and so he called in -- his wife called in several of the local physicians, and, as you said, they bled him, so he -- first of all, he suffocated basically because his throat swelled up, but more so, he was bled three or four times, and his body went into shock, so something that we would consider easily treatable today, and even in extreme cases, physicians would do track yatmy if a throat swelled to that extent, really ended his life. he was forward thinking on medicine in so many ways, he felt bleeding was positive and encouraged them to continue bleeding him, so i've found it ironic that some of the people most forward thinking clung to blood letting, probably had some kind of a psych logical impact. they thought they were going to
anybody know how washington died? >> contacted a chill and treated by the best physicians of the day, and they, i believe, blood let him four times, and i believe that probably -- what's the thinking now? >> so washington contracted probably some form of strep throat, and it swelled up, and so he called in -- his wife called in several of the local physicians, and, as you said, they bled him, so he -- first of all, he suffocated basically because his throat swelled up, but more so,...
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to cross-talk washington spinning of containment i'm joined by my guest stephen cohen in new york he is a professor emeritus of russian studies and politics at new york university and princeton university and author of the recent book soviet fates in last alternatives and in chicago we cross to john mearsheimer he is a professor in the political science department at the university of chicago who has written extensively on international security his latest book is the tragedy of great power politics all right gentlemen cross talk rules and that means you can jump in anytime on steven cohen if i go to you first i read your article in the nation the cold war again whose responsibility subtitle in the name of democracy the west has unrelentingly moved its military political in the economic power ever closer to a post soviet russia i'll not ask a very broad ended question here what a future historians are going to think about this time period right now what if there are any future historians left because this could easily lead to nuclear war but we could go to that later i think that the
to cross-talk washington spinning of containment i'm joined by my guest stephen cohen in new york he is a professor emeritus of russian studies and politics at new york university and princeton university and author of the recent book soviet fates in last alternatives and in chicago we cross to john mearsheimer he is a professor in the political science department at the university of chicago who has written extensively on international security his latest book is the tragedy of great power...
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and newsweek who now edits the online news site consortium news dot com also in washington we have jim lobe he is the washington bureau chief for intra press service and director of a blog on us middle east policy called low blog dot com and in champaign we cross to francis boyle he is a professor of international law at the university of illinois college of law are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it robert to go to you first in washington you wrote an article recently obama's true foreign policy weakness what is that weakness. well president obama has been willing to fall into the control under the control pretty much of the neo conservatives and some of their liberal interventionists friends he has instead of asserting more as a real break from the george w. bush policies he has he has adopted them he has avoided perhaps some of the more extreme problems but in many ways he has not challenge them in any fundamental way so why is that why. well it's a good question and he he i think he basically is trying to av
and newsweek who now edits the online news site consortium news dot com also in washington we have jim lobe he is the washington bureau chief for intra press service and director of a blog on us middle east policy called low blog dot com and in champaign we cross to francis boyle he is a professor of international law at the university of illinois college of law are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it robert to go to you...
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that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even in florida. as you are going to the next , you of changing your laws can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. smallust a process, a baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor control board and there it a lot of talk about what would look like, this notion of legalization, they did not want to think about it from a business perspective. at the time, it is big ad business. they are going to advertise to isr children and business just a bad. understandable. when the industry reached out to the liquor control board and the powers that be, there were a lot of people in the community, what one of my colleagues calls, whack-tivists. they're very passionate but politically naÏve people in the medical community typically. positivelyengaging with the process with the liquor they started accus
that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even in florida. as you are going to the next , you of changing your laws can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. smallust a process, a baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor control board and there it a...
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would slaves get in courts in washington? a slave would be brought here from a slave state to washington, d.c., which had maryland laws, by the way, back then, and maryland had a law that if a slave was brought here they couldor a year, be free, and who did they go to? they went to frank t -- frank key, and he represented. he had a mixed record. the other thing is his brother-in-law was roger b. tawn y, who later issued the infamous dred scott decision, which said that african-americans had no rights whatsoever. you cannot get away from this, but you also cannot get away from the fact that is one night, when the bombs were bursting in , this challenged poet came up with the words that have become etched into the fabric of date, 2014.o this so thank you very much. [applause] >> we do have some time for questions, and we would like you to go to the microphones on that we can be recorded. we are at the national archives. we are being archived here for posterity. no pressure. >> my question was -- is there any evidence he wrote a
would slaves get in courts in washington? a slave would be brought here from a slave state to washington, d.c., which had maryland laws, by the way, back then, and maryland had a law that if a slave was brought here they couldor a year, be free, and who did they go to? they went to frank t -- frank key, and he represented. he had a mixed record. the other thing is his brother-in-law was roger b. tawn y, who later issued the infamous dred scott decision, which said that african-americans had no...
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but washington, d.c. back in those days, and natives don't like me to say this, it was a sleepy, southern town. there were no -- this building wasn't here. this complex wasn't here. pennsylvania avenue had only one building, the fbi building, and f-street and g-street all of those streets on the west end didn't have any major high-rise buildings. we have a building height restriction. but look at washington now. look at it now. it didn't happen overnight. it took a lot of work, a lot of vision, and a lot of tenacity. for instance, i appointed herb miller as the white developer as chair of my committee and they came up with very great recommendations. also, i reorganized the permit department and welcomed businesses to come to washington. we have doubled the number of hotel rooms since when i started. i think that is important to see the big picture because i painted a large photograph of our city. all of this is replete with courage, tenacity, vision and understanding and loving this community and they lo
but washington, d.c. back in those days, and natives don't like me to say this, it was a sleepy, southern town. there were no -- this building wasn't here. this complex wasn't here. pennsylvania avenue had only one building, the fbi building, and f-street and g-street all of those streets on the west end didn't have any major high-rise buildings. we have a building height restriction. but look at washington now. look at it now. it didn't happen overnight. it took a lot of work, a lot of vision,...
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washington may have overlooked the threat of this radical group in washington i'm going to check on our team. now for one weekend this summer speed limits the kremlin in moscow mean nothing thank you. head over russia's first formula one grand prix in sochi fans in the heart of the capital can get their rush of racing excitement we've got more pictures and video for you at r.t. dot com also there an investigation sheds light on a deadly plane crash in the congo four years ago it turns out it was all the plane of a runaway crocodile which apparently survived the crash. right the sea. first rate. and i think that your. orders. found him a pay didn't set off on a grand total of latin america this week while him when his aires his latest stop off the russian president cemented future ties with his arjen time counterpart christina kitchener they've agreed moscow would expand its foothold in argentina's energy sector. over twenty percent of argentina's hydroelectric power is produced by russian equipment we really hope to take an active part in the modernization program and the construction o
washington may have overlooked the threat of this radical group in washington i'm going to check on our team. now for one weekend this summer speed limits the kremlin in moscow mean nothing thank you. head over russia's first formula one grand prix in sochi fans in the heart of the capital can get their rush of racing excitement we've got more pictures and video for you at r.t. dot com also there an investigation sheds light on a deadly plane crash in the congo four years ago it turns out it...
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once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. on the surface this week, the fight was about immigration. whether unaccompanied minors should be allowed to cross the border illegally and then be allowed to stay until they work their way through the legal process. i spoke to white house domestic policy advisor cecilia munoz on the "newshour." >> we're approaching this as a -- urgent humanitarian situation. but it's also true that we have to make it clear to any parent who might be making the decision to put their child in the hands of trafficers and smugglers that this is an incredibly dangerous thing to do. and they should not do it based on the falspremthace they're guaranteed status in the united states. because that's simply not true. gwen: the dispute quicklyly morphed into another version of the increasingly bitter recurring standoff between the president and congressional republicans. >> amnesty is unfolding before our very eyes. and i would suggest the only response that will stop this humanitarian disaster is for president
once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. on the surface this week, the fight was about immigration. whether unaccompanied minors should be allowed to cross the border illegally and then be allowed to stay until they work their way through the legal process. i spoke to white house domestic policy advisor cecilia munoz on the "newshour." >> we're approaching this as a -- urgent humanitarian situation. but it's also true that we have to make it...
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washington, d.c.. he also talks about the scandals that almost ruined him from his time in prison for cocaine possession in dc politics following the release. this is just over an hour. >> good evening everybody. welcome to the national press club for this special events. i am eleanor herman and i'm a member of the club book and author committee. we are very glad you've come to this event and we hope you enjoy it. the club has 15 or 20 of these every year on a variety of books fiction and nonfiction. so if you are not already on the e-mail list and would like to learn the future events please see me after the events an eveni will put you on our e-mail list. it's usually about one month that yoin amonth that you will . speaking of the future events i want to just tell you of some coming up in july all of which begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. tuesday july 8 tom will discuss his new book an idea whose time has come, two presidents, parties and the battle for the civil rights act of 1964. on we
washington, d.c.. he also talks about the scandals that almost ruined him from his time in prison for cocaine possession in dc politics following the release. this is just over an hour. >> good evening everybody. welcome to the national press club for this special events. i am eleanor herman and i'm a member of the club book and author committee. we are very glad you've come to this event and we hope you enjoy it. the club has 15 or 20 of these every year on a variety of books fiction and...
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yesterday was about 87 in washington, which is one of the closest locations there no central washington. as far as the forecast for today, there's not a lot of change-ups. showers near reno. we will be cooler in the coastal we'll feel pretty warm in areas of the southwest. >> thanks for that. >> there is rain in sight. >> there is rain in sight. something to look forward to. >>> one of the richest men on earth says working less is key to our future success. plus, a boston hot air balloon goes terribly off course. details ahead. curing a yeast infection can take days. relieving the itch.... can happen instantly. vagisil max strength anti-itch wipes relieve itch and odor instantly as they cleanse. so why wait to feel comfortable? trust vagisil. the number one wipe for itch. started using gain flings,fe their laundry smells more amazing than ever. uh honey, isn't that the dog's towel? hey, mi towel, su towel. more gain scent, plus oxi boost and febreze for 3 big things in one gain fling. it's our best gain ever! that it's given me time toabout reflect on some of life'seen biggest questions
yesterday was about 87 in washington, which is one of the closest locations there no central washington. as far as the forecast for today, there's not a lot of change-ups. showers near reno. we will be cooler in the coastal we'll feel pretty warm in areas of the southwest. >> thanks for that. >> there is rain in sight. >> there is rain in sight. something to look forward to. >>> one of the richest men on earth says working less is key to our future success. plus, a...
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that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even some things in florida. as you are going to the next steps of changing your laws, you can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. it's just a process, a small baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor control board and there was a lot of talk about what it would look like, this notion of legalization, they did not want to think about it from a business perspective. at the time, it is big ad business. they are going to advertise to your children and business is just a bad. understandable. when the industry reached out to the liquor control board and the powers that be, there were a lot of people in the community, what one of my colleagues calls, whack-tivists. they're very passionate but politically naÏve people in the medical community typically. instead of engaging positively with th
that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even some things in florida. as you are going to the next steps of changing your laws, you can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. it's just a process, a small baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor...
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, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill." >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we asked people a question -- how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave the person a ribbon to represent how long that might last. >> i'm going to have to rethink this thing. >> it's hard to to imagine for a retirement that might last 30 years or more. maybe we might approach things differently if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. >> the future of surgery is within sight. our research is studying how real-time multimodality imaging during surgery can help precision the outcome. it all starts here. >> funding is also provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again live from washington moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. if it were only just one problem. think about it. war in the middle east, blood in the sun flower fields of ukraine as conflicts escalates. political uncertainty in iran and afghanistan. and another violent
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only pot certified to be washington grown can be sold in washington state. >>> the mother accused of abandoning her baby on a new york city platform is being held without bail. 20-year-old frankea dabbs told police she was homeless and felt she couldn't take care of her 10-month-old daughter. she said she thought she was leaving her baby in a safe public place. dabbs' father said his daughter has been troubled since her boyfriend was shot to death. the baby is okay. she remains with child services. >>> the former mayor of new orleans, ray nagin, learns his sentence today. he was convicted of 20 federal corruption charges including bribery, money laundering and fraud. the prison sentence, which could be more than 20 years, would be a virtual life sentence for the democrat once seen as a reformer. >>> donald sterling had an unkind word for almost everyone at the trial over ownership of his pro basketball team. the embattled owners of the los angeles clippers blasted two doctors who say he is mentally incapacitated and ridiculed wife shelly's attorney. she is suing for the right to sell
only pot certified to be washington grown can be sold in washington state. >>> the mother accused of abandoning her baby on a new york city platform is being held without bail. 20-year-old frankea dabbs told police she was homeless and felt she couldn't take care of her 10-month-old daughter. she said she thought she was leaving her baby in a safe public place. dabbs' father said his daughter has been troubled since her boyfriend was shot to death. the baby is okay. she remains with...
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that is george washington adams. they became engaged. then time went by and george washington adams got into more and more difficulty off in the distance in massachusetts while the young lady was in washington with the adams family. then the other brother appeared on the scene, if you will, that is john. john adams, that is john quincy's son, and the young lady became intimate and married. >> you write in your book, this is again a personal thing, about john quincy adams'daily walked onto the potomac river, swimming in the new? >> it is hard to say, because it seems likely that he was either in the neuter almost nude. -- in the nude or almost nude. he is an early riser. he came during the summer months when he was still here and he wasn't at home in massachusetts, he became -- he went to the potomac for regular early morning refreshment, often accompanied by someone, but sometimes alone. he would swim in the river and sometimes got into trouble, got swept away by the tide once and almost drowned. there is a wonderful episode in the memoi
that is george washington adams. they became engaged. then time went by and george washington adams got into more and more difficulty off in the distance in massachusetts while the young lady was in washington with the adams family. then the other brother appeared on the scene, if you will, that is john. john adams, that is john quincy's son, and the young lady became intimate and married. >> you write in your book, this is again a personal thing, about john quincy adams'daily walked onto...
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there is some cause for concern in washington for two reasons. one this is an international city where travelers come in and go out to all places in the world, and secondly next week washington, d.c. is hosting a high level africa summit where there will be hundreds of travelers coming in from the impacted continent. >> florida resident kevin johnson grew up in the washington area and is here today to visit family. he says the lethal ebola outbreak does give him some concern about air travel. >> especially on the planes, you can't control that. so hopefully they get it under wraps fast. >> but most travelers today told us while they're aware of the virus, they're not concerned. >> i'm just not seeing the statistical numbers that's really showing that it's an issue, that i'd have to be concerned with at this point. >> the transmission is actually fluid to fluid contact and more bodily. so it's a little less contagious or easily spread than whatnot, so i don't have personal fears about it. >> the company sent out e-mails to let us know and inform u
there is some cause for concern in washington for two reasons. one this is an international city where travelers come in and go out to all places in the world, and secondly next week washington, d.c. is hosting a high level africa summit where there will be hundreds of travelers coming in from the impacted continent. >> florida resident kevin johnson grew up in the washington area and is here today to visit family. he says the lethal ebola outbreak does give him some concern about air...
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apparently doing at home what washington has been accused of doing to the american people. we're guessing someone will say that on television before long. >> all right, then. well, president obama might help one comedian win an emmy. the episode of "between two ferns" with zach galifianakis has been nominated. it was published back in march and has more than 22 million views. and be sure to tune in to msnbc this monday at 10:00 a.m. to see the debut of a new show hosted by jose diaz-balart live from miami. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> in washington, i'm joined now by the reporter for "the hill." good friday morning, kevin. >> happy friday, betty, how are you? >> i'm doing great. well, president obama is firing back at the republican lawsuit saying you're going to sue he for doing my job and you're not doing yours? does he have a point? or is this lawsuit gaining some momentum? >> well, yesterday, he said, quote, unquote, for what? why are you going to sue me? for doing my job? you know, i'm not sure it's gaining momentum except among republicans, i t
apparently doing at home what washington has been accused of doing to the american people. we're guessing someone will say that on television before long. >> all right, then. well, president obama might help one comedian win an emmy. the episode of "between two ferns" with zach galifianakis has been nominated. it was published back in march and has more than 22 million views. and be sure to tune in to msnbc this monday at 10:00 a.m. to see the debut of a new show hosted by jose...
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look at washington now. i laid the foundation. >> you can take the credit for that because as a visionary -- what a lot of people didn't realize when you came to washington, d.c., you were a civil rights fighter, you know, foot soldier, and it was being part of the, you know, snik that brought you to washington. but you didn't really set out to be a politician, but politics became part of your life once washington opened something up for you. what was that? >> i have no role models about politics. in memphis where i grew up from age 8 until i finished college, there were no black commissioners, no black mayors, no black anything. it was run by all white people. i had no role models, but i got in the civil rights movement, i started seeing the world on a much broader scale. i saw human rights much differently. when i came to d.c., i came here to raise money and lobby the congress. i couldn't wait on that because too many problems here. as i said, all of downtown, our neighborhoods have been transformed becaus
look at washington now. i laid the foundation. >> you can take the credit for that because as a visionary -- what a lot of people didn't realize when you came to washington, d.c., you were a civil rights fighter, you know, foot soldier, and it was being part of the, you know, snik that brought you to washington. but you didn't really set out to be a politician, but politics became part of your life once washington opened something up for you. what was that? >> i have no role models...
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to cross not to be shaping of the middle east i'm joined by my guest michael barnett in washington he is a professor of international affairs at the george washington university as well as a member of the council on foreign relations also in washington we have got up by god he is a professor at the near east south asia center for strategic studies and in orlando we cross to scott rickard he is a former american intelligence linguist sorry gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want i very much encourage michel if i go to you first here in my introduction i talked about the arab spring that might have been that whole phenomenon was probably illusory considering what's happened since what happened in tunisia and in egypt but what do you think of the term jihadi summer when we think of isis well i think it's catchy and certainly it's a nice way of thinking about replacing our term of art which is the arab spring whether in fact we've gone from a spring to something that's dreary fall or winter i think is still to be determined there's no question though
to cross not to be shaping of the middle east i'm joined by my guest michael barnett in washington he is a professor of international affairs at the george washington university as well as a member of the council on foreign relations also in washington we have got up by god he is a professor at the near east south asia center for strategic studies and in orlando we cross to scott rickard he is a former american intelligence linguist sorry gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can...
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dew point levels in the upper 50's. 80 in washington at george washington university. petersburg now i-71. hanging onto 83 in fredericksburg. eckington park, maryland, now i-83. the dew point levels are not typical for this time in july. of cooler airsh north and west of us. detroit at 66. pittsburgh only at 60 -- 63. 61 and syracuse. conditions will improve overnight with gradual clearing. just a few clouds out there right now, but the system well off to the north any device -- north and east of us clears out by morning. a few remaining showers will off to the north and west across garrett and again he and the virginia panel -- and allegheny and the virginia manhandle. -- panhandle. this model estimates the cloud cover for the day tomorrow. temperatures only around 80 degrees. and we will see even nicer weather as we move toward thursday. and then a chance for a few showers by friday. mainly clear overnight, middle 50's in the western suburbs to the lower 60's inside the beltway. tomorrow looks fantastic. sunshine, lower humidity, 77-82 degrees as the high. wind out o
dew point levels in the upper 50's. 80 in washington at george washington university. petersburg now i-71. hanging onto 83 in fredericksburg. eckington park, maryland, now i-83. the dew point levels are not typical for this time in july. of cooler airsh north and west of us. detroit at 66. pittsburgh only at 60 -- 63. 61 and syracuse. conditions will improve overnight with gradual clearing. just a few clouds out there right now, but the system well off to the north any device -- north and east...
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that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even in florida. as you are going to the next , you of changing your laws can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. smallust a process, a baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor control board and there it a lot of talk about what would look like, this notion of legalization, they did not want to think about it from a business perspective. at the time, it is big ad business. they are going to advertise to isr children and business just a bad. understandable. when the industry reached out to the liquor control board and the powers that be, there were a lot of people in the community, what one of my colleagues calls, whack-tivists. they're very passionate but politically naÏve people in the medical community typically. positivelyengaging with the process with the liquor they started accus
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response to madison after washington got it. thank you, you laugh even though i got it wrong. he wrote congresses response to the not real address in washington thought madison was so good at this kind of thing he asked him, madison to write washington's reply back to the congress. [laughter] it's hard to imagine how this voice was echoing off every wall. i'm not sure there has been another time in history when one man has been so influential at the beginning of an administration that way madison was in the beginning with washington. >> as you talk about the constitution convention obviously there were battles over various provisions of the constitution. we ended up with article i and section part of one, two and three and it took a long time, many many hours of days and worked to put it all together. can you cite the specific compromise and the most important provision that they were arguing about that they were ultimately able to resolve? >> it was the thing we learned in the history books about the big states and the small st
response to madison after washington got it. thank you, you laugh even though i got it wrong. he wrote congresses response to the not real address in washington thought madison was so good at this kind of thing he asked him, madison to write washington's reply back to the congress. [laughter] it's hard to imagine how this voice was echoing off every wall. i'm not sure there has been another time in history when one man has been so influential at the beginning of an administration that way...
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great george washington could do no wrong, .ut the seething underneath by his second term, washington says i cannot take this anymore. this backbiting and this ugliness, this awfulness. it has always been our history. you can say it is a great weakness and you can also say it is a great strength. divided.ry as long as our division is part of the articulated public form of debate according to democratic principles, i think we will be fine. >> in the middle of everything that they were doing, talk about george washington adams, who died in the 1829 at age 28. >> committed suicide in fact. >> how? >> jumped from a steamer in long island sound as it went from newport rhode island on its way to new york, where it was going to -- on his way to new york. he was going to travel down to washington to join his mother and father. this is just after john quincy adams and louisa leave the white house. george washington adams is the elder him -- is the eldest of the adams children. a daughter who lived for year and died in st. petersburg, something that louisa never got over. >> st. petersburg, rus
great george washington could do no wrong, .ut the seething underneath by his second term, washington says i cannot take this anymore. this backbiting and this ugliness, this awfulness. it has always been our history. you can say it is a great weakness and you can also say it is a great strength. divided.ry as long as our division is part of the articulated public form of debate according to democratic principles, i think we will be fine. >> in the middle of everything that they were...
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if you're reading it washington it bugs you and it sanctions you if you're our washington d.c. spies when you go to war she would have been essential to the war change and the cold war there's now a war multi-polar world if the rise it would with the rise of china of course the russian lie to has been struck so i think the answer question is basically better to be very arrogant it's been the look so she would power from nine hundred ninety until a few years ago and it's basically gone nice things can it's got power crazy really and. you know as i said this is backfire i don't think on the united states people are saying in germany look we were all eyes united states and this is what happens there spying on us this can't be right trust is being destroyed here and it needs to be very hard for you know the states to repair distrust absolutely and in fact a recent poll showed that over half of germans want their country to be less the pendants off the u.s. journalist and broadcaster neil clark thank you very much. well we have more stories ahead for you including aluminum blockade
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one of the new common in washington d.c. all the face time people moan. from. pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm. the researcher led. the. economic downturn in the final. days of the deal sank night and the rest that i meet every week. recently. is a. welcome back to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing the reshaping of the middle east. ok michael i'd like to go back to you in washington as mentioned earlier in the program about a possible showdown between the sunni world and the shia world and obviously that means saudi arabia and iran what do you think of that because you really have so many odd bedfellows going on right now in that region of or it isn't only your enemy's enemy you're dealing you know your enemy your friends are dealing with your enemies and like i said earlier it's a very complicated but what about this showdown between the sectarian differences here well i think again this is actually a matter of contrivance and convenience that will oftentimes when we talk about sectar
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>> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> the california highway patrol says the officer caught on video beating a woman has been placed on desk duty. in the video the unidentified officer is shown repeatingly punching a woman he pinned on the side of a los angeles freeway. it's unclear what provoked the altercation. as bigad shaban reports, community leaders are outraged. the california whooi patrol shook hands with community leaders after what was called an open and honest meeting. a highway patrol officer repeatedly punching a woman on the side of the expressway. commissioner farrell said he had the same response. the victim, 51-year-old marlene pin okay is being treated for her injuries but hoer attorney said the treatment was delay and accuses them of hiding her. >> i believe had an officer gotten beaten up, they would have given him a cat scan immediately. the california highway patrol shouldn't be left to investigate one of their own. >> reporter: is their investigation one you feel you can have co
>> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> the california highway patrol says the officer caught on video beating a woman has been placed on desk duty. in the video the unidentified officer is shown repeatingly punching a woman he pinned on the side of a los angeles freeway. it's unclear what provoked the altercation. as bigad shaban reports, community leaders are outraged. the california whooi patrol shook hands with community leaders after what was called an open and...