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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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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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by 1864, washington is much more than that. it is the fortress of washington. a fortified city. 60 odd, or more, forts, 93 batteries, entrenchments, infrastructure for logistics, hospitals, as well as the political capital of the nation, the united states. had it not been for 1814, there would not have been the attention paid by 1864 in part to protecting the city. through the intervening years, there had been constructed in the area of the most possible threat, the river, fort washington. by 1861, it was neglect did and of no use whatsoever in the war of the civil war especially where in fact, maryland was five miles away from us, surrounding the capital of the union. or the old the united states. by 1864, there is a ring the fortifications around the city, which happily are parklands. they are preserved. there is something we can point to from the civil war and suggest it is still it is being employed usefully for the city and the population today. nationally, locally, and the residents of the district of columbia. these were earthen fortifications. fort wash
by 1864, washington is much more than that. it is the fortress of washington. a fortified city. 60 odd, or more, forts, 93 batteries, entrenchments, infrastructure for logistics, hospitals, as well as the political capital of the nation, the united states. had it not been for 1814, there would not have been the attention paid by 1864 in part to protecting the city. through the intervening years, there had been constructed in the area of the most possible threat, the river, fort washington. by...
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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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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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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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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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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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i've been writing it on the bus going back and forth to washington. i was able to finish that and publish it. that is the kind of surprised that i think you can introduce into life after crisis like this, just take advantage of. it's not all pain. it's also the energy and the opportunity of something new. >> was their depression and? >> you know, i think there's always bashed that i don't know if those depression as much as morning. they be that's depression. i don't know how to go about it but i still mourn that loss of the job. i always will. it was such an opportunity and i was raised -- i had an opportunity to change government and we launched a number of things and i just felt as if i hadn't finished my work. so that i will continue to mourn. it's a little bit of sadness but it's not what dominates who i am. i have of the ways i can contribute and i believe in work, so i'm finding other work to do. >> were you first on on the nonprofit with some of your former circles in washington when you've resigned? >> well, my experience was that i had a rat
i've been writing it on the bus going back and forth to washington. i was able to finish that and publish it. that is the kind of surprised that i think you can introduce into life after crisis like this, just take advantage of. it's not all pain. it's also the energy and the opportunity of something new. >> was their depression and? >> you know, i think there's always bashed that i don't know if those depression as much as morning. they be that's depression. i don't know how to go...
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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
, 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...
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this was started by washington it's part of the neoconservative doctrine that the united states as the sole superpower must prevent the rise of any of powers that could in any way limit washington's ability to exercise jonna me over the world and that's what you're seeing in ukraine this is a direct teaching threat to russia and also serves to isolate russia from the e.u. from america's vassal states in europe washington has no intention whatsoever in resolving the situation it will be intensified. russia's emergencies ministry setting a new temporary shelters for refugees from ukraine according to the un around a hundred ten thousand people have already fled to russia to escape the di humanitarian situation the region which incidentally is way below moscow's estimate the influx of refugees is led russian regions bordered ukraine to declare a state of emergency in the russian migration service puts the total number of people who fled the violence in ukraine at four hundred thousand way more than the u.n. but it's not only officials that have been helping out when it comes to the scores
this was started by washington it's part of the neoconservative doctrine that the united states as the sole superpower must prevent the rise of any of powers that could in any way limit washington's ability to exercise jonna me over the world and that's what you're seeing in ukraine this is a direct teaching threat to russia and also serves to isolate russia from the e.u. from america's vassal states in europe washington has no intention whatsoever in resolving the situation it will be...
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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 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 avoid
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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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en washington, lowry montenegro. >>> maÑana tendremos cobertura desde washington sobre la visita de los presidentes centroamÉr a centroamerican centroamericanos. tambiÉn en "noticiero univisiÓn" y en el "noticiero telemundo." >>> y en las cifras mÁs recientes de niÑos cruzando la frontera, el departamento de seguridad nacional dijo que los nÚmeros disminuyen, en el valle de rio grande detenÍan a 283 niÑos al dÍa. y ahora el promedio es de 120 menores cada dÍa, el nÚmero total detenidos en toda la frontera este aÑo fiscal es de 57 mil. >>> y hoy le tenemos una advertencia, seria, y denuncia, hay estafadores que se llenan los bolsillos aprovechando de la crisis de los niÑos que llegan solos. el fbi confirmÓ que estos timadores de alguna manera tuvieron acceso a informaciÓn detallada de los niÑos en bases militares y la utilizan para sacar dinero a sus familiares, rogelio mora explica. >>> cuando lilian pensaba que habÍa superado todos los obstÁculos recibiÓ una llamada telefÓnica, le dijeron que de parte del albergue donde estaba tenÍa que pagar. que la niÑa tenÍa m
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washington well it's a mess. to add to the list. is a. candidate for perceived going to actually back to doesn't do too much for ad revenue my own tech agriculture giant keeps on a seventy six year old american farmer in studio fallout do you think this is going to create for the cia do you think this is what's triggering a great america is the largest economy in the world it's also the largest debtor nation in the history of the world breaking the set is mostly an alternative to the status quo but what might the real alternatives points to working for the american dream the next they were just trying to survive it's time for americans and lawmakers in washington to wake up and start talking about the real causes of. say . the least. when welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lobo reversals of fortune and stalemate the harder the western backed regime in kiev assaults to resistance in the east the more the resistance is able to push back washington support of a military solution is flagging as well as pushing goe
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eastern on washington today. you can also hear audio of the five networks sunday public affairs programs beginning sundays at noon eastern. c-span radio on audionow, call 202-626-8888. long distance or phone charges may apply. >>> next on american history tv, a ri kelman out university of california-davis discusses the sand creek massacre. november 29th, 1864, attack of u.s. army troops on a cheyenne and arapaho indian village in colorado territory. this is from the gettiesburg college war ins tult annual summer conference taking place in june. it's about an hour. [ applause ]
eastern on washington today. you can also hear audio of the five networks sunday public affairs programs beginning sundays at noon eastern. c-span radio on audionow, call 202-626-8888. long distance or phone charges may apply. >>> next on american history tv, a ri kelman out university of california-davis discusses the sand creek massacre. november 29th, 1864, attack of u.s. army troops on a cheyenne and arapaho indian village in colorado territory. this is from the gettiesburg college...
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once you get to washington d.c. it gets harder and harder to have a voice in the system but i still think as much as we can keep out of government is a better way to go. >> host: your sixth ruiz fight the power which sounds a lot like a 1960s liberal. i think my parents used to say that with flowers in their hair so how is that a libertarian idea not a liberal idea? >> guest: when we organized a march on washington in 2009 week expropriated the system some people were upset by that but i think going back to america's founding it was very clear, you read george washington's farewell address, he made it clear that you and i have a responsibility to keep government in check that it was on the shoulders of the american people to protect liberty and somewhere along the way particularly conservatives and libertarians started reading all the right books and we have this very naÏve theory that good ideas would write to -- rise to the top in politics just like markets. it's not true and if you and i don't take that responsi
once you get to washington d.c. it gets harder and harder to have a voice in the system but i still think as much as we can keep out of government is a better way to go. >> host: your sixth ruiz fight the power which sounds a lot like a 1960s liberal. i think my parents used to say that with flowers in their hair so how is that a libertarian idea not a liberal idea? >> guest: when we organized a march on washington in 2009 week expropriated the system some people were upset by that...
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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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thanks f for joining us on "washington business report." bestg up, it is one of the sources for business and revenue in washington. but many small businesses are mimissing out. our spotlight is next. [ the human league's "human" plays ] humans... we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where, if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today. like our 24/7 support and service. because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our customers do their best out there in the world, so we do everything we can to be there for them when they need us. plus, you could save hundreds when you switch. >> welcome back. it is time for our smalll busiss hotline. when it comes to government contracts, we are inin the midde of the season. fromow until october, the majoty are awarded. should benesses cranking uto when work that
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we'll have coverage in berlin and washington. >> israel and hamas trade rocket attacks were a fourth day. we'll go live to jerusalem and ask what's the endgame for israel. >> argentina fans celebrate their teams advance to the world cup final after a nailbiting victory over the netherlands. >> we start in germany where a top u.s. by has been ordered to leave the country. the government in berlin says the decision is linked to the growing nsa spying scandal. >> this is the latest twist in an espionage drama that has soured u.s. german relations. angela merkel again told the united states today that trust was crucial between the two allies. >> it appears berlin is upping the ante after uncovering two suspected double agents in germany working for the u.s. >> angry politicians from across the spectrum are demanding action now. >> the intelligence officer was asked to vacate the u.s. embassy and leave the country. it is a big step for germany which is increasingly fed up with washington's failure to cooperate in its probe into nsa spying. berlin has struck a new town with ministers in th
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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, green. are allover -- they 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. -- ank he must have hid beautiful leather diary. they are writing on beautiful scraps -- 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, cap 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. a
washington, green. are allover -- they 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...
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washington state wild fires continue to rage. but relief could come today. >>> plus hollywood acting legend james garner has died. a hot air balloon accident caught on camera. and much more for monday, july 21 st. >>> good morning. international outrage is growing following the downi ining malay airliner near the border of ukraine and russia. there are reports that rebels have placed hundreds of body into refridge rated boxcars. the interim president of ukraine making a statement about the crash site a short time ago. >> ukraine began authorities discovered 272 bodies. 251 of which are already loaded in a trailer fridge raters. we sent two trains, four cars of which are right now located in the city. they do not allow the train to leave the area. >> russian president lashed out today saying russia is doing everything possible to let experts investigate the scene. lawmakers in washington say putin needs to do more. >> i would say putin, you have to man up. you should talk to the world. you should say if this was a mistake, which i
washington state wild fires continue to rage. but relief could come today. >>> plus hollywood acting legend james garner has died. a hot air balloon accident caught on camera. and much more for monday, july 21 st. >>> good morning. international outrage is growing following the downi ining malay airliner near the border of ukraine and russia. there are reports that rebels have placed hundreds of body into refridge rated boxcars. the interim president of ukraine making a...
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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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so this is a difference in washington. it's a partisan difference, but i don't think it's in the states. i don't think the democratic and republican governors would have the same difference of opinion democratic and republican senators have. you may want to talk to your senators between now and the end of the year. we need to fix no child left behind. we need to get rid of the waivers. but we don't need to do it in a way that creates more of a national school board, and we have two very distinct points of view right thousand in washington. so -- right now in washington. so on marketplace fairness, we're bipartisan. on this we're bipartisan. on changing the work force act, we got that done in a bipartisan way. this we need some help on. i believe looking over the last 30 years governors ought to be in charge. we should fix no child left behind when we do, and when we do, we don't need a national school board to replace governors, state school boards, local school boards and classroom teachers. so those are my tools. >> sena
so this is a difference in washington. it's a partisan difference, but i don't think it's in the states. i don't think the democratic and republican governors would have the same difference of opinion democratic and republican senators have. you may want to talk to your senators between now and the end of the year. we need to fix no child left behind. we need to get rid of the waivers. but we don't need to do it in a way that creates more of a national school board, and we have two very...
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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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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 economic power ever closer to a post soviet russia i'll not ask a very broad ended question here what are future historians 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 can go to that later i think that they will a
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 welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on peter limbo after the famous but failed washington moscow reset it appears now the obama administration is preparing to embrace a very different though historically familiar policy towards russia it's called containment it worked during the cold war against the soviet union will work against today's russia and does this mean washington has declared a new cold war. 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 lost 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 of the cold war again whose res
and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on peter limbo after the famous but failed washington moscow reset it appears now the obama administration is preparing to embrace a very different though historically familiar policy towards russia it's called containment it worked during the cold war against the soviet union will work against today's russia and does this mean washington has declared a new cold war. to cross-talk washington spinning of containment i'm joined by my guest...
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after washington delivered the address, madison was leader of the congress wrote the response to washington. and he will congress' response to that. and so by this time he thought that he was so good at this kind of thing that he asked him to write washington's reply back. [laughter] >> it's hard to imagine how his voice was echoing off every wall and i'm not sure there's been another time in history when one man has been so influential at the beginning of an administration the way that madison was in the beginning. >> if we talk about the constitution convention, obviously there were battles of various provisions in the constitution with articles one and two and three and it took a long time and many hours and days of work putting it all together. but can you cite the specific compromise and most important provision that they had argued about and were able to resolve the max. >> yes, it's a thing that we all learn in history about the big states and the small states and they wanted states to be represented a portion only according to the population. the small states one of the states to be
after washington delivered the address, madison was leader of the congress wrote the response to washington. and he will congress' response to that. and so by this time he thought that he was so good at this kind of thing that he asked him to write washington's reply back. [laughter] >> it's hard to imagine how his voice was echoing off every wall and i'm not sure there's been another time in history when one man has been so influential at the beginning of an administration the way that...
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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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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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to crosstalk 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 michael 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
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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 anchored the other civil war. defenses of washington 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 manicuring, 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 comple
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...
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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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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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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
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that's washington. everybody knows that this is about. you will be fine. i found that wasn't quite nothing i could totally understand at the moment. but i completely embrace back now. i am fine. i am fine if the systems will housework to do, but first and only i felt as if i had huge lesson in a lot of energy to keep on working. >> martha john, did you have any flashbacks when jill abramson was fired quite you know, top female executives leaving. was there any comparison? >> i assert my watch these high profiles tories. it's interesting to me that was such an amazingly -- that was a story that created a lot of buzz. everybody wanted to explore that in the gender conversation about that has been significant about style, workstyle. i have found that those conversations are incredibly important and i do think there's a real issue about the standard that senior women are set to in terms of how they can share with the guys from all about. we are getting better, but we have a lot of conversation to have. i do say that it does open up a workplace in "the new york
that's washington. everybody knows that this is about. you will be fine. i found that wasn't quite nothing i could totally understand at the moment. but i completely embrace back now. i am fine. i am fine if the systems will housework to do, but first and only i felt as if i had huge lesson in a lot of energy to keep on working. >> martha john, did you have any flashbacks when jill abramson was fired quite you know, top female executives leaving. was there any comparison? >> i...
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and also on the way for you to pay for pack coming up we take a look at how tenants in washington d.c. afford to pay overwhelming rent by their landlords under the threat of eviction. is water. food you have in the. drowned zone in the judicial inquiry furthermore those restrictions. really. i married him join me. in part and. carry on for this and much. only. welcome back palestinian medics say that at least seven children have been killed after more rockets was showered on a gaza refugee camp by israel reports say that the main palestinian hospital was also hit but israel has denied responsibility the u.n. secretary general reiterated his appeal for a cease fire calling on both sides of the conflict to renew a humanitarian treece and i said earlier announced a halt to fighting and was ahead of celebrations to mark the end of ramadan a twenty four hour ceasefire extension failed to hold on sunday first the palestinian militant group fired masses of rockets from gaza into israel saying it couldn't agree to a deal until israel pulled out of gaza this prompted israel to shell the area l
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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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for more on the state of play in washington, we have our chief washington correspondent peter cook. are there any signs of a compromise? >> there are some signs of movement up on capitol hill in the last 24 hours or so. you have the house republicans led by dave camp offering up effectively a $10 billion mandate. it would infuse $10 billion into the highway trust fund, which is set to run out as soon as august. coupled pay for it by a of budget gimmicks, at least that is what critics are calling it -- pension plan changes that would effectively raise about six $.4 billion, three point $5 billion in customs user fees, and $1 billion from a leaking storage tanks fund that the federal government maintains. he says this is a temporary solution to pick it can into next year, get the solution -- to the problem off the table. apparently, this has the backing of speaker john boehner. >> i think german camp has a really solid bill to help pay for the shortfall in the highway trust fund for the next 8-9 months. it is a solid piece of legislation. i'm looking forward to the committee marking i
for more on the state of play in washington, we have our chief washington correspondent peter cook. are there any signs of a compromise? >> there are some signs of movement up on capitol hill in the last 24 hours or so. you have the house republicans led by dave camp offering up effectively a $10 billion mandate. it would infuse $10 billion into the highway trust fund, which is set to run out as soon as august. coupled pay for it by a of budget gimmicks, at least that is what critics are...
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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...