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Legislation when he support. Thank you. I have an extra copy good evening, commissioners eric brooks here representing San Francisco green party and the local grassroots our city began thats organizing in 2004 working on the first formula retail legislation passed by the board of supervisors. And has followed this issue ever since he can tell you there is not one supporter of formula retail controls in this city this is as in in any way, shape, or form told you the staff we want those controls r...

System in five years. The drought stricken states confronted with flooding and mudslides. Getting tough on bad behavior. Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell laying out a personal conduct policy for players accused of domestic violence. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walterser. As criticism mounts in the u. S. And abroad about the c. I. A. Tactics, the agency is defending what it did. Bush administration is blasting the investigation by Senate Democrats. Dick chen...

Good morning. You are watching the pulse. We are here in london. Getting somet breaking news out of the International Energy agency. Cutting Global Oil Demand for the fourth time in five months. Despite the fact that the price of oil is going down, demand is not picking up. The fact that they are having to do that for the fourth time in five months tells you about how quickly everybody is racing to try to get in front of this story. The story that continues to see nymex crude getting crushed. Be...

He would have upwards of 20 by the end of december. Already the Assembly Line was open. And plutonium was coming from the reactors in huge amounts at that point. And you could calculate all of these things. We needed this much, and its going to take this long to fabricate it. So he was ready for many more than just two. But he thought two would initially probably enough. But he wasnt going to stop there. And he continued to make them. Thank you. My name is kathleen sullivan, im here with the sto...

This weekend on the cspan networks, friday night on cspan, native American History. Then on saturday, live allday coverage from the National Book festival science pavilion. Saturday evening, from bbc scotland, a debate on scotlands upcoming decision on whether to end its political union. Sunday, q a with judge robert catsman, chief justice of the Second Circuit court of appeals. He shares his approach to interpreting laws passed by congress. On cspan 2, friday at 8 00 p. M. , in depth with forme...

Maintain a moral purity u while a vast slaughter occurred at the rate of over 200,000 deaths a month. Isnt there a tragic dilemma here, namely which innocent lives to save. Could truman have rested at peace by prolong iing the japane domination of asia . As future anniversaries of the dropping of the bombs occur, i hope for less condemnation of trumans decision at least until the critics can specify a moral and still feasible course of action to end the war. Perhaps there might even be some empa...

The triple punch. Hiroshima, the soviet invasion of manchuria and nagasaki. Within 3 1 2 days, japan has to absorb these major blows. Finally, there is enough of an impact on the japanese Senior Leadership to make a difference. Its not that there had been no one in japan who was contemplating getting out of the war by surrendering up until this point. Certainly nobody did it publicly. But within high government circles, there are peace advocates, folks saying the war is lost, we need out of this...

And environmental and Health Considerations were always secondary. Primary was, you know, the russians are coming. Im sorry. Weve got to build more bombs. We built bombs like crazy. I think about schi66,000 of the over the course of 1945 to 1992. Constantly recycling. They were the things to have for the military. The military wanted them in every variety. We had two competing laboratories who supplied whatever they wanted. Sometimes gave them things they didnt even know about. So this was the d...

Decision to use the atomic bomb. In 1999, a poll of journalists ranks the bombing is the top new story of the entire 20th century. Beating out the landing on the moon, the attack on pearl harbor, and other prominent stories and events that occurred in the last century. The importance of a story of the atomic bombings of japan, has come over the last five decades or so, a enormous and highly acrimonious controversy, both among scholars and among the general public. It is safe to say that the issu...

Defines us as diverse and democratic societies. Finally, i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last months stormont house agreement. It is a tribute to the courage and determination of everyone involved, especially the leaders of northern ireland, and the governments of ireland and the United Kingdom. The u. S. Was pleased to play a small role in achieving this agreement. We will keep doing what we need to do to support the Peace Process and the Better Future for the ...