Page 967 - Commitments News Today

Malaki so sidelined the sunni population and driven them into the arms of isis, until that changes i would be loathe to make major commitments to the iraqi government. certainly we have to help them with material support. in terms of going beyond that, until this own iraqi government makes changes, i dont see an end to this horrible situation. >> youre right, the government of north korea north kor nouri al mallaaki didnt enter into and agreement preventing the troops from immunity of prosecutio...

Warring sides to release our soldiers. thats our commitment. we didnt break the law. we didnt break any commitments, not note ating with terrorists by doing this. using that term, he was a prisoner of war. the other thing is the passion behind this. clearly, hes bristling at the criticism levelled at bergdahl, in his view and the view of other military officials, without a full investigation. calling him a deserter. that has bred criticism. family and death threats against the family. hes insult...

Cantors stunning loss. welcome, shawn. i want to play for you a bit of my conversation earlier with tim, who had this to say about the republican leadership. >> this is about a concern amongst conservatives across the country that the republican establishment isnt listening, isnt following through on the conservative commitments. eric cantor just happened to be the one who lost his job because of that. at the end of the day, the house leadership is run by the speaker and his staff. i think we ne...

Signaled interest in indirect talks on an exchange. we intensified our discussions with the qatar governent about security assistance and assurances particularly security assurances. on may 12th, we signed a memorandum of understanding with qatar detailing the specific security measures that would be undertaken and enforced by them if any taliban detainees were transferred to their custody. steve preston as i noted earlier signed that memorandum of understanding on behalf of the united states go...

Was an atheist better than he could work with a person who claimed to be a christian but who was committed to acts of violence that divided the black from the white, the rich from the poor and the south from the north. if were going to engage in the kind of practices that dr. king believed in, what you and i must do is to give up our beliefs in the arrogance of our own ways, and to get rid of the bigotry. his teacher, howard thurman, said a bigot is a person who makes an idle of his commitments....

In vietnam would have followed the same course if john f. kennedy had not gone to dallas in 1963. do we know what kennedy would have done if he had lived? theres all sorts of toefd suggest that he never would have done what linden johnson did in vietnam. >> this nation will keep its commitments from south vietnam to west berlin. >> though lbj had experienced the same crises by sitting next to kennedy, he had not come out with the same conclusions. he did not share kennedys suspicion of the unite...

Coburn blamed horses allowed to compete in the final challenge even if they skip the two lead-up races. >> richard roth was at belmont park. richard, lets talk about steve coburns gripe and is it valid? >> well, many people will tell you its not valid. its coburn being a sore loser. he was not a happy man, even before this race. i had talked to him with other reporters a few days earlier and he was upset at the rules and all the commitments as an owner, he had to fill out paperwork. he said i th...

Appreciative of fatherhood. >> what can we expect from the white house summit tomorrow, where youre going to be in attendance. >> sure, theres several speakers including daniel murphy, and then also theres going to be panels of experts and advocates and business leaders. in particular, my panel will be focusing on hi lighlighting companies that have parental leave, have flexibility and have extended these to fathers, and theyre going to discuss how their companies bftd from this fascially. its n...

Released, the white house rolled out the first action from the my brothers keeper initiative. a call for americans to step up and pledge to mentor young men of color in their communities. and we got an assurance straight from president obama that there will be more to come from my brothers keeper very soon. >> with this task force report were now looking to implement. so youre going to see a rollout over the next several weeks or very specific commitments that have already been made. one of the ...

Re-elected then he can worry about the war. it is difficult to believe that the same course would not have been followed if john kennedy had not gone to dallas in 1963. do we know what kennedy would have done if he had lived? >> there is evidence to suggest that he never would have done what lyndon johnson did in vietnam. >> this nation will keep its commitments from south vietnam to west berlin. >> lbj had experienced the same crisis by sitting next to kennedy. he had not come out with the same...