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Consideration. Im going to step back for a second. The concept of rogue regimes predates the United States by centuries. The statesmen lamented advantages dictators had over democracies in the diplomacies. Dictators neither had popular will taken into account or engage in debates about strategies. Late 15 th early 16th writer and statesmen mock veally used diplomacy as diversionary. What printed have to do, the public must do until such a time as they become powerful it was used to delay rather ...

Vote vote the presiding officer any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the vote is 44 aye, 52 nay. The motion fails. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Pryor i ask unanimous consent that there be two minutes equally divided in the usual form prior to the vote on the motion to waive. Further, that the remaining votes in this sequence be tenminute votes. The presiding officer is there objection . Hearing none, so ordered. Who yields time . Mr. ...

Commit unspeakable crimes against their own citizens, it asks. Among diplomats, terrorisms an increasing concern. In 1979, forced by congress, the state department began identifying and labeling state sponsors of terrorism. The Islamic Revolution in iran underscored the notion that in the middle east, at least, all bets were off. The next years were rough. President reagan, for example, called libyan leader gadhafi the madman of the middle east and described him as part of the a new Internationa...

Want to know. Since then members of congress have wanted to know. Congressional oversight of intelligence is a recurring flash point in executive congressional relations. Our guests professor Laura Donahue of Georgetown Law School and mark from the Security Academy and John Hopkins University will explore the context to the current dustup between the senate and the c. I. A. By not only reminding us about past struggles between congress and the Intelligence Community, such as the Church Hearings ...

Jillian we are hours away from his trip to North Carolina where the rnc gets underway. Fox friends first continues right now. Todd a very good morning to you. You are watching Fox Friends First on this monday morning. Im todd piro. Jillian im jillian mele as always. Thank you for starting your day with us. Lets get to this, the gulf coast bracing for back to back storms. Tropical storm marco closing in on louisiana overnight. Todd meantime, Tropical Storm laura bringing deadly flooding to the ca...

Other parts of africa. Therefore, the key ingredient to progress there is speed. The quicker we surge in a response, the quicker we blunt the number of cases and the risk ,o other parts of the world including the u. S. , decreases. Angress has provided agreement to use money from the department of defense. Received 30e million for the first 11 weeks of this fiscal year, which we appreciate. Has an unprecedented number of people in the field right now in west africa and texas. How many people do ...

Minutes. Our attention today will be on capitol hill itself, on our own neighborhood. But with an eye, of course, toward the global implications. In 1973, a leading member of the Senate Subcommittee responsible for overseeing intelligence activities, told director of intelligence james schlesinger, and i quote im not going to try the accent here, it was thick no, no my boy, dont tell me. Just go ahead and do it but i dont want to know. Well, since then, members of congress have on and off wanted...

Important Public Health issue of want toa virus, and i thank the centers for Disease Control and the nih and medical professionals across the country, especially those at Emory University health care, with been proactive in containing and treating the virus. I agree with president obama and all of you, we have to be as aggressive as possible in preventing any transition of the disease within the United States , and boosting containment in west africa. But i also think we need to pause here. This...

Providers in the u. S. To consider e. B. D. And the diagnosis of febral illance on the other fevers and persons who had recently traveled to infected countries. The c. D. C. Advisory was also sent to all directors of our Emergency Departments and signage was posted in the e. D. s. On august 1, texas health leaders, including all regional and Hospital Leaders and the e. D. Leaders across our system received an email directing that all hospitals have a hospital emergency policy in place to address...

Contextfilling out a she. Theyre going to arrive at hundreds of different airports throughout the United States. I want to talk about travel restrictions. Nonus military commercial flights are currently going into the affected countries . I dont have the exact numbers. Does anyone on the panel know . From the United States or from anywhere . From the United States into those areas. There are no direct flights into the United States. Or into west africa . There are direct flights into west africa...