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Have not told you is not a single political leader supported the movement. Matt won the crusade for voters. And naacp down. Elected leadership down. Nobody anywhere supported it so we asked the city council would you at least put the measure on the ballot so that the people can decide whether they want it or not. Would you allow the people to vote on it, and they didnt do that. At the time i think tim kaine was the mayor of the city, and i said, tim, can you work something out to at least put it...

Republic. During the american founding era, no book was more accessible or authoritative than the bible. It featured prominently in 18th century political culture, shaping the founders political thought and rhetoric. This presentation will examine the founding generations appeal to scripture to answer fundamental political questions, and form an emerging constitutional. He earned american universitys highest faculty award, scholar teacher of the year. His Research Interests include constitutiona...

Simply counting and documenting the founders many references to the bible, i think tells us little except that the bible was a useful resource for this generation of americans. In the book, i try to move beyond the sufimple observation that they frequently cited the bible. That all most goes without saying. I want to move on and examine how the founders used the bible and thousand mhow it may have i their founding project. Which biblical texts appealed to them and why do they think these texts s...

Im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. There were so many people affected by this fire and right now theyre trying to figure out their next step. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is at the scene right now where investigators are still working to find the cause of the fire. David . Reporter hi, ukee. Its been almost 48 hours still an active scene because there is concern about the collapse of 239 chestnut street. Im going to back out of the way right now. I did have a chance to speak with a man...

Available. Good evening everybody. And welcome to tonights program hosted by Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley. My name is Maria Lazarini market president for the division were delighted to support tonights program. The Common Wealth club can you hear me . Commonwealth club convenes some of the most informative and thought provoking conversations from World Affairs to the work place. These forum support learning engagement in our communities. And they raise awareness of todays critical issue. ...

As someone who covers the Justice Department it is great to hear so many positive, kind words about the fbi and the Justice Department. They need it right now. Thank you so much for sharing all of your experiences and ways to empower survivors. [ applause ] were working with what we have and i was, like, what do we have . She said, your body. I didnt know about sex trafficking until i was in the middle of it. After a while you have to get used to it. Everything doesnt seem out of ordinary to you...

City of hall springs by a coconut beach, Coconut Creek police officer. It thats unconfirmed right now. Age range of those i cant. Was he an outsider . From what i understand, there was a time where he did attend this school. I dont know why he left. I dont know when he left. [ inaudible question ] that is correct, hes not a current student. As there any confrontation between him and police . I wasnt there but i was told there was no confrontation. He was can you hear me . He was taken into arres...

A major News Conference is expected to start in just a few minutes. Bruce leshan is live at the News Conference. What do we know so far today . Reporter both parents are here. They just walked up bracing for answers in the disappearance of their daughters but there is startling silence from the principals. A spokesman for the Prosecutor Says that a judge has sealed sealed this information until it is released in just a few minutes. Whether it is a grand jury indictment or crucial new evidence, w...

Obama makes sufficient new changes on climate change. He is one of south africas controversial politicians once described as a future president and he was expelled from the anc in 2012 and already has a conviction for hate speech and this morning he arrived in court to face charges of racketeering fraud, corruption and Money Laundering charges he says are politically motivated and these are pictures just outside the courthouse where hundreds of supporters have gathered. They are being kept well ...

The papal visit. The only way folks can get across the ben franklin bridge while the pope is here is to walk. David henry is here now. You talked to residents in south jersey about it. Reporter yes, the ben franklin bridge between philadelphia and south jersey is a final link for new jersey and pennsylvania and even on the weekends but it will be closed of the weekend of september 26th and schools and employers on the jersey side are starting to make adjustments. When the ben franklin bridge clo...