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MFA student paints message of peace Article by Adam S. Kamras Photos courtesy of Amir Campbell and Melissa Dodd December 17, 2020 West Philadelphia native Amir Campbell brings life experiences to UD Amir Campbell did not need a television, computer, smartphone or any other type of device to view the protests following the death of George Floyd in May. He just had to look out the window or step out the door of his West Philadelphia home to see ...

im pleased to be a co-sponsor of the american heroes cost of living adjustment act. and i again want to thank the chairman and ranking member for bringing this forward. yesterday i had the opportunity to visit arlington national cemetery with other members of congress and had the opportunity to place a wreath on the too many -- tomb of the unknown soldier. this incredibly moving experience reminded me of the ultimate sacrifice given by so many of our veterans. for those that return fro...

we started at 5:00 in the morning at fox and friends and it has been nonstop until this final stop a few minutes ago. win one interview goes late it piles up and everything is laid. dyson silly apologize. what i want to do tonight is really address what is on your mind and answer your questions and not just about the book but about the 2010 campaign and about moving forward. i will try to keep remarks short to go through the q&a. hy want to talk about why i wrote the book and what i ho...

stiff resistance there so right now, were caught between the lines but were hoping, you know, that some short time, we can actually get out and start looking and speaking to the people and find out whats going on here. >> how did this go from a stalemate with no end in sight to the collapse of tripoli with very little bloodshed? what happened in the interim? did you sense they were this vulnerable? >> brian, right up to the bitter end. even late yesterday, the government spokesman was ...

fact that theres too many snipers in this area. ill caution the figure of 95% of the army, 20% in pro government and pro qaddafi hands still including that compound you spoke of which is no more than, you know, a kilometer, half a kilometer behind the hotel where, you know, theres still some holdouts putting up stiff resistance there so right now, were caught between the lines but were hoping, you know, that some short time, we can actually get out and start looking and speaking to the...

Gadhafis forces could be on the move once again? >> reporter: there are some people leaving benghazi to the other rebel stronghold but most people are leaving the front line right now, west of ajdabyaa. town of 100,000 people. there are reports that its a go ghost town right now. thousands of people leaving ajdabya because forces are pushing rebel forces back west. so there is some concern here and thats why, again, the criticism is being aimed at nate for for them to do something and do somethi...

Former u.s. congressman, curt weldon, is still waiting for the face-to-face meeting with libyans president, moammar gadhafi, it has been three days. while that part of his visit has not been so interesting. how curt weldon got to libya is. turns out a pair of powerful oil lobbyists paid for his flight. wolf blitzer uncovered that fact. >> who paid for the air fare? the air fare was paid for by the team of steve payne and brian ettinger of houston. >> so nothing to do with the government of libya...

Blanketing a downtown street. he calls it a social commentary on homelessness. starting in the fall, kinder garden students in auburn, maine, will get free ipads. the devices will allow kids to keep pace with evolving technology. a former congressman in libya armed with a message. how his trip was financed is really raising some eyebrows. we will talk about that after a break. and weve got cars like that, even trucks. but we can do more. when you buy a chevrolet, well invest in renewable energ...

Out of the country to meet her family. why did he do that? i dont know. i just know what he did and i do know and i did see him face down the government spokesman who came to us afterwards, criticized us, told us we should have never had this interview. he told them apologize to journalists. >> thats sadi gadhafi youre talking about. are there any updates whether or not she will be able to get out of tripoli? >> reporter: its a big issue right now. i do know there had been meetings here late las...

Missions that weldon is trying to carry out? >> the state department thinks it is a pretty dpood thing when the u.s. can have direct contact with countries this he have no direct contact with. you had instanceens where jimmy carter, bill richardson had gone to north korea. former president, bill clinton, going to north korea, to get out the two journalists being held. senator jim webb went to berma. they go there if they are in line with the u.s. point of view. if they are out there freelancing,...