Preemption of state laws by an agency is going to survive a Court Challenge and were there other routes you considered . Were there other what . Other routes to reaching the goal . Routes. So as we laid out in the discussion, what were dealing with is a situation where the states said to the localities, you have the authority to do this. And then put in place barriers to keep them from exercising that. Section 706 explicitly says to us, take away barriers to broadband deployment. And so we did take away those barriers, but did not go to the overall state authority that in fact said to those folks you have the ability to do this. Jim with the l. A. Times. There have been a number of allegations both on capitol hill and by commissioner pai that president obama influenced improperly influenced this proposal. Did the president or anyone at the white house either dictate to or influence your proposal . Thanks for asking that question, jim. The president has been well known, on record, for a
An effort that actively engaged with isil or we had evidence of that in some way. He could be thereby aiding and abetting. Theres an extensive argument you could make. But, no not directly out of the aumf. That would not be anywhere in what is envisioned or allowed by it. With respect to the drc and exit permit, we have raised that issue. Ive talked to the president about it personally. Weve had we have an ongoing effort to try to make some progress on that and im hopeful that we will finally get some kind of success. These are those difficult internal kinds of, you know, negotiations that take place. Theyre very i think this may be tied to the prospects of the potential election that may or may not take place in the drc. Were waiting to see what happens. I will continue to push it. With respect to congressman boyle on the subject of northern ireland, we are deeply engaged still. With the president s consent i appointed former senator gary hart to be engaged in those talks. Hes been ve
All become an inside game. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer the powerful take more power, wall street rocks and rolls. And even when theyre caught lying and cheating and stealing and running our entire economy with a ponzi scheme thats so big even Bernie Madoff wouldnt have the spine to try it, nobody goes to jail. Everybody gets a pass, nothing changes, and the business of politics as usual goes on. They give speeches. They know arent true. They sign bills they dont read. And when the law blows up in their faces they give themselves another pass. And the media, theyre in on the con, the gravy train. Today, you ask americans, theyll tell you they dont trust the media. Where can you find anyone who Still Believes the media . Folks, Brian Williams isnt the exception. Hes exactly what theyve taught us to expect from them. Its not journalism anymore, its entertainment. Its celebrity, its agendas and its money. And all too often now, a lie is an acceptable way of communicating. We c
China the start of the National Political congress, whats at stake for region and the u. S. And the pursuit of justice 20 years after the bosnian war going after People Living here and accused of committing war crimes. Good evening and welcome to al jazeera america. Im antonio mora. And im stephanie sy. The iraqi army is pushing towards city of tikrit in the fight against i. S. I. L. But progress is slow. And Human Rights Watch has issued a warning to protect civilians who are caught in the cross fire. Heavy losses on i. S. I. L. In its attempt to retake tikrit, a city of historic and value. Jane arraf has the story. Troops are moving slowly towards tic ritd. Tikrit. The Iraqi Military has launched since i. S. I. L. Seized territory last june. It doesnt show the militia component of this fight. Shia volunteers and militias, the most powerful links to iran make up about 20,000 of the 30,000 troops involved here. The government says i. S. I. L. Fighters are deserting and heading for moun
Which she says ransom seriously flawed stories. We were, i think, not diligent enough. I talk to her about the future of the paper and about accusations that the paper is too far left. Welcome to talk to al jazeera, jill. Thanks so much, john. Tell us what its like to be the editor of the New York Times for the last couple of years. Did you dream about this . Its something i have dreamed about since ive been a professional journalist. I never expected that i would actually have this job, but some part of me always, yes, certainly dreamed of working for the New York Times. I grew up here in manhattan. My family actually had two Home Delivery subscriptions to the times, because my mother was a passionate puzzler, but she couldnt stand to have the puzzle ripped out. She didnt want anyone to touch the section the puzzle was in. My father had to have his own New York Times. Let me dive right into the news, then, and talk a little bit about the nsa and Edward Snowden. Danielle ellsburg was q