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Look at these people standing for hours, day and night, through the avenues of rome, packed together as if they had been caught and crushed in an industrial strength trash compacter. there they stood seeking no edge, plotting no photo opportunity, playing none of the games that people do in politics, in business, in so much of life. this is no pub lisible stunt or initial stock offering or inside deal or anything but the purest most obvious most grandly transparent display of individual devotion...

Bestoe our nations highest honors upon staff sergeant romesha and recognize his actions that day grant unto us your holy presence. we pray your abiding grace and eteshl mercy upon the families. the friends who gave the last fullmer, devotion that day. staff sergeant vernon martin. staff sergeant dustin, staff substantialingent joshua hart, sergeant joshua kirk, sergeant michael scuza, sergeant christopher griffin, specialist steven mace, and pfc kevin thompson. we ask your blessing blessing u al...

Spirit that made our country great, willingness to give totally of ourselves, even into death. the great blessings of being a part of this country, the example staff sergeant romesha, we give you thanks. he was left to our army for a few short years and we were deeply blessed by his presence. ancestors of service, he inspired generations through greater service and devotion, in your strength we protect others, your providence that we be kept safe, and return our hearts to a few each and every da...

Thats whats preventing charlies wife, karen, and their daughter from receiving a substantive amount of benefits that would make their lives so much easier going forward. >> how are karen and the family doing? charlie was valiant in her battle against breast cancer, and also valiant on the frontlines of marriage equality and the battle for service members to get the equity that they deserve. how are they holding up, and have they heard this news from you? >> she was a hero. youre right. thomas, s...

Arsenal with 6 bombs. the popular 22 million act with blind devotion to the new leader. some are begin to go show unprecedented consent. >> the new under ground railroad is a network of safe houses and secret groups helping north koreans get out. it is among christian missionaries. >> we tracked down one man who risked everything who escaped from his family. >> how scared were you when you were crossing the border? >> i knew i had to cross to the other river. >> they are risking their life. >> k...

Firsthand the devotion, loyalty, amazingly hard and often dangerous work that the diplomats on the front lines do for our nation. theirs is a service which hearns our country an enormous return on investments. i will be proud and honored to represent them and eup i will work hard so the story is told home and abroad. everyone on this committee knows well that the road ahead is tough, but i believe just as deeply that global leadership is a strategic imperative for america, it is not a favor that...

Piece points out, definitely creates some complications, but the bottom line, it has to be done. if we want to be there, we should be there. and if we choose to serve and we have the physical capability to do so, we should be there. >> and by the way, theyre not just opening up the floodgates and saying anybody who wants to come forward, come forward. theyll have to meet the standard. >> not a lot of women will get there easily, for sure. >> but it would be good for panetta, lar particularly, as...

Could see and understand firsthand the devotion, loyalty, amazingly hard and often dangerous work that the diplomats on the front lines do for our nation. theirs is a service which earns our country an enormous return on investment. i will be proud and honored to represent them, and i will work hard to augment our public diplomacy so the story is told at home and abroad. everyone on this committee knows well that the road ahead is tough. but i believe just as deeply that global leadership is a s...

Really hated. >> preserving our individual freedoms, ultimately requires collective action. >> collective action? you cant get more socialistic than collective action, right? 50 years ago at the other end of the mall, a spot the president could see during his speech yesterday, martin luther king jr. said the same thing, using different words. instead of collective action he said "we cannot walk alone." in his "i have a dream" speech, the reverend martin luther king jr. said many of our white bro...

Tied up with our destiny, that their freedom is bound to our freedom. we cant walk alone. of course, conservatives never much liked dr. king. but conservatives claim an enduring devotion to our founding documents, the declaration of independence, the constitution, even though they have always had trouble believing those founding documents really apply to everyone. so of course, conservatives just hated this. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are cre...