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Theyre not great for hunting. It what it really is purpose is to kill the maximum amount of things in the smallest amount of time. The biggest donor to the n. R. A. Is the arms industry itself various Companies Make direct financial contributions confident that their investments will bring their own kind of dividends. Connecticut based group makes no secret of the fact that it diverts 2. 00 to the n. R. A. From every weapon totaling 4000000. 00 over a period of 2 years just one of countless exam...

On the rise here in berlin and officials announce new curfews and restrictions on gatherings. Also on the program a legendary guitarist and songwriter Eddie Van Halen has died after a long battle with cancer. He cofounded a van halen which became a one of the worlds a top selling bands with Eddie Van Halen it considered one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show we begin here in berlin where belarus is exiled Opposition Leader has been holding tal...

Of arizona and bank of america. Thank you, president robins and thank you all for coming here tonight. Its a thrill to see you here in Centennial Hall and as dr. Robbins said, we have ambitious plans to think about the arts in new and transformative ways here on campus. I am thrilled to be leading arizona arts and our new gateway to arts experience, assets and Educational Programs at the university of arizona. The core of our mission in arizona is to ensure that all students, regardless of major...

To be the supreme allied commander and it was an accident of timing with this decision. So i was the accidental admiral. Host that the navy was an accident as well as a career . Somewhat. Going way back i grew up in the marine corps family. My father was the fighting in korea and vietnam and i grew up in that environment and i went to Quantico High School and then went on to the Naval Academy thinking i would be a marine corps officer. After my first year the navy sends everybody out on a cruise...

Admiral why do you refer to yourself as the accidental admiral . [laughter] what a great question. You can choose to hear a particular course you will lose ultimately in a different direction. And then to be in charge of all activity and with the commander of us Pacific Command position for senior admiral. My boss, a wonderful boss, secretary gates called to say forget about the pacific we will send you to nato i bk the first and only admiral to be the supreme allied commander and it was an acci...

Youll move ultimately in a different direction. More prosaically it comes from a period in my career when i was a four star admiral, fish issuing the u. S. Sorry command and charge of all military activities south of the out and i was very hopeful of going pacific next as a commander of u. S. Pacific command. Which is a very traditional position for a senior admiral. My boss, wonderful boss, secretary defense robert gates, bob gates, said, stavridis. Were going to send you to nato. I was the fir...

I think of students in college as the best thing to do is to take the teacher, not the course and hear to take these incredible authors and to be in the room, whatever they are talking about. The problem with this festival is there is somebody in every room you want to be with. Douglas brinkley has written biographies of more president s than most of us have ever heard of. Other interesting things a prime focus on the space program. The great space race. Be watching for that. And hes a cnn histo...

My career when i was a fourstar admirals initiating up the us Southern Command, peterma in charge of all activities south of the United States as the commander of us Pacific Command a very traditionalos position for senior admiral my boss wonderful by secretary gates called me up to say forget about the pacific we will send you to nato. Was the first and as far the only admirable to be a lien supreme allied commander in nato. Is just an accident of timing and fate and secretary gates decision. F...

Admiral James Stavridis. Why do you refer to yourself as the accidental admiral. Guest what a great question. First of all because at a certain level all of our lives are accidents. You can choose to steer a particular course, but the sea will come, the wont will come, youll move ultimately in a different direction. More prosaically it comes from a period in my career when i was a four star admiral, fish issuing the u. S. Sorry command and charge of all military activities south of the out and i...

We continue the conversation on the president s. Well hear from historians and book contributors. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the night studio and another edition of inside media. Im the senior director of programs here at the museum, john maynard. With the 2020 election filling our news feed, what better time to look back at the history of the presidency and to examine the character and the dignity of the men that have been in the office. We dive in deep today. We rank the ...