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Memorial which you might recognize as the building right behind us. I want to start by lets have a rounder applause for the United States marine band. Band. The president s own brass quintet. And we will hear a lot more from them over the course of the next couple of hours. So dont go away. They have a lot more to do. So ill start by introducing who i am and why im here. My name is david j kent. Im the president of the Lincoln Group of the District Of Columbia or the Lincoln Group of dc. I assum...

Rethinking sex . Well, im in opinion columnist the Washington Post and my beat has always been ideas in society, and ive always been interesting questions of morality and culture and ethics and also just how we relate to each other. So i was writing a number of columns during the Metoo Movement at its height 20172018 and it became clear that with the most high profile cases Harvey Weinstein etc. There were problems that we thought the sexual revolution and feminist movements might have solved co...

I am James Brundage and i will be your host for this Evenings Program which is offered by the International Spy museum. Im joined by colonel chris costa and doctor Andrew Hammond. Chris costa is director of the International Spy museum and 34 year veteran of the department of defense. Previously he served 25 years in the United States army working in counterintelligence, human intelligence and with special Operations Forces in central america, europe and throughout the middle east. He ran a wide...

Voters. We go to a place where teenagers are casting their own ballots. Election day 2013 still not over, but that isnt stopping the speculation about the future. Polls are closing at this hour in several western states. In the east the most closely watched races have been decided. Republican chris ychristie has been reelected by a wide margin. Terry mcauliffe wins the governors race in virginia. Hes speaking to supporters in virginia right now. Voters in new york city have chosen a democrat to ...

Building inspection. Except when the presiding officer finds good cause to order the presentations otherwise, the order of presentation of an appeal shall be as follows a the appellant shall speak first and shall be allowed seven minutes to present relevant testimony and evidence. Then the permit holder, representatives of the department, board, commission or person from whose order the appeal is taken, and or other parties, shall be allowed seven minutes for presentation of relevant testimony a...

Heidi the Economic Policy institute is a think tank centered on middle income in Economic Policy discussions, to use the tools of economics to actually uplift those people. John how are low and middle income people doing in todays economy . Heidi that is a very good question. This recovery has been an absolutely remarkable to cover. Recovery. We lost 22 million jobs in march and april of 2020. It was the most sinking feeling i could imagine. It was twice as many jobs we lost during covid compare...

Meeting of mind i suppose. Why did i decide to write rethinking sex . Well, im in opinion columnist the Washington Post and my beat has always been ideas in society, and ive always been interesting questions of morality and culture and ethics and also just how we relate to each other. So i was writing a number of columns during the Metoo Movement at its height 20172018 and it became clear that with the most high profile cases Harvey Weinstein etc. There were problems that we thought the sexual r...

Threaten to strike. I have the sports, including its been 95 years in the making as the Boston Red Sox win the world series at fenway park. A top story out of syria, an important milestone has been reached in the effort to destroy syrias chemical weapons. The worlds chemical weapons watchdog says all of the declared facilities for producing the weapons have now been destroyed. While the International Community has focus said on chemical weapons, 1 million syrians currently live undersiege in the...

Policy and Strategic Initiative at the american institutes for research. So now please join me in welcoming moniqueas chism. [applause] [applause] good evening thank you for that wonderful introduction. I like to start off tonights event based first offering a land acknowledgment birdlike to gratefully acknowledge the native people whose ancestral homelands we gather as well as the Diverse Communities who make their home in washington d. C. And for all of those streaming to acknowledge the land ...

On the next washington journal, former transportation secretary ray lahood discusses u. S. Competitiveness. Derrick morgan at the Heritage Foundation talks about the prospects of immigration legislation and how it could impact the economy. Washington post reporter david baron bold examines the job corps, described as the most expensive single Job Training Program in the labor department. It we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, liv...