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Good evening. Im the coowner of politics and prose. On behalf of the entire staff, welcome and thank you for coming. Its quite a treat to have speed with us to talk about his new book. This is the first time steve has had an opportunity to do standup talking about the book. Steve of course is a legend in journalism. To proceed the big picture and his skill at presenting the narrative of something he spent 20 years at the Washington Post including a stint as a financial reporter as the correspond...

Vote the presiding officer is there anyone in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 42. The nomination of David Ryan Stras is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actions. Mr. Boozman mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to l...

Williams, chair of the Lincoln Forum, and welcome to this panel of forum 22, relating to lincolns enemies. And im so pleased to have it distinguished, every time someone says distinguished i want to run to the merlot bar. Its like saying with all due respect in my courtroom. But we do have some great scholars with us this morning. Stephen engle, the author of a great book about lincoln, and the nations governors. Jonathan white, author of midnight in america, and soon to be with us, the book our...

Have steve coll with us to talk about his new book directorate s which is just out this week. In fact this is the first time steve has had an opportunity to do his kind of standup talk about the book. Steve is a legend in journalism for this prodigiousness, the clarity and incisesiveness of this process. His ability to perceive the big picture and his skill at presenting grand narrative of something. He spent 20 years at the washington post, including stints as a financial reporter, foreign corr...

Fire truck, sparking an inquiry. Betty quite a surprise here, aurth quarter gdp showing contraction here of 0. 2 quarter on quarter. 1 10stimate was a gain of of 1 , a slight down in the prior year. Expectations were that this was not going to be a great number, but contraction is a surprise here. It is the first fourthquarter contraction for the First Time Since 2008, also year on year, just up 3 . Gain somate was a 3. 4 not good news here for south korea. Yvonne it was a banner year when it co...

But the secret service has been standing out of late in ways that the new director has been tasked to change. Well take a look at those not so secret challenges for the secret service ahead in our cover story. Then its on to American Music. And an album of photos from a near mythical era with Anthony Mason well look and listen. Its almost impossible to illustrate a history of American Music in the late 60s and 70s without the pictures of henry diltz. I love this of Joni Mitchell. Her very, very,...

Standing out of late in ways that the new director has been tasked to change. Well take a look at those not so secret challenges for the secret service ahead in our cover story. Then its on to American Music. And an album of photos from a near mythical era with Anthony Mason well look and listen. Its almost impossible to illustrate a history of American Music in the late 60s and 70s without the pictures of henry diltz. I love this of Joni Mitchell. Her very, very, very fine house. He shot some o...

Standing out of late in ways that the new director has been tasked to change. Well take a look at those not so secret challenges for the secret service ahead in our cover story. Then its on to American Music. And an album of photos from a near mythical era with Anthony Mason well look and listen. Its almost impossible to illustrate a history of American Music in the late 60s and 70s without the pictures of henry diltz. I love thisf o Joni Mitchell. Her very, very, very fine house. He shot some o...

We know that this flag is very divisive. We know that. We know that this flag needs to be removed. We know that. We know all of these things. We know that. But what are we doing as a body . What are we doing as individuals to Work Together to heal our nation, to heal our state from such tragedy . Certainly its been a tragedy here in the state of South Carolina. While the world watches whats going on here, while the world watch South Carolina to see if South Carolina is ready to move forward. Wel...

This, as with other aspects of this nightmarish problem the u. S. Needs to lead its partners in the region and internationally in stepping up the effort so its closer to the level of the problem. We have again, we have declaratory policies about humanitarian issues but theres no followthrough. People make pledges they never deliver. Ive looked at camps in kurdistan. I remember seeing the sea of tents last year in northern jordan where syrians have come. Ive seen the camps in turkey. And, you kno...