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Welcome. This is our voices for Japan Program at the stimson center. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite those whom we often do not get to listen to here in washington. This year i am extremely honored to have these leaders. Have been my mentors and i respect them deeply. They have taught me 70 things over the years and that time that i have known them. Im very happy that they agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You all have a bio, their detailed bio...

Thank the brave men and women who wear the noble uniform of the u. S. Air force for having us here today. I had the privilege to visit with some of your wonderful children at the youth center here on base. I enjoyed our time together getting to know them and want to thank everyone who helped make this visit possible. Every child whose parent serves in our great military should be enormously proud because your mom or dad is a true american hero. In the wake of two devastating hurricanes, the worl...

This is the annual event the Stimson Center hosts. To listen to here in washington. This year i am extremely honored to have these leaders. Have been my mentors and i respect them deeply. They have taught me 70 things over the years and that time that i have known them. Im very happy that they agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You all have a bio, their detailed bio in the program in your seat. I will save you from a lengthy introduction. Very quickly to my immediate left ...

Affordable care act. We wanted to start with the chairman of the Senate Health committee, lamar alexander. He has been holding a series of hearings. Here is the senator talking about the goal. [video clip] our goal is to come up with in a census consensus early next week. Hopefully we can have senator mcconnell an Agreement Congress can pass by the end of the month that will limit premium increases next year and begin to lower premiums after that and prevent insurers from leaving the market. Tha...

What exactly is it and what does it mean and where does an addiction come from . , it isaddiction means the repetition of a behavior so compulsively that it just takes over your life. Repeated,eated, repeated, pursue the activity, even at thence, cost of life devastating consequences. Definition of addiction isnt tied to a particular job or alcohol necessarily. You canpredicted be addicted to behaviors. The definition has changed over the years to recognize it is the pursuit of that activity at ...

Huge mass and talking with counselors. Its just not a oneday thing. This is something that will last for a little while, and, um, the prep is there to support each and of one of them. Reporter but their emotions get the best of many as they left class and head to do south philadelphia where 16yearold salvador, was shot right in front of his home near 12th and ritner. He was a good kid. He always had your back. Always on your side. Um, i a had a lot of classes with him. It was really shocking las...

And completing a takeover chain. New details how the internet giant plans to revolutionize the entire grocery business. We begin with a look at today the eyeopener, your world in 90 seconds. Rainfall predictions are as have to n astronomical. Engulfed the eaentire coastl roaring towards the coast. Powerful winds expected to bring widespread flooding. Officials warning folks this morning that time is running out to get out. Hes dead serious about building a wall. And if congress will not pay for ...

About is blood at the root a racial cleansing in america. Please welcome patrick phillips. Thank you so much. For the southern festival of books, thank you for coming. This will con turn into a the book really began with a conversation in a taxicab about 10 years ago when my friend tosha treadway who some people think of as poet laureate of the us but at the time was not yet. We knew each other through the poetry world and 10 years ago we were at a professional conference and not tosha and i are...

Its something that should be valued and should be used utilized. But pure will toy the extent you are comfortable doing that. Sir . [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible] okay. Books and its important to distinguish between me and historians is that im a reporter. Thats all ive ever seen myself doing. What im doing in the books is saying im saying here is what, you know, people have said. H is information. Its not stuff i found out myself inspect is stuff im relaying the scho...

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