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School board president and a school board member. michael, lets begin with you. this superintendent had support, weve seen on the screen. in the end, why did you decide to terminate him? >> even though someone is popular doesnt mean they are the right ceo for the district. we had a strong mandate to move in a different direction and thought we needed to move in that direction whether the superintendent was coming with us or not. >> todd: kayley, why did you vote to -- the superintendent. >> i gr...

Sent over to the u.s. today. where do you think putins head is at, in terms of what he might except diplomatically at this stage in the game? >> it really is difficult in the head of president putin. certainly, number one, his playbook has been, in many ways, to keep people guessing. and that way, he creates the sense of insecurity, of uncertainty. the one diplomatic off-ramp, which might be possible for moscow, is implementation of the so-called minsk agreements. these agreements, which first c...

That it is the west, but there are some principles pushed and promoted by the west, there i think there is a critical failure, but clearly, this is a failure of democracy to deliver on its promise. adan keynan, your answer. yes, in the first place, _ some of the countries here were not prepared for democracy. democracy was outside, it was outside centred, i it was outside placed, . therefore, when it comes to the actual implementation, there are challenges, - and i think this is why right now, w...

Elect candidates of choice. that is a violation of the voting rights act. its clear the record supported that. in a district court saw fit to in joint implementation of those maps. unfortunately, the state of alabama petitioned the supreme court to state that injunction and the supreme court, based on a principle, not even actual law and precedent, but on a principle that was articulated in a case out of 2006 called purcell. the court, the concurring opinion is all we have to gives some sense of...

Responsible way to resolve this crisis. an essential part of this is through implementation of the minsk agreements, the subject of our session today. there are a series of commitments that russia and ukraine made under minsk. the osce and partner involved as well. if russia is prepared to sit with the ukrainian government and work through the process of these commitments, our friends in france and germany stand ready to convene senior level discussions in the normandy format to settle these iss...

As a west or east, its not a geographic issue. it is, each country has tailored democracy through its constitution, the type of democracy it seeks. there are some basic fundamental tenants of democracy and good governance, whether it is east—west, or what have you. but beyond that, it is all tailored to meet the needs of each country. so its not so much that it is the west, but there are some principles pushed and promoted by the west, there i think there is a critical failure, but clearly, th...

In eastern ukraine. what can you tell us about that? >> its interesting. obviously, russia came into this with the big-picture demands of nato, essentially, dismantle your eastern flank demands. those are still there, but weve seen them in their official rhetoric, kind of steer now towards the minsk 2 agreement. this is the cease-fire that was signed in 2015 between ukraine and the rebel regions. one of the big sticking points here is that if that is implemented, and this is kind of the reason u...

And one dark cloud hanging over the build—up to this event has been press reports about the deaths of migrant workers involved in the construction of the world cup sites. and although the qatari authorities strongly dispute the figures, they say that the world cup has been a catalyst to push through reforms. looking at a young country, and even when you want to change policy and procedures, and even when you put the policy and procedures, the implementation of it, its a journey and you can see...

The tone is that the u.s., in fact, is making this into a far greater and more tense situation than it needs to be. there is that sense, that tone, that it is the west that is causing this hysteria, this tension. that is, basically, how it is been playing out. >> you mentioned a letter of grievances that the russian sent over to the u.s. today. where do you think putins head is at, in terms of what he might except diplomatically at this stage in the game? >> it really is difficult in the head of...

Generally known there are two piece of legislation in the congress finishing up their work in the committees and as soon as we return those will be moved out of committee if russia does invade, and the list is well known. theres no secret here that were talking about sanctions on the military, all of their issues of ex ported military supplies, imports of things they need from the military, heavy sanctions on putin and the oligarchs and russian energy exports -- oil and gas -- all of that. one o...