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David quammen is with us today, courtesy of diane and robert levy. I didnt say shes over there. Shes hiding the second row David Quammen has 16 previous books. I notice that this does not include the two you wrote as fiction is correct. Doesnt it does include. Okay. My my bad 16 previous books include the tangled tree. The song of the dodo, the reluctant. Mr. Darwin and spillover, a finalist for the National Book critics circle award and a recipient of the merck prize in rome. He has written for...

Practices. Its supposed to be an investigation into possible russian interference in the election and russian surveillance. Charles there has been whole lot of factors but essentially what we are talking about is potential collusion. Thats one of the angles, potential unmasking. There has been some form of unmasking, but maybe well find out who was involved tonight and if the reasoning for it was to embarrass the Trump Administration and delegitimize the incoming administration. This has to be o...

Investigation of destrip nunes practices. Its supposed to be an investigation into possible russian interference in the election and russian surveillance. Charles there has been whole lot of factors. But essentially what we are talking about is potential collusion. Thats one of the angles, potential unmasking. There has been some form of unmasking, but maybe well find out who was involved tonight and if the reasoning for it was to embarrass the Trump Administration and delegitimize the incoming ...

Show me what democracy looks like. Democracy looks like show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like no justice no peace no justice no holidays no justice no holidays no justice no holidays [indiscernible] we wont stop we can stop we wont stop wwe cant stop a killer cop. Or a jail block. We cant stop we wont stop a killer cop. Or a cell block. Show me what democracy looks like this is what democracy looks like hey, hey these killer cops got to go. Hey, hey, ho, ho, these ...

Important Political Parties have proved their reform. It has over 20 state legislatures. I think that shows leadership. Now with the polls, it really depends, as in many important issues in public policy, what type of questions you ask. If you describe the benefits of reform of this type, the majority of the feel that are in favor of paying lower costs in electricity or gas. If you want to privatize pemex, you have a high response of no. But this reform is not pemex. Its natural gas in mexico an...

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Tea party . Guest we reformed welfare and reduced capital gains. John boehner and i were the ones who were the contract even thou gh Newt Gingrich and the army even though Newt Gingrich gets all the credit. We were part of that reform. The difference is the difference between understanding the government has a role, lets make it work as best it can. As opposed to there is no role for government, tear it down. That is the difference i see that i find frustrating between the two sides. There is no...

Affordable care act is not perfect. We have to address the problems with it but not scrap it as some folks in congress have called for. Dos is something that people want. They want support for health care. Columns is the in the washington post. This is what he said. President s thoughts on deservenequality thoughts [inaudible] was an odd wallow in president ial has arisen. He believes the deck is been stacked against individuals. Those are his words, it is rooted and the nagging sense that no ma...

New Health Insurance plans through the federal and state marketplaces. All told, millions of americans, despite the problems with the website, are now poised to be covered by Quality Affordable Health Care insurance come new years day. This holiday season, there are mothers, fathers, entrepreneurs, and workers who have something new to celebrate, the security of knowing that when the unexpected or misfortune strikes, hardship no longer has to. You add that all up, and it means we head into next ...

Responsibilities, we can meet the challenges of this moment as well as those in the days ahead. So with that i will take some questions. I will start with julie pace. Thank you, mr. President. You mentioned the number of countries that have condemned the use of chemical weapons but your advisors also say you are leaving the summit with a strong number of countries packing your call for military action. Public defender put tin indicated it may only be a hand full of countries. Can you say publicl...