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Information on the contest, the three branches and now. Today the Defense Department honored michigan senator carl levin and buck mckeon with a military parade. Theyre the chairman of the senate and House Armed Services committees, and both are retiring from congress this year. Defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chief chairman Martin Dempsey spoke about the legislative careers of the two chairman. This is just under an hour. Please be seated. Block [inaudible conversations] the department o...

Wisconsin, illinois, indiana university, all the president s of those universities will be joining us here on washington journal. Up, the Brookings Institution is holding a Panel Discussion on the independence vote in scotland. I believe september 15 is when the vote will be held. All indications show that the vote is close. Two administrators from the university of edinburgh there. It is just Getting Started now. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright Nation...

Its never worked across the country. Researchers have looked at this. Once a distribute loses its white population, it doesnt come back. You write about the extraordinary growth of what you call american apart hide schools from around 2700 in 1998 to more than 6700 three years ago. Explain what you mean, and how do you explain the explosion in growth. Apartheid school is not my term, but a term that u. C. L. A. Uses and a school that is 1 or less white. Part of it is it residential segregation, ...

Consider this. Here is more on what is ahead. U. S. Troops are now in poland for the start of military exercises. We have approximately 130 soldiers here. We follow trucks the interests of the russians, if they are attacked well respond. Americans are running the show. Many of the claims in the interview are ludicrous. The death of a popular local figure sparked riots in brazil less than two weeks before the world cup starts. It became so bad with rifle shooting. We hid under the bed. Al jazeera...

U. S. Troops are now in poland exercises. We have approximately 130 soldiers here. We follow trucks the interests of the russians, if they are attacked well respond. Americans are running the show. Many of the claims in the interview are ludicrous. The death of a popular local figure sparked riots in brazil less than two weeks before the world cup starts. It became so bad with rifle shooting. We hid under the bed. Al jazeeras new series borderland takes you behind the debate. You are justifying ...

Its about two steps closer. Literally, like, theres nothing you can do to keep cool. Reporter if its hot outside, imagine cooking inside a food truck. The fan, goes out the window. It knocks you down to probably about 130 or 140 degrees. Reporter riding new york citys hot and crowded subway system. It feels likes 100 out there. And in the subway station, it must feel like 115. Reporter the heat, too much to handle for more than a dozen people at a halfmarathon in portland, maine. Five of them we...

Justice system, its not so much about what is the truth but what can be proven and thats a tough reality. That is just the way it is, unfortunately. A developing story were following overnight from chicago. Lawyers for Rob Blagojevich filed an appeal challenging his corruption conviction and a very stiff 14year prison term. Blagojevich has served six months of that term so far. He was convicted of corruption, including a plan to profit from appointing someone to fill president obamas senate seat...

Trayvon martin was tragic and unnecessary. The Justice Department says it is now reviewing evidence in the case to determine whether criminal civil rights charges should be brought against the former neighborhood watchman. Protesters meanwhile continue to stage rallies and marches here in washington and across the country following the jurys decision. This video just in shows the gathering outside the Justice Department in northwest washington around noon today. People Holding Signs urging justi...

Frustration, but it would seem to be that Trayvon Martin overreacted to what he perceived to be something going on and he overreacted in a violent way. But is zimmerman out of the woods . This hour three congressman pressing the Justice Department to pursue a civil rights case against zimmerman. Attorney general eric holder says the investigation will continue. The Nuclear Options. Senate majority leader harry reid calls a bipartisan caucus tonight on his proposal to change the senate rules and ...

Counity Prayer Services today. Kerry, whats the mood down there . Reporter well, the pastors opened the church today and invited the community to join them along with the mayor, the police chief, the city manager, and to talk about what has happened here with this not guilty verdict. This is the way the system works. It was a demand by the community to have a thorough investigation to lead to a trial, if there were charges. There were charges. And then to accept the jury verdict. There are those...