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The meeting today is timely. It is one week before president obama travels to take part in the summit of leaders of the association of Southeast Asian nation. He is, the third sitting president to visit that country, as you may have heard. The country has been subjected to a secret war during the age of the vietnam war. What has been the legacy of this war, and what might president obama the able to accomplish in terms of improving relations for the future with the laos Peoples Democratic republ...

Festival taking place in the citys inner harbor. Then on saturday, september 24, book tv is live from the National Book festival at the Washington Convention center in the nations capital. Coverage includes talk from Pulitzer Prize winners and gordon read and joby warwick as well as your phone calls for authors bob word word, congressman john lewis and others. For more information about the book fairs and festivals book tv will be covering and to watch previous ethical coverage, click the book t...

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Between the historic things like agriculture and the values that bring us to colorado like the core doors canoeing and fishing and so with the challenges over the years as to how to integrate and manage our water so that the quality of life is maintained. After all why would you want to live out here if it was just an urban desert to have these rivers as something that is a gem in a thing of beauty next from a recent trip to Denver Colorado we talked with the author who shares the stories of fou...

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James baker and her sun both claimed that without his reagan, there would be no president reagan without mrs. Reagan, there would be no president reagan. As ilize that for as long can remember, i have expressed that same view regarding mary lincoln. It was underscored this morning by sidney blumenthal. I have attended lots of events like this. And i have heard many presentations on mrs. Lincoln from fans from friends and foes. Love her or hate her, there is little doubt in my mind that Abraham L...

Ive been president of the Abraham Lincoln institute in the past. I am delighted to be at this, the 17th symposium of the Abraham Lincoln institute. I have attended almost everyone. Every one. Its a little more challenging these days after living in and around washington, we are now happily ensconced in southern california. I mention that because in the past couple of weeks the eyes of the nation were focused on the reagan president ial library, just a few minutes away from our new home. As ameri...