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And sister whom he had been close to refer to him as napoleon nest. Also for the 17 years he was pope he never allowed anyone to sit down at the table when he ate, not even a cardinal. And this by the way was different than some of his predecessors and a continuing tradition that all of his predecessors had obeyed. The popes vision of the church and of the world was basically a medieval one in which there was only one True Roman Catholic Church and all to his teachings and lines of authority. Mu...

In 1997 and 1998, he oversaw the production of two government report about Operation Safe haven and these reports were quickly produced ae not well received in some places. So, ambassador, can you tell us what prompted the Clinton Administration to want to have these reports produced, and what was the outcome of these reports . Well, first, robert has dope an enormous has done an enormous service through his book. But i want to try to put it in an even broader context, and that is its a great tr...

Romans and the insignia that we see in rome and the mona lisa in the loop taken on one of napoleons ventures. What established it was a sufficiency and organization. With respect to artwork, it is estimated that 600,000 pieces of art were stolen and 8000 of which are personally selected by adolf hitler for a museum that he planned after the war in his hometown. But artwork was only a part of it. So for example homes and businesses, jewelry, insurance policies and Bank Accounts. Let me just menti...

Dealers. And as the fuhrer was accumulating power, he was accumulating thousands of art works, many plundered from jews and museums. When gurlitt died, his reclusive son cornelius inherited them. Did you have any idea he has so many paintings in that apartment . I tell you what nobody had any idea about this. Masters like matisse, chagall, and otto dix worth more than a billion dollars today. So, who do these masterpieces belong to now . Thats our story tonight. Im steve kroft. Im leslie stahl. ...

Remarks. You could see one part of Army Intelligence telling the pentagon we cannot bring this guy to the United States. He was a nazi and turned a colleague over and this was a u bad act but then the pentagon says we need him. And he came. There he is as the first director of the jfk space center and still every year they give out the kurt debus award. And i interviewed the head and said what about kurt debus who wore the ss uniform to work and turned over a colleague and he was a nazi . What d...

This month. Three or four books that i think particularly good. I wish i could take credit. And the Brilliant Communications director came up with this. No one is going to be interested in what i am reading. Surprisingly has become quite a bit. They like it. Interestingly, the kind of like to know what your thinking about. It is kind of refreshing. It actually reads a little class action. Thank you. It was fun. What are you reading this summer . Tell us what is on your Summer Reading list. Posta...

Most families, many have kids. And they used to do big jobs with big resource i didnt find it intimidating. And were pretty clever and resourceful i and trying to fige how to do things. While the army didnt help them, they didnt pay much attention to them either. To the extent they could come up with solutions, are pretty effective. At the beginning for the first five months the operation felt on its face over and over and over again to the point that general marshall wrote his protege, general ...

Could be, like i said, feedback from the retailers, or, or theres another cover out that has the exact same photograph, or very similar. We didnt realize. That we need to change. Starting now on booktv, Hampton Sides recounsels a u. S. Naval expedition to the north pole in 1879. The journey februariess by James Gordon Bennett and led by George Washington delong, began in San Francisco, july 8, 1879. The crew sailed for two years behalf breach of the ships hull, which left them abandoned a thousa...

Chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We pause in your presence and ask guidance for the men and women of the peoples house. Enable them, o god, to act on what they believe to be right and true and just, and to do so in ways that show respect for those with whom they disagree. Send your spirit of peace upon our nation. Endow the members of this house and all our governmental leaders with the wisdom to respond with whateve...

Former be a secretary has a recommendation on how to change the department. How would you fix the Pa Health Care system . System . A. Health care 202 5853880 for democrats. 202 5853881 for republicans. For independents. Send us an email or send us a tweet. Good friday morning. A friend page has the story about the 1700 waiting list at the v. A. Facility in phoenix, arizona. The department of Veterans Affairs is now instructed has now instructed those vets that they can see a physician immediatel...