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Good morning. Or as say and say in texas, hi you all. Its a great day to be in austin texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the book festival with the moderator New York Times author and writer, Rachel Swarns. Im going to tell you a few things about rachel because i know you came here to hear her and not me and because our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995 reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaigns of...

On the Great Depression families face a Great Depression. So thered be appropriate for us to talk about the story of norveld, which isnt its its a Great Depression story. About how to deal with the suffering that the Great Depression brought about and i want to first talk a little bit about that suffering so we can see that. Economic epic opportunity fell pretty dramatically. This is a measure of us gross domestic product. So does anybody know what that might mean . Gross domestic product have a...

Great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and im pleased to be here with rachel l. Swams. I will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995. Reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white...

Economic epic opportunity fell pretty dramatically. This is a measure of us gross domestic product. So does anybody know what that might mean . Gross domestic product have a sense dan. I would be products in the us in general not imports or exports just products in the us and not just physical products, but all economic activity. So its its an attempt to measure all the academic activity thats happening in the economy. And so and of course, it wont catch everything, but it catches a lot of it an...

Across kabul years before. It just simply was too dangerous. It is still a dangerous place, by the way. I dont want to sound pollyannish here. Things havent is changed for the better in afghanistan and the American People, sadly, dont know it. Relative to the american by way ofy itself part of the story, of course, is the growth in the number of students. When it opened i think it with 53 students. There is now 1,000 students there. 300 of them are women. And they have a broad number of courses....

For clue for Irish Freedom in the cause of liberty, with a sinuous of euros. Hell do phd in American History from rep as universe units currently direct or a Bikini University center for history, and policy new jersey. Terry is joined onstage by the incomparable triumph for it. They will bring to life the voices of politicians, social workers and immigrant during the air of tammany hall. We always pleased when the Irish Arts Center at the opportunity to invite cyanide or to our stage. Thank you ...

Country, which is so essential to its security. , thee story we got American University the town student talks about his life experience. The taliban was there and took refuge with his family. Younger boy at that time. As third soon as the taliban were dripping out he came back. As a matter fact, how to read and to write. Now interviewing as a job as a. Ales manager there are full fulbright scholars at the university in kabul. He wanted me to say thank you to the American People. This is as clos...

And met with president karzai. Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman about improvements in the country as the u. S. And prepare to remove troops from afghanistan in 2014. From the council on foreign relations. Is an hour. Welcome to the foreign relations. Im johnathan karl. A high honor to be here with levin. Introduction. S no interduck carl levin is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services from the great state of michigan and of special interest to me, just back from a trip to a...

I have been there perhaps 12 times or so. The staff later will tell me if it is really a 11 or 13. Weve been there a lot. Strikinges are pretty especially in the last few years. That is not the impression the American People have. That, to me, is the obvious fact that things have changed and changed for the better in afghanistan. First of all, its more secure. We and our allies have made a the growth, the strength of the afghan army and the police now which has grown in a much more capable and r...

At home, we are coordinating at every level. Mayors in small towns all the way up to president obama. Theyre working with the Foreign Commercial Service that we must organize dedicated investment teams led by our capable ambassadors and our staff and we will actively encourage job investment in the United States as a core priority. Our diplomats put a huge role in helping businesses succeed. One of ambassadors lebanon tends average to encourage texas startups to come to the United States. The Au...