Since azerbaijans independence, in 1991, u. S. Aid has spent 55 million on programs to make the country more democratic. The country remains more undemocratic and is becoming more and more authoritarian. The u. S. Government presses on with multimilliondollars programs in azerbaijan. In 2012 us aid issues a 1. 5 million call, i want you to listen to this. That would enable key Society Organizations to better respond to the president s vision and calls for more meaningful and state Civil Society partnership fulfilling the governments commitments to various International Human rights instruments, end quote. The idea of u. S. Taxpayer dollars going to implement the supposed democratic vision of azerbaijans authoritarian president reinforces the notion that foreign aid is a scam. Ill give you an example from kazakhstan. This is a typical program. Youll see this in every part of the world. Im a eurasia specialist. My examples from the region, usaid worked with the 1. 5 million to increase t
Common core. The idea is that this is common core that you have assessments is really not true and people have been opting out. Florida had the most meaningful accountability system in the country. We also have the greatest learning gains in the country. They go together by the way. Its a comprehensive reforms that create the rise of achievement. We were on the nape test, you cant teach for that test. We were 29th out of 31 in 1997 on the fourth grade reading test. Ten years later we were six out of 50. Florida hispanic kids do two grade levels ahead of their counterparts and equal to 33 states on this test. Low income are in the top five. Africanamerican are in the top five in these tests. The reason is that we have meaningful assessments and we have robust accountability and we have School Choice that puts pressure on a system that wouldnt otherwise move. Eliminating elements of the accountability system would get a bad result. When a third of our kids are 40 at the best or career re
Lasting legacy will be that the American People saw what a lawless presidency looks like. What Big Government overreach looks like and the American People are going to say no, i think i will take a rain check. President obama set out to make government cool again and he did just the opposite. The principals that make america exceptional are too valuable to throw by the wayside. They will allow america to shine as the enduring beacon of freedom and liberty around the world. The tea party awakened the country to the values that we hold dear and made us the greatest nation in the world. The freedom and rights are taken away. The spirit that built the nation from the bottom up. It didnt build us from the top down. America has not been preserved by officials in washington, d. C. As much as we would like to see it. It isnt. It has been preserved by the men and the women who rose to the challenge and made the nation great. The norman bor looks of the world. The Martin Luther king,jr. S of the
Quijano good evening. Im Elaine Quijano. This is a western edition of the broadcast. Chilling new video has surfaced of the deadly airport attack in Fort Lauderdale. In a moment we will show you the portion of the video where the gunman opens fire. Were also learning more about the gun used in the attack and more about the five people who were killed. We begin with david begnaud. Reporter two young boys walking with a man appear first in the video. Then comes 26 year old esteban santiago. Thats him in blue. He reaches into his waist band, pulled out the gun and starts shooting. A man in gray appears to have been the first one shot, people behind him drop to the floor. One woman hides behind a luggage cart. There is no audio on the 20 second recording post by tmz. It appears to be authentic Surveillance Video but unclear how tmz got the video. A law enforce. Source tells cbs news its 9 millimeter handgun santiago used to kill nine people and six others was the same handgun he had when h
Fort Stewart families trundled down the Newman Physical Fitness Center bleachers this week, racing into the arms of their soldier loved ones standing on the gym floor.