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To patch things up after that, the rebuilding of beirut, an attempted restructuring of the way that the political elite and the way the country was managed, but it never changed anything. the same faces were still there, the same dynasties were still there. but look at the man who just last week said he couldnt make it as prime minister, look at the man whos in power — the president — he was there at the end of the civil war fighting a rearguard action in the palace that hes now in. it seems...

We are coming up to the anniversary, august 4th, that this happened, and the lebanese are saying that nobody has been held responsible, a prime minister resigned after it, a prime minister was put in place — a week or so ago he said he couldnt produce a government after nine months. this paralysis is extraordinary. in some sense, the awfulness of the explosion was almost like the whole system for many people in lebanon being symbolised in that massive, almost nuclear blast that destroyed parts...

You. what more do we know about the addition of kinzinger to this committee? >> this was a big move by speaker nancy pelosi adding kinzinger to the select panel and making him now the second republican to join the investigation. we at cnn reported first that pelosi was considering this idea as a way to bring even more legitimacy to an already bipartisan investigation. she made it official today, however. kevin mccarthy, the gop leader, wasting no time weighing in. he is saying that pelosis struc...

Parts of beirut. and i think thats why it struck home so strongly with people, people who have lived or navigated through the very difficult way that you chart your course in lebanon because this is a crisis that goes back years and years. obviously there was the civil war, there was an attempt to patch things up after that, the rebuilding of beirut, an attempted restructuring of the way that the political elite and the way the country was managed, but it never changed anything. the same faces w...

Who would like to vote yes on the smaller piece, the $579 billion in new spending. there are a lot of reasons both sides are testing this. both sides are like we can walk away, we have a plan b. i still think that $1.2 trillion fix is enough of a common effort that its worth it for both sides to kick the ball around for another few days and figure it out. >> at the same time lurking in the background are concerns about inflation, the white house taking those concerns seriously. >> certainly they...

Consequential piece of legislation being proposed since the great depression. >> senator sanders speaking with our garrett haake there. leighann caldwell is joining us here. im about to speak with one of these moderate democrats but if they dont all get on board with this, this isnt going anywhere. its doomed. >> reporter: thats right because they need every democratic senator to support this legislation, using a special budget mechanism that enables them to pass this legislation with just 50 vo...

Decision by a lot of people are asking questions why the prime minister thought it was ok to hang onto him.— hang onto him. what kind of authority _ hang onto him. what kind of authority do _ hang onto him. what kind of authority do you _ hang onto him. what kind of authority do you think- hang onto him. what kind of authority do you think the i hang onto him. what kind of l authority do you think the new health secretary has? it is very interesting that sajid javid has made this come back, sa...

Proposals for restructuring, for greater decentralisation, to devolve, you know, some of the fund decision—making to the states. and let me tell you what professor wole soyinka said, the celebrated literature laureate, nobel prize winner. he said, "if nigeria fails to decentralise, and i mean to decentralise as fast as possible, manifestly and not as rhetoric, then nigeria cannot stay together." youve got to do something about the way the states are allowed to take decisions with security and ...

So, you talked about the 36 states in nigeria, but there was a meeting recently by governors from about 17 southern states, and they made proposals for restructuring, for greater decentralisation, to devolve, you know, some of the fund decision—making to the states. and let me tell you what professor wole soyinka said, the celebrated literature laureate, nobel prize winner. he said, "if nigeria fails to decentralise, and i mean to decentralise as fast as possible, manifestly and not as rhetori...

By governors from about 17 southern states, and they made proposals for restructuring, for greater decentralisation, to devolve, you know, some of the fund decision—making to the states. and let me tell you what professor wole soyinka said, the celebrated literature laureate, nobel prize winner. he said, "if nigeria fails to decentralise, and i mean to decentralise as fast as possible, manifestly and not as rhetoric, then nigeria cannot stay together." youve got to do something about the way t...