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omar. the issues, one had a sanctuary in afghanistan and it had an ally. it had an individual mullah omar with whom it had tense relationships at some point but was a good enough post that it allowed bin laden to stay and plan for operations. it also had a somewhat limited targeting structure at least for that period. it was primarily targeting u.s. military facilities, embassies, but not killing large numbers of civilians. they targeted the uss cole, embassies in tanzania and in kenya...

before johnson. but he uses kennedys legacy to pass it in to and to do so. but no, it was john f. kennedy who propose what became the civil rights act of 1964. what johnson said when he took over the reins of power, after fashioning his statement and kennedy said let us begin, he said let us continue. he wanted to continue on the legacy. >> there was this great conversation between martin luther king and lbj. on the second full day of johnsons tenure as president, he calls everybody, d...

hope to connect, to inspire and transform our zora celebration has been an embodiment of our hopes and as separations. i want to acknowledge two visionaries who are here with us who have been fiercely supportive of the green space, laura walker, president and ceo of new york public radio. [applause] >> and -- thank you, laura. and noreen watson, vice president of integrated marketing. [applause] >> all of the video from the festival, including tonight, you can find and share on greensp...

uby dees acting career spanned more than 50 years and is included theater, radio, television and theaters. onstage, and ms. dee was the first black woman to play roles that the american shakespeare festival. although she has appeared in over 50 films, her life is not all been just that. she has long been active in a variety of movements. she along with other davis traveled to nigeria as goodwill ambassadors and eulogized malcolm x in 1965 and later his widow, betty...

and that we take the united states senate and we stand for the values that make us americans. that make us the greatest country in the history of the world, that shining city on the hill, to be a beacon for everybody, for freedom around the world. >> now, a discussion on zora neale hurstons book, "their eyes were watching god." writers alice walker, transcendent and ruby dee talk about the influence it had on the literary world. this 90 minute event was held last month in the next city...

>> yes. [laughter] >> its the money-making business. thats the bottom line. its a business. i can tell you ella teaches at the film school. even though im in the history department i have a lot of ph.d. students from cinema, and they would tell me that -- and of the undergraduates on the first day, they say if you want to make art films go to nyu, if you want to make a living come to usc. they are under no illusion when theyre being trained that they are being trained for a business an...

almost 80, 90 aloud prague ramzi year, some letters he programs, teen reading programs and if youre interested in becoming a member in supporting the great work of the los angeles public library, the seamier one of our staff members tonight and if you join we also have one of steve ross book we can give you. im sure he will sign it for you if you join at the 100 level tonight and we really appreciate your support. it goes where really great cause. our format tonight is you can see is a...

>> good evening and welcome to the central library. a measures to see her tonight for a discussion of "hollywood left and right." we have a distinguished panel and we will be introducing the amendment. i am the curator for aloud and a culture programs director for the library foundation of los angeles which presents all of these three programs. some of you are members of the library foundation we want to thank you very much. the library foundation% over almost 80, 90 aloud prague ramzi...

around town. were going to zoom in first to virginia. all the speed limits look good on 295, 395, 66 inside the beltway. i think we can deal with that. lets go live right now on the northbound side of i-95. if youre coming up from dale city up toward woodbridge and the occoquan river right now, there are no delays. its a good time to head out. lets go back out to the maps and this time into downtown. were looking good along constitution avenue, 14th street, the freeway, everything in t...

those states -- there would be others who would have the ability -- other states, i sup pose. this federal common law nuisance is available first and foremost for the state and the question whether the land trust or any other private parties could even bring it is -- >> even if you won in a district court and impose some sort of limit, would there be any other obstacle for other claims bringing suits and another district court issuing a different standard? >> well, ultimately such thin...