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A "scene setter" which will compare scotland and the uk with other european countries and outline why the scottish government believes the country would be better off independent. we face a fundamental question. do we stay tied to a uk economic model that consigns us to relatively poor economic and social outcomes which are likely to get worse, not better, outside the european union? 0r are likely to get worse, not better, outside the european union? or do we instead lift our eyes with hope and ...

Reassuring the population there are evacuation and power supply communications systems in place should an attack happen. theyre reopening bunkers from the cold war, some dating back to the 1950s. there is a level of preparation while there remains this dissonance while there remains an internal threat to this country and the external threat that is being analyzed by this cou countrys allies, phil and chr christi. >> thank you for that. i want to talk about the conversation thats going to happen ...

Martini. what this appears to be is a wine glass, maybe a red wine glass, filled with ice, some clear-ish murky liquid, and a sad little abused olive plopped into the bottom there. this meets zero of the physical properties of a martini. but it was in fact sold as one, for $15, to a reporter who ordered the martini from the trump grill in new york city, in the trump tower, in 2016. ordering a drink at trumps restaurant was one reporters sideways attempt to try to get a closer look at the inner w...

Gates at kabul airport. basically i can provide you a little bit of a scene setter of whats been going on at kabul airport. the first thing is this threat. this has been -- theres been a perfect sicht threat since late last week. and it is specific to isis, that isis had interest, was planning to, was trying to attack kabul airport and specifically attack westerners, americans and potentially afghan civilians who were trying to get to the airport to get on these evacuation flights. you have seen...

Scene Setter: While Joel Embiids availability for Saturdays game likely wont be confirmed until closer to tip-off against the Minnesota Timberwolves (12-37), its noteworthy that the 76ers (33-15) have listed him as something other than "out" on the injury report for the first time since he suffered a left knee bone bruise Mar. 12 at Washington. As of publishing, Embiids status was "questionable." Prior to getting hurt, the big man was being discussed in MVP terms. If he had the requisite number...

Conflicting opinion. i thought it was a terrific scene setter. >> people all over the world are watching, the president returning from this nato summit in london right now, where he was meeting with world leaders. clearly, this is having an impact. >> it is. any time youre having nuanced thoughtful discussions on national television, im all for it. its a good display of exactly what the issues are at stake. i thought all four witnesses were quite effective. i thought jonathan turley was a very e...

The trump campaign. with all that in mind, here with us for our leadoff discussion on a monday night, kimberly atkins, senior washington correspondent for wbur, bostons npr news station. robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week" on pbs. and frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence. good evening and welcome to you all. bob costa, for a scene setter, i would like to start with you. specifically the state of ...

Court and both ends of pennsylvania avenue. were also talking to the congressman with one of the committees leading the impeachment investigation. we want to start outside the district court in washington. ken delaney is outside. roger stone is inside. this is kind of the scene setter, the stage-setter for his trial. talk to us about its about and what we can expect. >> reporter: thats right, roger stone is one of donald trumps oldest confidants. hes been with him for decades and we all remember...

Moment donald trump is bellowing somewhere on the 18-acre complex about the census but its tough to find another moment that so succinctly illustrates what donald trumps done to americas reputation on the world stage. laughter at the u.n. general assembly last year is a sentiment that has permeated the trump presidency from its early days right up until this week. as an example after the british ambassador resigned yesterday following a leak of his private cables with london in which he called t...

Commander saying we dont want war either but we will defend ourselves. the rhetoric and language seem to be coming down. president trumps interview on fox news that was recorded on thursday struck a different tone, the president saying during this interview that he didnt want to go to war because of the economic cost, because of the human cost, and he thinks he can achieve what he wants for iran through economic needs. this is a real scene setter at the beginning of the week raising the tensions...