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A very good saturday morning to you. Right now, in this country, some 61 of workers, 18 and over, have access to some form of paid sick leave. About 49 million American Workers lack paid sick leave. Thats what we are talking about this morning. Only three states in this country require some form of paid sick leave. Here is a map this morning from the National Partnership for women and families. Those three states, california, massachusetts, and connecticut, connecticut and massachusetts laws pro...

College or forprofit school or Something Like that to get a particular skill. To find an alternative way to achieve standards. For example, after one semester of satisfactory academic proprogress in a Community College they become reeligible even if not under rigorous high school standards. So if they had the low s. A. T. , act they have to go the first semester not qualifying for a pell grant. But if they demonstrated then academic capability they would be . Exactly. Okay. Giving students a sec...

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Margaret Spellings, president of the george w. Bush president ial center. [applause] good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today as the announcer said i am Margaret Spellings the president of the bush president ial center in dallas, texas and i am so glad to see so many familiar faces with us for a special announcement. We would like to thank our supporting founders without whom we would not be here. The moody foundation, our friends are sitting on...

Were here on butts canyon road. Its all happening right now behind me in that canyon. That is the plume of smoke that youre talking about. Again, it does look like the end f the world. We were back there, and we can show you video of what it looks like back there. Big flames, trees going up in a matter of seconds. The noise, the sound is incredible. This fire is clearly generating its own winds. This side of the fire has already been evacuated. Those folks are over at pope valley elementary scho...

From the ground and air and very tricky dangerous conditions. Good evening. Extreme conditions in south san jose took 2 firefighters out of the mix this afrnoon. They suffered heat related injuries while trekking up and down the teresa foot hills battling a blaze that started at curry drive and pel cou. Vic lee is on the story. Firefights have now contained more than 30 percent of the blaze. But its still hot onhe ground and there is a chance it will flare up again. Hand crew are now working on ...

Tv every saturday or anytime online at cspan. Org slash history. Weekends on csn two are an intellectual feast, every saturday American History tv documents america story. And on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. Funding for cspan two comes from these Television Companies and more. Including comcast. You think this is just a Community Center . No, it is way more than that. Comcast is panering with so students from low income families can get the tools they n...

The Wilson International or center for scholars. The woodrow Wilson International center for scholars aims to unite the world of ideas and policies by linking scholarship to issues of concern to washington. Congress established the center in 1968 as the official National Memorial to president wilson. Unlike the physical monuments in the nations capital, it is a living memorial whose work and scholarship commemorates, quote, the ideals and concerns of Woodrow Wilson. As both a distinguished schol...

And scholarship commemorates, quote, the ideals and concerns of Woodrow Wilson. As both a distinguished scholar and national leader, president wilson felt strongly that the scholar and the policy maker were, quote, engaged in a common enterprise. Today, the center takes seriously his views on the need to bridge the gap between the world of ideas and the world of policy. Bringing them into creative contact, enriching the work of both and enabling each to learn from the other. This series, wilson ...

And scholarship commemorates, quote, the ideals and concerns of Woodrow Wilson. As both a distinguished scholar and national leader, president wilson felt strongly that the scholar and the policy maker were, quote, engaged in a common enterprise. Today, the center takes seriously his views on the need to bridge the gap between the world of ideas and the world of policy. Bringing them into creative contact, enriching the work of both and enabling each to learn from the other. This series, wilson ...

Here or anywhere that matters, america is watching on cspan, powered by cable. Recently, Supreme Court Justice Elena kagan talked about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and her judicial philosophy. This took place at Northwestern University in chicago. Democracy. Recently Supreme Court Justice Kagan talked about the legitimacy of the and took place in chicago. [applause] [indiscernible] good afternoon everyone. It is a great honor to welcome you to the howard visiting scholar lecture with u. ...