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Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Updated 11:46 a.m. The son of one of Colorado’s most powerful political insiders was among President Donald Trump’s last-minute pardons as he left the White House. Drew “Bo” Brownstein, son of prominent Denver attorney Norman Brownstein, was granted a full pardon by Trump. His was among 143 pardons and commutations released close to midni...

It was the year superlatives fell short. From a jam-packed January that opened in the midst of a presidential primary and plunged head-long into only the third impeachment trial in the nations history, to February and its leap day, which couldnt explain why it felt like the month that would never end, until March arrived and time slowed to a glacial crawl — from the start, 2020 was all about jerking from one extreme to the next. "We’ve had a pandemic with the flu in 1918; we’ve h...

Late in the afternoon of Jan. 22, Michael Bennet will officially have served in the Senate longer than anyone elected from Colorado in the last 50 years, the equivalent of two full terms. On that date in 2009, Bennett was sworn in as the junior senator from Colorado by then-Vice President Joe Biden, filling the seat vacated by then-Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Hes been reelected to full terms twice since, most recently in 2016. Bennets tenure at that point will be a milestone for t...

im chuck todd. weve got a lot of breaking news to cover. so were going to start with that first. here is the latest out of what we know or dont know of whats being called an unprecedented aviation mystery. its malaysian air flight 370. it simply vanished from radar with 239 passengers and crew members on board early saturday. and investigators still do not have any substantial clues. a massive international search effort is under way as we speak, covering some 50 nautical miles. moment...

gas and shale oil, what were seeing in the u.s. is having a really battering the renewables industry. and its going to happen in a lot of different places. but the worlds energy balance has clearly changed in a very, very interesting way in a short period of time. and my guess is that a lot of the policy thinking hasnt caught up with that, or people havent really become aware of how significantly different, you know, we are today than we were three years ago. >> right, right, with the ...

but lets be honest. these are challenging times. the lingering effects of the weak economy, the financial instability, the euro crisis, high unemployment, slow economic growth, plus a highly partisan political environment in some countries and elections, including in this country, make this year a particularly challenging time to achieve major breakthroughs on just about any international development issue. little appetite exists in some donor nations, perhaps many donor nations, to as...

anytime. > the center nor global development hosted a summit last week paper mong the speakers, former senator tim wirth and william riley, head of the environment protection agency under the first president bush. this is almost two hours. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. im nancy birdsall, a warm welcome to all of you. im the president of the center for global development. were very pleased to have all of you here. i know that for many of you youre here because of rio plus 20. ou...

caught up with that, or people havent really become aware of how significantly different, you know, we are today than we were three years ago. >> right, right, with the natural gas. okay, lets have another round, quickly. please, yes. there. we only have this one -- and yes, i remember you in the back. okay. youll be next. >> thank you. ed barry with the sustainable world initiative. food security is important. energy security for all, you know, ending poverty, building infrastructure ...

bank much new new york. the group response for monetary policy. secretary geithner has a long career at treasury, but also worked at the world bank -- sorry at the imf directing the policy development and review department. he has strong international and national experience bringing it together. secretary geithner studied international economics in east asia at dartmouth. the event will take place in the form of a conversation with david ignatius from "the washington post" whom many o...

>> up next on on booktv encore booknotes. liz carpenter discusses her book, "unplanned parenthood" the confessions of a seventysomething surrogate mother in 1994. the book focuses on her experiences raising her three teenage nieces and nephews at the age of 79. she also discusses her years in the white house working as press secretary for lady bird johnson. this is about an hour. c-span: liz carpenter, you say early in your book that, "by heritage and by profession, i am a storyteller....