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he is the king! case closed! >> how about aaron judge walks into history with a 62nd home run of this season breaking the american league record said by roger maris, and as far as you and i are concerned, willie, im sure, breaking the single season all-time home run record. the only people that are -- in front of him have a massive asterisk, because they were all at the height of the roid war. all roided out themselves, but aaron judge, nome does he does he set this record. he does it ...

as the justice department accuses the far right militia group, the oath keepers of plotting an armed rebellion to keep donald trump in power. well go live to the federal courthouse in washington, d.c. where testimony begins today. and liz cheney steps up again, this time speaking out against trumps recent attack on mitch mcconnell and mcconnells wife, calling trumps remarks about elaine chao absolutely despicable and racist. well have the latest update on a growing scandal. >> thats ac...

"wall street journal" editorial page talking about how even by donald trump standards this was dangerous, violent rhetoric. >> well have the latest on that in light of everything thats going on. cpac tweets out russian propaganda, and then backtracks claiming the post was not authorized. well tell you what the conservative group is saying now and a lot of news in the sports world but were going to begin this morning in florida where historic rescue and relief efforts are underway, five...

The weekend, at line 16, new business sign following requirements, fine by me. Without objection, well send the item to the full board with recommendation. As amended . As amended . Yes. Thank you. We have two items left. Madam clerk, can you call items 5 and 6 together, please . Yes. 5 and 6 are resolution and hearing discussing and approving a the biannual housing report dated may 12, 2017. Supervisor kim . Thank you. I would like to continue this item to the Land Use Committee of monday, nove...

August 24, 2017. Is there any discussion of the item by members of the board . Hearing none, im ready to entertain a motion. Moved approval second. Moving approval for both sets of minutes. Weve done properly second. At the regular Meeting Minutes of weve done properly second. At the regular Meeting Minutes of august 10, 2017 special close session of august 24, 2017 the approved. Is there any discussion . Any Public Comment . Seeing none, we are now ready to vote. All those in favor say, aye. [c...

Found his style raw. Turned to eb white his concerns were not mine. Hemingway. Then i picked up George Orwell. He was contemporary. It feels fresh. It can take a paragraph out of many of his essays, job it into todays newspaper, and it would fit right in. I started diving into orwell. Why did he feel so fresh and contemporary russian mark contemporary . This resonates with our own time. Paralleled by another hero of mine come Winston Churchill. Such different people in so many ways, yet they kee...

With author thomas ricks. And later, another look at that discussion from washington journal about the trump administrations approach to Foreign Policy. Announcer this week on q a, author and Foreign Policy magazine blogger, thomas ricks. Host tom ricks, let up to the time that you started writing churchill and orwell. Tom i was saying a farewell to journalism for myself and becoming a fulltime book writer. I was wondering who would be remembered if any. Started with h. L. Minkin. I found his st...

Please silence your phones. Welcome our interviewer, kolen mcmahan. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming to prisones row lit fest and im thrilled to be here today with tom ricks who as written several books. His brief books, the generals, and fiasco, which is a New York Times number one best seller. This one is also on the bestseller list, charting near i think last week for the first time. Congratulations on that. First question is bat previous book, actually. Fiasco. Give...

School. Were live today and author thomas ricks is next. His book is churchill and orwell, the fight for freedom. Hello, everybody, walk to the 33rd annual Chicago Tribune print effort row lit fest. Answer to thank our sponsors. Todays program well be broadcast like on cspan2s booktv. If theres time at the end of the q a session we ask that you use the microphone provided to that the viewers at home can hear you. Before we begin todays program, please silence your phones. Welcome our interviewer...

You use the microphone provided to that the viewers at home can hear you. Before we begin todays program, please silence your phones. Welcome our interviewer, kolen mcmahan. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming to prisones row lit fest and im thrilled to be here today with tom ricks who as written several books. His brief books, the generals, and fiasco, which is a New York Times number one best seller. This one is also on the bestseller list, charting near i think last wee...