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, who is married, in fact, to one of my employees, dr. Glen robins, he says and i agree completely, generally, you can either talk about andersonville or the other military prisons of war. It becomes emotionally difficult to try to do both. And i will explore that. And i am going to weave in between the two a little bit. A note on semantics before i start any further. I hesitate to use the acronym p. O. W. In a civil war context. Because its a 20th century term. Like to talk a lot. Prisoner of w...

And i like to talk a lot. Prisoner of war slows me down a little bit. Civil war prisons and prisoners of war fall outside of the traditional heroic narrative of the war. And looking into this story, in a sense, that requires one to dive deeply into the wreckage of the war, the consequences of the war. And, again, you lose objectivity very quickly the longer you stay down in the wreckage of the war. Andersonville is the most famous of the military prisons. Its a long way from the rest of the civi...

The jewish Film Festival. Whats up with the jewish Film Festival this year . We thought we would start with our trailer, funny send up for San Francisco because were so pleased to be a thriving Cultural Institution in the bay area. The Film Festival is the first and largest jewish Film Festival in the world and this year, we have 70 films from 18 Different Countries around the world. Weve also extended our castro run. Last year, we had such an amazing increase in attendance, an unprecedented 21 ...

7 news has more from the larkspur ferry listeneding to explain whats behind this the then,000 commuters affected by this strike thats the number of people who use the ferry on daily basis. Golden gate transit buses will be available. But those buses will be on highway 101 and on the bridge along with thousands of cars. The reason they are going on strike is because of the contract dispute between the bridge district and coalition of labor union which include the ferry captains. District offering...

And . Celebrations of the European Space agency as after they manage to land a spacecraft on to a speeding comet. Thank you for joining us. The United Nations security counsel is about to meet in emergency session to discuss the rising tensions in Eastern Ukraine where a ceasefire agreed in september is looking increasingly fragile. They believe that russian tanks and troops have been entering the company true the border that straightests controlled. Tightings like this have increased significan...

The board. The price of gold, oil, and silver. They are suffering significant declines. And it is a heavy decline. China and the is japan story. At 1 . Sed for lunch is we may be seeing the beginning of the end of the last major protest site in hong kong. Earlier, the police moved into the admiralty district of the city. They cleared protesters and barricades. There were scuffles and arrests. Student leaders call for reinforcements. The protest started over two months ago. Tell us what you have ...

Differences would be because they are not debating. There is no such thing as regular order. The senator has rubber stamped the policy and im sure it is requested by president obama to shut down the senate until after the election. You need to understand the delay in the mandate and amnesty are all issues on the ballot and you have an opportunity to stop it. Moderator do you want to ask the next question . The keystone pipeline. I think that you need to build the keystone pipeline. I voted again...

We have a lot seeking service and the arts program has been very popular. I understand that the veterans access choice and accountability act allows for continuation of that, but could you address for me how that will happen . Its important for our rural veterans. They like it and it works for them and i just wanted to get clarification in terms of how its impacted by the choice card. So the legislation extended the arts program. We have extended the contract temporarily while we are renewing th...

Washington journal continues. Host our next guest was sworn in as republican speaker of the house in 1999. Here a bit from back then. My republican colleagues, i say it is time to put forward the major elements of our legislative program. We will succeed or fail, depending upon how sensible a program we offer. To my democrat colleagues, i will say, i will meet you halfway. Maybe more so on occasion. But cooperation is a twoway street, and i expect you to meet me halfway as well. The president an...

Tonight, thank you. You are watching booktv, television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see your online at booktv. Org. National geographic, mars up close has been written by marc kaufman. What is your background to write about Space Exploration . My background is as a journalist long time and not as a science journalist. I was a Foreign Correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the washington post. What i learned was being in Foreign Countries is a good way of learning ...