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Lou good evening. President obama today moving ward a complete overhaul of his National Security team. The president announcing that he is nominating former nebraska senator jack cable, a republican, to replace outgoing defense secretary leon panetta. The Obama Administration Homeland Security rather National Security adviser nominated to become the next Central Intelligence agency director, taking of the poster designed by general David Patraeus after his affair with his biographer was disclosed. Appointments follow the president s december 21st nomination of senator john kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as the secretary of state. The president is considering a new job for ambassador to the United Nations susan rice. May become the next National Security advisor if all the appointments are confirmed. We will have carried out an almost total revamping of his National Security team. Confident that judge will be an outstanding secretary of defense and brennan will be an outstanding direc
Lou good evening. President obama today moving ward a complete overhaul of his National Security team. The president announcing that he is nominating former nebraska senator jack cable, a republican, to replace outgoing defense secretary leon pantta. The Obama Administration Homeland Security rather National Security adviser nominated to become the next Central Intelligence agency director, taking of the poster designed by general David Patraeus after his affair with his biographer was disclosed. Appointments follow the president s december 21st nomination of senator ohn kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as the secretary of state. The president is considering a new job for ambassador to the United Nations susan rice. May become the next National Security advisor if all the appointments are confirmed. We will have carried out an almost total revamping of his national secity team. Confident that judge will be an outstanding secretary of defense and brennan will be an outstanding director
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the upcoming vote to once and for all silence any dissenting voices these turks are part of the glenn movement a group that is openly critical of arda one despite living and working in kosovo they were kidnapped and returned against their will to turkey. President earlier one blames the preacher at the two legoland for the coup attempt in turkey in the summer of Two Thousand And Sixteen amid a wide ranging Government Crackdown on dissent that led to the imprisonment of many of his followers thousands fled abroad turkeys Extradition Requests are often viewed with skepticism in th
Growth precarious Global Economy Uncertain International Monetary Fund and the world bank kick off their annual Spring Meetings with warnings to the world. Also coming up after months of disagreements the e. U. Has green lighted trade talks with the us setting the stage for the real challenge convincing washington to agree to a deal. And its said to be one of the biggest Oil Refineries in the world built by the richest man in africa but will it be good for nigeria our correspondent funny went to find out. Welcome to the business im john nelda and in berlin good to have you with us its a recurring refrain by now but with undiminished urgency i dont use Conference Marking the start of their annual Spring Meetings the International Monetary fund
and the world bank said seventy percent of the Global Economy is caught in a slowdown Trade Tensions that distrust and for policy making arent helping either well talk to our correspondent in washington in a moment but first this report. Room Sixt