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The majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes each. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. Wolf, for five minutes. Mr. Wolf thank you, mr. Speaker. In peaker, a loop 1248 luke 12 48, jesus said from everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded. From the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be...

Phase, loading components of the highlytoxic sarin gas. Syria doesnt even acknowledge that it has chemical weapons. Theyve said that they would never use them against their own people. But one top official warned this summer that they would only be used against what he called external aggression. And that sarin gas that alex just mentioned, it is extremely toxic. A single drop can kill a person in a matter of moments. Of course, the u. S. Has been worried about syria using chemical weapons for quite some time, now. Abcs Tahman Bradley has that part of the story. Reporter a senior official tell...

And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the nations Third Largest bank, citigroup, announced big job cuts as it continues to scale back in the wake of the financial crisis. The 11,000 employees to be laid off worldwide, make up about 4 of the companys workforce. More than 6,000 of those jobs are in consumer banking. The move comes less than two months since a shakeup at citi ousting former c. E. O. , vikram ...

Certainty and make sure the country grows. Tom the president rejected the proposal republicans presented him yesterday. It would cut the debt by 2. 2 trillion over ten years, but would not raise taxes on americas highest earners, the biggest sticking point. The two sides seem to be allowing themselves room to bargain. The president said today hed be open to lowering tax rates for high earners later next year as part of a broad tax reform package. And Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell did not directly endorse the g. O. P. Plan. For now, House Speaker boehner put the ball in the president...

The senate with only 34 legislate34legislators total opposing it. Yet today 38 republican senators voted no on the u. N. Treaty that would extend the ada to the rest of the world. Inclusion six who had voted yay on the bill in 19 ott. This was sufficient to block it. The treaty was adopted by the United Nations six years ago and has since been ratified by 126 countries, just not the United States. Even a lastminute appeal by former senator bob dole himself a disabled veteran, as well as every major Veterans Group and even the chamber of commerce could not sway Senate Republicans. But this is w...