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[applause] the National Book awards are a huge part of that mission, and it is a thrill to be here with everyone tonight recognizing exceptional literature and increasing the visibility of books which are among the most powerful weapons we have against what has lately felt like an often hostile world. I think this past year has felt overwhelming and disheartening to many people. Its also felt exhausting for women, for people of color, for immigrants, for muslims, for the lgbtq community, for so many groups. To remain on the defensive in nearly every waking hour takes its toll. For some of us, ...

Everyone to the 68 National Book award. [applause] like most people here tonight i have always been an avid reader and i come from a family of avid readers and i have birthed at least one avid reader, the jury is still out on the younger ones. As an only child and the daughter of two only children it wasnt uncommon in our house to find everyone in separate corners, each of us buried in a book. Huge nerds, you might have called us. Its a privilege to be in his room full of huge nerds. I feel right at home. My mothers father was a rare book dealer in chicago so the nerd gene goes back even farth...

Least 14 days. We have team fox coverage, we have john roberts standing by on the north line. I wonder if you have a sense of timing of the senate vote and also why the house is not going to vote today . Great questions. And republican senators say theyve noticed of drafting our ohmic error. Tim scott, Lindsey Graham and ben sasse saying unless this bill is fixed theres a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work. We must sadly oppose the fast tracking of this bill until this text is addressed. Once that gets fixed, this 2 trillion coronavirus package. When our nat...

The israeli Prime Minister called Benjamin Netanyahu a chicken bleep . Still the white house isnt ignoring it but they are trying to smooth things over. At the same time they wont apologize and say they wont go after the leaker. The relationship between the israeli Prime Minister and barack obama than stressed at best. He calls into question his willingness to launch an attack against iran and the nuclear facilities. You dont care who leaked the story. May have insulted the Prime Minister. When it comes to insulting the Prime Minister you dont care who leaked it. I dont think that is an accura...

Orders. She took an hourlong bike ride, a day after prompting a News Conference in which she promised she wont be hold up to a doc who says the nurse is out of line. She says is this is not about casesy. This is something bigger. What do you think of her behavior . I think her behavior has crossed the line. Seriously, she may not be contagious but the fact we say may not is reason enough for her to be quarantined. She also had she is setting an example or precedent. What is going to happen when 50 people if it ever gets to that are quarantined and want to take the law into their own hands. I w...