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Who was convicted by your office in the late 1990s, his name was francois holloway, i believe i hope you remember him. There was a lot of press coverage on this case during your current tenure as u. S. Attorney. In 1995, mr. Holloway rejected a 10year plea and was convicted after a trial on three counts of armed carjacking and possessing a gun during a violent crime. Those subjected him to consecutive mandatory minimum sentences and he received a total ofic 57 years. Total of, i think, 57 years. In 2013, judge gleason, the district judge in brooklyn, who sentenced mr. Holloway, began a campaign on mr. Holloways behalf and sent you a request to vacate two orders of mr. Holloway no one argued holloway was innocent or wrongfully convicted or that his sentence was unlawful. No one claimed there was a problem with the trial. All mr. Holloways appeals were reject the case went to the Supreme Court which upheld the convictions. In fact, e ....
Exhibitions of being a professional in her line of business and if shes not confirmed it would be a shame to the congress and it would be a shame to america. This is a very sharp, intelligent woman who is very professional who answered all their questions. And came across as an excellent, excellent candidate for attorney general. And if she is not confirmed, everybody in the senate ought to just resign their positions is what should happen. On to alexander in pennsylvania on our republican line. This is barry of the just make sure folks, you turn down your television or radio when you call in. Barry, go ahead. I think one of the Top Priorities for any attorney general should be able to distinguish and define the word illegal and making a statement that illegal aliens have as much right to work as citizens i think crosses the line of not being able to distinguish or to determine the definition of the word illegal. Ive watched unfor ....
Rose welcome to the program. Were live this evening from new york, washington, iowa and florida. Tonight barack obama delivered the sixth state of the union address. The speech marks an opportune moment for the president and his Party Economic improvement and high Approval Ratings have produced a new wave of optimism since midterm elections in november. The president highlighted that progress, laid out a vision for his last two years in office. At this moment, with the growing economy shrinking deficits bustling industry, Booming Energy production, we have risen from recretion with the freedom to write our own future than any other nation on earth. Its now up to us to choose who we want to be over the next 15 years and for decades to come. Middle class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies wi ....
Sreenivasan and its friday. Mark shields and Michael Gerson are here, to analyze the weeks news and look ahead to the year in politics. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan president obama announced fresh sanctions on north korea today, in response to its cyber attack against Sony Pictures entertainment. The executive order names three companies plus 10 north korean government officials, some who work in i ....
Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions 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. Sreenivasan around the world, people welcomed the start of a new year and all the promise it holds. But for some in shanghai, the year began tragically after a street celebration turned into a stampede that killed 36 people. Anxious friends and relatives filled the waiting rooms at hospitals in shanghai today. They sought information about loved ones caught in the deadly stampede dur ....