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Penelope Laingen, who united nation with yellow ribbons during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 89 By Emily Langer The Washington Post,Updated April 17, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Penelope Laingen met with first lady Rosalynn Carter at the White House in 1980. The yellow ribbon, which Laingen displayed outside her Bethesda, Md., home, became a symbol of devotion to the hostages during the Iran hostage crisis.White House photo/White House photo via Laingen fa As the wife of a US diplomat, Penelope Laingen had trekked to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Malta, loyally serving alongside her husba...

By EMILY LANGER | The Washington Post | Published: April 16, 2021 As the wife of a U.S. diplomat, Penelope Laingen had trekked to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Malta, loyally serving alongside her husband in the long tradition of Foreign Service families. "From boiling vats of water to dropping calling cards," she once remarked, "from packing and unpacking our households to attending endless receptions, from parasites and culture shock to performing charitable acts," the duties thrust upon Laingen had accustomed her to a life of hardship — but also, she said, one of "purpose and meaning." He...

>> this is just over half an hour. >> prime minister, dear friends, i'm proud that david cameron has participated already. it's his 5th visit to davos, but i'm very honored to say, of course, we know it, it's the first time he's come to davos as prime minister of the united kingdom, and how good it is sometimes to interest in the opposition. a key theme of this meeting is about responding to the new reality and there can be no doubt that the prime minister is a kind of champion when we deal with this issue. we listen to this challenge of adapting to the new reality with ambition and ...

>> welcome to all of you. i'm susan johnston the president of the american foreign service association and i would like to also welcome our c-span audiences and all the other news organizations present with us. it's a privileged to welcome all of you today on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the release of american hostages in iran. i'd like to think you all for joining in publicly recognizing and honoring the courage and the dedication of these 52 american diplomats as well as their spouses and families. of the members of our military rescu...

one of the solar system's greatest mysteries. well, good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. this is it "first look" on msnbc. we begin with testing the waters. the senate will get its first crack at the president's plan to extend tax cuts for americans today. it waifs the way for a final vote later in the week then on to the house where critics say the real battle will begin. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the details. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the senate vote thaad is essentially procedural lew will tell us whether or not there is enough support ...