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Good afternoon, this is al jazeera america, hive from knock. Congressman paul ryan has been sworn in as speaker of the house. The Wisconsin Republican took the oath of office just a few hours ago, ryan is now second in line to the presidency, he received the gavel after a majority of members voted for him. Libby casey joins us live with more on all of this, tushes out ryan did get the support of most republicans in the end. Thats right. He got 236 members voting for him, thats well above the necessary 218. A majority in the house of representatives. And there was really a feeling of ceremony, ...

[ laughter ] who was that yoyo last night . You never saw that guy. A voice coming. How many of you saw the emmy awards last night . Yeah [ cheering ] one of the people didnt uh. This guy kept saying that nobody is accepting for them, theyre just going to mail him the emmys. Actually, what they did is they televised the emmys in order that the winners could see it. [ laughter ] oh not so soon, you dont boo on the third joke folks it was the 27th annual emmy awards, and it certainly was annual, because it seemed like a year. [ laughter ] no actually, uh, this years emmy broadcast was done as a ...

Overwhelming against it. I was drug czar, director of National Drug control policy, 8 990. We didnt have this kind of research then. We had some, smattering. But now it is overwhelming, the harm that marijuana does. And i just have to believe or want to believe the American People are not informed of these facts. And so the point of the book was to get these facts out so they can make a second judgment on this, an informed decision. Let me get to the end of my story. I think in colorado which has been kind of ground zero here, that they will reconsider at the end of the day. Host uhhuh. Guest ...

Claudia rankin discusses her book, citizen an american lyric, a finalist for the National Book award. Hi, everyone welcome. Im Bridget Mullins a professor here at usc in the master of professional writing program and im so thrilled to be here with Claudia Rankin today. An and i want to thank the l. A. Times festival of books curators for asking me to be the moderator and the interviewer today because there are so many amazingly qualified people on this campus at the moment, and im just sitting in the catbird seat. Couple of announcements before we start. Please silence your cell phones. And th...

Officers, and reviewing Safety Standards for gun locks and saves. He say thats just a start. To make a real and lasts difference, congress, too, must act. Reporter just three congressional actions, a universal background check for every gun sale. Getting tough on people who buy guns intending to sell them to  criminals and banning military style assault weapons like the one used in newtown, as well as ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. If Congress Wont do it, he says, ask why not. Whats more important . Doing whatever it takes to get a an a grade from the gun lobby that funds...