Page 15 - Senate Two News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Lafollett. It is a glorious service. This service for the country. The call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob lafollett is probably the most important political figure in Wisconsin History and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor. He defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was United States senator who recognized who is recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five greatest senators in...

Places. Even in this room full of proud manhattan democrats. I cant shake that the link that some people here are pulling for me. [applause] i am delighted to see you here tonight. I was thrilled to get this invitation. I feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred newman. It is an honor to be here with al smith. I never knew your great grandfather. Everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. When this matter wa...

Took until 1920, over 72 years later for women to earn the right to vote. During those years, organizations would form creating a national movement, yet it was women in every community who led the effort in their towns and states to demand rights. Through the work of cspans cities tour, we will introduce you to some of these women who dedicated their lives to this cause. From a Newspaper Agency to a woman for protesting on the white house lawn. You will learn how western territories and states were on the leading edge of the movement and you will hear how a letter from a mother to her son woul...

Books with politics and religion and other topics and he appeared on the tv you. First in 1993 mr. Buckley sat down to discuss the collection of essays here he is from 1993 book notes. The always call yourself a libertarian . And that movement was encouraged by National Review the idea was to put out how much they had in common and then to be a libertarian. Does this augment or diminish human liberty . Cspan when you ran for mayor of new york you said as far as you are concerned he turned out the window and that the people pick it up. Your memory is the exchange i had with James Baldwin in whi...

A court appeal has granted a motion for mandamus. It is an extraordinary remedy that tells the judge, we must do something or not do something. And they directed the judge flynn or dismiss case. But happen yesterday in the full court, all ten judges to decide this case re heard it. The reason this case is being heard, it is an unusual posture and that after pleading guilty, Michael Flynn, the Justice Department is dismissing the case. And so for that reason, the judge is required to give permission. There is a court rule that said in the case to be dismissed with leave of court. So he schedule...