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International community to do the things they are doing. In our meeting earlier with us afghan womens council, one thing is so many nonprofits have gone in, lets get some for profits in afghanistan. [applause] figure out ways to help develop the country so the Afghan Government can stand up and be the ones that take care of things in afghanistan. I want to add something to all of this. I am really honored as always to be around you. They have done an incredible job. When i saw the book it reminded me, took me to 14 years ago. I want to read something to you. The honorable mrs. Bush, i would like to thank you on behalf of afghan men and women for all the help you have supported and the care you have given the afghan women and children. I do remember those days. I gave my first lobbying speech in chicago in 2004. And American Progress men and women. In afghan women capaci ....
Next, a discussion on women and marriage featuring rebecca traister, author of all the Single Ladies unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation and kate bolick who wrote spinster making a life of ones own. Now it sounds like it is working. Thank you for coming. I have a set of rules and if i do dont it right i will have to leave. I want to welcome you and after the talk the authors will be signing books on the second floor. When they sign, some of the proceeds will be going to the San Antonio Library foundation which is near and dear to our hearts so i hope you will consider maybe buying one than one copy. Kate bolick is the author of spinster making a life of ones own she is also a contributing editor to the atlantic and host of touch stones at the mount. An annual literary interview the the literary series. Her work appeared in cosmopolitan, new york times, s ....
Particularly over the last six monthsish, a creation of an arms control committee, as well as with the hlg. The beginning of, okay, what do we need to do to look at confidencebuilding measures, transparency measures in a way that will inspire some reciprocal actions on the part of russia as far as the foundation for reduction. So thats out there. But the commitment on the part of the allies, which i think is part of this, it has its really been very strong, and its a commitment that is really respected in this notion of so the at least in the context of the hrg, burdensharing has been a very important element of this, and we see good, strong consensus on that. So, also in the context of the whole u. S. Nuclear commitment to get to nato. There really is burdensharing. It isnt obvious but it is. Nato common funding, individual nations, and then you have the individual the independent deterrent, the uk, which is provided to nato. So it is good and a pretty strong alliance, that said, the ....
To donate, please visit press. Org institute. On behalf of members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker today and those of you in our audience. Our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. And if you hear applause in our audience, i would note that members of the general public are also attending so its not necessarily evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity. I would also like to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences. You can follow the hash tag on twitter today using the hash tag npclunch. Ill ask as many questions as time permits. Now its time to introduce our head table guest. I would ask each to stand briefly as your name is announced. From your right, richard strauss, former white house radio director. Barbara cochran, head of the National PressClub Journalism institutes. Yolanda is ceo and f ....