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At 11 11 p. M. We wrap up our primetime cover with reverend billy talent on his book, the earth once you. That happens tonight on cspans to the tv. First up, jane stone. Thank you chase. It is my pleasure to introduce our two speakers this evening. Jim stone earned his phd in economics at harvard and began his career teaching economics. He then took a lengthy foray into what we call the real world serving in government as massachusetts insurance commissioner from 1975 1979. And then a stream in a commissioner of the u. S. Commoditys future Trading Commission for four years. He is now the found...

Let me jump right in by showing you a photo, getting a little personal here. But that is me when i started this book. You may be can see i dont look quite a young anymore. Im a little harrier. The funny thing is just after i decided to write this book, when i was in graduate school, someone mentioned to me the henry george tree in central park, and i said i did not know that. Five days later and walking through central park, its bigger than monaco, a large piece of land. Eached down to time issue two tie my shoe, and i tied my shoe next to the henry george tree. I dont believe in cosmic signs,...

Comparings new book our current government with the one of the founders intended. They used language of the republic of greece and around and they warned of corruption. Corruption was not bribery or money under the table, it was putting special interests ahead of the common good and by that definition, washington today is a massively corrupt place. Tonight at 8 00 on cspan. Ladythink every first shouldnt do something to help. Should do something to help everything in the white house should be the best. Children are the same the world over, so are our films feelings about children. To divideuit...

[inaudible] the role that [inaudible] have had in strengthening the Iraqi Kurdistan . You repeat that . Yes. If you could please comment on the role that exxon, the oil company exxonmobil. Yeah, sorry. Okay. Thank you. Exxon is one of a number of Large International Oil Companies that have signed exploration and production agreements with the regional government. They did that under threat from baghdad, that they might lose their positions and privilege to develop oil fields in parts of iraq. P. M. They need a Banking Sector they need to be involved in regional trade, but oil is king, and exxo...

That is not yet entirely politicized. In this polarized World Without the shock i noted people in the city but the most comprehensive Early Childhood Education Program in america is in oklahoma which is a deep red state so thats something we could do. Theres smaller things that we could do like mentoring for kids, and they dont mean drop by mentoring. The crucial thing but mentoring you know this is not have lunch once a year and say how are things going. You got to be in their lives supporting them, providing them with, helping provide them with these airbags and so on which i know you are do...