our national holidays suitably observe is, can refresh our national memory and unite us as a people. more determined and better able to preserve the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. for these purposes, the birthday of george washington, february 22, 1732, should be a particularly cherished national obligation. in fact, americans celebrated his birthday long before congress in 1879 declared it a holiday for federal workers in the district of columbia, and in 1885 a federal holiday for all employees everywhere. it was celebrated in valley forge in 1878. after the founding it was annually, if unofficially, marked throughout the new republic. on the centennial of washington's birth, february 2, 1832, congress adjourned out of respect for his memory. in 1862, the union, threatened by civil war, congress chose to read washington's farewell address on the occasion of washington's birthday. every year since 1896 the united states senate selected one of its members to read it aloud in legislative session in honor of washington's birthday. it was not the duty of congress wh

there can be no greater error than to exec or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. it is an illusion that experience must cure that adjusts pride ought to discard. in offering to you my country men, these council of an old and affectionate friend, i dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression i can wish, they will control the usual current of the passions or prevent the nation from running the course that hitherred to mark the destiny of nations. if i may flatter myself that they may be productive of a partial benefit, some occasional good they may now and then infuriate the party spirit to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue and guard against patriotism, this will be for the so lis tud by which they have been dictated. how far in the discharge of my official duties i have been guided by the principals that have been dilynniated the public records and other evidence of my conduct must witness to you and to the worth. to myself the assurance is that i have at least believed myself to be guided by them. in relation to the still subsisting

this includes so many of you from grad nation communities. those communities on the front lines of helping young people succeed in school, work and life. all communities can join in this america's promise alliance initiative and become grad nation communities. by working across sectors to pursue the grad nation goals and sharing best practices. to date, nearly 40 communities have joined the grad nation community network. from large, urban centers, such as houston, texas to small, rural communities such as kenston, north carolina. whether you've been a part of the grad nation campaign for a while now, or whether you're new to the movement, we think you'll be able to learn a lot over the next several days. and we hope you can learn and share your experiences much as you can while you're here so you can be more involved and most importantly, inspire others to join us when you return home. you'll learn from all different sectors about what's working, from communities, government, business, nonprofits, and young people themselves. we hope you'll b

leadership at the united nations. thank you. >> thank you. ambassador rice you'll have your full written statement in place in the record of course. so please feel free to summarize your statement if you chose. >> thank you very much, chairwoman granger, representative, members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to testify today. i'm grateful for your continued support of our efforts at the united nations. especially at this time of fiscal constraint. on behalf of the administration i'm pleased to request full funding. the contributions to international organizations, the contributions to international peacekeeping activities and the international organizations and programs account. as both democratic and republican leaders have long attested, a strong and effective united nations is one of our best tools to tackle many of the world's problem. tun is not the sum of our strategy. but it's an special peace of it. in response to the horrors in syria, the united states and our partners at the united nations have supported an immediate ha

national security interests. let's begin with one of the largest elements of our request, which is funds for international peacekeeping operations. the u.n. is present in some 14 countries and engaged in important life-saving missions to protect civilians in places like darfur and the democratic republic of congo. to help build the capacity of fragile states in which we have an interest in their success in places like south sudan and haiti and liberia. it is keeping the peace in fragile places from the golan to kotivore. these are places where we have an interest in security and stability, in protection of civilians, in helping to foment and stabilize fragile democracy. if the united states were to try to support this on our own rather than at a relatively better deal of burden-sharing of 27%, the cost to us would be enormous. or were we to leave these situations to fester, without the benefit of international peace-keeping presence, we would be suffering the longer term consequences, as these places unravel and

this nation is the child of every other nation. therefore, we should have the interest of every other nation at heart. we are the perfect ones to remain in a pinnacle position for that and a number of other reasons. but, you know, as far as our educational doldrums are concerneddor, shoe know this is not the way it's always been here. inn fact in 1831, when alexis cookville came here, studied america -- because the europeans were just fascinated with america. they say, here's a nation barely 50 years old, which is already competing with us on virtually every level. that's impossible. how could a fledgling nation be doing that. so he wanted to come over here and dissect and see what the heck was going on over here, and while he was at it, he say, let me look at their school system, and he was blown away to see that virtually anybody finishing the second grade was completely literate. i mean, he could go out and find a mountain man who could read the newspaper, who could have a decent political discussion with him. he had never seen

this nation is the child of every other nation. therefore, we should have the interest of every other nation at heart. we are the perfect ones to remain in a pinnacle position. for that and a number of other reasons. a source or education is concerned, we should note this is not the way it has always been here. in 18311 [inaudible name] came here to study america, europeans were just fascinated with america. here is a nation barely 50 years old, which is are you competing with us on virtually every level. that is impossible. how could a fledgling nation be doing that? he wanted to come over here and dissect and see what was going on. while he was at it, he said let me look at the school system. he was blown away to see that virtually anybody finessing the second grade was completely literate. he could find a mountain man that there -- that could read the newspaper. he had never seen anything like that before. go to some of the museums and look at some of the letters written by people on the frontier in the wild west. you would thin

our nation's economy, our nation's decision make iing that puts us risk. the problem is our enemies ek nuys that and it is th strategy, the philosophy, of extremists who would attack our country and will cont o do so. they believe that they cannot beat us in the field, but that they can bring us to o news through manipulation. control, destruction, having impact on the cost of this nation. to the degree they can bankrupt us, that would then make us unavailable to react. so it is that potential for manipulation that causes us concern from a national security perspective and i can assure you, because i've been there, when the joa chiefs of staff sit around the table and talk about various options in any scenario these days, it involves the middle east high on considerations as you look at courses of action. our impact on our national economic picture. that has never been the case before. previously, that's always been sort of a sigh and concern that we would have as military men. someone else will worry ability those factors. but today, it is front and cente

the "unfinished nation," "the end of reform" are two other of his works. the book we're focusing on today and though he didn't ask me to, i'm happy to hold up a hard-bound copy which is still available is the publisher "henry luce and his american century." please join me in welcoming alan brinkley. >> thank you, marty. the title of this session, historians, journalists and the challenges of getting it right is very apt for a talk about henry luce because getting it right was not always something that henry luce did. first of all, i want to thank roger for organizing this session. i'm very grateful for all these men joining this conversation. i'm asked to speak about henry luce. which i'm glad to do. we shouldn't think about this as just a conversation about luce though i do think he's a useful model for understanding how journalism can shape history and advice advice verse vice versa. henry luce was one of the most powerful and influential journalists of the mid 20th century, the co-founder of "time" magazine in 1923, the creator of "fortune" magazine in

are some nations. now they are seen as being independent of any nations. so just to give you an example, the united states and other countries in the world are able to reach an agreement about couloir mean. that has those characteristics. global warming treaty to be affect the would have to be able to preach and to energy production and use any country in ways the federal government today doesn't regulate here at home, even to the extent of regulating domestic for home energy usage. at the same time it would create international institution that would have to decide how much each country was allowed to produce in terms of energy, how much pollution was allowed to make and also to measure whether people in violation and issue sanctions and out of trust the depletion of those directly under the control of the united states or the european union or china. loses its legitimacy and independent function unless you have an independent institution from the control of nationstates. so i don't think we feel thes

we believe in the principles that made this nation the nation it is. we love america. we're going to bring it back because of our conviction of america. i need your help. i need to make sure that those who believe in those principles are willing to work and stand up and make sure we take back this great country, and keep america as it's always been -- the hope of the earth. thank you so much. you guys are terrific. thank you. thank you. thank you. ♪ the river rages strong is the wind that makes it, dreams it face it, father time ♪ deep like the grandest canyon ♪ wide like an untamed stallion ♪ ♪ if you can't see my heart you must be blind ♪ you can hunt me down and watch me bleed but you can't keep no chains on me ♪ ♪ i was born free i was born free ♪ ♪ i was born free born free ♪ ♪ and i'm not good at long good-byes but look deep into nigh eyes ♪ ♪ i was born free ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah yeah, yeah ♪ ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ come facing danger lost like an unknown stranger ♪ ♪ grateful for my time with low regrets ♪ close to my destination time f

what's troubling this nation right now? we really need to figure out how to be competitive in the global economy. we really need to figure out how to have a strong and stable middle class. we need to have people who are contributing, who are innovating, who are ready, who are educated, who can lead in every way. the cohort coming along that will be the future is of color. america can see its future. and it's a five-year-old latino girl, a 7-year-old black boy. what happens to them will determine what america will be. many of the young people who are already 18, 19, 20 are going to be the workers of the near future. and so this country, as a democracy, really cannot expect to continue to be proud on the world stage, competitive in the global economy or having a democracy that it can put forward as working in a multiracial society if we don't invest in t people who are the future. and so i'm all for the moral argument. i've asked -- i've begged, i've prodded on the moral issue. and i will continue to do that. but if it become

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our nation's security by preventing the misuse of such technology. second, almost all research conducted today in bioscience and biotechnology contains some degree of dual-use application. third, dual-use concerns must be addressed at a variety of different levels from research funded by governments to research funded privately, to experimentation done by individual scientists. and finally, there are both domestic and international dimensions to the durc issue as the recent hh5n1 papers have clearly demonstrated. dhs performs research which might be considered durc through a variety of mechanisms, including internal laboratories such these national biodefense analysis and countermeasures center and plum island animal disease center. we also sponsor and collaborate with other departments. additionally, we provide funding to colleges and universities, primarily through our dhs centers of excellence program. one vignette that demonstrates the degree to which dual-use research is both ongoing and critical to the dhs mission is the development of a recumb

the buzz is growing at nationals park. this is the free giveaways for the fans as they start their fifth season at nationals park. j.r. martinez, the war veteran and dancing with the stars winner will throw out the first pitch in about an hour. >> in its being a fan a lot more exciting. >> opening day has brought with it a new attitude, the team is enjoying a great start and the fans are more enthusiastic than ever. >> tied for first place right now, so i'm excited. the first couple games have been good. >> this season of new and improved. the grass and dirt on the diamonds have been completely and re-surfaced. >> 100% kentucky bluegrass. no mix. >> nationals fans will notice a change not only on the diamond but also behind the concession stand. and in the center field restaurant. >> we have changed the whole menu. we have beef brisket. we have had a lot of fun creating the strasburger. it is not meant to be a food challenge. it is meant to feed eight people to 10 people. in as brisket, short ribs and prime chuck in it. >>

nation. south koreans are using this day to pray for neighbors to the north. george thomas has more from seoul. >> i usually come here every year. >> for decades, thousan thousands -- they'll march to this giant statute and bow. >> they will build up this country by 2012 which marks the 100th anniversary of great leader kim il sung. april 15th is he is worshipped like a god. >> it makes me miss him more strongly. >> millions of north koreans celebrate the 100th birthday of kim il sung. all week they have been meeting in churches, homes and small groups to pray to tear down the walls of the oppression. >> it seems impossible. with god nothing is impossible. we need to keep praying. >> they have been praying for north korea's secret believers. >> i have family and friends i have not seen in years. i can only imagine what they are enduring. >> trying to get precise figures is extremely difficult. dr. lynn ching. >> we estimate there are approximately 30,000 christians being held in political pri

temperature at reagan national, 75 degrees. humidity, 44%. there are your winds out of the north and west at nine miles per hour. your pressure falling just a little bit, 30.03 inches. mild and breezy. high temperatures right back in the mid- to upper 70s. still 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. withed breeze, i think it will feel more comfortable than it was during the afternoon. back to you. >> thank you. >>> space shuttle discovery's last mission. discovery is hitching a ride on the back of a modified jumbo jet and is expected to arrive in arlington, virginia this morning. >>> a sentencing date has been set for the former university of virginia la crosse player convicted of killing his ex- girlfriend. george huguely will be sentenced august 30th and faces up to 26 years in prison for the beating death of yeardley love. >>> today is the last day to get your taxes in the mail but the post office not going to burn the mid might oil for you. since most people file taxes online, there is no reason to keep post offices open late and please don't

and that means our nation can't thrive. as education secretary arne duncan, who you'll be hearing from later this morning says, we have to educate our way to a better economy. our young people are the secret of that success. most of you know that we launched this campaign two years ago with president obama and secretary duncan. and since this campaign began, we have made real and sustainable progress. you'll be hearing more from that today from bob ball fanz and john bridgeland who will talk about the building of grad nation report that we are releasing today. you'll also hear what's working. it seems to me that these days we don't often hear about what's working. but we also know we have to do more. and we must do it faster if we are to reach our goal of a 90% national graduation rate by 2020 with no school below 80%. and we must especially remember that these figures are not mere statistics. they represent our children. our children. who want nothing more to claim than -- claim for themselves the promise of america. the o

on the planet the richest nation that in some people's minds most democratic nation is why they're living something before you can see how people should each other oh and so the americans since nine eleven u.s. civil liberties and freedom have suffered in the name of national security while new gun laws up some old team is really made it easier for americans to arm themselves reading the land of liberty locked and loaded up or die of heart see me on the ballot he's coming here live from the heart of lost stolen away in a program of starring up a new south korean media hypes rumor. of a new nuclear test plan by the north we hear expert opinion on the internal reasons behind the reports. plus the skill of pilots in russia or is under scrutiny including why new crews are often unable to perform emergency landings and of course this comes a week after a fatal plane crash that killed more than thirty. winter it could be the next capital after athens to seek international financial help if some analysts are proven correct and spain's football clubs are being caught up in a debt spiral they are

what is equally troubling with the idea of using race, national origin and religion and the national security context, it suggests that the most powerful nation in the world, equipped with law enforcement and national security experts second to none, must rely on bias and guesswork to make ourselves secure versus human intelligence, technology, experience and the cooperation of the american people. i want to strongly emphasize this point, senator, there is no reason to profile on the basis of race, religion, national origin or ethnicity. lastly, my last perspective is as a black man in america. i am still subject to increased scrutiny from the community, from my own profession and from my country because of the color of my skin. as i mentioned earlier, i'm a father of three, but i have a 14-year-old boy named glenn. and even though i'm a police chief with over 27 years of experience, i know that when i teach my son glenn how to drive, i must also teach him what to do when stopped by the police. a mandatory course by the way for young men of color in this country. as i end my testimon

hymn that no national sovereignty. the younger generation has only experienced years of the negotiations with israel. the rest of the middle east expenses upheavals, but there's many skepticism on the streets of ramallah. >> i do not think negotiations achieve anything, especially when we are so weak. >> it makes no sense at all. everything that is happening here is a waste of time. but we cannot do anything about it, and we have to try to find a solution. >> palestinian youth is the name of a weekly talk show. topics range from smoking to israeli checkpoints. but one thing keeps recurring, the future of palestine. >> the palestinian authority has no answers, and no one can tell us what is going to happen next. i am is speaking for myself here and not as a radio presenter. when the people in charge do not know what is going to happen, then who knows? >> we are waiting for them to give us back our hope despite all orchestrations. we're waiting for a well thought out strategic plans instead of renton decision making. --

on the planet the british nation that is some people's minds most democratic nation is by this clearly something that if you can she had people should each other cells americans since nine eleven u.s. civil liberties and freedom have suffered in the name of national security new gun laws have some ulterior knisley made it easier for americans to arm themselves reading the land of liberty locked and loaded up or die of artsy me or. else he is coming to you live from moscow where it's not some of his past the hour still to come on the program a foreign up news. media hypes are rumors of a new nuclear test planned by the north and we hear expert opinion on the internal reasons behind the reports. plus the skill of pilots in russia or is under scrutiny including why new crews are often unable to perform emergency landings of course this comes a week after a fatal plane crash that killed more than thirty. madrid it could be the next capital after athens to seek international financial help if some analysts are proven correct and spain's football clubs are being caught up in the death spiral

on the planet richest nation in some people's minds the most democratic nation by this clearly something that you can see people should each other old selves americans since i don't believe in u.s. civil liberties and freedom have suffered in the name of national security new gun laws have some ulterior mistry made it easier for americans to arm themselves leaving the land of liberty locked and loaded up or die of heart see me or. it is a ten minutes past the hour here in moscow still to come in the program football in freefall. ok really. not just those. spanish football teams face a whole new ball game as their national obsession feels the pinch alongside the country's new depth. of a standoff over a north korean satellite launch continues showed off its fully prepared rocket to foreign journalists but the u.s. and south korea are still not convinced it's for peaceful purposes. it's been a week since a deadly plane crash in russia's siberia left over thirteen dead technical failure has been listed as a probable cause of the incident but the crew reportedly choosing not to the ice the p

but not active participation in the life of his nation. he accepted an invitation from columbia university to serve as president of that great institution, enabling him so he thought at the time to devote the remainder of his useful life to the challenges of education. but events of the post war world dictated otherwise. the urgent necessity for unity in the free world brought into being the north atlantic treaty organization and it was evident that only one man could make that vital and complicated organization work from the outset. dwight d. eisenhower. at the end of 1950 he answered his country's call once more and once more he was on european soil to assume supreme command of the land, the sea, and the air forces of a grand, defensive alliance. against the new threat rising from the soviets who had once been his nation's ally he had to create the will to defend itself so that freedom so dearly bought would not be lost. for more than a year he labored diligently at his task of coalition. when he turned over the reins of command to gener

first game for the nationals and home. the fifth opening day at nationals park, hard to believe. even though they told media folks not to get on the field, i am breaking the rules a little. it is exciting to touch the grass. it is grass -- it is new grass. we spoke with the head groundskeeper moments ago. this is your third opening day. how exciting is it? >> opening day is always exciting and nationals park. it's part of spring. good time of year for everybody and certainly in the scene >> we will pan over. this is a new field, a new surface. explain that. >> it was resurfaced in the fall. every couple years it's always good to reset everything. we are excited to have a new field out here. we will have a different set of challenges from a management standpoint, but it's exciting to know we are back to square one. >> what kind of grass do we have? >> 100% kentucky bluegrass. no mix. >> you are dressed up in a turtleneck. you look like a ballplayer. this is just as exciting for you guys ask for the players. >> absolutely. everybody on our staff is excited. it's always a good time

it is not the national procrastination network. it is the national action network. so help us take action. thank you very much. >> there are always those who have been in the background of the national action network and have been one of those that help and guided and lent a hand when needed. we also want to say thank you for being here and thank you for those years of friendship. ted wells. [applause] >> i live in new york now, but i am a d.c. boy. i was born here. i went to coolidge high school. when i was growing up in d.c., it was a segregated city and there's no confusion that we were in the middle of a struggle for civil rights. a lot of people don't remember that washington, d.c. was one of the five school districts that was part of the brown v. board of education case. the sea was widely segregated. i started kindergarten right after the brown decision was issued. it was supposed to be integrated schools. but most of the white folks moved out of the city. by the time i got to coolidge, it was all black. but there's no confusion about the struggle. no confusi

a team of united nations truce monitors are in syria to report on the cease-fire. >>> at the united nations, the security council ordered tighter sanctions on north korea and strongly condemned its failed rocket launch last week. the council warned of new actions if north korea conducts an underground nuclear test. >>> a new survey found that one in five americans do not use the internet. these are american adults. now, for some, it's not available, but one in ten say the internet is not relevant to them. wow. >>> and the sun erupted yesterday in a huge solar flare that unleashed an intense amount of superheated plasma into space. strong solar flares can cause disruptions to satellites and power grids, but fortunately, this one was not aimed at the earth, but it looks pretty cool. >>> now, here's an early look at how wall street's kicking off the day. the dow opens at 12,921 after gaining 71 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction of a point, and the nasdaq lost 22. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei was down five points, while in hong kong, the hang

stosur is piling new sanctions on north korea is not the way to go word as the united nations looks into pyongyang's controversial failed rocket launch. the u.n. is set to send more observers into syria as a draft resolution is laid out before the security council with persistent reports of clashes inside the country. and meet news makers and opinion formers right here on our t.v. . coming soon to a screen you julian our soldiers highly anticipated new program is on its way to our team join me for more in just a moment to find out what's the world's most one stage whistleblower has in store. thanks for joining our to you with me karen saracini broadcasting live from the heart of moscow where russia has expressed regret over north korea's controversial rocket launch but it's calling for restraint and diplomacy as the u.n. security council is preparing for an emergency meeting over what action to take against counting out the launch ended in failure as the rocket plummeted into the sea moments after takeoff south korea japan and the u.s. suspect the north tested intercontinental ballistic

measured by the united nations political on interest these are be their own enemy or their own. political enemy inside syria today just very briefly interest one word could a fad survive all of this now from what we're seeing just briefly i'm sure president assad has survived so far since fourteen months ago i mean since the starting of this let's see presumably evolution inside syria but it is a terrorist act as i believe and he has stood i mean further within the his own national government and as such he has been supported by a united army and his own sixty to seventy percent the people of syria still they are backing president bashar al assad ok barcelona thank you very much indeed for your thoughts from the universal peace federation life there. really blackout in france is presidential races giving the candidates just a little breathing space in a tight contest which threatens to oust current leader. if none of the term candidates wins more than fifty percent the electorate will vote again a week later to choose between the top two expected to include socialist leader. rep

on the planet the british nation is in some people's minds most in a great nation by this clearly something before you can see that people should each other oh themselves americans since nine eleven the u.s. civil liberties and freedom have suffered in the name of national security while new gun laws up some alternate history made it easier for americans to arm themselves leaving the land of liberty locked and loaded up or die of heart see we're going to later this hour football for you thought. to me. it is not just as. bad as football teams face a whole new game as the sport feels the pinch alongside the country's debt worries . but first it's been a week since the deadly plane crash in russia siberia left more than thirty dead technical failure listed as a probable cause of the incident with a crew reportedly choosing not to d.i.'s the plane before takeoff artie's karen taraji looks into the problems facing russia's aviation future. captain sergei onsen died the day before his twenty eighth birthday his copilot. was only twenty four years old the women are investigators into the crash of

so let's look on a national level. because while all this is happening on a local level, we're also focused on telling the story nationally. so tavis smiley's "too important to fail" investigates the root causes of increased dropout rates among black teenage males, while jim glassman's "ideas in action" examines the vital role that middle schools can play, even before those kids start thinking about dropping out. on the radio side, npr's "story core" motivates people to get involved by featuring stories from teachers who are doing their best to keep kids on the path to a high school diploma. now, how effective is this coverage? and those are just a few examples. well, let me tell you a quick story. wamu, right here in d.c., committed to a nine-part series on the dropout challenge. and stories focus on early warning signs, kids that overcame barriers to success, model schools that engage the community and much, much more. well, roberto rodriguez, who is special assistant to president obama for education on the white hou

kentucky is the national champion. john calipari wins his first national title. kentucky, its eighth in program history. anthony davis made only one shot from the field. scored six points but six blocks and 16 rebounds. enough to earn him most outstanding player. >> all these guys can play. so i knew i was struggling. he's going to defend and rebound. >> it became they're just more talented than anybody. we were the best team this season. we were the best team. the most efficient team. we shared the ball. you know, it's just -- i wanted that. i told them that i wanted this to be one for the ages. go out there and show everyone what kind of team you were, even though we were young. it doesn't matter how young you are. it's how you play together. >> thousands of kentucky fans pouring into the streets. look at those pictures. lexington, kentucky. they had a little trouble with overturned cars and furniture lit on fire after the semifinal. police say maybe a little more tame although there was that bonfire and apparently gunshots were fired at one point injuring a 31

take away french nationality from a french nation or this is not allowed under the french constitution and then there's marine le pen the far right national front party candidate having all pushed a more radical and immigration line call for the revival of the death penalty for child killers and the deportation of any foreigner who goes under suspicious trip to places like afghanistan how many mohammed merah are there in the boats and planes that arrive in france full of immigrants mohammed merah is perhaps only the tip of the iceberg it's time to wage war on this from the mentalist political religious groups who are killing our children if threats of islamic fundamentalism has been underestimated. i think all that's been announced after these tragic events are proposals put forward sold. for the election it goes to the one who proposes the most radical solutions which would aim supposedly at solving the problem but the problem is much deeper with our by the growing number of immigrants in france about six million of whom are muslims is being labeled as a problem by some prominent figu

the policies that obama have put on this nation have weakened our nation. that's what i'm worried about, not what his religion is. i think it's important for us to understand that. it would be important for romney as well or whoever the nominee is. like i said, it looks like it will be romney. >> the question of political reconciliation is one that interests me as well. as a jew, on passover, we read from leviticus. we have to remember we were once slaves in the land of egypt. if you remember that, you think about the duties of liberation but you also think of the other. how as human beings we're all enslaved in one form or another. does anybody see a path from their own religious faith, convictions, to take it into the political arena as a way to reach some kind of reconciliation that we don't see? >> it seems to me that, as we approach and celebrate these high holy days, that we share in common, christians and jews, share a lot in common this time of year, among them, the story, the story of liberation, not just from one place to another but sin and grace

americans, we've got to demand that our country, our national ledge islators come together with a national energy strategy. i think it has to be a uniform strategy that all sides of the issue can agree on. that we can agree upon and will take us through the next 10 or 20 years. it's got to transcend in administrations and until that happens, i think we'll don't bounce around with a few policies, but we don't get to where we need to be in this transition period. >> if we do get to the energy security that we, that is so desired, can we really abandon missions that we have in terms of protecting global congress? >> i don't think we'll ever do that. we are a global power. we will continue i think as the primary, at protecting the sea legs and international commerce. it's in the best interest of the world to do that. it's a responsibility that we have evolved to over time since the end of world war ii. i don't think that's going to change much and i don't think our country would want it to change much. i know certainly american business is very comfortable with us being there. it also brings a

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in truth, the selfless heroism of our nation's citizen soldiers inspires all of us. each reservist makes a difference. collectively, they are doing the hard work our country requires, as your video made clear. and we owe them and their families and their communities at home our deepest gratitude. another reservist i remember particularly well is master sergeant juanita milligan, whose courage and selfless service i had the privilege of recognizing by awarding her a medal at the truman foundation in 2006. a mother of three in the u.s. army reserves, she had served our nation for nearly 20 years in a variety of roles in transportation and personnel units. she was gravely wounded in her second deployment to iraq in early 2004 when an improvised explosive device blasted into her humvee. seeing the bomb a split second before it went off, she jumped across the vehicle to try to pull her gunner down and inside. he was okay. however, she sustained severe injuries, including shrapnel throughout her body, the loss of part of her right arm and a femur broken in three places. ma

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it will be a packed house at nationals park when the national stake on the cincinnati reds today. the nationals have a 4-2 record and are tied for first place in the nl east. first pitch at 1:00 this afternoon. >> jury selection begins in north carolina today in the criminal trial of john edwards accused of using a million dollars in secret campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress when he was running for president. he pleaded not guilty. if convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. a suspect in custody in connection with a deadly shooting in northeast. a man shot before 8:30 last night in the 600 block of 24th street in d.c.. he wasthe victim was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> two men robbed a bank in largo maryland. they robert and m&t bank yesterday. one suspect was captured shortly after and the other went to an apartment building in new carrollton. police surrounded the building and the suspect tied a sheet around his neck and attacked the other end to a door and jumped out of a window. he was taken to hospital and is expected to be o

the national front and know the situation. some say that what was once a protest vote is now a more permanent part of the french political spectrum. there is certainly a part of the electorate who vote for the reasons of dissent but i think it must now be recognized even if it's difficult to accept that the vote for the national front is increasingly a vote of support. increasing prominence of right with rhetoric in france especially the lead up to the presidential elections it's clear what's more difficult to decipher is whether the growing support for the right reflects the direction of the fratricidal values i stated or is simply a knee jerk reaction to everything the french see wrong in their country just are so your artsy. now on to some other world news the prime minister beginning carlos gomez to near a hospital arrested by soldiers in an apparent coup soldiers attacked his residence with heavy weapons seizing the primary in advance of a runoff presidential election later this month which he was expected to win he's opp

national security. michael o'hanlon of the brookings think tank authored a report last year, the national security industrial base, a crucial asset for the united states whose future may be in jeopardy that looks at trends and futures of the industrial base. but a lot has changed since then, including a new budget and more cuts. michael is also the author of a brand new book, "bending history" that's about the obama administration's foreign policy. welcome back, michael. but today for purposes of our discussion, we're going to be talking about the industrial base. how healthy is the industrial base and what really concerns you going out into the future given some of the cuts that we've seen over the last few months? >> well, you know, i think the industrial base is obviously a lot smaller. we've all learned the history and lived the history of the last supper and the post cold war drawdown and everything else that's been associated with these trends. but i think the last decade has been tolerable, it's

now fixing the nation will not be easy. however, if there's one thing i learned from my mother in my years of public service it is that life is about choices. doing the right thing almost always means doing the hard thing. choosing what is tough over what is tempting. choosing the truthful over the false. speaking about choices, voters had before the 1984 election, president ronald reagan said and i quote, the choices this year are not just between two different personalities or between 3 to political parties but between two visions of the future. their government of pessimism, fear and limits, and hope, confidence and growth. it seems to me different visions of the future. we face increasing economic and military challenges and yet we have a president more inclined to apologize for america than uphold the principles, we have a president has a vision to class warfare, calculated politics of envy and cynical appeal to racial grievance. and a call for stability. we confront persistent economic instability. and yet we have a p

on the national mall. i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. >> and speaking of commenting on these designs, do we need all the bells and whistles? times are tough. is it worth it for america's front yard? weigh in at mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> it is a tradition dating all the way back to 1878 and you don't have to be five years old to appreciate the fun of the easter egg roll at the white house. today, president obama and the first family helped kick off the 134th edition of the annual easter egg roll. that is the south lawn of the white house. >> in the theme of this year's easter egg roll, let's go. let's play, let's move. >> along with the roll, there were a series of activities supporting the first lady's initiative against childhood obesity. today's attendance, nobody showed up, only 30,000. >> only 30,000. and they had really nice weather, except if they wore a hat, which it would have blown off, because it was windy. >> it was windy. at least it didn't rain for them, although