Later, the Washington Post reporter will discuss the arraignment of former Virginia Governor bob mcdonald and his wife following their 14count indictment this week. You can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live each more at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Next, the speaker of iraqs council of representatives talks about the violence, security concerns and political challenges facing iraq. Usama alnujafyi spoke at the brookings institution. His is just under an hour. In the name of god, the merciful, im really happy to be here with you today. As you know, iraq is a central and important country in the world at large, and it concentrates on iraq and you do know that we in iraq went through very particular experience in the middle east. We first get rid of an oppressive regime and it is followed by a military occupation. And a constitution that was written in unfavorable conditions and circumstances. There was also a road map that that the iraqis were not abl
Otherwise people think i will just get through this meeting. We are not going away. In the 70s. There was a bill on president nixons desk for childcare. People thought he might sign it. That he didnt for cultural reasons. You can just imagine. [laughter] it is similar to immigration. We are not going away. Background checks. We are not going away. Womens issues. We are not going away. Impact. L have an frankly, we would rather have a change in the law that improves the lives of people. If we have a choice between winning an election or winning a positiveng to have a impact on the lives of women. That is what a political debate is about. President kennedy said, the government has to choose in favor of these issues. I had a visit from a head of state, the president of columbia. Not the university. [laughter] i was thinking columbia pictures. He was telling me all these plans he had for the growth of his economy in this country. I said, do tell. What are you basing the success on. He said
Russian counterpart in geneva and these discussions will take place. Separate from that, there are discussions in new york at the framing aions around Security Council resolution on this issue and on the removal from assads control of his chemical weapons stockpile. I donte clear want to suggest, because it is certainly not the case, that we are interested in delay or avoidance of accountability here. And there are steps in this process if it were to succeed, and that is obviously a demonstration of sincerity and a verifiable way to secure the weapons and remove them from assads control, ultimately to destroy them. In the fulfillment of that process would certainly take some time. But the implementation of it could begin obviously before its completion. And we are going to work with the russians. It would be irresponsible not to explore this potential diplomatic resolution of this very serious matter. Former secretary of state clinton commented tuesday on syrias use of chemical weapons
Supreme Court hears arguments in major homelessness case mv-voice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mv-voice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a case that could drastically alter how cities in California and beyond deal with homeless encampments, U.S. Supreme Court justices today weighed whether to allow broader punishment for people camping in public spaces.