Of democracy. Its absolutely for the mental for our type of democracy and its the engine of Economic Prosperity for economic growth. Thats why we invest so much in Higher Education and provide that opportunity for everyone. In the state of maryland, our goal is that 55 of all students have a college degree. You dont have that in other parts in the world. But other parts of the world are beginning to emulate the american model and beginning to catch up. We have to retain our supremacy in education and science and technology. Thats the only way that well win the future in the 21st century. President wallace loh, want to thank you very much and those at the university of maryland for joining us for this conversation about Higher Education. Appreciate your time. Thank you. It was a pleasure. On American History tv in primetime, three medal of honor recipients discuss their service in world war ii, vietnam and afghanistan. Hosted by the u. S. Naval institute at annapolis, maryland. It begin
Not wanting to get educated in this country but because of the greed of the corporations who hire foreign students because they get a cheaper price for their product of intelligence. Okay, henry. Ill take that issue and give it to president loh. Go ahead. Well, look, as i said earlier, most or many, many foreign students after getting their advanced degrees or their college degrees, their bachelor degrees are now returning home simply because Economic Opportunities are much greater in some of the emerging nations in the world. That is why we must win the future. That is why we must maintain our preeminence in Higher Education, science and technology. So the days when they would stay here simply because they had more Job Opportunities i think those days are gone in this age of globalization. What i tell my students here is when you graduate from college park, youre competing not only against stuntss who graduated from boston and baltimore, youre competing against students from brazil, b
Rails. You are touching that on the conclusion of this book when it comes to president obamas addressing the nation in the surprise announcement or speech to the nation that friday about almost a week later after the verdict and im saying you touched the third rail. For whatever reason i was on the andy and i had to be in florida, landing in Orlando Florida the night of the georgia cinnamon verdict and it was across the airport and across the state of florida and a week later almost, president obama came out to the Briefing Room to the press corps and he spoke from the heart. He knew about racial profiling and things of that nature. Guest it seemed that he had its instructions on what it could take into account and what it couldnt. Mainly that was a different matter what the scenario was in terms of who is following who. What mattered in terms of what the jury was told that there is a memento of his life was in danger. But what i took to task is whether it was gun control or racial pro
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In particular, nebraska and kansas could see strong winds, hail, and possible tornados. The storm system is expected to move into the upper midwest over the weekend. Recovery efforts are under way this morning in southeast texas. A tornado touched down yesterday afternoon. The storm damaged a large shed at a mobile home park, which fell into an r. V. A man and a dog were inside the r. V. When the storm hit, but they are oklahoma. Power lines were knocked down by flying debris, but there are no reports of injury. The intense weather triggered a massive waterspout over the bay. Its a tornado that travels over the water. Boaters say they saw fish being sucked out of the water. The Mississippi River is expected to crest today in the minneapolis st. Paul area. The river is expected to crest at over 20 feet, the highest its been in 13 years. More rain is in the forecast today. The mississippi is expected to stay above flood stage for another week. And now to the crisis in iraq and another ex