Thought our reader is once again Sally gross and we begin with what did they release I give you 3 quotations to choose from but which one was what they actually said if at all Ken Chang the much quoted on this program Dorothy Parker famously made a comment on being told of the death of the u.s. President Calvin Coolidge did she say one good career move. Or 2 it s not an event it s a news item or 3 how can they tell. I think there really is the most personally coming for 3 Yeah you re right sometimes rendered as how did they know silent cow Coolidge was famous for not saying anything or indeed not doing anything Moe might have been Louis people often attribute remarks to Mark Twain when there is absolutely no evidence that he actually said them of these 3 which do you think he actually said it could be all 3 or it could be none 1st 2 on the report of my death has been grossly exaggerated 2nd one if I can t smoke in heaven then I simply won t go. And 3rd one ally travels around the worl
In jail which can be served on weekends and 3 years of probation Jackson said in closing that she was certain the criminal justice system is not going to see Gates again Brian Lucas n.p.r. News Washington the Senate is voting on a bipartisan sanctions package for war crimes in Syria N.P.R. s Deborah Amos reports in addition to Syria Russia and Iran are also targeted the legislation is named after a Syrian police to factor who smuggled more than 50000 pictures of torture victims out of Syria on the thumb drive in his sock the Cesar Act provides for sweeping sanctions Congress aimed the punishment against any government or private entity that aid Syria s military or contributes to reconstruction in the war torn country President Trump has signaled he will sign the Cesar act that imposes new sanctions until there s accountability for war crimes the legislation could give the u.s. Leverage for a political solution to the war Deborah Amos n.p.r. News on Wall Street stocks reach new highs a
With facts you need from America s most trusted news source don t miss p.b.s. News Hour weeknights at 6 on w g.b.h. To Sen Jared Bowen and you and I are listening to 897 w g v h w h h d one Boston online. News. Boston s local n.p.r. . Go This is Wait Wait Don t Tell me the n.p.r. . News and I m Peter Sagal it s Thanksgiving so that means you re getting together with your family and friends for the best reason. Once you re done talking about the weather and before you get on to why you re not married yet that reckoning with us as we revisit conversations with. A wild and some stuff you ve never heard before plus Bill reveals his Bond villain. Coming right up after this hour s news. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Windsor Johnston and authorities in Britain are facing questions about the early release of the convicted terrorist who carried out Friday s deadly stabbing attack in London the man was sentenced in 2012 for his role in the plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and re
Try me as many. Students I believe you ve just been listening to $3966.00 animated holiday special how the grant Stepaside all flicks coming to you from the studios of k p r g $89.00 f.m. Public Radio for sight and I m your host Jason vast and I m happy to welcome our listeners to this everyone had a lovely time last week at the Holiday Inn that holiday that most people call Thanksgiving but that I call by a variety of names including indigenous rights day or leave our land to London or most frequently and I think most appropriately gluttony today and it was certainly that for me which means that it was both relaxing and fulfilling as I think it was for my 3 co-hosts or join me here in studio somehow having managed to rouse themselves from the food coma into which they are last week so I thank them for being here 1st as always my friend and colleague from the University of warm School of Education Jackie Some of us Dr Jackie says Jackie welcome back to flex How was your holiday. Thank
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