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About now . That is better. Thank you for coming i am told coowner of the city book stop im happy to have everyone here tonight is anybody here for the first time . One person. Welcome. We are very glad youre here normally we have half the crowd but this is very much a hometown crowd this evening. And i just want to say a heartfelt thank you for supporting so a few logistics first of all please silence your cell phone when i forget to say that i always regret it. Books are for sale upstairs if you have it purchased a book if you havent youll have time after the talk we will just do the sighting right here. So moving on to tonights event majority of you here know car also a very short and sweet bio. From the New York Times serving as a washington editor at the time his chief Congressional Correspondent for judicial confirmation and we will have time for audience questions after the talks to take advantage of this opportunity for all the inside information that you would like to get. Ple
[inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. Can everybody hear me okay . No. Its not on. How about now . Thats better. Okay. Thank you for coming. Im laurie gillman, coowner of east city book shop and im really happy to welcome everybody e everyone here tonight. Anyone the crowd who is here for the first time . One person. Welcome. Were very glad youre here. Normally we have at least half the crowd who is here for the first time but this is very much a hometown crowd this evening so i hope everybody buy behaves for you. Were happy to have repeat customers back and some of you we see in here often and i just want to aheartfelt thank you for toe everybody for supporting the book store. Before we get started a few logistics. First, please silence your cellphones. I forget when i forget to do that eye say that i always regret it so please do that. Ill do that, too. Okay. Books are for sale upstairs for anyone who missed that at the cash registers. He you havent purchased a book yet a