Taking me to the jail they told the other might hes a terrorist that came to america. 10 Saudi Nationals are questioned over the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base as new information about the gunman is released. And in sport is once again they have a way champion of the worlds the britain beating and here is in the 1st ever world heavyweight title fight in the middle east. Welcome to the program we start in iraq where theres been a dramatic escalation of violence in the past 24 hours on saturday an armed drone targeted the home of the prominent shiite cleric knocked out assata in the jeff he wasnt home at the time a spokesman has warned such an attack could lead to a civil war. At 3 40 am a drone was carrying a bomb which fell near the home of the stomach. It is an unfortunate and unacceptable incident that. Groups that want to incite conflict but our brothers of the Southern Movement are dealing with the situation with lots of his dms they initiated the call for calm and. Meanwhil
It is an honor for me to join all of the distinguished lawyers in this room. Thank you for that introduction. I am the 85th attorney general. [laughter] attorney general barr chinese has come in handy because i find that when you read congressional enactments from right to left, they make a lot more sense. [laughter] [applause] attorney general barr it is an here this evening. And to deliver the 19th annual Barbara K Olson memorial lecture. I here this evening. Have had the privilege of being friends with ted since we first met in the reagan administration. Ted was head of the of his of legal counsel. Of the office of legal counsel. I miss barbaras in bullions d barbaras ebullience. I was trying to figure out what would be an appropriate speech to give here at the Federalist Society. I was having difficulty. I thought the notre dame speech had done so well. I was just going to deliver it again. [applause] but,ney general barr recognizing that this years annual convention is a ritualism
Im eugene meyer, president of this aside im delighted to walking of the 15th annual memorial lecture. This lecture darted as many of you shortly after 9 11 [inaudible] this lecture started as many of you know shortly after 9 11 can you hear better . Sorry . [applause] ted olson inaugural lecture reminded of what a means to be an american and how our legal tradition is a critical part of our identity as americans. That reminder remind is perhape crucial today. Both ted who is here today and barbara understood this connection. We want the series to remind lawyers of it so they foster legal principles that advance individual liberty and personal responsibility and the rule of law. Others lecturers have included Justice Scalia, chief justice roberts, ice president cheney, judges ken starr, robert bork, ray randall, edith jones, doug ginsburg, jeff sutton and then judge not justice neil gorsuch, also included former attorney general michael mr. Casey, from white as counsel don mcgahn, john
Between the sheriff and the others, im almost in trouble for following this. People talk about the polk county steak fry, to hell with that, its the story county democrats the next night that are that much greater. And the last time i was in nevada was probably a month and a half ago. The councilman gave me a tour around even a little bit before that. The first time i came was long before i got into this, it was sometime early april, may 2018. And had a great lunch with senatthe senator and they said if youre going to learn anything about iowa, you have to meet this woman named jan bower. I appreciate your warm welcome and your endorsement for sure. Look, about this time of year, you get people from around the country and they visit you and try to make some connection to iowa. Not going to tell you that my great, great grandparents settled in henry county in 1850, they did. Not going to tell you that my mom was born in ottumwa, yes, she was, because thats not why we gather. We gather f
So good afternoon and welcome to the fourth public hearing on Selective Service by the National Commission on military national and Public Service. The purpose of this hearing is to address an important question. Should Selective Service registration be expanded to include all americans. In 2016 the commission was created amid a debate over whether the requirement for Selective Service registration should be extended to women after military combat roles were open to women in 2015. Congress charged us to answer two very important questions. First, does our country have a continuing need for a military service Selective Service system and if so, whether the Current System requires modifications. Second, how can we as a nation create an ethos of service and increase participation in military national and Public Service. The first question is the reason that we are here this afternoon. The four hearings that we are holding two yesterday and two today, provide an opportunity to discuss the