Somewhere but at this moment he was beheaded after showing cut tunes of muhammad in a class on free speech now france has 3 more reasons to moan the National Assembly held a minutes silence for the victims those in power face some uncomfortable questions in the days ahead many in this strictly secular country may ask if the official approach is the right one and whether they should fame or lone wolf attacks authorities have raised the terror alert level to its maximum. Fran our Catherine Field reporter and a parasite catherine present at the sea defiant determined what more has even say. Well you quite right it was a very defiant message from french president Emanuel Mccraw he said that this was an attack on french values and that these afraid at least freedoms of expression and freedom to believe or not believe in religion though under attack he said and i quote we will not give ground so he was pretty clear there that it is wrong once it sets the rules on freedom of expression and no
Begin our discussion of iran, a people in repression. Im david ignatius, a columnist for the washington post. Ive visited iran several times as a journalist and have a longstanding interest as a commentator and analysts in iran. Im delighted to be joined by two of the people i think understand iran the best in this country. Ill move from my left. Maziar bahari was my colleague as a newsweek reporter in iran. He worked for newsweek from 1998 until june 21, 2009, when he was arrested and imprisoned in tehran. Youll know if youve read his wonderful memoir, then they came for me, what that imprisonment was like, and if you havent read the book, you can go see the movie because it was made into a movie by jon stewart called rosewater, if memory serves, was the name and the unmistakable calling card of maziars interrogator. In 2014, he started something that im sure is familiar to many people in this audience, certainly as a mustread for anyone who wants to follow iran, and thats his website
Members question the fcc chair about Digital Currency, shareholder protection and climate related financial disclosures. This is an hour and a half. Today we will receive testimony from security and Exchange Commission chairman regarding the work and agenda of the fcc. I thank you for your willingness to appear before the committee today and mr. Clean your willingness to testify the borrower side of the fcc. You ca came before this committa year ago and am sure dusty would continue to take steps to ensure the Capital Markets remained the deepest and most liquid in the world. I commend you and the staff for your actions taken over the past year. Actions worth mentioning include the final rule package on regulation best interest which is great as the appropriate balance in increasing transparency and investors relationships while preserving access to the advice relationships and investment products. They also propose modifying the accelerated definition to reduce the number of registered
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Currency, shareholders protections and climate related financial disclosures. This is an hour and a half. Today we will receive testimony from the securities and Exchange Commission jay clayton regarding the work and agenda of the sec. I thank you for your willingness to appear before the committee today, mr. Clayton, your willingness to testify is essential to our oversight of the sec. The mission of the sec is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets and facilitate capital formation. It plays a Critical Role in ensuring that our nation has Capital Markets that the public can have confidence and trust in and for investors as americans prepare for their futures they may not only have a wide variety of financial opportunities, but they also have the information necessary to make informed investment decisions. Chairman clayton, you came before this committee a year ago and assured us that you would continue to take steps to ensure that the u. S. Capitol markets