Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
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Hey, moussetache. Ima hit the couch. You know where i be. Tonight on rock center Meredith Vieiras explosive interview with a woman who went public with a secret she thought she would never share. Its about her intimate time spent with president john f. Kennedy inside the white house while she was still a teenager. It was exciting. It was glamorous, it was fun. Mimi alford said the affair began on just her fourth day as a white house intern when she was just 19 and the president gave her a private tour that ended up in the first ladys bedroom. He didnt put his hands on my shoulders and sort of guided me down to the edge of the bed. I think he may have even said to me, is this all right . I didnt really know what was about to happen. And then what did happen was i lost my virginity right there. What followed, she says, was an affair that lasted more than a year. Later including telephone calls summoning her from college. Youre in a limo. Theyre picking you up and taking you i guess to th
Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening, as the president s defense secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind with the bosss permission a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. We begin with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, de