I dont consider much of a journalist and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equities firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Let me go back to the beginning with golf. But i was nine, i quit when i was 10. You are pretty famous in golf. It was too frustrating and heres what i couldnt understand. Why is it sony people are addicted to something so humiliating and frustrating for so many people. The ball never goes where its supposed to go. Why are people so addicted to it . Jack thats a pretty good question. Neverending pursuit of unattainable goals is what it is. You can try all you want. Nobody has ever mastered the game. Most athletes in other sports love to play golf because its difficult, its challenging for them and he challenges them at whatever level they play. Thats why i enjoyed it. No matter how good i got i could always be bette
Journalist. On the life of being an interviewer even though i am in a state job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What makes somebody tick . You have been the commissioner since 2014 and you spent 22 years at the nba offices before you were aefore that graduate of the two best schools to go to in combination, Duke University and the university of Chicago Law School. You cant do any better than that. Lets start with the nba today and how it is doing. Since you have been the commissioner, revenues are up, ticket sales are up, the owners value of their team is up by like three times, are you adequately paid for the job you are doing you think . [applause] today the nba seems to be at its peak, it is popular all over the world. Do you think nba basketball is so popular around the world while Major League Baseball and professional football is not as global. It has been an olympic sport since the 1930s, i think that made a big difference. It is a sport that has
For as long as israelis believe your land Foreign Occupation persists and the extension of all efforts to bring an end to that occupation to i. G. A. To act and to achieve a just and lasting peace that fulfills the rights of the Palestinian People ensures a just solution for the plight of the palestine refugees in accordance with resolution one mind for innumerate two and the Arab Peace Initiative and achieves the independence of the state of palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital where our people can finally live in freedom dignity peace and Security Side by side with israel and all other neighbors in the new middle east and i thank you very much mr president. I thank the permanent observer of the observer state of palestine for his statement i now give the floor to the representative of israel thank you mr president when they declare ration marks a milestone for israel for peace and for the world the United States had the courage and to understanding of justice to all fish real
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Pruitt, who is the designate for the Environmental Protection agency, the Oklahoma Attorney general, who will also be who is also on the hill for his confirmation hearing today. Very, very busy week as we lead up to the inauguration on friday. Yep. Not just this, the president s going to speak, his final News Conference at 2 00. Janet yellen in San Francisco at 3 00. So its a packed afternoon as well as a packed morning. Lets get to john harwood in washington and see what youre seeing. Hey, john. Reporter carl, first of all, weve got 48 hours left before this inauguration, and donald trump is still trying to develop some political momentum heading into that day, pushing back this morning against reporting by nbc news, among others, that suggested that some of the job announcements that have come recently have been already planned by the Companies Involved general motors, hyundai, walmart, and not because of trump. He tweeted out this morning, no, it was because of me and complained of