At evening. Thank you for coming. Kind of programming coordinator for the library and am very pleased to present tonight program. I would like to thank our sponsor, Maryville University barnes noble, the team from the Chesterfield Barnes noble has books for sale in the room. Please consider buying the book to make a the book help support the other series and bring more great authors to st. Louis. After the talk will just fine you up a row and get it going very efficiently. Tonight is presented by the favorite authors series. The program started in 2004 and represents authors of politics, history and sports. In which its very appropriately titled sting like a bee. Neros focus to a somewhat overlooked area of all his life, a conscientious draft objector during the vietnam era and the subsequent legal battle that took him all the way to the Supreme Court. Researched and filled with great suspense, sting like a bee is an inspiring account of the highs and lows of an exceptional individual
We are told he will admit that politics in the u. S. Are meaner and more divided than ever before, something he promised to avoid. It comes as you know during a historic and fiery race to elect his successor. A major address by president obama minutes away. We will tape the whole thing live. First this, to the race for the presidency. Can South Carolinas primary do what New Hampshires did not, define an alternative candidate to donald trump and ted cruz. While trump surpassed the lead polls predicted, the standings after that. The pundits are calling it, quote, the muddle in the middle. You are looking at the muddle right now. There is no single stands out to unify the establishment as the race moves to the february 20th primary in South Carolina. Ohio Governor John Kasich came in second but jeb bush and marco rubio were not too far behind. Its not just republicans but democrats facing a long primary season after New Hampshire. Senator Bernie Sanders crushed Hillary Clinton by 22 point
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