Czars caused during the transition into office and in the earlier months. And even the years of the presidency. We found this development of the phenomenon to be fascinating. And mysterious. And we spent a good number of years learning more about that. And when we discuss how early the presence of gob. I may clarify he can actually what we mean when we use the word czar. Tasks with coordination and responsibilities over a particular policy problem that said administration is intense on either solving or at least appearing to solve. What i want to talk about this afternoon is czars. What the pressures are that lead administrationes to create them. And what czars are able to accomplish. And talking about that a little bit in general. And particularly with respect to the experiences of george bushs post 9 11 czars. When the new complex problems facing the nation will become salient and creating both a political and policy need for action. Richard nixon with john love and william simon. An
Book. They did not even graduate from high school. His father encouraged them if they had some interesting project, he would say stay home and do that do not go to school. He knew how bright they were. Wilbur was a genius. Orville was very bright and inventive mechanically, but he did not have the reach of mind that wilbur had. They loved music. They loved books. Nathaniel hawthorne was orvilles favorite writer. Catherine loved sir walter scott. Their brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. They were living in this little house with no running water, no indoor plumbing and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday present. There is a lot of hope in that. I think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose they had. It sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose. Not something ordinary a bigger idea. Nothing was going to stop them. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. The Harvard Food Law
Miners call for justice for the dozens of workers who were striking for a fair wage when they were gunned down by police. And as explosions, rock a Russian Military facility on the crimean peninsula, moscow claims it fell victim to sabotage. An unprecedented Drought Conditions dry up europes waterways and reveal the extent of its dependence on rivers for trade and Energy Transport on the river rind. Germany is key shipping artery is at risk of grinding to a halt. Ah, im nichol fairly, its good to have you with us. The runner up in kenyas president ial election has confirmed that he will contest the result. Oh dear god, describe the outcome as a travesty. That shows blatant disregard for the constitution. He also accused the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of acting unilaterally and illegally and declaring william roto kanyes next president. But after a largely peaceful election process, he also called on kenyans to remain calm for voided or dont want to repeat the law totally.
Point to russian president putins invasion of ukraine and his alleged use of food as a weapon of war. Also appearing before the committee is david beasley, the executive director for the World Food Program. This Relations Committee hearing two hours. This meeting will come to order. Let me thank our witnesses for appearing as we address one of the most farreaching threats the world faces today which is Food Security. We must be Crystal Clear nearly 828 Million People are at grave risk of hunger and disease, with many at risk of outright starvation. While far more complex than a terrorist attack, the global food crisis represents the clearest threat to global peace and security we have seen in decades. Ruthless autocrats, militias, terrorist organizations have always used food as a weapon of war and Vladimir Putin is no different. Ukraine has long been considered a critical bread basket of the world. Disrupting food shipments and promoting a Disinformation Campaign about ukraines role i
The military argued that simply by posting documents online, manning aided the u. S. Enemies, including alqaeda. A conviction could have carried a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Manning has admitted to passing 700 ,000 secret government files to wiki leaks, the biggest leak of classified information in our history. He still faces a sentence of up to 136 years in prison. The sentencing phase starts tomorrow and may last for weeks. Joining us now from waste is hayes brown, the National Security reporter for thinkprogress. Org. Welcome inside the war room . Thanks for having me. Hayes, mannings lawyers seemed to feel he dodged a bullet. Was todays verdict a bit of surprised . It turned out to be the best we could have hoped for in this situation in that, like you said, the aiding and abetting charge, the most serious of the charges was dismissed while the others while, also, carrying a pretty heavy penalty dont carry the Death Penalty with them. So thats a d