But obama took no action on longtime imprisoned native american leader Leonard Peltier. The only thing i am guilty of is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dlars in contributions to threpublican party, that you would be sitting here today . As a matter of fact, i think there would be that possibility. Amy we will speak to Jeremy Scahill about besty devos and how her brother, blackwater founder erik prince, is advising donald trump from the shadows. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has commuted the sentences of Army Whistleblower Chelsea Ma
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention. In the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a Jewish Cemetery near st. Louis won an outpouring of support today, from Vice President pence on down. More than 150 tombstones that were toppled or damaged over the weekend, part of a spate of antisemitic attacks and threats nationwide.
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You. Tweet us, twitter. Com book tv. Or or post a comment on her facebook page. [inaudible] [applause] good evening. My name is john and i have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you for joining us. An honor of our men and women who defend our freedom around the world in uniform, could you please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. Now that we have said the pledge and saluted our flag, i would like like it if all of those who are with the armed forces here today, whether you be active or retired as well as their families, which you please stand so that we might show you our appreciation. [applause] thank you so very much. On that note, there are a few other people that i would like to recogniz