Wrapping up last night in rhode island. The second tour ends later this month. Those are some of the stories on this monday. It is may 8th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you, everybody. The start of the workweek. Going to start this halfhour with former president barack obama, looking to defend his legacy as the Republican Health care bill heads to the senate. The former president chimed in overnight accepting an award in boston. He urged congress to look beyond party lines as they consider the future of health care. House leaders insist their legislation will protect people with preexisting conditions. Senate republicans say they plan to come up with a bill of their own. Abcs Richard Cantu has more. You are a fraud. You are a phony. And your days are limited. Reporter a tough sell back home for republican lawmakers, pushing the house gop version of Health Care Reform. You are victimizing even more those who are ill. Reporter the main concern, what ab
Wrapping up last night in rhode island. Second tour end later this month. Those are some of the stories on this monday. It is may 8th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you, everybody. The start of the workweek. Going to start this halfhour with former president barack obama, looking to defend his legacy as the Republican Health care bill heads to the senate. The former president chimed in overnight accepting an apart in boston. He urged congress to look beyond party lines as they consider the future of health care. House leaders insist their legislation will protect people with preexisting conditions. Senate republicans say they plan to come up with a bill of their own. Abcs Richard Cantu has the more. Awe you are a fraud. You are a phony. And your days are limited. Reporter a tough sell back home for republican lawmakers, pushing the house gop version of heal you are victimizing even more those who are ill. Reporter the main constern what about preep ex
Coming here today theyd you for giving as this space to the vice chancellor of university and it is a great place thank you very much for giving us this space. [applause] and they queued to do everyone who has been campaigning over the last few days what fantastic support we have received from so many people could go so much about the hopes that they have from our manifesto from all of us we intend to deliver on the hopes and on the plans. [applause] and also brining christine for what you just said in the bravery of which he spoke of your own problems indians because i am determined we will confront the issues of the Health Crisis in this country so people dont suffer alone. Thanks for what you said this morning. [cheers and applause] i also want to save eight you to those who contributed to our manifesto those that put forward such an amazing amount of work as a very good manifesto in the short amount of time. Well done to all of them into all the Different Society groups that sent i
Coming here today theyd you for giving as this space to the vice chancellor of university and it is a great place thank you very much for giving us this space. [applause] and they queued to do everyone who has been campaigning over the last few days what fantastic support we have received from so many people could go so much about the hopes that they have from our manifesto from all of us we intend to deliver on the hopes and on the plans. [applause] and also brining christine for what you just said in the bravery of which he spoke of your own problems indians because i am determined we will confront the issues of the Health Crisis in this country so people dont suffer alone. Thanks for what you said this morning. [cheers and applause] i also want to save eight you to those who contributed to our manifesto those that put forward such an amazing amount of work as a very good manifesto in the short amount of time. Well done to all of them into all the Different Society groups that sent i
Haiti though it never was a war was fascinating series of coup detats and revolutions and so on. And then the iraq war which itself was kind of several different wars, so i dont know what that number would be, three, four. Depending what you consider wars and whatnot. And another question, what is your attitude about war . Mark well, from my last book which was called stripping bear the body, i based that title on a quotation by a haitian politician, fascinating man, who said Political Violence is like stripping bear the body, the better to remove the clothing to place the stethoscope directly on the skin. Nerd, Political Violence including war is a way, it seems to me to see a society with clarity, to strip away the outside layers and see the various constituents of a society struggling with one another. So ive always found it a fascinating phenomenon. I mean, on the one hand, theres the sheer excitement of it, the adrenaline pumping excitement of following a violent series of events,