Ever since anybody knew such a document existed, this is how the administration has been coping with requests to see this document. This is a letter from the Justice Department telling the aclu that they neither confirm nor deny the existence of the documents described in your request. Quote, the fact excuse me the very fact of the existence or nonexistence of such diagnostics is itself classified. Thats what theyve been saying for more than a year. But now as of tonight, the administration admitted that that legal reasoning memo exists. The Associated Press first breaking the news late tonight. Nbc news confirming it. The president has directed the Justice Department to give the memo to the Intelligence Committees in congress. It is the first time that this will have been seen outside the administration itself. Now, the administration has openly in speeches and in Public Comments asserted that it believes it is acting within the law when president obama or some other Administration Of
Document existed, this is how the administration has been coping with requests to see this document. This is a letter from the Justice Department telling the aclu that they neither confirm nor deny the existence of the documents described in your request. Quote, the fact excuse me the very fact of the existence or nonexistence of such diagnostics is itself classified. Thats what theyve been saying for more than a year. But now as of tonight, the administration admitted that that legal reasoning memo exists. The Associated Press first breaking the news late tonight. Nbc news confirming it. The president has directed the Justice Department to give the memo to the Intelligence Committees in congress. It is the first time that this will have been seen outside the administration itself. Now, the administration has openly in speeches and in Public Comments asserted that it believes it is acting within the law when president obama or some other Administration Official directs that even an ame
It will not destroy its credit in the world. And you can threaten. You can scream and yell, but the United States government will not fail in the bankruptcy because of this economic terrorism you on the right purport to be a political philosophy. Well, the secretary of the treasury said it less dramatically this morning, but said it just as clearly. Any attempt by the right wing to threaten this country with National Default will be met with the strongest response, no deals. Bashar al assad in damascus, but against those in this country who would jeopardize the countrys financial strength. Joining me right now are two political pros, democrat steve mcmahon, and republican john fayry. Treasury secretary jack lew is warning republicans that unless they agree to raise the debt limit, the United States will default on its debts internationally in midoctober, earlier than some had anticipated. In fact, on an interview today on cnbc, mr. Lew had a clear message for republicans, and its comin
Oscar nomination for the uns k unsinkable molly brown. She had two children with her first husband eddie fisher. Todd fisher and Carrie Fisher who died just one day before her mother. In 1959, the marriage ended in a divorce when fisher left reynolds to marry her close friend elizabeth taylor. A betrayal, reynolds was able to joke about it years later. I was a girl scout. I was a simple little girl. Thats what i was. He fell madly in love with elizabeth. Now i understand so many years later. Its in the past. Reporter her second and third marriages ended in divorce. Each time causing financial pain. However, she was collecting hollywood memorabilia over the years. In 2011, reynolds sold Marilyn Monroes white subway dress at auction for 4. 6 million. Singing is my celebration she never quit performing. She stepped away from film for her career, she performed on stage and nightclubs. She had several tv roles, playing the mother in the 2013 emmy winning tv movie behind the candleabra. Her
We thought watergate changed america and our political process. But did it . Good evening. President nixon reportedly will announce his resignation tonight. Vice president ford will become the nations 38th president tomorrow. That word comes unofficially from aides and associates the president has been part of politics for 28 years now. Part of the National Political scene for about 24 of those years. And this appears to be the final day of his administration. Tonight at 9 00 Eastern Daylight Time the president of the United States will address the nation concerning developments today and over the last few days. This has of course been a difficult time. This is indeed an historic day. The only time a president has ever resigned from office in our nearly 200 years of history. You see the white house there. In just a few moments now president nixon will be appearing before the people perhaps for the last time as president of the United States. Have you got an extra camera in case the lig