Eastern ukraine where pro russian separatist are tightening their hold on the region. Armed gunmen took over a Regional Television station on sunday and force the broadcaster to switch to Russian Program and they already control buildings in several cities across the east. I mean love the fabric is released one of the international monitors their holding captive negotiators are still working to free the others but this effort is are refusing to back down a bit she was the observers of spying and call them prisoners of war. Hes the most because he suffers from a mild form of diabetes that the swedish episode one of a catch and observe as belonging to a mission run by the organization for security and cooperation in europe is the only one to company this weekend. A spokeswoman for the progress of rebels said no on this will be released on sunday. They will re did it for a group of local and foreign journalists early on sunday morning. Speaking on behalf of the group as armed rebels watch
Want to know. Since then members of congress have wanted to know. Congressional oversight of intelligence is a recurring flash point in executive congressional relations. Our guests professor Laura Donahue of Georgetown Law School and mark from the Security Academy and John Hopkins University will explore the context to the current dustup between the senate and the c. I. A. By not only reminding us about past struggles between congress and the Intelligence Community, such as the Church Hearings but helping us to understand why this context matters. Everything has a history. Until the 1975, Church Committee, there was no congressional oversight. Despite the sensationalism of the committees rev lyingses the mandated reforms were moderate. Once again, we have revelations demand for more intensive oversight. Nobody at least a good historian, will simply say history repeats itself and that is how we learn from it. We do know that it is impossible for us to understand change without context.
Hello and welcome. More than a0 Police Officers have been injured after clashing with with protesters during a day of demonstrations across the country. Tens of thousands of people joined marches to protest against a new law, restricting the right to publish images of police. It comes after a video emerged of three officers beating a black music producer in his studio. Our correspondent, lucy williamson, reports from paris. Police are always a target at protests like this. Today, they were the reason for them. The edges of a peaceful march through paris frayed by clashes between hardline groups and the police. Water cannon and tear gas following the path of the unrest. Among the buildings set on fire, one belonging to the bank of france, an anarchist sign scrawled on the wall outside. Tensions have risen quickly here, thanks to a small group of agitators. Most of this march has been peaceful, but this new law banning the malicious dissemination of police identities has touched a raw ne
Minutes. Our attention today will be on capitol hill itself, on our own neighborhood. But with an eye, of course, toward the global implications. In 1973, a leading member of the Senate Subcommittee responsible for overseeing intelligence activities, told director of intelligence james schlesinger, and i quote im not going to try the accent here, it was thick no, no my boy, dont tell me. Just go ahead and do it but i dont want to know. Well, since then, members of congress have on and off wanted to know. And congressional oversight of intelligence is a recurring flash point in executive congressional relations. Our guests, professor Laura Donohue of Georgetown Law School and mark low enthaul, the director of the Intelligence Community is going to explore the dustup between the senate and the c. I. A. About not only reminding us about past struggles between congress and the intelligence communities, such as Church Hearings but helping us understand why this context matters. Everything h
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