The problem of homelessness. The United States and iran have carried out a Rare Exchange of prisoners, despite the tensions between washington and tehran. Massoud soleimani, an iranian scientist, arrested over alleged violation of trade sanctions, was freed by the us. He was swapped for an american academic, xiyue wang, whod been in prison in iran for ten years on spying charges, which he denied. More from our washington correspondent, chris buckler. Both iran and the us have made the most of this brief thaw in the relationship. The Iranian Foreign minister even pictured himself with massoud soleimani. As he made his way back to tehran, the us posted a photograph of xiyue wang starting his own way home. The Princeton University academic was charged with spying on iran more than three years ago and since then, his family have made several public appeals for him to be allowed to return to his wife and son. He was barely three when my husband left home for his research, and he is now six.
Former law clerk. He delivered remarks as part of the award presentation. Ladies and gentlemen, we meet to celebrate Justice Anthony kennedy. [applause] and as lincoln said at gettysburg, it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this perhaps no justice in the history of the Supreme Court has been more associated with the word liberty than Justice Kennedy. Called thet it is tie goes to freedom, Justice Kennedy on liberty. In 554 Supreme Court countless speeches, he thelessly returns to importance of Civic Education for equal liberty for all. The importance of individual liberty and speech and preserving civil dialogue and debate, and the importance of equal dignity and freedom. s first theme is Civic Education for all because he is always and everywhere, a teacher. It aims with Reese Witherspoons commencement address and legally blind. I watched it on youtube and it is a fine speech. Reese witherspoon concludes that with no offense to aristotle, passion is a key ingredient
Im very honored. Its great to be here. Over 2000, i think. Thats great demand for you to be here. It is such an honor. Thank you so much for being here. We are thrilled that you are here for the stevens lecture. One of the special things about you being here, as the dean mentioned, is i know that this this lecture is actually named after Justice John Paul stevens, who was your predecessor on the bench. In fact, he gave the first inaugural lecture in 2011, and ive heard you speak eloquently at his Funeral Service and elsewhere about how you filled his seat on the bench, but you cant fill his shoes. Too large. Can you tell us a little bit about his influence on you and what its like to Carry Forward his legacy . Too large. Can you tell us a little bit about his influence on you and what its like to Carry Forward his legacy . Yeah, i mean, it was it was so sad for me and for all my colleagues this summer when he passed away. He was a great, great man, and i never had the chance to serve w
On social media, on twitter, cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good friday morning, you can start calling now with your view of the state of the u. S. Economy. It was one of the topics President Trump chose to talk about yesterday during a surprise visit with u. S. Troops in afghanistan. [video clip] miles to be here tonight for one simple reason, to tell you in person that this thanksgiving is a special thanksgiving. We are doing so well. Our country is the strongest economically it has ever been. We have the greatest economy anywhere in the world, so it is nice to know you are fighting for something doing well as opposed to something that was not doing well a number of years ago. Stockmarkets reached the highest level ever in the history of the exchanges, all 3. If you look, all 3. It is incredible, it is incredible what is happening. Days. K it is close to 130 to me, that doesnt mean alltime record, it means jobs. It means 401ks. People come up to me with their
Career of former british house of Commons Speaker john bercow. This Program Shows and interviews from his 10 years as a member of the british parliament. It is 25 minutes. Order. Order. Order. Order. A speaker who did it his way. I need help from the member of the third. Perhaps you have no contribution to make whatsoever. David on on a long and colorful political journey. I am not interested in signing up to a policy that would put europe before britain. David dispensing advice along the way. Calm yourself and take some sort of soothing predicament. David to his supporters, john bercow has been one of the great speakers, a transformative figure in the stuffy world of westminster. To his critics, he was pompous, biased even, changing the rules to suit his own agenda. But the decisions he took in his chair over 10 years may have changed the course of history. And his distinctive style made him an Unlikely International celebrity. People were yelling order at you and asking you to take s