I look for to finally having my day in court. He agrees to return to his native australia to stand trial. Berlin has rejected a request for turkeys president to address his government during a visit to germany next week. President erdogan wanted to address turkish People Living in germany. The German Government said no. Why not just let erdogan give this speech, why they turned on his request turned down his request . They would not have enough policeman to guarantee security around all events. To be honest, the decision was more political than practical. He stressed it was not appropriate given the tensions between turkey and germany. Two particular elements, one, the number of people in germany with turkish descent. They do not love the turkish president to talk about the tensions in the country and export this complex to germany those conflicts to germany. A few months ago, we already have a debate in germany about turkish officials being allowed or not being able to hold rallies ov
Is two hours. This is American History television. I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your costs and that your cause and that of democracy. [applause] i expect the republicans Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some damages some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie. I want you to introduce the cabinet audiences of some of the fervor. Your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. He was always interested in politics, even from growing up in his hometown. He talked about it in his life, in his childhood with his parents, when they got to college it was always an integral part of its life. Its life. We are in russellville, indiana, one of the homes of Wendell Willkie. Russia wilhville, indiana, one of the homes of Wendell Willkie. Homes of Wendell Willkie. This is a wooden post card sent to the United
I left here, i will give you one statistic that i do not put in the book. I was told in 1970 that there were 160 some registered lobbyists in washington. There are now over 13,000. Second, i have started studying Early American History in and i wente depth backtoschool in my 60s to get a graduate degree in jefferson. Used the language of the ancient republican, greece and rome. And warned against corruption. Their definition of corruption was not bribery or quid pro quo, money under the table. It was putting special interests ahead of the common good. Washingtoninition, today is a massively corrupt place. You somet me show video of harry truman after he was out of office talking about his future as a next president. [video clip] some of them, when they became president were rich men. Some of them were in the same financial situation that i was myself. Those men who have had to go ahead and do what was necessary to make a living, did not under any circumstances use the fact that they ha
The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that following the vote on calendar number 849, carnes, on monday, july 21, the senate remain in executive session to consider calendar number 789, lawson, and 537, reddick, there be two minutes for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to each vote, that upon the use or yielding back of what time, the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed. That any roll call votes following the first in the series be 10 minutes in length. The motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, that no further actions be in order. That any statements be printed in the record and that president obama be immediately notified of the senates action and the senate then resume legislative session. The presiding officer
[silence] mr. President. The senator from texas. The mac as your president come i rise today to speak about one of the Saddest Development in the United States senate. Namely the allout assault on the First Amendment been led a Senate Democrat. It is important to clarify what the issue before this body is not about. The issue before this body is not about access to this, despite a whole lot of politicking by Senate Democrats to suggest to the contrary. In this body, the number of people who would do anything to restrict access to contraceptives to anybody is nero. Let me repeat that. There is no one in this body, there is no one i am aware of across the country who is advocating restrict in anyones access to this. Mr. President , my wife and i are blessed with two little girls. I am very glad we dont have 17. Nobody, nobody, nobody is talking about restricting access to this. What are we talking about . What we are talking about is the federal government using brute force to force peop