But to take the money and buy down the rates. So you had all kinds of odd potential alliancewer a iu3 xrl g ry[8 oe6]l[d34 democratic leadership that wasnt exactly bought in on it either. In the meantime, our good friends over in the house were calling it on my side of the aisle were calling it the boxer bill, which, of course, was really great for me to hear. So we just had all kinds of didnt we, senator inhofe . We had all kinds of trip wires on 9s js j8pd8o important which we all thought was for the states, localities, the people who build and rerepair the roads to have e certainty. So in the end there wasnt really a philosophical prosh here. The question was, how could we pull together these disparate pieces into one mosaic that actually a chance to get somewhere . And i want to say to senator boxer in particular, this has been one of the most exhilarating and satisfying experiences ive had in the time that ive been in the senate. I never would have preducpredid 20someodd years ag
History news. Up next on American History tv David Reynolds editor of lincolns selected writings. He discussed president lincolns assassination and the man who shot and killed him. Actor john wilks booth. President lincoln died on april 15th, 1865. This event was hosted be i the City University of new york. Its about an hour and a half. Tomorrow to honor the 150th anniversary of his death lincoln was shot 150 years ago tonight and then died the next morning. President obama will proclaim a day of remembrance. For now though i want to take us back in time to that fateful night on april 14th, 1865. Ill first summarize what happened and then ill discuss the cultural background of Lincoln Lincoln and his murderer John Wilkes Booth. About this time in the evening 150 years ago Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln were preparing to go see the noted actress laura king in the comic play our american cousin which was featured at fords theater. It was wellknown that lincoln a regular t
Hey, everybody. Good morning, it is sunday, the 11th of may. Im anna kooiman. A fox news alert, new shocking details of what happened after a Hot Air Balloon collided with power lines and burst into flames. Two of the victims have been identified while crews search for a third. A live report straight ahead. And brand new members of benghazis select committee vowing to deliver justice finally. The American People want to know the truth about what happened that night in the early hours of the next day. They want to know the truth. And we owe the truth to them. The democrats agree. Will they even participant . Well have the latest on that coming up. If you disagree with common core and you are a right extremist, so does caring about your childs education make you a bigot . Well tell you who said those words. Not me. Fox and Friends Weekend begins right now. I love you, mom. Love you, mom. Good morning. It is mothers day. Happy mothers day, everyone. A live look down vacant sixth avenue wh
Of the Civil Rights Movement. He succeeded in growing hope for the entire country and its up to aum of us now to continue and extand his legacy. We start tonight with tonights lead. And president obama throwing down the gaunt let let for econ fairness. With. The republicans who are in charge of the house right now and want to take over the senate [ booing ] dont boo. Vote. Work. But they have said no to every proposal that we know could make a difference in the lives of hardworking americans. They have said no to equal pay for equal work. In fact, they denied theres even a problem. Im just saying. They said no to increasing the minimum wage. The minimum wage is a central front in this datle. 93 of democrats support an increase. So do 69 of independence, and 52 of republican voters. And yet republicans in congress refuse to act. They are operating on a theory that time and again has proven to be wrong. Its the theory that says youre on your own. Its a theory that says if we just reward
Occasionally a nonwhite player would play in a tournament, but there was no black members. In 1983, Ronald Reagan was president and he decided to spend a golfing weekend at the Augusta National club. And that decision turned out to be a very awkward one for him. See if you can spot Andrea Mitchell in this clip. We delay the start of our regularly scheduled program to bring you the following nrgs bc news report. A president ial news conference. Good even im tom brokaw. President reagan is pabt to hold his first press conference. You said a year and a half ago that you had reservations about a National Holiday. You said it might be there is no way we could afford all of those holidays that with have with people who are also revered figures in history. So im wondering why have you changed your mind now about the holiday for dr. King. Because i think this has become so symbolic of what was a very real crisis in our history, and the discrimination that was foreign to what is normal with us,