Good afternoon everybody. For good evening. My name is Katie Willard and im part of the events staff at politics and prose. What a crowd. Before we begin let me go over a few quickthings. First, please silence your dicell phones and other devices. We are audio and video recording this evening and e you do not want to be the one whose phone goes off on cspan. Secondly during our question and answer portion in the interest of being able to hear everyone please ask your questions at this microphone. That way theres no understanding for our recording and lastly please for your chairs and place them against here, our staff would greatly appreciate that. Im pleased to introduce lynne olson to politics and prose. She is the author of those angry days, trouble some young men and citizens of london as well as several other books and has previously worked as a journalist for the associated press. In her new book madame fourcadeb daring young woman war the who franceb against hitler olson network
Im john berman. 5 00 a. M. In the east. Well begin with the sprint to the finish line. Over the next 13 days president obama and mitt romney will crisscross the count industry and leapfrog the campaign. All the med fors you like as they try to lock down votes in states still considered tossups. This morning the president kicks off a twoday aroundtheclock blitz around six Battle Ground states with a raleigh in davenport, iowa. Then on to denver, colorado. Then to los angeles for a taping there. Then it is back to a latenight event in las vegas. For mitt romney he recollects has Campaign Events in reno, nevada, tonight, and then cedar rapids, iowa. It is a mouthful with dana bash following the fight to the finish. She is joining us live in the studio. Dana, what is the map . What are the travels these candidates are doing over the next two, three, four, five days of the race . It tells the number of battleground states is relatively big. If you look at the polls in the states where they
Products containing genetically modified organisms. Monsanto, dow, pepsi, and coke are spending millions fighting the measure, which could impact labeling practices across the country. We will host a debate. Then, Michael Pollan, author of, the omnivores dilemma and in defense of food. Why the industry is so intent on not having this product labeled . They think people would not i entered the reason they would not buy it is it offers the consumer nothing. No benefit. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from Stanford University. At least four children have reportedly been killed in a u. S. Military attack in afghanistan. Afghan president karzai disclosed the attack on tuesday, saying the victims died after it ended caught in the middle of a firefight between u. S. Forces and taliban militants while tending to livestock in the eastern province. In syria, International Mediator Lakhdar Bra
Problems. We will speak with richmonds mayor as chevron agrees to pay 2 million. Then as president obama speaks about housing recovery in phoenix, we will look at the devastating impact of the foreclosure crisis. Trying to convince me the house is foreclosed on, trying to evict me and im trying to keep my home. Is, you took my money all those years. Either work with me and let me keep my home, or give me my money back. We will look at how richmond, california is planning to use Eminent Domain to help fight the foreclosure crisis. We will speak to laura gottesdiener, author of the new book, a dream foreclosed black america and the fight for a place to call home. First, we look at the National Security agency and the u. S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Dea agents are using intelligence gathered by the nsa to investigate americans and then being order to cover it up. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Jef
Problems. We will speak with richmonds mayor as chevron agrees to pay 2 million. Then as president obama speaks about housing recovery in phoenix, we will look at the devastating impact of the foreclosure crisis. Trying to convince me the house is foreclosed on, trying to evict me and im trying to keep my home. Is, you took my money all those years. Either work with me and let me keep my home, or give me my money back. We will look at how richmond, california is planning to use Eminent Domain to help fight the foreclosure crisis. We will speak to laura gottesdiener, author of the new book, a dream foreclosed black america and the fight for a place to call home. First, we look at the National Security agency and the u. S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Dea agents are using intelligence gathered by the nsa to investigate americans and then being order to cover it up. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Jef