Weakest and the most vulnerable. The International Megans law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, or h. R. 515, will protect children from sex tourism by notifying countries when convicted pedophiles plan to travel. To protect American Children, the bill encourages the president to use Bilateral Agreements and assistance to establish reciprocal notification so well know when convicted child sex offenders are coming here. Mr. Speaker, i actually got the idea of International Megans law in a conversation with a trafficking in persons delegation from thailand ri a meeting in my office in 2007. I asked the thai officials what would they do if we were to notify them of travel by a convicted pedophile. Each of the dozen officials said they would bar entry into their nation of such a predator. Today will mark the third time in eight years that this bill has passed the house and i do hope it will pass, with strong support from both sides of the aisle. The second in its present, more s
About the journalists whose lies helped build the case for the iraq . Then we go to chapel hill. This was an execution style a hate crime from a neighbor. Our children spoke about their uncomfortable with. He came to their apartment more than once, condescending, threatening, and despising and talking down to them. Muslim lives matter. Outrage grows over the killing of three young Muslim Students near the campus of unc chapel hill. Two sisters and a dental student, one just married in december. Their family says it was a hate crime police claim it was a , dispute over a parking space. Then to eve ensler and one billion rising. Must every country of the world will be rising february 14 and on. In many inside each country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Ukraine and russia have agreed on the main points of a ceasefire following allnight talks in belarus. The truce would take effect sunday into the withd
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We have a strong spirited leader we could have gotten more done as far as the whole contract and im in support of this but i want to see a little bit more with the contract done with the work conditions and new equipment and so and about the new operators coming in and gain top pay in the fifth year after 4 years after 2 years of working in the city here and, you know, they deserve top pay we want to keep them if another Public Transit agency is going to match our top pay then they might go somewhere else anyway, we have a good group of people i want to see the transit operators we deal with the people all the time weve got a lot of residential buildings and sales force and officers could have important people coming in and we need more operator thank you very much i support this contract is there another motion open the contract. I move the contracts if i may take 30 seconds. A second first. Second. Go ahead. I want to thank our staff from the director reiskin all the way down to our
Celebrating the fact that as a community we refuse to allow violence to define us. We as a community are coming together, neighbors, police officers, supervisors, the district attorneys office, our probation because we refuse to allow our community to be defined by the worse moment by a bad moment of violence, so i am very proud of being here today. This park is a wonderful place. Its a place that we want to want to make sure the Community Uses and we are committed to ensuring this is a safe place for all to play. Thank you. [applause] thank you. I also want to recognize rec and park for really providing so much of what you see here, the table and the chairs and the bouncy houses and that thing, whatever it is. Its been fantastic and a blessing with being accommodating and with this we have a closing prayer. This will go on to 8 00 oclock but we want gods blessing on this park and now to forever only things happen to you. We ask you for your spirit here and god rebuke all violence and