Alfonsi good evening. Scott is on assignment in the middle east. Well be hearing from him later in the broadcast. Im sharyn alfonsi. President obama briefed the leaders of Congress Today on the options hes considering to deal with the crisis in iraq. The white house says all options are open, except combat troops. The Iraqi Government is asking for the u. S. To air strike in its battle against sunni militants. The president has made no decision on that. But a u. S. Military operation in iraq is under way in the sky. David martin at the pentagon begins our coverage. Reporter u. S. Military aircraft, including warplanes from the uss bush with now flying roundtheclock Surveillance Missions in iraq. At the same time, Martin Dempsey told Congress Iraq has indeed asked for air strikes against the insurgents who now control much of northern and western iraq. We have a request from the Iraqi Government for airpower. You do . We do. Reporter but airstrikes have been put on hold, in part due to
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Global headlines inside story on al jazeera. Ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, im adrian finnegan. This is that he is, are alive from doha, coming up for the next 60 minutes, south korea and the us launch fighter jets conducting precision bombing drills offer more korean miss. Ill watch. This cause of battle bodies lined the streets of the recently liberated ukrainian town of lima. More bank, holdups, in lebanon. Those frustrated customers demand access to their own savings and an Energy Revolution. How kenya is harnessing the power of steam to lift millions of people out of policy and cut Greenhouse Gases. And in school, its a busy week of good game for and the Champions League. Liverpool gara for a tough test at m field a with an old British Class against ranges. Ah, the u. S. In south korea conducted what theyre calling a precision bombing. Drill off to north koreas Missile Launch of a japan. The 1st in 5 years. The intermediate range, Ballistic Missile, flew for 4000 kilometers bef
Today we are very pleased to have jane turner with this, who is discussing her new biography. He was well known throughout america as the author of a scandalous novel and is a beauty who had married the air to heir to the astor family. Years earlier, she had burst from the literary scene with a short story in the Atlantic Monthly, a highly regarded illustrated monthly. In todays talk, jane will explore how she went from anonymity to a household name. She is a Professor Emeritus of history at george mason university, especially specializing in 19thcentury america and southern women. Her essays and articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the journal of southern history, the american journal of legal history, southern culture, and the american quarterly. In 2017 and 2018, she served as president of the american historical association. She is the author of several books including North Carolina planters and their children 18001860 and the reconstruction of southern womanhood
Illustrated monthly. In todays talk, jane will explore how she went from anonymity to a household name. She is a Professor Emeritus of history at george mason university, especially specializing in 19thcentury america and southern women. Her essays and articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the journal of southern history, the american journal of legal history, southern culture, and the american quarterly. In 2017 and 2018, she served as president of the american historical association. She is the author of several books including North Carolina planters and their children 18001860 and the reconstruction of southern womanhood, and most recently the subject of todays talk, the princess of albemarle, a melie rives. Please welcome jane turner sensor censer. Jane thank you for that lovely introduction. It is a pleasure to be in richmond, the city where amelie rives was born almost 160 years ago, and i o a special thanks to the museum for the invitation, and to the valentine