Happening in multiple countries, dealing with multiple actors. So, here again, i think patience is the key. And in that rather sad landscape, tunisia is a perl of reception pearl of reception, of understanding. So naturally, i think all who care are very grateful for the excellent support that has been provided by tunisia. When you think of the tunisian case, i, in my background, think as well of lebanon and other countries that have been impacted by the the surge of instability and insecurity in north africa, as well as in the center of the middle east around the syrian refugee album because there are refugee problem because there are relations. And has been a focus on how lebanon has been impacted in particular, lebanon by how the incredible number of refugees. I think we also have to think about tunisia in a significant way. And we can provide, as an International Community, direct support for relief to refugees. But, as you have said, they are part of the community in many ways. Th
Past several years, tell us a little bit about that. The executive chef, thisll be his 11th dinner he will be serving. He began 11 years ago and the first night working was for the White House Correspondent association dinner. We broke him in well. Our longestserving team members celebrated 50 years of the hotel. He served all 47 dinners. Tell us about the menu. He said theres a process in choosing it. What is it this year . The menu is very unique every year. We are looking to source local ingredients as much as possible from 150 miles of the hotel. Honestly, we are really interested in what is going to serve well for 2600 people in a ballroom and knowing the time constraints and the schedule that involves secret service timing, the show timing of the event and all of that. It is about what holds well and what will move quickly on to the table and what will be fresh and hot in front of the guests. Reporter how early do they start preparing . Some things a few days ahead. 4 00 a. M. On
There was a poll a year or so ago where half of americans believed china was soon going to be more powerful than the United States. I thought that was simply not true. I tried to write this book in short, accessible english to explain why its not true. Charlie why is it not true . Joe first of all, the United States is not in decline, though people think it is. China, while it is doing well and will continue to do well its not 10 feet tall. Charlie they are already going through the economic issues. Joe they used to have 10 growth. They now say 7 is the new normal. My colleague Larry Summers says it may be 4 . Charlie but what happens to china at 4 . Joe they are still relying on a pretty decent rate of growth but the concern is how to keep the legitimacy of the communist party. Its no longer communist. It is really based on nationalism and a high rate of Economic Growth. If the Economic Growth goes down, the dangers to the nationalism goes up. Charlie and they are trying to turn the m
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The senate, it would be our belief that this would have greater practical appeal to our leaders. And so we think this approach would enable us to reach unanimous consent as to an initial set of relevant amendments to be considered so that we could then move forward expeditiously when the senate turns to the bill. I hope our colleagues will help us in this matter. I think its in everybodys interest, its in the National Security interest that we have a bill before us. We have to pass a bill in order to go to conference with the house or else were put in the same kind of position we were in last year, where we just simply present what amounted to a conference report before a bill had ever been really debated in the senate. We and our staff, working with colleagues, put together what amounted to a conference report which was not a conference report in technical terms but was in effect the work product of both the senate and the house and our committees by the process of negotiation. So our