Their proposal to avoid a default on the debt. The government needs approval from congress to borrow more money. Otherwise, by next week, it might not be able to pay its bills. U. S. Media has reported the legislation would allow the government to avoid a default for six weeks. I would hope that the president will look at this as an opportunity and a goodfaith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what hes demanded, in order to have these conversations begin. The proposal does not include any measures to resolve the shutdown of Government Services that started last week. But it would give republicans and democrats more time to negotiate a deal for a deficit reduction over the longterm. The president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing. In the house. That there at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. Carney welcomed the republicans offer but he said white house officials have not seen the details of the proposal. The head of the I
You have been watching booktv, 48 hours of book programming beginning saturday at 8 00 eastern through monday morning at 8 00 eastern. Nonfiction books all weekend every weekend right here on cspan2. Young air force officer who was to look after me had lots of chats with me which i find very interesting. And he told me he was a liberal, because he wanted to create in my mind an impression i might have gotten from the media that the u. S. Air force academy is right wing and full of strange, radical, biblical fundamentalists. So he told me he was a liberal x. Be he tells me he was in favor of immigration which i thought was very big of him. But, he said, when people come to this country, they should learn the native language. I didnt think he was speaking about comanche, so i said, yes, i quite agree, everybody should learn spanish. Is settlement and revolution of the United States. Our america, saturday night at 10 eastern and sunday at 9 on after words, part of booktv this weekend on c
Scientists found elevated mercury levels in dolphins in the U.S. Southeast. The highest levels were found in dolphins in Florida s St. Joseph and Choctawhatchee Bays. Researchers study dolphins because they are considered a sentinel species for oceans and human health. Like us, they are high up in the food chain, live long lives, and share certain physiological traits. Some of their diet is most vulnerable to mercury pollution and is also eaten by people.
In recent years, Ghana has not only emerged as a significant player in the global mining industry but has also ascended to the position of the number one producer of gold in Africa .
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