Good afternoon, prolife america. [cheers] Patrick Kelly my name is Patrick Kelly, and i am honored to share chair on the board for the march for life. On behalf of the board and the whole march for life team, i would like to look at you to the 44th march for life, the largest annual civil rights demonstration in the world. [cheers] before we begin, let us honor america with the singing of our national anthem. By a studentay from Bishop Oconnell high school in arlington, virginia. Jessica. Oh say can you see early light what so proudly we hailed gleamingilights last whose broad stripes and bright tars through the perilous fight watched ramparts we were so gallantly streaming glare rockets red the bombs bursting in air proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh say does that starspangled wave yet er the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] [cheers] thank you,ly jessica. I would now like to welcome the American Heritage girls, troop 1381 from alexandria v
Good afternoon, prolife america. [cheers] Patrick Kelly my name is Patrick Kelly, and i am honored to share chair on the board for the march for life. On behalf of the board and the whole march for life team, i would like to look at you to the 44th march for life, the largest annual civil rights demonstration in the world. [cheers] before we begin, let us honor america with the singing of our national anthem. By a studentay from Bishop Oconnell high school in arlington, virginia. Jessica. Oh say can you see early light what so proudly we hailed gleamingilights last whose broad stripes and bright tars through the perilous fight watched ramparts we were so gallantly streaming glare rockets red the bombs bursting in air proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh say does that starspangled wave yet er the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] [cheers] thank you,ly jessica. I would now like to welcome the American Heritage girls, troop 1381 from alexandria v
Traffic control system. This is held at the heritage foundation, its an hour and 10 minutes. We ask that courtesy that our other mobile d devices have been silenced or turned off as we begin. For those watching online and here in the house, we remind that questions and comments can sent at any time to speaker at heritage. Org and we will post on the heritage home page for your future reference as well. Eading our discussion today is michael sergeant, Research Associate in our thomas a. Roe for Economic Policy studies. He leads our efforts to free ate and implement market transportation and infrastructure policies. Oversees and watches and examines our surface ransportation, of aiation, waterways and other policy issues related to infrastructure around the country. Contributor to the daily signal and his commentary has also been featured in the washington boston herald, houston chronicle, thehill and fox news. We welcome michael sergeant. Mike. [applause] mike thanks, john. Good afterno
Violence is escalating in Darfur in western Sudan and in eastern Chad. Although both conflicts have very different origins, they are mutually fuelling aggression on both sides of the border. Marc Engelhardt reports