The streets. These are live pictures coming out of independent square. Protestors throwing bombs fireworks and stones at police, shattering violence that has been calm all the way up until now. Al jazeera reports. A return to scenes that ukraine hasnt witnessed for weeks. Antigovernment protestors with riot police in parliament. The interior Ministry Says tree were injured. Some threw stones and petro bombs. The police fire up and grenades and later bullets. Earlier more than 10,000 people marched from independence scare. Their aim to Pressure Parliament to have a law that would restore the constitution, and limit the powers of president victorian that cover itch. Politicians who are a minority blocked the session. S that a responsible politician, the president should call early president ial and parliamentary elections, and convince this will loiter temperature in society. This will be a way out, a brave decision. At the same time, i am urging the president to pull back off the street
Snowden recently asked brazil for political asylum. Ambassador to. Brazil talks about u. S. Relations with the country. From the Wilson Center, this is two hours. Good morning. Good morning to our good friends in the audience. I am jane harman. I am delighted to welcome you to this before the christmas holiday. The Wilson Center knows a lot about brazil. So does tom shannon. Our Brazil Institute is the premier place in washington for dialogue on u. S. Brazil policy. We were first to honor the president of brazil. We sponsor the brazil economic conference. We host brazilian governors and legislators. We air the good, the bad, and the ugly in our relationship. Tom shannon represents the good. I hope he is relieved to hear that. Ther close to four years as foreign ambassador to brazil, he is back in washington as Senior Advisor to secretary kerry. There are lots of rumors about his future. Brazil is the b in bricks. President rousseff was an alleged target of u. S. Surveillance. These wil
If they are putting something comprehensive, what do you think the must dos art deco are . We want to broaden the base, get rid of as many deductions as we can and get the rates as low as we can. The tricky part is Corporate Tax reform and individual tax reform. The ambitious list that chairman baucus and chairman camp set out is to do both simultaneously. That is difficult, even in the house where they have the votes and the political support. In the senate it was an uphill battle. With chairman baucus leading the charge. Now that we are shifting to a new chairman, the of the climb got a lot steeper. Host if you want to talk to Brandon Arnold and eric toder about tax reform efforts, our phone lines are open. While folks are dialing in, it eric toder of the urban brookings tax policy center. Talk about when the last time such a big list was taken by congress. In the corporate and the individual efforts of taxing . Guest 1986 with the tax reform bill. We had a very different circumstanc
Catastrophic could occur. Also coming up on the show, monsoon flooding in Pakistan Forces the difficult decisions. A huge lake threatens to overflow and authorities have chosen to spare more Populated Areas. While rural residents pay the price. Ah. Hello, im clear. Richardson, thanks so much for joining us. Were starting in ukraine, where local Officials Say russia has, again showed the area around this Operation Nuclear power plant. This comes a day after the United Nations secretary general said russia and ukraine must cease military activity near the facility and agree on a security zone. Antonio guitar hash warned that any damage could spell, catastrophe for the region, and beyond. His words echoed those of the head of the un nuclear watchdog. Its rafael garcias 3rd time speaking to the Security Council, but his 1st time reporting on what he seen with his own eyes at this apparition, nuclear plant, we are playing with fighter and something very, very catastrophic could take place.
Something catastrophic could happen. Also coming off monsoon flooding and Pakistan Forces a difficult decision. A huge lake threatened to overflow and all thirties have chosen to spam will Populated Areas as rural residents pay the price and german role make his pay tribute to the last. Later of the soviet union, Mikhail Gorbachev, the man credited with bringing down the iron curtain and allowing east and west germany to become one. Ah, i am rebecca ritas welcome to the program. The United Nations secretary general says russia and ukraine must cease military activity, nay. This Operation Nuclear plant and a gray on a security san antonio terrace wall, that any damage could spell catastrophe for the region. And beyond. His words echoed those of the head of the un Nuclear Watchdog. Its raphael garcias 3rd time speaking to the Security Council that his 1st time reporting on what he seen with his own eyes at this apparition, Nuclear Plant broken. We are playing with fire and something very