Here. Hillis. Here. Johnson. Here. Moore. Here. Richards. Here. And for the recreation and Park Commission. Buell. Here. Low. Here. Lef. And mcdonnell have an excused absence. Thank you, commissioners. Under your special calendar, please note that the joint commissions will hold one public hearing for the public to provide testimony on all items listed below, including consideration of whether to certificate the eir. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission will consider action on certificating the final Impact Report and the recreation and Park Commission will act jointly to consider raising the shadow limit for the park, and the Recreation Commission will consider making a recommendation to the Planning Commission, regarding the possible, adverse effect on the park, and following action on those items. The recreation and Park Commission will adjourn. And the Planning Commission will remain in session, and separately consider, action on all other entitlements. Item one, c
Every weekend, booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2. And watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Book of continues with after words. This week peter wallisson discusses his book hidden in plain sight. He argues that Government Housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with the deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host peter, you new book is called hidden in plane sight what really caused the world financial crisis and why it could happen again. You were a member on the Inquiry Commission which was investigating the cause of the 0708 crisis you. Dissented not only from the democrats on the committee but also from the republican appointees. What did you see they didnt . Guest i had been looking at the housing system in the United States, and doddfrank and well, im sorry fannie mae and freddie mac for quite a while before i got on the commission. So i had
Powerful interests . We are going to be concluded by reading just two sentences from the book. I have explained that historical or geographical burdens are not fate. They are not destiny. They are reasons for action. It is our job to understand how the end of poverty can be achieved and then act to make it happen. Jeff, thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] him booktv continues now with after words. This week Peter Wallison a fellow at the American Enterprise institute discusses his book, hidden in plain sight. In the book mr. Wallison argues that Government Housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with sudeep reddy deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host Peter Wallison your new book is called hidden in plain sight what really caused the worlds worst financial crisis and why it could happen again. You are a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission which was investigating the causes of the 07 08 financial crisis.
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Swaziland election as the countrys king prepares to marry his 14th wife. And shaping the face of german politics we look at how merkle is the most popular politician. In yemen 30 people are killed in to separate attacks on military targets in the south of the country and alqaeda fighters are suspected to be behind two car bombs which exploded at a military camp in the providence and another ten soldiers were killed by gunman on patrol. Alqaeda in the Arabian Peninsula carried out multiple attacks and capitalized on the vacuum since the ousting of the president last year and its one of the most dangerous groups in part because of the attacks that it planned on airlines. For more on what is happening in yemen we are joined by ashtin who recently returned from yemen and alqaeda thought to be behind the latest attacks and do tell us more about what happened. From sources under ground and also from the states issued by the army a while ago they say they were two bombing attacks targeting tw