That the damage is not significant and is no threat to the reactor. News is just now being disclosed. The power plant is not in an area where ukrainian troops are fighting prorussian rebels. Opinion polls show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the favorite in an election set for march. He put a new vote in motion by firing to cabinet members yet been fighting with. At issue, the budget and a plan to enshrine israels jewish status in law. In washington, get ready for battle over faulty airbags on capitol hill. The corporation has rejected a demand by u. S. Regulators for a nationwide recall, and for at least four deaths. Has recalled cause only in states with high humidity, blamed for the malfunction a congressional hearing is set for today, later this morning. Thinksader says takata it can get away with defying the government. Thinks the Auto Safety Agency of the department of transportation is a patsy, that will not throw the full force of , which against takata has been sitti
To have Karina Korostelina here. She is an associate professor at the school for conflict analysis and resolution at George Mason University, she is a leading expert on identity based conflicts, conflict resolution and peace building, she has received numerous scholarships and is the author and editor of 13 books including most recently the author of history, education and the formation of social identity toward a culture of peace which came out in 2013. Today we have the provocative topic of political insults, how offenses escalate to conflict and i will turn the floor over to karina. Thank you very much. It is always a pleasure to be here. Thank you for a wonderful welcome and thank you for everyone for coming. I know that you people are out there for holidays or the rest of them enjoying this wonderful weather and thank you for coming for this talk. The topic in which you are interested, the most fun book for me to write so far. Why political insults . I have to say thank you in the
He dies under robert elys command and this is a devastating a devastating impact. He feels this loss very sharply. I am just curious how do they compare with characters today in washington . [laughter]. So i think he would find that interesting and i will take a pass on the question because it is just too hard because the civil war is just the meet period we can all agree that the country never has to undergo that again thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] host and thanks for watching booktv, 48 hours of Nonfiction Authors and books every weekend on cspan2. And today we are live on the campus of the university of Southern California home of the Los Angeles Times festival of books. Today there are several author panels ahead on the plushing industry biographies Publishing Industry, biographies of World Leaders and science, and well also sit down with tom hayden, travels smiley and hugh hewitt among others while they take your calls. You can get sched
In a nonfiction book, this is the place to be. We have four really different books, but theyre all really amazing. We have two finalists for the l. A. Times book prize and i want to point this one out to you now and this one out to you now here. Thats why i like to bring the books, so you can actually see them. We also have two finalists for the penn literary awards one in biography here, jeff hobbs book with, and one in science writing, joshua horowitzs book. And i think its worth noting that this book here is actually on two of those lists, and hes our youngest participant. This is not his first book but its his first book as far as i know of nonfiction, so its quite an achievement. We also have books that are going to take us to places that really, in my mind as i read them can change how we look at the world. Books are going to take us underwater, going to take us hundreds of feet underground, theyre going to take us into the amazon and to pittsburgh and to birmingham, england, whi
Senate Foreign Relations committee but he is flatly rejecting calls for his out right resignation. Menendez is making his case both to reporters through traditional media and straight to constituents fifty two yacht internet. Senator menendez swept past reporters and photographers without comment on his way in to federal court where he entered a not guilty plea to charges that could bring an end to a nearly quarter century long congressional career. A 14 count federal indictment accuses menendez of conspiracy bribery and Honest Services fraud. Prosecutors say a west palm beach, florida ophthalmologist dr. Salomon melgen satisfy of lavished menendez with cash, gifts and travel next change for help with the doctors business interests. Wednesday night, in an appearance before journalists and supporters menendez blamed the indictment on unnamed political enemies and blast the the feds. Im angry because prosecutors at the Justice Department dont know the difference between friendship and co