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Discusses his newest book book if they critique of correspondent best selling book my Promised Land of the triumph and tragedy of israel. You can watch them talking about the book on the website booktv. Org. He spoke out another bookstore in baltimore. This is just under two hours. Thank you for inviting me. And i want to use the time that is allotted to me. I could go on for roughly an hour. I want to use the time that is allotted to me to try to clarify exactly what is going on in this particular case. It does require a certain amount of clarity because virtually everything thats being said about the current round massacring gaza virtually everything that is being said is simply not true. Saying its not true is just a euphemism. I think its important to have some clarity. What actually is happening and what triggered it and what is happening now in the ground and where things are headed. Let me begin with the beginning mainly the context of what is happening. Its important to get the
Financial institute. Theyll be meeting to discuss implementation of the doddfrank Financial Regulation law. And later, the Senate Returns at 2 p. M. Eastern for general speeches followed later with more debate on the annual legislation authorizing defense programs and debate and a roll call vote on a judicial nomination. Representatives from iran and six world powers will meet in vienna this week for the next round of talks concerning Irans Nuclear program. Well have analysis of the ongoing negotiations at an event hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. Speakers include former National Security adviser brzezinski and New York Times columnist tom friedman. Cbs news face the nation anchor Bob Schieffer will moderate the event. That gets underway at 5 30 p. M. Eastern over on cspan3. Next, a look at the future of the Republican Party from political strategist and cnn contributor ana navarro. She talks about changes and demographics require the party to broaden its b
Anc, in order to deliver not just a transfer of power that offered the prospect of peace for all the people of south africa. Mandela once notably said, this is not about moving from white domination to black domination. There must be no domination of either community. He was an extraordinary man in not only believing that but practising it with every fibre of his being. As we look today at the lessons of mandelas extraordinary life and incredible achievements, at his contribution not just to south africa, which goes without saying, but to the wider world and at why he has become such an iconic figure, two factors stand out. First, he is perhaps the best example we have had in the past 100 years of how political leaders, by force of personality, transform themselves from politicians into statesman can by their sheer personal effort change the world and make what was impossible possible and then deliver it. He is not the only one who has done so. We should not think of him as unique. Gor
Well talk to bill clinton about his friend Nelson Mandela. We could have had the politics of resentment. He chose the politics of inclusion. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. He changed the world. You cant say that about many people. But you can say that about Nelson Mandela. The man who lead south africas peaceful transition out of apartheid and became the countrys first black president. He died today at the age of 95. Mandela had been battling a lung infection for many months. Right after its official announcement tonight mourners began gathering at mandelas home in johannesburg to sing his praises. We have extensive coverage of Nelson Mandelas life and legacy. First well go to deborah in johannesburg tonight, deborah, how has this unfolded for us this evening . Well, scott, for 26 weeks South Africans have lived with the knowledge that Nelson Mandela was gravely ill. First the three month hospitalization and then he was