Of the tribes that we have here today. Mr. Speaker, leader harry reid, leader nancy pelosi, distinguished guests, honorees, guests and families, we are very proud of you, and im very proud o be included today. Here during native American Heritage month, i have the great privilege of representing the finest military in the world in recognizing the hundreds of native americans who have worn the cloth of our nation in the istinctive way that we celebrate today, and in such a courageous way defending a country that did not always keep its word to their ancestors. [applause] the 33 tribes and 216 individuals we recognize today represent native warriors that leverage their native tongue to defend our nation through an unbreakable code, patriots that possessed a unique capability and willingness to give of their special talent and their lives. As richard west, founding irector of the National Museum of the American Indian so elegantly captured it, language is central to cultural identity. It
Good monday morning. Im richard lui. Breaking news overnight. Another deadly suicide bombing has rocked the city of volgograd, russia. The bomb tore through a trolley bus killing at least 14 people. It comes after another suicide bomber killed at least 17 people at the citys train station. The carnage is putting the city on edge. Its 400 miles from sochi where in just 48 days the world will converge for the olympic games. The white house has agreed to cooperate and president putin has given orders to russias National Antiterrorism Committee to strengthen security arpd volgograd. Reporter good morning. Investigators in volgograd, which is a major bus hub in a city of russia, a city youd pass through on your way to sochi, authorities believe the bus bomb was carried out by a male suicide bomber. No one or group has claimed responsibility for today or sundays attacks which now as you say have left at least 30 wounded 30 dead and more than 60 wounded. But the strong suspicion is this was t
Convinced that we have to continue to lead the world into the kind of future that we want. We cant sit on the sidelines. We cant retreat. Were going to have setbacks, disappointments, but over time our story has become the dominant story. It represents the hopes and aspirations of people everywhere. Thats what i want americans to understand, and the main reason i wrote this book, i know theres a big debate going on about our role in the world and we have some real unfortunate consequences still to do with from prior decisions and the like, but we cant abdicate our responsibility to how we define it, how to execute it will be the stuff of political debate. But the world needs us. America matters to the world, and yes, the world matters to america for our prosperity and our security and our democracy. Hillary clinton spoke with us about her decisionmaking process, the perceptions of the United States around the globe, and some of the decisions she had to make as secretary of state or the
From a country known for its dikes, dams and innovative design, what we could learn water. Do you ever get dizzy, when the water goes like this . Does that make you feel seasick . Not really, no, not at all. An good evening, thanks for being with us, im joie chen. We begin with the crisis in ukraine. A day of diplomacy in paris where u. S. Secretary of state john kerry met with his counterpart Russian Foreign minister sergey lavrov. The European Union has come up with an aid package, 15 billion in support, after the United States offered one billion in loan guarantees. This money is crucial because Ukraines Finance Ministry says theres nothing left in the countrys coffers. Its all been stolen. That part is pretty clear. The question that remains, is there something being lost in translation in the talks between the United States and russia . Russia made a choice. And we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong cois, thachoice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. M
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