Security. This principle shapes the United States to this day freedom is paramount it stands above everything even justice this idea continues to distinguish the United States from the democracies of the socalled old world. The statue of liberty is a symbol of this principle a gift from france that was shipped across the atlantic in 885 she was intended as a beacon to the world a bearer of hope for all who had left europe behind. The 1st visual depictions of america by europeans showed adventurers searching for a route to india which is why they called the people they encountered indians the europeans were interested in money and power and a crucial factor in that power was religion. When Christopher Columbus set sail from europe in 1492 he flew the flags of catholic spain. He was sent to find a new western sea passage to asia and lay the foundations for the spread of christianity there. The caribbean was a launching pad for later spanish expeditions with the help of new maps the sailo
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2027488002. You can send an email at cspan. Org. Front page of the wall street times and New York Times obama begins a 60 day campaign to win over skeptics at home and abroad. And Washington Post, obama says nuclear deal scathes off war. President there are two alternatives. Either the issue of Nuclear Weapons are resolved diplomatically through negotiations or its resolved through force through war. Those are the options. Now, youll hear some critics say, we could have negotiated a better deal. What does that mean . I think the suggestion among a lot of the critics that a better deal and acceptable deal would be one in which iran has no Nuclear Capacity peaceful or otherwise. The problem with that position is that there is nobody who thinks that iran would or could ever accept that and the International Community does not take the view that iran cant have a Peaceful Nuclear program. They agree with us that iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon. Host the New York Times says the president u
Ifill plus, could building more dams be a solution for droughtstricken california farmers . Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by n an on board explosion, and there are reports of mysterious debris at the crash site. Said not to be passed. Its hoped the examination of flight recorders due to start tonight could turn rumors into answers. All thats known at this stage is that the russian airbus appeared to break up in midair after leaving the egyptian red sea resort of Sharm Elsheikh and that all 224 on board perished. Egyptian investigators say they will solve this mystery but warn it could be a long process. They announced today that chinese president xi jinping and taiwanese president ma yingjeou will meet saturday in singapore. Its the first such meeting since 1949, when communists won chinas civil war. Woodruff the head of u. S. Pacific forces played down tensions with china today, over disputes in the South China S
Droughtstricken california farmers . Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the puzzle of what brought down a Russian Airliner over egypt, remained far from solved today. U. S. Officials said images shot from space may contain clues to why the plane broke up on saturday, killing all 224 people on board. Paul davies of independent Television News reports on the days developments. Reporter a stretch of men formed a guard of honor as the journey home to st. Petersburg was complete. This is a city in mourning. There are painful days ahead. Relatives have been arriving at the morgue to give d. N. A. Samples to help in the grim process of identification. Russian officials have been giving a daily update on the recovery ope