The largest single criminal fine in u. S. History. We examine the legal resolution of the gulf coast spill, two years later. Suarez science correspondent miles obrien asks an age old question. Why do we sleep . The answer comes from an unlikely underwater source. No, you dont need more sleep . Youre getting plenty of sleep right . Are you getting plenty of sleep . Yes. Brown chinas new leader will head both the communist party and the military. We assess the change at the top in beijing. Suarez and we close with the story of volunteers stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in the borough of queens in new york. Theres people who have been without attention for a long time. Some with, some without running water. Definitely without power. You know, so as time goes, it gets worse. And im afraid if we dont like, really get this situation under control. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 year
Youre getting plenty of sleep right . Are you getting plenty of sleep . Yes. Brown chinas new leader will head both the communist party and the military. We assess the change at the top in beijing. Suarez and we close with the story of volunteers stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in the borough of queens in new york. Theres people who have been without attention for a long time. Some with, some without running water. Definitely without power. You know, so as time goes, it gets worse. And im afraid if we dont like, really get this situation under control. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by t
For complete scheduled visit booktv. Org. Cofounder of freedom fest, one of the largest libertarian conferences in the u. S. Talked to book tv about the fast and his book the making of modern economics. This is about 20 minutes. Youre watching book tv on cspan2. We are on location in las vegas. In annual event organized by this author, mark stousen. Tell us to a first of all, what is free of dust and how did talk about . A little bit about everything. Our renaissance gathering. We have a little bit of everything for everybody. We did a very wide group. We even have an investment conference. Wealthy investors, concerned citizens. The focus on political and economic and Financial Freedom and a strong. Were beer every year with over 2,000 people at this event. Ruling. Next year will be moving to caesars palace. Ethier next year will be, are we round . Unthinkable be a good controversial topic. Sponsored by the Libertarian Party . I hate labels. And i give up and give my talk and tell them
When did the u. S. Slave trade start and how did it start . The u. S. Was involved in the slave trade from the moment that we began as a colony of britain and indeed one of the interesting things about u. S. History is that in the Constitutional Convention there was a compromise between the states that had slaves in the states that didnt. The u. S. Constitution said the federal congress couldnt take any action against the slave trade until 1808. The u. S. The first moment it could present jefferson sent legislation to congress that band participation in the slave trade by u. S. Ships and u. S. Persons and Congress Passed that the u. S. Prohibit the slave trade which was a long time before slavery itself ended in the United States but the issues were seen as different and even southerners were in support of fanning the slave trade. Speedway where southerners in support of the . There were a lot of different reasons. One was it was perceived as the more unjust or humane part of the when
Ill tell you how the jordanian authorities are trying to improve the security for the Worlds Largest refugee camp for syria. First, voting starts in parts of Eastern Ukraine as separatists hold a referendum on selfrule. There are not many questions about the legitimacy of the poll. The election is held in two regions. The combined population of 6. 7 Million People. Only those in areas under separatist control will be able to vote. Lets cross to donetsk and talk to paul brennan. Paul is at a voting station. Tell us what is happening around you, paul. Reporter welcome to polling station in school 95. Its been open since 8 oclock this morning and has seen a steady stream, a torrent i would describe it, of people coming down. Theres a queue nearly 200m long outside with people waiting to vote. People are queueing up here, there are eight to look over my shoulder,ate registrars, and what the process is that people come in, show an id card and passport and are registered. They put their name