Democr democrats and republicans in the house still have an important vote to take. But i want to thank the leaders of both houses for getting an agreement. Once this comes to my desk, i will sign it immediately. And well reopen of our government, and we can begin to lift this cloud from our businesses and from the American People. Ill have more to say about this tomorrow. And i have some thoughts about how we can move forward in the remainder of the year, and stay focused on the job at hand. Because there is a lot of work ahead of us, including our need to earn back the trust of the American People that has been lost over the last few weeks. And we can begin to do that by addressing the real issues that they care about. I have said it before, ill say it again, im willing to work with anybody. Im eager to work with anybody. The democrats or republican, house or Senate Members on any idea that will grow our economy, create new jobs, threaten s str middle class and get our house in order
Posted by the university of Chicago Institute of politics, this is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] thank you on very much for being here. Ive been in this business a long time, at the century. There are occasions in American Life on one issue kind of galvanizes the country and it seems to me that as we begin this year, the, violence and their place in american lives and suddenly electrified the country. The university of chicago and lead institution on the main street of a small town i grew up in america, south dakota and montana, the big cities is not to chicago, but los angeles and houston and dallas and other places. We are in a kind of dark way a unique society in terms of violent and especially the place of guns. I want you to know something about me. Ive grown up with guns. Ive have a first gun when i was 10 years old. It was an extraordinarily important ritual for me for my father to give me my first in the family for a long, long time. Hunting was a very important passage fo
washingtonpost i am having coffee with elvis this week. He works at the mocha moose in wasilla. A big rollout for its breathlessly awaited swimsuit issue. This year included a planned segment with david letterman. But the big unveiling was spoiled by a fashion blogger. Who got hold of the cover, featuring model kate upton not even wearing a bikini top. Must have been a disappointment for si that sells more than a million copies of the issue, but, hey, also more free publicity. Im howard kurtz. If you missed our program, check us out on itunes every monday. Just search for reliable sources. Were back here next sunday morning for another critical look at the media. State of the union with Candy Crowley begins right now. Have bully pulpit, will travel. Today from decatur to asheville and chicago, the president pushes gun control, a higher minimum wage and universal preschool. And that whole plan, well, others by the way, is a trade we could use more often in washington. A conversation wit
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