The president s lost appeal to the leaders gathered in st. Petersburg is the stuff of history. But much of the story is told in the contrast between two leaders. Russian president putin is animated and expansive in his concluding remarks, and the president s innovative stammering efforts to rationalize and express his disappointment and his loss on syria. But putin had already closed the deal and prevailed the victor, and the victor and the defeated, the winner and the loser, the contrast overwhelming. We will be taking up these issues here tonight with Armed Services and Judiciary Committee member congressman randy forbes. The Virginia Republican says he has no intention of voting to authorize the use of force against syria. We will discuss his reasons of the likely vote in congress. Bestselling author and syndicated columnist ann coulter also joins me. She says mitt romney might not have been right about much, but he was dead on in regard to russia. We will hear her thoughts and why
The president s lost appeal to the leaders gathered in st. Petersburg is the stuff of history. But much of the story is told in the contrast between two leaders. Russian president putin is animated and expansive in his concluding remarks, and the president s innovative stammering efforts to rationalize and express his disappointment and his loss on syria. But putin had already closed the deal and prevailed the victor, and the victor and the defeated, the winner and the loser, the contrast overwhelming. We will be taking up these issues here tonight with Armed Services and Judiciary Committee member congressman randy forbes. The Virginia Republican says he has no intention of voting to authorize the use of force against syria. We will discuss his reasons of the likely vote in congress. Bestselling author and syndicated columnist ann coulter also joins me. She says mitt romney might not have been right about much, but he was dead on in regard to russia. We will hear her thoughts and why
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown Pope Benedict the sixteenth bade an emotional public farewell today and then left the vatican in a white helicopter bound for the papal summer residence. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the end of benedicts papacy and the coming conclave to select a new pontiff, from john allen in rome. Brown then, we update the wikileaks case, after Army Private Bradley manning pleads guilty to leaking classified material, but not to aiding the enemy. Woodruff ray suarez examines the u. S. Promise to provide food and medical aid to Opposition Forces in syria. Rown frede sam lazaro reports on the plight of women in turkey, where Economic Opportunity has not translated into freedom from discrimination or abuse. By some measures, turkey ranks among the worst places in the world for women women are less educated than men. Half of all turkish women report having suffered som
Within the vatican and wider church. We begin with our coverage with this report from james mates of independent television news. Reporter looking a little frail, weary almost under the burdens of a tumultuous eight years in the holy see, Pope Benedict met his cardinals for a final time. In the magnificent surroundings of the vaticans clementine room, he thanked them and recognized that one of those now applauding will soon be in his place. Among you, he said, there is the future pope to whom already today and i promise my unconditional reverence and obedience. He said a personal farewell to each cardinal, among them peter turksen of ghana who many believe may be the first black pope in more than a thousand years. But Pope Benedicts speech yesterday shows hints of trouble within the vatican itself has spelled out the task faced by his successor. It was a very unpapal address. I would think it was one of the most remarkable papal addresses ever given, certainly that i have ever heard. W
Within the vatican and wider church. We begin with our coverage with this report from james mates of independent television news. Reporter looking a little frail, weary almost under the burdens of a tumultuous eight years in the holy see, Pope Benedict met his cardinals for a final time. In the magnificent surroundings of the vaticans clementine room, he thanked them and recognized that one of those now applauding will soon be in his place. Among you, he said, there is the future pope to whom already today and i promise my unconditional reverence and obedience. He said a personal farewell to each cardinal, among them peter turksen of ghana who many believe may be the first black pope in more than a thousand years. But Pope Benedicts speech yesterday shows hints of trouble within the vatican itself has spelled out the task faced by his successor. It was a very unpapal address. I would think it was one of the most remarkable papal addresses ever given, certainly that i have ever heard. W