Armed with guns and machetes can at least 8 children during a raid on a school in southwest cameroon drawing widespread condemnation. For the 1st time in more than 40 years the opposition in seychelles has won the president ial voters. And an International Ban on Nuclear Weapons is set to come into force but will a commitment by 15 nations translate into action. Im going to go with the sports with all eyes on Lewis Hamilton who is aiming for a record 92nd victory in formula one to be the head of michael schumacher. Well we begin this news out in iraq where thousands of antigovernment protesters are back on the streets of the capital baghdad they had suspended their rallies because of coronavirus restrictions. Those demonstrations against corruption and unemployment began a year ago now in the months since hundreds of people have been killed or injured when its going Straight Talk correspondents manifolds entries in baghdad for us someone who we saw thousands turned out today and i unde
Convention, my fellow citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [ cheers and applause ] and now my friends that you have made your decision, i will fight to win that office with all my heart and my soul. [ cheers and applause ] and with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. [ cheers and applause ] help me to do the job in this autumn of conflict and of campaign. Help me to do the job in these years of darkness and doubt and crisis which stretch beyond the horizon of tonights happy vision. And we will justify our gorgeous past and the loyalty of silent millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding, and for honest purpose. Thus we will serve our great tradition greatly. I ask of you all you have. I will give you all i have and that was our contender this week, Adlai Stevenson, accepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. We are joined by historian Richard Norton smith here in Adlai Stevensons hold study in libertyville, illinois. Richard norton
Nominee. applause for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to gov. Dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable Death Penalty for he killer . No, i dont, bernard. And i think you know that ive opposed the Death Penalty during all of my life. I dont see any evidence that its a deterrent, and i think there are better and more effective ways to deal with violent crime. Weve done so in my own state. And its one of the reasons why we have had the biggest drop in crime of any industrial state in america; why we have the lowest murder rate of any industrial state in america. But we have work to
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I proudly accept the nomination of our party. [cheers and applause] this moment is one of personal pride and gratification yet one cannot help or fleck the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence, which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city. For the first no injuries which have occurred. [cheers and applause] surely, we have now learned a lesson that violence breeds counter violence, and it cannot be condoned of whatever the source. [cheers and applause] i know that every delegate to this Convention Shares tonight its my sorrow and my distress over these incidents. May we for just one moments, and sober affliction and serious purpose. May we just quietly and silently, huge in our own way, pray for our country and may we dont share for a moment a few of those immortal words of the prayer of Saint Francis of sec. Words which i think, may help heal the wounds ease the pain, and lift our hearts. Listen to this immortal saint. Where t