John the program is entitled the origins of the militaryindustrial complex and features dr. Daniel ellis, who is this years staff fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Dan has advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years. Dan did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, military construction, and he does many more things at crs. He holds a phd in Political Science from George Washington university. And at crs, as many of you know, he is the author of many reports on defense, trade and security. , this project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. This is funded by a gift left by th
Business. Well have the latest from wales and hearfrom the first minister of wales mark drakeford. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A former high courtjudge says Police Officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. This the plummeting pound sterling continues to fall on currency markets as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no deal brexit. Liverpools lord mayor resigns following complaints about a video he shared containing racist material last night. President trump arrives in jamestown, virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of democracy in the United States. Some black groups stay away. People with alcohol problems in england are half as likely to get the right help compared to other areas of britain. It is 5pm, our top story. Boris johnson has spent the afternoon meeting welsh farmers who have expressed their strong opposition to the uk crashing out of the eu without a deal. In the latest stop on his tour of the uk he visite
Im still quite young. I grew up on a farm. And we had no money. We grew our own food. Food. No problem with we grew chickens. We had cows and make our own salt and sugar. We sold butter and we sold eggs. We grew our own wheat and corn. Flour. Ad which was ground as a meal near us. I dont remember the Great Depression that much. I guess you helped out a little bit i would imagine. I grew up working very hard. Worked, everybody had their jobs. I worked in the gardens. Grew all of our vegetables. We really were selfsufficient. How many brothers and sisters did you have . I had five brothers and sisters. Two sisters and three brothers. There were six of them. What we doing before the war broke out . I went to high school to the methodist school. My oldest sister became a nurse. My mother worked with our family doctor. She was not a nurse but she was in the home with our family doctor. She was very interested in nursing. Became interested in nursing. School, i high finished one year of coll
Confirm russian interference in the election, hinders our ability to prevent in the future. So before we begin the discussion, its worth saying a word on the concept of the rule of law, the concept of rule of law goes back to the greeks and its meaning has evolved over time. But eventually what its come to mean is basically a fundamental way in which society prevents the situation in which there is an oligarchy or dictatorship. You have to understand that it has several requirements. Both officials and their agents are accountable under the rule of law. Second is that laws are protective of the fundamental right of citizens, including among others the rights to the freedom of speech and the freedom of press. A third is that laws are made in an open and public manner and that they are fair minded. And the fourth is that the enforcement of law as done by independent tribunals, by adjudicators who are independent of the forces that be. With that, i will begin by asking our commentators to
House in philadelphia. Each week, we visit museums, archives and tis hotorque place. Every day of the year except december 25th. The tour of the United States and around the world take a short boat ride from either Lower Manhattan or energy to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. Up next, we visit ed the landmak to learn the story behind the gift from vance unveiled in 1886 after 21 years of planning, fund raising and construction. Welcome to statue of liberty. Im from jacksonville, florida. Folks, i have a great job. Ive been working with the National Parks Service Since 1999. Ive been all over the United States. Then i went to jacksonville for Caroline National memorial and the outer banks in north carolina. Ed ott our nations First National seashore. Cape hatteras. Ive been working here for about seven years now. We want protect these special places. We want to repair future swren rations, thats our goal. Folks, here we are at the statue of liberty, our nations most famous