Very resilient country, and i think a much stronger country than any other major economy. And if you look at the challenges we face the country they are pretty stark challenges in the politics are terrible but i think that he would rather have our challenges than the challenges of really developed economy in any major emerging economies around the world. Sheryl sandberg also talked with former treasury secretary paulson after the militant Institute Conference you can see the entire event at eight eight eastern overrun cspan. On cspan three next, former capitol hill staffers that worked on intelligence oversight for lawmakers look at expiring provisions of the patriot act. The u. S. Senate meet sunday to debate those provisions read from the center for justice in washington d. C. This is an outward and a half. We have two incredible panelists. I know that we covered a lot of the congressional oversight issue with the Vice President. So on this one we are going to try to go a little bit
Formation is still urgent so that we can begin to make decisions necessary to protect iraq without outside forces moving to fill the vacuum. Those forces are already engaged in combat against them. The wall street journal reports warplanes have struck targets, killing 50, injuring more than a hundred civilians while targeting strongholds in the area. Employing more than a dozen officers who advised the iraqi army on intelligence and help mobilize 2000 militiamen from southern iraq. We will be talking with the pentagon official in officials here in moments about why this president would send 300 military advisers into a region that is rapidly deteriorating into an allout sectarian war among enemies. And a big primary day for the Republican Party. Thad cochran beating back a challenge from Chris Mcdaniel who has still to concede the election. As you know, there were literally dozens of this reported across the state. Not our job to make together the sanctity of the vote that will be a pa
Formation is still urgent so that we can begin to make decisions necessary to protect iraq without outside forces moving to fill the vacuum. Those forces are already engaged in combat against them. The wall street journal reports warplanes have struck targets, killing 50, injuring more than a hundred civilians while targeting strongholds in the area. Employing more than a dozen officers who advised the iraqi army on intelligence and help mobilize 2000 militiamen from southern iraq. We will be talking with the pentagon official in officials here in moments about why this president would send 300 military advisers into a region that is rapidly deteriorating into an allout sectarian war among enemies. And a big primary day for the Republican Party. Thad cochran beating back a challenge from Chris Mcdaniel who has still to concede the election. As you know, there were literally dozens of this reported across the state. Not our job to make together the sanctity of the vote that will be a pa
Please keep the spirit of lit fest going all year long with a subscription. This year we are also introducing a new digital bookstore. Please take one of our promo cards for information about the app and axis the special book deals. Before they can todays program please file ensure cell phones. You return your camera flash off. We will allow you to take pictures. You can post those pictures online using hashtag printers row. Gives me great pleasure to introduce to you guys are moderate todays conversation, eric banks. Mr. Banks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Welcome everybody. Its good to see you here this morning and its my pleasure to welcome today Monique Brinson demery, the author of the amazing book, finding the dragon lady the mystery of vietnams madame nhu, which has recently been published by Public Affairs books. She holds a masters degree from harvard university, and when she made contact with madame nhu who was the unofficial first lady of the south east government in 2005
Hearing. [inaudible conversations] this hearing is open, and ask as you know and as you know, my name is richard blumenthal, im senator from connecticut, and i am here, regretfully, in place of chairman rockefeller who has an urgent intel, intelligence matter and, therefore, could not be with us at the opening. I dont think hell be able to join us, but his absence is in no way a sign of any lack of interest in this subject. In fact, ive talked to him in some detail about this hearing, and i know that he would be here if he could be. I want to welcome all of our panel here and all of the folks who are attending. This subject is one very, very close to my heart as a former attorney general for a couple of decades in connecticut. I had First Experience with cramming, both wireless and land line, and worked with at least one of the members of this panel, attorney general sir rell, and ill be introducing him in just a moment. As many of you know, the telephone industry decided to get into t