Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 thats such a powerful turn in the book when you describe how the decision of northerners to challenge southerners to duels actually decreased the violence and you quote from that remarkably moving letter which you said moved you to tears when representatives wade, chandler and cameron all pledged to challenge future duellers to fight. You write when it became known that some northern senators were ready to fight, for sufficient cause, the tone softened and the abuse went on. We have this really wonderful new exhibit on the civil war and reconstruction, Thaddeus Stevens cane, when i show the cane and tell the story i quote your book how some would run for congress during that period on the grounds that my left hook is better than the other guy. Im going to beat him up because im tougher and you bring that to life. Incredibly powerfully. Norm ornstein, its often said or been said by norbert mccarthy, a scholar at princeton, we are mo
But will be with us tomorrow talking about her new book. Im very pleased today, im catherine clinton, i teach at the university of texas in san antonio, and im here to moderate the panel but as all of you are aware, interject whenever i enthusiastically have some ideas that maybe we could share. Our two panelists will share comments and views with you and im going to comment and we would like to open it up to you for your questions. So i want to begin today by saying that my friend candy, candice shy hooper was born in guam to usa Navy Hospital corpsman and his wife and she attended more than half a dozen schools before her high school graduation. With an undergraduate degree in journalism from the university jaju and a law degraaik÷2 from georgetown university. It was only after her career on capitol hill as an aide to the late congressman charlie wilson, some of you may have seen him portrayed in Charlie Wilsons war and as a lobbyist with her husband she discovered her passion, ret
This particular site. The original statehouse built in the 1690s when the capital moved from st. Mary to a. That building remained the primary statehouse until the 17 the sixth when in 1769 legislation was passed to build this state house, the third on the present site. Construction began in 1772 and completed in 1779. The current statehouse twels the two previous statehouses stand on highest point in the city. Which would have afforded a commanding view of the harbor and theed surrounding hand escape in the 17th and 18th centuries this would have been the tallest building in town. It is still the tallette. The statehouse was built in the midof a war which complicate the let efforts to build and conduct government. The first general of the of the sem bring was 1779. Every making this it the the oldest statehouse in continued use. Were standing in the Northeast Corner of the bill i believeding. This is a space while in primary use by the Maryland Senate its National Significance and wha
Lag last years reports. What that means for the markets. Softbank buying arm holdings for 32 billion in cash. Well give you the details, some insight and context on this massive deal. Republican National Convention kicks off in cleveland. Whats on the agenda and what surprises could be in store . But first up futures on the rise to kick off the week. The dow and s p near alltime highs. Markets largely shrugging off the attempted coup in turkey and on a busy week of earnings, b of a beating on the bottom line, 36 cents versus estimates of 33. Deposits up 5. 8. Some of the metrics not matching those of its peers, jim. But still, this is a grind out quarter. Return on equity, getting double digit. What i liked best about it, really, this is kind of interesting, this is a company thats well ahead in mobile and you have an amazing decline in branches from 6,000 to 4600. Yeah. And that is because people are rapidly adopting mobile. Interesting brick and mortar story where you have still one
Flood damage area friday morning but first he took care of business and accepted the resignation of the Campaign Chairman paul manafort. Trump issued a statement thanking manafort for his service and calling him a true professional. Manaforts resignation comes as investigators in ukraine are trying to determine if he accepted, illegal cash payments. Whether he secretly routed millions of dollars to u. S. Lobbies. Manafort did consulting work for ukraine president Victor Yan Cove i can an alzawahiri i of vladamire put principal 2007 through 2012. Trump installed Steven Bannon and Kelly Ann Conway as ceo ape manager earlier this week. They have already made some changes. Trump came close to a pol guying for controversial remarks he has made in the past. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Reporter the Clinton Campaign dismissed trumps comment as insincere, spokesmen tweeted in case you thought for a split second trump was genuine about feeling regret he h