Finance minister both gun show could be out of his job as chancellor merkel seeks ways to sweeten the deal with potential Coalition Partners. I feel gail welcome to the program well get to those stories in just a moment well start though with some breaking news iraqi kurds have voted yes to an independent state and by an overwhelming majority according to the you Action Commission more than ninety two percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of independence the referendum took place in iraqs autonomous kurdistan region and disputed areas of Northern Iraq despite this the government in baghdad has refused to recognize the bout it. Now saudi arabia says it is going to allow women to drive this is a big leap forward for the ultra conservative nation the only one of the world with such a ban in place a royal decree says it will be lifted in june meaning that women will be able to apply for licenses without the permission of the male relatives the streets of saudi arabia have long been
Row lit fest. Near the end of june, watch for the annual roosevelt reading festival from the president ial library. Middle of july, live at the harlem book fair with author interviews and panel discussions. At the beginning of september live from the Nations Capital from National Book festival. Thats a few of the events on cspan2s book tv. Each week, American History tv real america brings archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 50 years ago lip done johnson delivered his first policy speech regarding the vietnam war, carried lives from Johns Hopkins university in baltimore to an estimated Television Audience of 60 million. He want to answer from those that thought the United States wasnt doing enough to help South Vietnam, titled peace without con quest, the address attempted to explain why Southeast Asia was a vital interest to the United States and worthy of Economic Development in vietnam. U. S. Military personnel went from about 23,000 in january of 1965 to ov
Twitter. Washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. This sunday night at 8 00 eastern on first ladies influence and image looking into the personal lives of three first ladies. Sarah polk, Margaret Taylor abigail fill more. Sarah often helped her husband make political decisions. Margaret taylor was opposed to her husbands nomination for president. As a teacher abigail was the first wife to have a profession, and began to establish the First White House library. This sunday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans original series, first ladies, influence and image. Examining public and private lives of women that filled position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from Martha Washington to michelle obama. Sundays, 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv and cspan3. As a compliment, cspans book, first ladies, president ial historians on the lives of 45 iconic women. Available as an e book, through your favorite bookstore or online seller. This summer, book tv cove
Throughout the neighborhood things had taken on a new look. In place of this, this. Blighted backs yards had become flower gardens. Rat infested alleys before and after. Cluttered backyards before. And after. A neighborhood like this can become this. This then is the baltimore plan. It cannot work miracles. There are some areas beyond recovery, but for those areas worth rehabilitating, the baltimore plan can work and together with a program of redevelopment, and new housing public and private, it can remake a city. On the next washington journal, Robert Dunham of Death Penalty Information Center talks about nebraskas decision to outlaw the Death Penalty, making it the 19th state to do so. He will discuss the potential impact, what it says about public opinion. A look at the 2016 president ial race and some more recent candidates announcements. We will take your calls, look for comments on facebook and twitter. Washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. This sunday night at