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bradburn, traces the president s military career from french and indian war, through the american revolution. here we are again. welcome back to mt. vernon. my name is doug bradburn. i m the president and ceo of george washington s mt. vernon. and it s been my delight to have these opportunities to talk about the story of george washington. last wednesday we were in our museum, this is what we call our education center here at mt. vernon. it focuses on the life of george washington. really, a grand sense of his biography and why he matters and how he impacted the age that he lived in and why his legacy still matters to us today. last time we were looking at his youth, a youth that you ll remember we said is oftentimes enwrapped in romance. it s wrapped in myth. it s hard to get at because it s the period where it s least documented. but it really is an interesting period to understand george washington in the context of the 18th century. of course, he s most known to ....
:06 the chiefs and prosecutors we spoke with left the meeting feeling good about getting out their message and working in partnership with the a-g s office. mr. herring went on to speak with the norfolk police youth academy and addressed a group of older virginians in virginia beach about how to protect themselves from crime. happening right now happening right now portsmouth city council is getting ready for its regular meeting. several big issues have popped up in the last two weeks, that could come to the table tonight. 10 on your side s liz palka has the latest on what we can expect. council fines, a controversial suspension, retiree benefits. these are not issues listed on the formal agenda. but we expect they will be brought up tonight. vo just as they did at the last meeting, city retirees are planning to speak up. this is after the city said they are cutting a significant portion of their healthcare coverage. this is also the first meeting since was fined $1 ....
country, semiautomatic rifles. is it a good society that does this, allows it? a country where anyone can get ahold of a rifle that can kill 26 people in ten minutes. is this a good society? is it really a free society when you can t be sure your kids are safe sitting at their school desks? i ask the questions knowing the only way we can end this is with the votes of politicians from deer hunting country, not from the big cities. will they be there? will politicians who fear the gun lobby bear up under the strain of attack against any measure no matter how small to curb the power of the gun owners? the question tonight, what should and most importantly can be done to stop this kind of gun violence? and if nothing will work, say it. go ahead, say nothing can be done. i want to hear an american elected official tonight or any night say what happened on friday in newtown, connecticut, is just part of living in the free society of america. chuck todd is nbc s chief white ho ....
is it? we re supposed to do nothing because the constitution upholds the right to bear arms. well, we have easy access to semi-automatic weapons in this country. is it a good society that does this, allows it? i ask the questions knowing the only way we can end this is with the votes of politicians from deer hunting country, not from the big cities. will they be there? will politicians who fear the gun lobby bear up under the strain of attack against any measure, no matter how small, to curb the power of the gun owners? the question tonight, what should and, most importantly, can be done to stop this kind of gun violence? and if nothing will work, say it. go ahead, say nothing can be done. i want to hear an american elected official tonight or any night say what happened on friday in newtown, connecticut, is just part of living in the free society of america. chuck todd is nbc s chief white house correspondent and political director, and chris cillizza is managing edito ....
"Generally considered to have been approved in their order of importance to the several states, it is interesting to notice that only Freedom of Speech was deemed more important than the Right to Keep and Bear Arms," writes Pete Marinucci. ....