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said you know africa more than i do can we invest together. so some of you maybe having information and moving to the this or other african countries, we know our continent and we are there with you and meet ch challen challenges and opportunities together. thank you for joining me in the panel. [applause] our special booktv programming continues over the next several hours with a focus on marijuana. beginning with doug fine on his book hemp bound: dispatches from the front lines of the next agricultural revolution . in a little more than an hour you will hear from angela hawkin on marijuana legalization. and then the last pirate . we want to hear from you. tweet us your feedback at twitter.com/booktv. doug fine is up next talking about the hemp and argues with the relaxation of marijuana, hemp will become a billion dollar industry soon. this is about an hour. hello and thank you so much for coming. i first met doug last year on colorado day, which is august 1st ....
my father was surprised to what the d.a. thinks is the most prolific smuggler of the reagan era. he did one more job with an old ring he used to be involved in, boston guys and they disappeared. he did one more job and disappeared. that ring in boston, as a way to launder money they had loan shark and i notice that the loans were going to friends and family. they got busted and they got indicted for marijuana sales and willie was on the indictment. the d.a. was like who is the supplier? we want to find him. willie was in portugal living it up in a big coastal community and being a shed head. he had a furry and he was driving fast around the place. they couldn t find them for a long time and in the court records there are all these references to the, what did they say? they said will, last name unknown. they don t know where he is but eventually the local authorities are like who is this gringo with a four regarding? so they identify him successfully. he gets busted at t ....
life. it seemed as though he cannot possibly. and a certain inevitability that takes over when i lay his story out. here is like it could be no other way. to understand is to forgive. watching the wire and lately. i mean, i have been watching it is supposedly an accurate portrayal breed i don t know if you have seen it. but an accurate portrayal baby brought in and distributed pitbull and dave simon was a former reporter please do you find these two stories don t really jive with that whole wire police catching people on wiretaps and all these sorts of drug buys and police informants in that sort of thing. and just curious your thoughts on that. well, two points. i mean, they are dealing crack and heroin. so categorically different kind of animal involved in that business. i don t know much about how it works really. it is a different individual that gets involved. also on the street corner level i have no idea what happens there. george was. it george never t ....
that pursuit has essentially been the foundation of u.s. policy toward the region, not just in this administration that also under the previous of ministration as well. this is thomas supported by democrats and republicans on capitol hill as well. when premised on netanyahu indicated a weakness in his commitment, and i think that is putting it charitably, indicated a weakness on his commitment to a two state solution, he was indicating a difference of opinion not just with president obama, but with a policy pursued by president bush, and the policy strongly supported by democrats and republicans in the united states and congress. mark: so it is clear that was not an aberration yesterday. what is the obama administration strategy, and could it work? campbell: i d you not think they want to change his behavior. they want to create this toxic bubble around him, because their priority is trying to get a deal with iran. he is probably the most persuasive voice they have. s ....
i just broke the geneva convention. listen carefully. the ldier who shot the afghan man has claimed he believed the man was already dead. the senate has approved a landmark bill to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. democratscans joined in supporting the employment nondiscrimination act. house speaker john boehner has opposed the bill, casting doubt on whether he will leave and get a vote in the house. the fda is taking steps to effectively ban harmful artificial trans fats from foods. the agency has proposed restrictions which would target transect containing oils found in products from frozen pizza the microwave pop corn. the fda chief said the rules could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7000 deaths from heart disease each year. the pakistani taliban has chosen a hardline militant commander as its new leader, dealing a blow to renewed peace talks with the pakistani government. theah fazlullah order assassination attempt on ....