Eighty five billion dollar tie up the u. S. Government says the merger of the telecom and the content creator would homme competition resulting in higher costs for consumers its no secret that u. S. President donald trump doesnt like c. N. N. In fact he seems to relish lashing out at the broadcast company which he calls fake news his most famous attack may have been a retreat a gift of him pretending to wrestle its logo dutch we could become exhibit a in the antitrust battle about to be waged between the Us Government and eighty n. T. The president s outburst give life to a counter argument in a case namely that the government is trying to squeeze c. N. N. By making it poison to eighteen takeover of its Parent Company time warner a t. N. T. Appears ready to make just such an argument theres been a lot of reporting and speculation whether this is all about c. N. N. And frankly i dont know. But nobody should be surprised at the question keeps coming up because weve witnessed such an abru
Brent we will take you live to harare for more on this historic day for the people of zimbabwe. Also on the show, can she hold on . Angela merkel under pressure as germany plunges into political uncertainty. After the collapse of Coalition Talks, the german chancellor says she would rather run in new elections than lead a minority government. Is this the dawn of a postmerkel era . Brent im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. We begin with a zimbabwe minus mugabe. In a bombshell announcement delivered today in zimbabwes parliament, the countrys ruler, Robert Mugabe, resigned. It follows a tumultuous week that saw a military takeover, mass demonstrations, and a desperate mugabe clinging to power in the face of impeachment proceedings. And now the ending that few saw coming. Reporter joy and relief on the streets of harare. 37 years of Robert Mugabes rule has come to an end. Dw correspondent chrstine mhundwa on hand to witness history. Christine people are chanting things like Rober
Afternoon mail glad to receive any one everyone here. I am a professor of Public Policy and i am also of the executive director of the Host Institution the center for error Public Policy i will tell you that were delighted with a discussion near and dear that is the subject of trade policy and in particular examine the issue to remedy those of unfair trade practices so todays panel will be moderated by my colleague as a senior industry fellow taking a wonderful lead clearly it has got an so popular over the years i will steal his thunder but in terms of introducing the panel it is a Blue Ribbon Group for people talking today. Looking off the list we see those experts we want to make sure to have ample time for questions and answers as you hear the panel speak so please wait for a microphone this is recorded for posterity so it is a nice idea to identify yourself and your organization so i will turnover so we can introduce the panel. This is a great group we have good dramatic wave of c
Of our Host Institution for today, the Georgetown Center for business and public policy. I will tell you that we are delighted today to have a discussion on something very important and near and dear to the Georgetown Center. That is the subject of trade policy. In particular, we are going to examine the issue of whether remedy unfair trade practices or are they themselves simply protectionist policies . Todays panel is going to be moderated by my colleague. Bob is a senior industry fellow at the center. Wonderfully in promoting and advancing the georgetown hill series that has clearly gotten so popular over the years. I will say that we are glad to have you here. I will not steal bob steiner, but in terms of introducing the panelists, i will some police say that its an extraordinarily blueribbon group of people that will be talking today. I will also say that when we looked at the list of registrants for today, we saw a number of experts in the audience. We won to make sure to have am
Cspan 2 and watch anytime on cspan. Org. And listen on the free cspan radio app. Next, a discussion on the future of u. S. Trade policy and current trade Protection Measures proposed by President Trump. Well hear from former clinton and obama trade officials as they talk about protectionist policies. The role of the u. S. In the World Trade Organization, and President Trumps proposed renegotiation of the north American Free trade agreement known as nafta. This is an hour and a half. Glad to see everyone here. I am john mayo, a professor of economics, business and Public Policy at Georgetown Universitys Mcdonough School of business. I am also the executive director of our Host Institution for today, the Georgetown Center for business and Public Policy. I will tell you that we are delighted today to have a discussion on something very important, near and dear to the Georgetown Center, and that is the subject of trade policy. And in particular, we are going to examine the issue of whether