Are lucky to have him here. A russian liberal journalist, tv host, and filmmaker. He is editor in chief of multimedia projects around the world. He is the host of a monthly talkshow, a roundtable. Chief of the National Geographic travelers, russian edition. He received a number of professional awards. This was not shown on russian tv. 2002 through 2004, he was host of the 25th hour, which was suspended eventually. Political advisor to mikael prokhorov. , he serves as a member of the president ial council for Civil Society and human rights. Last, but not least, nikolai zlobin, the founder of cgi in 2012. Advisor to president gorbachev and boris yeltsin. He has been associated with a variety of top institutions and has served as the gobetween between the american policy and Economic Community focused on russia. Wellpublished in english and russian. Most importantly, he serves as an interpreter of russian culture. With that, i will turn it over to nikolai and he can begin the conversation
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But obama wants to take yours, as in obama wants to take your gun. Maybe you could elaborate on that subtitle and tell us what you mean and what evidence there is to show that obama wants to take my gun or the gun owned by someone in the audience . Request well, in 1996 president obama said that in a questionnaire when he was first running for office if he wanted to ban in 1996 president obama said in a questionnaire when he was first running for office if you want to ban all handguns and he said yes. He expanded on that four years ago four years later when he was running for statewide office and said although it might not feasible with the principle still support banning all handguns then as recently as 2012 after the horrendous tragedy in newtown president obama and Mike Bloomberg who funds the Bloomberg School which daniel works for came out within the solemn same day and said we should start banning rifles. So when they Start Talking about banning rifles and banning handguns thats
Those he spoke out very strongly against the ultranationalist. He saw them taking russia in the wrong direction. Clearly this is going to be one of the key things that i and my staff are going to have to watch in russia as the battle between the ultranationalists if you will, and the modernizers, those who want to have russia part of the Global Economy and Global Political system, push ahead. Its going to be a key part of any analysis of russia. Well, thank you for your insights. Clearly having a russia thats part of the International Order both in terms of security as well as Economic Issues is the preferable course of events. How we get there still a road map to be determined. Yes, sir. Test. Ladies and gentlemen, id like to call to order the second panel of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations considering 3 ambassadorial nominees im pleased to consider this hearing for the nominees. All three of our nominees have impressive records of accomplishment. I look forwar
Little bit. I want to first throw the first question out to mayor nutter. Mayor, what was your gut reaction when you heard the Donald Sterling tape . I have to tell you, i was i was really stunned. I mean, at first my folks told me about it. And i said, i mean, is this true . Did somebody really say this . I mean, we have all these tapes and youtube and all that. Certainly the elected officials know about all that stuff. Then i said, well, maybe it was doctored. You know. How does somebody say all of that . So i watched it. And i knew it was like nine or ten minutes or so. I said, im probably not going to watch this whole thing, i just want to see i mean, its the epitome of an accident. It was just fascinating. And every piece. It just went on and on and on. At the end i was just disgusted. You want to talk about people, calling folks out by name, all this kind of stuff. Youre the owner of a team, youre like an adult, youre supposed to be responsible. And so i mean, you know. I had som