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Affected the outcome of the war. Mr. Stoker is a strategy and policy professor at the Naval War College in monterrey, california. The Bryant Park Corporation, Oxford University press and the New York Historical society cohosted this 55minute event. Thank you so much, paul. Good evening, everyone. As paul mentioned, im alex kassl, manager of Public Programs at the New York Historical society, and its a pleasure to see so many familiar faces in the audience tonight and a great pleasure to introduce tonights speaker and to once again partner with Bryant Park Corporation ....
Emotional story. We begin with washingtons latest power play, and one party is flexing its muscles. Democrats control the senate. They took advantage of it with a rule change. Majority leader harry reid triggered the Nuclear Option eliminating the use of phil busters to block president ial nominee appointments. The senate likes to call it the worlds greatest deliberative body. After the Nuclear Option was detonated, changing a 100yearold rule the chamber is in danger of a meltdown. Free to have most of his nominees accepted. People should vote their conscience and on behalf of their constituents. Thats what they are there to do. The president accused republicans of abusing senate rules. A deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything, no matter what the merits, to refight the results of an election is not normal. In the last month there were three votes to the d. C. ....
Good tuesday morning, im t. J. Holmes. And im reena ninan. We begin with the breaking news, Oscar Pistorius will spend five years in jail for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Alexander marquardt was in the courtroom and joins us on the phone from pretoria. Tell us the reaction like in the courtroom to hear that hes going to prison. Five years was the sentence. Reporter well, good morning, it took just about on hour for the judge to read her decision, five years in prison. It was relatively quiet in terms of the reaction. Pistoriusbowed his head, wiping away tears and others were weeping. People are filing out, including the two families, that of Reeva Steenkamp and Oscar Pistorius. I asked her parents if they thought justice had been served, yes, but the ....
And im new yoreena ninan. We begin with a day of reckoning for Oscar Pistorius. A judge set to say if he will be spared or going right to prison. This is a live look at the courthouse in pretoria. The judge has been reading the sentence for some time. Shes taking her time, being meticulous and slow in reading the sentence. He could get up to 15 years in prison. His defense is asking that he serve three Years Community service. The prosecution is asking for at least ten years. Hamish macdonald has been keeping an eye on this. The judge has been kind of explaining, you know what . Yes, he is disabled. But hes a guy who didnt let his disability stop him. Why should it stop him from going to prison. Reporter yes, going through this methodically. Someone is going to be disappointed as a result of the sentence handed down in the coming minutes. But ultimately she can not create t ....
The high-end housing market in the D.C. metro did start the year strong, and with some unusually notable sales and listings. But it has the same problem that the overall market has. ....