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1am in london, and 3am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti corruption rallies across the country, in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who s called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for several years. the us state department says the detention of the protestors is an affront to core democratic values. there were moments when moscow resembled a battlefield. russian riot police broke up an anti government protest on what was anti government protest on what was a day of demonstrations across russia. in moscow, they detained more than 500 people. earlier, police had poured into the city centre, warning that the protest was illegal. still, thousands of people packed into pushkin square to excuse the russian government of corruption. translation: the level of corruption is ....
costs of the new appliance? i would say that these standards have very different affects on different households based on some of the characteristics i mentioned and also some that i state as well in my written testimony. for instance, if you live in texas, maybe it s more benefit for you to have an efficient air conditioner but do you care how efficient your furnace is? in that case you may not save money by getting an efficient furnace. so i would say that different situations geographical area would have an impact on it? absolutely. and you indicated the use of the product, obviously, would have an impact on it. and you mentioned, i think, some elderly people who maybe use it less would have less benefit from it as well, is that correct? that is correct. and the department notes that in its analysis. so all of us make comments about, oh, this is going to save money and so forth, but it certainly is possible in many instances, i would assume, that low-in ....
[applause] president obama: this marks the first official state visit by a singaporean prime minister in over 30 years and celebrates the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two nations. it is a reflection of my friendship and partnership with prime minister lee in the past eight years. it s an opportunity to repay the hospitality that the prime minister and the people of singapore showed me when i visited during my first year in office. we were there for the apex summit with the tradition of dressing of shirts that are somewhat colorful, a tradition we will reserve only for those summits and are not duplicating today. a half-century ago, when singapore was an island of rural villages and crowded tenements, few would have imagined a day like today. singaporeans pride themselves as being the little red dot on many maps with a big impact on the world. in less than a generation, under the vision and stewardship of prime minister lee kuan yew, singaporeans ....
chief. most people get defensive if they feel like you are being ive.ns ifng respectful and request it is not a crisis or a dangerous situation requests versus demands, those things change the dynamic a little bit. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span and www.c-span.org. our road to the white house coverage continues with the green party national political convention in houston. earlier today, the green party chose jill stein as their ajamu btial nominee and araka as their vice presidential nominee. also available on the c-span radio app and www.c-span.org. president obama and first lady michelle obama welcomed singapore prime minister lee and his wife this week. it began with a ceremony on the south lawn and was set to conclude with an evening state dinner in the east room. let s watch. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. plays hail to the chief ] present arms! [cheering] [cheering] [laughter] [ch ....
welcome to the programme. starting in the us. prosecutors in new york want to see donald trump s financial records. they can, says the supreme court much to the anger of the president. also, democrats in congress want to see those documents. they can t. those were the results of two separate rulings today from the highest court in the us. they mean that prosecutors can have access to the president s financial records, including his tax returns. but the documents, which will go to a grand jury in new york, will not be made public. a request for access by congressional committees was referred back to a lower court. an important political point the rulings make it likely mr trump s financial records won t be made public before november s presidential election. speaking at the white house, the president criticised the decisions. this is a political witch hunt, the likes of which nobody‘s ever seen before. it s a pure witch hunt. it s a hoax. just like the mueller inve ....