Cooperate with the government prosecutors say that Gates provided extraordinary assistance he met with investigators more than 50 times he testified for the government in 3 criminal trials including against man a fort his former boss man of 4 was convicted in that bank in tax fraud trial and is currently serving a 7 and a half year prison sentence in his own case Gates has asked the court for no prison time just probation in light of his extensive cooperation the government does not oppose Gates request the decision on how much time if any expense behind bars rest in the hands of the court Brian Lucas n.p.r. News Washington the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says President Trump will soon be announcing a drawdown of u.s. Troops in Afghanistan as Jennifer glass reports Graham was in Kabul yesterday Senator Graham discussed the gradual and responsible reduction of u.s. Forces with Afghan prison Ashraf Ghani here in Kabul and said
This is where we live from Connecticut Public Radio. When you head to the York do you ever take a break from the city and get lost in Central Park today where we live or taking a look at the life of the man behind that beloved and iconic city park Connecticut native Frederick Law Olmstead all the best known for his work designing New York s Central Park was also a journalist and abolitionist any shaped landscapes here in Connecticut across the country changing how we think about the role of nature. It s our will sit down with historians and landscape architects to talk about. Legacy do you enjoy walking in parks designed by. The conversation where we live right after the. Live from N.P.R. News in Washington I m Jack Speer hurricane Dorian briefly made landfall today on the Outer Banks of North Carolina but the storm down to a category one was much less powerful than the system that pounded the Bahamas for more than a day leaving death and devastation in its wake more than 30 deaths ar