Watched the senate race in america happening here in kentucky Mitch Mcconnell versus amy mcgrath we the race and the issues and what is at stake. Over the next hour we will talk to the candidates from everything from the covid19 pandemic to the us Supreme Court. Uk Student Government welcomes you to the kentucky debate. Good evening live from the studios frombi lexington and i am joined tonight by u. S. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and retired Lieutenant Colonel mcgrath. We are following cdc guidelines although in the same studio we are each 20 feet apart each candidate has 60 seconds to answer questions with a brief rebuttal is often one also permitted determining the will answer first and Lieutenant Colonel we will begin with you. Going into the selectiong nothing impacts the voters more than the pandemic dream as part of you should be tested before the debate kentuckys governor and his family are in quarantined after exposure russia the federal government be doing right no
Us from history books as the great compromiser. During his 49year political career, clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house, and as a u. S. Senator. And he was a contender, making sure president ial bids including the election of 1824. 1832 against Andrew Jackson, and 1844, when he ran against james k. Polk. Tonight we are on location at ashland. Henry clays home in lexington, kentucky. For the next 90 minutes, we will explore the life and legacy of this man. Unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. We are in henry clays parlor. Let me introduce you to jim klotter, 25 years now as kentucky state historian. Jim thanks for being with us. Glad to be here. Why henry clay . Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . Think a couple of counts. First of all, his famous counts, i would rather be right than be president , still speaks to us. Its a clarion call to people across whatever were during. Whether
Dr. Eberhardt that association between blackness and crime makes its way into all of our minds. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Today, a look at the pivotal role South Carolina plays in president ial politics. Earlier this year we visited the state and spoke to college of charleston professors h. Gibbs knotts and jordan ragusa, coauthors of first in the south why South Carolinas president ial primary matters. Who do you guys think will win it from the democratic side . Id be very surprised if biden doesnt win the South Carolina primary. And that could be enough to get the momentum to be able to get the nomination. Soledad both men accurately predicted joe biden would win the states primary and also his partys nomination. But neither gibbs or ragusa could have predicted just how close the race would be between Lindsey Graham and Jamie Harrison who are now virtually deadlocked with a little more than two weeks until election day. Weve spoken with senator graham in t
And now the contenders. Our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. Tonight we feature former House Speaker henry clay of kentucky, known as the great compromiser. The program was recorded at clays ashland estate in lexington, kentucky, its about 90 minutes. This is an encore presentation of cspans original 14week series which first aired in 2011. This is a portrait of kentuckys henry clay, known to us in our history books as the great compromiser. During his 49year political career clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house and as a u. S. Senator and he was a contender, making five president ial bids, including the election of 1824, 1832 against Andrew Jackson, and 1844 when he ran against james k. Polk. Tonight we are on location at ashland, henry clays home in lexington, kentucky and for the next 90 minutes we will explore the life and legacy of this man. Unsuccessful in his long quest for the white
Than a 1000000 voters go to the polls for a state election in malaysia that could have far reaching consequences for the Prime Minister. Hello we begin in egypt where there are reports that at least 3 protesters have been killed after thousands of people defied a Police Crackdown to protest against the government for a 6th straight day dozens were arrested in raids ahead of the demonstrations but that didnt stop people expressing their anger over corruption a deteriorating economy and poor Living Conditions and demanding the resignation of president ive been fought there has sisi. Reports. Despite the threats of arrest or even deaf egyptians took to the streets several areas across the country on friday. They dubbed it the friday over. Demonstrate their opposition to the rule of opting for tough a c c and the month that he resigns. Slogans like this say its outloud dont be scared of sisi has to go were heard in cairos one neighborhood. In the giza governorates which has been the epicen