Good evening. I knew that you would be a wonderful audience. Esteemed gas, of members of the m. I. T. Community local chapter representative m activists, welcome to the m. I. T. College kickoff to the 2013 political lecture series. I am president of the m. I. T. College Republican Club on behalf of our members the 84 participating in this very special evening with our esteemed guest, Michael Barone. On this grant campus with this historic city in this, of that has produced so many leaders we are building an Inclusive Organization and focus on the important issues, Economic Issues, the life changing issues that affect the future of mankind has reshaped our great countrys Political Landscape. The divide may be why did washington but not here as the club is reaching out to larger diverse audience. To everyone here tonight regardless of affiliation. Our guest speaker Michael Barone plays a key role to shape the political debates as a the york times best selling author political analyst and
Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
Little independent bookstore and club. This woman, alongside her trustee husband jack, decided to change theirs and countless others lives when they opened their own version of what a bookstore in a small town looks like. They moved to Big Stone Gap, virginia, bought a house, then made that house into a bookstore called tales of the lonesome pine used books. A few years gone since that fateful decision, today havent looked back since. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome and round of applause to the author of the little bookstore at Big Stone Gap, the one and only wendy welch. [applause] thank you, chuck. Little bookstore owners have to stick together, particularly in this economy. Well, as im getting started, i just want to know how many of you have actually read the book and how many have just heard something about it . Okay, that will guide a little bit of what were talking about today. Well, the little bookstore of Big Stone Gap and thank you for bringing a copy with yo
After the tanks. I hope everybody century to 2013 festival. Im jeff coen. This is trained to, our author today. For background purposes on the criminal just this writer cant have the stay mostly was over the past 10 years or so for the criminal courthouses in a few years ago wrote a book about family secrets case, so i think thats what robert and i are paired. Robert has a book i really enjoyed that looks like this, organized crime in chicago. It is an overarching history in the title gives it away, but it is organized crime chicago, part narrative, part academic study. Robert is a former Chicago Police officer and a new second life is now an associate professor of criminal justice at loyola here in town, said hes one of the key experts in terms of what organized crime is as was here in its past, present and where it may be going. The book really begins sort of been a bloody era in chicago, the crimeridden city born out of the 1800 carries through prohibition and some of the late stage
Whether there was a malfunction of some sort. Another local pilot is also suspect of the shifting wind. The whole issue of flying is dealing with the weather. That is the Biggest Issue with flying. On a perfect day like this most people can handle it. The identities of thesthe pilot and his wife have not been released. The investigation into the cause of the deadly crash will take several months. Four people were killed and four others injured in a rollover accident on the eisenhower expressway this morning. Police say seven people were thrown from the vehicle. Wgns Randi Belisomo is live at the Addison Police department with late details. Eight people were inside of the Ford Explorer heading to the western suburbs from the city. Investigators say four women were killed. There were temp workers on their way to a drought. Illinois state police say the crash happened at 6 00 this morning the vehicle rolled down an embankment and flipped over. Causing traffic from 83 to be blocked unti10