dedicated. it not only celebrates kansas city s pioneer history, but is also a tribute to those who suffer great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains in search of a better life. in her new book, constructing cultural identity, the storian cynthia prescott rediscovers pioneer monuments erected across the nation, including those in the kansas city region. we are honored to have her here today to discuss her research. dr. prescott is an associate professor of history at the niversity of north dakota. her research focuses on gender in the american west, specifically intersections of gender, social class and historical memory. her work in these areas have been published in journal of the west and other ublications. prescott s first book was published in 2007. it traces changing gender roles and ideology among early white settlers in oregon between 1845 nd 1900. while our academic focus and training are in social history, dr. prescott has a strong background in sever
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one final trading session for 2012. and it comes, of course, with the add eed drama of a fiscal cliff set to take place 15 hours from now. i m carl, with melissa lee. cramer and faber are off today. good morning to you, dan. good morning. the house gaveling into session just a few moments ago. business there is going to start at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. futures are showing some resilience as becky said, despite no deal yet in congress. but remember, the sell-off on friday and friday night was pretty severe. the dow is set to open below 13,000. markets in europe mixed after a shortened session in the uk, france and spain. our road map starts right where we were months ago, waiting for the 112th congress to agree on a debt reduction package. the senate convenes at 11:00 a.m. the dow had its worst day in a month on friday. set to close december with a loss. the question is, does it continue to sell off if there isn t an accord in congress. we will always have china.
moments of the presidential campai campaign. plus the most intriguing people of 2012. find out who they are and why they landed on the list. your money starts right now. martin, thank you very much. what a colossal waste of time. down to the wire, waiting for breaking news out of washington on a matter that has no business being breaking news. this was an entirely anticipated crisis, one that is completely of washington s creation, even at this late moment, washington still ready to gamble with your economic future instead of conceding some ground to conclude a deal that possibly saves it. i m ali velshi. this is your money, a battle of ideological wills in washington as america moves dangerously close to a fiscal cliff. we re now at the last minute. and the american people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. not right now. alas, this is how we do things now, create economic storms then look to provide an umbrell