I am Nikki Kennedy and on behalf of the edward m. Kennedy institute for United States senate im very pleased to welcome all of you to this very special edition of our getting to the point series. The candidate kennedy two dozen nonprofit, nonpartisan plays in vision and plans by my late husband senator edward kennedy. Its a place where visitors come now virtually as well as inperson to experience democracy their hands on learning about the United States senate and then use that knowledge as a touchstone to understand the branches of our government. Its also a place where we encouraged participatory democracy. In fact we just started to nonpartisan effort called just about and i encourage you to to go to our new web site called just go. Org but most important i encouraged you on november 3 to just vote. It is the most important thing we can do as citizens. This is a place where we work to invigorate civil discourse and inspire the next generation of leaders. I can think of no program an
The candidate kennedy two dozen nonprofit, nonpartisan plays in vision and plans by my late husband senator edward kennedy. Its a place where visitors come now virtually as well as inperson to experience democracy their hands on learning about the United States senate and then use that knowledge as a touchstone to understand the branches of our government. Its also a place where we encouraged participatory democracy. In fact we just started to nonpartisan effort called just about and i encourage you to to go to our new web site called just go. Org but most important i encouraged you on november 3 to just vote. It is the most important thing we can do as citizens. This is a place where we work to invigorate civil discourse and inspire the next generation of leaders. I can think of no program and no speaker who meets every one of the goals that my husband had for this place more than todays special guest Justice Stephen breyer. Without question Justice Breyer is a man for our time and de
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Irans leaders of joined huge crowds into iran for the funeral procession of assassinated general qassam salami as calls for revenge against the United States grow louder irans Supreme Leader ayatollah ali khan and i and president have some rouhani held prayers of funeral proceedings in the iranian capital they express their grief as a rainy and packed the streets of the city 3 official days of mourning have been declared so the mani still to earlier told the crowds that her fathers death would bring court a dark day for you. While the funeral for cinema is underway u. S. President donald trump has warned iraq he will impose heavy sanctions if it expels american troops Iraqs Parliament voted in favor of removing Foreign Forces in retaliation for the u. S. Strike that killed salaam on the last week. Near Baghdad Airport fallout from the assassination is spreading through the middle east iran is falling to hit back and has suspended its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal and then lat
Foreign occupation water 25. 00 call to libyans as turkish troops prepare to join the war. Hello there good to have your company we begin in baghdad where thousands of people are attending the funeral procession for those killed in the u. S. Airstrikes targeting Major General custom so money on friday the former funeral for the top it wane in command as well as. This the Deputy Commander of the iran backed. Forces as you can see is underway will want to swell later be buried in not just in iraq so the manis body will be flown to iran. Well salamis assassination has inflamed already tense relations between the United States and iran President Donald Trump said the order was made to stay off a war with a tirana not to start one he added the u. S. Is prepared for any reprisals solemn 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years what the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago a lot of lives would have been saved just recen