Following the devastation of the two storms, the 60 damage to the agriculture sector, there is the possibility if not handled well that in a couple of months time there is a food scarcity issue. Food price going up or by simply not being a table. That can create a distraction. Im using a very soft term of distraction because socioeconomic conditions can you terminate deteriorate. So we have to keep that in mind. I think the government is very much aware of that. The holding of the elections. Im very pleased that things have fallen in place, for now. We stand ready to assist in that process. And in terms of the message to the International Community, i think we must be prepared as an International Community to adjust our approach. And to be critical of ourselves. And to learn from the experien experience. There is need for reflection. There is need for an assessment. May be now is the time to assess three years of assistance to haiti and to see what weve learned over the past three year
pleasure to talk to you today about william f. buckley, and maybe most speakers don t begin by telling you their political affiliation, but i think that that s important and necessary. i have to be a liberal, and i know i m speaking about a conservative icon, and the figure who is beloved by millions of people. so i think it s important that i confess my apostasy first to i happen to admire buckley tremendously, and many, many ways, but i also disagree with many of his ideas and that may come through. but i wanted to be up front with you about that. historians debate whether history is made by individuals or by structural forces. if george washington happened to have lived, or james madison, or abraham lincoln, would united states exist? if it did exist would be the same country we know to be? what other people have, thought, fill the shoes and done what they did, or would things be markedly different? for our purposes tonight, the question is if william f. buckley, jr. had n
so thank you very, very much for coming. my name is marie arana, i am a writer-at-large for he washingtost . i am a writer at though books vy editor for many, many years thad i am now a very hot number of the board or is that thisd to ba festival. charter sponsor of the festival for so many years. .. there s something for for you here. at the book festival. first, in our lineup of great authors today is trained to come a veteran magazine correspondent and the author of numerous books about the american military as well as american intelligence operations. in almost two decades out tot, g journalists, he is cover the pentagon,c congress, and, whiteo house and the cia? or nightstand at 422,007 at hed served zine sa inn bureau. first as a correspondent, then as a senior correspondent. he has also served as diplomatic correspondent traveling throughout europe, asia and the middle east as well as the persian gulf. in pursuit of stories. he has carried out extensive coverage of the
richard norton smith, the contenders, 14 weeks what was your idea? first and foremost, it was the stories personal stories within the historical context of these 14 individuals. each of them had the unique experience and made a unique contribution to the story of the country. above all else, it was a chance to, in some cases, remake the acquaintance with some people who unjustly by and large had been forgotten. when you look back at the 14 week series, what is your broad thought about what you saw? because of the fantastic job done by a lot of people behind the scenes, the experts, and the folks who were brought together, i think we succeeded. jean baker, do you have a reaction to the series? none of my relatives work for c-span, so i just want to say it was absolutely spectacular. the combination of the stories, the folks who called in, the physical settings, and the relatives of the contenders i give it an a+. the great-grandson of hannibal hamlin call
the heartland. people say they re too conservative in iowa, there to prague-life. they are too pro-life. what people do not understand is this part of iowa, here in sioux county, in orange city, this is america. this is america. this is the most representative voice of the united states that we have, and i am thrilled that it is our voice together here in iowa that will determine who the next president of the united states will be. that is how powerful your voice is. now iowa made a decision four years ago, and they chose barack obama. well, now is our chance for redemption, don t you think, iowa? so we had the chance to choose, and i am asking for your vote on january 3. so let s open it up if you have a few questions, and would be happy to answer them. i would like to know your thoughts are on the agenda 21? yes, for those who do not know, agenda 21 is essentially something that came out of the real conference. rio conference. it is about 20 years ago. anyone know a