it was, of course, admiral david glasgow faragan the commander of the fleet in mobile bay. but even more important, more logical to the focus today, the captain of new orleans and the control of the union in the lower mississippi valley in 1862. in my judgment, these achievements along with the ft. hudson campaigns in 1863, but especially, the capture of new orleans, one of the most important northern strategic victories of the war, do indeed entitle farragut with close status with grant and sherman in winning the war. in the eyes of contemporaries in 1861, however, farragut's allegiance to the united states in the sectional conflict was an open question. although he had served under the american flag for half a century and then fought in the war of 1812 and the mexican war under that flag, a similar record was true of other southern-born officers who chose to go with the confederacy. farragut has been born and raised in tennessee. had married a woman from virginia. after his first wife died, he married another virginia woman in 1843. when he was not at sea, he lived in nor

a pod like match for glasgow poland a career title after a straight sets victory over you gold in dubai. and super serious nine hundred seventy two one of the greatest rivalries in the history of this sport forty years. but let's start with boxing w.b. a heavyweight world. admits he may have underestimated opponent mark after returning his title with a narrow point victory in germany the judge's decision went into the favor after twelve grueling rounds in should good russian had to work very hard and was even on the ropes in round four and seven but the w.b. cruiserweight world champion failed to land a knockout punch the decision was greeted with. side with vatican admitting off towards didn't take the fight seriously enough it's the second successful defense of all the title the one in august last year. city have strengthened their late at the top of the english premier league two points after three win against struggling black gold from mario balotelli. at the. victory while chelsea went fourth in the standings following a confident win over bolton. brain. manager began with it's all

now another football use glasgow rangers have launched legal papers signaling its intention to go into administration club took the decision after admitting it could be facing a tax bill of substantially more than seventy seven million dollars if they proceed the scottish champions would immediately be hit with a ten point deduction which would effectively end their bid for a fourth successive title rangers currently lie four points behind league leaders and arch rival celtic the club's owner craig whyte says the decision was hard but necessary. to safeguard the club's future. he's an. issue for the kerry team. but everybody really. better times lie for fans of zambia they gave their team a hero's welcome on their return from winning the africa cup of nations. where the silver bullets touchdown favorites ivory coast eighty seven on penalties on sunday night to claim the trophy for the first time in more than thirty years and. more their line the streets the city were driven on the back of army trucks to show grounds where speeches and shows were planned. now in other news ahead of thei

now meanwhile it's unlikely scottish giants glasgow rangers will go into liquidation that's according to administrators he will call the end as the club faces a tax bill of fourteen million dollars however they haven't ruled out we don't see and work with players and manager ally mccoist on thursday. told them that a review of staffing including playing staff would be necessary as part of the process and that we would keep them advised of all developments as soon as we could we'll be next week at least try to there being any decisions taken in this area we are wholly confident the rangers will continue as a football club we do not think the liquidation and the closure of the club is a likely outcome at all. elsewhere russia gearing up to defend their crown at the euro beach soccer cup finals which are being held in moscow this weekend don't worry it is indoors they are also the reigning world champions and will face france in the quarter finals one of the tones favorites portugal will meet with poland for spain will take on italy and switzerland play remaining russian made headlines i

and scotland glasgow rangers have gone into administration the winner of a record fifty four domestic league titles were immediately hit with a ten point deduction and that leaves them fourteen points adrift of the glee to celtic with twelve games to go fans were understandably angry at the decision but club owner craig whyte is adamant it's the right thing to do i. was told by during the softball team the softening of the likelihood of this is the real thing three years. to start the search area that was like. that such as preparations for the winter games in twenty forty seemed to be well on track the city hosted a couple of major test events over the weekend and olympic chief shaun claude killy says there are no burning issues at the black sea resort i do on a peak with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where you take place transport accommodation security and infrastructur

well in scotland glasgow rangers have gone into administration the winner of a record fifty four domestic league titles were immediately hit with a ten point deduction which leaves them fourteen points adrift of legally disabled tick with twelve games to go fans were understandably angry at the decision however club owner craig whyte is adamant it's the right decision. because he was strong on the soccer like the issue was. very. difficult to talk straight that was right. now with a couple of major test events completed over the weekend the olympic city of sochi olympic city of sochi preparations for the twenty fourteen winter games seem to be well on track as chairman of the coordination commission john called keely says there are no burning issues at the black sea resort. the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any burning issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where they take place transports accommodation security and infrastructure need to be looked at by the biathlon and sch

normally when you play you are used to play with one of his then a marquee of the glasgow rangers but then you know yourself you're out here you go straight from the able to tell you stay i'll tell you train in the evening or the following day you play a match and then the day after you fly back so you never actually get a chance to or to see something from the city but of course the first time when you come to moscow you have to go to do that. that's why you're a square that is the always the main attraction and i think all the players the first thing what they want to do is just. one of the participants weren't initially given the warmest of welcomes the temperature was still around minus twenty five mark. however about all soon change the players from all the countries involved praising how warm they were made to feel of the events i'm far from newman he said it's great to catch up with old colleagues it's always great this is my third time we always look forward to get an invitation to come back. it's good fun with over the boys and also with the other teams as well everything's w

it's unlikely scottish giants glasgow rangers will go into liquidation that's according to the administrators who are called in as the club faces a tax bill of fourteen million dollars however they haven't ruled out redundancies and have met with players and manager. told them that a review of staffing including playing staff would be necessary as part of the process and that we would keep them advised of all developments as soon as we could it will be next week at least try to there being any decisions taken in this area we are wholly confident the rangers will continue as a football club we do not think that liquidation and the closure of the club is a likely outcome at all. another football news football world champions russia gearing up to defend their beach football european crown in moscow this weekend they were it is being held indoors and russia will play france in the quarter finals while one of the favorites portugal and we poland elsewhere spain take honestly and switzerland pyromania russia ended spain's reign as european champions in two thousand and ten and followed it up by bea

martin scotland glasgow rangers have gone into administration as a result they have been hit with a ten points deduction and that leaves them fourteen points adrift of league leaders celtic with twelve games to go fans were understandably angry at the decision but club owner craig whyte is adamant it's the right thing to do. why during the song what was the talk like with. the rangers. to talk. about it's now russian pole vaulter yelena isinbayeva has had another confidence boosting when the double olympic champion set the third best jump of the season a four point eight one metres to clinch a third title of the year in levine in france that was ten centimeters ahead of cuba's yairi sleeze silver in second third place went to france's vanessa boss lack isn't by the missed out on the medals at last year's world championships but saying it's to be getting back to some sort of form ahead of this summer's olympics. meanwhile such as preparations for the winter games in twenty fourteen seem to be well on track the city hosted a couple of major test events over the weekend and olympic chief j

i'll contrast, the particular example is david glasgow fair gut, someone who learned on the job as aman the way it was done early. virginia born, tennessee born, living in virginia, married to a virginia woman when virginia ses seeded from the union said i will not stay one more day. i will leave for new york. dear wife, you may come with me, if you choose. no pacing around the upstairs floor for him. he knew right away what he was going to do. >> jack, you're next up here. you've written extensively about confederate nationalism and formation of new government and confederate government in montgomery. was it so brilliantly organized around its constitution and its leadership, so infused with patriotic spirit, did it so quickly emerge as a genuine political force and alternative force that, perhaps, the north underestimated it from the beginning? talk a little about that formation. >> sure. now, back up, i'll sort of echo what tom said when he began, when people ask me what i'm working on currently, i'll tell them this or that. the response is, thank god you're not doing a biography

another for ponies glasgow rangers have lodged legal papers signaling their intention to go into administration they are brock's club took the decision after admitting it could be facing a tax bill of substantially more than seventy seven million dollars if they proceed the scottish champions would immediately be paid the big ten point deduction which would effectively end their bid for a fourth successive title rangers currently lie four points behind league leaders and arch rival celtic the club's owner craig whyte says the decision was hard but necessary to safeguard the club's future plans that have been experienced. through. the kerry team. seasonally powerful everybody really doesn't and so. called. from the possible disasters of. pioneers who come back from the spirit of the times though for fans of zambia they gave their team a hero's welcome on their return from winning the africa cup of nations thousands gathered. where the silver bullets touchdown they beat torn favorites ivory coast eight seven on penalties and sunday night playing the trophy for the first time in more than thirty g

me while in scotland glasgow rangers are hoping to appoint an administrator within the next hour as the iraq's club hopes to control their insolvency process after admitting they could be facing a tax bill of substantially more than seventy seven million dollars if they proceed the scottish champions would be hit with a ten point deduction effectively ending their bid for a fourth straight title rangers are currently four points behind rival celtic the club's owner craig whyte says the decision was taken to safeguard the club's future . however there are better times was on being found soon gave their national team a hero's welcome on their return from winning africa cup of nations thousands gathered accu soccer airport to greet the copper bullets start of the tournament favorite the ivory coast eight seven on penalties on sunday night claimed the trophy for the first time in more than thirty years thousands more lined the streets of the team were driven on the back of army trucks to show grounds where speeches and celebrations were planned. while there was little to celebrate in brazil

well meanwhile over in scotland defending champions glasgow rangers have gone into administration meaning the club will be docked an immediate ten points in the scottish premier league this follows an unsuccessful legal bid by the inland revenue the court of session in edinburgh to appoint its own administrator london based duff and phelps will not take over the day to day running of rangers addressing the club's substantial debt problems. however there are better times as ambien fans who gave their national team a hero's welcome on their return for winning the africa cup of nations thousands gathered at usaca airport to greet the copper bullets who beat start of a tournament favorites the ivory coast eight seven on penalties on sunday night to play in the trophy for the first time in more than thirty years thousands more lined the streets as the team were driven on the back of army trucks to show grounds where speeches and celebrations were planned. while there was little hope that a break in brazil after a player was arrested and later released despite bashing his opponent with a camera

for glasgow north east and shadow minister for scotland tory gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but first i want to go to david in denver as a constitutionally legally david what kind of case does scotland have to become a sovereign state to have to express its national determination. well they have the same right that people everywhere in the world do which is the the right to rule themselves so if the people of scotland vote in a fair referendum for independence then then that would be their right just as the people of ireland with somewhat more trouble were eventually recognised as independent and the people of taiwan wife wise have the same rights of self-determination everyone in the world has the right of self-determination i mean that doesn't mean they gave it doesn't mean. that i'm a nation that doesn't mean they get self-determination does it. well the nice thing is if you're part of the united kingdom which is a. democratic nation with freedom of the press and lots of tolerance for political dissent you've got a better chance of a

gone into administration for the second time in as many years while it's unlikely scottish giants glasgow rangers will go into liquidation according to administrators who were called in as the club faces a tax bill of fourteen million dollars however they haven't ruled out redundancies and have met players and manager ally mccoist. i told them the review of staffing including playing staff would be necessary as part of the process and that we would keep them advised of all developments as soon as we could it will be next week at least try to there being any decisions taken in this area we are wholly confident the rangers will continue as a football club we do not think the liquidation and the closure of the club is a likely outcome of two. and staying with football and philippe chi sado scored the second half winner as la county fought back to beat athletic bilbao to one in moscow two in the first leg of their last thirty tie in the europa league while the home side fell behind after thirty five minutes to inter milan extreme thank you sorrows man found an equaliser on the isle three busi

and staying with the ball and scottish giants glasgow rangers have lodged legal papers signaling their intention to go into administration the iraq club took the decision after admitting he could be facing a tax bill of substantially more than seventy seven million dollars if they proceed the scottish champions would immediately be hit with a ten point deduction which would effectively end their bid for a fourth successive title rangers are currently four points behind league leaders and dodge rival celtic the club's owner craig whyte says the decision was hard but necessary to safeguard the club's future. however there are better times for zambian fans who gave their national team a hero's welcome on their return from winning the africa cup of nations thousands gathered at least soccer airport where the cup of bullets took touchdown and they beat star studded twenty eight favorites the ivory coast eight seven on penalties on sunday night to time the trophy for the first time. more than thirteen years and thousands more lined the streets of the team were driven on the back upon the tru

of the table two points clear of manchester united with thirteen games left meanwhile in scotland glasgow rangers have gone into ministration the winner with a record fifty four domestically titles were immediately hit with a ten point deduction and that leaves them fourteen points adrift of league leaders celtic with twelve games to go fans were understandably angry at the decision the club owner craig whyte is adamant it's the right thing to do. he was the star on the soccer like the vision was to be with the rangers. to try to train that was. saatchi's preparations for the winter games in two thousand and fourteen seen to be well on track the city hosted a couple of major tests events over the weekend and the olympic chief young claude caley says there are no burning issues at the black sea resort. on a peak with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where you take place transports

interested to know because i've looked very carefully out all his proposals, he also proposed in glasgow to band performance related pay in all but the most exceptional circumstances. i think that is completely wrong. there are people working in offices and factories and shops around the country who want performance related pay, and if they meet the targets, would like to the bonus at at the end of the year. that is pro-aspiration, pro doing the right thing for a family, and it shows he hasn't got a clue how to run an economy. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, so now we know where the prime minister stand to know to transparency, no to an employee on the remuneration committee, and what was the chance were doing last week when they were supposedly cracking down on top pay? he was going to gavel to tell the business community lobbied for a reduction in the top rate of income tax your. [shouting] we know the truth. we know the truth. when it comes to top pay, this government and this prime minister are part of the problem, not part of the solution. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, i don't know wha

attacking its diplomats abroad could now be on an unstoppable path to a military strike as artie's alina glasgow reports from tel aviv. israel's leaders are actively drumming up their military rhetoric. iran is the biggest terror exporter in the world the israeli government and its security forces will continue to act forcefully systematically and calmly against international terrorism eating from iran. a potential israeli rocket clash looks more likely than ever there is speculation a preemptive strike against iran's nuclear sites could happen as early as spring or summer although that's not causing undue concern in israel i think possibly people you know they make their plans for a vacation you know pass or a vacation summer vacation possibly people are beginning to wonder well is there going to be a war is something going to mess it up or i think they're probably going ahead with it with sort of a thought we're back tomorrow it would be nice if we could get a flight that we could cancel you know you know is that sort of thing israel has previous experience when it comes to putting an end to n

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another thought police glasgow rangers have lodged. legal papers signaling their intention to go into administration they are brock's club took the decision after admitting it could be facing a taxpayer substantially more than seventy seven million dollars if they proceed the scottish champions would immediately be hit with a ten point deduction which would effectively end bed bid for a fourth successive title ranges from life four points behind the leaders and arch rival celtic clubs only craig white says the decision is hard but necessary to safeguard the club's future. better times they for fans of zambia they gave their team a hero's welcome on their return from winning the africa cup of nations thousands gathered at the airport where the silver bullets touched down they'd be torn favorite ivory coast eighty seven on penalties on sunday night to claim the trophy the first time in more than thirty years thousands more lined the streets sitting with driven back on trucks to show grounds where speeches and shows were planned. ahead of

so from international falls to glasgow tomorrow, you could see a foot of snow.at's a quick little look at one portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> all righty. happy saturday, everybody. rebecca, over to you. >> thanks so much. >>> it is the moment nascar fans have been waiting for. the green flag will wave at the daytona 500 on sunday, and danica patrick, the most successful female racer in history, is making her debut in america's great race. >> reporter: tomorrow nearly 200,000 racing fans will fill the daytona international speedway for the 54th running of the daytona 500. called america's great race, the 500 features wheel-to-wheel racing at speeds that approach 200 miles per hour. and it's one of the most popular televised sporting events of the year watched by nearly 30 million viewers. the story this year is danica patrick, the popular driver and sexy media star who's beginning her first full year on the nascar circuit. and despite this nasty-looking crash on thursday, she's the one everybody has their eye on.