. >> we happened to be in botswana on a safari, and it was fascinating. but one of the things that we learned about was that the water that comes down through the delta actually comes from north africa. and it's not necessarily rain that happens right where you are. and the concern of international politics of china -- [inaudible] and building dams and in north africa how that's going to affect south africa. i don't know if you have any -- >> yeah, yeah. i don't, you know, i guess in zimbabwe and south africa we had been talking about the water that they receive, but botswana's a little further north. that is such an important point about the land grabs because that's going on all over world and hugely in south america and in africa. and many of these, these purchases of, you know, huge tracts of land, they're land grabs, but they're really water grabs. and and, yeah, the implications are really, really huge because you might -- a project that's being worked on like a development project may take, may stop the water that would normally flow into another a

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books the ladies detective agency it is great on bringing up the culture of africa and in particular botswana. i carry books with me all the time. everybody hasted have their cellphone right now i reading 60 years on the plane about a guy who was a trapper and indian fighter in the book didn't come all that long ago and fascinating stuff about the west provide carry the amazon kindle with me and it is a little easier to read outdoors. her and this one i am reading girl of the train strangely written with a totally different style of writing some would consider that a check novel but i side was on the top-10 breeding listed thought to be dash and i have. haven't finished yet i of one-third of the way through. also read technical books having to do with my job i read several books that time because you can get tired of reading one book or one style's the use which around to keep the interest going particularly if it is the textbook type and one of them that fits with my budget work because a lot of people wrote the budget act that we all either dead or former senators and we're trying to redo t

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at the transformation that's taken place in countries as different as japan and chile, indonesia, botswana. the countries that have succeeded are ones in which people feel they have a stake. in europe, the progress of those countries in the former soviet bloc that embraced democracy stand in clear contrast to those that did not. after all, the people of ukraine did not take to the streets because of some plot imposed from abroad. they took to the streets because their leadership was for sale and they had no recourse. they demanded change because they saw life get better for people in the baltics and in poland, societies that were more liberal, and democratic, and open than their own. so those of us who believe in democracy, we need to speak out forcefully, because both the facts and history, i believe, are on our side. that doesn't mean democracies are without flaws. it does mean that the cure for what ails our democracies is greater engagement by our citizens -- not less. yes, in america, there is too much money in politics, too much entrenched partisanship, too little participation by ci

at the transformation that's taken place in countries as different as japan and chile, indonesia, botswanaat have succeeded are ones in which people feel they have a stake. in europe, the progress of those countries in the former soviet bloc that embrace democracies stand in clear contrast to those who did not. the people of ukraine did not take to the streets because of some plot imposed from abroad. they took to the streets because their leadership was for sale and they had no recourse. they demanded change because they saw life get better for people in the baltics and in poland. societies that were more liberal and democratic and open than their own. so those of us who believe in democracy, we need to speak out forcefully. because both the facts and history i believe are on our side. that doesn't mean democracies are without flaws. it does mean that the cure for what ails our democracies is greater engagement by our citizens, not less. in america, there is too many money in politics, too much entrenched partisanship, too little participation by citizens, in part because of a patchwork o

i wanted to know if you could tell me the status of the former president of botswana, festus moai, and if you can, one, review the role he is playing, and then the status of that. we have talked about humanitarian aid. and i know no one wants to see that end, but how can humanitarian aid get to the population? you mentioned the world food program and the theft, the organized theft that took place. i wanted to know if that was the government or the opposition. you talk about -- we have talked about an arms embargo. i mention that in my opening. i wanted to know what is the position of the administration on arms embargo and where are the south -- south sudanese getting arms from now? i also wanted to mention a couple other items. >> thank you, congresswoman. let me start with the question about the joint monitoring and evaluation commission, which is headed by botswana former president festus mohai. he was appointed by egad to fulfill the role as chair of jmek. now jmec is a committee that is made up of south sudanese parties as well as the members of e gad plus, who are both guaranteeto

botswana. the countries that succeeded are ones as which people feel they have a stake.gress of those countries and the former soviet bloc that embraced democracies stand in clear contrast to those that did not. after all, the people of ukraine did not take to the streets because of some plot imposed from abroad. they took to the streets because their leadership was for sale and they had no recourse. they demanded change because they saw life get better for people in the balltics and societies more democratic and open than their own. so those of us who believe in democracy, we need to speak out forcefully. because both the facts and history, i believe, are on our side. that doesn't mean democracies are without flaws. it does mean that the cure for what ails our democracy is greater engagement by our citizens, not less. yes, in america, there is too much money in politics. too much entrenched partisanship, too little participation by citizens, in part because of a patchwork that makes it harder to vote. in europe, a well intentioned brussels often became too isolated from

in some places, including botswana - the army is trying to protect the animals. >> catherine:but say're up against a sophisticated enemy. on surprising finding.the study says the 'elephants' are actually using incredible levels of intelligence to try to avoid poaching hot spots. >> catherine:steve and pam? >> pam: thanks, catherine! >> pam:los angeles - a new study has found that mountain lions living in southern california's santa monica mountains could face extinction because of inbreeding. >> pam:the san gabriel valley tribune reports that wildlife researchers gave the lions a 99.7 percent chance of dying out over the next 50 years unless more cats are brought in. scientists say the isolated population will face decreasing genetic variability and reach a point of no return in about 35 years. >> steve: we want to know what to expect tomorrow? >> pam: meteorologist, brittney shipp has the answer to that! >> brittany: our temperatures will go into the low 80s towards the afternoon. it will be another warm day. it will start off and set for a cisco with temperatures starting the day a

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