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he was determined to destroy the arkansas whatever it took. that evening he led his own fleet down river past vicksburg again hoping to blow the crippled arkansas out of the water but couldn't spot her in the gathering darkness. this failure only whetted farragut's wrath. he intended, he said, to try to destroy her until my squadron is destroyed or she is. there's no rest of the wicked until she is destroyed. farragut persuaded a reluctant captain davis to send one of his iron-clads and especially designed timber-clad under the vicksburg guns to ram the arkansas while farragut's fleet would bombard the vicksburg battery toss keep down their fire. this union attack occurred on july 22nd. the two northern vessels hit the arkansas glancing blows which at first appeared not to have done significant damage. but they evidently cracked the engine's connecting rods, potentially deranging the arkansas's weak and unreliable engines. two weeks later when the arkansas steamed down river to support a confederate infantry attack on the garrison at baton rou
he was determined to destroy the arkansas whatever it took. that evening he led his own fleet down river past vicksburg again hoping to blow the crippled arkansas out of the water but couldn't spot her in the gathering darkness. this failure only whetted farragut's wrath. he intended, he said, to try to destroy her until my squadron is destroyed or she is. there's no rest of the wicked until she is destroyed. farragut persuaded a reluctant captain davis to send one of his iron-clads and...
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in the fights on the yazoo and mississippi, the arkansas lost 25 men killed and 28 wounded. the scene around the gun deck upon our arrival was ghastly and extreme wrote a masters mate on the arkansas. blood and brains spattered everything and legs e es and headless trunks were strewn about. the exploit was praised at the most brilliantly ever recorded. that seems a little bit over the top but it was acutely embarrassing to faragate and his fleet admitting they were caught with their britches down. he reported the incident to wells with what he confessed was deep mortiification. he was democrtermined to destroe fleet no matter what it took. he hoped to blow the arkansas out of the water but couldn't spot her in the gathering darkness. he intended, he said, to try to destroy her until my squadron is destroyed or she is. there's no rest for the wicked until she is destroyed. fairgat percesuaded to send und the vicksburg guns to ram the arkansas while the fleet would bombard the vicksburg batteries to keep down their fire. this union attacked occurred on july 22nd. the two north
in the fights on the yazoo and mississippi, the arkansas lost 25 men killed and 28 wounded. the scene around the gun deck upon our arrival was ghastly and extreme wrote a masters mate on the arkansas. blood and brains spattered everything and legs e es and headless trunks were strewn about. the exploit was praised at the most brilliantly ever recorded. that seems a little bit over the top but it was acutely embarrassing to faragate and his fleet admitting they were caught with their britches...
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he supported the integration of the colleges and university in arkansas. they were already int gritted and folks don't realize that. they were integrated and when the dispute of the arkansases turned ugly in 1956, it was the practical politician that decided to put that one out. >> at its very core, it was a consummate political opportunist. he possessed this, an uncanny ability to divide the strategy, objectives of his opponents and devise ways to take advantage of those strategies. i can't go through the whole crisis in the time allowed, but you will remember that eisenhower sent personal emserious down, particularly, congressman brooks hayes of arkansas and he did -- he sort of played his trump card. still, moderation, low key, he asks all of us to come from new port. now here's ike. this is eisenhower. yeah, the general, the president. i would be glad to report. 14th of september, he sternly reminded him in no uncertain terms that the instructions of a federal court must be followed by a state to the letter. he left it right there. he knows what would
he supported the integration of the colleges and university in arkansas. they were already int gritted and folks don't realize that. they were integrated and when the dispute of the arkansases turned ugly in 1956, it was the practical politician that decided to put that one out. >> at its very core, it was a consummate political opportunist. he possessed this, an uncanny ability to divide the strategy, objectives of his opponents and devise ways to take advantage of those strategies. i...
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the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: the only thing i would say to that is the senator reminds me that i was a razor back two stadiums go. mr. pryor: madam president, i want to likewise thank senator boozman. he calls me the senior senator. we're partners. he does great work for the state of arkansas and i appreciate his leadership, although he's been here but a short time his presence has definitely been felt in the senate already. i look forward to working with him as long as we're both here. i really appreciate him being here tonight because the hour is late in washington. it's after 6:30 now. i just appreciate him carving out some time. madam president, i want to thank him. madam president, article 1, section 9, of the u.s. constitution simply states -- quote -- "no money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law." end quote. fairly simple statement, like a lot of things in the constitution, but is loaded with importance. we often talk about this clause as a power give
the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: the only thing i would say to that is the senator reminds me that i was a razor back two stadiums go. mr. pryor: madam president, i want to likewise thank senator boozman. he calls me the senior senator. we're partners. he does great work for the state of arkansas and i appreciate his leadership, although he's been here but a short time his presence has definitely been felt in the senate already. i look forward to working with him...
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-based mill in little rock, arkansas. in fact, we've already heard from our colleagues in arkansas that said they are laying off people right now in arkansas because the president refuses to permit keystone. we're losing jobs in america at that arkansas mill that manufactures that mill because the federal government won't approve the pipeline. i think it gets to the heart of this issue. what we're talking about here is whether or not to go forward with the project. i know there's going to be every attempt to try to throw up a roadblock here and a roadblock here to stop keystone from happening. each time our friends on the other side are going to say, look, want the pipeline, but got to put this condition in. i know we tried took build a steel mill in south louisiana that's finally moving forward. in fact, the biggest impediment to the building of the steel mill was federal redulation. it's a new mila lot has been written about it. for years they wanted to build it in america. as cap and trade started coming through, they
-based mill in little rock, arkansas. in fact, we've already heard from our colleagues in arkansas that said they are laying off people right now in arkansas because the president refuses to permit keystone. we're losing jobs in america at that arkansas mill that manufactures that mill because the federal government won't approve the pipeline. i think it gets to the heart of this issue. what we're talking about here is whether or not to go forward with the project. i know there's going to be...
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some they got from arkansas and now arkansas is laying people off. are we going to fight for these jobs and pass the bill, or are there just games played to try to delay this, run the clock out and let china get the jobs. >> the young lady from illinois is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i yield my time to mr. doyle. >> thank you very much. i want to make a couple points that -- based on what mr. scalese said. let's understand something. the steel manufactured in little rock, arkansas. there is no steel being manufactured there. they are taking steel that's already been manufactured in a foreign country, heating it up and bending it and welding the seams. that's what's going on in little rock, arkansas. there are approximately two to three hundred jobs at that plant. that plant was opened up, by the way, two years ago, in 2009 when the company that was successful in getting the contract got the contract, they wanted to force a plant here in the united states to take their product and bend the pipe. it's run by a fine gentlema
some they got from arkansas and now arkansas is laying people off. are we going to fight for these jobs and pass the bill, or are there just games played to try to delay this, run the clock out and let china get the jobs. >> the young lady from illinois is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i yield my time to mr. doyle. >> thank you very much. i want to make a couple points that -- based on what mr. scalese said. let's understand something. the steel...
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commission, appointed by our democrat governor in arkansas, former chairman of the arkansas economic development commission. he said at my jobs conference, quote, every project i look at now i've got to wonder if i'm going to get to build it because are the regulations going to stop me? i've got to admit that i pass on over 50% of the projects i'd like to do because of the burden. the hurdle of the regulations, end quote. now, president -- the president recently said in his state of the union address, that he's approved fewer regulations in the first three years of his presidency than his republican predecessor did in his. well, the president said that sitting right here on the floor of the house during the state of the union, this year. so i think it deserves some attention. well, is that true? if you just look at the numbers, it's true. if you just look at the number of regulations. but if you look at the number of what are called major regulations and the burden that it puts, the cost of the regulations, what this president has done far exceeds what we've seen before. the previous
commission, appointed by our democrat governor in arkansas, former chairman of the arkansas economic development commission. he said at my jobs conference, quote, every project i look at now i've got to wonder if i'm going to get to build it because are the regulations going to stop me? i've got to admit that i pass on over 50% of the projects i'd like to do because of the burden. the hurdle of the regulations, end quote. now, president -- the president recently said in his state of the union...
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yeah, you can actually find gold in arkansas if you're lucky. so he and jean lafitte will go up into the arkansas. and for eight months, they are out of sight. when he returns, being an architect/engineer, he drafts a map. he writes a pretty lengthy report. and ultimately he had visited the headwaters of the arkansas, the colorado rivers, and he had made it almost all the way to santa fe. and when he writes this report, he gave a copy to the spanish government. it makes its way to the captain general of cuba, the vice royal of mexico, copies were sent to all the governors of the internal provinces. man, this report is revealing. he says, and, quote, the americans aspire to supremacy over the future republics of the new world. yes, they do. and this desire is founded on national interest rather than the liberality of ideas or the happiness of mankind. in other words, they want the territory for their own selfish means. and he says, the government works for this end. and the primary and first author of this plan was none other than mr. jefferson.
yeah, you can actually find gold in arkansas if you're lucky. so he and jean lafitte will go up into the arkansas. and for eight months, they are out of sight. when he returns, being an architect/engineer, he drafts a map. he writes a pretty lengthy report. and ultimately he had visited the headwaters of the arkansas, the colorado rivers, and he had made it almost all the way to santa fe. and when he writes this report, he gave a copy to the spanish government. it makes its way to the captain...
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in 2010, the arkansas supreme court unanimously throws out the confession.ce giving thomas the wrong definition of the word waiver. his battle with the legal system ends when prosecutors take no further action. the case is dismissed. >> it's very hard for me to wrap my head around the belief of the police that thomas actually committed this murder. and that the only reason he's free is because they made a mistake in telling him what a waiver is. >> authorities say thomas' juvenile status at the time of the murder prevents them from discussing the case. in a statement to msnbc, prosecutor robin carol did say a prosecutor is the only one in a criminal action who is responsible for the presentation of the truth. through our efforts in this case, we believe we have achieved that goal. >> someone killed my sister and they just dropped the case. justice has not been done. >> back in camden, thomas moves in with his grandparents. he says he rarely communicates with his mother and hopes to study astro psychics. this is the first time he's ever spoken about his inter
in 2010, the arkansas supreme court unanimously throws out the confession.ce giving thomas the wrong definition of the word waiver. his battle with the legal system ends when prosecutors take no further action. the case is dismissed. >> it's very hard for me to wrap my head around the belief of the police that thomas actually committed this murder. and that the only reason he's free is because they made a mistake in telling him what a waiver is. >> authorities say thomas' juvenile...
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southern illinois down to arkansas and mississippi. some high, thin clouds here in the baltimore area. quiet weather 30 degrees at the airport. 36 at the inner harbor. humidity 36%. not a terribly moist atmosphere. during the day, we will raise that number. 30, 30 the pair metric pressure. winds at the minute calm. predominant winds more easterly. the approaching moisture from the west, plus a developing easterly, or northeasterly wind will bring moisture in here. and then eventually as precipitation. a45 in annapolis. frederick 30. hagerstown 34. 32 out of oakland. 25 at frostburg now. there you see the thin clouds overhead. the clouds get a little heavier along with the moisture out in ohio. and michigan and indiana. then it changes to snow out in iowa. the storm center itself is in missouri and northern arkansas. it will be tracking toward the ohio river valley, then just to the south of us over the next 24 to 36 hours. so this high pressure that's giving us the nice weather now will be moving out of the way so that this can come in
southern illinois down to arkansas and mississippi. some high, thin clouds here in the baltimore area. quiet weather 30 degrees at the airport. 36 at the inner harbor. humidity 36%. not a terribly moist atmosphere. during the day, we will raise that number. 30, 30 the pair metric pressure. winds at the minute calm. predominant winds more easterly. the approaching moisture from the west, plus a developing easterly, or northeasterly wind will bring moisture in here. and then eventually as...
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. >>> an arkansas couple hits the jackpot at the crater of diamonds. that's a state park in arkansas. >> and they found this an uncut stone which turned out to be a large rough diamond. i jeweler helped them determine the perfect cut. it's now a 1.06-carat pear- shaped stone worth more than $21,000. the jeweler says it's rare to find a diamond with so few impurities. >> especially in arkansas. >> who knew. >> yeah. gearing up for the big weekend. enjoy it. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com
. >>> an arkansas couple hits the jackpot at the crater of diamonds. that's a state park in arkansas. >> and they found this an uncut stone which turned out to be a large rough diamond. i jeweler helped them determine the perfect cut. it's now a 1.06-carat pear- shaped stone worth more than $21,000. the jeweler says it's rare to find a diamond with so few impurities. >> especially in arkansas. >> who knew. >> yeah. gearing up for the big weekend. enjoy it....
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we are proud to partner with few in arkansas. we're thankful for this committee for putting on her at the forefront. over the last three years, wal- mart has seen jobs and the economy come to the forefront of our customers' minds and of all americans. in that time, we have seen a sharp uptick on the people relying on government assistance and a pronounced paycheck cycle for our stores are busy as paychecks are released for government benefits. these are customers and we see them struggling and we want to help. that is why in may of 2010, we announced a $2 billion commitment to hunger relief across the nation. it is made of three major elements. the first is $250 million worth of cash grants that are being made across all 50 states. second is $1.7 billion of the food being donated to food banks across the country. third, a commitment to engage our customers, our assessment, and our corporate colleagues in the fight against hunger. we pledged $2 billion but the real power of this is the alignment with business query we're able to b
we are proud to partner with few in arkansas. we're thankful for this committee for putting on her at the forefront. over the last three years, wal- mart has seen jobs and the economy come to the forefront of our customers' minds and of all americans. in that time, we have seen a sharp uptick on the people relying on government assistance and a pronounced paycheck cycle for our stores are busy as paychecks are released for government benefits. these are customers and we see them struggling and...
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two of the camps were in arkansas in sort of a swampy forest area.hey were unpaved roads, and so it became a past time or it became a necessity in all of the camps to make these wooden platform sandals. and because the living quarters did not have a bathroom, a laundry room, a shower, when they went to -- in the morning when they went to the lavatory they put on their sandals to walk there, and one of the enduring memories of people in the camps is the sound of the wooden clogs click-clacking across the ground and they said, first thing in the morning, the last thing at night what they remember is the sound of the sandals walking toward the lavato lavatory. carving was a big past time in the camps. there was a man from lodi. he was in camp in arkansas in a forested swamp area so they had ready access to wood. and he took up carving just as a past time and he carved this amazing cow. i love the cow. he was a farmer in lodi before the war, and after the war he went back to farming. he never carved again, which was true of so many of the artists who are
two of the camps were in arkansas in sort of a swampy forest area.hey were unpaved roads, and so it became a past time or it became a necessity in all of the camps to make these wooden platform sandals. and because the living quarters did not have a bathroom, a laundry room, a shower, when they went to -- in the morning when they went to the lavatory they put on their sandals to walk there, and one of the enduring memories of people in the camps is the sound of the wooden clogs click-clacking...
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arkansas wants that new plant.t already has this plant in north little rock, which opened two years ago to costs of $140 million. employs 550 people and expanding, but it's been tough to find skilled workers. so the university of arkansas little rock has expanded its school of engineering and collaborating with companies like cat to provide a pipeline of talent. a half dozen graduates have been hired so far. >> arkansas has always been a state where there's a lot of land to move in and create a factory. and there's a good hard-working labor force here. but what we were really missing was that highly trained work force. >> the approach to it there very hands on, very practical actually getting in there and not just learning the theory but doing the design. building an assembly, testing it, seeing how it broke and going back to the drawing board again is what really prepared me. it has a lot to offer. who doesn't like big equipment? >> who doesn't? although i'm not sure i'm qualified to operate it. caterpillar's also
arkansas wants that new plant.t already has this plant in north little rock, which opened two years ago to costs of $140 million. employs 550 people and expanding, but it's been tough to find skilled workers. so the university of arkansas little rock has expanded its school of engineering and collaborating with companies like cat to provide a pipeline of talent. a half dozen graduates have been hired so far. >> arkansas has always been a state where there's a lot of land to move in and...
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my good colleague and friend from arkansas, tim griffin. >> arkansas. >> i said arkansas. >> thank you for your time. what we're talking about here is injecting common sense into the budget process. what we've got now is, as some before me have said is deceptive. the thing that struck me when i got here is that when we were looking for savings in the house and the senate does it and both parties do it, but we're looking for savings eight, ten years down the road. and we count that as saving money. well, the truth is, we don't know what's going to happen eight years down the road. in fact, the congress eight years from now will decide what's spent eight years down the road. we don't have a clue what's going to happen eight or ten years down the road. so to go eight or ten years down the road and supposedly identify money that is or is not going to be spent is a joke. it's a joke. it is actually deception. and we need to stop doing it. and i applaud all the folks on this stage. i applaud representative roby for introducing this bill. and i know we've got a lot of work to do to get this p
my good colleague and friend from arkansas, tim griffin. >> arkansas. >> i said arkansas. >> thank you for your time. what we're talking about here is injecting common sense into the budget process. what we've got now is, as some before me have said is deceptive. the thing that struck me when i got here is that when we were looking for savings in the house and the senate does it and both parties do it, but we're looking for savings eight, ten years down the road. and we count...
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there is possible tornadoes on the ground in portions of arkansas and missouri. so we are not done with it yet. i want to start with hd radar. this is associate wade cold front working through here late this afternoon and tonight. we are not expecting this kind of severe weather but we could have thunderstorms here in washington as we get into the evening hours. there is your severe line of thunderstorms. and the red you see is tornado warnings just west of paducah and underneath the bug there into eastern portions of arkansas where they've had reports of tornadoes through the overnight hours. so all of this is pushing off to the east very rapidly. i want you to notice that line there of severe weather because you are going to see it here on the next satellite-radar. this is all associated with the cold front which is working east as we speak and has a history of creating tornadoes as it did during the evening hours yesterday in kansas working east. let's push o i want to he show you the satellite-radar. you can see that area of severe weather. there it is back w
there is possible tornadoes on the ground in portions of arkansas and missouri. so we are not done with it yet. i want to start with hd radar. this is associate wade cold front working through here late this afternoon and tonight. we are not expecting this kind of severe weather but we could have thunderstorms here in washington as we get into the evening hours. there is your severe line of thunderstorms. and the red you see is tornado warnings just west of paducah and underneath the bug there...
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which the confederates lost, too, as well as p-ridge in arkansas. so, you lose a good hunk of arkansas and any chance to make missouri a bona fide, de facto confederate state. jefferson davis in his inaugural speech delivered not too far from here on february 22nd, a few days ago, george washington's birthday, not by chance, said this is the darkest hour of our struggle. and our struggle in davis' perspective just got darker and darker after that. lee himself had lost arlington, his home, which wasn't really his home, it was his wife's home, but it was the closest thing he had to a home, ever. he lost his wife, who was trapped behind enemy lines during most of that spring. he had one daughter behind enemy lines. all of his investments. lee was pretty shrewd. he invested in state bonds and railroad bonds, but most of those bonds were in places like kentucky and missouri. he wrote to his oldest son, i expect to be a pauper if i get through the war. so, how can this man be influential of anything? how can he be "times" person of the year? well, i think
which the confederates lost, too, as well as p-ridge in arkansas. so, you lose a good hunk of arkansas and any chance to make missouri a bona fide, de facto confederate state. jefferson davis in his inaugural speech delivered not too far from here on february 22nd, a few days ago, george washington's birthday, not by chance, said this is the darkest hour of our struggle. and our struggle in davis' perspective just got darker and darker after that. lee himself had lost arlington, his home, which...
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that's going along the arkansas, missouri borders.atch them crossing the mississippi border. new england, you're waking up to a cold, chilly morning with cloudy skies. we're set the stage for snow and a wintery mess especially throughout southern new england and central new england. you could get up to a foot of snow. ski resorts are going to love this. as far as getting around and commuting, the morning starts out okay. then the snow moves into areas like boston, providence, hartford. for the evening drive home, albany new york, mass. pike, going to be a difficult, heavy snow later this afternoon. some areas will turn over to sleet and rain later tonight. initially it will be a burst of heavy snow. that will make the roads very slippery. central to northern new england. we're fine today. new york, new jersey to filled, d.c. it will be wet and heavy. you don't have to deal with the snow. the middle of the country we'll be watching the rain changing to snow around minneapolis, too. that's one of the airports you'll want to avoid. once
that's going along the arkansas, missouri borders.atch them crossing the mississippi border. new england, you're waking up to a cold, chilly morning with cloudy skies. we're set the stage for snow and a wintery mess especially throughout southern new england and central new england. you could get up to a foot of snow. ski resorts are going to love this. as far as getting around and commuting, the morning starts out okay. then the snow moves into areas like boston, providence, hartford. for the...
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louis and running through sections of arkansas. the same section is heading our way and as far north as the moisture is, it's going to dive back to the south and to the east as we go through the next 24 hours. temperatures it's getting colder. 28 in manassas. 40 downtown. 32 already in gaithersburg, 30 in frederick and 32 in leesburg. we'll come back and tell you where accumulation will occur tomorrow night and sunday morning. >> thank you, top. >>> it cost a dc police sergeant her job and time in prison. she ripped off an elderly woman for more than $40,000. >> gary nurenberg reports that cop was assigned to help this woman and use the opportunity to steal from her instead. >> reporter: the 86-year-old learned about police officers from her father. >> he was a police officer in chicago. i used to go down and see him and he put me on his horse. >> reporter: she called police when she expected her bank of america accounts had been targeted by crooks. a sergeant was assigned from the second district in northwest. >> she knocked on my
louis and running through sections of arkansas. the same section is heading our way and as far north as the moisture is, it's going to dive back to the south and to the east as we go through the next 24 hours. temperatures it's getting colder. 28 in manassas. 40 downtown. 32 already in gaithersburg, 30 in frederick and 32 in leesburg. we'll come back and tell you where accumulation will occur tomorrow night and sunday morning. >> thank you, top. >>> it cost a dc police sergeant...
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federal troops had been sent into little rock, arkansas, to force the integration of a high school, and the civil rights act passed into law. in some ways president eisenhower pushed the currents of history to open up greater opportunities for black people in the united states. however, in other ways he seemed to build dams that reinforced prejudices. assessment of eisenhower's civil rights contributions written in the 1970s and 1980s pointed out the shortcomings in his record. in his memoirs, earl warren appointed by eisenhower as the chief justice of the supreme court remarked on the president's lack of enthusiastic support for civil rights. the historian, steven ambrose, described the way eisenhower worked to eliminate discrimination in areas where federal authority clearly took precedence, but showed the president's reluctance to intervene in states. for example, by 1953, eisenhower worked through his aide max rabb and the secretary of the navy, robert anderson, to complete the desegregation of the navy and air force. leaving only a few segregated army units which would also be a me
federal troops had been sent into little rock, arkansas, to force the integration of a high school, and the civil rights act passed into law. in some ways president eisenhower pushed the currents of history to open up greater opportunities for black people in the united states. however, in other ways he seemed to build dams that reinforced prejudices. assessment of eisenhower's civil rights contributions written in the 1970s and 1980s pointed out the shortcomings in his record. in his memoirs,...
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so why did they care and what difference did it make to somebody from arkansas or alabama, who never owned a verification whether or not slavery survived. what difference did it make to somebody who grew wheat in illinois or who made shoes in massachusetts? why did they care whether something called the union survived or whether there was slavery or not and once i sort of figure oust that was my question, that became my approach but again approach sounds like i knew what i was doing from the jut set and i didn't. it took me two years of archives, days in the archives, to figure that out. >> host: so professor manning, as you went through in the letteres, what were you fining northern soldiers saying about slavery. >> guest: at the beginning i was struck by the wide range of opinions on slavery. at the beginning the war really is about union for most northern soldiers -- not all but most. and what i mean by that is that most of them enter the war convinced the united states has to survive. it has to survive to show the world that representatives from government can work. these guys ar
so why did they care and what difference did it make to somebody from arkansas or alabama, who never owned a verification whether or not slavery survived. what difference did it make to somebody who grew wheat in illinois or who made shoes in massachusetts? why did they care whether something called the union survived or whether there was slavery or not and once i sort of figure oust that was my question, that became my approach but again approach sounds like i knew what i was doing from the...
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. >> los empresarios te cansas no quieren que su estado sea la nueva arkansas. >> nos da una soluciÓne hay una soluciÓn mejor. >> esta ley no es un camino para la legalizaciÓn automÁtica, sus requisitos son estrictos. >> estadÍa aprobada, no tener registros de crÍmenes graves. >> con una particularidad, son los empresarios los que manifiestan su preocupaciÓn con la posibilidad con que se apliquen normas como la de alabama. >> conseguir trabajadores dispuestos al duro trabajo no es fÁcil. >> definitivamente lo es, queremos reclutar una fuerza de trabajo pero hemos tenido una soluciÓn muy limitada. >> yo quisiera crecer mÁs. >> manera la ley comienza su duro camino en el congreso estatal pero desde ya con este proyecto se cambia de la protesta a las propuestas. >> autoridades de estados unidos enteraron a mÉxico niÑos menores, los menores devueltos eran mexicanos. >> los altos indices de violencia, hicieron que se agrande la lista de los estados donde no es preferible ir. >> ante la violencia del crimen organizado estados unidos emitiÓ una recomendación a sus ciudadanos, esta lista sust
. >> los empresarios te cansas no quieren que su estado sea la nueva arkansas. >> nos da una soluciÓne hay una soluciÓn mejor. >> esta ley no es un camino para la legalizaciÓn automÁtica, sus requisitos son estrictos. >> estadÍa aprobada, no tener registros de crÍmenes graves. >> con una particularidad, son los empresarios los que manifiestan su preocupaciÓn con la posibilidad con que se apliquen normas como la de alabama. >> conseguir trabajadores...
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why did they care, what difference did it need for someone in arkansas or alabama but never owned a slave whether or not they were survived, what difference did it make to somebody that grew wheat in illinois or in massachusetts, why did he care whether something called the union survive or there was slavery or not and once i figured out that was my question, that became my approach again approach sounds like i knew what i was doing from the outset and i really didn't. it took me about two years of days in the archives to figure that out. >> professor manning as you went through these what were you finding the northern soldiers saying about slavery? >> at the beginning i was struck by the wide range of opinions on slavery. at the beginning it is of the union for most northern soldiers come off all but most and what i mean by that is that most of them enter the war convinced that the united states has to survive. it has to survive to show the world that the government can work. and in 1848 and europe as they see if it failed to read it field of the democratic revolution and they see the un
why did they care, what difference did it need for someone in arkansas or alabama but never owned a slave whether or not they were survived, what difference did it make to somebody that grew wheat in illinois or in massachusetts, why did he care whether something called the union survive or there was slavery or not and once i figured out that was my question, that became my approach again approach sounds like i knew what i was doing from the outset and i really didn't. it took me about two...
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one of those communities that we highlight is in little rock, arkansas central high school. some communities tested the waters by sending a select few members of the black community into these white schools. in little rock, they were called the little rock nine. these are the nine students here at that particular time. it was a black community effort that was pretty much led by the naacp and daisy bates from little rock created such turmoil for the state of arkansas that the governor called in troops to block the students from entering. the president sent in troops to protect the students to go to class. it was like a new form of a civil war, because these students had to have protection every day walking to school, going to class and gein 24-hour protection for their safety. it was the most traumatic thing that a 12, 13 or 14-year-old if you look over here, i'm sure you're looking behind me at this bus. this is 1955. this is montgomery, alabama. at this point we ask everybody to get onto the bus. this is an interactive bus. it transports you back to 1955. so now you're on t
one of those communities that we highlight is in little rock, arkansas central high school. some communities tested the waters by sending a select few members of the black community into these white schools. in little rock, they were called the little rock nine. these are the nine students here at that particular time. it was a black community effort that was pretty much led by the naacp and daisy bates from little rock created such turmoil for the state of arkansas that the governor called in...
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i don't know for sure but the one at three mile island in arkansas nuclear one that's a french product that's a real france that's why those steam generators and they're not working here. these you mentioned lids brand new lids from a company called babcock and wilcox canada have been installed on six reactors but we know from the palisades reactor in michigan that they're brand new live from the same factory is defective so they didn't put it on they have an old corroded lid that they're sticking by which is frightening because they're too worried about this new wood being so defective but six reactors including beaver valley and pennsylvania put lids from this factory on their reactors and we don't know if those were defective or not they could be and we won't know until what we're seeing to grow up to san onofre if you have a domino effect a cascade of two brothers and there's thousands of these tubes in these steam generators you could have a loss of coolant accident in the core which could lead to a meltdown which could lead to china syndrome burn through containment and a catastr
i don't know for sure but the one at three mile island in arkansas nuclear one that's a french product that's a real france that's why those steam generators and they're not working here. these you mentioned lids brand new lids from a company called babcock and wilcox canada have been installed on six reactors but we know from the palisades reactor in michigan that they're brand new live from the same factory is defective so they didn't put it on they have an old corroded lid that they're...
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why should they pick arkansas? >> arkansas is open for business, particularly in manufacturing. center of the country. it's a place close to a lot of markets. we've got river transport here. we certainly have the things that you can compete with such as tax structure being important, incentives being important. but in the final analysis of what is more important than anything else is the quality of the workforce. and caterpillar has seen what the quality of this workforce here is. they put, as you mentioned, this plant in a couple years ago. we have close to 600 people working here now. the highly qualified, highly trained, a lot of engineers, a lot of qualifications. in today's manufacturing world, the skill level has to go up. arkansas has been committed to tying education and workforce training to the specific needs of business and industry. and particularly manufacturing. nobody in the country is going to do a better job of trying to provide the quality workforce than arkansas. >> that is some of what they're looking for. but caterpillar as you know is going to grind, pun in
why should they pick arkansas? >> arkansas is open for business, particularly in manufacturing. center of the country. it's a place close to a lot of markets. we've got river transport here. we certainly have the things that you can compete with such as tax structure being important, incentives being important. but in the final analysis of what is more important than anything else is the quality of the workforce. and caterpillar has seen what the quality of this workforce here is. they...
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i was in little rock, arkansas, and we were on our way for the first time in my life. he found a song, and he said, "why don't we do this in san francisco?" i said ok, and i have no idea, but there was a bartender who said, cassette and i don't mean to interrupt your rehearsal, but if you record that song, i'm going to be the first customer -- "i don't mean to interrupt your rehearsal, but if you record that song, i'm going to be the first customer." as i started singing it, the people came up and said, "you have to record the song immediately." i always thought it would be a local song in the area, but the fact that it has become such an international song throughout the world -- everybody loves it, and they love this city. it reminds me of one time when i was playing the fairmont hotel, gorbachev from russia with here and travel throughout the whole united states and in front of the company could tell, i was listening to him speak about san francisco. he said, "i traveled to every city in the united states, and i was disappointed with what i saw. there was not one ci
i was in little rock, arkansas, and we were on our way for the first time in my life. he found a song, and he said, "why don't we do this in san francisco?" i said ok, and i have no idea, but there was a bartender who said, cassette and i don't mean to interrupt your rehearsal, but if you record that song, i'm going to be the first customer -- "i don't mean to interrupt your rehearsal, but if you record that song, i'm going to be the first customer." as i started singing it,...
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. >> ganó miles de dólares a una pareja de arkansas, es la única mina de diamantes, se llaman melissa
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california, illinois, arkansas, connecticut, vermont. the republicans run everything. the country is moving in exactly -- growth versus not growth in that division. what we have with redistricting is helping. republicans have picked up house seats in ohio and chicago -- wisconsin. redistricting should give us a republican and conservative majority in the house for the next decade. [applause] we're only a third of the way there. the senate, 47 republican senators, not quite that many conservative senators, but we're getting there. we need to pick up 60 serious senators in the u.s. senate. the next two election cycles make this very possible. in 2012, there are 23 democratic seats. this is a target rich environment. these are people who survived the pro democrats' anti a bush landslide of 2006 and two years later, 13 republicans. in the next two election cycles, there are 43 democratic senators ought. -- up. 43 seats, more than 23 targets. their reason why we have this target rich environment and all of our incumbents are very secure and strong is back in 2006 and 2008,
california, illinois, arkansas, connecticut, vermont. the republicans run everything. the country is moving in exactly -- growth versus not growth in that division. what we have with redistricting is helping. republicans have picked up house seats in ohio and chicago -- wisconsin. redistricting should give us a republican and conservative majority in the house for the next decade. [applause] we're only a third of the way there. the senate, 47 republican senators, not quite that many...
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the pink is where we see the icing across southern portions of arkansas.urther to the west we have significant storm system that will dump snow across central rockies and sierras. much-needed snow for the ski resorts. over a foot of snow over the highest elevations generally above 6,000 feet. future radar on of the storm system will head east. across the mid-south by today and tomorrow snow across ohio and parts of the southeast and rain and other storm out west will impact the center of the country by midweek. this is noon on wednesday. you see rain across parts of texas, arkansas. the next round will come to you in the form of rain. the reason for that we'll have warmer air starting to move northward. looking at today's highs. look at dallas and also tampa. 48 today in dallas. 65 in tampa. by tomorrow a little bit warmer. jon: maria, from the weather center. thank you. we'll be right back. jenna: some new information in the case of josh powell. that is the man who just last week killed himself and his two young boys. investigators finding a comforter stu
the pink is where we see the icing across southern portions of arkansas.urther to the west we have significant storm system that will dump snow across central rockies and sierras. much-needed snow for the ski resorts. over a foot of snow over the highest elevations generally above 6,000 feet. future radar on of the storm system will head east. across the mid-south by today and tomorrow snow across ohio and parts of the southeast and rain and other storm out west will impact the center of the...
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already a few light showers in northeastern arkansas. get more clouds and a few showers to develop and move into town. overall increase in cloud cover and a few areas of light rain around 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. including the metro area. the best chance of rain later on today if it is just south of washington. we are talking maximum about a 10th of an inch of rain. not a big deal in terms of the rain and later on today. a big headline, temperatures. 61 this afternoon with a southwesterly wind. breezy at times. the real wind will hold off until friday and saturday. near 70 tomorrow. upper 40's on the weekend partly cloudy. >> we are hearing that a medevac helicopter has been summoned to an accident in anne arundel county. route 4 northbound in wayson's corner, just outside the prince george's county line. between 258 and upper marlborough. i am not sure if they will close zero directions of route 4, but the northbound direction is the rush hour side. in virginia, a tractor-trailer stopped on northbound interstate 95 after the trine alexi. this
already a few light showers in northeastern arkansas. get more clouds and a few showers to develop and move into town. overall increase in cloud cover and a few areas of light rain around 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. including the metro area. the best chance of rain later on today if it is just south of washington. we are talking maximum about a 10th of an inch of rain. not a big deal in terms of the rain and later on today. a big headline, temperatures. 61 this afternoon with a southwesterly wind. breezy...
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the campaign has cost arkansas level. -- little.ested private money to develop an infrastructure and we of -- we developed a coalition of business leaders in education professionals and others with strengths to share. the lancers as the lead nonprofit agency and might administration is committed to leading this effort with generous support from corporate partners including wal-mart and others, is working to increase participation in federal food and nutrition programs. that includes school breakfasts, some meals and enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. it is working. the caseload was increased. we did this by training volunteers and staff of more than 50 local agencies in outrage. -- outreach. in 2010, we served 263,000 more meals at summer feeding sites than we did during the previous year. we did this by courting the efforts of our state agencies and increasing the number of sites where kids could get a meal during the summertime. we have added 71 additional after-school programs and we serve an additional
the campaign has cost arkansas level. -- little.ested private money to develop an infrastructure and we of -- we developed a coalition of business leaders in education professionals and others with strengths to share. the lancers as the lead nonprofit agency and might administration is committed to leading this effort with generous support from corporate partners including wal-mart and others, is working to increase participation in federal food and nutrition programs. that includes school...
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notice how these are gathering in the midsection of the country, missouri, down through illinois, arkansas. remember yesterday i was talking about this? now, this has moved eastward to parts of oklahoma. this will continue to track of towards the northeast. that low will track to our west which will put us on the warm side of that system. we are not looking at in the snow just some areas of rain. mainly in the midday and the afternoon. up to a quarter inch of calculation. -- of accumulation. for the weekend tele storm tracks, thinking of a hurricane approaching terms of the possibility. i have a path of uncertainty here. the most ominous model is taking a move right up the heart of the district, right up to 95 corridor. we will keep an eye on this. it could bring us snow rain, both. it could bring us a whole lot of nothing. it is a situation that you just don't know. it has been one of those winters and will continue to be so. we don't know what will happen tomorrow. some areas of light rain. areas up to a quarter of an inch. >> we will look for it. thank you. we could find out today how m
notice how these are gathering in the midsection of the country, missouri, down through illinois, arkansas. remember yesterday i was talking about this? now, this has moved eastward to parts of oklahoma. this will continue to track of towards the northeast. that low will track to our west which will put us on the warm side of that system. we are not looking at in the snow just some areas of rain. mainly in the midday and the afternoon. up to a quarter inch of calculation. -- of accumulation....
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arkansas, rain into louisiana and eastern texas.s this storm that's our way and moves to the east, it is going to fall apart. we're not looking for a lot of precipitation with it. let's look at the sky cover over maryland. much of the mid-atlantic under high pressure, completely clear skies. other than that, clear conditions through the afternoon. 45 at the inner harbor of baltimore. 43 at b.w.i. marshall. 37 in westminster. we have to factor in the winds. we have had winds of about 10 miles per hour. gusts of 20 at the airport, 12 at the inner harbor. 23 in frederick. that is making it feel just a little bit colder than what it actually is. take off about five to 10 degrees in the actual a temperature right now. if you plan to be out this afternoon or evening, to us as it is going to be in the 30's. better than yesterday, what it felt like the teens and 20s. for tonight, temperatures will be dropping down into the 20s. increasing clouds as the next storm system had our way. tomorrow, valentine's day, hopefully it does not snuck up
arkansas, rain into louisiana and eastern texas.s this storm that's our way and moves to the east, it is going to fall apart. we're not looking for a lot of precipitation with it. let's look at the sky cover over maryland. much of the mid-atlantic under high pressure, completely clear skies. other than that, clear conditions through the afternoon. 45 at the inner harbor of baltimore. 43 at b.w.i. marshall. 37 in westminster. we have to factor in the winds. we have had winds of about 10 miles...