i axtell per month earlier a book she prius carla hearted. he brought us all together and i know that together we will continue in her honor. [applause] >> my friendship with carla actually was a family friendship over kids at the school and we and journalism, et cetera, et cetera. here's the thing about carla in a nutshell is the she loves me and i knew it. she was able to communicate. i loved her too of course, but she was able to communicate this love. you knew you were loved by carla cohen. how she did it, how she had so much spirit, how she had so much love and i was pretty amazing. she was full of love and i don't think there's anything else to say. [applause] barbara and mark zapruder -- i want here about some my early memories of the colons of politics & prose. i was first pulled into the orbit when aaron joined my older brother matthew and arthur burrus who may be here somewhere. in a vast friendship, which lasts to this day, a triple threat of brains and wit. then i became friends with parents cousins there and there was a season aro

like the books she price, carla cohen was smart, engaging, imaginative and big hearted. brought us all together and i know that together we will continue to honor her. [applause] >> my friendship with carla was a family friendship over kids. we go back we before book writing and journalism etc., etc.. here's the thing about carless and may not show is she loved me she was able to communicate. i loved her, too that she was able to communicate this love. you knew you were loved by carla. how she did it, how she had so much spirit, so much love is pretty amazing. she was full of love and i don't think there is anything else to say. [applause] hi, everyone i want to thank barbara and mark for asking me here. i'm going to read. ives thinking before coming here about some of the early memories of politics and prose i was first pulled into the orbit when i was in high school when erin joined my older brother matthew who may be here somewhere in a fast friendship which lasts to this day for pool threat of brain and wit. then i became friends with his cousin, sarah and it was aro

my authorities have in two thousand and four cooperated fully with carla del ponte us team of fifteen prosecutors coming from the heart from the hague and they concluded that there is absolutely no evidence. whatsoever so there is was no need to open a case dick martin himself visit dublin in two thousand and nine and he was given all the assistance he required and yesterday the protected prosecutor's general's office in pitt armor made a clear statement saying it's absolutely untrue what has been said in the report ok however the of the authorities in my country will be fully available to cooperate again with those institutions that are specialized to engage in investigations that require more expertise than the council of europe is doing with me she will rides me sure yeah you satisfied with that are you satisfied with that that the authorities in kosovo would be for so forthcoming. you know they have the eleven years smell to to run a state and to show that they're capable of running a state and training law and order and the singularly failed in this say that i have also read carefully the big modest report and it

heart hurt just to say it. i will always treasure this same without carla. i will miss her, as we all will. [applause] 1 hi.'m e.j. dionne, and i'm proud to join you for this meeting of one of america's greatest organizations, the coalition of all who loved carla. and it's actually a sister organization to another one called the coalition of all who love david. and i think if any of us is ever asked, are you now or have you ever been a member of either of these coalitions, we will all probably say yes. thank you. we've heard about liberals you are said to love humanity but it's just individual human beings that can't stand. i'm not sure there's no one in this room like that, and i'm sure you don't know anyone like that. but i'm told such people exist. and that came to mind because no one could be more the opposite of that than carla. as everyone has testified already, carla truly loved people. she loves the people she knew, but she also loves people she had just gotten to know. i can say that because my kids felt her love in this bookstore. they love coming to politics and prose, because two things would ha