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george mitchell is a former united states senator, the majority leader.special envoy for middle east peace during president obama's first term in office. it is such a pleasure to be with you today. >> thanks. >> john kerry, as you know better than anyone, trying to get things started again against the backdrop now of syria coming unglued and we expect egypt to have what some are calling the second egyptian revolution on sunday, the first anniversary of morsi. a lot of talk in the region that this is going to be a pivotal moment. how is it possible to get the israel-palestinian talks even restarted against that backdrop? >> with great difficult. commend secretary kerry for the effort that he's making. i think the objective reality is that it is very much in the interests of both israelis and palestinians to reach agreement, but politically difficult. i think they will come around ultimately. he hope, soon, to recognize that it is going to be much worse for both of them if they don't reach an agreement. the region is in turmoil. that will continue for a lon

and maybe in that way we'll, you know, see a if you george mitchell come along. we'll see a new douglas come along. and you know, and there's lots of people doing really good things in the world as you know. and this is just one small thing where we bring lots of artists together. salomon rushdie's involved, sting has been involved. we have all sorts of writers helping us out, ian mcoun, about 106 writers came together, gave us a free piece of fiction to use. alexander heymont, all these fantastic people. louisa rayes is my partner in crime, a mexican novelist who lives in chicago. we created this this with a number of different people. and it's really working. >> rose: finally there's this. a teacher from newtown, connecticut, after the terrible tragedy there contacted you. and said that he had a sign-- assigned let the great world spin as a reading protect-- project. pick up the story. >> this man's name is lee canlock. probably, you know, i have a huge regard for teachers. my wife is a teacher. my great friend frank mccourt was an incredible teacher. this man

tony blair led that effort as british prime minister, and united states envoy george mitchell chairedhe talks. but even since that breakthrough for peace, there have been and still are sectarian confrontations. in enniskillen, the two population groups still largely live separately, often with signs of their differences, flags, emblems, and graffiti, defiantly marking out their territories. cross-community activists, like james mcloughlin of the ulster project, know they are taking small steps, but valuable ones. and their work is most effective with the much younger set. >> they're not as blinkered as maybe older teenagers or people of my age group would be. >> it's the school uniforms that mark out the faith of these young people. predominantly green for catholics, predominantly blue for protestants. the project demands cooperation regardless of background, and can even mean the beginnings of friendship. >> after the first three or four weeks you'll see two or three of them hanging around town together. that traditionally wouldn't have happened because one goes to one school and one

before olympia snowe, the holder of this office was george mitchell, the son of immigrants. before george mitchell it was ed muskie, one of the great legislators of the 20th century in america, the son of an immigrant polish tailor. and we have among our number now a brilliant young senator from texas who himself is the son of an immigrant. immigrants are always going to be different and a little scary, and that's been true throughout american history. we've had waves of immigration -- italians, scottish people, chinese, irish, and it's hard for us to believe, but a lot of the same sort of uneasiness about new immigrants was applied to those groups. in new york in the 1800's if you went to apply for a job, there might be a sign in the window of the story that said, "employees needed cht jobs available." and then in pair rein they sis it said "nina" which stood for "no irish need apply." so uneasiness and fear, and, yes, some prejudice against immigrants has been a part of our history. but in the end, those people are the very people that have built this country, literally, a

frederick douglass who went on a speaking trip to ireland in 1845 and because it is in part about george mitchell after negotiating peace in northern ireland. obviously the president knows the work of cullum mccann and the life of frederick douglass. having said that-- surprise, surprise and assume nothing connection between our conversation and his speech-- here's what the president said today in belfast. >> all of you, every single young person here today possess something the generation before yours did not and that is an example to follow. when those who took a chance on peace got started they didn't have auk saysful model to emulate, they didn't know how it would work but they took a chance. but so far it's succeeded and the first steps are the hardest and requires the most courage. the rest now is up to you. peace is indeed harder than war. the irish arthur cullum mccann recently wrote that. and its constant fragility is part of its beauty. a bullet need happen only once but for peace to work we need to be reminded of its existence again and again and again. and that's what we need from you

we know olympia snow and susan collins and angus king subcommittee past bill cohen and george mitchellf maine producing wonderful public servants. about but then you come to governor paul le page. and chris and susan, i don't know how to explain this to people who haven't covered legislature. how do you have a governor now who has an edict that no one in his administration will even talk to reporters from the leading newspapers of the state to even give out a daily schedule. public document. >> you know, there may be -- every governor in the country who wishes he or she could do this to the newspapers that write the stories about -- >> what is going on in maine? >> but -- well, he's a governor who is running for re-election is in some trouble. his approval rating earlier this year was 39%. that happens to be the vote he won with, when he won the governorship, because it was a three-way race. he needs this to be a three-way race next year for him to win re-electi re-election. one of the republicans most endangered governors. and, you know, relations like this with the -- with the respec

know, we were founded in 2007 by former senate majority leader tom negative all, bob dole and george mitchell as a place for rigorous analysis and negotiation and respectable dialogue. we have multiple projects to combine politically balanced policymaking with the active advocacy and our region in february we launched the immigrati task force wir by govr barber, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and former secretary of hud henry cisneros. we hope to work to many of the issues from the large immigration debate and we hope to host many events like this to key advocacy groups and policy-makers and academics and hopefully congressional members of the toughest issues of immigration refer we live for it to having any insights from the governor today from their unique perspective i will now turn over to the author of rising from katrina who will moderate today's discussion. thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you very much and thank you for joining us today and you hear this frequently that's the dust -- the guest needs no introduction because of you have the bios and you know, th

was founded in 2007 by former senate majority leaders howard baker, tom daschle, bob dole and george mitchell as a place for rigorous analysis, reason, negotiations and respectful dialogue. we have multiple projects here at the bpc where we try to combine politically-balanced policy making with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. in february the bpc launched the immigration task force which is co-chaired by governor barbour. former governor rendell, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and former secretary of hud, henry cisneros. with our immigration task force, bpc hopes to work through many of the issues that still need to be resolved in this large and ongoing immigration debate. we also hope to host many more of these events like this one to foster a conversation among key advocacy groups, policymakers, academics and hopefully congressional members on the toughest issues in immigration reform. we look forward to receiving many insights from the governor withs today from their unique perspectives on this important issue. i'll now turn it over to cat learn koch, form -- kathleen k

the bbc responded 2007 by four former senate majority leader bob dole, george mitchell, tom-0, and howard baker. along with our president and ceo . be pc currently as projects focused on the economy, energy, health care, regulatory reform, homeland security, foreign policy, democracy, and no immigration. each of these initiatives is headed by a diverse team of political and business leaders. subject matter experts, stakeholders, and academics who work closely with a policy team to develop consensus based solutions. the bipartisan policy advocacy network separately funded and provided strategic advice and aggressive political advocacy to ensure that the bbc policy recommendations gain traction with congress and the executive branch. the housing commission was established by the bbc in the fall of 2011 with the generous financial support of the macarthur foundation and under the leader and guidance of our for co-chairs, former u.s. senators. and former hud secretary henry cisneros. charged with examining the effectiveness of our nation's full range of federal support to housing to help char

the former senator, former majority leader of this body, senator george mitchell, did heroic efforts, along with others, on both the product stan-- on both theprotestant ann northern impleted there arnorth. there were some who said we couldn't do anything until we did not a single act of violence? so you're going to let a disgrant led person on either side veto any peace agreement? let us not say that we'll have no immigration bill until not one person crosses our border illegally. that is making the perfect then mi of the good. that means we'll never have it. i was pleased that the committee also looked at two border-related amendments that i offered with tho senator cornyn. i mention this because there are tens of amendments that were bipartisan, democrats and republicans alike. i offered this with senator cornyn. it prohibits land border crossing fees. but another that provides d.h.s. with the additional flexibility on how it spends the bill's fencing fund, knowing that what we do today, what we want today may be different a few years from now. incidentally, the -- i might say pare

. >> reporter: chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> george: joining us now is david ignazar. david, great to have you back on the show. his election, do you see this as a positive development for christians? and if so, why? >> well, i would say that the election of rohani as the president could be reason for some cautious optimism for christians. and that is not because he is a reformer who wants to change the islamic republic, but because he is a pragmatist who realizes he needs to do a deal with the west in order to lift some of the sanctions that have hurt iran. >> george: do you think that pragmatism could work out badly for christians? >> the reality is even if the pressure is lifted, the christians will continue to be monitored. they'll continue to be observed by the government, and they will live with the pressure that any time persecution could come back. and so it is important for us to continue to pray. this is certainly that nothing has changed, and it won't change overnight. there could be some better days ahead, but at the same time, the fundamental system is not

george is howell outside the court in sanford florida. jane velez-mitchell is joining us from new york. george, zimmerman's neighbor, george good, he's a state witness but he corroborates zimmerman's story he was being pummelled in that fight. tell us about the testimony that occurred today. we don't have george. maybe jane can brief us. are you there? >> i am. jonathan good is good for george zimmerman because he corroborates his story. he says he heard a tussle, goes outside and the person he describes as being on the bottom fits the description in terms of the clothing he was wearing of george zimmerman. he also said he saw a ground and pound meaning the person on the top was grounding and pounding which he modified saying he didn't see anything with 100% certainty. i have to say his testimony was contradicted the night before just last night. another neighbor said she saw man who fit the description of george zimmerman on top. you have all these other witnesses, residents on a dark and murky night seeing fragments. >> mow unusual is it for the prosecutio

were founded in 2007 by former senate majority leader's howard baker, tom daschle, bob dole, and george mitchell, as a place for risk analysis and respectful dialogue. we have multiple projects here where we try to combine political account policy-making with strong proactive advocacy and out of reach. it was cochaired by condoleezza rice. with our immigration task force we can deal with some of the issues that need to be resolved. need to host many more of these events like this went to foster conversation between advocacy groups, politicians, and hopefully congressional members on immigration reform. we look forward to receiving many inside today for their unique perspectives. over to the author who will moderate the discussion. thank you for being here today. >> thank you, and thank you for joining us today. the guests need no introduction, and it is true, but i will keep the introduction brief. you have these bios, and you know them well. bush served as governor of the state of florida. he is the son of a president, ,he brother of the president and we believe he could pull that off himself s

as many of you know, the bpc was formed by howard baker, tom daschle, bob dole and george mitchell as a place for rigorous analysis, negotiations and respectful dialogue. we have multiple project sere at the bpc where we try to combine publicly balanced policymaking with strong pro-active advocacy and outreach. the task force was cochaired by governor barbour, former governor rendell, the secretary of state condoleezza rice and former secretary of hud, henry cisneros. we hope to work for the issues that still need to be resolved in this large ongoing immigration debate. we also hope to host many more of these defense like this one to foster the conversation among the key advocacy groups, policy makers, academics and hopefully congressional members on the toughest issues and immigration reform. we look forward to receiving inside from the governors today from their unique perspectives on this issue. i will turn it over to coke will moderate today's discussion. again, thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you very much for joining us here today. i know you hear this frequently t

george zimmerman. he is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin in 2012. hln's jane velez-mitchelledricka, what a roller coaster week in the george zimmerman murder trial. at the start of the week, the prosecution came out of the gate like gangbusters delivering a powerful opening statement, in which which he accused george zimmerman, the defendant, of a baker's dozen of lies in connection with what happened between him and trayvon martin on the night that trayvon died. the key witness was the prosecution's star witness, the young lady who was on the phone with trayvon martin seconds before he was killed. her name, rachel jeantel, and she definitely painted trayvon martin as the person being followed and george zimmerman as the aggressor. listen. >> he said, why are you following me for? then i heard a hard-breathed man come and say, what are you doing around here? i said, trayvon, trayvon, what's going on? i heard a bump, then i started hearing grass sound. i heard trayvon say, get off, get off. >> then what did you hear? >> then the phone hung up. >> reporter: but they thought at

mitchell. happy birthday, mr. president, george h.w. bush. here in washington, senators today are pushing for big changes in the way the military handless sexual assaults. they've come up against powerful defenders of the brass. democratic armed services chair carl levin is stripping out a proposal to take away prosecuting authority from military commanders. it is a rare slap at a new york democratic senator. she has vowed to try once again to get back into the defense bill later this summer before final passage. joining us for our daily fix, capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. eugene robinson. kelly, the action is on the hill. there is going to be a markup. gillibrand loses. there are other measures that levin putting in. commanders cannot overrule jury verdicts. is this going to be enough? >> reporter: some would say it's a step in the right direction and that democrats have said carl levin is a man working in good faith, has a lot of experience. they wish he had gone along with the gillibrand proposal, they think he's trying to mo

mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> now to sanford, florida, the murder trial of george zimmerman. an emotional day as the prosecution presented its case and the jury heard details of the chaotic scene just after the killing of trayvon martin that night. something zimmerman claims was done in self-defense. nbc's ron mott covering for us. hey, ron, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. compelling testimony today from prosecution witnesses as they described the scene just after trayvon martin was shot and killed. what the jury heard and saw was disturbing and some of the images you're about to see may be upsetting. >> the testimony you shall give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> yes, ma'am, i do. >> reporter: a police sergeant working the night trayvon martin was killed last year testified about his efforts to revive the teenager. >> did you use any type of mask when you first started cpr with trayvon martin? >> no, sir, i did not. >> reporter: as the sergeant recalled that scene, martin's mother sat impassively, but h

mitchell reports." we are watching the latest updates in the george zimmerman trial.his morning the judge allowed nonemergency calls to be played during the trial. judge nelson also announced that one alternate juror had been excused for reasons that had nothing to do with the trial, we understand. we will continue to listen to testimony from the witnesses there this afternoon. we will bring you anymore news from the courtroom as it happens. and we'll be right back. (girl) what does that say? (guy) dive shop. (girl) diving lessons. (guy) we should totally do that. (girl ) yeah, right. (guy) i wannna catch a falcon! (girl) we should do that. (guy) i caught a falcon. (guy) you could eat a bug. let's do that. (guy) you know you're eating a bug. (girl) because of the legs. (guy vo) we got a subaru to take us new places. (girl) yeah, it's a hot spring. (guy) we should do that. (guy vo) it did. (man) how's that feel? (guy) fine. (girl) we shouldn't have done that. (guy) no. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/ba

for more on the legacy of medgar evers, we turn to jerry mitchell, a reporter for the jackson, mississippi "clarion ledger," who won two georgepolk awards and a macarthur genius grant for his investigative civil rights coverage. thank you and welcome. thank you for coming in. >> good to be here. >> ifill: 50 years later, it took 30 years to find his killer, what kind of legacy does there exist now for medgar evers? i think his legacy in a sense is growing. there's a realization you know-- martin luther king said one day the south of recognize its true heroes, and i think that's taking place before our eyes. we see the service today, the recognition of medgar evers. you in president clinton speak there. and many others speak there. and i think that says something about the stature of medgar evers. when he died, the moment he died, he wasn't known nationally, yet he became known through his death. his assassin in killing medgar evers thought he was going to kill the movement. "i'm gog stop the movement." he kind of brought more attention it. >> ifill: it feels like that assassination was a turning point in many wise in the move

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