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if you get down there, you cannot be seen from mcpherson's ridge. james johnson pettigrew's brigade is beginning to advance in a position where they can't be seen and they won't be seen until they are already around the flank. gamble has sent the 8th illinois cavalry to about here. and the commander of the 8th illinois, an interesting guy, he ends up being the commercial that being the kernel. theeing a colonel and governor of illinois. what does he do? he orders his men to make a mounted charge. it is all done with a great deal of noise. all that commotion attracts the the commander of the north carolina who sees these troops prepared to make a charge. what does he do? he holds a parade ground called -- you can deflect them. the 52nd north carolina deploys and a square out there. their movement to do that orders -- is spotted by colonel bittle who orders his men to fall back from mcpherson's ridge on seminary ridge. this fainted mounted charge that never even happened saves an entire division from getting its flank rolled up. they fall back to semi
if you get down there, you cannot be seen from mcpherson's ridge. james johnson pettigrew's brigade is beginning to advance in a position where they can't be seen and they won't be seen until they are already around the flank. gamble has sent the 8th illinois cavalry to about here. and the commander of the 8th illinois, an interesting guy, he ends up being the commercial that being the kernel. theeing a colonel and governor of illinois. what does he do? he orders his men to make a mounted...
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think all right it's a two way street then senior editor at the oxford english dictionary fiona mcphersonhank you very much for joining us. well the day is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either as news or at least that's me don't forget to use our hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now and tomorrow is another day we'll see that. glow. in. the kitchens one city common area going to around the food you romex series is a very simple recipe but it's well made a it's like having. fifty international dishes chefs restaurants all the recipes for cooking the dishes to join them in. the kitchens one sees. your romance next d.w. . sometimes you just have to pump up the volume. to sing for the day. when they go. the music magazine. topic spoke in sixty minutes called double. germany is a strong country. that we have achieved so much we can do this and if something hinders us we must overcome it india. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters t.w. made for mines. images from an isolated country images from n
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think all right it's a two way street then senior editor at the oxford english dictionary fiona mcphersonhank you very much for joining us. well the day is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either acted out the news or at least that's me don't forget to use our hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now and tomorrow is another day we'll see that. long practice can start the ball turn coffee and then to shop around for some final . more middle class african-american women are stocking up on guns out of fear of growing racism in your arms. firearms give them some confidence as they have lost faith that the government will protect them. three. flourishing gazans and fields in the rochas barren high atlas mountain range. over the centuries local farmers have developed irrigation methods but now climate change is threatening the way of knowing. so they are using ingenuity and know how and that for any a class full of water. in forty five minutes. with different languages we fight with different things that's fine but we al
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in studio with as is lindsay mcpherson, a congressional reporter with rollcall and also a congressional reporter with the help. >> there is a lot of news happening, and we do want to talk about the tax conference. headlinese biggest lately have been about sexual harassment allegations against your colleagues, including john conyers, the colleague from michigan who resigned, and there have been new allegations in recent days. do you think the members who have not yet resigned should be resigning? you haven't been up here a long time. what have you noticed as a big problem on capitol hill? well, it is avin: problem. i think each case has to be decided on its own. but i really think it needs to be a new day here, and i think it is coming. and i think people who doingsibly speak out are a credit to themselves and to this institution. it is not only this institution, it is lots of others. so there is a new day coming, we should all hope. >> what do you mean by new day, congressman? congressman levin: what i mean is i think everybody needs to look at what our practices have been, as well as o
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the closed restaurants near the mcpherson square, the noma-gallaudet university station and l'enfant plaza. abc7 reached out to the corporate office for a response but we have not heard back. >> just ahead for us a big surprise in a red kettle. the acts of the generosity difference. >> a night to remember for volunteer firefighter. why he took on a fire single handedly moments after popping the question to the girlfriend. ♪ [orchestr♪ uning up] ♪ ♪ take on your retirement, with a medicare supplemental plan from carefirst medplus, the name you know and trust. here for today, and whatever comes next. medicare supplemental plans from carefirst medplus. live fearless. find a medicare plan for you at carefirst.com/gomedplus what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d. trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congress, we should grow the
the closed restaurants near the mcpherson square, the noma-gallaudet university station and l'enfant plaza. abc7 reached out to the corporate office for a response but we have not heard back. >> just ahead for us a big surprise in a red kettle. the acts of the generosity difference. >> a night to remember for volunteer firefighter. why he took on a fire single handedly moments after popping the question to the girlfriend. ♪ [orchestr♪ uning up] ♪ ♪ take on your retirement,...
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. >> we've got robbie griffith and jonathan mcpherson stewart, aulie clark and duncan shaw on bikes. >> i'm tense right now and they keep running into each other. >> not really. they use each other in some of these tricks. >> ooh! look at that, they found a use for a phone box, because no one uses them for anything else anymore. >> they're coming to the end of their run. so who won this race? the bicyclist or the the tourists won. super fun video put together by team supertramp. this one shot by tyson henderson. >>> this pl pokey the hedgehog has the world's greatest adventure. what he's showing off now, him and his blue knit socks getting a tum-tum rub from his owner. >> this is the hedgehog the others hate because he's so fabulous. >> going to get pulled to pieces. >> this hedgehog lives in germany. because it's so cute we know about it here in america because it's social media. it's just amazing to me we know about this one little hedge hog who is adorable. >> we need to see what's in the shop. we can get a calendar. >> mr. pokey's calendar. >> oh, sweaters. i've got to do this. >
. >> we've got robbie griffith and jonathan mcpherson stewart, aulie clark and duncan shaw on bikes. >> i'm tense right now and they keep running into each other. >> not really. they use each other in some of these tricks. >> ooh! look at that, they found a use for a phone box, because no one uses them for anything else anymore. >> they're coming to the end of their run. so who won this race? the bicyclist or the the tourists won. super fun video put together by...
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organisation were in any weiwei racist but the definition of institutional racism was laid out in the mcphersonephen lawrence inquiry, includes attitudes in behaviour which amount to behaviour through thoughtlessness, unwitting and ignorance. it's shocking we are still using that phrase of almost 25 yea rs still using that phrase of almost 25 years since stephen lawrence's murder. it's a reminder also of how ha rd murder. it's a reminder also of how hard it is to change the deep—seated hidden attitudes and prejudices from affecting the way professionals deal with situations. there are recommendations in the report to change oversight checks in the system to try to prevent that happening and clearly for mr ebrahimi's family, the only solace there can be after this tragedy is that somehow those kind of mistakes won't happen again. thank you. police in lebanon have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a british embassy worker in beirut. the body of rebecca dykes, who was 30, was found by the side of a motorway on saturday the day she was due to fly back to britain for christmas. from be
organisation were in any weiwei racist but the definition of institutional racism was laid out in the mcphersonephen lawrence inquiry, includes attitudes in behaviour which amount to behaviour through thoughtlessness, unwitting and ignorance. it's shocking we are still using that phrase of almost 25 yea rs still using that phrase of almost 25 years since stephen lawrence's murder. it's a reminder also of how ha rd murder. it's a reminder also of how hard it is to change the deep—seated hidden...
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think all right at the two way street then senior editor at the oxford english dictionary fiona mcphersonhank you very much for joining us. well the day is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either at d.w. news or at least that's me don't forget to use our hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now and tomorrow is another day you'll see that. planting trees in order to save the land that's home to two hundred thousand people . out of prying is the forest man of india. the island of mud julie is threatened with river flooding. the forest judge of tying has planted protect valuable land. much of the sinking island. a good. six million people displaced two hundred twenty thousand day. for decades not in colombia has been dominated by violence we need to victims who recount the painful experiences and perpetrators who facing up to what happened. in a country. that's just beginning to deal with its law and cost columbia graceful breathing forty five minutes. he takes it personally. with wonderful people and stories that mak
think all right at the two way street then senior editor at the oxford english dictionary fiona mcphersonhank you very much for joining us. well the day is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either at d.w. news or at least that's me don't forget to use our hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now and tomorrow is another day you'll see that. planting trees in order to save the land that's home to two hundred thousand people...
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their movement to do that orders his men to fall back from mcpherson's ridge on seminary ridge. this fainted mounted charge that never even happen saves an entire division from getting its flank rolled up. it's during this phase of the of the third indiana shot and killed. and now like the northern end of the field we have a problem. a north -- a new york battery commander. thinks he opens fire on him with his artillery. confederate troopers are devon'sond the range troopers, he has a couple of horses wounded. he does the only thing he can do, breaks off and with draws. this leaves the flank uncovered. they end up hitting that flank and rolling it up in the 11th core position as it collapses. contact is going to be and they are-- going to advance down here. at this point winfield scott hancock is on the field. he and howard and the chief engineer of the army with some assistance from buford are cobbling together a defensive position on cemetery hill. the staff officer finds you for it and says to him, general howard sends his regards and directs that you do something to halt the
their movement to do that orders his men to fall back from mcpherson's ridge on seminary ridge. this fainted mounted charge that never even happen saves an entire division from getting its flank rolled up. it's during this phase of the of the third indiana shot and killed. and now like the northern end of the field we have a problem. a north -- a new york battery commander. thinks he opens fire on him with his artillery. confederate troopers are devon'sond the range troopers, he has a couple of...
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. >> one survivor, alexa mcpherson, saying law's death did not give her peace of mind. >> with his passingi hope the gates of hell are open wide to welcome him. >> another victim, robert costello, saying instead of a funeral, law should just disappear. his desire, chop him up and drop him in oceans around the world. law's successor in boston, cardinal sean o'malley, says he thinks going forward someone like law would not have kept the title of cardinal or been afforded a vatican funeral. >>> all right, the tax bill is passed. wall street really wanted this, but is it celebrating? we'll tell you why on "cnn moneystream" next. [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette and her new mobile wedding business. at first, getting paid was tough... until she got quickbooks. now she sends invoices, sees when they've been viewed and-ta-dah-paid twice as fast for free. visit quickbooks-dot-com. wifiso if you can't live without it...t it. why aren't you using this guy? it makes your wifi awesomely fast. no... still nope. now we're talking! it gets you wifi here, here, and here. it even lets you take a time out
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someone suggested the defense john mcpherson who didn't tell the police about an indiscretion with nancy back in 2005. >> she began taking her clothes off. i took my clothes off, and we, i believe, started to have sex. i believe we stopped and got dressed and decided to never speak about it again. >> it seemed to observers as if you two were somehow blaming the victim. you were looking for other people she may have had relationships with. why was that important? >> the reason that people look to the spouse first is because affairs of the heart frequently lead to crimes of passion. so anyone with whom she had a relationship should be the subject of a police investigation. >> and there may have been other secrets, the defense charge. clues to nancy's life that they'll never know because -- and this was big -- a cary detective erased the contents of her blackberry. accident, said the prosecutor? nonsense, said the defense. >> it's not something that happens accidentally. >> a prime example of its shocking allegation the police investigation was dishonest. why would the police have any motiv
someone suggested the defense john mcpherson who didn't tell the police about an indiscretion with nancy back in 2005. >> she began taking her clothes off. i took my clothes off, and we, i believe, started to have sex. i believe we stopped and got dressed and decided to never speak about it again. >> it seemed to observers as if you two were somehow blaming the victim. you were looking for other people she may have had relationships with. why was that important? >> the reason...
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someone suggested the defense john mcpherson who didn't tell the police about an indiscretion with nancyey say he held back to protect his family. it happened after a very tipsy halloween party back in 2005. >> she began taking her clothes off. i took my clothes off. and we, i believe, started to have sex. i believe we stopped and got dressed and decided to never speak about it again. >> it seemed to observers as if you two were somehow blaming the victim. you were looking for other people she may have had relationships with. why was that important? >> the reason that people look to the spouse first is because affairs of the heart frequently lead to crimes of passion. so anyone with whom she had a relationship should be the subject of a police investigation. >> and there may have been other secrets, the defense charge. clues to nancy's life that they'll never know because -- and this was big -- a cary detective erased the contents of her blackberry. accident, said the prosecutor? nonsense, said the defense. >> it's not something that happens accidentally. >> a prime example of its shocki
someone suggested the defense john mcpherson who didn't tell the police about an indiscretion with nancyey say he held back to protect his family. it happened after a very tipsy halloween party back in 2005. >> she began taking her clothes off. i took my clothes off. and we, i believe, started to have sex. i believe we stopped and got dressed and decided to never speak about it again. >> it seemed to observers as if you two were somehow blaming the victim. you were looking for other...
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ended whenin command oliver otis howard, after mcpherson was killed, received command of that army. hooker said, i am done and offered to be relieved from his position. and then would hold a lesser commands throughout the war and commence a campaign of terrorism in the western theater, as well, against his superiors. he resented sheridan for getting command in virginia as he did. william tecumseh sherman. for the private part of the indignity, hooker wrote of sherman appointing howard over me the would give greatest satisfaction to break my saber over the head of sherman. sherman is crazy. he has no more judgment as a is yet with such men that i places in the army are being filled. in the same letter, he wrote of grants, in december of 1864, " grant is determined to have no officer of ability near him and rank your he unless the senate should interpose our armies will be more and more feebly ."mmanded be restored to some command. he would not be. he would stay in service until 1868, having suffered a stroke in 18 65 and another in 1867. he did get married. his wife lived for years.
ended whenin command oliver otis howard, after mcpherson was killed, received command of that army. hooker said, i am done and offered to be relieved from his position. and then would hold a lesser commands throughout the war and commence a campaign of terrorism in the western theater, as well, against his superiors. he resented sheridan for getting command in virginia as he did. william tecumseh sherman. for the private part of the indignity, hooker wrote of sherman appointing howard over me...
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as a result, mcpherson was nearly to -- of the four johnston saw the threat to his left as it brigades marching in a quick step to block him. they got there just in time. he hesitated and the battle, fought three days in mid-may, johnson's army held on to the line of the railroad. he also had to give up those strong defensive positions on rocky face ridge. that railroad, by the way, a single track line from chatanooga to atlanta was the fibrous core of this entire campaign. both armies needed it for supply and support. sherman needed it to advance, johnston needed it to keep his soldiers supplied and fed; it was critical to both sides. johnston knew if sherman broke that thread he would have to give up north georgia. over the next two weeks sherman employed his flanking again and again, moving always to the right around johnston's left, seeking to get a hold of the railroad. he never broke through, he never got to johnston's rear, but he forced johnston to fall back again and back 100 miles. incidentally, the distance from dalton to atlanta is roughly 100 miles, about from the rampanta
as a result, mcpherson was nearly to -- of the four johnston saw the threat to his left as it brigades marching in a quick step to block him. they got there just in time. he hesitated and the battle, fought three days in mid-may, johnson's army held on to the line of the railroad. he also had to give up those strong defensive positions on rocky face ridge. that railroad, by the way, a single track line from chatanooga to atlanta was the fibrous core of this entire campaign. both armies needed...
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his tenure in command ended when he was slightly once again when otis howard after mcpherson was killed received command of that army. hooker said i'm done. and offered to be relieved from thenosition, he was and would hold lesser command throughout the war and commence the campaign of terrorism in the western theater as well against his superiors. he resented sheridan for getting command in virginia as he did. william tecumseh sherman. poker wrote it would give me the greatest satisfaction of a broken my favor of ahead of sherman. this is written to a united states senator by the way. sherman is crazy, he is no more judgment than a child and yet it is with such men that the high places of the army are being filled. same letter tohe ofnt, this is in december 1864, grant is determined to have no officer of ability near him and rank. unless the senate should then approach, are armies will be more deeply commanded as the army progresses. what he wanted them to pose in favor of was him being restored to command. stay in not be, he was service until 1868 suffering a stroke and another one in
his tenure in command ended when he was slightly once again when otis howard after mcpherson was killed received command of that army. hooker said i'm done. and offered to be relieved from thenosition, he was and would hold lesser command throughout the war and commence the campaign of terrorism in the western theater as well against his superiors. he resented sheridan for getting command in virginia as he did. william tecumseh sherman. poker wrote it would give me the greatest satisfaction of...
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1960's, starting with barry goldwater the seminal moment when lbj signed the act and said to harry mcpherson, this is going to cost the democratic party the south for generations to come. some of it actually precedes that. and the rise of air conditioning, as a common phenomenon. i'm old enough to remember when i was a kid and air conditioning was not commonplace in homes. on a hot day we would go to the movie theater to cool off. but then, it became a commonplace thing and all of a sudden, the south became a place where people could move and live year round and that meant a lot of seniors moving from the northeast and the midwest, down south, and those were often republicans who had populated regions in the northeast and the midwest that were thriving places for moderate republicans and move them south ap it helped to make, along with the voters rights act, the civil rights revolution. the south moving from a solidly democratic region to the most significant republican region and of course, music-- i often ask to be accompanied by music, but right now i'd rather not. that also, with the way
1960's, starting with barry goldwater the seminal moment when lbj signed the act and said to harry mcpherson, this is going to cost the democratic party the south for generations to come. some of it actually precedes that. and the rise of air conditioning, as a common phenomenon. i'm old enough to remember when i was a kid and air conditioning was not commonplace in homes. on a hot day we would go to the movie theater to cool off. but then, it became a commonplace thing and all of a sudden, the...
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mcpherson and robert costello, another survivor of clergy abuse in boston, expressing outrage that popel preside over the funeral rites tomorrow at the st. peter's basilica. south korea may delay scheduled wargames with the united states until after they host the winter olympics in february. the goal is to avoid provoking north korea. south korea is concerned that the regime may try to interfere with the games. global news 24 hours per day powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. scarlet? scarlet: let's get more insight on how the tax bill passed by the house and senate could give us more in the year ahead. -- jeremy zirin, great to speak with you. jeremy: when we started to see momentum around the tax bill passing, it was november. we think that there is likely and eight percent to 10% benefit to corporate earnings for 2000 18. ballpark, i think the market is starting to price in the benefit , but it is very difficult to assess, until the individual investors and analysts start to get guidance from companies as to how much th
mcpherson and robert costello, another survivor of clergy abuse in boston, expressing outrage that popel preside over the funeral rites tomorrow at the st. peter's basilica. south korea may delay scheduled wargames with the united states until after they host the winter olympics in february. the goal is to avoid provoking north korea. south korea is concerned that the regime may try to interfere with the games. global news 24 hours per day powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120...
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in 1941 he was attacked by the evangelist mcpherson for an early poem he had written called "good-byely he was broke and borrowed small amounts of money, paying them back promptly when he received his next check from a speaking engagement or publishing project. in the early 1950s, langston was called to testify about his political views before the infamous senator mccarthy. shortly after his ordeal in washington, d.c., he sent our parents a summary of his testimony with a touching note explaining that with the exception of paul robeson, he had not been forced to name names. >> in june of 1957, langston invited my parents and me to see his play, "simply heavenly," on broadway. my father pat was very disturbed by the play and wrote langston in part: dear, lang stomp -- langston, we saw play tuesday night. thanks for the tickets and may i hear now very belateddedly thank you for sending us i wonder as i wander and several other books. it is difficult to define my reaction to simply heavenly. i cannot say that i liked it. it did not appeal to me. simply heavenly does not say what so great
in 1941 he was attacked by the evangelist mcpherson for an early poem he had written called "good-byely he was broke and borrowed small amounts of money, paying them back promptly when he received his next check from a speaking engagement or publishing project. in the early 1950s, langston was called to testify about his political views before the infamous senator mccarthy. shortly after his ordeal in washington, d.c., he sent our parents a summary of his testimony with a touching note...